Wow…I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I am officially a business owner & operator! I’ve certainly learned all there is to opening a business, such as licencing requirements (in the city/province/country), registering a business name and taxes.
Can I just say that I love baby things….because you don’t have to pay PST on them???
So as of yesterday, I opened the doors to my new business: NorthernMom Diapers & Gifts. (Click on my logo below to go to my etsy website)
Inspired by my recent cloth diapering endeavour I decided to share my new found love for cloth diapering with others. To help reduce their household budgets and to help reduce the amount of waste in the landfills. I’ve also fallen in love with a product called Bamboo Fleece. Made from 70% viscose bamboo and 30% cotton, it is the most softest fabric I’ve ever felt. Did I mention that it is also ecologically friendly?? So expect to see this item featured in almost all my diapers in the future.
I have also setup a facebook fan page that you can check out.
Wish me luck!
Little steps to heaven 
February 6, 2010 at 8:16 pm
Well, I’ll be! Congratulations, Samantha!!
Best of luck to you, indeed!!
May 8, 2010 at 9:57 am
I always wanted to become a cloth diaper mommy but every time I tried I just didn’t seem to be doing it right. Without covers they just didn’t seem to fit right and even with covers they leaked (although maybe I just didn’t change them often enough). Do you have any advice or suggestions for someone like me who would love to be a proficient cloth diapering mommy but doesn’t want to be the mommy in church with an outfit covered in pee? Pampers just made things so easy for a mommy who had almost no clue what she was doing!
May 8, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Hmm, my advice? Don’t give up! I tried a couple of different styles before settling on the ‘pocket’ version and yes, I had several pee incidents at church. Our priest loves to pick up our youngest daughter and swing her around…one day she had a wet diaper and I had to stop him or he would have had a wet vestment : ) I do know that I have to change my kids more often than I did with disposables, probably every 2-3 hrs, although they can go through the night without a change (with the right combination of inserts). Usually a tri-fold with 2 boosters. You could always just ease into cloth diapering, just replace 1 or 2 changings a day with the cloth versions? That’s what I did in the beginning. And now with summer coming up, you can just put on the diaper and have them run outside without worry of getting their clothing wet with an ‘accident’. Once you feel more confident you’ll find yourself using the disposables less and less! Good luck! I’d say try out one of my diapers, but depending on where you live in the country it may be more economical for you to find a local wahm or even try making some yourself! There are some great places online, such as http://www.etsy.com or http://www.hyenacart.com.
May 8, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Awesome, thanks! I need to check what I do and do not have. I know I have plenty of prefolds. I might need some covers though. I will have to check. Thx!