wanna win some wipes?

Then head on over to Huppie Mama for your chance to win one set of 5 cotton flannel/organic sherpa wipes. These have been very popular in my Etsy shop :)

And while you are there you should check out her blog about living green with her beautiful baby girl down in Florida!

Also she is sponsoring a number of giveaways right now, so you might want to enter those too. Because it's fun to win stuff!

Happy perusing!

my etsy shop has been featured!

How exciting! Our first feature, evah!!

You should hop on over to Raising a King to see what lovely things Kristina says about our wipes :)

And you may find something useful (wink wink) if you are looking to shop at bee sew sew!

While you are over at Raising a King you should check out all the other great Etsy sellers she's featuring this month. There are a ton a awesome discounts and coupon codes! Including one for her own shop Buy some love. Seriously, how gorgeous is that?

Happy shopping!

Etsy envy

You know how sometimes you see something and it makes you go, "oh, I wish my baby was the other sex because I so want to buy that! It's awesome!" I can usually pass over the pretty, frilly dresses because I know I'd be tired of pink if I had a girl, but today I got stuck in Heidi and Finn's Etsy store and just couldn't seem to navigate away from it.

The colours were muted, the lines modern and the designs simple. It was everything we look to dress the sprout in, only for girls. They were all girl patterns. Yet I sat there clicking through all the patterns. I couldn't stop!

I first came across the pleat bottom pants. Such a cool idea. It just jazzes up a simple pair of pants. It's like frills only not over done. They are simple but make a statement. Like, I'm hip and modern but I'm not going to be in-your-face about it.

This little green pea coat is another one of my favorites. It's just clean and simple. And would make a perfect spring coat, you know, if the sprout was a girl.

Still, there are supposed to be some boy and unisex patterns in the works. I have made a request to be a pattern tester. No idea if anything will come of that, but hey, I like to sew and would love to have some great modern, simple patterns.

The sprout could be so stylish :)

Etsy envy

This week I am coveting the gorgeous sewing from SewnNatural. It is a mother-daughter team that have created a beautiful, simple collection with a touch of whimsy. I remember my own mother teaching me how to sew, so I feel a bit of nostalgia remembering all the times my mum and I worked on projects together. With keen attention to small details (look at the elephant on that baby blanket! He's sooooo cute!) and the use of natural, organic and repurposed vintage fabrics, I could buy one of everything for the sprout. Sadly, my credit card begs to differ. Still, a girl can dream...

I think the sprout would look great carrying around the child-sized lion messenger bag. Six months isn't too young to start pulling your own weight, is it? Well, maybe I'll wait till he's bigger than the bag. And the nap mats! Now that is a brilliant idea. This one with the owls really appeals to me. Owls are nocturnal and only come out when all good boys should be asleep :)

Although I can't buy everything, I think the sprout will also adore his new elephant blanket. The vintage blue stripes and super soft organic flannel are sure to win over my little boy who loves all things soft and warm.

And, an even bigger plus, SewnNatural is local! A homemade business based in Ottawa. It's just one more thing to love. And if that wasn't enough, you can enjoy 10% off your next purchase when you enter wordofmom10 at checkout! I am off to get poor on Etsy!

Etsy envy

If I had all the time in the world I would make the sprout a whole set of felt play food from umecrafts on Etsy. Can you say way cool? That artichoke makes me want to go out and buy a real one just so I can find something to make with it so that when the sprout is old enough he'll copy me making the artichoke recipe! And the fruit sections? What a great way to safely teach the sprout to use a knife so he'll be able to make me supper in, errr... a few years :D

I adore the variety of the felt food patterns this seller has to offer and the fact that they look so realistic. le sigh. I am off to get poor on Etsy!