How to Sew a Prefold out of a Simple Kitchen Towel | Cloth Diaper Making Video Tutorial
My girl Shannon, over at Green Mommy Diapers, is either a genius or she has entirely too much time on her hands. Maybe it's a little of both! In this video, she takes a $.49 towel from IKEA and turns it into a prefold you can be proud of for making yourself! It's snappiable, functional, and super easy!
11 Cloth Diaper Safe Diaper Rash Remedies You Probably Have in Your Home Cabinets
Before heading out to spend loads of money looking for just the right cloth diaper ointment or cream that may or may not work for your baby, try making your own using this Cloth Diaper Safe Rash Cream Recipe OR, check to see if you have these things laying around the house to help with rashes (while you're in the process of making your own!). Olive Oil - Antibacterial, Antioxidant, Light Weight, Cloth diaper Safe Olive oil has become a staple in most households these days. If you're parenting naturally, and you don't have any in your cabinets, I would…
Disposable Diapers Crystal Gel Kills Healthy Family Dog
We've all done it. Get ready for bed, make sure all the doors are locked, turn out all the lights, and put a diaper (whether it's cloth or disposable) on the night stand so that we don't have to go fumbling through the dark when the baby wakes up in need of changing. A clean diaper on the nightstand. A fellow cloth diaper mom (and retailer) did just that. No harm done, right? Sadly, here is her story. One more reason to use cloth!!! It has been a rough day here at our house. I have had Grace in disposable diapers…
Help me win! “Like” Jett’s Cloth Diaper Stash Setup!!
How do you organize your cloth diaper stash? I'm in the process of trying to win a diaper for Jett in a Contest from Conservamom! Can you please visit this post and like my photo?! Contest ends January 20 in the evening, and I'd love to win! Thank you! This is how I keep up with Jett's stash! If I didn't have this old microwave stand and baskets in my room, they would stay in the laundry basket! Luckily, I did diaper laundry today or you would be looking at a full diaper pail! (Yes, boys wear pink, too!)
Star Wars and LEGO Star Wars Fan Gear you Probably DON’T Have!
These cloth diapers were made by Bug on a Rug. They are a bit too big for Jett right now (obviously!), but he'll grow into these one-of-a-kind Star Wars and LEGO Star Wars cloth diapers. My other boys think they're pretty darn awesome! Check out Bug on a Rug on Facebook!
Quick Sew Flap Wrap (QSFW) Cloth Diaper Pattern and Tutorial
After receiving this cloth diaper in a donation package a while back, I was perplexed! I had no idea what this was called or how to explain to someone how to use it! After a shout out on Facebook, and SEVERAL responses later, I found out that the proper name for this diaper is a QSFW Diaper, or Quick Sew Flap Wrap or Quick Snap Flap Wrap, depending on how you make it. (I kinda like my name of quick flap wrapity zap!) I decided that I wanted to make some for the new baby, so I went in search…
How to Sew a Pocket Cloth Diaper – Video Sewing Tutorial
I've recently joined a semi-local "crunchy" group for the Houston, Texas area, and one of my new friends in the group shared the tutorial she did for making the Rita's Rump Pocket Cloth Diaper! Although she lives in Tampa, Florida, Shannon from Green Mommy Diapers has an awesome cloth diapering website with fantastic ideas! She also offers diaper sewing lessons in Tampa, Florida. She did a fantastic job, and I wanted to share! One thing I would love for you to note is how is very frugal Shannon is with her fabric. Because moisture wicking fabrics such as polyester fleece and suede can…
How to Build a Cloth Diaper Stash for $45 – Cloth Diapering on the Cheap
I was cruising around Amazon this morning, when I came across (again) a couple of really cheap cloth diapers, and I thought I talk about cloth diapering on the cheap! Cloth diapering doesn't have to be expensive. Once you get obsessed, like a lot of us, it can be VERY expensive, but if you're doing this for money saving reasons, here are a few tips to get you started cloth diapering without a HUGE upfront cost. Don't feel like Amazon is the only place to buy cloth diapers! Do your research for the cheapest prices around! These below are just…
Cloth Diaper Stink: Stripping Cloth Diapers in the Dishwasher (Photos)
Do you have stinky cloth diapers? Does the ammonia smell make you want to give up on your cloth diapering adventure? Don't give up! There is hope for your funky stash! When Hawk was little, his diapers developed that "stunk" as I like to call stinky-funk. Perhaps, it's just because as a child, I always called skunks "stunks". Same thing! I hadn't heard about dishwasher stripping, and I'm sure I wasn't the first, but one day, it dawned on me that even though I rinsed, and rinsed, and rinsed., there was always murky water left over in the washer. (more…)
Disposable Diapers vs. Cloth Diapers in an Inflated Economy
Preface: This post is based on a large quantity (156) package of disposable diapers purchased at which is significantly cheaper than the smaller (32ish) packages that most people purchase due to costs. It is also based on the fact that the larger the baby, the larger the size they will need and although the package of the diaper stays the same, the number of diapers in the package is less, therefore making the per diaper cost more expensive. It is also based on one brand of diapers. I read, yesterday that the price of disposable diapers is going up, possibly…