Watermellon Sunshine

Ok, I THINK I have gotten my dye fix now.   This girl on her way has three new wraps to be snuggled up in.  Today I made her a short wrap, three meters to be used more like a sling.  We are calling this one "Watermellon Sunshine."  Today it was hot out, perfect sunshine and definatly a day for watermellon too. 

Barbie Crochet Mei Tai Pattern

So my boys were in the tub having a bath and I was sitting there with some yarn and a hook. What to do while these boys splash about? Make a baby carrier ofcourse! This was so easy, very basic crochet.

Now I am NOT a pattern maker, so please bare with me if this pattern isn't "pattern like" :)

I used a US G (4mm) crochet hook and some acrylic yarn I had kicking around from other projects.

I started at the bottom of the body of the mei tai.

Chain 8
Row 1- SC across to end, turn
Row 2- 5(or6?) HDC across to end, turn.
To make the top curved a bit I SC the first stitch, and the second then did a HDC the next four, then SC the last two.

Then I started the one sides top strap and chained 40 then single crochet across this again and slip stitched it to the body of the mei tai and fastened off. Then on the other side I did this again, chaining 40 and single crochetin' across and attaching it to the side of the mei tai, and fastening off.

For the bottom strap I chained 30, then single crochet across this to the other end, fastened off and then centered it to the bottom of the mei tai body and crocheted (seriously is that a word? "crocheted"?) them together. And voila! A little Barbie mei tai

Nothing fancy, but for sure very cute !!!!!
If you do one up, I'd love to see it!!!!



Happy Babywearing Barbie!

Can we not bottle the Autumn air?

I want to start off by saying the Autumn has got to be the most wonderful season. Each has its own charm, but there is something about when the air gets a tad bit cooler here in Canada that just makes me feel all warm and cuddley inside.
Its a time where you are not sweating your buns off or freezing your toes off. Its comfortable, its beautiful, the leaves are changing colours and everything smells so good!!!

I made a wrap back in the summer in honour of this beautiful season. I call it "Crunchy Leaves". It is a beautiful 55% linen, 45% cotton blend I picked up at our local Fabric Land here in London Ontario, and dyed it using Dylon Cold Water Dyes. I to be honest, wasnt sure I liked how it turned out. But as the days went by it really started to grow on me. My son who gets to be wrapped up in it on these beautiful days of Autumn really seems to get excited when it comes out of the closet to be worn.

The one tricky thing with anything linen though it seems is that it is, really a bit more crunchy than material that is only cotton for instance.

It wasnt as soft to start and required "breaking in" .

This required some knotting, ironing, sleeping on, sitting on, using it as a tug of war toy between children (they did really enjoy this).

Now I find it is a lot more soft. And linen is really supportive as well! Its a very comfortable wrap! Dyes up quite nicely as well. Its like a rock, its sturdy. We like it!!

First Fabric Pickin' Day - September 22nd 2010

I am very excited to be having my first fabric picking day for people interested in a hands on experience in a fabric store looking at the different types of fabric you can use for making your own DIY wrap carriers! While the plans are still in the works, the idea is to have us all meet and go into the fabric store where I will guide those who are wanting to make their own wonderful wrap carriers into choosing the correct fabric. It should be a lot of fun! Following this, perhaps a week later, we will have a sewing day where everyone can get together and sew up their wraps as well.

Here on my webpage are some guidelines on picking your perfect fabric for your wrap



www.barefootbuttercup.com/page5.php

For more information please check out my facebook group http://www.facebook.com/pages/London-ON/Barefoot-Buttercup/11221931497

The new webpage is up!!!

www.barefootbuttercup.com

I have completed about 98% of the new webpage over the past little while, its still missing a few things I would rather photos with, and a few links , but other than that it is up and I am very happy with the page so far.


I am hoping that this will help guide people interested in creating their own wrap carriers, providing them with good information. I know there are other sites out there that do the same, but I think knowledge is power, and the more people sharing that knowledge the better!

Also, I am still going to provide a page that will direct visitors to purchase a carrier from other WAHM's. If you are a WAHM who makes baby carriers and you would like to link off my webpage (doesnt have to be just wraps, it can be anything), lemmie know and I will be happy to add you.


Happy Babywearing!!!

Changing the look of Barefoot Buttercup forever...

I have been sitting here chewing on my whole buisness for a while. Do I really want to make a profit off a cause that is so dear to my heart???
I have never really dont barefoot buttercup for profit. A lot of people have contacted me infact stating my prices are way to low, there is a reason for that... I want babywearing to be accessable to all, not just some. However, as the years have gone by I have realized my true passion is helping people create their own beautiful wraps. This has been the most fun. I had a tie dye party a few months ago, where ladies came and tiedyed their own wraps they either had purchased or made themselves out of a simple peice of gauze. This made me realize, this is where I want to be, helping ladies make their own carriers, and not nessesarily making them for them.
So what do I do? Im thinking of holding workshops, providing information over the internet and standing up for the simple peice of cloth that sometimes gets forgotton.
So over the next while on my webpage and blog and facebook pages, there will be changes. They might be gradual or abrupt... but they will happen. And I am feeling pretty good about it too!!

Happy Babywearing!!
~~Candace

when your life throws you toddlers...

Put him on your back!
My two year old son, can master a buckled stroller seat, untie a tie around his waist in a wagon, and proceed to the intersection. This obviously made me nervous when I was having him as well as my newborn son out. So heres the solution- wear em both! Did I ever get looks! but it worked!

Fruit Dyed slings for spring!

I am so pleased to announce that I will be doing custom orders for fruit dyed ring slings this year! They are done with unbleached cotton and the colours are absolutly wonderful. I will have photo's posted soon of swatches. The cost will be 40$ plus shipping. The cost is higher than my other slings because of the process that comes with fruit dying. Just takes a little more care and time. Please contact me if you are interested!