cutiepoops cloth diapers

Meet my new helpers!

2011-06-23T17:02:00.000-07:00

With the amount of orders coming in has just been too much for this WAHM to do alone. I am so happy that I found these two wonderful ladies. They both actually live in my neighborhood and go to church with me.

Heather is my prepper, she adds the labels, velcro, snap reinforcement strips and a few other things. I didn't even know Heather before she started helping. She heard I was looking for help and gave me a call. I'm so glad she contacted me, she is doing a great job.

Charai is my clone, she sews the diapers together after they are prepped. With two of us now sewing diapers together they will get out much faster. Charai and I have been friends for a few years now and she's such a fun person. Charai also teaches piano out of her home to all the kids in the neighborhood. We love getting crafty together, you should have seen us the night we had an electric saw and were trying to build her a faux fireplace. It turned out amazing by the way. Charai is doing a wonderful job and I'm so glad that she decided to help.

The goal is to get all caught up and then I'll have Heather prep all custom and in-stock diapers. Charai will make in-stock diapers while I continue to make custom orders. I am very excited to have both of these wonderful women on board.

You have asked and I've listened!

2011-06-21T13:00:00.001-07:00

I recently made some changes to the style of diapers I would sell. I did this to streamline things a bit and to make it so I didn't have to raise my prices to be able to hire a couple of employee's to help get orders out faster. I have been getting lots of emails to bring back the sized diapers and the full prints. I am here to give you what you want in a diaper. In order to bring back sized diapers and full prints and still have employees I need to raise the prices a bit. Sized diapers have been raised by $1, and the price to have a full print diaper is $1 added to the price of your diaper. You can get a full print in every size of diaper offered. I hope you can understand these changes.

Changes are coming!

2011-04-13T20:20:00.000-07:00

In order to streamline things around here I am going to need to make some changes. Not sure if I want to make them all at once or do one at a time. I have been thinking of going to all 1/2 print style for quite some time and doing away with sized diapers. I would just sell NB and OS. Babies can easily transition from NB to OS with out any fitting issues.

By doing this it will help get diapers out faster since I can have the prints pre-cut and the suede cloth layer can be pre-made as well. My goal has always been to give you a quality cloth diaper at an affordable price. By doing so my wait time has become longer and longer due to high order volumes. I do have help now which will cut down on the time some, but I feel that I can offer better service to you by getting your diapers out to you sooner.

I really feel that this is the right direction for Cutiepoops. I know there are those out there that really like the full print style or sized diapers so I won't make any of these changes for couple of months so that you can have a chance to place an order now. I will still offer the same cute prints so there will be no worries there. And you will still be able to choose your closure style.

I have been so blessed by the overwhelming support from all the Cutiepoops mama's. Thank you for sharing the Cutiepoops love with others.

Pecan Creek Boutique

2010-11-05T08:52:00.000-07:00

Some friends of mine are putting on an amazing boutique.

Pecan Creek Boutique

If you live anywhere near this area you will want to come check it out!

The making of one diaper!

2010-10-02T21:20:00.000-07:00

I was talking with my new helper today and she thought it would be fun to have a video of the making of a Cutiepoops. I'm not at all computer savy and couldn't upload a video to save my life, but I can give a list of all the steps involved in making one Cutiepoops diaper.

I'll have another posting about Maureen, my new helper in a few days.

Alot of the steps are done in bulk, so when I need something it's already cut out in a bin. But, the steps still get done for each and every diaper.

1. Cut out suede cloth
2. Cut out PUL
3. Cut out print
4. Cut the scraps of PUL for the front panel of suede cloth and for snap/velcro reinforcement
5. Cut 3 elastic strips
6. Cut flap for pocket opening out of suede cloth scraps
7. Cut velcro strip for front of diaper
8. Cut opening for pocket diaper
9. Sew on the Cutiepoops label and size tag
10. Sew the velcro on front panel with PUL strip reinforcement on back/sew on PUL Strip for snap reinforcement then mark the spots for snaps.
11. Put snaps on the front panel
12. reinforce edges of pocket opening with zig zag stitch
13. Sew on PUL strip on the top of suede cloth
14. For 1/2 print design, serge bottom of 1/2 print
15. Sew 1/2 print across the back of diaper
16. Fold under serged part of 1/2 print and sew it down
17. Lay the 2 or 3 layers of the diaper together depending on style pin them and sew them together, putting a strip of PUL over the seam if it's a 1/2 print.
18. If it's a OS diaper, mark the spots for hip snap for elastic to snap into it.
19. Mark OS elastic for snap placement
20. Snap OS elastic
21. Add hip snap to the inside of the diaper.
22. Sew on elastic
23. Turn diaper right side out
24. Top stitch around diaper
25. Add snaps or velcro to the tabs.. luckily I have pre-cut velcro tabs now, before I had to cut them out by hand too.. NO FUN!
26. Cut out microfiber for insert/doublers
27. Serge insert/doubler
28. Stuff diaper with insert
29. Close diaper.

Voila.. It's all done! Now these steps aren't exactly in the same order that they get done since I do a lot of it ahead of time but each and every one of these steps is taken to make your diapers! I hope that you can see all the care and effort that goes into each diaper to make it a quality product for your little babies!

Cutiepoops Big 1000 fan giveaway!

2010-09-16T12:04:00.000-07:00

Contest is now closed, the winners have been announced on the Cutiepoops facbook page.

We've been anxiously waiting until we reached 1000 fans to have our BIG giveaway. Thank you to all our fans who have helped spread the Cutiepoops love. There have been some amazing sponsors donate some wonderful gifts. With out their help this would not be as fun.

Contest will run from September 16th to September 30th. Winners will be announced on the Cutiepoops FB page October 1st.

There are 4 prize packages, you can enter to win one or all of them. For every entry please list the prize packages you wan to win. In order to win you must "like" each of the sponsors and Cutiepoops on facebook.

1st Prize:

OS Halloween Diaper from Cutiepoops
Wet bag from Baby Bums Boutique Congo
Clean B Wet Wipe Solution plus set of 6 Cutiepoops cloth wipes
Paci Clip from Lilah Moo

2nd Prize:

2 Funktastic wool dryer balls from Bouncing Woolies
Clean B Wet Wipe Solution plus set of 6 Cutiepoops cloth wipes
Leg Warmers from Lilah Moo

3rd Prize: The Frilly one!

Ribbon Beanie Hat from Lilah Moo
2 Korker Bows, 3 crochet Headbands & 1 Boutique princess Bow from Keelan's Krafts
1 girly beaded necklace from Cutiepoops

4th Prize: The mama one!

$15 gift certificate to Angel Made Scents
1 vinyl sign from Vinyl Wall Sayings (Cupcake Couture Girl on Facebook)
1 Cutiepad and Cutieliner from Cutiepoops

Contest Rules:
Please visit each of our wonderful sponsors pages on Facebook and like their page, if you already do like their page then just list that you are already a fan in your comment. Please give your name and email address in each comment so you can be contacted if you win. Each comment counts as one entry in the contest. Don't lump all of your entries into one comment or it will only count as one entry. Be sure to state which prizes you want to enter to win. Each entry must be done correctly or it won't count.

Here is an example of a correct entry.

Adrian Post
adrian@cutiepoops.com

I am a fan of Cutiepoops on FB
Prizes 1,2,3,4

Here are the places you need to "Like" to enter

Cutiepoops on Facebook
Clean B on Facebook
Bouncing Woolies on Facebook
Cupcake Couture Girl on Facebook
Lilah Moo on Facebook
Angel Made Scents on Facebook
Keelan's Krafts on Facebook (send a friend request since it's not set up as a business page)
Baby Bums Boutique Congo on Facebook
Additional Entries:

Buy something from any of the sponsors or Cutiepoops from now until the contest is over for 10 additional entries. Email adrian@cutiepoops.com the receipt of purchase and then leave 10 comments on this post.

Meet Windy!

2010-04-20T18:37:00.000-07:00

Many of you know I've hired my friend Windy to help me sew diapers. I've blabbed all about my self all over the place but I'd like every to meet Windy. With out her help I'd be even more behind on getting orders out. Windy is an excellent seamstress. She runs her own little shop making custom car seat covers and baby carrier covers called Le Bug Baby. She makes the cutest stuff I've seen. Here's one of her covers that she's made. I borrowed this picture off of her blog.
I need another girl so I can have her make me one of these. She takes orders on a limited basis so she can have time for her family. Windy has 3 kids and she is just now getting into cloth diapers with her youngest who is 2. I gave her one to test out for me with the new PUL I'll be using and she decided to make the switch. I think it's impossible to be around cloth diapers and not fall in love with them. Windy is one of the nicest gals I know. She's a runner and has entered lots of running events. I see her running around the neighborhood. It makes me tired just watching her.. ha ha!

She has no idea I decided to do this post about her, but I wanted everyone to meet Windy. She's doing a great job and I appreciate her very much!

Photo contest

2010-04-06T11:41:00.000-07:00

I've decided to hold a photo contest. As my site is down I've decided to revamp the website a bit. I've had people want to see more pictures of babies in my diapers. I want to see pictures of your kids in my diapers. Please try to make them look website ready, so no pictures of your baby standing in the kitchen or anything. Get creative, go outside in a field of flowers or something really cute. I want to use your pictures for my website. If your picture is selected to use you'll get a free diaper. There could be one winner or many winners depending on how many pictures I want to put on the site. So get out your camera's and start taking some pictures. I want to see the itty bitty's and toddlers in my diapers. The contest will run for the next two months while my site is closed to custom orders. I will be adding some in-stock diapers to the site during this time so if you haven't gotten your Cutiepoops yet you can always get one of those to use.

Send all pictures to adrian@cutiepoops.com

You can enter up to 5 pictures each.

Have fun, and I can't wait to see all your pictures.

April's freebie of the month giveaway

2010-04-04T18:03:00.001-07:00

Autumn of "All about cloth diapers" is hosting my giveaways for me while I am closed to custom orders over the next few months. Thanks Autumn!

Here's a link to her site to find out what you need to do. You can also read it below.

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When leaving comments to enter the contest they must be entered on All about cloth diaper, not on the this blog.

Cutiepoops Cloth Diapers’ Monthly Giveaway

by Autumn Beck on April 4, 2010

I am honored to be the host of Cutiepoops’ monthly giveaway over the next few months! From now through July, Adrian will close her shop as she catches up on a mountain of orders. Praise the Lord for that burden!

During this time, however, since you can’t buy Cutiepoops in-stock anywhere Adrian will give one away every month until she reopens her store.

Sounds like a good plan to me!

This month up for grabs is the new one-size pocket diaper. This is the new style that will be in-stock when Cutiepoops.com reopens the Summer. Cutiepoops one-size cloth diapers have a suedecloth inner and adjustable snap elastic inside the pocket. Similar (but not copyright infringement similar ) to the Fuzzibunz one-size and Softbums.

The diaper for the giveaway has a tiny spot of glue on the outer tab but is otherwise in perfect new condition.

I have not had a chance to post my personal review of Cutiepoops. As a matter of fact, the day I was going to post it Adrian announced she was temporarily closing the store. Not a good time to do a review! I will post that review in a few months but in the meantime I’ll give you a hint as to whether I like them…

This picture was taken about 2 months ago and entered into a cloth diaper photo contest…he didn’t win it but he sure LOVES his Cutiepoops!

Follow these steps to enter the Cutiepoops Cloth Diaper giveaway! (separate comments for each entry)

Become a fan of Cutiepoops on Facebook
What is your favorite cloth diaper you’ve owned, one that would pain you to part with?
Hop on over to Cutiepoops.blogspot.com and “Follow” her (left hand side of the page)
Tweet, blog or post on a forum about this giveaway. You may tweet 1x per day for entries.
Add All About Cloth Diapers button to your blog (new additions only)

Contest will end Sunday April 11, 2010.

Big changes are coming!

2010-03-29T15:16:00.000-07:00

I have been very blessed with overwhelming success with my business in my first year. As you all know my wait time has been getting longer and longer. I've hired help, but I need to get on top of my orders quick. I've decided that as of the end of the month I will stop taking custom diaper orders for a few months. I will still have a few ready made items on the site that will be available when I get time to make them.

During this time I will work very hard to get all my orders out and then stock up on a full selection of ready made diapers. When I open back up for orders in about 3 months, I will then limit the number of orders that can be placed each week so that you don't have to wait as long to get your order. I plan on switching the way I operate when I come back too. I will have more ready made diapers available all the time, so there won't be a wait for orders. I have also decided to scale down a bit and only offer one size fits all diapers. This will simplify the process greatly and reduce the time it takes to make diapers. I will still offer newborn size diapers in the custom section and ready made section since the one size diaper fits 10-40 pounds approximately.

I will still offer custom diapers with cute prints but I will only offer the top 20 boy and girls prints. In the custom section you can still choose your cute outer print along with snaps or velcro for the closure type. For the ready made section I will start a line of solid color PUL diapers and a few cute prints that will only be available in the ready made section.

My goal by doing this is to provide better service while keeping prices down. I will be able to offer my new one size diaper at a lower cost that what it is now.

Orders will still be taken until the end of March, at that point I will stop accepting new orders. I hope that you all understand my decision to do this is to make Cutiepoops the best it can be for you and for my family.

I will still be having the freebie of the month giveaway during this time so check the blog or facebook page to see when those giveaways are going on. I will still be available for questions during this time as well.

Thank you again for all of your support and I'll see you all in July.

Freebie of the month

2010-03-19T08:25:00.000-07:00

And the winner of the No Frills one size diaper is ..........Amanda Burns . She was the first person to enter the contest.. I used random.com to select the winner. Congrats, your diaper will be out in the mail tomorrow.

For everyone else that didn't win, try again next month when I have the next freebie. I don't know what it will be yet, but it's free so who really cares right?

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I've decided to have a freebie of the month. To start things off I'll be offering a free No Frills one size diaper. All you have to do to enter the contest is leave a comment here on the blog and follow my blog. The contest will run through the weekend and on Monday morning I'll randomly select the winner. Good luck everyone!

What's new at cutiepoops?

2010-03-18T16:12:00.000-07:00

Cutiepoops has been growing by leaps and bounds lately. I've had a hard time keeping up with my orders, especially since my entire household came down with a nasty stomach bug that lasted for 5 weeks. In order to help get caught up with the growing demand for Cutiepoops I've hired my first employee this week. A friend of mine in my neighborhood named Windy has stepped up and offered her master sewing skills. She's doing a fantastic job. Windy also runs her own WAHM shop called LeBug Baby. She makes custom car seat covers and baby carrier covers. She's very talented.

In order to cover the cost of an employee I had to adjust my prices a bit. Instead of offering discounts for ordering more diapers I had to settle on one price per diaper regardless of how many are ordered. This way I didn't have to raise my diaper price. It's staying at $11.95 per diaper. I did however need to raise the price of the one size diaper to $16.95, that's a $1 increase. The one size diapers are now being sold per diaper too. The pull-ups, no frills and newborn diapers were also raised by $1 per diaper.

I will always strive to offer my diapers at affordable prices. I know that times are hard and cloth diapers are expensive (at first). I started cloth diapering my babies to save money and I haven't forgotten that is why many of you are cloth diapering as well.

I have appreciated the overwhelming support I have gotten from all you mama's over my first year in business. I feel very fortunate to have found something that I love to do that allows me to be at home with my kids while helping to support my family. Thank you!

Making some improvements!

2009-12-02T14:00:00.000-08:00

I love my diaper, I worked very hard to make it as perfect as can be. Over the last year I have had many requests about using PUL as my waterproof layer. I always kept that idea in my mind and loved the idea of using PUL but it is more expensive. I've priced out my options and by buying it in bulk it isn't as bad as I thought it would be. PUL is the #1 waterproof fabric used for cloth diapers. Most of the "big" brands use PUL. PUL is great because it can withstand high heats over and over again. I also want to make a diaper that uses the best materials available and PUL is the best. I will start using PUL in January 2010 (if it gets here by then)! I will need to raise my prices a bit to make up for the extra cost. I will always keep my prices lower than most other diaper companies. I know that people are having a hard time with finances right now and not everyone can afford to spend $18 for a diaper.... and it doesn't even have a cute outer print!

Here are the new prices for the new year....

1 diaper/pull-up $11.95
3 diapers/pull-up $32.95
6 diapers/pull-up $62.95
12 diapers/pull-up $119.95

Newborn $9.95 per diaper

The price for the one size fits all the the diaper covers will remain the same!

One size diapers are here!

2009-08-18T01:07:00.001-07:00

I'm very excited about my one size fits all diaper! I've been working on it for the last month and just was never happy with how it was turning out. Well tonight I did it, and I love it and I hope you will too. For more details about the one size diaper go to www.cutiepoops.com

snap, snaps and more snaps

2009-08-05T20:16:00.000-07:00

I have realized since I got my snap press that I love snaps! My little baby can't take them off so I'm happy about that. But I just LOVE snaps! I have even discovered that I love a snap in insert. I still love my pockets, but the snap in insert is so easy. I'm still working on perfecting my serging skills and when I do I'll make a snap in insert available. My one size fits all diapers will have a snap in insert. I discovered that when the diaper is on the smallest setting it can be hard to stuff the insert in with all that folded up fabric, so I decided to use a snap in insert like on some of my fitted diapers. It works great and it's just so easy to snap in. My husband really likes it too because he hates to stuff the diapers. If you haven't tried a snap diaper of any sort I highly recommend it!

What's new at cutiepoops?

2009-07-25T21:51:00.002-07:00

Cutiepoops will be coming out with several new items over the next month or two. The one that I am most excited about is cutiepoops new luxury line of cloth diapers. Bamboo velour is all the rage right now in the cloth diaper world and cutiepoops is joining in. Ready made diapers in fun outer fabrics and bamboo velour inners will be coming soon. The luxury line of diapers will not be made available for regular diaper orders at this time. Also cutiepoops is coming out with cute fleece shortie and tee sets. I've been making them for my baby since he rips his diapers off now (lots of fun) So I put a fleece shortie over and the diapers stay on and my floors stay dry! I made a few baby tee's with cute matching fleece shapes. I'll be selling these sets ready made as well. You'll be able to find all these ready made items on the website soon!

One size fits all!!!

2009-07-20T22:02:00.001-07:00

I'm in the testing phase of a one size diaper right now. I had high hopes of using adjustable elastic in the back and leg gussets instead of snaps down the front, but after making a few I've realized it's very time consuming. I'd have to charge a fortune to make up for how long it takes to make one. I've decided to use the tried and true snaps down the front version. Since I don't have to wait for button hole elastic to get shipped to me from China anymore, I should have them ready to be ordered from the website in about a week or two.

Win a free cutiepoops pocket cloth diaper.

2009-07-19T22:16:00.001-07:00

If you want to win a free cutiepoops diaper, check out this blog:

http://whitehouse3.blogspot.com/

It will let you know what you need to do to be entered into the contest. Good luck to everyone!

The new cutiepoops!

2009-07-11T12:04:00.000-07:00

I've finished creating the new website. There are new fabrics up, and I've added a few new items on the accessories page. Just a few handpainted signs that I made. I hope you like the new site.

Starting soon I will be having a monthy giveaway. For every purchase made each month ( I haven't figured out if I'll set a minimum purchase amount yet) I'll add your name into a drawing for a free gift. Some months it might be a free diaper, or free doublers, or some other creation that I come up with. It should be exciting, so check the website to see when it begins.

2009-06-30T17:07:00.000-07:00

Cutiepoops is making a change. I'm switching my website host. I've been hacked and need to redo the site. Over the next week, I'll be re-doing the site, it's going to be such an improvement. Plus, I'm adding more fabrics to choose from. Check back to see the new and improved cutiepoops

No more vinyl!

2009-02-22T16:47:00.000-08:00

When I started out making cutiepoops, I used a vinyl waterproof layer. I had no problems with it at all, until I got a defective batch of vinyl. I just can't chance that happening again...kinda bad for business if I send out products that don't work!! So after doing some research I've made the switch to 100% nylon for the waterproof layer. A very "green" friend of mine is thrilled that I had a vinyl problem because she wanted me to switch to nylon anyway. I'm thankful for those few customers who got a defective batch and understood the problem. I stand behind my diapers, they work great, I just couldn't see this happening... So those few customers got some free diapers, so I think it all worked out well. Now what does this mean for the price of my diapers since nylon does cost more than vinyl??? Nothing!! I figured it out to cost about $.25 more per diaper... I'll happily take that loss if it means I'm sending out a product that won't have any issues. My goal will always be to make a great product affordable to everyone. I don't plan on making millions off of my diapers, this is just a great way to help my family out and help out others while doing something I enjoy!

cloth has made a come back baby!!

2009-02-05T08:55:00.000-08:00

Hi, and welcome to the official blog of cutiepoops pocket cloth diapers! As I've entered the world of cloth diapers I've realized that it's a very addictive world to be in. I had no idea just how far cloth diapers have come. After showing my mom the BumGenius diapers I bought she was amazed at how fantastic cloth diapers are these days. I was too!!!

It's true that cloth diaper are a much cheaper alternative to disposables, but they can still be costly. After my first initial purchase of cloth diapers I had spent over $200 and only had 12 diapers to show for it. I knew their had to be another way. A few things got me thinking I could really make a good quality diaper myself. Since I only 12 diapers and I was using them on two boys, I was doing laundry all the time... no fun!! I needed more diapers for my boys, and I had a friend who was having a baby and I wanted to get her a set of diapers as a group gift. But since times are hard for everyone these days, not very many people could contribute to the massive purchase! I was looking at a large amount that I'd have to come up with to make up the difference.

I thought their had to be cheaper cloth diapers out there that worked well. I did the usual ebay searches and found a gal who made, while very cute diapers for cheap.... they were CHEAP!! They leaked all over the place, they didn't fit very well, the fabrics weren't the best quality. If I was going to spend the time to make a diaper, it had to be a quality diaper. I got back on my computer and found good diaper fabric, patterns and everything I needed to know about how to make diapers. There are a lot of great resources out there and other gals who are in diaper business who are very helpful. The first few diapers were I made were JOKES! While, yes they worked for the most part, I didn't like any of the patterns I had found online. I had a very specific type of diaper shape in mind that I wanted in order to provide the best coverage and absorbency. After several attempts I finally mastered my patterns. I love the pocket diaper I've created. It's very easy to use, works well and pocket diapers are wonderful because you can add more inserts as needed to customize absorbency for each baby.

I've tested them out on my two kids and on friends kids and I've been very pleased with the results. I had a few people suggest that I sell them.. and so cutiepoops got its start.

I hope you enjoy cutiepoops as much as I do and appreciate the care that goes into each diaper. My main goal was to provide a quality diaper at an affordable price. I've had a few people suggest that I raise my prices, but I'd rather help others make the switch to cloth by providing an inexpensive yet, quality product.

Please visit my website at www.cutiepoops.com for great deals for your baby!

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