tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29257699222070043482024-03-13T21:49:06.603+09:30Diary of a Wannabe WAHMI am deciding whether to remain a SAHM with a hobby or become a WAHM. I'm blogging the journey so others can see what challenges and rewards I face and add their own experiences or comments.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-42440810630435659852009-06-17T17:11:00.003+09:302009-06-17T18:14:20.704+09:30All Over, Red RoverI've told a few people privately, but here's the public announcement. I'm winding up <a href="http://www.waggleweekids.com/">Waggle-Wee Kids</a>. It's not going to happen immediately, (because I have the site paid for for a while!) but I'm going to start sales or start using some of the stock myself (yes, my daughter needs some new nappies). And there are some things like ProCare and bamboo velour that I will continue to supply - they're hard to get, but don't take me effort to make up and have as stock.<br /><br />So what I wanted to talk about here are some of my reasons. <br /><br /><p>The main one comes down to moving on. I started designing nappies for a reason, I couldn't get ones to fit my first daughter. I enjoyed developing the new side-snap design, but when I came to time to test it and start producing it the fun wasn't there. My little one is toilet aware, we won't be using nappies for more than another year or so, so my interests have moved on and I want to sew things for my girls.</p><p>Which is where we come to the second reason, time. There are lots of different elements that go into running a business of this type, I can identify at least four.</p><ul><li><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Stock production</strong></span> - yes, it takes a long time to sew a nappy. And if you don't produce your own you have your own set of problems - finding suppliers, ordering stock, keeping track of levels, differentiating yourself from your competitors, ...</li><li><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Packaging and posting</strong></span> - It doesn't sound like much, but it does take time to pull an order together, check it all and send it out.</li><li><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Store maintenance</strong></span> - again, this actually takes a long time. To photograph your stock, clip, crop and otherwise pretty-up the pictures, to load them, to write the descriptions, if you have 20 different products to put up you're looking at hours of work.</li><li><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Marketing and advertising</strong></span> - I know these are two different things, but for a one-WAHM show they can be treated together. In a business driven by word of mouth it means time to get on the forums and talk to people, not just market to them. It means time to find the different places you should be advertising, because surprise, surprise, websites don't find you, you have to go out and find them. Of course you could pay someone to do your marketing for you, but then you need to ask yourself some hard questions about what you are getting out of the business and where you are going with it. (In short, have a business plan, which you should have anyway.)</li></ul><p>So my position at the moment is I don't have the time to do all four, and I don't want to take it to the level of outsourcing. So better to take my time and wind it down now, so I can use that time to do things I enjoy more, like playing with the new sewing pattern program I just bought.</p><p>I do have another project I'm very excited about, but I'll post about that later. I thought about it and I will be continuing this blog about my new journey.</p>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-43678128503282494042009-06-09T12:37:00.006+09:302009-06-09T22:21:12.485+09:30TwitterI'm writing this instead of sewing, and I really do have an order to put together. Probably a good reason to be transitioning to a writing based business!<br /><br />I'm fairly new to Twitter, so I'm definitely not writing this as a guru or to tell people how to use it to make lots of money. In fact in one way it could be considered a bit of an experiment - to see how many new followers pop up once I tweet it and what sort they are, and to compare it to my stat counter to see how many actually come and read this post.<br /><br />For those who don't know about Twitter, it's a form of 'micro-blogging' that is only allowed to be 140 characters, designed to be done from a mobile phone. I noticed it with a lovely lady called <a href="http://twitter.com/WAHMBizbuilder">WAHMBizbuilder</a>, the first person I started following (by the way, I'm <a href="http://twitter.com/WaggleWee">WaggleWee</a>). I use something called '<a href="http://tweetdeck.com/beta/">Tweetdeck</a>' but I've heard good things about <a href="http://desktop.seesmic.com/">Seesmic</a> too. I have it open on my laptop and it continually checks for my twitter and facebook updates, so I don't have to visit different sites. I much prefer Twitter, I find all the things about 'Sarah-Joh Flossen scored 2,414,235,213,452,245 on Bubble Hex Stratis' on Facebook annoying. Anyway, you follow people to see their updates, and people follow you to see yours. I find it brilliant as a WAHM - 140 characters is about what I can fit in between the kids, it's a gentle form of advertising that fits my budget, plus it's nice to feel you have someone to talk to!<br /><br />There are lots of different ways to use Twitter, with some people I've known around for a while I use it to message and chat. I tweet my blogs, just to let people know that I've written something new and they have the choice to read or not. Other times it's pure advertising - most of my followers are in the same sorts of businesses and we all have young children, so they're interested in my business and I'm interested in theirs. It's not spam, because I'm choosing to receive it, but personally I find it a bit boring if all someone is churning out is advertising - it's <em>social</em> networking, so there should be some chat as well. <a href="http://rhodester.net/im-all-atwitter">RhodesTer</a> has a good analogy that it's like a party, you can network but if you don't chat a bit people will find someone else to talk to. But there are also people who are searching the network to get as many followers as they can, then basically posting constant advertisements. There are even programmes that will find thousands of people for you to follow by some sort of keyword search, I assume in the hopes that some of them will be polite and follow you back so you can get paid when they click on your links. This is where it gets interesting.<br /><br />Last night I wrote a blog on Family-ing called <a href="http://familying.blogspot.com/2009/06/money-money-money-wealth.html">Money, Money, Money - Wealth</a> and tweeted it. Today I've had all sorts of people suddenly start following me, many of them finance type people rather than Mums. Which is great, I've had a look at them and some I've chosen to follow, some I've left, a couple I've blocked. Why the different responses? Firstly, I know from <a href="http://www.statcounter.com/">stat-counter </a>a bit about the people who are visiting my blogs, so I have at least some idea if these people have looked at it or if they've just seen the title. But what it really comes down to is their Twitter home page. Some of them are posting interesting links, tips and ideas, and I'm more than happy to have my brain nudged several times a day and hopefully give out a few nudges in return. Some of them don't seem to have much that I'm interested in, but they look like nice people so I'm happy for them to follow me. Some of them are just in a competition to get the most followers, with tweets like:<br /><br /><br /><blockquote><span style="color:#003300;">"Woohoo! 16,000 followers already. This program rocks!"<br /><br />or<br /><br />"I'm aiming to get 20,000 followers in 60 days, will you be one of<br />them?"<br /></span></blockquote><br />Let me think about that. No.<br /><br />I actually find it quite insulting. Can you really be interested in what 16,000 people have to say? Can you even read that many tweets? (It's one every 5.4 seconds even if we all tweet just once a day.) Or do you just want to use me to make money? Oh, and the lady who joined Twitter 18 minutes before she started following me, her first tweet was thanking someone for helping her set it up (it's so difficult to choose a username and password) and has "Twitter expert" as part of her profile? What do you think? If she hasn't even bothered to read her own profile I don't think she'll read mine that carefully. (I'm guessing she actually has more than one account, which begs the question of what she does with the others.)<br /><br />It's an interesting challenge for the network at large - at what point will we all drown in the guff? My hope is that if those of us who want to connect and talk to other people keep blocking them, they'll end up fenced off in their own little world. All tweeting to each other, and never realising it because they never read the rubbish coming in. Then the rest of us can ignore them and continue the party.<br /><br /><span style="color:#003300;">I have a little prediction to make, mentioned above. I'm going to tweet this post, with some label like "Twitter, followers and spam." So I predict I get a whole heap of new followers tomorrow, mostly of the "Twitter expert" variety. Some will have good links and tips, and I'll follow them because I'd like to learn how to get the most out of this new medium. Several will be blocked. I wonder how many will actually show up here and read this?</span><br /><span style="color:#003300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#003300;">ETA - seem to have the first one already!</span>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-28278274763406329122009-06-02T10:39:00.006+09:302009-06-02T11:09:01.824+09:30Newborn OutfitFinally got the little outfit done for one of my friend's new baby. She is actually about 9 weeks now! They grow so quickly! No photos on because she's going away, but she got a one-size side-snap minkee pocket in gorgeous Raspberry Slush Benartex Minkee, I think this one is my favourite colour.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 154px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342531899691408610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6qZ8tsWIuqkPEpTd48CctTORZ-0Q2YfcvO1oXCH23gQB0TDGcVbCBb-NNqWnk8Usc2hjoiPklyYCyBE_0lYUi6oNjCbSgyAczxpoxuxwXT_3Nvo6khi8oy3hqaJZ5tq7kkZELyl8zYU/s200/lilly+back.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342531892189592066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5gIatgRpoNXt2Jpmd4RnQiZtGkd_FYxDKRQlO6ShNFEz-rfZGltT4T5uZbUKJtO32ZfM8MEeUAFVBRG-1uLPlpXscRZpauXB4uJoULROuwkkPPvJuSdHf9BP8HDSlz54mWGfB6Ho23ic/s200/lilly+front.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><p>Then I made a little minkee pinafore. Do you have any idea how hard it is to get newborn measurements? Most of what I could find was for knitting, or it gave a length and a weight. How is 9lb supposed to tell me how big to make the armholes???</p>Anyway, the dress is very simple, it snaps at one side and has a button on one shoulder so you can slide the baby in rather than trying to get it over their head. Then you tie the ribbons at the front or back, voila!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 122px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342531886382244178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiTp82hx_PqxsH5qstOPc3gjzxv9a9yD28k_Pjz1DAf73t3zDkqCvNgFG4BFiCE5dY5woeP6KMi_akUvaeRRKhC2UMAQ9EbgIOhiV7ZkWnm8VPyvFZGu_ST0frzvduByQ_mcgPhxEBnk/s200/dress+back.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><p>She's a lot bigger than the doll, but you get the idea.</p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 126px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342532252516348242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKxqHUEYynbZvEi_qy-3oQNi3QxiT9wNl8_ZjZxp19PYbCu2XOT1u85aXaGmw7tW71ouQJYwPTJP1bsT9ovF9__tqJAhTK7dfmWnn-ZWN0OWKMu3P9l1AJb00wXnkbDepUYhlUsvKCYl4/s200/dress+front.jpg" /><br /><p>I tried several different ways of finishing the minkee, which was very painful. If you've ever sewn a fabric with a pile you'll know, firstly it's very thick, but then it moves around. You aren't putting fabric to fabric, but the little hairs can bend and move, so it's very hard to line up and pin. I didn't bother with hemming - far too thick. I thought of facing but wanted something simple and given how long it had already taken me, quick! I really wanted some satin binding, but couldn't get any here - remember I'm in the middle of nowhere :) I then made a binding out of some lovely soft fabric I have here, but it was way too hard on all the tiny little curves. Satin stitching just didn't look good, it stretched the fabric (which would have been nice on the hem) and the pile showed through. I know there is a product you can get to stop that, but middle of nowhere again. In the end I did a line of decorative stitching a little back from the edges, minkee doesn't fray so it is just for looks. I'd still like to work out a better way, (maybe this is my excuse to buy a binding foot) but I think the gorgeous fabric speaks for itself.</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 170px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342536019353097938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyJoqpIvgx084l-jje8CTC-3FHObF3gPikoWd9s8Xq7bDRzf8TfnQfw2qAoO__IZlntsTUvXnJ9tc33aydNlAbKYY78624ID4mHGGF-znjGmopkdTrw9kqnX8nXHDYmQMxofB6oiCMN4/s200/dress.jpg" /></p>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-63298325178683321462009-05-26T22:45:00.005+09:302009-05-27T10:34:09.732+09:30I think I'm in love.Well, there was a radical change in direction, and I'm in love with the currently final side snap nappy pattern. It'll probably change a bit more with more testers, but this version fits both my 1 year old and 3 1/2 year old, and I happen to know a couple of newborn clothy bums who are getting presents. Hopefully they will be ready by Friday.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIkPGOgiBLup0ZIJO9yfKtvMX1nqGUUKmkcLDYUgP5M7bdcrblfgzlqLvop3CjfatoHj7y8M5Z9VPrPuIS9fjdqA8fNEvRgnFneiNNHiqpE18oSPQJhxbRP2tZBhTj5LohCHockPwxzE/s1600-h/final.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 162px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340122219344360370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIkPGOgiBLup0ZIJO9yfKtvMX1nqGUUKmkcLDYUgP5M7bdcrblfgzlqLvop3CjfatoHj7y8M5Z9VPrPuIS9fjdqA8fNEvRgnFneiNNHiqpE18oSPQJhxbRP2tZBhTj5LohCHockPwxzE/s200/final.jpg" /></a> Front</div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1j6eEARTBDXZiXstShFnGDv0Km_hqz2MtKKmj8qLnQFP2FkImOneVKH3ENYgHveC1Sy5noJxeuN72jWx-p7RVow8RCC1oe7XTqs0lbxA4pTb0ijeqV7ziKhSzZPCMhxZUMSjn0ad7Pqg/s1600-h/joanna+back+final.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 118px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340121045633382434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1j6eEARTBDXZiXstShFnGDv0Km_hqz2MtKKmj8qLnQFP2FkImOneVKH3ENYgHveC1Sy5noJxeuN72jWx-p7RVow8RCC1oe7XTqs0lbxA4pTb0ijeqV7ziKhSzZPCMhxZUMSjn0ad7Pqg/s200/joanna+back+final.jpg" /></a> 1 year old</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eWuhYSbUGHjgzq0Pm2gQ6ZcWOqUu3656UIfDZAeH6AAy8UmhtBe8Uj7J9LRpQPivcmHZLdZTCmy271scvIwb9ZMxilva0_s9PKfBhp3U__xF2nBDJAHz77FgKJM7rvPhHb4h6xv6MMk/s1600-h/molly+final.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340121043810520994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eWuhYSbUGHjgzq0Pm2gQ6ZcWOqUu3656UIfDZAeH6AAy8UmhtBe8Uj7J9LRpQPivcmHZLdZTCmy271scvIwb9ZMxilva0_s9PKfBhp3U__xF2nBDJAHz77FgKJM7rvPhHb4h6xv6MMk/s200/molly+final.jpg" /></a> 3 1/2 year old. I'm quite lucky because she toilet trained almost 2 years ago, but she thinks trying on nappies for me is a cool game :)</div><br /><br /><div></div><div align="left">While going through I discovered another version that missed the photo call, so that's what, 15 distinctly different patterns I've trialled. There were three radical changes such as changing from front to back pocket opening, changing how the wings go, and the final version which is fully topstitched. Then all the other versions were fiddling with the wings, crotch and spacing of the snaps. Plus the decision that they'll all be mostly minkee to side step the wicking issue, plus I like minkee!</div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">I have no idea how this compares with other people's design process. There are some who I think have possibly done a lot more versions, and some I'm pretty sure have done a lot less. It depends on what your design requirements are and how many times you change your mind!</div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Now I just need to practice practice practice sewing them, and get them tested by a wider audience.</div></div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-9202868864621538992009-05-23T23:19:00.005+09:302009-05-23T23:45:54.229+09:30Side Snap Odyssey 2Back to designing, which I left <a href="http://wahmjourney.blogspot.com/2009/05/side-snap-odyssey-part-1.html">here</a>. After using them a bit I realised the snaps needed more support, so this was my chance to do some topstitching, which is the look I prefer anyway. So:<br /><div><div align="center"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 156px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339019980425203314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJm-ces0RH4JZ5arHhLPDwF17gqd1F0wTyhyphenhyphenRnIfKKcsaLivFw5qUgWQbCniHhAXN7Fd_IRQwcSf2tIfWuZPYmNkc9mcAuEp8L9QvTNYPOcTomUJjjQkDNeue0uC2v00GCg9gGxQozP0/s200/6.jpg" /></div><div align="center">7. With topstitching around wings.</div><div align="center"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 162px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339016564921983442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkdBPx93nn6_k2X0OqLGVJYo6p2CQQBcWq3Vwx5ocqeLHhRHE7O1i_jL0M48Gi8QyzYj28B0GjRVq87WFswu-ip-EgQEQsCJQz3sgl1UGzK9MvslkKILUFYK9_EIATl0YFeOpM4lS81o/s200/7.jpg" /></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 94px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339016567480581090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0bplxcEzml8k8Qb4e6P-iccc0G8_vpuVymvlwqCEkLR-IJPlDb5jtwX-aNvI5AET15oeDw-hLRm4LbqH4RLLpcdvMWSOtO87oE2M-ytSg-4HzbLhyphenhyphent9GN6hZBJrCi8syFLmSlhnaZec/s200/purple+back.jpg" /></div><div align="center"><br />8. Changing the back and wings, and using some minkee :)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 163px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339016570066908178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1S8i28iDBxExlIUC_TcMuJgmE9h2CwafscA_umBpJeI1S-WCIjprh7K8mOOwAYw3l3_oazwx96QuAP6ifdUkZifoPsp9157G2a-vGxorLYzdo-VPmRZE03SWm9nt-CRYcHs5ra9NmV1c/s200/8.jpg" /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">9. More wing changes.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 184px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339016574942292418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDmsEV7gtptYH4WsZy06ZDicrRNmCaciDC5PCsn2ir7bgYM-aDKT8SNliYNbm33fTgU3ExAjFMzSlRGnO1g4iEtgCQ-6hbt23ieNBUuZSCO1-AJklpXZqKwbZxE2brmJ-NpldUnJE0mA/s200/9.jpg" /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">10. And more changes.</div><div align="center"> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 186px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339019777865596594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytGL6W_AM4kQdb-sPyhnuhrMqj5_kejU1aajBaNaAgVmevK618f8RX21NyaUs5MhF8zpdkV2S-D8rJuWrh7grfSmsarqU5ng6p-X3OF4MuHkFg4MfowvMBB7rbpmknf7ww1sGgH9-IhQ/s200/10.jpg" /></div><div> </div><div align="center">11. More minkee</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 170px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339019777853269826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ILJ9e4FwR710b74kny-62jWVFGAJyec8Lfjt50WhqIbq1MUiJTK7bEiWtDE-boveHSX8BPZ2I9wlTEeFq3s-vnspLOGXjvVS6LIkWp23GCUp5yhEe7-o9-0JqDqrpDhntaVIGP1-Btc/s200/11.jpg" /></div><div align="center">12. This is pretty close to a working design.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 93px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339019784774625794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnglToW0SKz-zop9eAow9TbgYmmOF2SYCtifu3imgHqVjWh-Bwqbe_UvPmXLIprKJVmqSr1VXqy2PgnlaycGqrK9_MeLG_i3Z11H9wUG2W84paPwxE2Kqj9YgwWxZzSNBCfez2I65no4I/s200/12+back.jpg" /></div><div align="center">13. So I did another one to the same pattern but only in minkee, and discovered the wings are extremely difficult to sew in a napped fabric rather than cotton.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="left">It almost sounds like I'm there. Unfortunately the legs just aren't working. I never had this problem with Widget, but Midget keeps getting wet around the legs even with non-wicking fabrics. And if she does, other babies will as well. So while I really like the way I do the legs and think it makes a nice feature out of the inner, I'm going to have to change it. I'm currently sewing one which is topstitched all the way around to keep the inner in and the outer out, and will continue the saga when that's been tested a bit.</div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-47570060856221987032009-05-20T21:40:00.007+09:302009-05-20T22:12:59.180+09:30Side Snap Odyssey Part 1<div align="left"> I thought this might be interesting for anyone who is thinking about designing something to sell. This won't necessarily translate into other areas, but it will give you an idea of the fiddling that is required. Or that is required if you are picky and change your mind a lot.</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">One of the things you have to identify is your point of difference - what is it that will make people want to buy <em>your</em> product? This doesn't have to be a feature of the design, it might be your availability, your price, your service, or something else. For me, I only got into nappy making in the quest to find something to suit my girls, so the design is paramount. We generally only wear nappies and a t-shirt, so I'm after a particular look that to me is cute. </div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">To fit my girls' thighs it has to be side snap. I can't stand the idea of them growing out of a nappy rather than wearing it out so it has to be a one-size (OSFM, I <em>hate</em> the OSFA label with a passion). I like a nice little triangle bum shape, a trim fit and cute fabrics.</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">Bear in mind these are all 'working' nappies, they are a bit worn for nice pictures! Plus I trial sewing techniques as well as patterns, so some of them are funny shapes because I've tried out a different way of putting it together.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337880229378682706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSqrg3jRECyosXEoanxMPjlsBFD0TN5w4HOvFhPOVV0pHvd7I8L5DxGFTYJw2aJHezlHhu-0YpSV8yM3GTuULE7JcAu76mdLhTczyaKCdc8_ZHocxxQWPCHQSkTKOpJFGA7quB8lRfRg/s200/1.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">First attempt, too wide in the crotch, short in the rise, generally too small.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337880235758680674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 192px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sVIlirgmJ1TdE8kACn3wCtlNnoG7HosMmUegF5ynxdxYsAcTe-K2EQb2ydrLNSoBM06cfW9lkBnSfQmPcubRP4q0VKxy6iNUqwBK7V6WCLd7GMdRcUycUiRLvxkonuQqRYt0ceQk0iM/s200/3.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center">2. Pretty frill effect on the legs, trying out the fabric, didn't wear well at all.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337880235066405218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 174px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKCW6ae6Yk64TdJLif2cUfyRDG3V2colIFIxLpqcdjIy1fnlh-SezVMcanJ548bZO4nbV7rpgjG2f8Y6pmlKP6kP7-0ZH3tngQ3OPKX-Z71rn1LNyifrc3rtTe1FU19oqY990grHHfT4/s200/2.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">3. Crotch much trimmer, still a bit short but very useable. Still trying to get the pocket opening easier to sew, I keep ending up with a raw edge.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337880237516777250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 197px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOLkd8Y_oRyel8p6ekvBM-yHLCaIpXcXkqaC1x3yRemAN4miDzil-4ebJZF4PzhIBGG4_QyGGPZYr5DxfE_5ho8lvqVmYK8QMzJdXHo7WFcRXU94wWK_ENyUT4eqX8i2EI_fKE85gfZo/s200/christmas+nappy.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">4. Christmas nappy. Nice shape but a bit baggy, each wing is a different snap width to compare them. I quite often do that on experiments - make each side different so I can see which one works better. There was a fairly large break in here while I trialled them and decided whether to continue.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337880236407103362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 159px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__IkaYNnP7VlcxMqBxxEIrYMZZl34lCS4G1S1BXbM6uS4psvET4gwRljPOGRj_9YoGaWtYuZCn5C89fkSpKYHLlsj4ZIS4H6q9MrL5cV7vAG1r8F_SS0GxZlSPhSy_wazTapHk9IQW1s/s200/4.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">5. I love this fabric. Settling into a design I like, but I don't like the way the wings are pulling.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337882082960173042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 197px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5DmWpfCNo4jFyOT9E2VrcMbIuybekr5NYQUKwNZ6XKuh8xHXKiYkasPevsjbuINgwwJtBc6VehTiWP9V9bvrnLaqRAd9i4BP3gBfIbQj4olllYocxMoXzM7HQMXrnpzlYsldRXdXwNk/s200/5.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">6. The front runner at the time. There was a lot of fiddling with the front wings to try to get one large enough, this is the first that comfortably fit my eldest, now 3 1/2. </p><p align="left">At this point I didn't do any more sewing for about 3 weeks to give all of them a workout. There are many more to come!</p>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-12499929347332542732009-05-13T20:54:00.004+09:302009-05-13T22:17:25.101+09:30Survey Part IIWow a long time between posts, but it will all be busy now. I've been distracted by a very ill family member so the business has been on the back burner.<br /><br />A wrap up of some of the individual comments and suggestions from the survey.<br /><br />There is a strong feeling that people buy two sorts of nappies - the plain, go with anything, go anywhere, serviceable nappies, then the splash out, wild, funky, embellished ones.<br /><br />Labels are important. Not only for reliability, but there is a whole positive feedback cycle happening, where for resale only certain brands go well, so they get double the exposure, so they are more popular, so they get more word of mouth, and it goes on. I'm not going to get into why they got big in the first place, I assume they're good nappies and deserve it, I'm just saying my survey shows that feedback loop is very, very strong.<br /><br />Some of the other suggestions - I'm definitely working on the store layout, this one was a bit rushed to get ready for the GDUNH, when I start selling side snaps it will definitely be a bit re-organised. I also have ideas for a boys section to match the girly things, unfortunately it has been put on hold while travelling and getting the new pattern up and running. Now testing takes a while, so while that is happening hopefully I will get some of the other ideas made.<br /><br />There were some great suggestions, combined with people's preferences I'm going to start heading towards more fancy and embellished nappies. I've tried being middle of the road because that's the sort I like, but that seems to be the smallest market segment. There'll still be some there, but I have a huge minkee order coming from a co-op and it's a good excuse to do some of the embellishment that I enjoy.<br /><br />An interesting idea was to do an AIO/2. I've thought about it with my snappi pattern, but it wouldn't work the way I want it to so I didn't go into it. But with the side snap pattern I think it would work, that might be somewhere to go in the future.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-24434849482299344682009-04-09T23:07:00.002+09:302009-04-09T23:23:28.645+09:30Survey part 1So some of the basic results from the survey:<br /><br />Most respondents have all sorts of nappies, then pockets are the most popular.<br /><br />Again most have all sorts of closure, then front snaps. I'm surprised that side snaps are least popular on their own, possibly people try the others before their baby's shape changes, or it may be that most of the workhorse brands (baby beehinds, bumGenius etc) are velcro or front snaps. Even terry flats are snappi-able, so people are obviously spending a lot of money with these sorts of nappies.<br /><br />For outers, respondents preferred plain for their workhorse nappies, special fabrics for going out, and embellishment for parties, although some wanted invitations!<br /><br />The things that influenced people when buying are:<br /><ol><li>Reliability, </li><li>price, </li><li>longevity, </li><li>cut, </li><li>fabric, </li><li>looks, </li><li>closure, </li><li>manufacture, </li><li>availability, </li><li>sizing and </li><li>resale.</li></ol><p>Not surprisingly, minkee is the most popular outer (and my US co-op just got a great deal on it!), then velour, prints, and dying. The Aboriginal prints were interesting, you either love 'em or hate 'em. Although it could be more of a case of 'they're lovely but I can't imagine them on my baby's bum' as one person said.<br /><br /><span style="color:#003300;">There is absolutely definitely a side snap version coming! </span>Although looking at the above results a front snap/velcro version would be more popular, but this is where the individuality comes in. I'm definitely not going to compete with Baby Beehinds or Itti Bitti, and as I said I think that's what's causing the results. And front snap won't fit my girls and velcro is just plain dangerous, so how could I design a nappy with no models?</p><p>I'll discuss some of the comments and do more analysis next time.</p>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-79685347695551262542009-03-29T15:21:00.003+09:302009-03-29T15:27:43.295+09:30The fruits of creativity.I wrote an earlier post about the creative process, here's the doll I talked about for Widget. I was originally going to put a gathered bag underneath the skirt, but she decided she just wanted a doll. <div><div align="left"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318483672697783346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 128px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTUjs8smOFLbcnQLTBRt6otHYWllKxSIJbNRLfgPqpk2TOr2rEmiQHOfEOkv31zLnvm7_wzI388ixNFziQutzufx_BWrMPG0O8Mi6SwkBZKZc5F5Fk2OMgxRHjkaCKTd_BPoDoNyhQAo/s200/doll+front.jpg" border="0" />The advantages of a big fabric stash, that's raspberry slush minkee at the front.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318483664411701554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgur9UuNbtO-PkCEgrERqs-VSBFu6rEbNl4j1f2HDWTowc01lyL-pceqNuotnPDj8zQbgfyc-2kHRMBv0WTuNlApR-cSn6gtVL-YHKJSnVn8GTEqF43PDyifBRtUxGrDAvioEgNMthOokU/s200/doll+back.jpg" border="0" /><br />It has to have wings, and the hat is because handsewing hair is painful.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318483669942337234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 190px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6buIrJwWqeDGR2bHhXcpzMhOPaXbT29f2_f_U5EZQTxwSSI2f6u2dFlI7P91-kyAQX0NRS1OtFHsefIh4gW-6dphYvqxE_KsyMPGOoVVqVsWCu3aqOMtwVTqQwBpt3BkRycP1tG-u7wg/s200/doll+hug.jpg" border="0" />Getting a hug (and it can't be lost!).</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318483675586764962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oEuVbFC2FvpJb5_-fGAvvxWjce34uUIxZC0iMs3CQbetqcyr6pRTRGXJRBRPkjlbHh9H5VMdPh3xKr_wuukVXKyTYX61Y_3DjBYB_GIK0nrcfarOY4e1NzFg5Sl43Yyb1MwQIneSk1s/s200/rubbing.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div>Being used!</div></div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-7052804137093539492009-03-19T22:42:00.004+09:302009-03-19T23:14:35.351+09:30Very CleverThis is such an astute use of SEO and the internet I've got to tell everyone about it! Huggalugs leg huggers are running a promotion where you get free leg warmers if you comment about them in a blog or forum. Now I only have a basic understanding of the net and marketing, but you've got several things happening here. <br /><br />Firstly you have the direct impact of lots of Mums saying how wonderful these leg warmers are. Even if people know it is for a competition it has a psychological impact, plus if people think about it they know you wouldn't want something crap even if it was free (I hope!).<br /><br />Secondly you have the word of mouth when they give the leg warmers out and people start wearing them, so they're seen by a wider community than just the web.<br /><br />Third, you're going to swamp the search engines. While everyone is saying good things about huggalugs leg huggers in order to get them for free, every time someone googles "baby leg warmers" guess what is going to come up?<br /><br />What a very clever marketing strategy. Now isn't it lucky that I really like Huggalugs leg huggers? I have several pairs that I use for my girls and they are brilliant. They are great to protect my crawler's knees, to throw in the change bag and they are soooo cute. And if you'd like to get some for free I'll let you know, unfortunately I need an email address. So PM Dash at either Nappycino or the ABA!Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-28412602555644875162009-03-15T09:19:00.003+09:302009-03-15T09:53:45.940+09:30The Creative ProcessI've been thinking a lot about this lately, especially designing the new side snaps, but I thought I'd use a non-nappy example.<br /><br /><span style="color:#003300;"><strong>Step 1: The Problem</strong></span><br />It has been driving us mad for months that Widget will come up to us and grab our shorts or shirt, standing right on top of us and pulling our clothes. Or she will do it when you're trying to walk. It doesn't sound like much, but try it for a bit!<br /><br /><span style="color:#003300;"><strong>Step 2: Define it a bit</strong></span><br />I've been watching her, it's not just pulling on our clothes but rubbing the material between her fingers, she does it to her own clothes, dolls, the couch cover, anything around her. She will keep doing it to the point of not being able to carry things or hold my hand because both hands are occupied rolling the material back and forth.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#003300;">Step 3: Basic solutions</span></strong><br />Give her something to play with! But that won't work, she already has various bits of fabric, doll wraps etc, plus she'd lose them when we go out. Obviously clothes are convenient.<br /><br /><span style="color:#003300;"><strong>Step 4: Start brainstorming the little problems one by one.</strong></span><br />Comparisons: have several different fabrics joined together.<br /><br /><ul><li>Patchwork</li><li>Mola (sp?) - I don't think this would rub very well, and it would be too thick.</li><li>She loves the free-form embroidery writing.</li></ul><p>Rubbing: need to have floating bits for her to rub</p><ul><li>Taggies</li><li>Ribbons</li><li>Butterfly/Fairy wings</li><li>Skirts</li><li>Arms, legs, hair</li></ul><p>Losing it: needs to attach to her somehow</p><ul><li>She loves bags.</li><li>Around the neck</li><li>Clip or snap to clothes</li></ul><br /><strong><span style="color:#003300;">Step 5: Start putting complex solutions together</span></strong><br />OK, I think something around the neck is best, so arms of some sort. Hugging? ooh, that could be a fairy. And she could have a great skirt made of all the pieces!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#003300;">Step 6: Practicalities</span></strong><br />So what would the bottom look like? <br />Would it have legs? <br />What will I make it out of? <br />How will I make it? <br />The answer to most of these comes from experience - I've made dolls before, so how did I make them. What materials do I already have that I could make it out of.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#003300;">Step 7: Making it sale-able</span></strong><br />Most ideas stop at step 6 and move into production/testing. There are many things I make for my girls that I don't try to sell in my store! Generally things like clothes, hair accessories, toys. If I was going to take this one further I would have to look at extending it because it's very specific. <br />What is my age group/market?<br />How broad is the market?<br />How would I make something that would appeal to a boy?<br />Could it multi-task? I mean, how many parents would buy a really specific toy like that?<br />Are there any safety considerations?<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#000066;">Testing and Production</span></strong><br />Or maybe that should be the other way around. I find the first time I make things there is a lot of fiddling, drawing, changing of ideas half way through, ...<br />That's a whole other story!Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-29529726708864829592009-03-12T11:51:00.003+09:302009-03-12T17:20:28.991+09:30FrustratingDon't you hate it when you get all enthusiastic and ready to work and then can't? FIL is extremely ill and has been given weeks to live so we will be spending a lot of time visiting interstate. Don't get me wrong, he is a lovely person and I'm extremely upset, but that's exactly when I like to get into the sewing room and shut the door. It's wonderful to visit people in general (obviously not in these circumstances) and have the girls see all their relatives, but I hate not being in my own house.<br /><br />I got one of the side snap versions done for Midget before we left so she is currently testing it. It's fitting well so far, plus it fits Widget who's three and a half. And a good friend is due any day now, I might have to borrow her little one ... I cut out another as well but didn't get a chance to sew, this one is top-stitched. I love top-stitching and want to get this one to work, but I have a terrible feeling it will wick. So we'll see next time I get to sew.<br /><br />And I don't even have my normal list of ideas here to add to! So:<br /><ul><li>Cat silhouette on the purple minkee (girly)</li><li>Snow leopard with paw print.</li><li>Leopard face</li><li>Ribbon nappy</li><li>Spiral around shorts (boy)</li><li>Play capes for boys (and girls, but there's not much out there for boys!)</li><li>Kimono/Tie vest</li></ul>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-86768358061213934792009-03-08T21:19:00.002+09:302009-03-08T21:25:28.238+09:30Just because she's gorgeous!<div><div><div><div><div>These are of my little girl in the reverse dyed set I made for her. The nappy has a heart tie-dye design, and the same fabric was used to reverse applique the shirt (it seemed appropriate).</div></div></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310783221667102450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsJdGiGbJDACi67SL-Ck7_HUn77YevTm1uu1pr0oDQu4_izR0a8SCf_am4CuV0x07Cb3sDZJ0EQk1aJXDtHqmcl9tH2LNSMK3zjkjktY4sY9WYMDPNeLoBM1kMeg7KncIWcV9N6IASCU/s200/bl+back+crawling.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310783213916875346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 112px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2q4whjAqL1lTjCTVxw-UnPBihapkNWeTJFMFZin6s9R4NVdBeO2pXqRwWF9W1sh9V-cGbT1TR6jABNdyNS_-YU2mVQEPIL2Z978fLWhEas4mBXqzXsj078HtC56Kyfqs0qbbxpl0Hf_0/s200/bl+standing+front.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310783214632234434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 122px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1MUgt4izEa-5R8G4PXdwWcsCNBNRvrNdQC0POOi4kBV9nvqy7izH3jltPuA-2HbnIpmGgOpNYa2scGbo2XFp7yblk_IndEJiew3wUV_xZMBPPlK8IOWhxQOoKS77LJn1MDhC92khwR4/s200/bl+standing+back.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310783220572606450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 166px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblnkoNUWg_pLAVzu8xHcjU7auGI8eMtpbMizupSNgkArY0dRVx7BaSu0j9naKimRHqXw8iIGemRAeZkcGPfd7eVImbOdOX3gsiA8uHGMSK87aCEa2qb9CoN4GuE6zzmQkf4yQuExj4aA/s200/bl+set+front.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310783220330036770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfElPSVz9-CJJMFGMLrYDU96VCjYC4KdxzryHFTUOjlIV_H2GnxHUelN93-XCHipLzeHXWIDqdJ7J2koSrNIsLgNnkwYKTKdWrVwca3aSowfBYXp6zxs4IVgm2UoSrR-8DuPP8rdIT-J8/s200/bl+set+back.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-91194065656371633282009-03-03T19:22:00.003+09:302009-03-03T19:32:29.078+09:30SurveySo now I have most of the re-organisation done and I have a <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=tUS4B43ZBtC_2bwsvLecs1WA_3d_3d">survey</a> up. It's interesting seeing people's responses so far, looks like the side snap design I gave up on the started again then put aside will be starting again.<br /><br />It's amazing what you can find on the internet, this site allows you to set up a professionally formatted survey and does the analysis for you. All you have to do is not make mistakes with your questions (like I did, but it was easily fixed). It's good to know what people think, rather than guessing. In fact how else can you run a business?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJYfzIv96ZukjCdySiPvJGh5ncS3hq_ScjF0J9IYzQI5ickU9U3MICPeQLXub6QNRSOqA9y9HZVcaIbnkli6PzD3ioMzNW_dcANlGY41m6xbsWcg10qBNskFgeexsBx6I-sWH3cyljBk/s1600-h/minkee+bear+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308897539666728610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 176px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJYfzIv96ZukjCdySiPvJGh5ncS3hq_ScjF0J9IYzQI5ickU9U3MICPeQLXub6QNRSOqA9y9HZVcaIbnkli6PzD3ioMzNW_dcANlGY41m6xbsWcg10qBNskFgeexsBx6I-sWH3cyljBk/s200/minkee+bear+2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-60473325621677587092009-02-23T20:07:00.005+09:302009-02-23T21:46:35.741+09:30Minkee!<div align="left">So I've done a lot of the rearranging and getting things up, I think there are still some descriptions to write and things like the maxi-wraps to put up. I have also got the minkee organised, as well as just straight minkee I have a </div><div align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305940572639793074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEdeKwkiOIUJ12sHwxoTXzIgFKMFMPBIv8tG7n7WewVfjh9QuDH3a1KG9y1Ur4xMDLiMDW8o_cKcsFeTBy46j4NBVdP60v3-7DmmHmGWbfEFlqZ9LwFEA1xLVne14JwIpGS8mJoso4zg/s200/minkee+raspberry+cream.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Raspberry</span> <span style="color:#990000;">Cream</span></strong><br /></div><p></p><p></p><p align="center">Raspberry Slush on the body of the nappy with Cream minkee for the wings.</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305940568280836002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtr_v8o-sSvZeT6UaiOHws4DK9dUnXIs6Q89fDfWCuVmbZRY0UvNdi0HJ0439p5jW3ZUBZXbVes3INvygxm76vJGQFj7FGDdzrwCn_ryri1g6GjgVGagY79ui8kO_-uowC81Jyf_JCLSE/s200/minkee+grape+and+lavender.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="color:#330099;">Grapes and Lavender</span></strong></p><p align="center">Grape variegated minkee on the top and wings with lavender knit fabric for the body.</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305940571251246562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGfqonAhZFsxtWJntzJLRmsaNrmC60n9Ja6zF9IbU0EVmo8rY1yQI7PodD3FhpOw3t_ta29f-kn00vXFlSt3St_jLB8xwR4aSTxF6FhWVorRyDQ1ADONJlleFuMlsQMePdgxkGm7V7Ls/s200/minkee+red+and+apricot.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Red and Apricot</span></strong></p><p align="center">Red minkee on the top and wings with apricot knit fabric for the body.</p><p align="center"></p>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-59443018505580520242009-02-18T16:16:00.005+09:302009-02-18T16:30:40.284+09:302nd Collection<div><div><div><div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#330000;">Au</span><span style="color:#ff9900;">st</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">ra</span><span style="color:#000066;">li</span><span style="color:#993399;">an</span><span style="color:#009900;">a</span></strong></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304027609330101266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_1BXqColkfQ4UmkjQgrWvBqRrY5fPmiyWcHI9FkGmLsXtA8KIOmGawcGcDzSEeo3M2AceLBtP0UR0YXxv6EMzre4qJ6BLZ1Tx-KLPnKsyX_Hd6QbkcPLZ8dPZ0RzendEDDBKLnTDdX4/s200/a+silver+birds+close.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304027612507795650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 158px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uFdkpbPvC84T1VMukdoXJaBYZVqviW85QxSija53k0_r5z9w6cpcYmw12urk0sUlr5xG03AWxWzNPcHEp3xZGJMVXxClI8e9735FyzUS6TvKCv0jKNlUytAAyfhz_C-Q_Ys_9E1SAy4/s200/a+wild+plum+seeds.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7lS95eFsE_OepQlRgjTbunhT-2nT8rp8sUr3QJHjFX1CvbKeOszXjKzVJk_Gi0z9KnCdWsCG75Uxg9cvRtneOniT0PThqyjVjzgq2L5yyYjLsNRhly5y0lujh5gw4wf7QOmwReOOgLg/s1600-h/a+yalke+close.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304026355528948722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7lS95eFsE_OepQlRgjTbunhT-2nT8rp8sUr3QJHjFX1CvbKeOszXjKzVJk_Gi0z9KnCdWsCG75Uxg9cvRtneOniT0PThqyjVjzgq2L5yyYjLsNRhly5y0lujh5gw4wf7QOmwReOOgLg/s200/a+yalke+close.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrARAg91jrVGAYrs3d-bKkK9cVCMF_sQ5SaAacWUHDAy5dfDKX__hO2zMGPkvY2wz5SX9hkLQtX6mTdPR96Otdii0Ydd5yDKGDzcUPAL59u6aUaQidpoC3Tg_sAMjzPhmlLHStUZOg2sI/s1600-h/a+gold+wallaby+close.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304026351272338162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrARAg91jrVGAYrs3d-bKkK9cVCMF_sQ5SaAacWUHDAy5dfDKX__hO2zMGPkvY2wz5SX9hkLQtX6mTdPR96Otdii0Ydd5yDKGDzcUPAL59u6aUaQidpoC3Tg_sAMjzPhmlLHStUZOg2sI/s200/a+gold+wallaby+close.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304027227835871970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMJINHzsinX_jg6TTCcYeaPVKrAg_8stJXZGzyh3b91hYXw0Kpr24WfHiDiV-08Q_QGBfIeuXHPjgP4FaaVzvHnYc8TIB3Hos8L52Ut6QNzwbvtDzKkj3VDg_U_Kp08yH0uiIWtkaMTs/s200/a+woman+dreaming+close.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxNwPehT8X0On0A7jMSB87iaz_sPd9g-elhvzDHiTCQa4hkMtmpwn1WXQwYwIYpkTqcA1b7u0TjqziwMoH1y7rHoj8HRBHdKPRxKFvVx1bMyQWtCUKpXh-1sZ1RwWJp2CJJuBeONZoMU/s1600-h/a+people+close.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304026345724757138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxNwPehT8X0On0A7jMSB87iaz_sPd9g-elhvzDHiTCQa4hkMtmpwn1WXQwYwIYpkTqcA1b7u0TjqziwMoH1y7rHoj8HRBHdKPRxKFvVx1bMyQWtCUKpXh-1sZ1RwWJp2CJJuBeONZoMU/s200/a+people+close.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJejvyhSDyQ6ukqtDq13RECaGjFLJXWozT27-QBxx1q4Styunm1-I0uXIpciFkyg_FtnRK6-vNB8PPxdA-9Gi_9kPVI2Mj-sJskzMaM3LgebcC3RzGzDcCfaDM_LpsV2rF0Be1PIJvaz8/s1600-h/a+circles+close.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304026346303630834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJejvyhSDyQ6ukqtDq13RECaGjFLJXWozT27-QBxx1q4Styunm1-I0uXIpciFkyg_FtnRK6-vNB8PPxdA-9Gi_9kPVI2Mj-sJskzMaM3LgebcC3RzGzDcCfaDM_LpsV2rF0Be1PIJvaz8/s200/a+circles+close.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8Ta6RmbjokSRnXwcF34qe8FhGJrXJzpQ8NE149UQv-gKz95uSMTGjoTedR6ZdSqzrNCJLxTxu0ACgiV6jJ4m8F8gxAHRMgRQcSUWaUtytLgPkN1bO-OYgdUdimZB3L0mPGjo5uhPEkA/s1600-h/a+amicitia.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304026347219761922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8Ta6RmbjokSRnXwcF34qe8FhGJrXJzpQ8NE149UQv-gKz95uSMTGjoTedR6ZdSqzrNCJLxTxu0ACgiV6jJ4m8F8gxAHRMgRQcSUWaUtytLgPkN1bO-OYgdUdimZB3L0mPGjo5uhPEkA/s200/a+amicitia.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304027222900822034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 164px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0FndqJ_xwqJSYrl4Zai8uEK9uaW8PFatPSPRYCe5SkMvAbdhOc2WnJ87p67Hf38SiAdTvl-mYfU_oPKmj1-4WXZMP37Hhutv3HXZMK_0hty0kslXgEFb3vxYXD9QvX5YJBcV6V4q5WY/s200/a+snake+ant.jpg" border="0" />There's a lovely fabric shop about 5 hours down the road that specialises in Aboriginal prints. They are all done by Aboriginal artists who have the choice of an up front payment or they can take royalties as well, then turned into fabric designs. These are just a few I got when I was there last time.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-75037277420473218592009-02-16T22:49:00.005+09:302009-02-16T23:02:09.651+09:30Step 1<div><div><div><div><div><div><div>So what's the plan?</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>First, I'm not stressing about trying to guess what people will like and completing a lot of nappies. So I'm doing all the fiddly bits and getting them ready to put together, but won't actually put them together until later if that makes sense.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>I'm doing several collections of outers, here are some from the first, </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>'<span style="color:#330033;">Re</span><span style="color:#663366;">ve</span><span style="color:#663366;">r</span><span style="color:#993399;">se</span> <span style="color:#663366;">Dy</span><span style="color:#330033;">ing</span></strong>'</span></div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303385603596534946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmcA_Omqq1OXGmqR1u3E1Kz6UlmxhdZxaZJh252xFLQGriwZ9pfLmQn5qtJS5vVsoZZQBNMx3JY-eVJQ_-TLphM4kbjGg1nKhib9yxS3AOZpYjhA8LY_BcVPmYcDbcpyt43OZHSc2L54/s200/bl+red+heart.jpg" border="0" /> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303386172673687106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 168px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DJiCNQPgIoFzHk8WIuAGMoM8jEyRVsL0kYYbvr8dnh2hsh2eMbdGed1yhQUu40MnvwZ_dr1EOnYWu_TTLtFbHU_3F8DDfLTuK5SnTW1D8gB3tzPSokeL9X0s9cKlXZhT-EpEwGegB-A/s200/bl+marbled+denim+2.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303385606311397410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 172px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsAhkWxj39GYeNnPpPv-Godp93suN7j6SKe00JQ5H16XMd9wvvr2gWLurBcziBn4aPrTe1lUP5HHUym1I3D92UDxtB76gT_QEK974S9nbLiQcg3fMlhHbIa1158YWJBYAUlCp_qXYPtI/s200/bl+red+tie-dye.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303386171167629362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 196px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmNBwgchacN6wICEtEPVkPEzjZJBJnVrdkF84tSLKjZI4sONB-9Q926VZ45x-bexT9Gdy3RZeAGg9wloBci5NyOY_uM8dZeTt5jfcoGBzmrHeD_o0c2Z82X6t6qI4I0dlvRwp2PL9n4w/s200/bl+green+spiral.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303385606495345778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 196px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_U-Nff78fglDEw18qsVaOMFZvR1uCxQPycTTjPJ5xmgWOAYe42Na-GF63sOmLMdhhyphenhyphenX1Jmrq2SnuOR1xRTgVKj7m3hbbeswYY58B8GQ4y4Y6_BQPRdy5CcxZ5vodJzK5Heo7ZuFfSJM/s200/bl+red+stars.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303386171715971954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 164px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRejeR3wO8njq5iG2lJOReaU9JzEKpzOxFgUfCpMBvsyXGTUdbmGfXPmptokCVcO30kqxzPtjGYWMSUGly7-om1SaVOW9VYl5GMTrcjoGV6K3QgN8u3xb-OY18Nm3xvqAg5HDvA5Lbqoc/s200/bl+marbled+denim+1.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303385608544238162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 188px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjduUGBeVn5HZS6VJtcc5TLwzNchdr5v0GauPYwAdYLNU2GeSJ9_g-IxJrB81DWsg9r42_lVgYK3xEcnypM18zCISAc4j4NIhnnjpJkVtaQwnIh64iM0rwgjHuCu9l3gbDrH9biBHPhD1I/s200/bl+red+spiral.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303385601662556962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIKeHdxMdLlbe0dMtFkCwsV5ohpeq_gYVZ9WLLRtaeOadCENtXplzf9wY7pgG-wTF1yYop2nSYU2TGQj4W8Lh2-Rs_sR_y6mEPk4iO1fEM1Bwrm5nTxXzMY0_EOzGdPoizmS1pIqJUds/s200/bl+green+marbled.jpg" border="0" /> </div></div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-34346207265163944622009-02-14T17:03:00.002+09:302009-02-14T17:16:10.693+09:30IronyYes, it's been a long time.<br /><br />I put a lot of effort into advertising the store last year, and with a(nother!) non-sleeping baby it was a hard grind. It didn't cause fights with my husband and he was completely supportive in giving me time, but it was obvious he wasn't happy and felt I was putting too much pressure on myself.<br /><br />I had a great time over Christmas, I actually got some things sewn for myself and had a ball doing things like making hair clips and scrunchies for my girls. It was so relaxing and fun to sew different things for my family. So I announced that I was going to scale back - not shut everything down, but not push it either and just let it trickle off.<br /><br />The next day I got an order through one of the things I pushed last year. Then another a few days later. Then someone else when we got back home. It's not a flood, but looking at that and the stats on my website I can see that things are starting to pay off. <br /><br />The store is starting to look a bit bare so I was dithering about what to sew for it, and with the GDUNH coming up I'm wary of overloading myself again. So now I've been thinking again about where I go from here, and I've come up with a bit of a plan for now.<br /><br />I suppose the moral of the story is it's a marathon not a sprint. So be patient and make sure you will be able to keep going.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-10890413150487199982008-12-06T22:26:00.005+09:302008-12-06T23:11:54.652+09:30WAHMtique is here!<div><div><div><div><div><div>Well it took a bit longer due to an unexpected trip, but <strong><a href="http://www.wahmania.com.au/WAHMtique">WAHMtique</a></strong> is here!<br /><br /></div></div><div><div>It is a boutique collaboration of store owners from WAHMania. We're working with different people to create sets, so there are a variety of things like toys with paintings or clothes with nappies. We have a different theme each month, and this month was <span style="color:#003300;"><strong>C<span style="color:#cc0000;">h</span>r<span style="color:#cc0000;">i</span>s<span style="color:#cc0000;">t</span>m<span style="color:#cc0000;">a</span>s</strong></span>.</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276661213965025490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 110px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtEtZ4SgQphMCnw4EDqvpe2irniJaokBeeNxfMB59xc-AIodNJMf7vf2T9gPjEsbc4UaEMmG48OepqAC3ztK_Q5qUa6Sgpq-2x3VpfBy13QL9JQaFaJTCML9kqDEHnIhqDvcMxnzxVAY/s200/fairy+front.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276661723281289906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8vBcjx6lIudulLuDom7bKynKbSzzhDQ2XhPNnAGl3NZz2LlzWE7xVOL-7o_U3Cexx-SF9XH91n4GPnZYustZmIJ1h0eFDHMFpgUjfWK-jQRJNkyD8M0tBtrd36s5D4-IPA5-Pad5LR0/s200/PurpleFairyFrontsmall.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276661718631457314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOPxrE-yUWdoq0CAT5qV1Q725FebM2unFbwVfTpK4d1dSElTJnAPo10hxubioZ43UJ0bE_MQF_X1Zu0fA6SJXN2ibq6WInIfEVzCt5w99PgYZxE95ke91YNsro8Yv52x9364VS0qL_ow/s200/BBunny%2520Sidesmall.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276661201620637282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKOFq7D3VHb4gv8yum33oKs8vIeHi6IJVOkjDu34qZBt8SI5J6bP6ut3sQuFp_skS2Ob6kZFgFzUSMwd4NZGY30K4gQjpi43hBw55t1hPo0tTZD-QPa_fXZYolAGsOvKi1xDs1ePFH1g/s200/Bonnie+010.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276661209398688482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 189px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_jEeFy6l8J0EXYzYVB0o_ziSk6_K7opXmP1jZjAecs2h0Vd6OlD9XmXuHqMFSIGEThUEcNTQ9kT8NQyNptFq2evEE181lY4TYnUIsbRBq560wUiiV600_kR2RLq0IxYADSlbDzzJ6iw/s200/christmas+nappy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276661209159506594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6DgUpNQrjUA2x_LOQzkwAJVf1qIPq5eoArfI8X_-LE2ClGJnzGRFjOeyJUxJXw4E6VUdiiRArHUV-O6Lt6LJEmubkDOfTUaq3SVoxY-tLHcIYpdiDZOx7RA8sqWoSbaK-2KEzPpeZF4/s200/PI5Send7.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p> </p><p>There are still a couple of sets coming as well, Rudolph and some more clothes.</p>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-46395725117820403622008-11-26T22:31:00.003+09:302008-11-26T22:37:41.386+09:30Aaargh, it's almost December!<div><div>December 1st is when we are opening the collaborative store, so I need to get a move on!</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272950907666200930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 146px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxBwel-r2hHxhuG7BCTb1JxdrxL2LeDL8XUj_eBnRWJTurJtbruIWdajQU19bkNNADv9zlmovK2U_Hexf-uekfs5SmgvhAq5VHfxKXzqVu6MHkq8QEMLh8B912UoomGWbp8xf0mKJ0vg/s200/skirt+blue.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>These are the fairy wings and skirt to go with the painting, the wings are double sided and it's a frilly skirt with a drawstring. I need to get some modelled photos, but convincing Widget that it's not hers and she has her own fairy outfit is the fun bit!</div><div> </div><div>OK, appliqueing the minkee nappy shouldn't take too long??!!</div><div> </div></div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-68451647017702795812008-11-23T22:46:00.003+09:302008-11-23T22:52:42.384+09:30Real life store.Well it took a while, but out of the blue I got a message from the IRL store saying that they'd sold my nappies and did I want to send some more :) They requested more gender neutral ones, which I found a bit hard because that's what I thought I'd given them. <br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtAo85ThrY9V8ZxvdEo6scR8M3BjSvEr4iIIihxwWx5vqXEiD61J21KmbBuEIycco_hlZvPn8GuPW-R3GwmMgsUx-cDIqK_Rj0_XqjmqJPtXQ13w782cG_dBIjbKXf5yg-I-KWZTxl7g/s1600-h/rompers+packed.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271841435985930034" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtAo85ThrY9V8ZxvdEo6scR8M3BjSvEr4iIIihxwWx5vqXEiD61J21KmbBuEIycco_hlZvPn8GuPW-R3GwmMgsUx-cDIqK_Rj0_XqjmqJPtXQ13w782cG_dBIjbKXf5yg-I-KWZTxl7g/s200/rompers+packed.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left">But I think part of it is having things suitable for little babies, because a lot of their customers are still pregnant so they want something sweet. So here are the two tone nappies, mostly neutral but with a bit of something different. I'm really happy with the way they turned out. I think the apricot ones in particular are a bit girly, the yellow ones would have been good but someone already bought them. So we'll see how these go.</p><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJImbElsCZ-KQBnDIgw1ukhW4kKPIeCTblDv8DIZtRTsM97Sk4zOtExSDHw1xpneF2PkWYBMVfzn6ZYMqb71ZOK2WsHFaTAacWH4Y8xOQsn7hL-4Cc6TJn8EapQMTXTyxqrjoZL9xz4IU/s1600-h/rompers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271841428500281154" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJImbElsCZ-KQBnDIgw1ukhW4kKPIeCTblDv8DIZtRTsM97Sk4zOtExSDHw1xpneF2PkWYBMVfzn6ZYMqb71ZOK2WsHFaTAacWH4Y8xOQsn7hL-4Cc6TJn8EapQMTXTyxqrjoZL9xz4IU/s200/rompers.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-49148544880238513292008-11-09T19:59:00.003+09:302008-11-09T21:41:59.383+09:30What is success?I've been open a bit over a year now, and I've been reflecting on what my goals were and whether I've achieved them. Trying to decide what is success?<br /><br /><ul><li><strong><span style="color:#003300;">Financial </span></strong>- I haven't broken even, there were a lot more expenses than I thought, as things changed and I discovered how addictive fabric is. It hasn't been a complete disaster, although I have to admit I haven't finished the books so I'm not really sure. It keeps being put back behind other jobs such as sewing and being a Mother. I do know where everything is but I haven't finished entering it all. I didn't expect to make a profit, I know most small businesses take several years to consistently be in the black, but it's important to me that it not become a black hole. <span style="color:#33ccff;">So this one is iffy</span>. I actually thought I was a lot further down, but things have been going well since the GDUNH and some other marketing has been paying off.</li><li><strong><span style="color:#003300;">Advocacy</span></strong> - <span style="color:#33cc00;">Definitely achieved</span>. I have been doing markets, so have talked to lots of people about MCN. Being a small town it's got back to me, so I know people have noticed or discussed them. Plus I have answered a heap of questions and discussions online, and did the RNW afternoon tea.</li><li><strong><span style="color:#003300;">Sewing skills </span></strong>- <span style="color:#33cc00;">Huge improvement</span>. I'm doing some fun sewing, when I get time, and my knowledge and skills are much better. This is coming out in the side snap pattern I'm doing at the moment - it will be a much more technical pattern. With the snappi pattern the challenge was to do it in such a way that it wouldn't wick onto the tabs and decorative outer, with the new pattern I'm looking at fitting and what makes a garment work in much more depth.</li><li><strong><span style="color:#003300;">Business skills</span></strong> - Hmmm, <span style="color:#33cc00;">some yes</span>, <span style="color:#ff0000;">some no</span>. As mentioned I have all the receipts, but my bookwork isn't up to scratch. I have learnt a huge amount about the internet - how it works, SEO, what's out there. I have learnt some marketing tricks and how to define and look for my market. I am still hopeless at organisation and time management.</li><li><span style="color:#003300;"><strong>Enjoyment</strong></span> - Again a <span style="color:#33cc00;">yes</span> and <span style="color:#ff0000;">no</span>. I'm enjoying sewing, although it is frustrating when I'd like to be making myself a skirt and have 6 nappies to finish. I'm enjoying getting nappies out there, especially if they're repeat customers. I'm enjoying experimenting and trying new designs. I'm a bit hard to please - if I have lots of orders, I get stressed. If I have no orders, I get stressed. If I have lots of nappies sewn, I get stressed because I haven't sold them. If I sell them, I get stressed because then I don't have much stock. </li></ul><p>Sometimes I love it, sometimes I really regret it because life would be much easier if I didn't have any pressure on me, and I hate the thought of having spent all that money and not getting it back. On the other hand, if I didn't have it I would probably just read in my free time and get bored. And I wouldn't have thought of my future plans without this experience. To be honest most of what's keeping me going is bloody mindedness, then I get an order and I'm enjoying it again.</p>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-45879147554993288552008-11-03T15:49:00.003+09:302008-11-03T16:03:44.886+09:30More sets!<p align="left">I love getting the chance to do sets and do something a bit different. </p><p align="left">The tiger one has a fringe left along the sides to look like a fluffy tiger face. The Dad actually likes his T-shirt - all the other adult ones I've done have ended up as Mummy nighties.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJJNJIaKhhI0tEdgxW3Kwu-A2hl4rUa41Aj4Zc6Syc6wtfFTWhLAPqq254HnqK0SNOixNwRajS85nBExGaHbU10ylBKq8mH6tzEzjDDmqYjj2D818Z_yMZKLHN5ZAjO3RSA0cWQAAqPk/s1600-h/tiger.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264313973735171362" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJJNJIaKhhI0tEdgxW3Kwu-A2hl4rUa41Aj4Zc6Syc6wtfFTWhLAPqq254HnqK0SNOixNwRajS85nBExGaHbU10ylBKq8mH6tzEzjDDmqYjj2D818Z_yMZKLHN5ZAjO3RSA0cWQAAqPk/s200/tiger.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEeFk4Zvzr8JnreMkEq5M-IJYyI5Tjw4tQfKlnQa_gCWI-cBDZ-VBu_7vscBnZ5bqEBW0keAbVK8GONy0ZrXbNzRMx3QK1w93yOUqsAKKz5ubUp0zQ1OqryqRFR5CQ-Ls45K-WmuSRWo/s1600-h/bush+tucker.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264313968438405714" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiEeFk4Zvzr8JnreMkEq5M-IJYyI5Tjw4tQfKlnQa_gCWI-cBDZ-VBu_7vscBnZ5bqEBW0keAbVK8GONy0ZrXbNzRMx3QK1w93yOUqsAKKz5ubUp0zQ1OqryqRFR5CQ-Ls45K-WmuSRWo/s200/bush+tucker.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left">This is definitely for the girls. At the top of the shirt is a woman and her coolamon, collecting the bush tucker. The nappy has something similar on the back, but a different plant. The shirt would look great with a nice brown belt. </p><p align="left">Is it weird to want to co-ordinate with your baby's bum?</p>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-38972717069494422692008-10-26T21:57:00.004+09:302008-10-26T22:59:08.349+09:30Collaboration - How Exciting!<div><div>It's really exciting, I'm involved with a group of WAHMs who are starting a collaboration. And it's not just nappy WAHMs, we're mixing it up a bit to get new ideas.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>The first one will be in December for Christmas. I'm making a minkee/bamboo velour fitted nappy to go with some clothes. I'm deciding which red minkee to use, the plain or the beautiful variegated one. It will depend which goes better with the clothes, but I'm also experimenting to see if I can applique on it, or possibly do something with other colours or fabrics.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWB1fz4J0KFvEgSVpwcs4-2ZQvrirUux8PHCuZiFaEeN88Jlvs8NSg09-bsHlBhWQufkdTFwfQvDC5vsv-OEq10z6ZYJIRTGH2EarE3YhAjpvHpqD8uMMftA_l8Fm1RtdtOuJOz2fCSo/s1600-h/red+minkee.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261441636093141378" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 174px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWB1fz4J0KFvEgSVpwcs4-2ZQvrirUux8PHCuZiFaEeN88Jlvs8NSg09-bsHlBhWQufkdTFwfQvDC5vsv-OEq10z6ZYJIRTGH2EarE3YhAjpvHpqD8uMMftA_l8Fm1RtdtOuJOz2fCSo/s200/red+minkee.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8TvXZKppt2tivu27sD11kf9OqK4ak1EaYbnd_Q40I_Zw2OAwwjb16Rf8JmTbUJcV4Nrouk3E4tnTYuKmwsZky-bRF42kQGjj4vgAOyEr6F67hRvP60HyKpZk9K8viIxrfe0SC7VB_2c/s1600-h/fab+minkee+raspberry+slushy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261441636059202386" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8TvXZKppt2tivu27sD11kf9OqK4ak1EaYbnd_Q40I_Zw2OAwwjb16Rf8JmTbUJcV4Nrouk3E4tnTYuKmwsZky-bRF42kQGjj4vgAOyEr6F67hRvP60HyKpZk9K8viIxrfe0SC7VB_2c/s200/fab+minkee+raspberry+slushy.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>And I'm possibly embellishing a shirt and/or bib to go with someone else's nappy, I can't wait to get photos of what they're doing so I can get creative on the shirt. </div><div align="left"><br />The one I'm working on now is to make a gift set for a little girl, with a fairy picture and I'm making fairy wings and a skirt. The wings will be like these, blue and purple, and the skirt will be blue with ribbons and embellishments in the purple. I've just found some cool instructions for making really nice flowers and suffolk puffs, it will be a really girly fantasy skirt.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-F3sJUSLXJRSMmbpkS7A_4JV1CutgxwkBs99gcevCZkE2tOtfZh3mQY0FFDmf5kUymSVJtNgYvScEYhSpthxBG8zkoKhXa2YKECcj4bPgOu_IlG7v1aTfaQFdjCrzgoJctrnEjVNg-0I/s1600-h/p+blue+wings.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261441633771213746" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 126px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-F3sJUSLXJRSMmbpkS7A_4JV1CutgxwkBs99gcevCZkE2tOtfZh3mQY0FFDmf5kUymSVJtNgYvScEYhSpthxBG8zkoKhXa2YKECcj4bPgOu_IlG7v1aTfaQFdjCrzgoJctrnEjVNg-0I/s200/p+blue+wings.jpg" border="0" /></a></p></div>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2925769922207004348.post-14452283002855310412008-10-19T20:33:00.003+09:302008-10-19T21:30:00.611+09:30Re-usable Nappy Week<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqlwKhu9kqGM8iSfk3SIWBmrBEEpeXo_Ez4vrIkv7Nh8ksozayyEwVcwDxsz6WpBs6l4DTFYWjxWxltm7fUBypMtAVUTopoIFR2dPpGXJFAgmDg070ARqEZkZUgeABmSsHu6Djd7pMfY/s1600-h/DSC01045.JPG"></a>Along with my very supportive husband, I just ran an afternoon tea for <strong><span style="color:#000066;">Re-usable Nappy Week</span></strong>. I put up a couple of posters and DH told the pregnant women he works with, plus I put it out on a forum and playgroup and half a dozen women and one dutiful father-to-be turned up. That's pretty good for such a little town!<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooCxqojJjg9jvLfpZQwDw3jaSTPhEl8EKsq3UdFDQHMXCmNeReUV4ms6yJarZF5WI04gRpLssixAVoWdyav8VNowtdsU9BCKciywQRUUClh_j55xwqNqp65pUi-bfg98Sa511qApfEz4/s1600-h/DSC01046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258819368811783522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgooCxqojJjg9jvLfpZQwDw3jaSTPhEl8EKsq3UdFDQHMXCmNeReUV4ms6yJarZF5WI04gRpLssixAVoWdyav8VNowtdsU9BCKciywQRUUClh_j55xwqNqp65pUi-bfg98Sa511qApfEz4/s200/DSC01046.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left">Widget ran around with another toddler and DH looked after them, and Midget was a great little model and let people practice putting snappis on her.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCb8tgH-vIktj9_Nj56VUArmwLVilNR7hPz5PaK5_FbBGc8jkoq5DCok70wTnhPIAeRZRs01XD-Ufqz0qHR8MRAfM7hH8DhW1TjiDj72RU-AoGGavfQM4SL1lCqKD-9tiV6URj74n_6r4/s1600-h/DSC01047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258819368237565874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCb8tgH-vIktj9_Nj56VUArmwLVilNR7hPz5PaK5_FbBGc8jkoq5DCok70wTnhPIAeRZRs01XD-Ufqz0qHR8MRAfM7hH8DhW1TjiDj72RU-AoGGavfQM4SL1lCqKD-9tiV6URj74n_6r4/s200/DSC01047.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left"></p><p align="left">This is just about every nappy I own spread around on the floor, including the really sad one I made for the recycling challenge. That one had to go as it's the only AIO I have, plus I mentioned frugal nappying and making your own.<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBC1WMJqwhXXejNFbOjIbFKyQ8xTgKeNQF8tbdLm1WMGwMh2pCpqhEubTU7IksE2gjGf6CEzc5xkMf9ThQNmCQisc3NdTP2xsju6dvIe5N40X7TIDvGxAvQL9rrkyD0UcumSaQ2oe-oPg/s1600-h/DSC01048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258819373701959874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBC1WMJqwhXXejNFbOjIbFKyQ8xTgKeNQF8tbdLm1WMGwMh2pCpqhEubTU7IksE2gjGf6CEzc5xkMf9ThQNmCQisc3NdTP2xsju6dvIe5N40X7TIDvGxAvQL9rrkyD0UcumSaQ2oe-oPg/s200/DSC01048.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left">There were a couple of nappies I had just washed that morning, and of course the bamboo hadn't dried. But that's really just an opportunity to demonstrate how a stay-dry liner works, because it feels dry while the rest of the booster is damp.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW41PI2tloeQ9v1uhYsOK6-ozXOuTsCRHcN3DgCEGYwCKb0VoRy7qYW_9v7BA36XVzFCkvucEicuKphrmnCCMNhULSNlduZTxZWZbdP-xSZgLDBYN8pC2FWP-PdTz_WovbwUtj1hKRmj8/s1600-h/DSC01049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258819373105530178" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW41PI2tloeQ9v1uhYsOK6-ozXOuTsCRHcN3DgCEGYwCKb0VoRy7qYW_9v7BA36XVzFCkvucEicuKphrmnCCMNhULSNlduZTxZWZbdP-xSZgLDBYN8pC2FWP-PdTz_WovbwUtj1hKRmj8/s200/DSC01049.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="left">They all had a good play with the different nappies, and I made up "Show Bags" as well. Lots of information, including web addresses, a pattern, the ANN brochure, a snappi and some cool magic cloths. So they can have a look at it at their leisure afterwards.</p><p align="left">The minkee cover was a big hit, as was the pink chinese brocade and tiger.</p><p align="left">I feel like I should run a little competition - how about some magic cloths for anyone who can identify the nappies in the photo :)</p>Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14051786523722598002noreply@blogger.com1