I ♥ Cloth Diapers and CPSIA Promotion

Up for grabs currently are a couple of Valentine's Day print One-Size-Fits-Most (OSFM) diaper covers and a couple of pocket all-in-ones with plushy, soft, suedecloth linings, as shown in these prints:
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Also, announcing the CPSIA promotion. If you have not heard of the CPSIA legislature prior to this, please go to the above link and read up on it. While NONE of us want toys to be unsafe, we do not agree with a broad enforcement the way this law is written. This law would require EVERY manufacturer of a product designed for children under 12 to submit every item they make to costly end unit testing for lead and pthalates. As we all know, fabrics and textiles don't have lead in them, nor do they have pthalates. But to the enforcers of this law, it doesn't matter. Those of us who stay home with our children and sew diapers in our spare time do not have the funds to submit every single item we create to end unit testing, nor can we afford the fines that can be opposed if we are caught selling such items after the 10th of February. So, some of us on the Etsy Cloth Diapers Street Team are offering specials to try and clear inventory before the 10th. Some of those specials include:

Here is a list of participating shops:

Purple Ducks: 25% off all diapers
Dutch Baby Dudz: 50% off everything
Lil' Bees: Selected Items 10-30% off
Treebottom Wool: 25% off everything
Bare Bottoms Boutique: Selected Items on Sale (planning on closing shop)
Simply Sunny: 10% off, low flat-rate shipping
Laina's Laundry: Discounts & free shipping
Bundles of Joy: Free Shipping + Free Gifts with purchase
Simply Sanity Creations: Free Shipping + Free Gift with purchase
Wild Onez Diaperz: 50% off everything, possibly closing shop
Our Lady of the Snows: New Lower Prices

Also coming soon: Doll MT's (assuming that CPSIA gets rewritten) such as this one, with velcro closures to prevent entanglement

Customs In Progress

Received 2 packages yesterday, 6 prefolds from Princesajj, and 12 prefolds from RobinMCI. I am starting on the 6 first, simply because that is the first pkg I opened. She asked for gender neutral colors, since even though her first is a girl, she is currently carrying #2, who is a boy. SO here we go all cut out and ready to sew...

More updates as necessary

Coming Soon

I have several OSFMs cut out and waiting for my dh to put snaps on them, soon to be stocking. Please keep a look out. 2 of them will be for January's Theme of the Month, Winter Wonderland.

Hoping to stock this coming Sunday if possible.

Prefolds Become Underpants

Ever wondered what to do with your prefolds after your youngest is ready to start potty training? Is your child interested in learning to use the potty but not ready for regular underpants yet? Then these are for you. These pants were all made using a unbleached toddler size prefold (premiums can be used as well, even infant size can be used, although you will have blocks on the side where I had to piece them together) cut in such a way that the absorbent part of the prefold is the absorbent part of the pants. What could be better than being able to use something you didn't think you could use anymore? For $3 each, or 2 for $5, you pay shipping to me, and I will pay the shipping back to you.

Curious about size? My small size fits a waist of 12-18", a thigh of 7-12", and a rise of 16-19", depending on whether the bikini cut or high waist is chosen. My medium size fits a waist of 18-24", a thigh of 9-13", and a rise of 17-21", while my large fits a waist of 20-30", a thigh of 14-20", and a rise of 20-23".

It's "Real Nappy" Week

Or in the states we call them "Real Diaper" Week.

The Etsy Cloth Diaper Street Team have put together a promotion of sorts offering all sorts of lovely goodies in their stores, starting today and carrying on through Sept 29. That's 10 days to browse and find all the new items we are carrying. Among items soon to be listed, a "jungle fever" 3pack of Pocket One-Size-Fits-Most all in ones, more 3 packs of "Just Like Sposies" diapers, and other get started items.

Still not sure? Check out this Mini of the items our team has to offer. There is no "icon" to tell you which items are included because THEY ALL ARE! The point of this promotion is to spread the word about cloth diapering to people who may not even know how easy it's gotten. So kids, the word of the day is "Real Nappy Week on Etsy" Now go outside and spread the word.

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We're having a SALE!

We don't do this often, but we are marking down most of the items in our store by $1-$2 . Why are we doing this, you might ask?

I share custody of my DD (Dear Daughter) with my 1st DH. He lives in Northern California, while I live in Phoenix. She spends the summers up there, and then we bring her back down here in time to start school. Well, my 2nd DH lost his job at the end of May and wasn't able to get another one. I in turn lost my job at the end of June. We have both gotten jobs as of July 21 and July 14, respectively, but we don't get our first paycheck until the 8th and 10th of August, well after school starts. School for my DD starts on August 4, so we have to drive up there the weekend before that to pick her up, and we don't have the gas money to do so. So, rather than beg for money and look like a total bum, I have listed lots and lots of items in my store, and will continue to do so over the course of the week. All profits made during this sale will go towards getting my DD back home in time for school to start.

Just Like Sposies

And just in time for Independence Day, I have finally listed my newest concept. These diapers are designed to be as much like a disposable in concept as they possibly can, from being completely trim to avoid the puff bottom effect, to being velcro closing, so even daddies can use them, to being made from waterproof outer fabric and suedecloth on the inside to keep moisture off of tender baby parts.

I am selling them in 3 and 6 packs, specifically because this gives a pretty accurate try into the world of cloth diapering. This ensures that something unforeseen doesn't happen (baby had too much fruit, perhaps) because accidents happen in disposables, they happen in cloth too, just a little less often...

Please, check them out on my etsy to the right of this post and let me know if there is something you are specifically looking for...I look forward to hearing from you soon!