Australia Day Market 2012

Posted on January 27, 2012 by beansproutbubba

I had a great day at the market at Bicentennial Square Bunbury on Australia Day yesterday. With the forecasted heat wave (41ºC!) and having to set up from 10-11am, I was a bit nervous in the lead up to the market.

While setting up (next door to the Tourist Information Centre), Dame Edna came by to assist me in promoting my stall…

On the table I had a few bags of Rockin Green Laundry Detergent, various wetbags on special, cloth wipes and packs of inserts.

On the market table, wetbags, laundry detergent, wipes and insert packs

The blue lacy throw was crocheted in the summer of 2006, and the crochet bowl for the wipes was made a couple of months ago.

ecoBumba nappies were pegged up like bunting, and more ecoBumba nappies were displayed on hangers, though next time I would also include the inserts on the hanger somehow.

There was the little table with a box of free Rockin Green samples, plus business cards, Nutcases soapnuts and modern cloth nappy literature.

I also brought along the three nappies that will be up for sale at WAHM Delights: the brown giraffe twin ecoBumba nappy set and the brightly coloured Blue Sunset Waves ecoBumba nappy. Only managed a side view though.

There was a good response to the nappies, particularly the cute little giraffe.

The market started at 1pm, with mainly tourists and day-trippers browsing the market stalls. At about 6pm the day cooled off, and the crowds descended, in preparation for the fireworks show at 8.30pm. I think there were more people visiting the stall in the last 3 hours than the first 4-5 hours, no thanks to the heat.

I had a better view this year of the Fireworks compared to the Australia Day markets I did in the past two years. No trees or neighbouring stalls to block the view!

Thank you to all who came past, especially previous clients (you know who you are ). It was also great to meet several like-minded clothie mums who knew modern cloth, I’m looking forward to meeting up with you again soon.

Thanks also goes to my 10+ friends who rocked up after the fireworks ended, and helped me to pack up in record time.

Stay tuned for an ex-demo nappy sale by random.org comments on this blog!

ecoBumba one size fits most nappy on display

This nappy worked very hard to educate the masses about modern cloth nappies on Australia Day, and needs a new home. Sale by random.org sometime this weekend or early next week, details and photos to come.

ecoBumba new pocket opening

Posted on January 25, 2012 by beansproutbubba

Back in late 2009, I received an order for a minkee nappy in the Bubba J pocket nappy pattern. It fit the intended bubba very well, except that the double elastic pocket opening tended to gape and the insert could sometimes be exposed. I find this is a problem more so in minkee nappies due to the bulk of the minkee not allowing the back elastic to recoil as much.

I took this mumma’s comment about pocket opening on board and soon found myself experimenting with different pocket opening styles.

It took me about a year on and off to find a suitable method to tweak this pocket opening. Finally I looked up and used a welt pocket in my trusty sewing reference book, but it was still not quite it.

Enter the modified welt pocket.

ecoBumba new pocket opening - welt pocket

It looks pretty much like a single lip welt pocket, but with a flap inside the opening to help hold the insert within the nappy.

I wanted a pocket opening that

- held in the pocket insert at the back
- looked neater than a double elastic opening
- had the potential to convert the nappy into an AI2 (more on this later)
- was wider for bigger hands to stuff and unstuff the nappy
- I didn’t really like the idea of a front pocket opening with a baby boy.

This modified welt pocket opening makes it easier for big hands to stuff/unstuff the nappy

This pocket ticks all the points and is perfect, I feel the love!

Remember this nappy?

This was the first nappy with the final prototype pocket style

This was the first nappy with the final prototype modified welt pocket style

This was one of the first nappies I made since coming out of maternity leave in mid-2010, for my little sunny boy. I tested the new pocket opening on this nappy and loved the neat fit of the single back elastic and the BIG pocket opening unrestricted by elastic like the previous version.

Construction-wise, it has added a bit of sewing time, but the results are worth it.

Overall fit is similar to the original pocket opening version.

They are available right now for $30* each (launch special* – usually $31-34 each), including two long inserts that give 10-12 layers of super thirsty bamboo absorbancy for day or night.

ecoBumba Nappies going to Market (there's more underneath the top layer)

I will be taking some of these nappies to the Australia Day market in Bunbury tomorrow, if you’re local and wish to see them in real life, please drop by between 1-9pm (though I will be set up quite a bit earlier).

*Launch special ends 31 Jan 2012.

WAHM Delights – 29 Jan 2012

Posted on January 23, 2012 by beansproutbubba

Remember this blog post that gave a sneak peek of a very special nappy? Here’s the final reveal!

Bean Sprout Bubba will be participating in the next WAHM Delights Online Market Night on Facebook on 29 January 2012 (Saturday) with three ecoBumba nappies.

These are my items for sale. You can click on the links to go straight to the ‘WAHM Delights’ Market Night Facebook page

1. ecoBumba Giraffe Twin set – 2 OSFM Minkee Pocket nappies, one full minky giraffe and one giraffe applique on brown minkee.

Nappy 1 of 2: Giraffe Applique minkee nappy

Nappy 2 of 2: ecoBumba BOUTIQUE - Minkee - Giraffe Print

2. ecoBumba Deluxe Blue Sunset Waves -

ecoBumba OSFM Blue Sunset Waves

Products will go “live” at 8.30pm EDST on 29th January 2012.

State Start Time List:
8.30pm VIC, NSW, TAS
8.00pm SA
7.30pm QLD
7.00 NT
5.30pm WA

How to Purchase – my WAHM Delights items

For Bean Sprout Bubba items, you need to write “SOLD” as a comment under the product photo. When you have been declared the winning buyer, please click through to the ‘Winning Buyer” link under the photo to check out your item. This helps speed up the payment and postage process as the shopping cart handles all transactions and collects your personal details.

How to Purchase – other WAHM Delights market items (as outlined by Vivi@Alexis Taylor)

To purchase a product you need to write “SOLD” as a comment underneath that product photo. To speed up the payment and postage of your items you may also like to leave your email address as a comment for the business owner to contact you. We do understand though that for privacy reasons purchasers may not feel comfortable doing this, in which case you will need to contact the business via the email they provide.

While you are welcome to purchase as many items as you like, please be aware that postage cannot be combined for products purchased from different WAHMs. This is because we come from all over Australia and will be organising postage separately.

Stay tuned for another market update for WAHM Market FB market night (31 Jan 2012)!

ecoBumba nappies to finish

Posted on January 20, 2012 by beansproutbubba

A quick visual recap of where I’m at as of Friday morning. I’m in fluffy heaven!

ecoBumba will be launching the new pocket style on Tuesday 24 January so I’m sewing up as much as possible for the launch and the markets thereafter.

ecobumba nappy cuts to be sewn this week

ecobumba nappy cuts to be sewn in the coming weeks

new prints sneak peek - ecobumba nappy cuts to be snapped

So much to do, so little time

Bean Sprout Bubba

Modern cloth nappy tips and life as a WAHM

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