Kamloops Children’s Expo

Jan 24 2010

Posted by Elizabeth as Event Calendar, Parenting Resources

March 20, 2010
11:00 am	to	3:00 pm

Saturday March 20th, 2010 from 11am to 4pm there will be a fabulous collection of local businesses featuring children’s items at St.Andrew’s on the Square (159 Seymour St).

Local Businesses:

Lizzie bits Baby Co.
Evolution Photography
Kustom Kribs
Discovery toys
Plush Off
True Amber Jewels
Mama Modesta
Dimple Cheek Diapers
Delish Naturals
Lady Bugz Slings
Kids Tupperware
Dabs And Dots Stamps and More
Bloggy Mama Creations
Kid Smart
Wild about Party Packs
Tiny Blessings Prenatal
Usborne Books
Lil Monkey Bums
Leta Life

See the facebook page for more information:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=269603262045&index=1

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Natural Baby Care Festival

Jan 20 2010

Posted by Elizabeth as Adventures in Parenting, Event Calendar, Parenting Resources, What's Going on in Kamloops

February 6, 2010
1:00 pm	to	4:00 pm

Ever wondered about cloth diapering? “Babywearing”? Natural Baby care?

Kamloops has a wide network of families that have adopted natural care for their families. There are many local companies that provide information and products having to do with cloth diapering, babywearing and natural baby care. Bring your questions and your friends.
The event is free and there will be lots of great information as well as giveaways and local vendors with products ready for purchase.

When: Saturday, Feb 6th from 1pm to 4pm
Where: 1565 Summit Drive, Sahali Fellowship Church

Some businesses that will be in attendance are:
Bloggy Mama Creations Baby Carriers
Delish Naturals Body Care
Lizzie Bits Baby Co Cloth Diapers
Li’l Monkey Bums Cloth Diapers
Little Cozy Cabin Longies and Diapers
Nurtured By Nature and The Birthing Way Doula Services
La Mama Modesta Nursing Covers and Other Items
Ovio Organics
Tiny Blessings Prenatal
Country Natural Health and Healing
LadyBugz Ring Slings and Things
Snugglebums cloth diapers

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Twirly Skirt Tutorial

Jan 12 2010

Posted by Elizabeth as Adventures in Parenting, Crafting with Kids

The other day I was in the fabric store picking out some fabric for a custom apron that I had been asked to sew. Well, when I was there I saw the perfect fabric to make a twirly skirt for my 2 yo daughter. I was reading Captivating, at the time, and thought that a perfect little sparkly twirly skirt would be a great gift for my little woman. So, I made one up and here is my tutorial. Please excuse the photos. I’m afraid that I have not yet had my camera fixed and I am really missing it. While my Sony was top-of-the-line when I got it… that is now eight years ago!
Without further delay my Rooty-Tute-Tuesday Twirly Skirt! (Please keep in mind that I just invented this in my head, so I don’t have exact measurements or anything. If you like it, you might need to figure out your measurements… or just guess, like I did.)
1) I figured that for the length I wanted I could just fold the fabric in half and cut my strips from there. So, I folded the fabric in half lengthwise and then cut along the fold so that I had two pieces the same size.
2) Then I cut all the fabric into pieces that were wider at one end, than the other.
3) Then I cut them all into this neck-tie shape.
4) and sewed them (right-sides together) into one big long line with the narrow ends together and the points hanging down. Then sewed the two far ends together to make a skirt.
5) Next, I lined up a piece of fabric along the top and sewed it (right sides together) to create a waistband.
6) I folded that over and sewed it down, leaving a gap through which to push the elastic to create my completed skirt.
Without any more waiting, the “b-you-da-ful” princess put on her skirt and started twirling. She’d been hovering over my shoulder the whole time. Impressively, the whole thing only took me about half-an-hour to make!!
Also, I decided not to finish the bottoms, like I wanted to, because this fabric is brutal to sew with just my sewing machine. The serger just ripped through it but I just about broke my needle on my machine with the silly sequins.Voila!