Our new stock is up and previewing!
We’ve used up most of the ‘Easter/Spring’ fabrics for this week’s stocking. You’ll see some repeats of previous favorites, and some new.
We have a NEW product this week! Super Soaker PM Nursing Pads!
I’m very excited to introduce this new product and I hope it becomes a blessing for those with a heavy milk flow, at night. These may also be used during the day, but they were created especially with night time needs in mind. While nursing my own children (108 months combined over five children!) I experienced heavy let down at night, especially with our twins. If they would sleep longer then usual, or we went through growth spurts where my supply was trying to speed up the demand etc., I’d wake up at night completely soaked. Sometimes I’d wrap myself in a towel, or wear a bra with homemade nursing pads. At that time I did not have the wonders of waterproof fabrics though, except by cutting up a pair of baby rubber pants. I used those nursing pads for years!
Now, years later, I have the ability to create the nursing pads I always wanted when I was nursing my own children, and I can share them with you. 🙂
Here they are, Homestead Emporium’s Super Soaker PM Nursing Pads
Backed in high quality waterproof fleece with beautiful hand dyed bamboo velour color

And, backed in gorgeous natural wool with natural, with organic bamboo velour

We hope you love these nursing pads as much as we do.
This week is a great time to stock up on Post Partum pads.
We’ve got lots of Heavy wrap Wing pads, backed with PUL, keeping these pads very absorbent, yet very trim and comfortable!

We have another rainbow of Post Partum pads, including these lovelies.

There’s more Ultimate Pads in gorgeous colors

Ultimate II’s

UltiMini’s (these have fast become a best seller here at Homestead Emporium! Not just for post partum, but for those who prefer great coverage, yet a trim and very comfortable pad.)

Our Ultimate Heavy Flow Pads in Claret

And, if you’re wanting good protection for while you’re out and about but you’re concerned about wearing a large pad and would like something more discreet, try our medium wrap wing pad with PUL backing.

I have had customers share that they ‘fear’ PUL backing because they have heard it can slip around.
If you wear well fitting undies (not tight, but snug), our PUL pads are so trim and comfortable, they will become one of your favorites for when you are out and about and want to wear slim fitting jeans etc..
Most customers who give the PUL pads a try, quickly find themselves buying more because they love them so much.
So don’t fear them, try them and see for yourself! The medium wrap wing pads are suitable for a regular flow when changing as per usual, and even for a heavy flow if you’re going to the bathroom fairly regularly. The absorbency is adequate to keep you well covered. They also snap up nice into a little ‘square’ for keeping in your purse. Our purse sized wetbags come in handy for the soiled pads. We hope to have more of them instock soon.
This week, we also have some more gorgeous swirl dyed pads.
Check out this set of Four Ultimate style Pads.

Pam from The Indigo Onion does such a fabulous job with her swirl dyes!

Tiny Liners

You may have noticed something about one of our products, our cotton balls.
Each cotton ball set is numbered, with a letter, and then a number. If you’ve ever wondered why that is, there’s a good reason for it.
Our three youngest daughters create these cotton balls as shared in the listing information. One daughters initial is E, she’s 11 y ears old, then the next two are twins and their initials are S & J, they are 9.5 years old. The numbers and initials co-ordinate with who made which set. You’ll probably see J more often for one simple reason. J has her very own pony, and she helps with all the pony ‘bills’. This was the agreement she made with the rescue when she first decided she wanted to give her sweet pony a home. At first she was knitting snakes but soon found we have a much larger supply of pretty velour scraps around here then pretty yarn! So she spends the majority of her ‘work’ time cutting these scraps into the cotton balls. She still knits snakes as well, and I hope to have some of them listed again soon. She’s had her pony for just about two years now, and has remaind very dedicated to helping with the upkeep of her pony’s care. 🙂
Here’s one of the sets she has instock Cotton Balls J #6

I’ll finish off this week’s chit chat with another contest.
This time, we’re giving away a facial cloth set created by our eldest daughter. Some of you have had correspondance with Alesia. Not only does she help out with the fabric cutting and make our facial cloth packages (I do the serging) , she’s also decided to help out with customer service. She’ll be 18 this summer and is ready to take on more responsibility. As a cloth pad user for the past almost 5 years, I feel she is well qualified to help with questions our customers may send in. If you receive a reply from Alesia, rest assured you’re in good hands and if she’s unable to answer your questions, she always hands the emails on over to me. 🙂
So be sure to enter our contest! Who couldn’t use these lovely beauties?

Retail value of this package is 14.95 but now you can try your chance at winning one free!
We’ll even pay the shipping!
These delicious little cloths are all made up of gorgeous hand dyed bamboo velour on one side.
The larger sizes have organic terry on the other side, for gently exfoliating your face while you cleanse.
The smallest size, our “cotton balls” are made up of three layers, two velour and an inner of organic cotton.

These full sets are everything you need to keep you feeling pampered and your face feeling well taken care of.
To enter the contest, simply leave a comment here on our blog.
If you would like more then one chance to win, spread the word and come back and leave another comment, sharing the link where you’ve spread the word. Why do we offer more chances to win? Because we know that the best advertising, is word of mouth advertising and we like to share the blessings with our wonderful customers. 🙂
That’s all for now!
We hope to see you at the shop Tuesday evening when everything goes ‘live’ at 8 pm EST, 5 pm PST.
www.hyenacart.com/HomesteadEmporium
Beautiful work! I love that your children are involved in your family business. Please enter me to win this beautiful set! Thanks.
so many beautiful things! i just drool over all these incredible fabrics everytime i’m on your site!
Hi, these look interesting…I currently use regular cotton balls but am wondering how these work…
Yes please – do add me to your contest! 🙂
I have only tried the smallest size “cotton balls” and love them! No more cotton threads in my eyelashes when I use these with eye makeup remover! Please enter me in the contest – I’d love to try the other sizes!
Well, I think it’s wonderful that Alesia is part of your business! She is a very responsible and wonderful young lady, and an asset for sure!! As for the facial rounds! I cannot say enough about them!! A truly wonderful product, and it makes cleaning your child’s face fun for them! My two LOVE their own set of facial rounds, and more would be fantastic!!
I had no idea that your daughters were so involved in the business. What an amazing experience for your children to participate in! The facial cotton balls pictured here are just beautiful!
Everything is so gorgeous, and I love that your daughters are involved in making HE items 🙂 I’d love to try some of the facial rounds, they’d be perfect for washing my face. If I don’t win them this time around I’ll definitely be ordering some next time 🙂
– Kristina T.
what a great idea for the night nursing pads! I love those!
I haven’t really thought of using cloth cotton balls, but it sounds neat. I know it’s not about looks but I have to say your cloth pads are so much prettier than most of the other ones out there!
http://www.diaperswappers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6776386&postcount=23
I know it’s not about looks but I have to say your cloth pads are so much prettier than most of the other ones out there!
http://www.diaperswappers. com/ forum/showpost.php?p=6776386&postcount=23
What a sweet contest, and a great prize!
Those little cloths are really neat! I could definitely use some of those. I’m so tired of buying cotton balls, lol. Alesia did a great job! 🙂
I’ve been building my postpartum stash and I think your Ultimate pads are perfect. Not too bulky and absorbent in all the right places, not to mention how beautiful they are. I love them and your wonderful customer service.
Please enter me in this contest. I would love to try these. They look so pretty and I’m always looking for ways to be more “green”. Thank you!
I would love to be entered for the facial package giveaway:) Your products are all so beautiful!
Gorgeous as always. I haven’t tried the “cotton balls” yet, but really want to. Thanks for such a great contest!
I’d love to be entered to with the facial package! I purchased the “cotton balls” as a gift for my aunt for Christmas and wish I had bought some for myself as well.
oooh–please enter me. i have to say i absolutely love my reusable cotton balls and would be super excited to have more.
and i’ll leave another–i blogged about these on my website when i bought some a few months ago. does this count??
http://simplethingsslings.weebly.com/harpers-blog.html
I need to try those supersoaker nighttime pads! I just had my baby and I’m milk-logging the supersoaker pads in no time with my heavy milk flow.
Thanks for the great giveaway! I love all the gorgeous fabrics you always feature, and I drool over your mama cloth every stocking. It’s so cool that your business is truly a family affair. What a great way to teach your children skills and responsibility.
Those are so pretty!
What a great giveaway this week! Thanks for all the great products you make!
I would like to be entered into the contest as well! I love your “cotton balls”. Excellent product!
Please enter me in the contest. All of your products are so beautiful. Who knew I’d be drooling over mama cloth? 🙂 Thanks!
I love your products! We use the facial rounds in all sorts of ways — for washing faces, for make-up removal, as playthings. My whole family enjoys them. And I love that they’re reusable!
What a great alternative to cottonballs! I would like to be entered in the contest. Thanks!
Congratulations, Alesia, on your recent promotion! I have a 6 month old daughter so I have been slowly making a transition away from disposable products to reusable, starting with diapers, then wipes and now onto considering mama pads and cotton balls. Thank you for having a nice variety to shop from.
I am amazed at the ease of using cloth pads. I constantly sing your praises to my friends and hope that one day they realize how much easier and better it is to use cloth.
I recently went on a long trip and had to use disposables while gone. I hated it and missed my cloth. I will never go back again!
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to helping us treat our bodies right. Your pads are amazing!
Congratulations Alesia!
Definitely enter me into the contest for the cotton balls!
Ooh–we have pads and now we have lots of nursing pads (thanks for the updates, Alesia). I HAVE to try the facial set. maybe now I could take my makeup off w/o leaving a trail of cotton across it…
They’re so beautiful, especially with so much variety in color! Thanks for running another great contest!
I bought 2 sets of these “cotton pads” and they are fantastic. Keep up the good work.
I love your work! Everyting is beautiful. Please enter me for the contest!
please please please put me in your contest! I am about ready for some personal pampering!
The 5 year old was walking around rubbing a velour breastpad against his face when the 9 year old told him he better put that away, because if he got hurt there might not be any clean ones to put on his owies. (I thought it was cute)
I love your products and have told all my sisters and sister-in-laws about them (we are many!!) My sister is wanting to get a teen package for her daughter and is excited about all the fun patterns and colours on your pads. Amazing products! Merci mille foi!!
Wow such lovely fabric as usual. I think it is great you have so much help from your daughters. It truly is a family business.
Please enter me, I’d love try these out.
Everything looks wonderful! Alesia, congrats on your increased level of responsibility. (o:
I would like to try the cotton pads, please enter me in the contest.
I may be back for super soaker nursing pads!
Thanks!
I’m looking forward to receiving the shipment from last week. I wish you were in the US! 🙂 I’d love to enter for a chance to win some cotton pads.
Here’s where I posted about the contest: http://www.thebabywearer.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3479657&postcount=10
I have been wanting to get some of these for awhile now but it just hasn’t been in our budget…Your products all look amazing and sooo pretty!
It’s wonderful that your children get to help out, too!
Good luck with the family business!
Please enter me in the drawing! They are lovely…I would love to try them.
Your pads are always so perfect and professional looking!…definitely takes talent.
I spread the word about your products as often as I can. When I find a good thing, I tell people about it.
Beautiful colors this week! : )
These are awesome! Please enter me into this drawing – I’m trying to use less and less disposable products and these will be fantastic to use.
I have been wanting to try these!
I just adore your facial cloths. They have saved us so much money on cotton balls and they are so much nicer on my skin.
I love the new colors too!
I’d love to be entered into the contest! They are beautiful! 🙂
Your products are awesome and I love that you are a family run business. Your daughter is doing a great job.