I LOVE G DIAPERS!

I have been really trying to push my family back to the reusable as far as cloth diapers, cloth napkins, wipes and me using mama pads. We have been using cloth napkins and wipes and its working really well. I just added the snaps to my mama pads so in a couple days we will see (hmm hopefully :) no really ready for another kiddie right now LOL) My husband didnt really take onto the cloth like I had wanted and when my little guy grew out of the ones I had I just started back to disposable. He ended up with lots of diaper rashes and I just felt weird about it. But I am super busy getting things ready to send to a store so I needed to find something else. Sooo I ran across some gdiapers that another mama was getting rid of and her little girl never wore. I jumped at the chance because I have seen them at a local health food store but they were pricey and you still were throwing things out. BUT she was willing to sell them for less than have the price at the store so I thought why not. I LOVE THEM!! My little guy is tiny! With tiny thighs so must of the diapers just didnt fit fell enough. I made him some that fit better but I just dont have the time right now. These wrap around him so nice and the ourside isnt pul so its is super soft and flexable....no diaper waddle here! The liner snaps in and during changes I just put a microfiber car towel (you can buy a pack of ten at Walmart for $5) and it works awesome! The microfiber soaks wonderfully and I havent had a leak yet! I just found out that a store loveer to me sells them so I will be off to get more ASAP...I only have two so I have him back in disposable for now and he keeps pulling on it...he gets all excited when I put the gdiaper on him....so cute!

So here is my little guy!

Have you ever used them? Do you use the flushable liners? I think I might try them for long days out...not sure!

Making Zucchini Cookies!

My garden is over flowing with zucchini so it was time for chocolate chip zucchini cookies....hmmm yum! The kids and I had a great time!

Kay was stripped to his little g dipe because we all know there was going to be a mess!

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Coming Soon!

So things have been rough here the past couple weeks. A Bone Scan found a mass on my Step Mother in Law's spine (SMIL) and we found out yesterday that it is for sure cancer. She won a battle against breast cancer a couple years ago but was never really in remission. Until now all her tests have been clear. This have been devestating to all of us and my first thought was how can I help. She owns a small hair/nail and tanning salon down the road from us in our tiny little town and pays private insurance. The premium is unbelievable and this is a huge burden that is not going to be able to work as much in the comming months. So here is my plan:
I will be adding items tonight and this week that are for her, as in 100% of the profit will go to help with her medical cost. I currently have neckties (embroidered cancer symbol), Survior baby tees, headbands, and bowties ready to be listed. (Pictures will be posted tonight)

I know that is wont be much but I am hoping a little is better than nothing.
She is an amazing mother, lover, friend, sister, daughter, Grammie and my daughter says she is her "best friend".
She is strong!

And the winner is......

All entries were put into a hat and hubby picked out........



Congrats to Debye of C Berry Baby!! You are our winner of the $50 shop voucher to Graceful Babies Boutique!! Thank you for playing everyone! I will be hosting more in the future so be sure to sign up for our RSS feed or keep checking back!!


Have a Great Weekend!!

My first contest!! Win a $50 shop voucher!

I have been wanting to run a contest for a while but just haven't had the guts too (afraid no one will be interested LOL) But tonight as I sit here looking at my fabric for the fall collection, I think I need to move some items in my shop so......

Here is your chance to win a $50 gift certificate to my shop! Thats right $50!! and that can go a long way in my shop. So here are the rules:

1. go to one of my two shops http://www.gracefulbabies.etsy.com/ or my NEW still imcomplete website http://www.gracefulbabies.com/, take a look around

2. Come back to this post and let me know what you would. buy with the gift certificate

3. If you grab my link at the top of the page and put it on your page you get a total of two entries (one for comment, one for the link) but make sure you comment here that you grabbed the link

4. If you post on your blog about the contest than you get ANOTHER entry

So you can get a total of THREE (3) entries for the great contest.....so go check it out!

DEADLINE: the contest will close Friday night at 10pm. Winners will announced T 11pm on Friday night (7/18/08)

Good Luck and have fun!!

Chance to Win Fabric....hmmm what more can you ask for?!?!

Oh my gosh!! who doesnt love giveaways!!! I sure do and as I was reading my favorite blogs ran across a great one (linked off of Debye's blogs! Thanks!)
Could this not get any better!! I am such a fabric addict....but I dont want to go to Rehab but Im good!
So just go to the blog and post a comment (about what you would like to see more of on her blog) and then you will entered into a drawing for a gift certificate....who does want FREE fabric!! Uh I am seriously already planning what to do with it....isnt that awful! :)
If you link back her blog then you get entered TWICE and the drawing is tonight at 8pm......so hurry and get commenting!
Remember: The drawing will end at 8 p.m. pacific time this Thursday July 3rd. I will randomly pick a winner and announce the winner on Friday.

The gift of relaxation

So my husband informed me yesterday that for my birthday (last Saturday!) he was going to get me a spa day at Sweet Briar....I am STOKED!! The last massage I had was when I was pregnant with Kay and then a facial with my mom about the same time...so this is AWESOME. So of course I looked up Sweet Briar...oh you should check it out http://www.sweet-briar.net/. Oh it looks marvelous! I feel my tese shoulders relaxing as I look at the pictures. I am going with a friend and we are dropping the kiddies off at baby sitters, having the husbands pick them up, and just relaxing (without a worry in the world) all day lonnnggg.
Let you know how it is :)

Mommy Guilt....

So my etsy shop is currently closed till July 5th but I am seriously considering closing it for good. I have been receiving orders locally and a couple here and there from my website http://www.gracefulbabies.com on top of etsy orders. Alchemy has been good to me but I took on too much and my kids are suffering (my physical and mental health too....NEED SLEEP!) So I am not sure what to do. Its summer and I want to be in the pool with my kids, going to the park, playing dress up, and just hanging and enjoying their childhood. Instead I am behind a sewing machine, losing sleep and stressing about deadlines. I started online selling to have a creative outlet. I love to sew, its relaxing and fun, but I need to compensate for my fabric addiction by bringing some money in.
The last straw that made me close for a while was we were at the park....I escaped for a bit and I had given my daughter (she is three) a hug and told her I loved her and she replied "oh mommy you love your sewing".....I felt like dying! I was crushed...she is so inuitive and I just didnt realize you felt that way. So I am closing doors till the 5th and then decided what to do till then. My kids and husband are my life and I need to focus on what is truley important :)
HAPPY JULY 4TH!!