Saturday, July 28, 2012

DIY peanut butter jar soap dispenser


I got inspired to make this craft after seeing a DIY mason jar soap dispenser post on pinterest! I didn't have a mason jar and did not want to have to spend anything to make this, so I got creative with what we had around the house. I am so happy with the final product! It works great and looks adorable in our bathroom!


 Using an old peanut butter jar and the pump from an old soap dispenser I had purchased from the dollar store months ago...
 

... a little hot glue (wonderful, can't- do- without crafting tool) and my husband's drill I was able to get busy crafting!


First clean out your jar and drill a hole in the middle of the top large enough to slip the pump through.


Once you slip the pump through the top, use your hot glue to create a seal. I put the glue on the inside of the pump's cap so I couldn't see it once assembled. 



Fill it up with your favorite soap. I added some raffia and an old key I had in my craft stuff to add some bling- and there you go! You're done!


Friday, July 27, 2012

Cocoa Bites




Want a chocolate fix without the extra guilt? Here is a recipe for you!
 

Cocoa Bites

1 cup pitted dates
1/4 cup walnuts
1/4 cup old fashioned oats
1/4 cup cocoa powder
dash of water

Blend all dry ingredients together in a food processor.
Add water slowly until desired consistency.
Roll into bite sized pieces.
Place in freezer for 5 to 10 minutes.
Store in refrigerator until eaten!

Yum!


Friday, July 20, 2012

Cloth Diapers for Newborns



 


*This is what we have purchased for our newborn*

34 Green Mountain Diapers or GMD Prefolds

- 12 Cloth-eez® Newborn orange edge (12"x13" when new) 11" x 11" when fully shrunk in white. Fits newborn to about 6 weeks, or fits about 5-10 pounds, 4-8-4 ply. Orange edges. Made in Pakistan, 100% "Indian" cotton. $24/dozen

- 12 Cloth-eez® Small Yellow edge (14"x15.5" when new), 12.5" wide x 13.5" long when fully shrunk. Fits 10 pounds to about 6 months old or about 15 pounds or so but this varies a lot. Fits in most size small covers. 4-8-4 ply. Yellow edges, made in Pakistan. 100% "Indian" cotton. $28/dozen

- 10 Cloth-eez® Workhorse™ Diapers are prefold diaper fabric in fitted diaper shape.

Note: The preemie or newborn size can be used a doubler later on
Note: Prefolds "quilt up" after washing
Note: Fitted diapers need covers

What is "prefolded" about "prefolds"? They have a thick center panel. Non-prefolded diapers are huge one-layer old fashioned diapers, which need to be folded many times to get them into a cover or onto a baby. We are going to Tri-fold our prefolds.

6 Snappis (You probably only need 1 or 2 snappis)

Great option to fasten a prefold
Made of a stretchy polyurethane and have grippers
Packaged individually, size 1 or size 2 also known as Toddler size.
Note: Most babies will only need size 1 from birth to potty training
$3.95 each size 1 single pack or $7.55 each size 1 triple pack

 6 Thirsties Duo Wrap covers (aplix hook and loop/ snaps) $12.25


          size one:
          6-18 lbs (3-8 kg)
          0-9 months

size two:
18-40 lbs (8-18 kg)
9-36 months


            1 Litewrap Newborn 7 to 10 lbs $8.00

            2 Bumgenious Newborn all-in-one $12.95

            1 Planet wise Pail liner in Seaspray $16.50
            1 Happy Tushies wet bag

            1 Wet bag Munchkin $5.99
            1 Handmade wet bag from online tutorial

            Cj’s Butter 8oz $13.97

            Detergent Rockin Green $14.95

            Wipes and wipe solution

Also available:
Sized Thirsties covers (aplix hook and loop/ snaps) $11.50


x-small:
6-12 lbs (3-5.5 kg)
0-3 months 

small:
12-18 lbs (5.5-8 kg)
3-9 months 

medium:
18-28 lbs (8-12.5 kg)
9-30 months 

large:
28-40 lbs (12.5-18 kg)
30-42 months



Note:  Cloth Diaper rentals are also an option



We bought our diapers from these websites:

http://www.abbyslane.com
http://www.cottonbabies.com