Our family, June 2005.  This picture was taken at
Snowbowl in Flagstaff, Arizona.

While on maternity leave following my daughter Ella's birth in the Fall of 2004, I began to dread the day that I would have to return to work.  I didn't work full-time until my son, Riley, entered preschool at age 3, and I couldn't imagine putting Ella in childcare full-time at age 3 months. Don't get me wrong- our day care provider was fantastic- like a second mother to Riley. But it just didn't feel right to me for Ella. Financially, the difference between me working part-time and full-time, less childcare and gas, was very small! It just didn't make sense for our family.

I had previously dreamed of opening a shop. But it seemed an unreachable goal- way too expensive, too much overhead, etc. And then I started meeting other breastfeeding, babywearing, cloth-diapering mamas. Many of them worked from home sewing diapers, knitting, making slings, doing tie-dye- whatever their particular talents were. These women inspired me- they were home with their kids while also making a financial contribution to their families. I knew it wouldn't be easy, but I started to seriously plan my own business.

Wildflower Diapers opened as a home-based business online in June 2005, with a small selection of cloth diapers and organic baby products that I had come to know through use on my own children. We grew out of our home after about a year, but continue to operate out of our Scottsdale, Arizona location with our children by our side!  I feel so blessed to have this opportunity to do something I truly enjoy- connecting with other cloth-diapering families and sharing with you all the products that I have grown to trust and love.  Thank you for the opportunity to earn your business!