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We're working on something BIG for Black Friday - you won't want to miss it!  Be sure to follow Team Russcher on Facebook and Etsy for more information!

One Year Anniversary

Happy One Year Anniversary Team Russcher!

 

On August 11, 2014 we officially announced the creation of Team Russcher to our friends and family on Facebook!

 

Here's a look back at our first year:

 

We began making feeding tube gear for our sweet Allison Ruth while she was still in the NICU.  Over the next few months our products were tweaked as she grew and her needs changed.  In August, we launched Team Russcher to help us raise money for our trip to Johns Hopkins for Alli's treatment.  We were able to make our trip this past June!

  

Team Russcher has given our family a way to support the special needs community by providing affordable gear that makes daily life a little easier and more comfortable.  Our cute designs and popular characters bring smiles to the faces of our special friends and their caregivers, and help make their medical needs more approachable.  In one year, Team Russcher has shipped more than 125 custom orders all over the United States and Canada!  Amazing!!

 

To keep up with our orders, we've expanded our work area from a small desk in the dining room of our house to an entire room!  Since Team Russcher was created for Allison, it only made sense that we should continue our work with her room as our studio, which we lovingly refer to as the Princess Cave.  The extra space has made us much more efficient while providing room to increase our fabric offerings.

 

In the past several months, we have expanded from custom feeding tube gear to trach supplies and items to help support the breast feeding and cloth diapering communities!  We have also made adding ready-to-ship products a priority.  We are loving the variety in our shop, and we hope you are too! 

 

Team Russcher has also given me (Melanie) a way to be creative through all of the heartache of the last few months.  Tubie gear was my project with Allison - we used to sit together and work on orders every night.  We love our tubie friends, and I know she would want me to keep taking care of them! 

 

Celebrate our anniversary with us by taking 10% off your order of any amount from our Etsy shop with code: ANNIVERSARY  :)  But hurry - this offer is only good 8/11/15 - 8/14/15!

Please visit Allison's memorial foundation, the Princess Alli Foundation <3

Gotta Love a Crafting Weekend

You've gotta love a crafting weekend - time to relax (sans kids!), spend time with the girls, and CREATE! 

I have had a few projects in mind that I really wanted to work on.  I was super excited to get a chance to try them out!

Syringe Roll

Of course no weekend would be complete without working on a new idea for my special needs friends.  Check out this new syringe roll!

I love this thing.  It's lightly insulated to protect medicine from extreme temperatures while on the go.  It's wide enough to accommodate fully-loaded syringes up to 10ml but small enough to fold or roll-up and toss in a small bag or cooler.  And it's washable - which is a must.

I've added this cute green paisley ready-to-ship syringe roll to my Etsy, and have made a listing for custom orders! 

Flannel Wipes

Flannel wipes are widely popular in the cloth diapering world, and for good reason!  They are super soft and economical! 

With little kids in the house we use wipes for EVERYTHING.  Disposable wipes can be a lifesaver, but the cost really adds up fast.  These flannel wipes are single-ply, and at 6" are large enough to tackle diaper duty, runny noses, or spaghetti faces.  The edges have been serged to keep them from fraying, so they can be washed over, and over, and over...

Need some?  Find them here.

Unpaper Towels

Have you seen these things!?  I've wanted to make a set of unpaper towels for myself for several weeks now, and finally took the time to do it!  I'm in love.

This set of towels is made out of a single layer of {SUPER CUTE} cotton print backed with soft terry I repurposed.  The edges are serged together, making them strong and sturdy.  Snaps keep them hooked together so they can be rolled up and stuck on a paper towel dispenser or set by the sink.

I can tell these are going to be popular in my kitchen!  I'm hoping to find a good deal on terry so I can add these towels to my shop soon!

Extra Large Wet Bag

We're potty training at our house, and while we've so far been lucky and had no accidents while we are out and about the threat is real!  We never leave the house without an extra change of clothes (including shoes!) in a plastic bag, but that isn't very fun.

Enter this extra large wet bag.  Big enough for all of our just-in-case clothing plus a pack of wipes, hand sanitizer, and the take-along potty seat.  It's made with a water-proof PUL lining to keep yuck in and is fully washable.  A cute little handle with a snap makes it easy to hang on a doorknob or stroller handle.

These bags would be perfect for cloth diapering, extra clothes for tubie accidents, or even wet bathing suits! 

I will be adding custom wet bags to the Etsy page soon, in this extra large size and also in a smaller size (or two!). 

I hope you had as great of a weekend as I had!  Thanks for stopping by!

Melanie 

Be sure to check out Alli's Memorial Foundation at www.PrincessAlliFoundation.org

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