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The Eli Monster AIO Review & Giveaway (CLOSED 10/27)

Oct 20,2010 / By Maria / 7 Comments

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I bought my first diaper from The Eli Monster about 6 months ago; a size medium creme speedypants AIO. When it started to seem kind of small on him, I got a little panicky, because I love it so much!!

I had “spotted” it on The Eli Monster Hyenacart store seemingly forever, and I was really surprised when it was still in stock when I had the money to buy finally. Learn from my fail here…”in stock” doesn’t mean ready to ship. It simply means she has the materials to make the item; all items are made to order! Her about me page is kept updated with current turnaround times. Since I have impeccable timing (ha!) I placed my order just as her daughter arrived. Despite just having had a baby, Steph gave me excellent service and an amazing diaper. She doesn’t send out a diaper that she doesn’t think is her best work!

What I love about The Eli Monster is that they are totally unlike any other diaper I have ever seen. They have hand sewn appliqués and hand applied screenprinting.

The screenprinting isn’t “perfect,” but it’s not supposed to be. It’s an incredible, hand made diaper, and no two will be exactly alike, unlike if a commercial company tried to copy this with a factory made diaper!

But anyhoo, the medium diaper I bought before is the speedypants, which was $19.50. This time, I bought the “special edition miracle diaper” for $25.50. For each one she sells, she donates a diaper to The Cloth Diaper Foundation (formerly Miracle Diapers.) The other items I am just dying to have are: the Punk Rock AIO, Anchor’s Aweigh AIO, Tattooed Baby Longies, and the Nautical Star Tattoo diaper. I also need one of her camera wrist straps and a Large Speedypants! She makes nursing pads, covers and embellished prefolds too.

It sounds ridiculous but OMG. For realz, yo. I want one of everything. I love, love, love Eli Monster stuff. Totally my style and so different than everything else.

In my opinion, you may want to consider sizing up in The Eli Monster. Above is the large Eli Monster, compared to a medium Bumgenius. My son still has lots of room in the medium Bumgenius, but has pretty much outgrown the medium Eli Monster. The Eli Monster’s Size Chart gives weight estimates of 10-22 pounds for the medium, but I would probably suggest going with her more general guidelines of medium=baby and large=toddler. My guy is only 18.5 pounds now, and the medium seemed smallish when we got it when he was a year old. Since my guy isn’t even on the CDC’s growth charts, a larger baby would probably grow out of it even sooner.

Yappity yappity, here it is measured folded and stretched:

Here is The Eli Monster large compared to the medium:

The most noticeable difference to me between the medium and large, was the soaker thickness. I’ve tried to photograph it, but it’s tough to show. I wasn’t sure if anyone would be interested in me pinching diapers with calipers. 😉

After using the large, it is definitely a better fit for my son. It makes sense to me. The smaller diapers have trimmer soakers, since you’re likely to change more often and/or have lighter wetters. The older babies tend to wet more at once, so you need more absorbency even if you change diapers as soon as they’re wet!

The first photo is him in the medium, taken the same day as the other photos.

I love Eli Monster diapers, and so does my husband. They are one I reach for if I know that my son’s diaper might be hanging out of his pants. They are such cool and unique diapers, I’m always hoping someone will notice it, and I’ll be able to ~~bring them over to the dark side~~ get them interested in cloth!

Giveaway: The Eli Monster is offering a $20 gift certificate towards anything in her shop! Most items are under $20 so, woo hoo!

Here’s how to enter: All comments go in the form below. Feel free to leave a comment, but comments do not count as entries. Mandatory entries include name, email address and your favorite Eli Monster item from ~~The Eli Monster Hyenacart Store~~ or ~~The Eli Monster Etsy Shop. You may “like”~~ ~~The Eli Monster on Facebook~~ ~~for a bonus entry.~~

I will accept entries until Wednesday, October 27th 2010 at 9 P.M. Eastern. I will select a winner using random.org’s true random number generator and notify him/her by email. 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 U.S. residents only.

Entries as of October 27th, 2010 at 9:00 P.M.: 213

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FTC Compliance: I paid normal retail prices for items reviewed. I was not compensated for this post, and all opinions are my own.

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Wee Bonnie Botts AIO Review, Giveaway & Discount! (CLOSED 10/26)

Oct 19,2010 / By Maria / 3 Comments

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Wee Bonnie Botts are work-at-home-mom (WAHM) made diapers made by Sarah. Like so many other WAHMs, Sarah started out by making diapers for her own child, and it took off from there.

Sarah and I got in contact as I was looking for sponsors for my “Year of Fluff” event this month, and she sent me a side-snapping AIO to review.

I really like to keep my reviews fairly matter of fact, but it so happens that the diapers I’m reviewing this week come from some of the most talented WAHMs I know. So, you might hear a little bit more gushing than usual this week.

I of course love the pirate print; I have a fitted in this print also. Wee Bonnie Botts is one of a growing list of WAHMs that simply amaze me. The craftsmanship is absolutely impeccable; not a stitch out of place. The diaper is seamed in the middle so the front and back are both right side up!

The All-in-One I received is a size medium, which is estimated to fit 18-33 pounds. The knit outer is laminated PUL, not hidden. So there are no issues with wicking. It has an organic bamboo fleece hidden layer, organic bamboo fleece and microfiber soakers, and a stay dry, suedecloth inner.

Wee Bonnie Botts makes diapers with two patterns. Here is approximate sizing for each:

Je M’appelle Bebe
Preemie 2-7 lbs
Newborn 5-12 lbs
Small 10-20 lbs
Medium 18-33 lbs
Large 30-40 lbs
OS 5-40 lbs

Fattycakes
Small: Rise 14″-16″, waist 11″-20″, thigh 6″-13″
Medium: Rise 14″-18.5″, waist 12″-21″, thigh 6.5.”-13.5″
Large: Rise 16″-19″, waist 14″-24″, thigh 8″-14″

Here it is measured folded, stretched, width at the center, and width at the front panel:

I thought the sizing was generous, but not overly so. The medium fit my 18.5 lb guy great, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it took him through potty training.

The diaper was very absorbent, and we had no fit issues or leaks! The AIOs retail for $19-$24 (the $24 is for wool AIOs, which are coming soon. I want, I want!) Pocket diapers are $16-$21, fitteds $10-$20, and she even has doll diapers for $5!

Discount: Get 10% off if you mention me. Please email Sarah first so she can alter the price to reflect the discount!

Giveaway: Wee Bonnie Botts is offering one blog reader $20 to spend on anything in ~~her etsy shop~~!

Here’s how to enter: All entries go in the form below; I love comments but comments will not count as entries. Mandatory entries include name, email address and your favorite ~~Wee Bonnie Botts~~ ~~item. You may choose to “like”~~ ~~Wee Bonnie Botts on Facebook~~ ~~for a bonus entry. (I’m a fan and I love getting sneak peeks of what she’s working on!) As usual, I will update this post regularly so you know how many entries there currently are.~~

I will accept entries until Tuesday, October 26th 2010 at 9 P.M. Eastern. I will select a winner using random.org’s true random number generator and notify him/her by email. 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 U.S. residents only.

Entries as of October 26th, 2010 at 9:00 P.M.: 232

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FTC Compliance: I received this diaper at no charge in order to write my review. I was not compensated for this post, and all opinions are my own.

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Kissaluvs “Kissa’s” Cotton Fleece Fitted Review & Giveaway (CLOSED 10/23)

Oct 16,2010 / By Maria / 20 Comments

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I reviewed a Kissaluvs Marvels AIO in May; that’s still a favorite of mine, and my Kissa’s Wool Lover Diaper Cover was my first ever wool (purchased in March.) So, when I won a Kissa’s Cotton Fleece Fitted from the Abby’s Lane blog chat, I was a little excited, to say the least!!

Lucky for you, I contacted Kissaluvs, and they will be giving two of my blog readers a fitted diaper as well!

In true cloth diaper addict fashion, I chose the size 0 (fits approximately 5-15 lbs) even though I don’t have a newborn, nor am I pregnant! Hey, it was free!

The size zero fits 5-15 pounds, the 1, 10-25 pounds, and the 2, 20-40 pounds. All sizes retail for $12.95 in unbleached cotton, and $13.95 in the colors. I chose the yellow.

Below, the size 0 is on top of the Marvels AIO on the small setting.

kissaluvs size 0 fitted vs marvels aio small

The size 0 has an umbilical cord snap down, but can also be used without it. Below, it is measured with the snap down, then unsnapped and stretched.

Here is the fitted compared to a newborn disposable, and also unsnapped, compared to a size 1 disposable:

Since I don’t have a newborn, I had to enlist a model. He’s a little smaller than a newborn!

Here he is modeling a preemie newborn diaper, so you can get an idea of size:

Newborn disposable:

Size 1 disposable:

After all that, he said his hiney was itchy and he wanted to put the Kissa’s fitted on!

Much more comfy!!

It’s a little subjective, but I’d say it fits more like a preemie diaper, though it looked similar to the newborn diaper. My model isn’t a very heavy wetter, so I can’t really speak on the absorbency. I haven’t cloth diapered a newborn, but I imagine fitteds would be great. They are breathable and could likely be used coverless, since newborns tend to dirty diapers as soon as you put them on (mine did anyway!) See this on my newborn.

Giveaway: Kissaluvs is offering two diaper giveaways, which will be drawn separately. Winners choose size and color of a Kissa’s Fitted! The first is open to anyone and will be business as usual. The second diaper will be drawn from entrants who already own a Kissaluvs product, and leave a review(s) of it.

Here’s how to enter: Anyone is eligible to win the first diaper. To enter, simply fill out the form below. Mandatory entries include name, email address and your ~~favorite Kissaluvs Product. You may receive a bonus entry for “liking”~~ ~~Kissaluvs on Facebook~~ ~~and/or following~~ ~~Kissaluvs on Twitter. Feel free to leave a comment however, comments don’t count as entries.~~

~~Entries for the second diaper will go on the same form, but will be tallied and drawn separately from the first. This way everyone gets the same shot at the first one! Reviews can be left at~~ ~~diaperpin~~, ~~amazon~~, ~~sears~~, ~~Kissaluvs’ Facebook Page, or your favorite retailer’s website. One entry per review, link to your review to get your entry!~~

~~I know this is a little more confusing than usual, so just send me an email if you need clarification! The post will be updated daily (or so) with the # of entries for each.~~

I will accept entries until Saturday, October 23rd 2010 at 9 P.M. Eastern. I will select winners using random.org’s true random number generator and notify them by email. Winners have 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 U.S. residents only.

Entries as of Giveaway close: 263

Entries in the bonus giveaway: 39

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FTC Compliance: No compensation of any kind was received for this post. I won the diaper I reviewed from a Kissaluvs retailer. All opinions are my own.

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Kawaii Baby One Size Pocket Diaper Review & Giveaway, Sponsored by Sew Crafty Baby (CLOSED 10/21)

Oct 14,2010 / By Maria / 7 Comments

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Sew Crafty Baby is an online cloth diaper and baby leg warmers store. I have a few favorite places to buy cloth diapers, and Sew Crafty Baby is a great one! They have both the big names as well as tons of harder to find brands. They have a kickback program to earn points for the money you spend, and they have an affiliate program. Don’t worry, none of the links in this post are affiliate links; I’m not an affiliate! I actually just discovered the program as I was writing this post! They even have a gift registry!

Best of all, shipping is always free! There’s always an option to pay a little bit extra to bump up to priority shipping, but I love being able to order anything I want without worrying about meeting a $50 (or $75 or $99) minimum for free shipping! Another neat feature is that the site will tell you how many of the item are in stock!

Sew Crafty Baby sent me a Kawaii One Size Pocket Diaper to review, and they’re sending one to one of my blog readers as well!

I’ve been asked about Kawaii quite a bit, and I was as curious as the rest of you. At $9.99 each, they seem too good to be true! I was surprised when I received it; it seems very nice, and reminds me of other big name o/s pocket diapers.

It has aplix closures with laundry tabs, a nice wide pocket, and came with two microfiber inserts.

It is one-size via a snap down rise.

Here is is on the small setting, folded and stretched:

Medium setting, folded and stretched:

Large setting, folded and stretched:

My son is about 18.5 pounds and 30 inches, and fit in the medium setting with plenty of room to spare.

We didn’t have any fit or leaking issues; the diaper has help up wonderfully so far. The real test will be how it wears over time.

Sew Crafty Baby has competitive prices, excellent customer service, a wide selection and of course, the free shipping! They are in my top two stores to check when I’m looking to buy fluff! You can keep up with Sew Crafty Baby on Facebook or join the mailing list to stay up on new or restocked products, sales and more.

Giveaway: Sew Crafty Baby is offering a ~~Kawaii Heavy Duty Pocket Diaper~~ ~~in the winner’s choice of color.~~

Here’s how to enter: Complete the form below. Please feel free to leave a comment, but comments left do not count as entries. Mandatory fields are name, email address and what else you like from ~~Sew Crafty Baby’s Store. They have a lot! You may opt for a bonus entry if you are a current or new “liker” of~~ ~~Sew Crafty Baby on Facebook. This post will be updated daily (or so) with the # of entries received, for those of you who like to know your odds.~~

I will accept entries until Thursday, October 21st 2010 at 9 P.M. Eastern. I will select a winner using random.org’s true random number generator and notify him/her by email. 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 U.S. residents only.

Entries as of October 21st, 2010 at 8:53 P.M.: 230

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FTC Compliance: I received the pictured diaper at no cost for the purposes of review. I was not compensated for this review and all opinions are my own. There are no affiliate links within this post.

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Great Cloth Diaper Hunt

We are a Great Cloth Diaper Hunt Sponsor!

Oct 13,2010 / By Maria / 2 Comments

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Diaper Decisions Great Cloth Diaper Hunt

If you are a hunter, your first clue is in the review archive, which can be found on the menu bar at the top of the page. Happy hunting!

It’s that time again! We are proud to announce our sponsorship of the Eleventh semi-annual Great Cloth Diaper Hunt™!

Join us for fun and frivolity as we search for diapers, chat with other hunters and compete for some awesome prizes!

How does the GCDH work? It’s simple! You register at http://www.diaperdecisions.com/pages/greatclothdiaperhunt.php on or after October 15, 2010. Then you visit all the participating sponsor sites and hunt for the Diaper Decisions™ diaper to earn entries to the 90 random prize drawings, including Two Grand Prizes and one Ultimate Grand Prize!

For more details about this great event, please visit the Rules and FAQ pages at http://www.diaperdecisions.com/pages/greatclothdiaperhunt.php. See you at the hunt!

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