A Merry Fluffy Christmas Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Merry Fluffy Christmas Winners!

Dec 8,2010 / By Maria / 5 Comments

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I hope everyone had fun during the Merry Fluffy Christmas Event, and that if you didn’t win one of my giveaways, you won one on another blog!

I know my entries were a little more involved than usual, since most packages had two sponsors, but hopefully they weren’t too difficult, and you liked the methods/bonus entries I chose! I love reading your comments, I usually get at least one giggle per day!

What did everyone think of the event? Were my entry methods OK? Not too hard or time consuming?

On to the winners!!

Prize pack 1 was The Katydid Cloth Diaper, EcoMom certificate, mini cloth diaper keychain and button. 177 people entered this giveaway, with 450 entries total.

I don’t know if this has ever happened before, but the winning entry is #1, which is Tomoko!

Prize pack 2 was the Thirsties wraps and prefolds, and the Kim’s Kloth diaper. 175 people entered this giveaway, with 427 entries in all.

The winning entry is #313, which is Christine S.

Prize pack 3 was the Cuties with Cloth Booties collaboration. 119 people entered, with 193 entries received.

The winning entry is #106, which is Allie Wiley.

Prize pack 4 was the PLUMP AI2 and Babykicks prefolds, JoeyBunz and Washies. 171 people entered, with 433 entries.

The winning entry is # 63, which is Laurie Makinen.

Prize pack 5 was the gDiapers gPants/refills, Babykicks fitted and wipes and Designs by Cace diaper. 196 people entered, with 401 entries.

The winning entry is #173, which is Kris S.

Congratulations to all the winners! Emails are on their way to all of you!

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Cloth Diaper Blogs – Blog Hop

Dec 7,2010 / By Maria / 11 Comments

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If you haven’t heard of a “blog hop,” it’s a linky where you can enter your blog, then find other great blogs to read. I love to find other blogs to read, especially when they are about fluff! It can be hard to find niche blogs like cloth diaper blogs, and I don’t particularly want someone to feel obligated to “follow back” if my blog’s content doesn’t interest them.

So, I decided we need a cloth diaper blog – blog hop! If you have a blog that even sometimes talks about fluff, feel free to participate!

The rules? Well, there really aren’t any. I’d love for you to grab the button and/or create your own post about the blog hop, so we can find more participants, but it isn’t mandatory.

I don’t require that you follow me-or anyone, though it would be nice if you like it! Just click blogs that interest you, subscribe if you like them, and leave a comment if you find a post interesting. Everyone loves comments!

I do love to read blogs, so I plan on following anyone who participates. If this is successful, I may make this an ongoing, or recurring thing!

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Mailbox Mondays

Mailbox Mondays 12/6/10 Fitted diapers

Dec 6,2010 / By Maria / 4 Comments

It’s Monday again (How does that keep happening? Where does the weekend go?) so it’s Mailbox Mondays time! If you’d like your question to be answered in a Mailbox Mondays post, send an email to maria at change-diapers.com with “Mailbox Mondays” in your subject.

Courtney says:

Hi Maria,

What are your favorite fitted diapers? We only have 2 (a Thirsties Fab Fitted and a Muttaqin Baby) so far. If my Thirsties is clean, it is the first diaper I grab for! I love fitteds and covers! I am looking at buying more to replace some pockets I recently sold. I would love to have your opinion because I also have a very small 1 year old who is only 18 lbs!

Thanks!
Courtney

Hi Courtney! I’ll be honest, fitteds aren’t my favorite. Mostly because I’m lazy and I might die if I have to snap 4 extra snaps (kidding). That being said, fitteds are awesome for their absorbency. Plus, the elastic of the fitted combined with the elastic of the cover is fantastic for containing messy uhhh…messes.

A super absorbent fitted with a wool cover is a lifesaver for a heavy wetter at night. It’s finally what got me through the nights sane, and with my son dry! I love my Guerilla Fluff Utilitarian. It has two soakers with 3 layers of bamboo fleece each, with optional zorb added as well, plus a doubler with 2 layers of bamboo fleece and a layer of wool! It doesn’t have snap closures, so I just use it at night.

My Heartland Dreams Fitted is also amazing. It’s incredibly well made, super absorbent, and not really as gigantic as you’d think a diaper that absorbent would be. Plus, it came with hip snap covers!

My Ellabella Bottoms Fitted is work-at-home-mom made, just like the other two. The Ellabella Bottoms review actually has a photo of all three of these diapers stacked on top to compare thickness. This one is also very, very absorbent, though a little bulky for daytime.

Lastly, the Little Beetle Little to Big Fitted and Wool Cover are quite different than the others, but also great. It is hands down, the trimmest diaper I have. Yet, very absorbent! I wouldn’t use it at night, but it’s excellent during the day, and very cute! The elastic is drawn a bit tighter, and I think it would fit most small babies well. My son was 20 pounds at his 18 month checkup, but he’s also proportionately short, so he’s not super skinny like my long & lean daughter was!

I’ve only used maybe 10 fitted diapers, as opposed to nearly 50 Pockets/AIO/AI2 diapers! I definitely need to review more fitteds, but like anyone, I tend to spend my fluff funds on my favorites. 😉 Thirsties Fab Fitteds are definitely on my “to-try” list for newborns, if I ever get to diaper one!

How about you gals? Do you have a favorite fitted? Are they WAHM made?

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A Merry Fluffy Christmas Giveaway

Merry Fluffy Christmas Giveaway #5, gDiapers, Babykicks & Designs by Cace (CLOSED 12/7)

Dec 5,2010 / By Maria / 6 Comments

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This is the last of my five Merry Fluffy Christmas Event giveaways!

merry fluffy christmas cloth diaper package

First is a box full of cloth diaper goodies courtesy of CSN stores. Note that these items are in my hands and ready to ship to the winner! It is not a gift card, gift certificate or credit.

There is a 2-pack of gDiapers gPants in size medium, a 32-pack of medium/large gDiaper flushable refills, a 10-pack of Babykicks Wipes and a Babykicks Organic Fitted diaper.

Also in this prize pack is a Designs by Cace diaper of your choice. We are still using the Designs by Cace diaper I reviewed in October, and Sara has since tweaked her sewing technique so the reinforced stitching is not visible.

The winner of this prize pack gets to choose any one in-stock diaper!

The combined retail value of this prize package is approximately $98.43, possibly more depending on what Designs by Cace diaper the winner chooses!

Here’s how to enter: All entries go in the form below. I’d love for you to leave a comment, this is also a great way to remind yourself that you entered. However, comments do not count as entries.

~~Since there are two sponsors for this package, there are two parts to the mandatory entry. First, visit~~ ~~CSN Stores~~ ~~and tell me what cloth diaper product they should add to their lineup. Second, visit~~ ~~Designs by Cace~~ ~~and tell me which diaper you’d choose if you won.~~

~~There are two opportunities for bonus entries. Receive a bonus entry if you follow this blog via GFC, RSS feed, email, “like”~~ ~~me on Facebook~~ ~~or follow~~ ~~me on Twitter. I’d love for you to “follow” me everywhere {{singing “Every Breath You Take”}} but you just get one bonus entry! You choose what will bring you back, just let me know what you chose!~~

Receive another bonus entry for sharing this giveaway/blog. You can choose to write a blog post linking back here, start a thread in a relevant group or forum, submit to stumble, digg etc., Tweet and link back here…whatever you like. Please just leave me a link if you can. Again, spread the love all you want, but you just get one bonus entry. 🙂

I will accept entries until Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 at 11:59 P.M. Eastern. I will select a winner using random.org’s true random number generator and notify him/her by email by December 10th, 2010. Winner has 48 hours to respond before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is chosen. View my giveaway rules page for complete details. This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S.

# of entries received as of Giveaway close: 401

https://spreadsheets.google.com/embeddedform?formkey=dEswanlGU2VBSFN6bjR4dWgyOERTdmc6MQ

Please feel free to visit the other 19 blogs participating in this event! Each blog will have a giveaway every day from December 1-5, worth at least $25 and containing at least one cloth diaper related item. All giveaways will be open for the same time periods, but each blog has different entry methods and requirements, so read carefully!

FTC Compliance: I was not compensated for this post, and all opinions are my own.

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A Merry Fluffy Christmas Giveaway

Merry Fluffy Christmas Giveaway #4, Babykicks and Plump (CLOSED 12/6)

Dec 4,2010 / By Maria / 9 Comments

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This is the fourth of my five Merry Fluffy Christmas Event giveaways!

First up is a heap of great Babykicks stuff! it’s been over 6 months since I reviewed our Babykicks Bumboo Pocket Diaper and it’s holding up great. It’s in our regular rotation, and it looks new aside from a small banana stain. Funny when I used disposables I wanted clothes off during meals to keep them clean. Now I don’t want him to eat in just a diaper lest the diaper get ruined, hee hee.

The winner of this prize package will receive two Babykicks prefolds in his/her choice of size, one premium Joey Bunz in his/her choice of size as well as 3 washies and 1 premium washie!

I’ve had my PLUMP AI2 for about 6 weeks now, and it is a favorite. It’s amazingly absorbent, does not leak, and of course, it’s adorable. It caught some attention on Sunday at church and opened the door for modern fluff talk! The lucky winner of this prize package receives this adorable gingerbread house PLUMP one-size AI2.

Here are all the details on this great diaper:

Gingerbread Houses AI2 Cloth Diaper:

One-Size, fits approximately 10 to 35 lbs
Outer fabric is cotton lycra knit
Inner is an emerald minky dot with a hidden layer of PUL to make it waterproof
Dual petal soaker made of minky, OBF (Organic Bamboo Fleece) and zorb
This diaper has a total of 11 layers for maximum absorbency

PLUMP OS diapers (that come with snaps) feature a snap down fold down rise and crossover tabs for maximum adjustability. They also feature our laundry snap. Snap the tab down over the clothesline, no clothespins required!! PLUMP Diapers all come with a dual petal style soaker, snapped together, not sewn, so you can customize absorbency. Some call this style the AI3. Ours is a non smoking home. We do have pets. They don’t smoke either.

Combined retail value of this prize package is approximately $50, depending on the size the winner chooses for the Babykicks items.

Here’s how to enter: All entries go in the form below. I’d love for you to leave a comment, this is also a great way to remind yourself that you entered. However, comments do not count as entries.

~~Since there are two sponsors for this package, there are two parts to the mandatory entry. First, visit~~ ~~Babykicks~~ ~~and tell me what other product you’d like to try. Second, visit~~ ~~PLUMP Diapers~~ ~~and tell me what your favorite in-stock or sold diaper is. There are two opportunities for bonus entries. Receive a bonus entry if you “like”~~ ~~Babykicks on Facebook. Receive another bonus entry if you “like”~~ ~~PLUMP Diapers on Facebook~~.

I will accept entries until Monday, December 6th, 2010 at 11:59 P.M. Eastern. I will select a winner using random.org’s true random number generator and notify him/her by email by December 10th, 2010. Winner has 48 hours to respond before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is chosen. View my giveaway rules page for complete details. This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S.

# of entries received as of December 6th at Giveaway close: 433

https://spreadsheets.google.com/embeddedform?formkey=dFl4a3RHVDBkLTdjTmIxZ1ppcDcxRHc6MQ
Please feel free to visit the other 18 blogs participating in this event! Each blog will have a giveaway every day from December 1-5, worth at least $25 and containing at least one cloth diaper related item. All giveaways will be open for the same time periods, but each blog has different entry methods and requirements, so read carefully!

FTC Compliance: I was not compensated for this post, and all opinions are my own.

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