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Showing posts with label charity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label charity. Show all posts

Saturday, May 12, 2012

The Alice Hansen Family Fund

Can you imagine your worst fear coming to light? Well for this sweet family it did. This week. The week Leading up to Mother's Day. My Cousin-in-law is named Heidi Ferguson. She is the author of Honeybear Lane and this week. She lost one of her best friends, her brother's wife three days after she gave birth to her third child and first baby girl. Can you imagine? Here is her story:

The loss of a loved one is a strange surreal reality. Life is completely normal except for one large, gaping hole. Each day the pain seems to become more real and defined as the actuality of what has happened sinks in. Heidi of Honeybear Lane, lost her sister-in-law, Alice Hansen, this week to complications following the birth of her third baby. She fought a hard fight to stay on this earth with her husband and three little children who love her dearly. But God wanted her with Him and there is none who can stop Him. Her husband, Heidi's brother, was left behind to take care of their two little boys and newborn daughter.
Heidi's family opened a donation account for Alice and her family. This money will go towards funeral costs, residual medical expenses, and the costs of raising children without a mother or a job. Her brother is going through a very difficult thing and while nothing can replace the ache of losing his sweetheart, any sort of donation will help to ease the burdens a little. If you would like to donate money directly, please visit Heidi's blog Honeybear Lane. You can donate easily by clicking the "Donate" button on the right sidebar. You can donate through Paypal, credit card, or e-check (a check directly from your bank account.) Any and all donations are appreciated. Please also spread the word by sharing any posts you see about it. You may use any of these beautiful printables that the talented Lara made for Alice. These printables represent the music that Alice made in her life--being a PhD in music. In addition to being a wonderful wife and mother, she was a very gifted pianist who traveled the world before getting married and having children. She shared that passion with her husband, also a pianist. Music brought them together.

Music was her passion. But her family was her life. She figuratively and literally gave her life for her children. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
Message from Heidi: From the bottom of our grief-stricken hearts: Thank you.




Life can change in the blink of an eye. It doesn't take much to make a difference. Today you can shine a little ray of light on this family who is surrounded by the dark clouds of loss and pain. Today you can make a difference. Whether you donate $1 or $100 dollars, together maybe we can create enough light to chase away some of those clouds. We can't bring Alice back, but we can help relieve some financial strain.

Thank you,
 XOXO,
 Amy Davis



Monday, February 13, 2012

Booty Buns GO GREEN ♥ GIVE CHARITY Giveaway


Daily Mothering is hosting a giveaway event 
& one lucky winner will receive a 
lifetime supply of  
That's 20 cloth diapers in the winner's color choice, 
40 inserts, 20 liners & 2 flannel/micro-terry wipes!!!!



Booty Buns *Go Green Give Charity* Cloth Diaper Giveaway Event



You can sign up now to participate as a blogger by clicking here
Daily Mothering will also be giving away an Original Booty to the blog who 
refers the most people!! Hurry and sign up now because the linky will be closed 
when the limit of 200 blogs is reached.





GO GREEN ♥ GIVE CHARITY

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Sweetheart Stroll Winner

We have a winner!!


Congrats to Regan S!!


Thanks to everyone who entered!


If you entered but didn't win, 
& we'll give you free shipping on your first order until February 29, 2012. 
Be sure to include the number of diapers & color you prefer.


We still have a giveaway on our blog that doesn't end until February 14, 2012 & another on Tidbits' blog that ends on February 15, 2012. If you haven't entered those yet, be sure to hop over & enter.


:)









GO GREEN ♥ GIVE CHARITY

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Sweetheart Stroll Giveaway Hop

***THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED***

Welcome to the Sweetheart Stroll! This blog hop as 30 bloggers giving away prizes valued at $25+!!!
After you enter our giveaway, please hop on to the other blogs linked to the bottom of the page. The linky is on each page so feel free to enter all of them & good luck to all who enter!!





We are pleased to be taking part in the Sweetheart Stroll Giveaway Hop! After entering our giveaway please be sure to check out the other blogs hosting giveaways for this event at the bottom of the post! The giveaway on this blog is open to US & Canada residents.


The lucky winner from our giveaway will win an Original Booty Cloth Diaper in the color of their choosing.
COLORS INCLUDE:
 *Pink-A-Booty      *Love Booty        *Pun'kin Booty
*'Nana Booty       *Cutie Booty        *Lucky Booty
*Moon Booty      *Royal Booty      *Snow Booty
*Night Night Booty




For those who found our blog through the linky, 
I'll give you a little bit of background about our company & diapers.

 Many babies living in third world countries aren't afforded the same diapering luxuries we have in the US. Their parents don't have to think about whether they will use disposables or not, because they simply cannot afford them {its costs on average $1800-2000 to disposable diaper your baby from birth to potty training}. Instead, parents wrap their little baby's booties in old t-shirts or sheets to catch the solids. Many of them only have a few of these 'shirt diapers' so they are unable to change their baby each time they go potty, and wait until they have a BM before changing them.






At Booty Buns Cloth Diapers, we seek to make the world a better place ONE BOOTY AT A TIME™
; and, that is exactly why for each cloth diaper we sell, we will donate one to a baby in need in one of these third world countries.


Since my husband served a 2 year mission in Bolivia, it is near and dear to his heart; so, Bolivia is the first place we want to make a Diaper Run™ to. We have been speaking with some Mexican orphanages so they will not be far behind Bolivia with our second Diaper Run™.



ABOUT OUR DIAPERS: 
Our patent pending design is a OS{one size} Pocket Diaper, that fits from 3-45 pounds. We are the only OS cloth diaper that can fit this wide range of sizes with just one diaper. Each diaper has 2 elastic gussets sewn into the inner liner & another elastic strip add to the back of the diaper to better contain even the messiest of explosions.



The diapers were designed by a mom who has not only your baby, but your budget in mind. She was frustrated that if she wanted to cloth diaper her baby, she had to buy 2-3 sets to cover all the sizes her baby would be between birth & potty training. She couldn't understand why a diaper was called 'ONE SIZE' if not all babies are 8-10 pounds at birth, or 30-35 pounds when potty training. Her family is on tight budget & couldn't justify buying 2-3 sets of cloth diapers, and knew that there are many other families in the same boat. This is exactly why she designed The Original Booty with the ability to mimic disposable diaper sizing from preemie to potty training pants.


Night Night Booty Sized To Preemie

Royal Booty Sized To Potty Training Pants


She thought it was silly that many OS cloth diapers require multiple inserts for different stages of diapering - newborn needing small inserts and toddlers needing 2 inserts, yet most companies only give you one insert, forcing you to either buy an additional insert or sew them on your own. To put an end to the madness, she decided that it was best to just put 2 inserts in each diaper. So she includes 1 newborn size & 1 large size insert with each diaper, eliminating the need to order them on the side.



While searching for used cloth diapers online, she noticed that many of them contained BM stains. She doesn't like stains; so, she searched for solutions & the internet only offered disposable liners. Her baby had a bad reaction to them so she needed another option. She wanted to have a thin barrier between BM and her diapers, so to protect the diapers from stains & make BMs cleanup easier while also helping babies who may have a sensitivity to microfiber, she created a 100% cotton flannel liner that she sews and includes with each diaper.



Something else she noticed was that while there are many cloth diapers companies that sell cloth wipes, NONE of them give you a wipe with the diapers you buy.  It just didn't make sense to her that you get the diaper but no wipe - its like ordering a PB&J and having to pay extra for the jelly. For this reason, she sews a matching double sided cloth wipe to include with each cloth diaper. Each 7.5" x 7.5" wipe comes with a 100% cotton flannel side & a jersey micro-terry cloth side.
 


She really did her homework in creating these cloth diapers!
 
Being a mom of multiple children with limited time & money, she sought a truly one-size-fits-all & gives all diaper; however, since nobody offers what she wanted and needed, she decided to create it & offer it to other moms & dads who seek to cut the fat in cloth diapering & get everything they need all at once - included with the diapers.

She worked really hard to create a diaper that addresses the top complaints about cloth diapers, while throwing in some things that she feels are necessary while cloth diapering; and, she is please to introduce the world to a whole new generation of cloth diapering! 
Just to review, with each cloth diaper you will receive:
2 inserts {1 newborn & 1 large size}
1 100% cotton flannel liner
1 matching double sided cloth wipe
AND. . .
with each diaper you buy, you are helping make the world a better place
ONE BOOTY AT A TIME™
You can buy the cloth diapers designed with both your baby and your budget in mind here.

Please use this RaffleCopter form to enter our giveaway

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Booty Buns Cloth Diapers


Hey, it's me Shanni, and I am guest blogging at Honey Bear Lane tomorrow since Heidi is on maternity leave.


Check it out, and while you're at it got check out the newly updated Booty Buns Cloth Diaper site, our diapers are now available!




Happy New Year :) -Shanni




GO GREEN ♥ GIVE CHARITY

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Booty Buns Cloth Diapers


Sooooo,
this post isn't so much about a crafty tutorial,
but more about me finding a crafty way to give charity.



I have been uber busy working on our new company, Booty Buns Cloth Diapers.
First let me say that I have been dreaming about this company for over a year and all the wonderful help that we will be able to provide because of it! I am a loss for words to describe the excitement and peace I feel surrounding this whole new endeavor!



I have been in communication with Sprouts Farmers' Market about
getting them into their stores. I just have this feeling inside that this going to change not only our family's whole world, but it will change the world and make it a better place for so many people! To find out more about us, and support us, check out the following links, then follow and share them and talk about us on your blogs, facebooks and twitters!!!


A BIG THANKS to Sherrie Green for being our first follower on all sites!! :)



BOOTYBUNSCLOTHDIAPERS


TWITTER


FACEBOOK


BLOGGER


YAY!!!!!



:) :) :)