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Our 4-year-old has a slight obsession with Angry Birds, so we decided to make an Angry Bird (yellow bird) pumpkin this past Halloween.

Have you tried washing your little one’s diapers with soap nuts yet? I have. Actually, I’ve been using them for at least 3 years now. Most of the time, I’ve been very happy with the results, but there were times in the beginning when I really wanted to quit using them. Most of the issues that I had with soap nuts were caused by my front-loader. If you have a front-loader, you might have to try a couple of things before finding what works for you. [Read more →]

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian readers!

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Did you know that Well.ca sells a few brands of cloth diapers?  If not, then have a look here.  If you’re a new customer and would like to get $10 off an order of $40 or more, use discount code nessie.

Flannel fitted cloth diaper that I made a couple of years ago. I used unbleached cotton flannel, bamboo terry, zorb and a flannel print for this one.  It’s one of the most asked about cloth diaper I’ve ever made.  It must be the beautiful print :)

Infant eczema. It’s one of those topics I really did not want to write about. I think I’ve been wanting to forget my son’s eczema has ever existed.  However, many people are faced with the same problem, and are probably looking for some advice. That is why I finally decided to write about it. I’m hoping a lot of you will find this post helpful.

It’s really hard when you see your little one suffer from eczema. When our son was 2 months old, we started to notice a few very red and raised spots on his cheeks.  At first I assumed it was a heat rash, but the rash gradually got worse.  His cheeks turned an angry red and the skin started to flake off a little. [Read more →]

Wool interlock trainers (with bamboo fleece insert on the right). The fabric is VERY stretchy, so they could probably be used as a cover over a trim fitted as well. I think I might try a slightly shorter rise for the next pair of trainers.

El Bee Baby cloth diaper on my 14/15 lb son

Depending on how obsessed you are about cloth diapers, you might have or might have not heard about the Canadian-made El Bee Baby cloth diaper.  It’s one of those expensive diapers that a lot of people either can’t afford or they just don’t want to pay that much for.  I wanted to make similar diapers (undyed and with simpler binding though) for my newborn, so I thought seeing this diaper in real life might help me figure out how to do it without wasting a lot of time. I was lucky enough to get one on sale and I bought it without a doubler to keep the cost down.

When I first saw the diaper, I was impressed.  It looked like no other diaper I’ve ever seen.  It was cute, the workmanship was great and it looked like the diaper took forever to make.  The unique binding looked like so much work, I almost immediately stopped wanting to make a similar diaper myself.

Pros:

• Great workmanship
• Trim
• Great fit on my son
• I found it easier to get the diaper clean where the elastic is because of the binding.  As most people who have cloth diapered for a bit know, it’s not easy to clean poop off of the elastic area of the diaper.

Cons:

• The price of the diaper is high.  However, when you think about how much work went into making the diaper, you might understand why it’s so expensive.
• Might be too trim for heavy wetters.
• I haven’t used the doubler / lay-in soaker that came with it at all because it shrunk in such a way that it wouldn’t lay flat.  I decided to use soakers/doublers that made instead.   Also, the doubler looks quite thick because of the binding, but I doubt it’s very absorbent.

Overall rating: 9 out of 10
I would have given the diaper a higher rating if it wasn’t for the cost and the weird shrinking of the lay-in soaker.

I have not been paid to write this review. The diaper was purchased by me.  All opinions expressed in this review are my own.