We love play-dough and make it weekly . . . just because!

* 2 1/2 cups flour
* 1/2 cup salt
* 3 tablespoon oil
* 1 tablespoon cream of tartar
* 2 cups boiling water
* food coloring

Mix the above together and knead until smooth. Divide dough as you wish and create your own fabulous colors with food coloring. With the exception of boiling the water, this is a child friendly project. How fun that it lasts longer than store bought Play-Doh, and as a bonus, it doesn’t crumble.

I turn the other cheek to “you”. The “you” that finds comfort in being malicious and unkind. The “you” who finds joy in spreading falsities. My response to “you” is this:

When we are faced with such hostility we can choose to react on instinct, to defend, to justify, to attack and ultimately to feed the ugliness of this dysfunctional theater, but in doing so we allow it to become a part of us. Eckhart Tolle¹ describes much of this beautifully, and may summarize it best in his words: “Whatever you fight, you strengthen, and what you resist, persists.”

-Today’s World – Karma, Reflection and Kindness.

It is disappointing that there are those few of you who find my success to be threatening. That feel you need to have your presence known with each degree of success I earn and that seem to feel that attempting to tear others down is a way to build yourself up. My success is based on a true and honest heart and most importantly it is based on integrity. Integrity is defined as an adherence to moral and ethical principles. For me this holds true in every detail as well as holistically. Any one of you have the potential to be as successful – but your first goal should be to apply the energy you use to attack me to improve your own life skills. I am well aware that some of “you” are individuals that are known in the WAHM community yet hide behind anonymity and innuendo. Sadly, there are also those few that are simply wanting to “belong” to something regardless of the ill intent, the falsehood or those it injures. As women, we should stand up for and encourage the success and empowerment of our gender. I will forever strive to be a champion for us as women; women who not only want to do meaningful work, but who also find great meaning and success in being wives, partners and mothers.

What a pleasure to sew for Marybel’s sweet baby Evan. When ordering a STINKY Fixx™ one diaper is always sent out for fit confirmation. Sweet baby Evan has chunky thighs and is a heavy wetter. At 7 months Evan weighed 25 plus pounds and was 31.5 tall. The first diaper of twelve (STINKY Fixx™) shipped so that Marybel could check the overall fit for Evan. Via email and telephone Marybel relayed that she wanted a smidgen more fabric across the butt as that is what she prefers in a diaper and the elastic in the leg adjusted, absorbency needs were also discussed. As requested, I adjusted the Stinky Couture™ pattern accordingly. The result? A couture cloth diaper suiting Evan’s needs and Maybel’s wants.

Stinky Couture™ has a niche in creating couture cloth diapers that fit a baby’s individual needs. Though the standard Stinky Couture™ sizing fits a wide variety of babies, the Stinky Couture™ custom order goes an extra step to address the individual needs and wants of baby and parent.

I loved sewing for Marie’s sweet baby Aiden and thought to post a few pics of her STINKY Fixx™. The order was split as two were sent initially for fit approval followed by the ten.