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Monday, January 26, 2009

Diap & Wipe Case

Why bring your entire diaper bag along on errands, when you can toss this diapers and wipes case inside your purse! This diapers and wipes case is a must have for moms on the go!

The bag holds 3-4 diapers (diapers shown in a size 2 & 4), a packet of travel wipes, and even a small tube of diaper cream or hand sanitizer. I have even had as many as 6-8 in mine!!




This bag is made with designer fabric on the exterior, and a coordinating fabric lining the interior. The case measures approximately 9.5 in. x 6.25 in. empty.


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If you would like this diapers and wipes case made in different color/style fabrics- please let me know. Custom orders are always available!



Prices:

$10 without Travel wipes case
$12 with small travel wipes case

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Boppy Pillow Covers


These quality boppy pillow cover slips over a standard boppy or nursing pillow. The ones that you see pictured is made with baby yellow Minky dot fabric on one side & yellow monkey print on the other! & blue minky dot on the front with dinosaur print flannel on the other



Since it is made with 100% cotton fabric or flannel, it is so soft for you and your baby. And most importantly, it is washable!







It is a removable pillow cover with a 6 or 8 nickel snaps on the back so it will not irritate you or baby. I can also do a zipper or velcro if you prefer- I choose not to because they are harder to maintain & irritate baby more! It is extremely easy to remove and wash.

This is a perfect, unique gift for any baby shower. Please contact me if you would like a custom order.

I would love to meet your style or customize your boppy. You can choose from the fabrics seen in the rags section or can mail me your fabric & I will custom make it for you & mail it back!

Prices for custom covers start at $20.
Shipping is just $4.95!

***Minky dot covers start at $25 due to price of fabric***

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Tutus!

Since I don't have any girls, I thought it would be fun to make these for those ballerinas out there! Now I wish I had a little girl to dress up! They are made from sparkle tulle and satin ribbon & have an elastic waist

These are pictures of tutus I have done before. I custom make all tutus or you can find instock tutu outfits HERE The only tutu currently available is the cranberry & black one. Tutus prices start at $20 & go up from there depending on what you want.

Black sparkle tulle with black ribbon & cranberry butterflies






Brown & Pink sparkle tulle with brown ribbon & pink swarovski crystals size 2-6yrs






Brown, Pink & Green sparkle tulle with pink ribbon size 1-4yrs: $25


Black & Cranberry sparkle tulle with cranberry ribbon size 1-4yrs: $25






Pink sparkle tulle with black ribbon size NB to 18mo




If you don't see what you like- I can still make it! Just tell me the colors you are looking for & I can do it! Try a pink & white one for valentines or a red white & blue for the 4th of July!

Crayon Roll-ups!

These are the BEST! Does your child like to color? But you NEVER have the crayons with you? Or is your purse so full of crayon marks that it no longer belongs to you?





That's why crayon roll-ups are so AMAZING! They are made of 100% cotton material and either satin or grosgrain ribbon & crayola crayons.





There is a slot for each color! Not only will it keep your little artist happy at a restaurant, but they will stay entertained for hours pulling them in and out!






When they are done you roll it up, tie it up & throw it in your bag! They keep the crayons in the right place & they don't end up in the bottom of your bag!


Can be made of any fabric you want in any color you want! Just email me what you are looking for & I can do my best to find it!


Prices: Larger (cars, princess & zebra) 16ct $10

Smaller(pink & brown) 10ct $8

Nursing Covers

These are PERFECT for the on the go mommy! I know I use mine ALL the time!








Each cover is oversized for total privacy! 27in by 36in. Each cover also includes 14in of boning so you can peek in on the baby while nursing! A feature unique to these covers is the pockets on either side of the bottom of the cover- perfect for nursing pads, binkys, rags- you name it!


Pricing starts at $20 depending on fabric!
Custom orders welcomed! Can even make matching rag & binky clip!

Sunday, January 4, 2009

New legislation will Put me out of business! Please help!

Please read & send this letter to your senators & congressmen!

Save Handmade Toys From the CPSIA
A Proposal From the handmadetoyalliance.org:
In 2007, large toy manufacturers who outsource their production to China and other developing countries violated the public's trust. They were selling toys with dangerously high lead content, toys with unsafe small parts, toys with improperly secured and easily swallowed small magnets, and toys made from chemicals that made kids sick. Almost every problem toy in 2007 was made in China.
The United States Congress rightly recognized that the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) lacked the authority and staffing to prevent dangerous toys from being imported into the US. So, they passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) in August, 2008. Among other things, the CPSIA bans lead and phthalates in toys, mandates third-party testing and certification for all toys and requires toy makers to permanently label each toy with a date and batch number.
All of these changes will be fairly easy for large, multinational toy manufacturers to comply with. Large manufacturers who make thousands of units of each toy have very little incremental cost to pay for testing and updating their molds to include batch labels. For small American, Canadian, and European toymakers, however, the costs of mandatory testing, to the tune of up to $4,000 per toy, will likely drive them out of business. And the handful of larger toy makers who still employ workers in the United States face increased costs to comply with the CPSIA, even though American-made toys had nothing to do with the toy safety problems of 2007. Toy makers won't be the only ones impacted by the CPSIA, the thousands of US businesses who offer clothing, jewelry and other gifts for children --in essence-- the entire children's industry will be as well.
The CPSIA simply forgot to exclude the class of toys that have earned and kept the public's trust. The result, unless the law is modified, is that handmade toys will no longer be legal in the US.
Thriving small businesses are crucial to the financial health of our nation. Let's amend the CPSIA so that all businesses large and small are able to comply and survive!
- Cecilia Leibovitz (Founder, CraftsburyKids.com) Dec 12 @ 07:04PM PST



From: [your name and address]
To: [your congress person or senator]
Re: Changes needed to the Consumer Product Improvement Act (CPSIA) to Save Handmade Toys in the USA
Dear [your congress person or senator],
Like many people, I was deeply concerned by the dangerous and poisonous toys that large Chinese toy manufacturers have been selling to our nations families. And, I was very pleased that Congress acted quickly to protect America's children by enacting the CPSIA.However, I am very concerned that the CPSIA's mandates for third party testing and labeling will have a dramatic and negative effect on small toymakers and in the USA, Canada, and Europe, whose toy safety record has always been exemplary. It will also devastate small manufacturers of children's clothes and other handmade goods for children.Because of the fees charged by Third Party testing companies, many manufacturers, especially makers of beautiful wooden toys and unique children's clothes from Maine to Oregon will be driven out of business. Their cottage workshops simply do not make enough money to afford the $4,000 price tag per toy that Third Party testers are charging.I urge you to quickly request the Consumer Product Safety Commission to make some very reasonable exclusions in their interpretation of the law as they continue their rulemaking process. For example, manufacturers should be able to rely on testing done by their materials suppliers instead of paying for redundant unit-based testing. I would also like to see an exemption to third party testing requirements for micro-businesses similar to the exemptions granted by the FDA for small producers under the food labeling laws.If you feel that testing should still be required, then the CPSC should be made to offer free testing services for small manufacturers.These toy makers and crafters have earned and kept the public's trust. They provide jobs for hundreds and quality playthings for thousands. Their unique businesses should be protected. Please visit www.handmadetoyalliance.org to learn more about this issue.Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
[your name]

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We have been married 4 years & currently live outside Phoenix, AZ with our cute little Bubba & our sweet little. Kevin is Serving in the Air Force as an F-16 crew Chief & Ashley stays home with Brok & Lukas runs her own business!

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