Makes a Change - Organic, Fair Trade and Natural Parenting

Organic Cotton, Eco Friendly "Tractor" Applique (Reclaimed Material) Boy's Summer Tee on Sale

On Sale - Was £14.95, now £8.99!

This absolutely gorgeous summer tee is made from 100% pure, unbleached organic cotton. It is finished with an adorable applique tractor. The tractor is made from reclaimed vintage denim so each is slightly different, creating a stunning, unique and completely eco friendly item of boy's clothing.

What does it feel like?

The organic cotton in this lovely summer t-shirt is unbelievably soft and cosy. It's is a jersey knit, meaning that it is slightly stretchy for a really comfortable fit which will last your son all summer through. An absolute must for tractor fans!

Organic And Eco Friendly Credentials
This lovely organic cotton boy's tee is made from 100% pure organic cotton, certified organic by Ecocert. The applique tractor is made from unwanted denim garments which means that vintage clothing is re-used - better than being recycled and directly stopping waste going into landfill.

Click Here to See!

£10 off our adorable "Pony" Organic Cotton Pjs

Adorable pink pyjamas in premium organic cotton, with a sweet "pony" print detail make these the perfect gift for pony loving families!

Long sleeved and long legged, these organic cotton pyjamas are great for all year round wear, but are better suited to cooler nights as they are quite warm.

We only have them left in size 18 months - 24 months so grab them while you can by clicking here.

If you like these, you'll love our organic cotton pony tee - click here to see this!  But again, these are limited availability!

An interesting twist on organic...

An interesting article on making organic produce accessible to all:

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=51187

"Miracle Grow" Organic Cotton, Fairtrade Baby Sleeping Bags - Gorgeous!

Watch your Little Miracle Grow in our absolutely gorgeous little organic cotton sleeping bags.

Made from 100% pure organic cotton, and 100% fairtrade cotton and manufacture, these baby sleeping bags suit from birth to around 6 months.  They have a lovely, vibrant vine tomato applique and the words, ""Feed regularly with 100% organic nutrients and watch them blossom"

With shoulder poppers and a protected zipper all the way around, popping your baby into this organic cotton sleeping bag is easy as pie.  Once your baby is safely tucked into the sleeping bag, they're not going to kick it off like they can easily do with blankets or sheets, so they're not going to get cold at night - and wake you up!

So while we can't guarantee that our organic cotton baby sleeping bags will get your baby to sleep through the night, we can promise that they will help with at least one problem.  Good luck with the rest!

Success! Nestle to work towards dropping unethical palm oil!

Fantastic news! Thanks to pressure from, amongst others, Greenpeace's "Killer KitKat" campaign, Nestle have agreed to identify and remove all companies in their supply chain who commit deforestation!

It will take some time to do, and it will need careful monitoring, but it just shows how these campaigns which are vital to the survival of the rainforest - and therefore our planet - can really make a difference!

Greenpeace are now campaining to get HSBC bank from supporting rainforest destroying companies.  Find out more here:

http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/blog/forests/success-you-made-nestl%C3%A9-drop-dodgy-palm-oil-now-lets-bank-it-hsbc-20100517

Bamboo Baby Cot and Moses Basket Sheets now In Stock

Bamboo Cot Sheets Now In Stock!

Without doubt, our nicest cot sheets ever - made from premium bamboo.

Click this link and scroll to the bottom to see them.

Bamboo is an absolutely wonderful bedding fabric.  It's naturally hypoallergenic making it perfect for a baby's extra sensitive skin.  Bamboo fabric is anti-bacterial so no bacteria, bed bugs (eww!) and dust mites can live in it, and it also resists yeast, mould and funguses.

How does it feel?

The feel of bamboo fabric is quite different to cotton.  It feels more like silk or cashmere so is so very soft against a baby's skin.  It's warm in winter and cool in summer due to its exceptional breathability and natural wicking properties.

Bamboo cot sheet care

Looking after your bamboo cot sheets is easy.  Pop them into the machine on a cool wash (30 or 40 degrees).  Don't wash them in a hotter wash - it's just not necessary as bacteria can't live on it and it doesn't do the fabric any good.  Line dry or tumble on a very low heat.  Bamboo fabric is resistant to wrinkles but can be ironed on a cool setting.

Exceptionally Environmentally Friendly

The bamboo plant used to make the fabric that we use for our bamboo cot sheets needs no fertilizers or pesticides to grow, and requires less water than cotton.  Bamboo absorbs more carbon dioxide than the same area of trees, and produces a third more oxygen, improves the health of the soil and has a yield per acre 10 times that of cotton!  Our cot sheets are not bleached - they're the natural ivory colour of the bamboo - so no chemicals used there, either.  Our bamboo cot sheets are panda safe - this is NOT the variety of bamboo eaten by pandas!!

Want to buy?  See the links below:

Bamboo Moses Basket Sheets

Bamboo Crib Sheets

Bamboo Cot Sheets

An incredible £16 OFF our Fairtrade Summer Baby/Toddler Dress

This adorable girl's dress is certified Fairtrade by the Fairtrade Foundation and come from Jaipur in India. The Fairtrade cotton is sourced through the CHETNA project which supports up to 1500 very small independent cotton farmers. The designer of this dress supports the YKIP Kembali Fund in Bali and specifically sponsoring the education of a young girl through this charity. In 2002 the first Bali bomb brought devastation to the small Indonesian island and YKIP was founded to help the the many Balinese who were injured or lost their livelihood or the families of those who died.

This company recently received a "Best Buy" award from Ethical Consumer Magazine, which is given to companies with the cleanest record and lowest social and environmental impact.

It's on offer at Makes a Change with very limited stock to clear so grab it while you can!

Supporting women in Africa with Obstetric Fistula

An obstetric fistula is caused when a baby is badly mal-presented and a woman is therefore unable to deliver the baby vaginally.  In the absence of medical treatment - such as most parts of rural Africa - women struggle in terrible pain in labour, and the baby will die.  During the labour, blood supply to areas within the birth canal are cut off and tissue dies, creating holes between the birth canal and the bladder and/or rectum.Following this, the women becomes singly or doubly incontinent, will be wet and will smell, and on top of her personal extreme discomfort will usually be ostracised by her family and community.

The Freedom From Fistula Foundation is a charity whose vision is "for all women in Africa to have access to healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth and to help eradicate obstetric fistulas."  They are doing this by working on providing surgeons within Africa who can repair fistulas, giving women their lives and families back to them - and to stop them from happening in the first place by training caregivers in how to manage obstructed labours, and by improving access to caesearian sections in Africa.

They desperately need help - can you support them with a donation?  Click Here to see how to help.

New - organic cotton, fair trade cot sheets in crisp cotton

New in - gorgeously comfortable, unbleached, absolutely natural fitted cot sheets in crisp flat cotton.

We already stock flannelette and jersey organic cotton cot and cot bed sheets, which are a fantastic match with our wonderful organic cotton cot and moses basket mattresses.  This fabric is the crisper cotton used for children's and adult bedding and is just lovely for the summer as it's cooler than flannelette or jersey.

Also available in a two-pack of flat, not fitted organic cotton cot sheets which can either be used as a base sheet, or on top of baby underneath a blanket (or just on its own if it's really hot).

Nestle Update - Sponsorship of London Marathon Criticised

For those following the Nestle Boycott, this is an interesting article about their bottled water and its inclusion in the London Marathon.