Alexander Henry 2D Zoo

We were thinking of taking our son to the zoo this past weekend but it was waaay too hot.  The closest I got to the zoo was starting these burp cloths.  I just finished and listed them today!

Cloth Diaper Wet Bag

We have been cloth diapering our son since he was born a little over a year ago.  We love it.  I've been looked at as though I have about four heads when I tell people that I cloth diaper, but really, it's much more practical and easier than most people think.  Essential to cloth diapering is having a wet bag or diaper pail to put soiled diapers in until you wash them at the end of a day.  We've used a pail from the beginning, and it works well, but I wanted to try a wet bag because at the end of the day I can throw it into the wash along with the diapers instead of having to wash out the diaper pail separately.  I initially had my eye on a Planet Wise hanging wet bag, but they run about $30, so I decided to make my own.  Mine is roughly the same size and it only cost about $8 to make.  I was able to get the PUL (Polyurethane Laminate) for the inside lining, cotton print for the outside of the bag, and zipper for the top all at Joanne's.  I used ribbon that I had on hand to make the straps.  I have to say, it took me a little longer than expected, and I learned a few new things, but even if it was a little frustrating at times, I'm glad I did it. 

I do have enough material to make a second one using leftover PUL and material I have leftover from another project.  In the future, I hope to write up a tutorial when I do that, but right now I don't have the patience.  I can, however, provide you with two tutorials that I loosely used when I decided how to make my own.

The Mary Frances Project

Make Baby Stuff.com

birch Organics Giveaway

Birch is a fantastic organic fabric company that I adore! I used their fabrics to create my whale burp cloth sets in my shop on Etsy.  Well, birch has created a line of baby bedding and they are giving away one Woodcut bumper!  You can read about how to enter the giveaway on their blog.  Giveaway ends midnight on Wednesday, December 21st!

birch's Woodcut Crib Bumper

A Close-up of the Woocut Fabric Pattern

Booster Seat Review & Giveaway

Just finished reading a great review of Safety First Air Protect Booster Chair on Akron Ohio Moms blog.  You can read the full review here.  We love our Safety First onBoard 35 Air infant car seat and travel system, so I was excited to read about the high quality of their convertible car seats and booster seats.  Akron Ohio Moms is a great resource for reviews of all kinds of children's and baby products.  What's even better is that they have many giveaways.  I especially recommend their website for those local to the area.