Twinkle Lily

As you know we believe in using sustainable materials and not clogging up the landfill with disposable products when there is a natural alternative.  Our breast pads are reusable and look fantastic, too.

Twinkle Lily breast pads are made with a combination of sustainable and natural fabrics to give you the ultimate in absorption.  We use the highest of quality fabrics including nature friendly and sustainable bamboo fleece and velour. 

Bamboo is a lovely, soft material.  If you haven’t felt it before, don’t be put off by its name.  It is soft and silky and stays that way no matter how often it is washed.  Bamboo can absorb as much as 3 times regular cotton so it makes sense to use it in our products.

The breast pads also contain a hidden layer of polyurethane laminate which is perfect to keep you dry.

Each breast pad is approximately 11cm in diameter which give you more than enough coverage and absorbency.

What do I like best about the breast pads?  I love that they are nature friendly and that they are highly absorbent but best of all I love the funky fabrics that we make our pads with.  I love colour and the style so we select fabrics that are vibrant and fun.

Breastfeed in style with our designer-style, reusable cloth breast pads.

Well I now have the keys to the new shop, located at 8 Stevenson Ave North Dandenong!  I have been slowly filling up my car and moving everything over so we can have our house back.

Here's what my dining table looked like before the move....


And after the move....OMG I can see under ther table!



Well now that my house is starting to look normal, heres what the new shop looks like;



Still have so much to do to set it up properly.  New industrial overlocker is being set up next Saturday.  And we're on the look out for a proper work bench, however I do have my officeworks table I can utilise in the meantime.  And I've also got my eye on some metro shelving for fabric and partitions to block off workshop from retail somehow.

Nappy News

Good news with my nappies.  I am now 100% at peace with my designs, and even have made a couple of alterations with the BabyHosen nappies.  I have 3 designs now, Superdays, Trimsters and BabyHosen.  It has taken a while for me to get there but by George I've done it! 

I also have the wonderful Tracey from TB cards doing some logo's for me and my she is talented!  Just waiting on the Trimsters logo and then I can get all my labels done.

                        
                

I am working on a small stocking of Trimsters because I know these worked well in the past, and will probably be my best seller.
Well off to work for now, and hopefully I can get some Trimsters made up to show some pics.     

We know that ‘organic’ means made using natural methods and with minimal impact on the environment.  Have you been wondering how that term could be used with regard to clothing?

Let’s think about it for a minute.  That nice new woolly shirt you bought?  The wool came from a sheep that ate feed affected by chemicals.  The sheep was probably dipped in chemicals to keep it free of parasites. It may even have been fed growth hormones, too.  Traces of these chemicals will be found in the wool shorn from the sheep. 

Similarly, cotton crops will have been treated with fertilizers and pesticides, too.  These are then woven into clothing, bleached and dyed with chemical dyes, and then worn right next to your skin.

Organic materials and clothing are made very differently. 

Organic clothing is made from all-natural materials.  Animals providing their fleece have not been treated with chemicals and nor has their pasture.  Cotton, hemp or bamboo has come from sustainable sources and has been farmed using natural fertilizers such as manure.   The materials are not bleached with chlorine nor do they use dyes full of heavy metals.   Some materials are not bleached at all. 

Adult skin can cope better when defending itself against chemicals and the irritations they bring but a baby’s skin is very delicate.  It does not yet have a defence mechanism built up.  Doesn’t it make sense, then, to keep non-organic materials away from their sensitive skins?

Remember that the skin is an organism that lives, breathes and absorbs things that you put on it.  The increase in the numbers of children with eye irritations, eczema and other skin and breathing irritations can be linked to the amount of chemicals in the home.  By choosing organic clothing you are protecting the skin and minimising exposure to harmful chemicals.

Our organic clothing range covers ages 0 to 6 and is made of certified organic materials.  We sacrifice chemicals, not style.  

We like to know what ingredients are in the products that we use on our children especially when they are babies because their skin is so delicate and sensitive. 

Baby Wipes clean baby’s skin and make it fresh and clean but regular wipes are full of chemicals.  We prefer to make our own.

If you click on “Nappies and Accessories” you will see a section on wipes.  Here we keep the ingredients that we use to make our own baby wipes.

All you need are some Punkin Booty Bits Wipe Solution and one of our foaming bottles.  The Booty Bits are great.  They are all natural handmade, heart shaped pieces of solution that will dissolve in your bottle. To use simply add 1 bit to 470ml hot water and dissolve.
Each bag will give you approximately 40 cups of wipes solution.  You can make up a couple of bottles at a time because they last well. Have one for home and keep one in your nappy bag.

Use them with reusable baby wipes.  Just spray the wipe and clean your baby.   Take the wipe and the nappy home for laundering. 

Homemade baby wipes are much more gentle than regular wipes and because you are making your own you can control the amount that you use.  They are economical, environmentally friendly and safe for your child’s skin.

Well since I have received all of my fabric imports, I thought it was only fitting I share a pic of it all.

Bamboo Velour from China


Bamboo Fleece from China, plus some gorgeous nappy bags in the boxes.




Certified Organic 100% Merino Wool from Vermont US

I have already started to pre-wash the wool and my house just smells like a farm of sheep...nothing like the natural scent of lanolin.

I am so close to finishing up some final purchases, just need to speak with Standards Australia regarding some labelling requirements, then I can send off the written info to be used on the packaging itself and I can then start my production of breast pads.

I have final confirmation on my shop!  I get the keys formally on Monday February 1st, it's such an exciting time.  I can then concentrate on finding a proper employee part time and grow to become an "Australia Made" mass producer. 
I still need to contact that lovely young fellow that works at Vic Super whom I met through the Business Mums conference last year, we got on quite well so I'd be more than happy for him to look after my super.