No wipes

I was so good about packing for this trip.  I had EVERYTHING ready and waiting to go and in the car when I changed my daughter for church yesterday morning.  And then, she needed to be changed.  So I grabbed the baby wipes and a diaper from the car and changed her and then put everything back in the car--so I thought.  I did not put my big thing of cloth baby wipes in the car.  I have more than 30 with is sufficient for the two days break I take between washes.  Crap! I'm going to be gone a week with no wipes!

I think I'll be taking a trip to Wal-Mart's fabric dept. today and buying some cheap flannel.  I'd rather spend $6 on that than on a box of disposables...though I wouldn't mind having another plastic wipes container so buying sposies might almost be worth it.

So I guess I'm not sure what I"m going to do about it.  The 10 wipes I have in her travel case are doing the trick just fine right now. 

New in the Shop

First of all, I'd like to preface by saying I'm sorry that my shop is all I've had time for these days. Being home for the summer you'd think I'd have more time, but with all the things my husband has committed to this summer, it's busier than during the school year.  I'm taking my 6th and final trip today.  This time it's without him--probably the first time ever and the longest we've ever been apart--because he's going on a missions trip where he'll be building houses and it just wouldn't suit to bring our little Bunny along and I don't go anywhere without her (except my PT teaching job and if I had the choice I wouldn't even do that)

In any case, this is why I've just had time to list my Etsy stuff here.  Etsy helps get the things we neeed--such as my daughter's birthday present which we just bought yesterday--SWEET!!! ...so it's kind of important that I get to it before my blog.

Anyway, I made two more fitteds and a set of cloth wipes.  I had to raise the prices on my fitteds because $7 with around a $5 profit wasn't really worth it for all the time that goes into one of these things.  I probably should raise the prices on my handknit soakers as well since each of those takes about a week to knit but I'm not ready to do that.  I'm currently contented with the profit I reap from those.  But I was talking to the Etsy Cloth Diaper Team (or reading our forum) and really, I should sell those for $35 upwards to $50 since they're handknit and not sewn--especially for the detailed applique I add to some of them.  Anyway, I won't just yet.  But the fitteds were killing me.  I have a couple left at the old prices of $7 for velcro and $7.50 for snaps and I just raised the price by $1.

They're super cute, though, so they're worth it! Check them out:

Something for Mommy

This was going to be a Christmas present for someone close to me but when I tried it on I realized that, though gorgeous, it's not her style.  So my Etsy benefits from another listing--my only non-baby listing, actually. 

Custom Listing

I just made the most ADORABLE pair of premie/newborn wool shorties for a customer and I'm so proud! Funny story about this, I was running out of the yarn she wanted and I didn't know if I'd have enough to finish or if I'd have to go to the yarn store and buy another skein.  I actually prayed that God would "multiply" the yarn like he did with the loaves and the fishes and with the woman in the old testament for whom he never let her oil and flour run out.  Some may think I'm crazy, but I believe in miracles and I believe that God is intimately involved in even the minute details of my life.  I just didn't want to break my budget to buy more yarn.  And guess what?  I found more of that color stuffed in the bottom of my yarn bag.  Coincidence?  You may think so, but I know it was a God thing.  Anyway, here it is:

On another note, I just listed my first thing on Ebay.  Grobaby OS just doesn't work for my daughter--we really dislike it, so we listed it! Yay!  Now, I definitely prefer Etsy's fees to Ebay's but since you can't sell used things on Etsy I'm stuck with Ebay. 

First Steps

My ten month old little Bunny just took her first steps today.  I think I'm the proudest Mommy in the world!!!

I decided to make something different:

If you have a newborn baby girl or one on the way, these two adorable headpieces will be so cute on her!

You can find both of these in my shop!

FAQ: What are Pocket Diapers?

Pocket diapers are diapers that have a waterproof outer layer and usually a stay dry inner layer.  Between these two layers of fabric is a pocket into which you can insert your desired amount of absorbency.

They are a one time use diaper.  This means, that you use them once between washes.  You cannot simply replace the absorbent layer, and reuse the same shell.

Pocket diapers are simple to use in that they close with either velcro or snaps rather than snappis or pins.

They will cost you from $13 to $25 (or more) a diaper, depending upon the brand you buy.

You can buy pocket diapers in different sizes (S, M, L, etc) or in One Size fits all (really, it's one size fits most).

Over the course of your baby's diapering days you will need about 24 pocket diapers (if you use them exclusively) in each size.

Pocket diapers just happen to be my favorite type of diaper to use.  My favorite brands are Fuzzi Bunz OS pocket diapers, and Rump-a-rooz OS pocket diapers.  I also like bumGenius for new cloth diaperers and for babysitters because they're super easy to use.  If you want inexpensive pocket diapers, you will find quality diapers in the Tweedlebugs and Smartipants brands (though, there are downsides to going cheap because corners must be cut, understandeably)

If you want cheaper pocket diapers that are still quality, you can buy them directly from work-at-home-moms (WAHMs) on places like Etsy.com.  I do not sell any pocket diapers but lots of the people on the Etsy Cloth Diaper Team do.  You can find them by putting "etsyclothdiaper" in the search box.