Southern Made Simple

Keeping things simple with a smidge of Southern charm

Laura Tucker

Simba and Mama Cloth Diaper Review

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Have you heard about Simba and Mama pocket cloth diapers? They’re a brand new company in the cloth diaper world, and they are already doing big and wonderful things!

Simba & Mama Cloth Diaper Review + Video - Southern Made SImple

When you purchase one pocket diaper from Simba and Mama (available on Amazon), one will be donated to a baby and mama in Bali, Indonesia. I love sharing the cloth love with others, and I am thrilled that modern cloth is becoming available to the Balinese people through this company. Check out my review below to hear my thoughts about the fit, price, and company as a whole!

Simba & Mama Cloth Diaper Review + Video - Southern Made SImple

Simba & Mama Cloth Diaper Review + Video - Southern Made SImple

DIY Elephant Hair Bow + Video Tutorial

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Maybe it’s my Southern showing, but I believe a little girl is never fully dressed without a hair bow. In my eyes, a hair bow is as good as a crown. The bigger, the better! My daughter is at a blissful age where she doesn’t snatch her bows out yet, so I’ve been having so much fun making new hair bows for her to wear.

While perusing Etsy a while back for a little inspiration, I stumbled across ribbon sculptures. Have you ever heard of them? I was really excited by what I was seeing! Basically instead of a traditional hair bow, people are sculpting the ribbon to take the form of an object, an animal, or characters such as the Disney princesses and Ninja Turtles.

I decided to take a stab at making my own. Since it’s football season, I thought a little elephant would be perfect while cheering on the Alabama Crimson Tide. (Can I get a Roll Tide??)

DIY Elephant Hair Bow Ribbon Sculpture + Video Tutorial

I was pleasantly surprised by how simple it was to make! I wanted to share the hair bow love, so I made a tutorial showing you how to make one step by step. Feel free to take a look! If you decide to make one for yourself, I’d love to hear about how it turned out.

Have you ever taken a stab at making your own hair bow? Maybe you’re as excited about the world of ribbon sculptures as I am! Do you have a particular sculpture you’d like to see a tutorial on? Let me know by leaving a comment!