400th FB Fan Ring Sling Giveaway!

What an awesome week, y'all! I hit my 400th fan on Facebook and decided to celebrate with a giveaway! Since it's the end of National Babywearing Month, I decided we should give away a pleated ring sling to 1 winner!

Picture used as example. Sling may be a different fabric, but will be gender neutral.

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LittlestBit OS Pocket Diaper Giveaway!

I'm giving away a one size pocket diaper with an insert!

Winners choice of girl, boy, or neutral print!

(These are just example pics of different ones I've made)

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On fittings and migraines..

     This past week, I delivered C's birthday dress and got the chance to try a few outfits on her (Thank you, H!) H LOVES her dress, and there's nothing better than being able to create exactly what someone has pictured in their head. Here's a few snaps of her in her dress: 

Matching bloomers

Cutest baby in the world (other than yours) or what? Anyway, she modeled a few other things while I was there.

The SarahBeth ruffle romper

The Ophelia dress was a bit too big..

LOVE the fluff!

     I just love a baby in cloth diapers, especially one I've made. What's that? Want more fluffy pics? I'm happy to oblige.

LOVE the BabyLegs!

So my week was going pretty well....then the migraines struck. A 3 day long migraine, to be specific. Anyone who has migraines knows they're not pleasant, and trying to keep up with orders and parent a super active 4 year old whilst having no peripheral vision and throwing up is pretty horrible. Needless to say, I didn't get much done at all, unless you count laying down with an ice pack and sleeping as productive. I hate you, migraines. 

I did get a nice delivery of Rumparooz in the post- 8, actually. 5 brand new OS pockets, and 3 EUC OS pockets. I've not had a chance to really examine them, as I'm still not 100%. Epic migraines really take it out of you :(

(Baby pics posted with permission or cropped to not show faces at the request of the parent)

1st Birthday Dress

     When I was asked to make a custom dress for a first birthday party, I was floored. I mean, that's such a big occasion for every parent, and the idea that someone would choose me to make the outfit was such an honor! I'd made a few outfits for this mom (let's call her "H," before and her daughter, "C," is such an adorable little thing!

     The first outfit I made for C was for their first trip to Disneyworld:

First version of the ribbon top

Back view of the ruffle bloomers

Final version of the ribbon top: added the bottom trim, a larger Minnie appliqué, and longer ribbons.

     The other Disneyworld trip outfit I made was much more casual; just an appliqued onesie and a circle skirt:

I live in Alabama- houndstooth is a given ;)

I originally tried to monogram her name above the appliqué, but my machine decided to eat the first onesie, and I didn't want to tempt fate a second time. I also made a little ruffle romper, and that's where H and I fell in love with The Bird Fabric. I don't know the real name, but The Bird Fabric (TBF) was too adorable to NOT use, and the end result was this:

Front view

Back view (LOVE ruffle butt anything)

Snaps at the crotch for easy diaper changes.

     Now, it's almost C's first birthday, and H came to me with an idea of exactly what she wanted C's dress to look like. The party would be bird-themed, and she wanted to use TBF. LOVE. I made a couple of practice dresses from fabric I already had, just to see what worked and what didn't- what she liked and wasn't so thrilled about.

First: maybe a higher collar and thinner sash?

Second: sash is perfect, first fabric flower

There we go. Just missing the flower. 

'And the final dress.....

I've also made matching bloomers from the checkered material. The sash and fabric flower are both removable. I cannot wait to see pictures of her in the dress! Squeee! I love TBF!

3Monkeys OS Pocket Diaper Review

     Since I'm new to the whole cloth diapering game, I've been trying to get my hands on as many different types of cloth diapers as I can. I recently ordered a diaper from 3Monkeys (Etsy shop here,) and couldn't wait to receive it!
     When the post came, I literally ran to the mailbox and ran back to my house, holding the package over my head like an Olympic torch.

This is what was inside the package: 5 cloth wipes, two business cards, a care card, and the gorgeous diaper itself (with a bamboo fleece insert inside that I'll get to in a minute.)

Close up of the cloth wipes.

I was SUPER impressed with the amount of detail that went into this diaper. The alternating KAM snaps that went in order of the rainbow (R.O.Y.G.B.I.V. ;) made me smile.

Look at how beautiful the snaps are!

Back label

The interior layer of the diaper is made of a pretty sea foam green micro fleece, and is very soft. What I like about this diaper is that the pocket is a modified welt-style, but it's in the front as opposed to the back. I'd think that would come in handy for those breastmilk blowouts that defy physics and go up the back, so you don't have to stick your hand in yuck to unstuff the diaper. I also like that there's a flap to cover the pocket. 

Care tags inside the pocket flap.

An extra layer of PUL that acts as reinforcement for the snaps.

 Now, on to the insert: I REALLY like this insert. It's one, continuous loop of bamboo fleece that has been serged around the edges in multiple colors, keeping with the rainbow theme of the diaper. What's really cool about this insert is that it's multifunctional- 

Flaps of the insert

You can fold the flaps in the front for extra layers of protection for boys OR

fold the flaps in the middle for extra protection for girls.

     Since my youngest is 4, I don't have a real baby to try the diaper on, so I substituted a doll. Just pretend, ok? 

The tabs offered a lot of stretch and it was really easy to adjust to all of the different sizes. It's a pretty trim fit compared to some of the other diapers I've seen. Overall, I really love this diaper! I can't wait to have our last baby so I can put this adorable diaper on him or her! I'll definitely be ordering more diapers from 3Monkeys!

Diapers!

Been working on diapers lately. I think I'm really starting to get the hang of it- and I LOVE seeing the end result. Can't wait to have our last little bit so I can cloth diaper this one!