Here's a bit more about her shop ...
I have loved creating and working with my hands since I was a child. My
parents would remind me that at age 4, I created little flowers out of a
continuous spirals of pencil shavings, glue them onto paper. I later
went to school for design. I find design, and opportunities to create
something new all around me, in everyday life.
At different stages in my life, I make different things. Since having children, I have found a passion for making all their cloth diapers, doublers, and diaper covers. Lucky for me, I learned how to sew at an early age and have been using that particular skill to make everything from curtains for my first apartment, to couch covers, cushions, dresses, and everything in between.
Hopefully, all my future creations will also be as non damaging to our environment as my current ones. All the wool I use is acquired locally when I lived on the east coast and started making diaper covers for my kids a few years ago. After relocating to Hawai'i, I wanted to only sell locally, but found most of my customers were in the northeast and the northwest! I will only be producing my covers until I run out of material. Then on to my next re-use project!
I feel that by using products and materials that already exist, we are taking advantage of those long expended resources to serve a new purpose. It just takes a labor of love and some creative reconstruction.
At different stages in my life, I make different things. Since having children, I have found a passion for making all their cloth diapers, doublers, and diaper covers. Lucky for me, I learned how to sew at an early age and have been using that particular skill to make everything from curtains for my first apartment, to couch covers, cushions, dresses, and everything in between.
Hopefully, all my future creations will also be as non damaging to our environment as my current ones. All the wool I use is acquired locally when I lived on the east coast and started making diaper covers for my kids a few years ago. After relocating to Hawai'i, I wanted to only sell locally, but found most of my customers were in the northeast and the northwest! I will only be producing my covers until I run out of material. Then on to my next re-use project!
I feel that by using products and materials that already exist, we are taking advantage of those long expended resources to serve a new purpose. It just takes a labor of love and some creative reconstruction.
GIVEAWAY
$10 Shop Credit
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I like the warm earth tones and wintry hues diaper covers. Cute!
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Geez Gretchen didn't even know you had a blog (see you post on Andaluz all the time and didn't know!). And you like my homegirl Stephanie's blog Mama and Baby Love too! Anyway, liked you on Facebook.
My favorite Muse for Reuse item is the Questionable Contents cover. Quite adorable and same name as a great webcomic. /cjsiders@gmail.com
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I like the aqua star wool diaper cover!
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Your wool week button is in my post on my blog today!
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Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
I love the orange and grey cover with the heart that's shown in the custom orders item! http://www.etsy.com/listing/85196781/warm-earth-tones-diaper-cover-custom theadventuresoflactatinggirl {at} gmail {dot} com
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I have the Wool Week button on my blog!
I am soaking up info here. We were in an apartment when we had our little one... coin laundry down two flights of stairs so we had to use disposable. Now we our in our home and have decided to switch to cloth for the rest of our little ones diaper time (hopefully shorter than longer :) and to have a stash for the net little one. BUT wool - I know nothing. Thanks so much for all the info.
I'm glad you might work wool into your stash - it's super fun and I love that you can upcycle your own with cute sweaters :)
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Questionable Contents? Ahhh...words to live by. I love your QUESTIONABLE CONTENTS cool cotton cashmere and silk diaper cover soaker. So clever!
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Favorite item CARROT and AVOCADO set market veggies upcycled wool
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I like the longies! It's getting chilly here!
I really like the QUESTIONABLE CONTENTS cool cotton cashmere and silk diaper cover soaker!! how cute and funny is it! hahaha
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Visited the Muse for Reuse site and LOVE everything. Ack! Favorites: the carrot and avocado set, the aqua star woll diaper cover (in all the colors), and and the puffy hearts washies cloth...
Visited Muse for Reuse: questionable content diaper! lol Humor in diapers gotta keep us momma changing mommas smiling right?
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