Pumpkin sugar scrub

I just started using powdered fruit extracts in the my body care products and I am really excited. I bought a variety from DIY Cosmetics and I really love the results. I bought pumpkin, mango, pineapple, custard apple and papaya. I became interested in the fruit extracts because I wanted an easy way to make facials and also get the fruit enzyme benefits. I did originally try fresh papaya and pineapple as a facial, but I found I didn't do it very often just because it is a bit labor intensive and I don't usually have fresh papaya on hand. I figured there is an easier way and some place must have dried papaya for body care products. I was very happy to find them online. Yesterday I tried the pumpkin sugar scrub recipe on DIY Cosmetics website and it is a real treat for the skin. Very fun and it gives me a lot of ideas for future concoctions.

Pocket fitted t-shirt diaper

Pretty sad I know, but I haven't posted anything new since the holidays. I do have a pretty good excuse. We are trying to sell our 860 square foot house and it needs some tlc. Mainly cosmetic including a lot of painting which in general I really like to do. However at this point I am really glad it is almost done. I still need to paint the laundry room and touch up a few spots. After that is my least favorite task which is cleaning. The house is a big old mess and needs some serious cleaning. In between all the house fixing up I have managed to sew a few fun items including trying out a few new diaper patterns. He wears training pants for the most part but still wears diapers at night time so I still have an excuse to make more fun diapers.

This diaper was made with a t-shirt of course and lined with two layers of hemp jersey dyed with Procion dyes in avocado. I really like pocket diapers since they dry so quickly. However, I make so many different types of diapers that it gets a bit confusing as to what insert goes with what diaper. So I am experimenting with making pocket diapers that have an attached insert that can be stuffed in a pocket. The pattern I used for this diaper is the free BaaBaaBaby diaper cover pattern. I made the large size. I did tinker with the pattern a tiny bit and added to the front wings to make it a bit larger in the waist. It fits really awesome and since I put elastic throughout the entire top he can actually pull this diaper off like training pants. It does not come with an insert pattern since it is a cover, so I borrowed the insert from the Trimsies diaper pattern which is another really great side snapping pattern. I made a cute pocket Trimsie with a lay in soaker that I will have to write about soon. I plan to wash the diaper with the next load and see how quickly it dries. I am not sure if you can see it, but there is a tiny little hole in the front of the diaper. I didn't notice the hole on the shirt when I cut it out and of course it is right up front. I will have to think of way to cover it up. I might try an applique or more than likely I will forget about it which is the likely scenario these days.






So I did fix the tiny hole with a heart applique. It turned out pretty cute.