Archive for the ‘new baby’ Category

for a very small bottom

Posted on March 25th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

And it’s not my bottom. Not that mine is that small, these days. These are some little woolen diaper covers I made for the baby, just to try them and see how they work. You pull them over cloth diapers in place of rubber pants. I know it seems funny that wool would be waterproof, […]



umbilical cord boxes

Posted on February 29th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  9 Comments »

My latest project is painting umbilical cord burning boxes. That may sound just a little strange, but I can explain. I am working with a midwife now. I do some art for her, and she visits me, talks about how the baby is growing, measures my belly, and does all the sorts of things a […]



blanket for a mountain baby

Posted on February 26th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

Zia and I sewed this up a month or so ago. It’s a cozy  little batiked baby blanket in hues any good hippie would die for. (Tie-dye for, at least.) Being in the mountains, we’re surrounded by hippies, so I want my baby to have a fighting chance. And nothing gives you a leg up […]