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By beansproutbubba, August 1, 2010 4:24 pm

Stirling Street Art Centre Arts & Crafts Market, Bunbury (Saturdays, now closed)

…was the very first time Bean Sprout Bubba came on the market after taking over the Bubba J label in April 2009.
This was the Bean Sprout Bubba / Bubba J stall. It was my very first market attendance, so the stall arrangement was quite simple. I was building up my stock at the time and only had cuddlefleece covers to sell.

What shall I do to celebrate? One year has just gone by so quickly, oh my!! What a year it has been!

Since that first frigid morning, www.beansproutbubba.com.au was launched, this blog was added, I took on other quality nappy brands as a retail stockist, added on baby ring sling carriers and then collaborated with local mums to create ecoBumba one-size cloth nappies.

I did a few more Stirling Street Art Centre Saturday Craft Markets until it closed, then did a few big market days like Australia Day 2010 in Bunbury and Capel Fest 2010 in April. Meanwhile, the website began to thrive as word-of-mouth of people (like you!) spread….

In the process of setting up the Bean Sprout Bubba market stall, attending the Australia Day Bunbury Fireworks Extravaganza 2010

Then in March 2010 came the Great Cloth Nappy Hunt, and June 2010 was My Green Nappy Green Promise Nappy Winter Giveaway. I will be in the September 2010 Cloth Nappy Hunt before bub arrives.

Throughout the year I have met up with various local clients who came for nappy advice and ring sling demo sessions.
I’ve also sent out mail order parcels throughout all states of Australia, with the furthest parcel being sent to Torres Strait Island!
Internationally, I have customers close by in Malaysia, Singapore and as far flung as Norway in Europe.

Thank you all for your support throughout these last several months.
I hope to continue creating beautiful nappies for a few more years, and share all that I know about using cloth nappies with you whenever i have time to spare.

With the imminent arrival of Little C in October, I may be closed for a short while for babymoon/confinement month, but rest assured I will be back!

Sorry for the very ‘Me’ post! Simply tell me, how did you come across Bean Sprout Bubba? i would love to hear your stories.

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By beansproutbubba, July 17, 2010 10:21 pm

…and a Bubba J custom order too!
All happened to be ordered or completed at the height of our 10-day winter flu saga.

Sewing was therapy during that very trying ‘cabin-fever’ time.

These Bubba J nappies now have a home in Narrogin WA

These ecoBumba nappies will go home to Australind WA very soon

Four little bundles of ecoBumba fluffiness one their way home to Woombye QLD

Which bundle would you love to take home?
Sometimes I’m very tempted to keep them all

We’re all feeling much better now, thanks for all your sickie and pamper-mummy tips and support on the Bean Sprout Bubba Facebook page.
I’m just now catching up with spring promo deadlines, the End of Financial Year paperwork and other necessary evils of running a fledgling business.

In case you were wondering, I’m happy to take simple custom orders for ecoBumba or Bubba J right up to around early August for mid-September delivery, to give me time to prepare for Little C’s arrival in early October (Baby #3).
The store will still be open for you to choose from the current range, and I will still be sewing but for in stock nappies.

In the mean time, stay as warm and as dry as possible, it’s been a rather cold winter this year.
I’ll be back with more pictures, nappy info, hints and tips, there’s so much to share, so little time!

Bec

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By beansproutbubba, June 18, 2010 11:20 pm

Today’s parents not only dress babies up in pastels and light cutesy colours, but bright bold and even black clothing for babies have made their way into the scene.

image used with permission (C) itti bitti

Once considered taboo for a baby to wear black or dark colours, I have heard some people actually google for black cloth nappies! (source: MyGreenNappy.org).

Continue reading 'Black and brown modern cloth nappies'»

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By beansproutbubba, April 14, 2010 2:56 pm

In February I took part in a blog review promotion ‘Dumping the Disposables’ at Hip Little One, and gave away one Bubba J pocket nappy to the winner of the promotion.

tartankiwi was the winner, who resides in NZ.

She picked out this lovely print for me to make a large Bubba J Deluxe pocket nappy for her.

I overlocked the insert with matching brown thread, and used a combination of blue and brown snaps on the nappy, something that you’d be hard pressed to find in mass-produced nappies.

All in all it turned out simply lovely. I hope tartankiwi likes it!

NOTE: Simone at Hip Little One is a mother of twins and she reviews all things hip and trendy for her littlies, and then gives them away as prizes.

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By beansproutbubba, April 4, 2010 3:40 pm

This was a package of 18 Bubba J Basics pocket nappies for a lovely customer in Perth.
So nice to be able to sew for someone in the same state as I am

This mumma only needed pocket nappy shells, and fell in love with the dusky pink PUL from a previous batch.
She also requested for microfleece inners instead of the usual microsuede liner, and also for some white nappies to be made up.
With all this in mindd I cut up numerous white microfleece and white PUL for the order and set them aside.

The dusky pink PUL had to be specially ordered in as it was not a current in stock colour.
It took a week longer than I expected to arrive at my doorstep.
When it did arrive, it clashed with market day preparation and a whole week of doctors’ appointments and speech pathologist assessments, so I could only work on the pink nappies after the week ended.

It took about 2 days to get this order sewn up, snapped, and expressed off.
I hope it has arrived safely before Easter long weekend.
I am thankful that this mumma has been very patient.

My elder daughter (who’s only 3) observed how the snaps were installed into each nappy and proceeded to ‘help’ me when I wasn’t looking.
I’m only glad she practiced on a nappy that was less than perfect that I had put aside to be fixed.

I have a few more orders for ecoBumba nappies waiting to be sewn up, I will blog them when I get some pictures taken.

Note: I’m happy to take custom orders for nappies that are not in stock, or suggestions on what prints/sizes to sew next. For fabric choices please check out the photo album at the Bean Sprout Bubba Facebook page.

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By beansproutbubba, January 18, 2010 3:58 pm

Here’s a quick look at what i have coming into the store in January 2010:

2010 Bubba J Basics Pocket Nappy Colours

itti bitti d'lish all in ones

Baby Beehinds Nappies