http://mymerrymessylife.com Offering free crochet patterns, DIY green living projects and tips, family-friendly recipes, arts and crafts, and more! Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:12:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/vinegar-all-natural-weed-killer.html http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/vinegar-all-natural-weed-killer.html#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:33:14 +0000 Sara @ My Merry Messy Life http://mymerrymessylife.com/?p=3833
When I first read that vinegar can actually kill weeds, I was so excited! This wonder liquid that I already use all over the house in my homemade cleaning supplies can also be used in my garden? SCORE! Will Vinegar Work? But I was skeptical so checked with gardening guru, Walter Reeves first, to find out [...]]]> http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/vinegar-all-natural-weed-killer.html/feed 1 http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/happy-tot-greek-yogurt-giveaway.html http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/happy-tot-greek-yogurt-giveaway.html#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:16:18 +0000 Sara @ My Merry Messy Life http://mymerrymessylife.com/?p=4187
Have you been properly introduced to Happy Family brands yet? Well, allow me the pleasure! They are an organic superfoods company that specialize in convenient tasty, healthy treats that kids love! I’m such a big fan of their concept and products that I’m a blog ambassador for the company. One of my favorite products is their [...]]]> http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/happy-tot-greek-yogurt-giveaway.html/feed 20 http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/crochet-star-baby-mobile-free-patterns.html http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/crochet-star-baby-mobile-free-patterns.html#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:13:08 +0000 Sara @ My Merry Messy Life http://mymerrymessylife.com/?p=4193
There’s this adorable crocheted baby mobile hanging in Griffin’s nursery, and it was so easy and fun to make! Here’s a tutorial and free patterns so you can make it, too. Here’s how I did it: I made 8 large star appliques and 8 mini ones (both of which are free patterns on my blog). [...]]]> http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/crochet-star-baby-mobile-free-patterns.html/feed 3 http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/hookin-on-hump-day-48-link-party-for-the-fiber-arts.html http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/hookin-on-hump-day-48-link-party-for-the-fiber-arts.html#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:23 +0000 Sara @ My Merry Messy Life http://mymerrymessylife.com/?p=4184
It’s Wednesday – time to show off what’s been on your hooks and needles! Some beautiful, bright summery projects were shared last week at both Moogly (my co-hostess) and here. Here are our favs! #1 Most-Clicked Link - Star Fruit Rug & Blanket Crochet Pattern by Susan of Felted Button. Susan’s eye for color never ceases [...]]]> http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/hookin-on-hump-day-48-link-party-for-the-fiber-arts.html/feed 8 http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/crochet-lacy-star-applique-free-pattern.html http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/crochet-lacy-star-applique-free-pattern.html#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:58:42 +0000 Sara @ My Merry Messy Life http://mymerrymessylife.com/?p=4173
I’ve written another star applique pattern for you, very similar to the crochet mini star, but this one has loops that makes it more lacy and interesting. I’m using both of them to make a baby mobile for our newest little addition! I think they’d also be super cute for a garland. I love how [...]]]> http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/crochet-lacy-star-applique-free-pattern.html/feed 4 http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/crochet-mini-star-applique-free-pattern.html http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/crochet-mini-star-applique-free-pattern.html#comments Sun, 02 Jun 2013 20:39:50 +0000 Sara @ My Merry Messy Life http://mymerrymessylife.com/?p=4157
Stars are so versatile, and this mini one could be used to decorate hats, scarves, bags, and even make a baby mobile! If you have some crochet experience, these can be worked up in 5 minutes or less. Yippee for easy, fast projects! This pattern comes with a full photo tutorial as well! Materials Worsted [...]]]> http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/06/crochet-mini-star-applique-free-pattern.html/feed 1 http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/05/hookin-on-hump-day-47-link-party-for-the-fiber-arts.html http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/05/hookin-on-hump-day-47-link-party-for-the-fiber-arts.html#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 03:29:05 +0000 Sara @ My Merry Messy Life http://mymerrymessylife.com/?p=4123
We’re back to the best fiber arts party on the web! Stop here for amazing inspiration and free patterns for crochet, knitting, sewing, felting and more. The features are shared by both me and Tamara, my lovely cohostess, at Moogly. Your projects always impress us, bloggers, and here are the 5 most-clicked and also our favs from [...]]]> http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/05/hookin-on-hump-day-47-link-party-for-the-fiber-arts.html/feed 9 http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/05/homemade-toilet-bowl-cleaner-recipe-non-toxic.html http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/05/homemade-toilet-bowl-cleaner-recipe-non-toxic.html#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 12:00:05 +0000 Sara @ My Merry Messy Life http://mymerrymessylife.com/?p=4025
A super duper easy recipe for making your own non-toxic and natural toilet bowl cleaner that really works. Bonus is that you won’t have to call poison control when your cute little toddler decides it might be a tasty drink! I love making my own cleaning supplies. First of all, they are WAY cheaper than [...]]]> http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/05/homemade-toilet-bowl-cleaner-recipe-non-toxic.html/feed 21 http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/05/green-non-toxic-carpet-cleaning-from-all-star-chemdry.html http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/05/green-non-toxic-carpet-cleaning-from-all-star-chemdry.html#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 18:36:47 +0000 Sara @ My Merry Messy Life http://mymerrymessylife.com/?p=4101
When we bought our house a few months ago, I knew I wanted the carpets cleaned before we moved in. I could only imagine what kind of dirt and other yummy things could be ground up in those fibers as the previous owners had pets and were a large family. Now that I’ve become educated [...]]]> http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/05/green-non-toxic-carpet-cleaning-from-all-star-chemdry.html/feed 0 http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/05/hookin-on-hump-day-46-link-party-for-the-fiber-arts.html http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/05/hookin-on-hump-day-46-link-party-for-the-fiber-arts.html#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 01:51:26 +0000 Sara @ My Merry Messy Life http://mymerrymessylife.com/?p=4104
We’re back! It’s almost the middle of the week again and we, Tamara from Moogly and I, are here to see what you’ve been hookin up! Here are last week’s features. By joining this party, you get DOUBLE the exposure since it’s hosted by both Tamara and I! The #1 Most-Clicked Link – a TIE!: [...]]]> http://mymerrymessylife.com/2013/05/hookin-on-hump-day-46-link-party-for-the-fiber-arts.html/feed 8