Sakura Bloom baby slings were on ET last week! They showed celebrities who use the essential collection double-layer Belgian silk slings.

For the rest of us, Tender Cargo just added a new line of Sakura Bloom linen slings. They are the Hana and Pure collections, priced $80-$120. We have solid pink, blue, green, and black, and also there is solid brown with pink or blue silk accents. They are very soft and supportive and easy to adjust, so they make a wonderful first sling or gift to somebody who already uses other fabrics from another brand.

One happy thing about the new year is that Beco Baby Carrier company is now allowing us to spread information about the tightly-guarded new Butterfly carrier design.

I personally tried them out in September at the ABC Kids trade show, but I am eager to see the little changes that developed since then, and to make more photos available to you.

The Beco Butterfly is launching in four colors with more coming in months to come. The category page contains more about the improvements and radical innovation of this new product.

Updates, such as our 1st shipment date, will be posted both here and there. We are expecting early or mid January.

Sakura Bloom blogged a photo of a sweet little girl carrying her doll in a sling and a trick to hiding the sling tail for a tighter look, especially useful for men. Like this photo of a dad and his toddler.

And remember, their $1200 sling giveaway is running until the new year!

Trista from The Bachelor TV show wears a Zolowear solarveil sling.

Follow this link to the photo and quote at the official Zolowear blog.

FYI, solarveil is UV protective fabric, it is ultra light and very quick drying. It’s an especially useful baby item at summertime. It is a bit less expensive than then decorator fabrics.

April ‘07 Earnshaw’s featured Pediped shoes

I spy the Zoe on the right but I have to guess for the left…

are those girls wearing Abigails? One in pink, one in blue?

I just came across this editor’s pick page- an array of Pediped leather shoes in Baby Couture magazine a couple issues back.

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You’ve got to see this shoe in person!

The metallic pink with star cutouts is divine, and the hand stitching to the flexible padded sole makes them irresistible.

Zoe has been a best-seller since the day we brought them in.

… over at Brand New Mama’s blog. I just stumbled on it while googling ourselves, so thanks to BNM for the pleasant surprise!

Under the title “fun for the whole family” that is a turquoise blue solarveil ring sling and the quote is “Every family member will want a chance to “wear” your baby in the beautiful ZoloWear sling. Their mesh version keeps babies cool and blocks 70-80% of UVA/UVB sun rays.”

Solarveil is the UV protective fabric that is also a quick-dry mesh ideal for use around the water.

9/20/07 Sadly, the only US mill that makes this special fabric just announced it’s closure so we probably won’t be able to restock these next summer. For now, we do have pink and khaki remaining.