Let's Talk About Tags

Hello, blog world!

What's new with me? Well, I was due on the 6th - 5 days ago - with December Baby. I am still waiting on her arrival, so why not blog?

I see a lot of posts in Peace.Love.AppleCheeks on Facebook about tag type. I made a handy dandy graphic several weeks ago as a visual aid for what the tag type names mean:

However, I also see lots of questions about "Did xyz color come in xyz tag?" Why does tag type matter? Some people (cough*collectors*cough) like to have alll the tags. Also, the tags signify time frame in which the diaper was produced, and there have been various leg elastic lengths during the almost 7 years of AppleCheeks being produced! Obviously, leg elastic length can change how the cover fits. In MANY cases, shorter leg elastic lengths were used in the Skinny Apple Tags when compared to Fat Apple Tags. However, keep in mind that 1. these diapers are handmade and there may be slight variations; 2. elastics can relax over time; 3. elastics may have been replaced at some point in the diaper's history. Also, during the transition period between Skinny Apple - Fat Apple Tags, the leg elastic length change did not occur simultaneously. So leg elastic length and "size" more specific than 1 or 2 (or 3 - now available!) is not always an exact science. New Fleece started being used with some Beet It - a better gauge of leg elastic length is fleece type rather than apple type on tag. New Fleece diapers almost always have the longer elastic length.

But enough about elastics. Let's talk about tags. Here is a list of which colors came in which tags, and, following, which tags can be found on each color. I'd love to share pretty chart with this info...but I hope that it is still useful in its pared-down form.

Vintage Tag:
Sailor Blue (navy)
Cherry Tomato (red)
Eucalyptus (olive)
Coriander (sage)
St. Lucia (bright aqua)
Orange Zest (bright orange)
Lemon Zest (yellow)
Lavender Fields (light purple)
Mrs. Robinson (royal blue)
Plum (dark purple)
Periwinkle (purplish-blue)
Forget-Me-Not (light blue)
Raspberry Sorbet (hot pink)
Samoa (coral-pink)
Dark Chocolate (dark brown)

Skinny Apple Tag:
Sailor Blue (navy)
Cherry Tomato (red)
Eucalyptus (olive)
Coriander (sage)
St. Lucia (bright aqua)
Orange Zest (bright orange)
Lemon Zest (yellow)
Lavender Fields (light purple)
Mrs. Robinson (royal blue)
Plum (dark purple) (VERY LIMITED QUANTITIES HAVE NON-VINTAGE TAG)
Periwinkle (purplish-blue)
Forget-Me-Not (light blue)
Raspberry Sorbet (hot pink)
Samoa (coral-pink)
Dark Chocolate (dark brown)
St. Lucia 2/Too (turquoise)
Storm (white with green snaps)
Delicious (blue/green apple print)
Wild Child (animal print)
Lake Echo (black) Original release
Appletini (bright green)
Cocoa Bean (dark brown with multi-color snaps and charity tag on wing)
Purple Rain (dark purple)
Bonfire (swim diaper - brick red with yellow lining)
Corsica (swim diaper - medium blue with red-orange lining)
Samoan Sunset (swim diaper - pinkish purple)
Siesta Key (swim diaper - light aqua)
Mojito (swim diaper - pale green)


Fat Apple Tag:
Cherry Tomato (red)
St. Lucia (bright aqua)
Lemon Zest (yellow)
Raspberry Sorbet (hot pink)
Dark Chocolate (dark brown)
Storm (white with green OR periwinkle snaps)
Delicious (blue/green apple print)
Wild Child (animal print)
Orange You Glad (bright orange)
Lake Echo (black) Re-release
Appletini (bright green)
Purple Rain (dark purple)
Ha Bum Bug (red with bright green snaps, PIF-only holiday diaper)
Winging It (green bird print)
Steel Me (grey)
Love Happens (purple bird print)
Riptide (seaspray)
Jem (purplish pink)
Samoan Sunset (swim diaper - pinkish purple)
Siesta Key (swim diaper - light aqua)
Mojito (swim diaper - pale green)
Totally Twilight (swim diaper - royal blue)
Pickled Pink (swim diaper - bubble gum pink)
Bee Happy (swim diaper - golden yellow) MommyCon exclusive

Can be found with Vintage, Skinny Apple OR Fat Apple Tag:
Cherry Tomato
St. Lucia
Lemon Zest
Forget Me Not
Raspberry Sorbet
Dark Chocolate

Retailer Exclusive Tags:
Beet It (maroon, Lil’ Tulip’s)
Emerald City (emerald green, Snugglebugz)
Figgylicious (reddish orange, FiggyFuzz)

Holiday Edition Tags:
Joy! (red with green fleece and snaps, snowflake & apple ornament tag)
Pink About It (bubblegum, heart on apple tag)
Boo! (black with orange fleece and snaps, bats and pumpkin tag)
Trick or Cheeks (orange with black fleece and snaps, bats and pumpkin tag)
Delishmas (red and green apple print, snowflake & apple ornament tag)

Very Limited Release Tag:
Get Real (yellow with green fleece and snaps, green/navy/yellow tag with star)

What Tag Did A Color Come in?
Sailor Blue came in Vintage and Skinny Apple.
Eucalyptus came in Vintage and Skinny Apple.
Coriander came in Vintage and Skinny Apple.
Orange Zest came in Vintage and Skinny Apple.
Lavender Fields came in Vintage and Skinny Apple.
Mrs. Robinson came in Vintage and Skinny Apple.
Plum came in Vintage and Skinny Apple. (VERY LIMITED QUANTITIES IN SKINNY APPLE)
Periwinkle came in Vintage and Skinny Apple.
Samoa came in Vintage and Skinny Apple.

St. Lucia Too/2 came only in Skinny Apple.
Dark Cherry Tomato came largely in Skinny Apple - I have seen ONE Fat Apple (rare!!)

Storm with green snaps came in Skinny and Fat Apple.
Delicious came in Skinny and Fat Apple.
Wild Child came in Skinny and Fat Apple.
Purple Rain came in Skinny and Fat Apple.
Appletini came in Skinny and Fat Apple.
Lake Echo came in Skinny Apple originally and Fat Apple for re-release.
(keep in mind that these above, other than LE re-release, were produced in the era of shorter leg elastics, so even Fat Apple Tag editions will most likely fit like a Skinny Apple Tag)

Storm with periwinkle snaps comes in Fat Apple.
Orange You Glad comes in Fat Apple.
Winging It comes in Fat Apple.
Steel Me comes in Fat Apple. (new fleece only)
Love Happens comes in Fat Apple. (new fleece only)
Riptide comes in Fat Apple. (new fleece only)
Jem comes in Fat Apple. (new fleece only)

Well, if you've made it this far, thanks for reading! I have tried to present this information accurately, but I know that I'm not perfect AND I am currently subject to Mommy/Pregnancy Brain, so please do let me know if you have any input or further information!

Stay Fluffy! (but hopefully not pregnant forever)