Penelope Rosettes

Yes, named after our recent addition! I am in love with these fun accessories right now. My sister-in-law, Nicole, started me on this craze and I am hooked! I wear them everywhere.
So when Nicole came in town a couple of weeks ago we went to town making our own, and Ta Da!!!!

These are the first of many new additions to the shop, many of which will be rosettes! Seriously they are so pretty, and best of all you can share them with your little girls. I have quickly found that the best accessories are the ones that serve multiple purposes! These are on alligator clips, so they can be headbands, hair clips, shoe clips...

Oh, and did you see the new header!!! More on that soon!

Re-Purposed Fabric Flower Hair Clips

I am gearing up for an upcoming local farmer's market and have decided to place a big focus on creating items from re-purposed fabrics! There are so many great fabric out there, on old clothing and what not, that can be used to make cute "new" things! Plus, old fabrics have been washed so many times that most of the chemicals used in their fibers are gone! (yea organic!)
So here are a few fabric flower hair clips I made from an old shirt. I LOVE this fabric and am so excited it found new life in these clips.

I didn't capture the steps on camera, but I'll give you a summary of how to make your own clips!

1. Cut a strip of fabric, mine vary in width and length, think about how big you want your flower to be. 1" is a good place to start on width.

2. Stitch along one long side of the strip and gather (pulling your stitching).

3. Secure your gathered stitches. I just tie a knot using a previous stitch ( I don't know how to explain it better!! :) )

3. Now bunch together one side to form the center and stitch through it to secure it.

4. Start twisting the rest of your gathered strip around the center, stitching through every so often to secure.

There you go!!

I attached mine to snappi clips that are covered in matching fabric.

These ones are in the etsy shop so check them out, or make your own!!!

Name the Diapers Contest! and Giveaway!!!

So I need a name for my diaper line! Originally I was thinking Green Bean Diapers.

Heres the deal:

You: offer your suggestions and become a follower on the blog.

I will randomly draw a name to receive a hair clip of your choice. Check out your options here! ( I will be adding more daily!)

The more suggestions you make the more chances you have!

Also, if you get someone else to visit have them include your name in their comment and you will get another opportunity to win!

I will choose someone a week from Sunday!

Now start spreading the word!

Handmade!

In the last few weeks I have been developing a line of hand made or "mamamade" items! I am so excited to be launching two new lines in the next couple of weeks, Green Bean Diapers and Nursing accessories and Little Bird Hair accessories! Both of these lines are designed and made by myself in my home. It has been my vision all along that I would combine my love for natural child raising and my enjoyment of crafty projects together to create my own cloth diapers. I am finally seeing this come to fruition and can't wait to share it with everyone! You will be hearing and seeing more about the diaper in the next couple week, but to give you all a little tidbit of what is to come. The diapers are designed by me, with all the things I personally was looking for in a cloth diaper. They are an All In One with a snap in soaker for quicker drying and easier clean up as baby gets older. All diaper have a hidden layer of PUL with a fashion print on the outside for ultimate cuteness! Check back in the next week for pictures and update on how the line is progressing. For locals, I will be debuting the lines at the Olivenhain Craft Fair in North County San Diego on November 14th. So stop by and see us!