Busy Busy Busy...

Thought I should get a post up of some of the latest things happening at A Lovely Start and share some pictures with you! My FaceBook page has been buzzing lately with new products and giveaways! I know some of you don't have a FB account, so I need to hold a giveaway over here on the poor neglected blog. Tell you what, if I get 100 follows over here, I will hold a giveaway over here! *wink*

News: March 4th is my guest appearance on Bitty Fluff! I have so much to do for that stocking and I think I still need to confirm my place with them. The time sure gets away on me!

What I have been sewing up:
Wool Footies Gift Set

Lots of Super Soft Deluxe Waterproof Change Pads

A bunch of multisize diapers. These come in two sizes, Size 1 (NB/s/m) and Size 2 (m/l/xl)

Some more Appliqued longies

And there is so much more going on right now! Will try to post some more really soon!

Hyena Cart Stocking Feb 4! Upcycled Woolies and some clearance items!

Today is the first big stocking at A Lovely Start on Hyena Cart! I am very excited! It will be at 3:00 Hyena Time (EST) and there is a lot being stocked.  I have been working on more embellished longies and footies.  Oh how I love doing these!  Here are a few I have completed and will be on Hyena Cart today!

 

I also have a bunch of things in the Specials and Sales category.  I have been doing some cleaning in me sewing room and want to clear out some things as I get ready for my spring sewing!  Take a peek to see if there are any great deals you don't want to miss! Here are a couple things you will find in the sale.

Sneak Peaks and News...

I am excited to be a guest vendor on the Hyena Cart Congo - Bitty Fluff in March!  A Congo is like shopping at `Mall`online.  Bitty Fluff Congo is a group of vendors that all feature Newborn items and items that pamper new moms.  Items stock the first and third Fridays of each month at 2:00pm and in March, my items will be stocking along with many other great Newbie things!  Very Cool!

And I want to share some sneak peaks at some Upcycled woolies that will be available in my store soon!

Brrrr...It's cold outside!

What better time to pick up some wool footies for your little one! These are awesome at night or when you are out and about to keep baby feeling warm and dry.  I have a couple in stock on my Hyena Cart right now and a few more stocking tomorrow!

Cashmere Footies - Small
These are sooooo soft and cuddly!

Soft "Jean-look" Medium Footies
These little footies have leather soles for early walkers!

 

Head on over to my Hyena Cart to check them all out!

Embellished Upcycled Woolies!

These embellished longies were so fun to do! I made them for a local craft fair and they all sold within minutes! I cannot decide which is my favorite!

Some upcycled wool Footies! I love Footies!

A few things that will be for sale at the craft fair...

Don't forget, next weekend I will be at the AP Village Craft Fair in Calgary, so come on by and say HI!
Sunday, November 21 · 10:00am - 3:00pm
Winston Heights Community Center 520 - 27th Ave NW Calgary, AB

Here is a sneak peek at a couple things that I will have with me.
Newborn Pink Giraffes Set includes Upcycled wool footies, crossover shirt, hat and bamboo diaper.

Fleece soakers and matching Quick Dry Bamboo Fitted Diapers

Calgary Mama's! Come visit me on November 21st!

Oh my poor neglected blog!

I have been busy this fall filling custom orders and getting stock ready for my first ever craft fair!  I am very excited to have a table booked at the AP Village Winter Craft Fair & Bake Sale!  Here are the details if anyone wants to come down and see what I have for sale:

Date and Time:  Sunday, November 21 · 10:00am - 3:00pm
Location:           Winston Heights Community Center

                         520 - 27th Ave NW

                         Calgary, AB

Details:          
Come find the perfect Christmas present!
Please join us for our Craft Fair & Bake Sale. We will be selling a variety of home-made items, baked goods and coffee & tea.
Please share this event on your wall and invite your friends!
All proceeds will go to the non-profit group, Attachment Parenting Village Canada.
Free admission
$1 for tickets for some FABULOUS door prizes

I have lots of great things on the go for the sale.  A sneak peek at a couple items is in order, more to come when i get the camera back out!

Newborn Rainbow Snap Wrap made with wonderfully soft upcycled cashmere!


Leather Soled Slippers made from upcylced wool - These are lined with 100% cashmere! I have 2 pair - one in size 2-3 years and one in 12-18 months.


Leather Soled Slippers fully lined with soft fleece and accented with 100% cotton knit prints in size 18-24 months.


Each pair of slipper has a coordinating print Quick Dry Bamboo Fitted Diaper!


Wouldn't it be cool if I did coordinating soakers for all these prints as well! Kinda like this custom I completed a couple months ago... hmmmm....


Stay tuned for more pictures of craft fair items! I also need to do some posting of some of the recent customs I have been working at...

A Lovely Trade!

I think I have mentioned before, I love to do trades with other mamas. I had the privilege to work with a wonderful knitting mama over the past couple months as we both completed some wonderful items. I absolutely can not wait to get my hands on the adorable knit woolies she has created for me. Here are the items I made for her.

Here is a large wetbag with a snapping handle and a matching small wetbag. These are done in Michael Miller's "Rustic Guitars" print. I love this adorable print!
This is the very last of my Butterfly Frenzy print made into a medium wetbag. It comes complete with a pocket full of soft bamboo wipe-ups!
Two of my round two Quick Dry fitteds in a very cute multicolored owls print. These diapers have a cotton outer, squishy soft bamboo velour inner, a hidden layers of bamboo fleece and bamboo fleece soakers topped with velour. These two feature snaps with engraved owls.
And last but not least, my "surprise soaker". I so hope you like it, Mama! This medium soaker is made with the softest cashmere wool I have ever felt. The embellishments on the back hold a very special meaning for me. The mama's embracing arms are full of openness and love as the tiny baby grows in her heart.

Recycled Wool and PUL Diaper Covers

The first three pictures are all wares made from the same pink wool sweater. I have a little more left and will add a picture when complete!
Small cuffable wool longies.

This cute little pull on soaker has a drawstring waist that ties up at the side.

Wool Snap-Wrap Diaper Cover. The body of this cover is lined with soft merino to add an extra layer of wetness protection while still having only one layer at the waist for a trimmer fit.


This one is a Candy Pink PUL Snap-Wrap diaper cover.

Fleece and Wool in summer? Why of course!

I hear it all the time since I have started using cloth and sewing my wears... "Isn't it hot for your little ones to wear fleece and wool in the summer?" No way! It is cooler on their little tush then a 'sposie or a PUL pocket or PUL cover as well.

This was on The Diaper Pin a couple years ago and I found it quite interesting. I no longer have a link to the original post, but I had saved a copy and just wanted to share. A mom with a teen did this science experiment (Temperatures in Fahrenheit):

Cloth diaper Temperatures:
4 days in a row the afternoon temp reach almost 90*, each day we tried different diapering combos. Here are his results:
After 15 minutes outside, temp inside the diaper:

Disposables 102.5*
FuziBunz 101.5*
Fleece pocket 100*
fitted with fleece shorts 98.5*
pinned prefold with fleece shorts 97*
fitted with wool shorts 96*
pinned prefold with wool shorts 95.5*
just a fitted 95*
just a pinned prefold 94*

Some new customs...

I really enjoyed meeting and working with this mama! She has two wonderful babes that I was able to sew up some wears for!

I love how soft this 30" x 30" floor pad is. The perfect place for any babe to snuggle in and have some naked time! It is backed with a fashionable cotton print and topped with squishy sherpa. There is a hidden layer of PUL to make it waterproof and flannel to make it both absorbent and to give a little extra cushion.
What do you do when you still want to have some cute recycled wool for your toddler, but they are to tall to use the sleeves the conventional way? Well, you give them some piratical knee pads, of course! They will come in handy for all the time spent on the floor playing with cars. These are wool longies for a 3 year old boy. I added a three layer knee pad. These would also be great for crawlers!
Here are two pair of Ditto Daddy Boxer Briefs done in fleece for early potty training. The inserts are 4 layers of squishy bamboo backed with PUL for extra protection and topped with feel-dry microfleece.This little recycled wool soaker is nightworthy! The soft, felted wool is nice and thick and has an extra layer in the wetzone for added protection.These are four little pair of microfleece "underwear". They will put a full, stay-in-place, feel-dry layer between baby and a fitted diaper. Great for little ones that are extra sensitive to wetness, especially at night.