tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29444034383599713152024-03-13T23:03:22.950-07:00Wild Mustard SeedsStaceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350041902758743959noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944403438359971315.post-43743860658597897172011-03-07T08:27:00.000-08:002011-03-07T08:27:00.197-08:0031 Rubies GiveawayWhen I was asked by Laura, an old friend and one of the contributing authors at <a href="http://www.thirtyonerubies.com" target="_blank">31 Rubies</a> whether I'd be interested in contributing anything for a giveaway for the opening month of the website, I didn't hesitate before saying, "Absolutely!" <br /><br />Why? 31 Rubies is a blog written by real women, who are striving to be better. Better Christians. Better mothers. Better wives. Better women. As someone who is walking the same path, I cannot wait to read their personal stories and and learn from their insights.<br /><br />Take a few minutes to head over to <a href="http://www.thirtyone.rubies.com" target="_blank">31 Rubies</a> and check it out. While you're there, don't forget to enter to win these legwarmers, perfect for a little girl from 6 months to 2 years, and made by me!<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3_xseKr72INAgZO_QZuFprQAWYn8ay4kJ-NO_rSJd-VdlNoVwYSC_FvsvUwFdblDEnXtjLij8YLTIUmzeHFMUy7586Uoc06P-6XCqmow-8YVB_G4flvRF3-rUVX16M66DPoD3PNuvTg/s1600/DSC_8468.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579196516263722002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3_xseKr72INAgZO_QZuFprQAWYn8ay4kJ-NO_rSJd-VdlNoVwYSC_FvsvUwFdblDEnXtjLij8YLTIUmzeHFMUy7586Uoc06P-6XCqmow-8YVB_G4flvRF3-rUVX16M66DPoD3PNuvTg/s400/DSC_8468.JPG" /></a> made with cashmerino</div><div align="center">9 inches</div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350041902758743959noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944403438359971315.post-57634766905405075162010-10-24T07:06:00.000-07:002011-03-01T11:27:50.577-08:00Legwarmers!A few weeks ago, I completed a custom order for legwarmers. One pair with stripes...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGtHxzBQuZNqQCafbVUR-DrCJaL91VZ5Ixq7Upjs-TWSc2hKYFGmIqKui6Nv7wyzPt2X4YqUiQq5SzkVdJhJ93opXakpS4ieBhqBQ6NWJugLFjQl0jX57LWQ_gO3FtY1B9yUSLH2Cd6k/s1600/DSC_8099-b.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 255px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531307912203369970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGtHxzBQuZNqQCafbVUR-DrCJaL91VZ5Ixq7Upjs-TWSc2hKYFGmIqKui6Nv7wyzPt2X4YqUiQq5SzkVdJhJ93opXakpS4ieBhqBQ6NWJugLFjQl0jX57LWQ_gO3FtY1B9yUSLH2Cd6k/s400/DSC_8099-b.jpg" /></a><br />And one with a ruffle...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgI05SzuHfesTLPD8KJApd7VEuyoilGYEk8Q7LVkaodg4ua0nCtfYAj7lNu5CGM1KRUwZ882CeXx8q0jKG4zdE0-IjQr5cLUEzreQZhJNJXRSKnqaddi9ngmBdCH9lt1asQTavMfj_Ec/s1600/DSC_8098-c.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 231px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531307904276560722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgI05SzuHfesTLPD8KJApd7VEuyoilGYEk8Q7LVkaodg4ua0nCtfYAj7lNu5CGM1KRUwZ882CeXx8q0jKG4zdE0-IjQr5cLUEzreQZhJNJXRSKnqaddi9ngmBdCH9lt1asQTavMfj_Ec/s400/DSC_8098-c.jpg" /></a><br />I love how these turned out! So cute and the perfect accessory for fall!Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350041902758743959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944403438359971315.post-28043626783293595232010-09-13T17:54:00.000-07:002010-09-13T18:06:41.081-07:00Matchy-MatchyOkay. I admit it. <br /><br />I like to dress my - obviously, not twin - sons alike. <br /><br />As often as possible.<br /><br />It's not really a choice, so much as a...compulsion. <br /><br />(But they love it. Trust me.)<br /><br />Here are E & W showing off their new winter hats, in today's 90 degree weather.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QwswCresJepHFI4tkI26zUITbZZign1oe1j2M3lH6eVUG8SpHg29z0nzVpyEnk6fyjYJfRzBV2HCk6VYyHJMmwhuWj-h7yaw67hgsnzyUHNJPcG_yTZmAogEAJoshD93IC4U6zbKHf4/s1600/DSC_7983.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516566740596765570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QwswCresJepHFI4tkI26zUITbZZign1oe1j2M3lH6eVUG8SpHg29z0nzVpyEnk6fyjYJfRzBV2HCk6VYyHJMmwhuWj-h7yaw67hgsnzyUHNJPcG_yTZmAogEAJoshD93IC4U6zbKHf4/s400/DSC_7983.JPG" /></a> Notice I restrained myself from matching shirts.<br /><br /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350041902758743959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944403438359971315.post-86771155598504917122010-09-13T17:30:00.000-07:002010-09-13T17:54:15.533-07:00The First<div align="center">The very first diaper cover I made was for this little man.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxSAsDjPRv4Pu5GMH-Z-a-VNtZUtxaJORxVn7H5TY6j6fTBG8Fl8-pOAFF635c7f3utazbDsBOTRfZXugwDAFeH4m3OHP1A2s4LUR17dNayxQmguA0SHn1184vX6GM_fZpyC82OhIom4/s1600/DSC_0742.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516561860138126066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxSAsDjPRv4Pu5GMH-Z-a-VNtZUtxaJORxVn7H5TY6j6fTBG8Fl8-pOAFF635c7f3utazbDsBOTRfZXugwDAFeH4m3OHP1A2s4LUR17dNayxQmguA0SHn1184vX6GM_fZpyC82OhIom4/s400/DSC_0742.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center">He was less than a month old, and unfortunately, putting a C-17 on the bahunkus hadn't yet crossed my mind. </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFVogUEiyQ7YNrJEJ89_Ne7Y25JzxhJvUkyAUl5ZCYR7LGr3kdT48Oilgo1aMbf7n9SK7b15_qSoBd44oW1lm598HK_bjngk7GuVPz-9dSUOtQxUD5DH2fKZ66iwCUsGGzukmOSHn2xY/s1600/DSC_0755.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516561839937408674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFVogUEiyQ7YNrJEJ89_Ne7Y25JzxhJvUkyAUl5ZCYR7LGr3kdT48Oilgo1aMbf7n9SK7b15_qSoBd44oW1lm598HK_bjngk7GuVPz-9dSUOtQxUD5DH2fKZ66iwCUsGGzukmOSHn2xY/s400/DSC_0755.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center">But now at 14 months old, I present C, modeling his very own C-17 cover in bakers chocolate and cadet blue. </div><div align="center">(How appropriate is that?!?)</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="left">*Thanks for the pictures, K!</div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350041902758743959noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944403438359971315.post-52357198711797012152010-08-27T10:58:00.001-07:002010-08-27T11:08:07.195-07:00Giveaway!I launched this blog a couple weeks ago, and within 24 hours - no kidding - I found out the yarn that I had been using for over a year to make diaper covers was being discontinued!!! I spent hours and more hours on the computer scouring yarn shops, and I finally found a replacement brand! <em>Whew! </em><br /><br />BUT...<br /><br />That's not the point of this post. The point is: I had three whole skeins of girly colors in my discontinued yarn, and no "main" color to work with, so I took the lilac and sprout (two of my favorites),<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuVIpkKA4tKfGfEHZ59AFarvKnjKBpWucTUvNYayIncDOsS6M2RvLM8F_PdQDCgltTLPt5na8NrFBUtdl9j9GiRJ8mfGOstyW48fryUatodVGvj9UY6aGedDIlHdvgW7wNqtoLIDeHlY/s1600/DSC_7534-b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510151780618626882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 314px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuVIpkKA4tKfGfEHZ59AFarvKnjKBpWucTUvNYayIncDOsS6M2RvLM8F_PdQDCgltTLPt5na8NrFBUtdl9j9GiRJ8mfGOstyW48fryUatodVGvj9UY6aGedDIlHdvgW7wNqtoLIDeHlY/s400/DSC_7534-b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">and made a striped diaper cover! <br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmY0hNaXyyNoPM1LOJ_9HfhTo7NroeEWI-NpTHGXyr8Eg79M-YHC6iYgN8JKvsSVMQC2lckwuBWELtXEZk4AdI5s2WGoKKPLZfEE4DFk0FiMt92kI2dW40Jn6_6MRdv1B9cbiXqEIBIY/s1600/DSC_7562.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510151764868836306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmY0hNaXyyNoPM1LOJ_9HfhTo7NroeEWI-NpTHGXyr8Eg79M-YHC6iYgN8JKvsSVMQC2lckwuBWELtXEZk4AdI5s2WGoKKPLZfEE4DFk0FiMt92kI2dW40Jn6_6MRdv1B9cbiXqEIBIY/s400/DSC_7562.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aVmzjQYuIEdxAZVsEVkWB2CvpFYkU7O-wAyNvrsNdsT7LswAaiPVt3a8rVenljcTFNi1LUVsw0BDo6c7T6_kIU4cTqU-P3KsInSEgW7D9GNhlAooU4i-NTNFDNzBbdIamIeCSbYStH8/s1600/DSC_7534-b.jpg"></a>The cover is made from 100% fine merino, and is a size small. It is made to be worn over cloth diapers, but makes a cute cover for disposables as well! Wool is a fantastic fiber that keeps baby warm in the winter and cool in the summer, and this merino is SOFT! </div><div><br />When I finished I thought, <em>Wow! I'm coming up on my one-year anniversary writing Confessions of Super Mommy! I should make this cover a Giveaway!</em><br /><br /></div><div>So I did!<br /><br /></div><div>All you have to do to enter is go to my other blog, Confessions of a Super Mommy, and leave a comment on the post <a href="http://confessionsofasupermommy.blogspot.com/2010/08/diaper-cover-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Diaper Cover Giveaway!</a>. </div><div><br />For additional entries: </div><div><br />1. Become a follower of <a href="http://confessionsofasupermommy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Confessions of a Super Mommy</a>.<br />2. Become a follower of this blog - Wild Mustard Seeds.<br />3. "Like" Confessions of a Super Mommy on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Confessions-of-a-Super-Mommy/126881230665669" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.<br /><br /></div><div>For any of those additional entries, please make sure you <em>leave another comment at </em><a href="http://confessionsofasupermommy.blogspot.com/2010/08/diaper-cover-giveaway.html" target="_blank"><em>Confessions of a Super Mommy</em></a><em> </em>letting me know you did 1, 2, or 3!<br /><br /></div><div>Even if you're done having babies or aren't ready to start, please enter anyway! You never know when you'll need a baby shower gift for a special little girl!<br /></div><div>I will pick a winner at random at 1pm Central Time on Friday, September 3!</div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350041902758743959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944403438359971315.post-78672049881760048022010-08-09T08:32:00.000-07:002010-08-06T11:53:09.959-07:00Go...Carolina???One of my friends, a huge University of SC fan, is expecting her fourth baby. I knitted this hat as a gift for her son. The red looks bright in this photo, but it's actually closer to the USC crimson.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-h5xN1NmU1NlzH9Gw4secMR3bR5k7jY0KAEjulPTWL8Y86icR4BWqMwYu4pMMfJjmYj_xdv2Nv51L0p9Azj7Cfix4Ek2xnFmb3fnpvXw-3T7w7vaDKyRvSZyH1RnQH_4zHOpSpvxUM4/s1600/DSC_7270-b.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 233px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 230px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502011305288415858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-h5xN1NmU1NlzH9Gw4secMR3bR5k7jY0KAEjulPTWL8Y86icR4BWqMwYu4pMMfJjmYj_xdv2Nv51L0p9Azj7Cfix4Ek2xnFmb3fnpvXw-3T7w7vaDKyRvSZyH1RnQH_4zHOpSpvxUM4/s400/DSC_7270-b.jpg" /></a><br />E, I love you, but Carolina will always mean the Tar Heels to me!!Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350041902758743959noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944403438359971315.post-31974192281639313752010-08-05T13:29:00.000-07:002010-08-06T11:52:00.968-07:00Girls Love C-17s Too!I have knitted a lot of blue yarn in the past couple years. It seems like everyone I know has had boys. Me. My friends. My family. But <em>FINALLY</em> I got the chance to make a brown diaper cover with a hot pink C-17!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYriNqI61chU3i-TqGv_Qh7lLvKzfpj6sj7QsoQq6OKZRz6ZKDoQFizNseMALM8ND-qxfQX5wnoHLH0WN1ByWlPhEcgLDsldaKOvvjF2j9hjaLCkIvLRbBy5aeOtjYbLsFM2BOhuejpHM/s1600/DSC_7206.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502010827077525410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYriNqI61chU3i-TqGv_Qh7lLvKzfpj6sj7QsoQq6OKZRz6ZKDoQFizNseMALM8ND-qxfQX5wnoHLH0WN1ByWlPhEcgLDsldaKOvvjF2j9hjaLCkIvLRbBy5aeOtjYbLsFM2BOhuejpHM/s400/DSC_7206.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I think it turned out pretty cute, if I do say so, myself.<br /><br />Can't wait to meet you, Baby Girl K!Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350041902758743959noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944403438359971315.post-10867757589916578512010-07-31T12:19:00.000-07:002010-07-31T12:28:33.778-07:00A New Website<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Or blog, really.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">When I received the email notification that my yearly fees were due for the Wild Mustard Seeds website, I decided to scrap it. After all, a free blog can do everything my website was doing, and I can easily update it with current projects. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">There are a few changes.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">For now, at least, I've stopped selling pants. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Instead, I'm making diaper covers with monograms and C-17s, although I have ideas for more designs. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">I hope you enjoy looking!</span>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350041902758743959noreply@blogger.com0