STORE WIDE WEEK LONG SALE!

We will not be having our regular Tuesday night Stocking this week.
Instead, we will continue the STORE WIDE CLEARANCE SALE!
ALL Instock Items 25% OFF
ALL Week with Coupon Code- THANKS

We will be adding a bit more stock in the next couple of days!
So check back often!
We WILL combine shipping.
Please be patient as we sort orders over this week.

All orders placed before the weekend have shipped.

MORE stock being added in the next couple of days!
We have LOTS of Ultimate Regular Flow Pads coming at Awesome sale prices!
Complete your stash, start a stash, or try our pads for the first time!
You can’t beat these deals!

This sale is not valid together with other coupon codes, and is not retro-active.

STORE WIDE WEEKEND SALE!

STORE WIDE WEEKEND SALE!
ALL Instock Items 25% OFF
ALL Weekend with Coupon Code- THANKS

We will be adding more stock ALL weekend long!
So check back often!

www.hyenacart.com/homesteademporium

New colorways!

We have four beautiful new colorways this week. I just LOVE them all!

First off, “Shay”. My daughter Shaylah created this colorway by helping me with my dyeing one day.

It’s just like her personality, the colorway is strong,  somewhat ‘tom-boyish’, with a touch of femininity!
 
Next up, Autumn Splendor.

Borealis

and last but not least, Verdigris

 

We have a selection of different sizes/styles in these new colorways this week! Everything goes live at 8 pm EST/ 5pm PST.

We also have two custom slots for hand dyed bamboo velour pads, including the new colorways!

 

We hope to see you tomorrow evening!

www.hyenacart.com/homesteademporium

New stock, including the new Ulti-Max!

If you had nothing better to do on Saturday night then hang out on the computer, and if by chance you stumbled upon my tweets here on the blog or on twitter,  or if you follow us on facebook, you would have heard by now that we have a new pad.

A customer had emailed me a while back, sharing her concerns for her teen daughter. Her daughter was using our Ultimate pad but even with the biggest pad we offer, she was still having some issues. For weeks I went over and over again in my mind and on paper, how I could come up with a solution, without creating something that would end up feeling like a ‘diaper’. During that time, a couple of other customers had also emailed me with a need for even ’more’ pad. I asked more questions, received more input and continued to work on the new design.

These stories always tug on my heart strings and is a big reason why we are constantly creating new products, because our customers ask us to. Our customers have needs and I enjoy getting creative to see if I can’t come up with something to meet those needs. It’s the best part of this biz! I love designing, and creating something new! The great part is, if ONE customer has a special need, I can be sure more of our customers will have that same need. It might not be a lot of people but if one size/style of pad meets a need for a handful of women, it’s more then enough to keep that pad in our shop!

Through creating this new pad, the Ulti-Max, I realized that I really like it! It offers even better coverage then our Ultimate Pad, it’s just as long at 17 inches, but, it’s more discreet! I have always loved the Ultimate Pad. It was one of our first pads to really step out of the box and go the distance. However, even the best can some times become better! I believe the new Ulti-Max may have outdone the Ultimate.

I thought I would share a few comparisons with you, our customers, so you could decide for yourselves if you feel the new design will work better then the old. I’d like to figure out if we should keep both, or simply go with the Ulti-Max.

Here you can see the two pads side by side, the Ulti-Max on the left, the Ultimate on the right.

The Ulti-Max is less ‘box-y’ at the end, and the top is more like our Ultimate II pad. I felt this created a much better fit within the undies.

In this next photo, the Ultimate Pad is on top of the Ulti-Max pad.

You can see that while it doesn’t seem like there is ‘much’ difference, the Ulti-Max wings are definitely wider and fuller then the Ultimate wings. These are essentially the same size as the wings on our Heavy Wrap Wing Pad.

This was a bit of a dilema for me. I’ve always loved the fact that although the Ultimate pad is a HUGE pad, when worn, it does not FEEL huge. This is where I had to make the most changes to the full design to keep the pad feeling comfortable, while still adding MORE coverage. I believe our customers will agree that the Ulti-Max has suceeded.

For those with a flow that can only be named “fast & furious”, the new Ulti-Max will be sold in two types. Ulti-Max regular and Ulti-Max Super. The Ulti-Max Super will have double the absorbency throughout the entire pad from back to front and wing to wing. If you simply need the extra coverage our 17 inch pads offer, you’ll want to stick with the Ulti-Max but if you also have a “fast & furious” flow that tries it’s best to get away on you, you’ll want to give the Ulti-Max Super a try.

To debut the new Ulti-Max, we’ve listed four pads. One is an HC$ auction. All you pay with real money is the shipping! The cost of the pad can be paid in ‘play’ money earned on the hyenacart forums/message board!

This pad is one of our Ulti-Max Super pads, with the extra absorbency!

I created another Ulti-Max (regular) in some of the hand dyed bamboo velour from Lisa at Becoming Art.
This is one of our favorite colorways, Valley Farm, with it’s vibrant hues in beautifully bold colors! We don’t have a whole lot of this left so I wanted to be sure to get this one Ulti-Max out of my last big piece. This Ulti-Max is up for regular auction.

Then we have two regularly listed Ulti-Max pads, another Ulti-Max Super.

And another Ulti-Max (regular). This one in a deep, rich cocoa bean colorway on organic cotton velour.

I hope our customers will enjoy the new pad as much as I have enjoyed creating it!

~You’ll have to please excuse some of our photos this week. The power went out while I was waiting for my camera battery to charge and by the time the power came back on and charged it, the sky was very gray and not so great for photography!

We have lots of other new instock this week. LOTS of bags, a good variety this time!

 

And an example of one of our wrap wing pads folded, with a purse sized wetbag.

We also have new Menstrual Cup Bags in three different prints. Here’s one:

We have LOTS of swirly pads this week as well, in a variety of colorways.

There’s LOTS more stock to see, some come visit us! www.hyenacart.com/homesteademporium
It all goes live Tuesday at 8pm EST/5pm PST
We hope to see you then!

And please, feel free to leave your comments here on what you think about the new Ulti-Max pad!
Remember, if you have a menstrual issue that you have not been able to find the solution for, please feel free to email me (homesteademporium(at)gmail.com) and we can discuss your specific needs. Don’t worry about anything being ‘TMI” (too much info). In this line of products, there’s no such thing!

New stock, LOTS of stock, and the winner is…

We have LOTS of new stock this week, of ALL sorts!

We decided to try and stock  alot of what we don’t normally have a chance to stock, specialty sizes of pads, some with zorb (for those who have super fast flow) and we also stocked a bunch of Not-So-Flat-Wraps. I LOVE doing the NSFW’s, especially the tiny sizes. There was one in particular this week that I almost had to pry out of the hands of one of my twins. lol I had to convince her that I could make a “Just Ducky” just for her doll, but this one, was going in the shop. lol

Besides, NSFW’s aren’t the best on dolls. Dolly diapers are much better for that! But my daughter is a ducky lover. I could probably fill a bin full of JUST ducky fabrics because of her love for the ducks. On a trip to the beach one day, I snapped this photo for her of her favorite ducky.

One day when all four girls aren’t sharing one bedroom, I’ll have it blown up and put it on her wall.

My daughter doesn’t just love rubber duckies though. She even found a ’stray’ duck on our property one time, and sure enough, guess where  he ended up.

Yup, in our tub of course!

Anywho… enough chit chat.

On with the stocking info.

We have TEN new NSFW’s for those beautiful babies of yours. You can go check them out in the Baby & Child section of the cart.

There, you will also find some snakes this week. When my other twin found out some customers mentioned wishing there was something to add to their orders for their little ones, she thought it was time to pull out some of her snakes. The knitted kind of course! Although we do have lots of the REAL kind here, but her knitted kind are much cuter. Well, maybe these baby snakes are just as cute.

I personally like Coco the snake best from this week’s stocking, he’s nicely felted.

All three of the younger girls have been busy cutting away this week to make more of the Reusable cotton balls/cosmetic pads! They’ve got stacks of them for me to do, but I only made it through 6 sets for now, two for each.

I’m a sucker for bright colors, so I like this one best:

We’ve also added pads with zorb to the stocking this week.

We add an extra row of stitching on the sides of the contours on our zorb pads, so that you’ll know which they are in  your stash. I found this helps a lot when I know I’m in need of some quick absorbing pads. It’s a little difficult to tell without the extra stitching which ones are which after a while!

My favorite set this week is this Mini-me set of Ultimate Pads. These were made with organic bamboo/hemp fleece with the smooth side out. I learned from my second daughter that not everyone wants ‘furry’ pads (as she calls them LOL). She prefers ‘flat, NOT furry, pads’, and because of this, I’ve decided to try and keep the occasional ‘non-furry’ (not velour) pads instock. That brought me to this set this week.

Having two daughters, and myself, all using pads now helps me to realize more then ever that we ALL have different needs, and even more so, different likes and dislikes. For me, I’ve always loved the wider, full wings of our wrap wing pads. For my eldest daughter, she loves the comfort contour pads, the regular flow size. She uses this size almost exclusively, where as I have ALL sorts of sizes and I like to swap out sizes depending on my flow each day. Then my second daughter started her cycle and the whole gorgeous pad package she helped me to create, just for her, sits untouched now waiting for her younger sisters. LOL She tried on the bamboo velour pads and that’s when she decided she does NOT like ‘furry’ pads. I then created some for her from bamboo fleece with the smooth side up, and she’s happy and has been ever since. Different strokes for different folks, even within ONE family.

We have got quite a variety instock now, I believe just about every size! Especially lots of regular-moderate flow pads

If anyone is ever in need of any advice as to which pads would suite their personal needs best, please don’t hesitate to email me at homesteademporium(at)gmail.com <~swap out the (at) for @

We’re here to help you!

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What you’ve all been waiting for… the winner is:

Vicki!

Congratulations Vicki! You were randomly selected through the random number generator as our winner for the $20.00 gift certificate! Email me at homesteademporium(at)gmail.com to claim your prize!

Thank you to everyone who shared with us!
And if you didn’t get a chance to share, but would still like to, feel free to leave a comment. We’ll continue to read them and appreciate the input! It’s been great!

Finally, all our pad sizes in photos!

While reading over all your great suggestions in your comments on our blog post here:http://homesteademporium.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/2-polls-a-question-for-our-customers-and-a-give-away/

I realized that we needed to find a way to show our customers all our pad sizes, easily. This way, comparisons can be made as to which sizes and styles might be best for you. So I gathered up one  or two pads of each size yesterday, and spent some time snapping photos and editing them with the names and sizes of each one. And here is the finished result!

All our liners and light pads.

Our wrap wing styles, first the fronts:

And the backs:

Our contour styles, the fronts:

And the backs:

I hope this helps our customers! And remember, if you have any questions about which sizes, styles, absorbency, etc. is right for you, don’t hesitate to drop us an email (homesteademporium(at)gmail.com ,~change the (at) for an @). We’re here to help you find what will work best, for you!

Feel free to post any questions here as well. We won’t publish your email addy, or your full name and you can be sure that if you have a question, someone else probably has the same question too!

We’re stocking Tuesday evening!

We’ve got lots of EnduraPads in all sizes! It’s been a while since we’ve stocked more then just a couple of these at a time.
Our customers love how the EnduraPads keep them feeling dry!

Silk and wool healing liners,

 and nursing pads!

This week we’ve also listed several custom slots!
A great way to get just what you need all at once!

We also hope to have some more hand dyed bamboo velour pads up but the photos will have to wait until tomorrow afternoon, we hope to have them up a few hours before stocking time.

www.hyenacart.com/homesteademporium

And don’t forget to enter for a chance to win a gift certificate here:
http://homesteademporium.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/2-polls-a-question-for-our-customers-and-a-give-away/

We have been truly enjoying all the feedback from our cusotmers and want you to know how much we appreciate your time. Thank you, and keep those suggestions coming!

2 polls, a question for our customers, and a give away.

In our strive to better serve our enviroment, while serving our customers, we are continually looking at new ways to improve our business.

One issue I’ve always had, is the amount of plastic we’re using in our shipping.
I LOVE that the way we package our products allows us confidence in knowing that our products will arrive to our customers in the best possible condition! We first package in a zip sealed bag, often almost vacuum sealing them, and then package them in polymailers.

However, I believe it may be time to reconsider this method. Before we do so, we’d like to hear YOUR opinion.

At the moment I have two ideas.
One idea would be to continue using the zip bags to be sure that our products still remain well protected but to change from polymailers  to paper packaging on the outside, when applicable.
The other idea would be to forget the plastics all together, and just go with paper.

What do you think? How do you feel about this? I know some of our customers have been impressed with our packaging at this time, and I wouldn’t want to dissapoint. However, I believe if our customers know it’s more eco friendly, they may prefer the paper over plastic anyway.

Our next poll is concerning this blog.
First off, we’d like to move the blog to our own domain. That portion is just about complete, so if you have our blog currently bookmarked, be on the lookout for an announcement that it’s moved to our new location on our domain. Secondly, the poll question is concerning what you’d like to see here on our blog.

I really enjoy blogging, especially including photos.

 Most of us here also really enjoy cooking, baking,  homesteading, learning how to create new things (we hope to maybe have sheep or alpaca’s one day, and learn to spin our own fiber!), diy projects, etc..

Would you, our customers/readers, like to see these things shared on our blog?
Would you prefer that the blog wasn’t just about upcoming stockings and product photos, but a mixture of everything including stocking info but also day to day life here on the homestead?

Share your opinions, vote!

We’d also like to ask our customers a question.
By participating, you’ll automatically be entered to win a $20.00 gift certificate!

We’ve been working behind the scenes on a regular shopping cart. At this time, we simply have our hyenacart which we stock weekly. However, the reason for the name Homestead Emporium is because we’d like this to truly become a full family business, with items being offered for the whole family. Our main line has been our H.E.R.Pads, but we would like to branch out at some point to many other avenues, not just menstrual products.

So please, share with us what you would like to see here at Homestead Emporium. It need not specifically be items we can make, we are considering selling some retail items too. Diapers created by other companies is one we are considering at this time. Possibly bags, such as grocery bags, mesh washing bags, etc. is something else we are considering. If you have any sources of your favorites, feel free to let us know. The options for eco friendly shopping bags at this moment are endless and slightly overwhelming.

In the long term future, we would LOVE to offer items for the homesteader, even those who live in the city or suburbs, but would like to live more of a homesteading lifestyle. We’re still deciding on which types of items. Organic seeds possibly? Homesteading books? The possibilities are astounding and we’re just going to take this one step at a time.

In the meantime, please, share your ideas on what YOU would like to see here at Homestead Emporium. We’re not making any promises, and we have no idea when we will be adding more items, but we are enjoying looking to the future and we’d like your input on that.
YOU are what makes Homestead Emporium all it is!

Take a moment to leave a comment with your ideas, and as our thanks, you’ll be entered for a chance to win the gift certificate!
Contest closes Nov. 8th.

It’s Autumn, every way you turn!

It’s Autumn, there’s no denying it!

Color and beauty abound around us as all life prepares to hibernate for winter in one form or another.

We have a large amount of products put in the shop and previewing, awaiting for you to come and browse, so go take a look. www.hyenacart.com/homesteademporium 

I thought I’d share a different type of post on the blog this week, one without photos of pads, but instead some photos from our day.

We spent the morning at a farm with a corn maze and a pumpkin patch. It was cold when we arrived but warmed up shortly after and we had a lot of fun.

It was crazy muddy! lol

Some of my kids like to take lots of pictures. I can’t understand where they get it from. :p
If you didn’t know already, I have a habit of snapping a LOT of photos. 201 for a morning at a farm isn’t all that many, is it?

And when the subjects are this cute, how can I resist?

I love the colors Autumn brings.

We even went on a hay ride! That ended the fun nicely.

New stock, and the winner is…

We’ve got new stock! It’s not a huge stocking, but its a nice variety of color and pads.

Everything from light pads;

to teeny ultimate pads;

ultimate regular flow;

ultimin xs;

ultimini;

ultimate heavy flow;

ultimate II’s

and more!

So come check out the new instock items which are previewing and will go live tomorrow evening at 8pm et, 5pm pt.

www.hyenacart.com/homesteademporium

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In other news, the winner of the gift certificate is…

KristenH.

Congrats!
Email me at homesteademporium(AT)gmail.com to claim your gift certificate!