Scrapbooking about your cloth diapers/stash

cooldrinkofwater · 02-10-2010, 04:36 PM

I would like ideas about scrapbooking a page or pages with the theme of cloth diapering. I love to cloth diaper my babies, and I did a LO for my other DD, but I want to do something totally different for this baby. I have lots of photos for her, but would like some ideas, and maybe some pix of LO's you did.

Plus, does anybody know where I can get some stickers or cutouts of diapers? I was able to find them for my other DD, but can't find them anywhere now.

**gma2rjc** · 02-10-2010, 05:14 PM

Hmmm... I don't remember seeing any stickers of cloth diapers. But there's a better option anyway. You can make your own stickers.

Take pictures of your cloth diapers or get some off the internet. If you take pics with your camera, have extra copies made of each shot with some of them being larger size prints. When you're done you'll have a variety of 'sticker' sizes.

If you have a lot of different colors of diapers I would lay them all next to each other with a little space between them and take a shot from above. They'll look nicer if you take them outside in the early morning or late afternoon.

Once you have the pics developed, cut the diapers out. I never thought I would tell someone to cut up a picture!

Then you can run them through a Xyron machine or put double-sided tape on the back.

I'm pretty sure I've seen cloth diaper embellishments at Hobby Lobby or Michael's or a couple scrapbook stores. I think they're made by Jolee's.

cooldrinkofwater · 02-15-2010, 07:30 AM

Thank you for the information about how to make stickers of cloth diapers. I am sorry about my ignorance, but what is a xyron machine? Could I borrow/rent one, or is it something I would have to buy? Would I go to a scrapbooking store and use theirs?

**gma2rjc** · 02-15-2010, 08:59 AM

Xyron is the name brand of it. You feed your picture or die cut, or anything else that's thin like that, into one end and hand crank it through the machine. It will put a thin layer of adhesive on the back side of your picture so that you can use it for a sticker.

You can also buy a cartridge for it that will put a magnet on the back of your picture and one that laminates.

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You can find them on ebay for a reasonable price and buy the cartridges at Michael's with a 40% off coupon. They make several different sizes of the machines.

Unless you scrapbook a lot, it might not be worth buying one. But the smallest one they have that's shaped like an 'X' is usually under $10 and you can make a sticker up to 1.25" wide. I use that one the most of all of them.

If you have a friend who scrapbooks, you might ask if she/he has one.

Barb

achristian · 02-15-2010, 11:35 AM

What a great idea! Not only that you can scrapbook about the committment, but for any mom with whatever diapers to scrapbook about diapers! How many you go through (or wash), how often you change them....What a true snapshot of the reality of this time in your life.

cooldrinkofwater · 02-22-2010, 07:15 AM

Thanks, Barb, for the information about Xyron machines. Sounds wonderful and I probably ought to buy one, because my daughter loves stickers and she would love making her own!

"AChristian," that's a good idea: a scrap page about how many diapers I go through a day, wash loads, etc, from the everydayness of life. I'm going to have to try that one.

When I told one of my local friends what I had posted on here, she suggested pictures of my LO in cloth diapers cut around the baby and "hung" on a clothes line, but instead of just a line, I could write in tiny print my thoughts and blessings for the baby. I thought that would be cute, too.

Keep the ideas coming. I would like to make several pages, and maybe I can use many of the ideas. I really appreciate the help.

lilgigglez1023 · 03-09-2010, 09:36 PM

I actually did a page like this. I digital scrapbook and although I'm still working on the second page here is the first one. The second page will actually have my wash routine and how many days a week I wash. A picture of our stash and a list of what diapers work perfectly for Day,night,outings. Constructive Criticism is welcome.