Harmony Art Organic Cotton Wrap PRESALE

If you pre-order an organic cotton wrap, you will save $20! Style options for pre-order are Lime Green and Surrender; our most popular choices from the contest (scroll down to see the fabric swatches). Limited quantities of pre-orders available so order soon!

Boo Bear Buns Organic Cotton Wrap in Wintery Stripes (not a Harmony Art fabric)

It's a Contest! Win an Organic Cotton Wrap, Ring or Pouch!

We decided to turn our "help us choose fabrics" plea into a contest! One person will win an Organic Cotton pouch, ring or wrap carrier (their choice)!!

Here's how to enter: Comment on the blog post about fabrics for the wrap carrier fabric, get one entry. Comment on the post about the ring/pouch fabric, get a second entry. Join our mailing list (over on the left) and get a third entry. Post a link to this blog post, or our contest banner (clickable please) on your blog or website, and get 2 more entries. That's 5 chances per person. Contest will end April 15th. A winner will be chosen and posted on here by April 27th.

Good luck :)

To add the banner to your site, save the banner to your harddrive, upload it to your blog/website, then hyperlink it with the following address: http://slingsandsacks.blogspot.com/ or email me aimee@boobearbuns.com for an html code. (Make sure you comment with the link so we can count your entries!)

Help Us Pick New Organic Cotton Wrap Fabrics!

We also need your help deciding on fabrics for the organic cotton wraps! Do you like the fabrics below (any you really like, or really don't like) or do you prefer our striped fabrics, our current solids, or a mix?

Lime Green
Natural
Pink
Apricot

Alphabet Soup
Solstice
Surrender
Ohio

Help Us Pick New Organic Cotton Sling Fabrics!

Boo Bear Buns is expanding rapidly, and with the expansion, we are adding a consistent line of organic cotton fabrics for our baby carriers. We'd like to know which fabrics you like though! Which four of the fabrics below would you like to see in a pouch or ring sling? We will also offer 4 organic cotton solids to match the prints.

Fields of Honey

Garden

Uncomplicated (Twill, denim like fabric)

Vein

Whispering Grass

Whispering Grass BW

Stumps Speak w/ Words

Silent Stumps Speak

Sweet Jane

Eyes of the World

Let It Grow (twill, denim like fabric)

Graceland

Tiny Tush Now Available at Boo Bear Buns!

I am excited to announce that Tiny Tush products are now available at Boo Bear Buns! Between the inexpensive Chinese prefolds, the organic Trim contoured diapers, the organic Trim fitted diapers, the One Size Elite Pocket Diapers, the nylon pull up covers, organic wool soakers and the training pants, you are sure to find whatever diapering product you need at Boo Bear Buns! Cost saving packages are available, as well as their Perfect Wipes, disposable diaper liners, and diaper pail liners.

New Products at Boo Bear Buns

At Boo Bear Buns, you can now purchase your big belly clothes at the same place you get all your baby accessories. I spent a couple days last week adding new products to my website. In addition to cloth diapers, baby carriers, natural laundry detergent, safer bath & body products and the many other items available, you can now get gorgeous maternity clothes! Also new, and already very popular, are 80 load Itsa Greener Clean natural laundry detergents. And check out the new visor beanies. So cute!

Make sure you check out all the new items, as there's only 1 or 2 of some and you don't want to miss out! Also look for hemp/organic cotton AIO one-size diapers in Spring 2008!

SaS Fabric Co-op Yahoo Group

I just created a yahoo group for leftover fabric & notions from sling and diaper making. I will also offer chances to go in on wholesale orders with me, as well as pre-sales from my site. There is a database for hemp / certified organic cotton fleece that will be open for at least a couple more weeks.

The address is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SaS_Fabric_Coop . Feel free to join and invite others!

Cutest Diaper Package Ever!

Here's 1/2 a package of flannel front Boo Bear Buns diapers that were sent out recently. These are one size fitted diapers with cotton flannel outers and 3 thirsty layers of hemp/organic cotton fleece. I love the prints!

Probably taking a couple weeks off

The lead paint is finally being removed from the house (well, most of it covered, but that's better than nothing I guess) so we are leaving for 2 weeks tomorrow. During that time, I will have *gasp* a dial up connection. After having dsl for years, I don't have the patience for dial up, so after emails, orders and the usual work related stuff, I don't expect to get to the blog. It's ok though, I have a lot of sewing to do. 36 diapers, 18 inserts, 36 wipes, a wrap sling, and numerous pouch slings. Plus orders that come in the meantime. Yeah, that'll keep me busy :)
Until then, here are a couple of my recent creations:

Duck Dots Boo Bear Buns Fitted Diaper
Clouds Boo Bear Buns Contoured Diaper

And my favorite Fieldstone pics:

100th Item Added! Cloth Diapering Handbook

This morning I added the 100th item to www.slingsandsacks.com! Just released; The Cloth Diapering Handbook replaces The Do It Yourself Cloth Diapering Handbook.

With over 12 styles of cloth diapers… 7 styles of covers… Over 15 ways to fold a diaper… Different ways to wash, store dirty and clean, use and care for your cloth diapers, learning to troubleshoot and problem solve, decipher conflicting advice and information from a multitude of websites… It's no wonder some people get overwhelmed with cloth diapering before they begin. It doesn't have to be this way. Thankfully, someone else has already done the research, experiments, learning and compiling of all this great information (while sharing her own experiences so you can learn from her mistakes!) into a single resource. With this book, you can read any time, anywhere and even take to the nursery with you to help you on your journey. All the information you need to get started is at your fingertips in the most comprehensive guide devoted to cloth diapering today. Quick Facts: * 8.5 x 11in., 126 pages printed front and back * Full color images * Step by step, detailed instructions and photo tutorials * Helpful forms and worksheets available in the back of the book * Professionally printed * Comb bound to allow for easy page turning and folding in half (spine is printed with title and other important info for easy finding on a bookshelf!) * New chapters on diaper making (including a long list of resources), potty learning and extensive expansion on existing chapters. * Includes the information listed below in "The Do It Yourself Cloth Diapering Handbook" section below plus much more. Also added was Diaper Maps, guide to folding diapers.

Mothering Magazine Subscriptions!

Mothering Magazine subscriptions are now available at www.slingsandsacks.com!
Mothering Magazine is the only magazine that addresses contemporary health, personal, environmental, medical and lifestyle issues in an upbeat, intelligent, compassionate and courageous way.
You will be able to read topics as diverse as circumcision, vaccinations, organic foods, childhood illnesses, home birth, ear infections, parenting teens, midwifery, and homeopathy!
No other parenting magazine compares.
A friend gave me a subscription to Mothering before Aiden was born and it really did change my life. I often wonder if I would have come around to my crunchy ways if not for the magazine (I'm certain I would have, but when?).

Organic Caboose Diaper Covers

I am so excited to finally have diaper covers on www.slingsandsacks.com! I searched high and low for a wahm who could supply me with covers, to no avail. Organic Caboose covers are high quality, organic!, and made in the USA so I hope that makes up for their lack of wahm-ness.

Organic Cotton Cover
Eco-Fleece Cover made from recycled soda bottles!
Organic Merino Wool Cover

Another Wrap Pre-Sale!

Bali Pink

Floral Pink & Black

Tropical Leaves Aqua

If you purchase a 5 yard long wrap in Tropical Leaves Aqua, Bali Pink or Floral Pink & Black 100% cotton knit jersey during my pre-sale, I will take $5 off the price! These will be priced at $35 regular retail so by ordering now, you will pay only $30 plus exact shipping. 5 yards is enough for most people to use for most or all carries. If you are interested, click here.

Pre-sale will end after 4 wraps are purchased, so if you want one, order soon!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Organic Cotton Wrap Pre-Sale!

Wraps are the most comfortable of baby carriers and slings for long term use and carrying heavy toddlers. Wraps distribute baby's weight across both shoulders and across your entire back. There is a learning curve when it comes to use, but after tying it once or twice, it becomes easy. I will be offering organic cotton and hemp wraps on www.slingsandsacks.com in the up coming month or two, however I have decided to have a pre-sale.

If you are interested in purchasing a 5 yard long wrap in Pistachio or Royal Blue 100% organic cotton knit, I will take $10 off the price! These will be priced at $50 regular retail so by ordering now, you will pay only $40 plus exact shipping. 5 yards is enough for most people to use for most or all carries. If you are interested, click here.

Pre-sale will end after 4 wraps are purchased, so if you want one, order soon!

Pistachio

Royal Blue