Diaper Testers for "Busy Bums"

Jerrica is making a new diaper pattern and I'm excited that I was able to test it out!

Note: This post is very picture heavy. :)

I tested the NB and Small front aplix patterns. I decided to do 2 other patterns at the same time for comparison's sake, and naturally forgot to add a seam allowance for the Busy Bum pattern. Ack!

So I made a 3rd Busy Bum and added seam allowance to that one. Sorry about that. I must say on the first NB one without adding in seam allowance it makes for a really, really tiny, adorable diaper! LOL.

Specs are the same for all diapers:
Outer - Fun knit
Hidden - Stretch terry
Inner - Bamboo fleece

Tri-fold soaker with 1 layer microfiber; 1 layer Bamboo fleece. *In my hurry to get these done I forgot to account for the amount of stretch the diapers would have in the rise. I'll be re-making the soakers so they're longer - teehee.

I took the waist and thigh measurements of my son's bear and discovered he's exactly the size of an average newborn (waist: 16", thigh: 7"), so "Cosmo" is our model for today. We'll have an actual model in about 6 months. :)

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All 5 diapers next to a 7" ruler.
From L-R: Busy Bum Small (*forgot to add seam allowance), Darling Diaper Newborn Small, Busy Bum Newborn, Goodness Gracious Newborn, Busy Bum Newborn (*forgot to add seam allowance).

3 BB diapers on top (Small w/o seam allowance, Newborn, Newborn w/o seam allowance); 2 bottom are DD and GG:

Backs of diapers:

Insides (some of the microfiber towels were green; others yellow - makes for some with a strange hue in the pics!)

Three BB diapers insides:

Side view of three BB diapers:

Inside of BB newborn w/o seam allowance, with tri-soaker unsnapped:

My hand next to the BB newborn w/o seam allowance:

BB Small w/o seam allowance:


BB Newborn with seam allowance:



BB Newborn w/o seam allowance:


DD Newborn Small:


GG Newborn:



Jerrica, thanks again for letting me test the pattern! It was a lot of fun and the diapers turned out really cute.

Mock-ups for Logo "Dreamseeds Organics"

Kris is now THE preferred soap-maker of Jackson Hole, Wyoming! She wanted her logo changed to reflect that. Here are a couple of ideas.

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Print Ad Design for "Family Tree Glass", Part III

Brooke's print ad with a couple of text and color changes. :)

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Print Ad Design for "Family Tree Glass", Part II

Brooke's ad with a few changes. Click image to view larger!

Hyena Cart Design Mock-up for "Dandy-lions", Part II

Newest mock-up for Liz. Click image to view larger!

Print Ad Design for "Family Tree Glass"

Brooke is having an ad placed in a popular magazine. She sent me the link to the image to use, text to include, colors she liked, and size requirements.

Here are a couple of different mock-ups! Fonts, colors, layout, and etc., can all be changed. We can also add special effects to the fonts if desired. Click image to view larger:

Animated Banners for "Sweet Retreat" - Friendship

Our monthly theme at Sweet Retreat is "Friendship". I wanted to show different types of friendships: mother/daughter, girlfriends, children, etc. I think the banners turned out rather nicely :)

Logo Design for "The Perfectly Precious Boutique"

Anica wanted a logo that matched her beautiful shop (The Perfectly Precious Boutique) but that was also versatile enough to be used on her business cards, sewn labels, and stick-on labels.

Here are a few mock-ups. I kept them fairly simple so they can be used for any type of company branding Anica desires. :) Click image to view larger:

Facebook Portfolio

Facebook can be a fantastic marketing tool for businesses!

Unfortunately they don't allow for very much page customization; it's mostly just the thumbnails and pictures that help make a FB page recognizable.

Here are a few of my past client's Facebook pages. Click image to view larger:

Label Design for "Closet on Queen Creek", Part II

Here are a couple of mock-ups for Rhonda's label design. Click images to view larger:

Animated Banner for "This Little Piggy"

Lindsey makes the cutest little soft shoes! Here's her animated banner mock-up. Click image to view full size:



And here's a banner with a line about her Grand Re-opening:

Label Design for "Closet on Queen Creek"

Rhonda loved her hang tag design. :) Here's her label design.

Top red line marks the sewing line; middle red line marks the label fold line. Black outline is to show total size of label. Red and black lines will not appear on the final design. :)

Doula Logo for Mamaginabean, Part III

Gina messaged me with a few changes to make: longer, more oval face, legs thinner and less round, hair in strands - both straight and wavy. She even took the time to draw out what she was looking for and it was very, very helpful!

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Hyena Cart Design Mock-up for "Dandy-lions"

Liz was looking for a custom Hyena Cart design. She wanted the header to match her simple black and white dandelion labels and sent this bright dandelion image for the background.

Fonts, images, and backgrounds can all be changed.
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Hang-Tag Design for "Closet on Queen Creek"

I'm so excited to be working with Rhonda again! We did a trade last year and love the beautiful embroidered dish towels she made for us.

Here is Rhonda's hang tag design. Fonts, placement, text, etc., can all be changed. First image is the mock-up; second is with PG Print's template showing the "safe" area for text, and bleed area for background.

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Mock-up for "ConKerrCancer Vancouver", Part II

Couple of revisions: larger main logo, smaller website and email, smiles text with capitals and part in blue. :)

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Mock-up for ConKerrCancer Vancouver

Fonts, placement, and colors can all be changed. :)

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Mock-ups for "Dandy-Lions", Part II

Liz wanted a simpler dandelion design for now. :)

Here are a few ideas. Perhaps using one of the top three pics for the header and the bottom image for the background? Or the bottom image as the header and a plain blue, green, or yellow background?

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Logo Mock-ups for Dandy-Lions

Liz is opening her shop and wanted a logo for "Dandy-Lions". My immediate thought was a lion with a top hat and a monocle - lol! Here are a few ideas incorporating the lion animal with the dandelion plant.

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Robot Idea for trade:

Doula Logo for Mamaginabean, Part II

Gina loved the logo but wanted the hair changed a bit. She envisioned a laboring mama with a ponytail and little wisps of hair coming out from all the mama's hard work. :)

Here are a few different hairstyle ideas. I tried to keep them simple so the focus wouldn't be taken away from the mama. :)

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Stocking at "Creative Mamas" Congo!

Click Here to check the shop out today!

Stocking at "Sweet Retreat" Congo!

Today is a special stocking at "Sweet Retreat"! Our theme is "Going on a Trip". Our new stocking times are the 5th and 20th of every month at 10am and 10pm.

Click here to check out the shop for awesome new traveling items!

Doula Logo for Mamaginabean

Gina had an idea for a beautiful doula logo and needed it polished up a bit.

Here are a couple similar ideas; click image to view larger! (Actual logo is approximately 6"x6")

Website for SEWsational Sarah, Mock-up

I've worked with Sarah before and am very excited to be working on her web design! Her products are wonderful and I happily recommend her shop.

Sarah wanted a site that matched her Hyena Cart with whites, greys, and blacks. She wanted four click-able buttons: Hyena Cart, Etsy, Sweet Retreat, and Facebook. She sent me 7 product pictures and asked that they be scattered around the edges of her site and that their edges be faded/blurred to blend into the background.

Here's the first mock-up! Click image to view larger:

Mock-up for "Snozzberries 'N Dreams", Part III

Noel's splash-page for her website is finished!

Here's her tag-line below her shop name on her Etsy banner; click image to view larger:

Mock-up for "Snozzberries 'N Dreams", Part II

Noel asked for a few changes to her website design: a tag-line added to her headers and the word "shop" added to the Hyena Cart and Etsy buttons.

Here's the newest mock-up! Click image to view larger:


And her updated Etsy banner:

Updated Labels and Navbar for "Primm 'N Proper Baby"

Meaghan liked the idea of two separate labels (one with her logo and shop name and a smaller one with care instructions). Here's the main label mock-up!


Here's her newest navbar. :)