Kristy's Gallery

Brooke's 5th Birthday CakeEnchanted Castle from the Debbie Brown book

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:50:27 +0800

Parenting Books and articles on positive discipline

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:02 +0800

Sorry it's taken me time to get this album done. Have just started on it recently... the books that are there are awesome, but please keep checking back, it only takes a few minutes and the books will be well worth the wait!

Card-Making Gallery

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:39:28 +0800

Treasure Bags

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 18:07:30 +0800

Cloth Myths & Answers ~ Cost Comparisons ~ General Information

Sat, 6 Mar 2010 16:16:48 +0800

Parents Rebutt Myths
Cost - Nature's Child
Cost - Baby Beehinds
Washing = $Disposables?
Tea-tree - Bug Killer
Killing Bugs with Sunlight
Bacteria and Sunlight Survival
Energy& Water use
Health Issues
NZ ZeroWaste
The Diaper Hyena
Women's Environmental Newtork
Media Release 2005
Rebutting 'The' Study - It's Flawed

Birthday Cakes!

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:17:04 +0800

The No-pins-no-Snappi newborn flannel nappy fold

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 07:44:52 +0800

Terry nappies can be bulky on newborns. Flannel nappies are the perfect size and thickness but we all worry about pins and of course Snappi's aren't effective on flannel ... so here's a nappy fold doing away with all those!
I would also recommend trying one layer hemp flat nappies with the same fold.You can still add liners, stay dry liners, boosters if you would like, and a good fitting nappy cover will be the 'icing on the cake'!
With thanks to a wonderful Midwife, Jeanette, at the Family Birth Centre, WA who showed us this!
Have fun practicing!

Home-made washable Nappy Wipes

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:09:34 +0800

~...MAKE YOUR OWN...~

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:57:59 +0800

***UPDATED***

MAKE YOUR OWN fitteds, pocket nappies, wipes, liners, boosters, inserts etc etc!!!

Cloth nappies are great. Fitted cloth nappies have even more advantages. We did terry and flannel squares for our first two children. I wondered about fitted cloth nappies but never had the up-front money to set up, so never worried about it.
With our third baby though, I thought I'd give it a try, and even then it's STILL cost effective.

Even if you bought all your fitted's from a WAHM/pre-made it's STILL cheaper than disposables.
There are some GREAT pre-made fitted cloth nappies out there, and I wondered, well how hard could it be to make them? So click here for some links to patterns and nappy making sites.
Oz Cloth Nappies for all your 'Make Your Own' info

Bubba Earth sells nappy making stuff - a great Aussie WAHM site - also stocking hemp fabrics! Also for your nappy making needs see Nappies Covered for a huge range of patterned PUL and Snaps Australia for those awesome plastic snaps! (All of these stores stock other things as well!)
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Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:57:59 +0800

Making a Lyre... from scratch...

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:55:50 +0800

have yet to put the start to finish pics as they have gone astray but basically it started out as a few chunks of wood... the pics here are after many weeks of work, and before it had been 'strung'

Steiner and Waldorf - TOYS and INFO

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:40:23 +0800

Temporarily unavailable but returning soon... have to re-do album pics (and every time I go to the sites it's so tempting to buy!)

Heard about Steiner and Waldorf and want to know more?

Want to buy toys with Steiner ideals in mind either for your own children or someone you know who values a Steiner approach to toys?

This site has information on both of those and will be regularly added to.

Step by Step Doll Nappy

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:12:54 +0800

(Pattern is on p2 of this album) - click the '2' at the top of THIS page

NC-TR-2009

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 07:29:59 +0800

Nappies

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 15:11:01 +0800

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Sat, 5 Dec 2009 12:08:16 +0800

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Sat, 5 Dec 2009 11:50:58 +0800

OIB - Office in a Bag

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:42:21 +0800

Here's how I set up my 'OIB' - Office in a BagAll the stuff I need in one spot!

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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:07:04 +0800

Step By Step Instructions.if these are not clear please let me know and I'll re do them.

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:50:24 +0800

Re the wipes here's some suggestions that have come up over the time I've been on EB/ones I've used myself.

- spray bottle to wet the wipes
- add warm water in winter if you like
- if you use cold water in winter, give the wipe a quick 'rub' between your hands to take the edge off the cold.
- for the 'solution' - cammomile tea - natural anti-inflammatory properties, fairly cheap.
- Gaia moisturiser half and half with water to make it go further - if you keep your first empty bottle you can put half the new moisturiser in and add water to them both. I like the Gaia moisturiser for the nappy bag. The Gaia moisturiser sort of 'softens' the wipe, however the Soothing Lotion does not like being watered down so I found out - so is best used 'straight' if you get that one.
- w DD and DS1 we only ever used water w/o a prob so there's that option too
- As for what to make the wipes from - it's really personal preference and whatever bits of material you have. The Gaia Moisturiser will soften ANYTHING, but I think so far the softest material I've found for wipes is Hemp Fleece, closely followed by a particular type of flannel that my Mum got but that I haven't found since, then terry anything - would like to try bamboo terry... but rather a luxury for wipes and prefer to keep that for nappy making.
- Having said that, we have heaps of terry wipes, flannel wipes - anything wipes.

Brenna's Cake 1 Year...

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:03:35 +0800

Cupcakes for Brenna's 2nd Birthday

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:49:56 +0800

Clearer Instructions for Stitched and Turned Wipes

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:05:29 +0800

I'll still leave the original album up on the right, but with these photos I've used contrasting fabrics, which makes it a little easier to 'see' what's going on.You can make these either with a sewing machine only or sewing machine & overlocker.(of course you don't *need* to stitch and turn, you can either hem, overlock the raw edges (and use a single layer if you like), or just 'edge' the raw edges with sewing machine.)

Nappy Covers - PUL

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:27:14 +0800

Cake for M, 3rd Dec 2006

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:38:15 +0800

~Brenna Emmile Ann~

Sun, 1 Feb 2009 07:42:26 +0800

This year in 2007, we were rapt that we had become pregnant with our much-wanted Fourth child... boy had I been eagerly anticipating this Little One's arrival... Then we discovered we were the proud but devastated parents of a beautiful Baby with Angel Wings... perfect in every way except for no heart beating... We are very proud announce the Birth of our precious baby girl

~ Brenna Emmile Ann ~
(Emmile pronounced 'Emily')
Stillborn 21st Sept 2007, Born with Angel Wings

Precious Daughter for Michael & Kristy
Little Sister for Brooke, Jake, Zeke
Loved and awaited by family and friends
Thankyou everyone for your support and best wishes
Visit Brenna's Babies Online Web Page
&
Visit Chapter Two, Brenna's new page and my newly created blog...
xo

Kristy's Gallery

Brooke's 5th Birthday CakeEnchanted Castle from the Debbie Brown book

Parenting Books and articles on positive discipline

Card-Making Gallery

Treasure Bags

Cloth Myths & Answers ~ Cost Comparisons ~ General Information

Birthday Cakes!

The No-pins-no-Snappi newborn flannel nappy fold

Home-made washable Nappy Wipes

~~~...MAKE YOUR OWN...~~~

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Making a Lyre... from scratch...

Steiner and Waldorf - TOYS and INFO

Step by Step Doll Nappy

NC-TR-2009

Nappies

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OIB - Office in a Bag

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Step By Step Instructions.if these are not clear please let me know and I'll re do them.

Brenna's Cake 1 Year...

Cupcakes for Brenna's 2nd Birthday

Clearer Instructions for Stitched and Turned Wipes

Nappy Covers - PUL

Cake for M, 3rd Dec 2006

~Brenna Emmile Ann~

~...MAKE YOUR OWN...~