tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post3111481136141698116..comments2024-03-18T00:16:37.094-05:00Comments on ikat bag: Making Over The Swatch -and maybe even MotherLiErhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-20877167039644345932014-03-27T14:58:34.024-05:002014-03-27T14:58:34.024-05:00I love those watch bands! Do you have the measure...I love those watch bands! Do you have the measurements you used? What was your seam allowance? Also, where did you get the D-rings? I have some watches I need to spiff up. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883886084262828683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-86107807175000865982012-06-25T12:26:43.424-05:002012-06-25T12:26:43.424-05:00I'm so excited: found this post while searchin...I'm so excited: found this post while searching online to try to figure out how to replace batteries in Pop Swatches, as I recently found all 3 that I owned in high school. What's more, I'm the mom of an 8-month-old which of course means I don't have as much time as I used to to indulge in my fabric addiction... A little project like this that will also liven up my daily mom duds is perfect perfect perfect. Thanks for sharing your great idea!Katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-18039446646069994642012-05-29T23:10:45.464-05:002012-05-29T23:10:45.464-05:00love all those watches. I wore jeans and tshirts b...love all those watches. I wore jeans and tshirts before and after baby. But I haven't bought any jeans in two years so all my current wardrobe looks so out of style :( Whenever I go for shopping now, I end up buying only baby clothes and leave the store.tutus for babieshttp://tutusforbabiesx.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-85779043120431091082012-03-27T12:47:49.844-05:002012-03-27T12:47:49.844-05:00I still dress up 2 days a week as an editor - that...I still dress up 2 days a week as an editor - that's a fun change in my routine. Otherwise, I wear basic jeans, etc., but I make sure I wear nice jewelry and my hair is decent. I stopped wearing a watch a few years back - I just look at my cell phone when I'm out of the house, or at my clock when I'm at home! But your bands are FUN and I need a thick band for a Lego storage project that I'm making. . . . so thanks for the little tip.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-90562160700117757892012-03-21T22:30:44.621-05:002012-03-21T22:30:44.621-05:00I LOVE this idea! I am totally making some for me ...I LOVE this idea! I am totally making some for me and then some for the little girls that babysit my kids! :)skyehttp://www.bebe.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-4640358908632775192012-03-21T07:36:17.538-05:002012-03-21T07:36:17.538-05:00How about white pants? When was the last time you ...How about white pants? When was the last time you wore them? I can't remember but I bought a pair of white jeans this last Saturday. We'll see if I regret it :)))Katahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10600563312148141328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-4593486286419610672012-03-20T21:00:41.663-05:002012-03-20T21:00:41.663-05:00My sisters kep getting married so I have stayed he...My sisters kep getting married so I have stayed heel-worthy but I don't have many church clothes that work with heels! I'm happy to have discovered that a really too big t-shirt can be made into a gathered neck shirt pretty easily! Unhappily since I live in Houston I have no use for all those pretty cowls that make a tshirt look ok!Lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233397569773410575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-59388385990739382142012-03-19T22:10:13.625-05:002012-03-19T22:10:13.625-05:00Ali, I just realized (by going to the Swatch websi...Ali, I just realized (by going to the Swatch website) that they don't make these Pop Swatches anymore. And maybe they haven't, for a while. I haven't been shopping, obviously. They used to have them in the early 2000s and before.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-31503541912471510622012-03-19T22:09:07.366-05:002012-03-19T22:09:07.366-05:00Yay for movie date, Shelley! Don't you think p...Yay for movie date, Shelley! Don't you think pregnancy ruined our feet for good? I think so, anyway. And jeans+Tshirt+heels = chic casual (provided heels not stuck in gutter), so yay for you!LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-91519605448367706962012-03-19T22:06:47.307-05:002012-03-19T22:06:47.307-05:00Jess, I didn't know you worked in the fashion ...Jess, I didn't know you worked in the fashion industry! Or maybe I did, and forgot, like everything else nowadays. Well no wonder you're such a great seamstress! I can't do heels now, either. Only mules, so I can kick them off in a hurry when I need to carry a sleeping child from the car into the bedroom. Oh wait, that was two years ago. See, this is what I mean by living in my uniform.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-10652907844374543042012-03-19T22:02:51.885-05:002012-03-19T22:02:51.885-05:00Eh, I just realized (by looking on the swatch webs...Eh, I just realized (by looking on the swatch website) that they don't have pops anymore! I knew they phased out scubas but why the pops? They were so much fun! We still have the big ones, too - Mum wears them.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-2239465240653021082012-03-19T22:01:57.755-05:002012-03-19T22:01:57.755-05:00Thanks for being happy for me! And I still feel al...Thanks for being happy for me! And I still feel all excited and slightly silly about being in FF. I can't stop smiling about it.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-33698916748507740202012-03-19T22:00:56.663-05:002012-03-19T22:00:56.663-05:00Oh Rose-Marie, some days just one is all I can do ...Oh Rose-Marie, some days just one is all I can do to leave the house on time to get the kids to school. And I still say three cheers for jeans! If not for them, I don't know what I'd wear!LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-6644034556797832572012-03-19T21:58:38.620-05:002012-03-19T21:58:38.620-05:00Thanks, Jess! I'm going to upload the photo to...Thanks, Jess! I'm going to upload the photo to your flickr group tonight.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-38164919857185357412012-03-19T19:43:47.455-05:002012-03-19T19:43:47.455-05:00You crack me up! I love your Singapore stories. An...You crack me up! I love your Singapore stories. And I have to tell you how thrilled I was to see you in Family Fun recently. When I saw that there was an article on cardboard, I knew it was you. What a catch you are for that fun magazine. Thanks for the watch band tutorial!S and familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588789171279908036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-76719037240535206982012-03-19T17:39:11.398-05:002012-03-19T17:39:11.398-05:00What darling watchbands! That is such a great idea...What darling watchbands! That is such a great idea, to spiff up at least one thing in the Mom Uniform. I have become so embarassingly frumpy...and have no excuse, as my kids will all be in high school this fall. It's still jeans and sweatshirts, every single day. Farm living makes a good excuse for hanging on to comfy, frumpy clothes, but ONE fun accessory, such as your cute watchbands, could go far to pep up dreary dressing. Thanks for the inspiration.Rose-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125239149179291715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-5152703238874845792012-03-19T14:30:58.046-05:002012-03-19T14:30:58.046-05:00I did not know watches came in Amy Butler or Jessi...I did not know watches came in Amy Butler or Jessica Jones. :) Love it.Jessica Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111703670084066670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-10554343240576777172012-03-19T10:14:38.731-05:002012-03-19T10:14:38.731-05:00LOVE!! see now I have to go dig out my POPs...
Sa...LOVE!! see now I have to go dig out my POPs...<br /><br />Sadly, I have not Reinvented my mom wardrobe. It's still loose linen pants and t-shirts. But I do force myself to put on lipstick when I go out (on errands) and sometimes the blusher gets an airing too :)Daljeethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065181995721482551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-30623353632168238592012-03-19T07:59:30.224-05:002012-03-19T07:59:30.224-05:00I too used to wear beautiful clothes. I wore heals...I too used to wear beautiful clothes. I wore heals everyday. I worked in the Fashion Industry and was always cutting edge. Now... Jeans are fancy. Most days it's workout pants and sneakers. If I wear heals it has to be for a very limited time because my poor feet can't take more than that. My kids are still young 5,4,3. They require chasing and cleaning. It's not glamourous but its still fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-78308278889671319942012-03-18T22:57:08.634-05:002012-03-18T22:57:08.634-05:00The watches look great! Lets see - my lovely old ...The watches look great! Lets see - my lovely old corporate wardrobe was in serious need of updating BEFORE kids nearly 5 years ago :) So when I actually got to go out with my husband to a movie for the first time in 2 years last week I had a few issues. I'm now a serious jeans and t-shirt girl. Wore heels for the first time in 5 years on that date with hubbie and COULD NOT WALK!!! So embarrassing. It was like I was in my first pair of heels again. Plus I couldn't find anything remotely non-Mummy to wear - which is why I was attempting the heels with my nicest jeans and nicest t-shirt! LOL!ShelleyMadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00946864159358892348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-37879629669377706322012-03-18T21:55:27.106-05:002012-03-18T21:55:27.106-05:00love all those watches. I wore jeans and tshirts b...love all those watches. I wore jeans and tshirts before and after baby. But I haven't bought any jeans in two years so all my current wardrobe looks so out of style :( Whenever I go for shopping now, I end up buying only baby clothes and leave the store.Indiengmomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-31586409078310459892012-03-18T19:55:45.436-05:002012-03-18T19:55:45.436-05:00MA: I hear you about the necklaces. I used to wear...MA: I hear you about the necklaces. I used to wear them constantly too. Then the babies came and away they went for -what - six years? I just started wearing them again maybe last year.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-6686449210131247632012-03-18T19:53:27.079-05:002012-03-18T19:53:27.079-05:00You can buy them in the US, I'm sure. But befo...You can buy them in the US, I'm sure. But before I had Dad look at them, I was under the belief that only the Swatch stores could change the batteries. So I never actually SAW a Swatch battery. Now I know that all you need is a coin and a battery you could probably get from Walgreens!<br /><br />And I LOVE jeans and T-shirts! That's why I wear them all the time! Except my T-shirts are awful. And my jeans only recently (like last year) stopped being awful, because I finally went out to buy some properly-fitting ones. So ashamed.LiErhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13022645291278425282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-43439849451383186092012-03-18T19:03:14.782-05:002012-03-18T19:03:14.782-05:00I love it! I need to see if I can find any of my ...I love it! I need to see if I can find any of my old watches now. What a nice idea. have a great day!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02868713816833879288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4540761711646097949.post-37213982069259008382012-03-18T17:05:27.846-05:002012-03-18T17:05:27.846-05:00Those are the cutest watches! I've stopped we...Those are the cutest watches! I've stopped wearing a watch but those cuties totally make me want to again. I've never seen that type of watch before. Cool.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284358268184930036noreply@blogger.com