Cloth Indulgence

Why Cloth Trainers??

2012-01-12T22:18:00.000-08:00

Cloth Indulgence Cloth Trainers Vs. Pull-ups

Let's face it, pull-ups are diapers! They don't encourage your child to go in the potty. They don't even look like regular undies. Cloth Indulgence cloth trainers look & feel like regular undies. They have no resemblance to a diaper & your child can choose their favorite prints to further encourage them. They are not waterproof for a reason. Your child should feel the ickiness of being wet for it to click that he needs to make it to the potty next time. Using cloth trainers will help your child make this connection much faster & the extra absorbency saves you from having to deal with puddles on the floor!

Cloth Indulgence trainers have 2 layers of hemp fleece & a layer of snuggly soft bamboo velour through the wetzone. Hemp fleece is extremely absorbent and better yet, it is an eco-friendly fabric! The body of the trainer is cotton & there is no elastic in the waist or leg bands. By leaving out the elastic, I have assured that your child can easily pull these trainers up & down all by themselves. THis gives them confidence and ease in potty learning.

$13 a pair!! Here is a little cost comparison for a child that takes about 6 months to fully potty learn:

Pull-ups
$1 each x 5 (average) per day=$5
$5 x $180 days = $900

Cloth Indulgence Trainers
$13 x 12 (wash every other day)= $156

SAVINGS $744!!!!

Cost for the next child....ZERO!!! My girls wore these until well after they were fully trained as regular undies. They loved them so much!

Weekend Fluff

2011-09-25T23:34:00.000-07:00

Wow! I did so much sewing this weekend!

Custom Bamboo Nighty-Nights

Candy Corn Bamboo Fitted for the Living Arts Halloween Stocking

Custom Trainers

A set of 18 Bamboo Velour/Bamboo Fleece Family Cloth Wipes

le Petit Liners for the Luna's Gate Stocking on the 27th

I will be leaving on Oct 1st for a trip to see family with the littlest munchkin, so I will be finishing up this weeks dozen or so trainers and I couple of diapers from my new design. I won't have time for much else, but I will open customs up again when I get back on the 8th. I will also be calling for some testers for my new waterproof trainers in the middle of October.

2011-09-10T12:39:00.000-07:00

Now that we are all settled in our new home, I am going to give this blog another shot! Life has been crazy & exciting for us lately.

We now have a new kitchen, thanks to my amazing husband:

a new doggie:

a mischevious crawling baby:

a delightful & always adorable 3 yr old:

and a creative & spunky 4 yr old:

So welcome back to my adventure as a wife, mommy, WAHM, knitter, seamstress, cook & athlete!

Big stocking & a little modeling

2011-05-23T23:02:00.000-07:00

My 3 little girls were so sweet to let me work while they played around me today. I have a huge stocking lined up for tomorrow!

Little Cupcake was happy to do a little modeling for me tonight. She is sporting a bamboo Cloth Indulgence medium fitted.

I did a little picking up and organizing, so here is my new sewing room. The room is enormous, so the kids can hang out and color and play while I work. I am dying to get some pics and shelving on the walls.

A Little Taste...

2011-05-16T16:11:00.000-07:00

I seem to always be moving so fast that I forget to take pictures of things before they go out. My awesome husband was easily talked into a new camera, so maybe that will help a little :)

First, a Sleuthing Hoodie

This sweater took me a whole month!!! It was a really awesome knit though and I am completely satisfied with the results. It was for a swap and I got some beautiful Julibeans BBR in exchange for my knitting. The colorway is Disc Baby Knits "jungle Gent." She also has a colorway called "Jungle Chic" that I am dying to get!

Next, a set of custom trainers. No matter how many of these I make, and I have made hundreds, they are still fun! I just love how cute they are and I remember how much my own little girls loved them when they were potty learning.

Just for fun, here is my little princess who is turning 4 this week!

Happy Easter & Sewing!!

2011-04-24T15:15:00.000-07:00

We have had a wonderful Easter weekend complete with Easter baskets, egg coloring and bison steaks on the grill! My rockin' husband worked on our chicken coop so that we can get some chickens within the next few weeks. Even the weather was nice! Amidst all the fun, I still managed to get a little sewing in :)

Here are some pads for a customer in Norway. They are natural bamboo velour with colored fleece backing.

A set of pads for a coop order that I am woking on right now.

Tonight, I will be sewing trainers like mad!! I have 35 to get done in the next 10-14 days!!!

Custom Diapers

2011-04-17T21:22:00.000-07:00

I happily finished an order of custom diapers tonight. Diapers are time consuming for me, but they are the product that brings me the most satisfaction. So, without further ado, this is what I have been working on all week...

...next up, stocking some trainers, knitting, Yoga Meltdown, and a bubble bath!

Good Night!!

Dyeing Fabric

2011-04-14T20:39:00.000-07:00

It occurred to me recently that I should really make some time to keep up with this blog! I guess I will start with today. This afternoon my two older girls helped me dye some fabric. We started mixing colors and I realized I didn't have my camera, so oh well, we didn't take pics of the process. There was no way that I was going to step away from the dye to get it. That could have very quickly turned into a disaster!!! So, I will just post pics of the end product. We dyed some t-shirts for their baby sister, because she is quickly outgrowing all of her clothes and we also did some cuts of bamboo velour. One of which I am over-dying for a custom diaper right now because the colors just didn't come out dark enough. I am excited to sew up the bamboo velour into a diaper or two and some pretty mama cloth. I am extremely happy with the colors :)

Sewing and stocking previews!

2010-10-01T08:08:00.000-07:00

I am slowly getting back into the swing of things after getting settled in from the move. As this pregnancy progresses, I am having a hard time sewing for more than an hour or two at a time, so I haven't been able to do as much. Here are few things that will be stocking soon at my main shop and at Luna's Gate! I also on stocking some trainers.

Newborn bamboo diapers. I love these! They are squishy and soft and are completely made from Bamboo/Organic Cotton Fleece. I plan on dying some bamboo fleece for some girlie ones this weekend!

This diaper is so soft and beautiful! It is Bamboo Velour for the outer/inner & Bamboo Fleece for the soaker layers. I love the way the colors came out, perfect for Autumn!

This is a custom order of trainers that just went out the other day! I love sewing trainers, they are just so adorable. I hope the little boy that these were going to loves the, too!

Knitting & News!

2010-09-05T22:30:00.000-07:00

I have taken a couple months off from my business while getting over some terrible morning sickness and moving 1500 miles up to Northwestern Washington. Washington has been such a great change for us, though moving with a 2 and 3 year old was pretty stressful at times! The girls and I have been spending as much time as humanly possible outside. There are plenty of beautiful parks and things to do to keep us busy for a long time!

I have been knitting a lot lately, especially since I have a new little coming in only 4 months! This first set is my favorite. It is Ky Baby Knits Grapefruit Love on BFL and it is so soft!

These are some newborn longies in Sugarbubbie's Promise colorway on Canadian BFL and is another favorite.

This sweater was originally supposed to be for Julianne, but she didn't even want to try it on :( Her little sister absolutely loves it, so it is hers now!

Still Struggling!

2010-06-21T12:18:00.000-07:00

Sewing and knitting have been nearly impossible for me right now. It is all good though because we are expecting a new baby on Christmas! My oldest is expecially excited and told me even before I was pregnant that she was going to have a baby brother for Christmas. We shall see if she is right soon enough! Wait there's more... my amazing husband scored a promotion in Washington State! We are currently packing up and trying to sell the house and will be moving in August. We are so excited to be leaving the desert and escaping the heat for some much needed green landscape!

This past week I have managed to work on some trainers and unders for a coop. I didn't get much done, but luckily it is a small coop. I don't normally make plain unders (except for my own kids), but a mama requested them, so I was happy to do them for her. Maybe after we move and get settled, they will become a regular offering on my cart.

It's a miracle...

2010-05-11T21:14:00.000-07:00

...that I finished this coop! 94 trainers done!! I have not been feeling well as of lately and I really have been struggling with sewing. I am happy to be finished and am very happy with how they all came out. I am taking a little break for a few days and then I have some work to do on my diaper patterns, as I am doing some sizing adjustments and am working on the design of my front-snapping diaper. I hope to be stocking again at the end of the month. I will also be guest stocking at Luna's Gate on May 27th for their storybook theme.

Catching up!

2010-04-21T17:23:00.000-07:00

I have neglected this blog for almost a month now. Things have been hectic and I have been finding that my girls need a lot more attention than I was giving them previously, so I have only been spending a minimal amount of time online. Anyway, we have been doing a lot.

Business first! Right now I am working on a coop. The whole order isn't in yet, but it is looking like it will be a few less than 100 trainers! I offered some of my cutest, most favorite prints this time around and they have been a joy to sew. So far I have about 25 done. Here are some of the prints I am offering.

While I stay up late sewing, my best friend is:

I have been wanting to sew nightgowns for my girls for so long and the other night I finally made one. It was a spur of the moment thing, so I just made up a pattern as I went. I don't really sew clothing much, so it isn't perfect, but it will do. This particular one is for Jocelyn and now she knows what zebras are! I plan to make a few for each of my girls.

I haven't been knitting too much, but I have this handspun project almost done. Here is a little peek at it. I will post more pics after it is blocked.

My newest crafting love is spinning! Right now I am spinning up some superwash merino wool that was dyed by Family Pendragon. It is beautiful fiber and perfect for a spring project, though I am not sure what it is going to be yet!

I have planted my very first garden this year. I started it during the winter since it doesn't freeze here. I have planted a pomegranate tree, zucchini and yellow zucchini, bell peppers, cucumbers, beets, snow peas, beans, butternut squash, green onions, carrots, and tomatoes along with some herbs. Everything seems to be doing very well and I have already had some tomatoes, beets and carrots!

I have been doing my best to work out faithfully, but it seems that sometimes there are just not enough hours in the day! I love to run, but it is starting to get a little hot for me, so I have started doing Jillian's Yoga Meltdown video (an AWESOME workout) along with my weightlifting routine. I am very thankful that my husband and I decided to make our great room a home gym otherwise I don't know how I would ever work out with the little ones.

As much as I have been working and trying to be as productive as possible, I love to go outside with the girls to play with our lovable doggies and enjoy the beautiful weather!

Whew! That was a long post! I am going to try to keep up a little better from now on!

Actions Shots!

2010-03-29T14:38:00.000-07:00

A really nice mama sent me some actions shots of her very handsome twin boys wearing Lil' Poo Catcher's diapers. I love to see my products on little ones! Here are Asher and Isaac (love their names!) sporting their new diapers :)

Summer Knitting and Custom Trainers

2010-03-18T20:41:00.000-07:00

Now that the weather is absolutely beautiful here, I have been getting together some shorties for Jocelyn. She wasn't too keen on the idea of wearing shorts at first and kept trying to pull them down, but she has gotten used to it.

This first pair is Ellyl by Mosaic Moon on Mountain Meadow Ramboulliet. I really love the feel of this yarn. It is a bit smoother and softer than cestari, but it seems to be just as sturdy. It was really nice to knit with.

This one is Blackberry Fairy by Family Pendragon on Cestari Superfine. I couldn't wait to knit these up. I adore the colorway!

I actually finished this bolero a couple of weeks ago, but forgot to post pictures. So her it is! It is Selah's Caramel Heart on Corriedale. I had to bribe my husband to take some pics for me. If it looks like gorgeous weather, that is because it has been in the 70s and 80s :)

Thanks to the little ones actually playing nicely together in my sewing room, I was able to finish up this custom this morning. They are for a really nice mama in Canada. She requested that I put elastic in the waist for her daughter and here they are!

More Custom Diapers :)

2010-03-17T13:28:00.000-07:00

It has been another busy week with customs, but I am almost caught up :)

Here is another set of diapers that I just shipped off to a wonderful mama in Denmark!

This first one is all bamboo custom dyed. I just love how the colors mixed!

The rest are cotton prints with bamboo velour and bamboo fleece. I love all of the squishy goodness & I hope she loves them, too!

Some Custom Diapers :)

2010-03-09T15:05:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of custom orders that went out this morning.
The first 2 are for twin boys. I dyed them opposite so that one is green in front and blue in back and the other is blue in front and green in back. I love how they turned out and they are just so squishy and soft!

This is a set of 5 custom sized diapers for a sweet mama on Hyena Cart. I love the prints she chose and I hope her little guy loves them, too!

New diapers

2010-02-24T13:01:00.000-08:00

I got back to some diaper sewing this week since the trainer coop is all finished.

This owlie one is a custom for a sweet mama on Hyena Cart. It is one of my favorite David & Goliath prints!

This Boys Rock one is make from one of the new Kumquat prints that I just bought. It is such a cute print!

This last one is Icky Baby Tiny Tools. I love this print as well!

I'm learning to spin!

2010-02-21T22:35:00.000-08:00

My wonderful husband bought me a spindle kit for my birthday in November and I have just recently found the time to learn how to use it. I am thankful to the lady that I met at a local fair who gave me some tips! It has taken a while to get the hang of drafting and spinning at the same time, but it is coming along. The green/silver/black skein is some fiber that I got out of the Phat fiber box. It is a mix of mohair, merino, tencel and silk. The one next to it is some superwash dyed in "Lavender Lollipops" by Blushing Ewe. They were both really nice to work with!

This one is Mosaic Moon's "Ceilidh" colorway on 80's superfine merino. The photo doesn't really do the colors much justice. It is a really beautiful colorway. This is only 2.5 oz and I have a total of 8 to spin. Once it is done, it is going to be an SMSS Handspun Pinafore for one of my daughters!

2 down, 2 to go!

2010-02-09T21:33:00.000-08:00

I have been working so diligently and am about half way done with trainers from the trainer coop. Whew! I haven't had much time to work on other things, but I do plan on stocking a custom trainer slot this week. Here are the first two batches.

I am stocking a new product this week. They are just small bits of fluff, but I have found them very useful in my own home. I love them because they are so soft on my face and they put to use all of my pretty scraps that I hate to throw out! So, here are my new bamboo velour/sherpa cotton balls.

Some business....Some playtime

2010-01-31T13:20:00.000-08:00

I have quite a number of trainers that I am making right now between customs and a coop that just closed...103 to be exact!! Holy batman! That is a lot of trainers! In the midst of the huge trainer stocking, I am trying to get some diapers and maybe some mama cloth done for my regular stockings. Thankfully, my miniature humans are being more cooperative during the day so I am not so exhausted at night when it is time to work.

Here is the custom set that I just finished for a really sweet mama:

It has been in the 70's here, so the girls and I have been taking advantage and have been spending quite a bit of time at the park. They love to play outside and I love that the house stays cleaner when we are gone for a majority of the day!

This week in sewing!

2010-01-17T21:15:00.000-08:00

I have accomplished a lot this week and here is just a taste of all that I have done. I was really not in the mood for picture taking, so I didn't take pictures of the diapers that I finished. Though, I have a few more to make for my stocking next Tuesday.

This is a custom pack of trainers:

A surpise pack of trainers:

Some pads that I have stocking on Tuesday:

Action Shots!

2010-01-06T12:02:00.000-08:00

Jocelyn finally decided that she would do some modeling for me! I love these pics of her and I think she is actually starting to look like me a little bit :)

Publish Post

Newborn fluffies!

2010-01-05T20:40:00.000-08:00

I just finished these for a mama for a trade! I love them, especially the owls!

Knitting Projects

2010-01-05T12:07:00.000-08:00

I knit this pair of socks for my mom for Christmas. They took FOR.EV.ER! It wasn't that they were difficult, as you can see they have no pattern. My 2 year old little angel decided to help me knit and pulled all the needles out and proceeded to frog them for me when I was about 4 inches into them the first time. Then, I decided I didn't like the pattern I was using anyway, so I searched for a new pattern. I finally decided to just knit a nice, plain, pair of socks! Ahhhhhh, finally finished! Now that she has them, I can post pics! They are knit on firetip sport dyed by Selah in their Peter colorway.

I just finished the button loop on the kimono this morning! I adore this set. It figures that Jocelyn won't even try it on :( Maybe I will try again tomorrow. She has been in a pretty awful mood the past couple of days! The top is knit from the SMSS Kimono pattern and the longies are Sheepy Pants. They are both pretty easy well written patterns. I was hoping to get the set done for Christmas, but with the unexpected length of time that the socks took, it just didn't happen. I did however finish the longies in a record (for me) time of 4 days! They have an 11 inch inseam!! Hopefully I will be able to take some action shots soon. They are knit with Cestari Superfine dyed in Mosaic Moon's Foxglove colorway and Cestari's Winter White.

Happy New Year!

2009-12-31T12:26:00.000-08:00

I had planned to get a lot more accomplished for tomorrow's stocking, but my little ones are having one last sickness for the year! We are taking it easy today and hopefully they will start the New Year healthy :) I will be putting previews up later on tonight! Stocking will go live at 6 PM EST. Look for some cute trainers and diapers! I am also updating all of my knit print fabric selections for customs!

Customs...

2009-12-20T22:56:00.000-08:00

I just finished this stuff this weekend. I am going to try to take a break from business sewing for the week to finish up some other projects that I have going on. Mainly I am am working on an SMSS kimono and longies set for Jocelyn and my mom's Christmas present that is going to be more like a New Years present! I also have a mei tei left to make for Jocelyn and I was going to make her some wool play food, but am seriously lacking the motivation to do that!

Owie Bags:

Some trainers for a trade:

and a custom diaper! I love this colorway!

Finally! Something for me!

2009-12-15T20:29:00.000-08:00

Most of my time lately has been spent sewing and knitting for others, especially because of the holidays. I took some time out for myself the other day and made myself a couple of drawstring bags to house my current knitting projects. Sewing bags isn't really my thing, but these were pretty easy once I figured them out. I am really happy with the way they turned out and they definitely serve their purpose. Maybe when I have some more time on my hands I will try something a little more elaborate. The first one is small for socks and the 2nd one is larger and is currently housing an SMSS Kimono for my 16 month old daughter that I am hoping to finish before Christmas.

Getting ready for stocking day!

2009-12-07T08:54:00.000-08:00

I have been busy revising my mama cloth pattern and I am very happy with the results! This week is going to be a light stocking with some beautiful mama cloth and a couple of custom slots. I hope to get some diapers and trainers stocked next week, but it may not happen with all the crafting I still have to do for my kiddos for Christmas. I absolutely love the vibrant colors of these pads! They are stocking tomorrow at 8 PM EST. See you there!

Customs and some pretty colors!

2009-12-03T11:17:00.000-08:00

I am all caught up on customs. They are always so much fun to do! These trainers were actually finished before my serger broke, but I am just getting the pictures up!

These diapers are even more beautiful in person! I love the simple look that this mama wanted. I hope she loves them, I know I do!

Yesterday, I dyed some beautiful bamboo velour and finished revising my mama cloth patterns Here is a taste of the results!

Needed a break...

2009-12-03T10:48:00.000-08:00

But, I am back on track now! A few weeks ago, my serger decided to start behaving badly, so needed or not, I was forced to take a little break while it was being fixed. I took the opportunity to do some knitting and I still have a fw things left to make before Christmas! I can't believe it is already December! I feel so behind:( I still have gift bags and wool felt food to sew, socks and a sweater to knit and a little mei tei to make!

First up are these cute ruffly longies for my littlest daughter. They are organic merino wool dyed in Micsknitz "Kangaroo" colorway.

Next, I finally finished these uber comfy boot socks for myself. They are Blue Merino wool dyed in Zen Strings "Blueberry Pie" colorway.

Friday was a lazy day!

2009-11-13T22:53:00.000-08:00

My lack of sleep must be catching up to me. The girls and I had a lazy day today. We lounged around in our PJs most of the day. They played outside while I worked on a sweater for myself for a bit. Then....we went out for ICE CREAM! YAAAAYYY! I managed to get some work done after dinner before the bedtime struggle began. I finished up this surprise order of trainers. I love the little firetrucks! Too cute!

Diapers!

2009-11-12T23:01:00.000-08:00

I was so happy to get these diapers finished today. The littles got to play in mommie's sewing room while I worked and that is always really fun for them! I am glad that I spent an extra 15 minutes last night to put everything away so they couldn't destroy anything! So here they are, my lastest creations :) The David and Goliath Lil' Vixen print is my fave! Now it is time to go knit...

Stocking today @ 8pm!!

2009-11-10T15:03:00.000-08:00

My first stocking as Cloth Indulgence is today at 8 PM EST!! To celebrate I am having a FFS Drawing, and HC$ Auction and Free Shipping! Enter coupon code "SemperFi" for Free Shipping to celebrate the Marine Corps 234th Birthday!!

1st Stocking coming soon!!!

2009-11-04T10:10:00.000-08:00

My first stocking as Cloth Indulgence is coming up so fast and I still have so much to do!! I have been working on all sorts of products from mama cloth to trainers and diapers. Amongst all of the new stock, I also had a couple of large custom orders to complete:) As of right now, I am planning on stocking:

Fitted Diapers
Bamboo Velour Mama Cloth
A trainer custom slot
Owie Bags
Soft Shoes
Wipes

I will also be posting at least 1 free for shipping lotto, a PIF, and a HC$ Auction!
See you there Nov 10th 8pm EST!!
http://hyenacart.com/clothindulgence