Intactivist Gear Auction #1

I'm having an "Intactivist Gear" auction, and all money will go to 4eric.org (or you can find them at End Routine Infant Circumcision on Facebook).
This is what their site says:
"At ERIC we mail letters to politicians, doctors, hospitals and insurance companies, and will always do this.  We have also created and bought business size cards with intactivist information; we mailed them out to several individuals free of charge and we also leave these info packed cards on cars and hand them to individuals in public places, and we will continue doing this.  We designed and purchased over 900 intactivist wristbands, and mailed them out to individuals free of charge.  Because people donated, we were able to easily afford packing material and postage, especially for the international shipments.  We will offer more wristbands free of charge in the future!  We are currently doing a [Send Out A Postcard Campaign] to expecting mothers; free of charge.  You supply us with the address, and we send out the postcards.  We would like to purchase a few intactivist banners to use in contingent parades; such as PRIDE and local festivals…as well as peaceful demonstrations on street corners.  Our domain name and hosting package adds up as well..."

They are amazing, and they deserve someone to do something nice for them, so I'm going to try to help them raise some money!  : )

Auction Items.

Window Decal

Small Stamp

Mouse Pad

Pen

T-Shirt (XL size)
"Real Men Keep Their Babies Intact"

So, here is the rundown on what the items are, and what they're worth.



~1 XL T-Shirt, 4eric.org/"Real Men Keep Their Babies Intact"

Value $13.99

~10 Info Card Magnets (5 of each design), DrMomma.org

Value $5.00

~50 leaflets, TLC Tugger
Value $1

~20 info cards, (10 of each design), DrMomma.org
Value $2.50

~1 bracelet, (blue), TheWholeNetwork/"His body, his choice"
Value $3

~1 Mouse pad, "Say NO To Infant Circumcision/His Body, not YOURS"/Know Better, Do Better!!
Value $9.99

~5 "Routine Infant Circumcision" pamphlets, Know Better, Do Better!!
Value $2.50

~1 black ink stamp, "Say NO to routine infant circumcision/4eric.org"
Value $15.99

~1 small window decal, "Intact Baby On Board"
Value $8.49

~1 pen, (blue), "Say NO to circumcision!/HIS body, not YOURS."
Value $5.99

~1 metal info card holder.
Value $8.49

Total Value of this auction: $76.94

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The way I'm going to do this is I'm going to hold the auction on the Facebook page (HERE'S THE LINK).  

*I'm going to start the auction FRIDAY November 11th at 12:01am.

*The auction will end on MONDAY November 14th at NOON.  (My time...EST.)

*The person who bids the most by Noon on Monday will win the items.

*The winner will be notified by the end of the day Monday (November 14th).

*The winner is to donate the amount they bid to win, to 4eric.org.

*When I get notification that they have received your donation, I will mail out your items within 24 hours.
(I will pay for the items to be shipped to you.)


You can go to THIS LINK to send them your donation.

PLEASE DO NOT BID unless you can pay the amount you're bidding by NO LATER THAN TUESDAY, November 15th.

(I want to be able to send the items out as soon as possible to avoid them being delayed with the upcoming Holiday Season!)


**If the person who wins the auction does not pay the amount that they bid, or they do not pay at all by TUESDAY November 15th, I will NOT send them the items and we will hold the auction again.**


Let's not forget the reason for the auction.  It's a good cause, and these are some pretty effing awesome items.  So...Lets get ready to bid!!!    : )

Cloth Diapers...I'm Getting More Crunchy By The Day!

I got this one for .97 cents!  ($4.41 s&h)

I had to laugh last night when my husband came downstairs to ask me what the heck I was doing on the computer at 1am.  I was buying cloth diapers...and not just any diapers...CLOTH ones!!
Oh yes, this is a big step for someone who has prided themselves on being "chewy" granola, as opposed to "crunchy". I never thought the day would come that I would not only consider cloth diapers, but go out and order some.
I'm actually amazed by the prices I got some of them at!!  It's amazing what I got for such a small amount of money!  And now that I have two almost completely potty trained, and the baby is at least a year and a half away from being diaper-free, I figured the investment was going to be well worth it!  I have purchased 11 so far, and have my eye on two or three more.  They're so freakin cute!!  : )

This one was .97 cents too!  ($4.89 s&h)

It's exciting.  I love saving money, and next to free diapers, cheap ones are my favorite.  I'm going to auction one (boy print) as soon as it gets here and I look it over.  We'll see how it goes, and how much it sells for, but I have a plan for the "profit" money.

I'm trying to also make my own diapers.  I highly doubt that any diapers I make will EVER look like the cute ones here.  But they'll be so close to free, I have to try.  We have a stack of receiving blankets from the twins, and our baby only uses them for rolls beside her head in the car seat.  Since she's about 2 months from being in a rear-facing 3-in-1 car seat, she won't need them much longer.  And really, until then, we only need about 4...two for the car seat, and two for when those ones need to be washed.  We only paid .25 cents each for the blankets at a mom-2-mom sale when I was pregnant with the twins, and I've been trying to figure out what to do with them once the baby doesn't need them anymore.  This is just the thing!  And I have a stack of material from when I was making my mother a quilt (that's been a work in progress for more years than I'd like to mention!), and my MIL gives me all the nightgowns sent to her from HER mother in B.C. that don't fit her.  They're 2XL, and the patterns are SO nice!  Perfect for some cute diapers.  I wish I could find that AC adaptor for the sewing machine.  I'd be sewing up a storm right now!!

This was the first one I bought.
It was .97 cents...hard to pass up!!
($5.99 s&h)

 We'll see how I do when I get a chance to make my own.  If I'm any good at all, I am going to give a few to a friend, make a few for my own daughter, and maybe give a couple away in some kind of raffle.  Honestly though, sewing is not my greatest talent.

So anyways, I'll keep you updated on that diaper auction, and give everyone plenty of notice of when it will be held.  It will probably take 3-4 weeks for it to arrive, and I have a special plan for what I'm going to do with the profit.  (It will be donated...more details to come when the diaper arrives.)

I'll also keep you updated on how the whole sewing my own diapers thing goes.  LOL  I will take some step-by-step photos.  If nothing else, we'll all get a good laugh out of it.  ; )

This one cost $3.38. (FREE s&h!)

This one was $6.36.  (FREE s&h)





Cloth Diaper...BID AND WIN

I ordered this off of eBay, and want to auction it off.  If you're interested in making a bid for it, I'll be doing it on the Facebook page-for convenience reasons-and I'll mail the diaper out to the winner the next business day. 

(I will cover the cost of shipping.) 

It's got a sports theme on it, and is super cute!  The info that was posted with it on eBay is all posted below the photo.

I'll post more about it when it arrives in 3-4 weeks.  

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Material:

1 layer of microfiber insert + 1 layer of

absorbent soaker Polyester.+ 1 layer of waterproof breathable PUL

Machine washable and dryable

One size fits all: for baby weighs 4-15kg (8.8 - 33pounds)

Quantity: 1 nappies + 1 insert

Wash temperature: under 30°C. (less than 86 °F)

Type of diaper:

pocket diaper

  

Condition:

BRAND NEW