Coffee cozy

Cute, silly, practical...a knitted cozy for your Timmy's from the following blog:
http://tinyurl.com/9nwggw

Or, you could purchase the cozy on Etsy.com.

We haven't tried this pattern out yet, but will keep you posted if/when we have time to do it.

Here's the pattern
worsted weight yarn & size US 6 needles

CO 20 sts

row 1- k 20
row 2- k4, p12, k4
row 3- k 20
row 4- k4, p12, k4
row 5- k4, c6b, c6f, k4
row 6- k4, p12, k4
row 7- k 20
row 8- k4, p12, k4
row 9- k20
row 10- k4, p12, k4

repeat these 10 rows until it reaches around cup a little snug (can't remember how long)
BO
stitch ends together
(c6b=slip 3 sts onto cable needle, hold to back,k3 then k3 from cable ndl.)
(c6f=slip 3 sts onto cable needle, hold to front,k3 then k3 from cable ndl.)

Lahdee Dahee we like to Potty!

We came across the coolest thing on the Canadian Family site. (http://canadianfamily.ca/picks/all)

A LOT cheaper than the Bjorn potties, (only $3.99!!) these potties come in black, green, red and white!

Now, if we can only get the kids to use it.......

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30141225

Diaper Disco Silent Auction

We're trying something new for the next Diaper Disco.

Instead of Silent Auction AT the event, our Silent Auction will be available online BEFORE the event.

http://diaperdiscoauction.blogspot.com/

People can bid on the items by indicating their information and bid price in the comments section, or by emailing leslie@diaperdisco.com

We'll have all the items ready for you to pick up at our next family dance party!

See you there!

From online blogs to baby books

A very cool idea from Springwise (http://www.springwise.com):

Online and offline are no longer mutually exclusive realms, as we (Springwise.com) have already pointed out in numerous examples. The latest illustration comes from the world of online baby journals, where purveyors are increasingly beginning to offer print versions as well.

To wit: Kidmondo, which we covered this summer, has since added a print option to its offerings. Through a partnership with custom publishing platform Sharedbook, Kidmondo now gives parents a fast and easy way to turn all the content they create online into a "KidBook" in the brick-and-mortar world. Users can pick which parts of the online journal they want to include in the book as well as customizing the content, cover, titles and more. Pricing for the KidBook begins at USD 28 for a perfect-bound softcover book with 20 full-colour pages and free US shipping. Hardcover is also available, and additional pages can be added for USD 0.50 each. KidBooks are currently available only in English, but Kidmondo hopes to accommodate other languages in the future, it says.

BabyChapters, meanwhile, is another site that lets parents share their baby's precious moments with family and friends in a safe and secure way, and also offers an online-offline combination. After creating their free online baby book, parents can select the chapters they'd like to include in a hardcover print version. Prices begin at USD 27.95 for a 24-page book, with a 20 percent discount for additional copies. Los Angeles-based BabyChapters launched in April.

For years offline ventures struggled to make their way online. Now that online ventures are often the starting point, opportunities abound in connecting digital offerings with the tangible here and now. (For more on that subject, see trendwatching.com's OFF=ON briefing.) Online is a given; now offline is cool once more! ;-) (Related: Blurb's blog-to-book printing.)

Websites: www.kidmondo.com — www.babychapters.com
Contact: hello@kidmondo.com — www.babychapters.com/contact_us.php

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Snuffalupagus and Big Bird @ the Disco

Check out this classic, adorable clip from Sesame Street.
Snuffy and Big Bird disco dancing. (4:41 min)