Meet the new Switcheroo!

The Switcheroo cover-n-2 just had a makeover! Doesn't it look great?

Check out the Baby Soft edge binding, updated for a narrow look and wonderful durability (we searched high and low to bring you a binding that stays soft and non-pilling wash after wash). Plus, the wing snaps over the hips are now covered for comfort, and hidden insert snaps come standard.

This is the cover that "plays well with your stash!" Works with your fitteds and fastened diapers as a traditional cover. Or, pop in a prefold, lay-in insert, or Peachy Green snap-in insert for an all-in-two system. Wipe clean inner, so you can keep using the cover all day!

The Switcheroo is cut roomy to fit over fitted diapers. With trim inserts, it will fit even longer. In fact, most babies will only need size 1, but for larger kiddos in diapers, size 2 is your solution when you can't find anything big enough!

Available now at special introductory pricing of just $13.50 [Night] or $14.50 [prints]. With the next collection prices will be higher, so give it a go now!

My "babies" finally have cute names!

Meet the short and snappy new product names:
Solo Luxe AIO
Sprout Up OS AI2
Switcheroo Cover-n-2
Makes it easier to find what's what, doesn't it? Muddled on the differences between them? We have a chart for that! We'll be gradually phasing in these names on the hangtags and such. Since there have been some naming issues in past (ahem), I'm taking it slow on these.

Is Peachy Green a WAHM business?

You betcha! Peachy Green is run by one woman, me!

My name is Dawn Bucholtz and I work from home. I plan the diaper print and color selections, gather all the materials needed, and hand them off to the seamstresses. Right now we have three people primarily doing the sewing. They work at at separate nearby location -- I have dedicated space in my home but not that much!

The seamstresses have a professional cutter slice the fabric into the necessary shapes and then they do all the sewing. Then diapers come back to me. I inspect and in some cases assemble, apply the hang tags, and do all the shipping and order fulfillment and customer service.

Did I mention that I do all this with a 5-year-old at my side? Oh yeah, I'm a WAHM for sure. I also have two school-age children with all their activities to wrangle. My husband is a teacher, so he's got students to mentor as well. It's never a dull moment around here!

Good Grief, Why all the name changes?

I hate that people are still talking about the name changes so much. It is embarrassing to me. I wish so much I had thought of "Peachy Green" right from the start. Still...2 years later...I am getting restaurant marketing calls several times a week. Someone called me yesterday about credit card processing systems. I asked if they thought they were calling a restaurant, and they said yes, they had gotten the information from a business list book at a library!

I never put myself on these lists, of course. Several times over the Fishnoodles years, I had people contact me to say they loved the look of Fishnoodles diapers but the name was so gross to them (fish + poop + noodles) that they couldn't bring themselves to try one. (You know how fish poop looks like a little noodle? Honestly that never occurred to me, but once it was "out there" on the internet I knew I had to change the name).

So I tried to pick something positive and uplifting - Bright Star Baby. The Bright Starts corporation doesn't make diapers and the words are not the same, so we never expected they would come after us. I still think we might have won if it went to court, but who has money for all those legal fees? We settled by changing names - again - bleh! That whole deal was truly been one of the most stressful things to even happen to me.

I'm trying to just keep moving in a positive direction, and not quitting because I still believe in the products we make, I still think they are pretty darn awesome, and deserve a chance to get better known in the CD community. I absolutely love the Peachy Green name, and I just wish I could turn back the clock and start all over!

"Just Peachy" Diaper Giveaway!

October 21, 2011

Peachy Green is giving away a Special Edition diaper! Enter to win an All in One diaper done up in Peachy Green signature colors.

 

This "Just Peachy" diaper is a perfectly gender neutral, easy to use cloth diaper. You can't buy this Special Edition diaper anywhere - but you can win it! Just follow these three steps:

1. Like Peachy Green on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/PeachyGreenDiapers
2. Join the Peachy Green mailing list http://www.peachygreendiapers.com (look to left side of page)
3. Post a comment on Peachy Green Facebook (= 1 entry)

OR 3. [optional] Post a photo of your little one in a Bright Star Baby diaper or cover [because they are the same as Peachy Green] to Peachy Green facebook with age and weight (= 3 entries). Please note that we may add your photo to the Baby Gallery - it really helps parents see how the diapers fit on different babies.

Entries will be taken between October 21 and 31. The winner will be chosen on November 1 and will receive a "Just Peachy" diaper by mail, free!

Peachy Green, a new line of cloth diapers by the makers of Bright Star Baby

October 1, 2011

Peachy Green is new on the scene, yet these diapers and covers are already tried, tested, and proven with many published reviews by top bloggers who rate them highly. Peachy Green is Bright Star Baby with a new name - same great fit, fabrics, and makers. The only thing that has changed is the label.
Why the new name? Bright Star Baby was forced to change business names by a large corporation protecting its trademark. While Bright Star Baby did not agree with this challenge, they also felt they were left with no other choice. So the folks at Bright Star Baby got creative and came up with Peachy Green. “Peachy” means excellent, and “peachy keen” means cool or awesome. And then, because cloth diapers are reusable and lighten the load on landfills, ”peachy keen” became Peachy Green. If the peach logo reminds you a little bit of a rounded baby bottom, that's no accident!
The new name really reflects what this line of cloth diapers and covers is all about. People are paying more attention these days to where the things they use, eat, and wear are made, how they are made, and how far they travel.
Peachy Green diapers and covers are always local and in season. Not only are they sewn in the USA, but they are sewn locally to the company headquarters. Company owner Dawn Bucholtz is able to pick them up, take a careful look at how production is going, and chat with the great team of Americans who do the sewing.
Peachy Green diapers are also fresh and in season. Peachy Green releases a new collection of diapers and covers about every two months, with colors and prints inspired by nature and reflecting the seasons. There is a constantly changing array of prints and colors to delight cloth diaper shoppers throughout the year.
The first collection under the new label will be released around October 28, 2011. You can find them at www.peachygreendiapers.com

Last day to save

Last day to save on Bright Star Baby!

The BLAST sale ends today - this is the last day to get all in one diapers at 15% off, diaper covers at great discounts, and matching shirts too!

New website is live!

You can find us at www.peachygreendiapers.com  We would be so honored if you would bookmark the new site. And we hope you will, because...

Preorders start Saturday!

The Peachy Green one size all in two will be open for preorders on October 1st (around 8am, I gotta have a chance to get a cup of coffee first). With one shell and a two-pack of soakers, you get two diaper changes worth of bamboo fleece goodness. This may be the trimmest one-size diaper yet. Try it and tell us what you think!