Mane Highlights for 6-28-2013

Reflection of the Week: Unexpected Life-Saver

A 25-year-old woman from Denmark was with her husband and son in Turkey.  On their way to the airport they noticed a little pink bundle on the side of the road and acted upon their gut feeling that the bundle was worth investigating...Continue

Read my full reflections here: http://lionofdesign.blogspot.com/p/about.html

Project of the Week: Model B Pull-Ups

This three part series on D.I.Y. cloth diapers started last week with the first model of Pull-Ups (three elastic bands on sides).  Next week will be diaper covers with Velcro for smaller babies.

These cloth pull-ups piggyback on the previous model.  The difference is in the sides of the pull-up.  I wanted to offer two different options for making them.  This model uses a stretchy material and a stitch called smocking in order to give it even more elasticity.  The long sides give greater protection from leaks.

To learn how: http://lionofdesign.blogspot.com/2013/06/waterproof-cloth-pull-ups-model-b.html

Gallery Piece of the Week: Whispers

This old-school piece is done in airbrush, a medium that I have been a stranger to for some time, but greatly miss. 

To see more works: http://lionofdesign.blogspot.com/p/gallery.html

Chic of the Week: Superhero Mom

Here is a bit of fun comradery for all of you moms who often wonder if you posses one or many superpowers that help you make it through the day!  Continue

For more on Motherhood: http://lionofdesign.blogspot.com/p/household-chic.html

New Find, New Friend, New Trend: The Pioneer Woman

This fun, sassy little bog has won awards for being entertaining!  The story of a city girl who married a cowboy and tells of the saga of their life raising a family on the frontier.

Check out:http://thepioneerwoman.com/

Dynamic Quote: Heroic Nature?

"Would you rather die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain?"

-Harvey Dent from the Dark Knight

I leave you with this until next week: Did You Know?

Home Births are Safer than Hospital Births!

A study recently published in the British Medical journal found that risk of complications were lower for home births than hospital births, especially where second-time moms are concerned.

According to researchers from the Royal College of Midwives, the overall risk of severe complications to be one in 1,000 for home births and 2.3 in 1,000 for hospital births. More specifically, the risks of needing either a blood transfusion or to be admitted to intensive care was lower for women having their first child who had a home birth – 2.3 per 1,000 for home births compared to 3.1 per 1,000 for planned hospital births.

The risk of severe blood loss after delivery (postpartum hemorrhage) was 19.6 percent per 1,000 of planned home births, but the rate increased dramatically to 37.6 per 1,000 for planned hospital births.

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