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S+S '18

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True North Slings are high quality linen baby carriers made by Canadian moms for Canadian and US moms. With a modern and minimalist aesthetic, True North Slings are designed to fit with your personal style while keeping your baby cool, safe and close. From newborns to toddlers our ring slings are perfect for the mom who wants to create a special bond with their little one while having her hands free.

 
What's this? Definitely the face of a certain maker who didn't think she was in the frame 😂 It's also the three colours that made the cut to be our first round of brushed ombré on Tofino slings! I just had to get them out to you before we take a little break from the dye projects that I love so much, and focus a bit on summer with my sweet boys. The regular shop will remain open as always, though! The dyed slings will go up in the shop at 10am mountain time on Monday the 25th. Once you've bought your sling, we'll get in touch and you can design your sling - length, ring colour and shoulder style.
Do you ever look at a picture and think "I can't believe I had anything to do with making that!" That's me with this latest set of pictures for our next run of dyed slings. That baby, that toddler and that sling are all just too good for words! All that to say, hand brushed Tofino slings are finally ready for you! The fabric had been cut nice and long to let me make anything you want out of the shoulder - between our standard two layers of linen over the shoulder or our deliciously supportive triple layer shoulder. You choose! This could really be the sling that rules them all. Take a peek in our story highlights under custom for a little more info on this triple shoulder magic 😉
30 second GIVEAWAY 🇨🇦 O CANADA 🇨🇦 ✖️ Like this photo + go to @mama.babe.giveaway . Enter for a chance to win over $550 from some amazing Mama + Babe shops! 🇨🇦ONE lucky winner will win a prize from each CANADIAN shop.
30 second GIVEAWAY 🇨🇦 O CANADA 🇨🇦 ✖️ Like this photo + go to @mama.babe.giveaway . Enter for a chance to win over $550 from some amazing Mama + Babe shops! 🇨🇦ONE lucky winner will win a prize from each CANADIAN shop. We are giving away a $50 shop credit (transferrable) To enter: 1. Like this photo, then head to @mama.babe.giveaway and follow the directions! 2.That's it! No looping! Quick and easy! 3. BONUS ENTRY: tag some Canadian friends below one friend per comment. 🇨🇦This giveaway will end on June 20th at 11:59 AM PST. Winner will be announced within 48 hours and will have 24 hours to claim. This is not sponsored or endorsed by Instagram. Must be 18 years or older to enter. Only open to Canadian residents. Shipping charges may apply. Good luck!
Today is the last day of #BlackBabywearingWeek and what a beautiful week it's been! @ndibambe put it so beautifully that I wanted to share: I grew up in a culture and community where it's ordinary and common to carry your child. In my culture, children are carried on the back using a towel or thin blankets. It is central to our way of caring for our children and life in general. We learn to carry babies before we become parents ourselves, carrying siblings and younger family members. We are taught by the highly experienced babywearing educators... our mothers, aunts, grandmothers and other elders in our community. Carrying my son in view of this history goes beyond our connection, it connects us to our greater community. A community which is rich in babywearing knowledge and skills. We are part of the history of babywearing and will be part of the future. Don’t overlook us.Acknowledge us and listen to our stories. I’ll be sharing the stories of different babywearers from around Africa this week. Be sure to check in. . . . #BlackBabywearingWeek2018 #TheRevolutionWillBeCarried #BackToBabywearing #Sankofa
I've been a bit MIA from social media lately... It really goes in waves for me; and it's stressful every time I fall behind on promoting this business of mine. Will I lose momentum? What will that wacky Instagram algorithm do to me now that I'm not posting regularly? And on and on in my anxious little mind. But lately when I've dropped the Instagram ball the business has otherwise kept on trucking, which is amazing. And it's all thanks to you beautiful souls recommending us to your friends. There is NO WAY I can thank you enough for that. And I'm sure any other small shop can agree with me, there's nothing more valuable than that! I'm working on trying to find a way to thank you for that... Maybe one IG picture a month that's tagged and hashtaged #truenorthslings should win a sling? Sound like a plan? Oh, and this gorgeous green is almost gone! 🙃
If you had to sum up the phase you're living right now in one sentence, what would it be? For us this week it would be - too distracted to boob, too hungry not to boob. 😅 Poor little guy just plain can't focus when there are so many new things to see and hear, so when we finally lay down in his room to nurse, he has a full on feast. Nom nom noises included. The beauty of this second baby thing is that it's easier to relax and know that so many of these little things are just short phases and there's no need to fix them unless they're really putting a dent in your life. So for now I'll let him nurse every ten minutes for ten seconds and know it'll pass soon enough. So let's hear it! What's your situation in a sentence? 📷@abbrosy