Have you heard of Fluff Bling? It’s a cloth diaper accessory, more for fun than necessity. It’s a sturdy decorative snap that can be attached to standard cloth diapers to dress them up, for your little one’s sake really.
They’re like an embroidered patch but stiff, not hard, but certainly not floppy. They won’t fit inside your little ones throat and pose no known choking hazard. Sure, little one can probably take them off, but they can also put them back on. That could be fun.
I purchased some Fluff Bling for a few reasons. Did I need them? Not really but I bought some. Want to know why?
First, I am curious about anything and everything cloth diaper related and ideally I’d love to see everything in person. I wanted to see for myself how these new decorations for your diapers look and feel and how they work. For $3.45 each I wasn’t going to NOT get a couple of these.
Second, I believe in supporting small businesses and especially mom owned businesses. I remember what it was like to be a new retailer/small business owner and how exciting it was to get an order through my website and it delights me to no end, to be able to put a little smile on a business owners face by placing an order with them.
Third, Fluff Bling was invented by a mom. It’s important to recognize that a mom sat down and designed this product, probably at her kitchen table. From a simple sketch to hiring a manufacturer to make a prototype, to seeing it through and ordering the actual inventory and packaging, it was a labor of love. I don’t care whether you’ve invented a glow in the dark chip clip or a chewing gum flavor saver, if you’re an inventor, an entrepreneur like me and if I can tell you poured your heart and soul into an idea you had, I’m going to support you if I can afford to, even if it means spending a couple bucks on a product that I can’t use or don’t need.
So am I lecturing you? Sort of. Am I telling you that Fluff Bling is useless and no one needs to buy them for any other reason than to support a mom? No.
Fluff Bling does have practical applications. I think that for everyone, snapping these on to your diapers might not float your boat, there are many other uses for them. If you’re knee deep in the cloth diapering community like I am then you know that the snaps used for cloth diapers are used for many other things as well. Sewing WAHM’s on Etsy, Hyena Cart, Diaperswappers and more all use these standard snaps to make everything from children’s clothing to backpacks, soft soled shoes to baby blankets. Where ever there’s a snap there’s a place to use Fluff Bling. Add a snap to your child’s shirt pocket and they can wear a different patch each time or change them out on their own.
My point is to think about the big picture before passing judgment on any product or idea. Don’t have anything nice to say…well you know how that saying goes.
Smooches,
Julie
Courtney Fisk says
Very well written Julie! Thanks for sharing this. :) Courtney
http://undertheappletreeblog.com
Kim says
Amen sister! These are the first photos I have seen and they look well made. Also, the idea to add them to more than diapers is quite cool considering I have a set of snap pliers. Now I’m thinking of things I could use them for.
The FTM says
So so true!! Love how you support WAHMs and dreamers!
Deidrea - Hot Mama Gowns says
LOVED this post on so many levels!! Thanks for giving props to small business and especially Mom-owned small business! We.ARE.ROCKSTARS! Found you via Dirty Diaper Laundry and will now be following you :)
Mindy says
I love the gist of this post and supporting innovation and WAHMS. I believe we should be constructive and positive. I do think, however, that it’s okay for people to be honest in critiques or in suggesting that a product isn’t to their taste. When this popped up all over facebook as the next big thing, I think it shocked people. When they expressed surprise or disinterest, it wasn’t personal. Just a response to a product, not the people behind it. Should people be constructive? Yes. But sharing critiques and reviews that are unbiased also makes them useful.
Stephanie says
I think it’s a great point you pointed out about supporting whams, and realizing that a mom a WHAM designed these and is likely using the money to support her family. Even though I don’t like the idea of using the fluff bling on diapers, I do love the idea of using them on shirt pockets, or using them to make some sort of interchangeable collage for my kids. Thanks for keeping it real! ;)
Anonymous says
I bought some, not for putting on my child’s diapers (he wears fitteds and wool, anyway), but as great ‘bling’ for my older daughter. She loves purses and anything girly, and I think putting some snaps on her purse and letting her accessorize it will be fun for her.
Lovely Mrs. Long says
I think they are cute…. Now I want some! ;)