PARENTING ON THE CHEAPLiving on less income:
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Frugality column
The Family Corner's excellent tips on saving money and
making the most of what you have
Frugal
Folks
a site for sharing ideas, tips, hints and support to each
other on developing a frugal lifestyle. Each page of the site covers a
different frugal category. Information is supplied by the e-mail list
members.
The Frugal Shopper
Simple living resources and money saving tips. Subscribe
to the free, money-saving ezine, or join the frugal
discussion list.
Miserly Moms
Helping people (especially moms)
get the tools that their families need to spend more time
together. Tips and recommended resources so you can
afford to cut back on working hours or quit altogether in
order to spend more time with their family. Home of the
Miserly Moms and Frugal Families books.
Qflea.com
Flea market shopping from the convenience of your home at the largest
free virtual flea market on line.
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Bach Label Company - (213) 612-0314
Fabric labels to sew or glue into your projects.
Born to Love's Soaker
Index
Complete instructions for 5
different patterns to knit or crochet your own
hand-made soakers "just like Grandma used to
make!" *Includes the Alexanders' Woolen nursing pads pattern, too!
Charm Woven Labels
Charm Woven Labels® has been providing "The Finishing Touch" to
handiwork for the last 30 years. Our personalized labels are used by
individuals, cottage industries, non-profits, sewing guilds, and artisans
of all kinds. Care instruction labels, woven size tabs, woven content
labels, and USA labels also available. Low minimum order.
Conn Text Label Company
100% cotton name tape labels for iron-on or sew-in use. Ideal for camps,
school, day care or small manufacturing. Available in quantities as low as
25.
Dharma Trading
Since 1969, Dharma has
been providing Textile Crafts Supplies to Artists, Craftspersons &
Industry with Fast, Friendly Service at Fair Prices. First through it's
Mail-order Catalog and Retail stores and now through it's Web-site as
well. All 136 of our catalog's pages of products & information are
included here on our web-site.
Elizabeth
Lee Designs
Sew a great nursing wardrobe with our original
line of fashion patterns designed especially for the
breastfeeding mother. Children's patterns include
sleeve-saver bib, diapers & covers as well as
clothing. Fabric, snaps & fasteners and pattern books
are also available.
Fabric Club
Wholesale fabric source.
FiberGypsy's Children's Body Measurements/Garment Sizes Chart
Frugal Folks Home
Cleaning Recipes, Tip, & Tricks
A useful and extensive collection of tips for frugal
and green cleaning of just about anything around the home
Knit your
own Nappy Pants
Instructions on how
to make your own wool knit soaker
Malden Mills
Genuine Polartec fabrics including their world renowend fleece
Maka's
Crocheted Cotton Sling Pattern
This sling is designed to have a
nice, open mesh for air circulation, suggested for use in
the shower, pool, etc. and in the summer when other
slings are a bit hot.
Make
your Own Nursing Tee
Why pay a fortune on nursing clothes, when you can make your own for free?
These t-shirts make it very easy for mothers to breastfeed their babies
discreetly without looking like nursing shirts. All shirts have a vertical
center slit with a square overlay. The nursing opening is accessible
from both sides and the shirt may be worn tucked in or out.
McCalls Mommy and Me Stitch'nSave Patterns
reader T.B. writes: McCalls has a pair of new patterns out for matching dresses
for moms (number not known) and girls size 3-6 or 7-14 (#P465).
The girls pattern includes a pattern for 18" dolls. They are on
sale at Walmart for $1.30 US each. (McCalls 130th anniversary
special).
Mom's at
Home Car Seat Bunting Bag Pattern
Make this up with
polar fleece and cotton to keep your baby warm. No more
fiddling with arm & leg holes like conventional
outerwear.
Name Maker, Inc.
In business for over 60 years, Name Maker Inc. specializes in the
manufacturing of printed and woven fabric labels, name tapes and
ribbons. We are widely used by small and large garment manufacturers,
clothing designers, home sewers and crafters. Our 100% cotton fabric
name tapes are used by thousands of camps, schools and nursing homes
for general identification purposes. Our minimum order starts as low
as 20 labels.
Poo Pockets Diaper Pattern
A one-size-fits-most cloth diaper
that you sew youself. Poo Pockets fit comfortably
on small, medium and large babies. They feature
elasticized leg gussets for superior leakage protection
and faster sewing, and can be made in custom absorbencies
for light and heavy wetters and for overnight. Easy to
sew, even if you are a beginning seamstress.
Sew
Baby
Offering a variety of fabrics, patterns, embroidery supplies, and
notions for babies, children, and moms.
Sew
Diapers List
For moms interested in or already sewing their own baby diapers at
home.
Sew Your Own Diapers List
If you are addicted to cloth diapering your baby, and you
want to learn to sew your own dipes, this is the list for
you.
Sterling Name Tape Co.
Name tapes, clothing stampls, laundry pens, luggage tags, custom
printed labels, and woven designer labels.
1 - 800-654-5210
Sweet
Harts
Source for diaper fabrics and supplies including Aplix hook &
loop, snap tape, polar fleece, ultrex, Sherpa fleece, and several
cottons including terry cloth and baby prints.
Sweet Sunshine Traning Pants Pattern
Multi-size pattern for children 25-80 lbs. Pattern is sold with or
without yardage of laminated polyester fabric for waterproof exterior.
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Caring at Home
Making a difference in the lives of
our nation's children and the people that care for them
by making it affordable for those that would choose to do
so to remain home with their children. Provides a
link among all people who share the same concern and to
help them reach the ears of decision-makers. A place where we can work
together to help renew the family, village and whole
society values that were present in towns and cities
everywhere in prior generations.
Mom's at Home
Articles, stories, links, shopping,
and product reviews. Canadian and Stay-at-Home sites are
identified.
Family
and Home Network
The nation's largest and oldest national nonprofit
organization supporting mothers who have chosen, or would
like to choose, to be at home to nurture their families.
Mothers At Home reaches out to women who have chosen to
forego or cut back paid employment and are engaged in the
challenges, hard work, and sheer joy of raising children.
Slowlane.com
Slowlane.com is the online
resource, reference and network for Stay At Home Dads
(SAHD) and their families. The site
provides dads with a searchable collection of articles
and media clips written by, for, and about primary
caregiving fathers. It also hosts multiple web
sites for at home dads, including independent SAHD groups
and several local Dad-to-Dad chapters, all of whose
missions are to help dads connect with each other in
their local areas. Slowlane boasts an extensive
collection of links to sites for all fathering issues
including local and international dad organizations,
single dads, new dads, divorced dads, custody issues,
personal stories, connecting with other dads and much
more.
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Ask the EP Expert about
Single Parents
Part of the Entreprenurial Parent
website, you can have your questions answered here, as
well as read informative articles and essays about being
a single parent.
The Baby Corner's Single Parents Baby Boards
DivorceWizards Top 10
Strategies for Successful Single Parenting
Children of single parents are not doomed to failure.
These strategies are offered to the single parent who is
determined to raise a good kid despite the myths of doom
and gloom.
Making Lemonade
A support network offering chat and bulletin boards,
articles and advice, and lots of resources for every
aspect of life as a single parent. Also includes a
section for Dads.
One Parent Families Association of Canada
A non-profit organization of
families with one parent who have joined together to
provide guidance and enlightenment for one another. There
are approximately 17 chapters with 1,032 members across
Canada. We provide a variety of family and adult
activities, consisting of educational, recreational and
social events.
The Single Father's
Lighthouse
A site intended to help other
parents, single or partnered, Moms and Dads, but with the
most to offer to the Dads since the creator himself has
been "on this terrifyingly wonderful journey."
Includes a recommended reading list, cooking tips, and
resources for custodial issues.
Single Parents Association
An international, nonprofit
organization devoted to providing educational
opportunities and fun, family activities through a
growing chapter network.
Single Parents World
A supportive community
incorporating message boards, chat room, and of course,
numerous resources for the single parent.
Single Rose
An emotionally supportive site for divorced, widowed
& never married women raising children alone. Timely
informative articles by doctors, lawyers, psychologists
and others on a topics such as divorce recovery, dealing
with anger, child support and custody issues. Also a
special story from our single mother of the week.
Stay
At-Home Mom's Homepage
Committed to the
nurturing of healthy & happy children!
Wahm.com's Message Board for Single WAHMs
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