Babytique Review and GIVEAWAY!! -- CLOSED

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.  WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER AS SOON AS THEY CONTACT US.  THANKS FOR PLAYING!

Last week I visited Babytique, a chic baby boutique with Mama Earth in mind!  I found an array of adorable baby items, from cloth diapers, to eco-friendly toys, to the softest crib bedding I've ever touched!  Babytique is the very first brick and mortar store to carry the Not Finding Out line of products.

The space for classes & baby showers!

Babytique offers space for baby showers (how easy and fun is that?!).  They offer fun classes through out the month on various parenting topics.  For the most up-to-date information, visit their Facebook page!

I was offered a $25 gift card for doing a review of their store.  I wandered around, with the help of my boys, to decide what to get.  Well, Riley and Eli decided for me!  They had their hearts set on the Twilight Sea Turtle.  It has been a big hit!  They love laying in their beds watching the stars.

If you have not heard of Not Finding Out, it is an amazing concept!  As more and more parents are deciding to keep their upcoming baby's gender a surprise, their family and friends have a difficult time finding gifts.  Not Finding Out has a unique way of offering shower gifts without the traditional yellow ducks and green frogs. 

While shopping at Babytique, you can pick out an item, like these adorable knit booties.  You will walk out of the boutique with a gift box, which includes a card with a photo of the item.  Once the baby arrives, the new parents can visit Babytique to pick up their blue or pink gift! 

Here are some of the great products you will find at Babytique!

GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED.

Babytique has offered a $25 gift certificate for one of my fans!  To enter, you must do the following.  Leave ONE comment per person, stating that you have done each of these things:

1.  Follow my blog via Google Friend Connect.

2.  "Like" Adventure's of A Crispy Mama on Facebook.

3.  "Like" Babytique on Facebook.

4.  Go to Babytique's website and share with us your favorite item!

The winner will be drawn via random.org on Friday, October 28, 2011 at 5:00 pm CST and announced on my Facebook page.  The winner will have 48 hours to email me at dfwclothdiapergroup at hotmail dot com to claim their prize. 

Disclaimer:  I was offered a $25 gift card to do this review and giveaway.  All opinions are completely honest. 

Blissful Booty Review and Giveaway -- CLOSED

This giveaway is CLOSED.

Congrats to Meredith Klobucnik!!

A few weeks ago I received a bag of fluffy goodness from Cathy, owner of Blissful Booty Cloth Diapers (who is local to the DFW area!).  She had contacted me about doing a review on her diapers, since I promote her business for the DFW Cloth Diaper Group.  In this goody bag were 2 Blissful Booty AIO diapers (size large), a 10-pack of wipes, a 5-pack of booster pads, a 4-pack sampler of  wipe water concentrate, a 6 oz spray bottle, and a natural lip balm.  I was unable to continue using the lip balm, though.  I really liked it... until the hives appeared (I am allergic to certain ingredients in some lip balms, this isn't the first time it's happened).

The Blissful Booty AIO has a soft waterproof out shell, a microfiber terry inner, an incredibly soft microfleece to wick moisture away from baby's booty, and inner gussets to contain any mess.  It is a sized diaper.  Using the sizing on her website, I told Cathy E needs a large (which said "large 21-35 lbs").  E is about 33" tall and 29 lbs.  The large fits him great, if not a bit big.  He has PLENTY of growing room in this diaper!  The hook & loop tabs need to be overlapped to give him a good fit. 

I was so excited to try this diaper that I had been hearing so much about.  I was proud that a local business woman (and mom) was creating such a buzz in the cloth diapering world.  As soon as we got home from a trip to a nature museum, I put the unwashed Blissful Booty CD on E.  He wore it for 4 hours before I finally decided to change him.  There were no signs of leaking anytime soon, but I hated that he had gone so long in the same diaper (I normally change him every 2 hours, but wanted to put the diaper to the test).  4 hours was my limit.  It didn't seem to bother E (who, surprisingly, did not poop in a brand new diaper!).

I was hooked then and there, and my nerves about trying it overnight were calmed.  He has gotten to the point where he needs a lot of absorbancy overnight.  A BumGenius 3.0 double stuffed does not last the night.  I added 2 of the booster pads to the BB, still a little unsure, but there were no leaks when he woke up!

Since the BB is an AIO, I expected it to take a long time to dry.  I was wrong.  It only need one cycle (an hour) on low heat to fully dry.  The other AIO's I have need about 80-90 minutes on low (and one even needs to be line dried overnight after all that time in the dryer).  So I would say it's a quick drying AIO.  I will soon be getting a clothesline, so I do not know yet how long it takes to line dry. 

I do want to mention that after the first wash/dry, part of the seam on the back elastic came undone, exposing the elastic.  I did inform Blissful Booty about it, just so they know, but it never effected the function of the diaper in any way.  If I knew how to sew, it would be a simple fix.  Cathy offered to stitch it up for me. 

The wipes are large enough to actually get a messy bottom clean, without getting your hands dirty.  I have tried a few cloth wipes before, but prefer store brand baby wash cloths.  But I find myself reaching for the BB wipes, especially for those really messy diapers.  One side grabs messy poo, the other side is smooth against baby's skin.

The wipe water concentrates smell so yummy!!  The four scents I got are Sugar Cookie, Jasmine Vanilla, CoCo Mango, and Baby White Tea.  So far I have used the Sugar Cookie and CoCo Mango.  Only 1/2 tsp is needed for every 6 oz of water, which goes a long way.  Not only does it smell good, but it also works!  I have tried several recipes for homemade wipe solution with no success.  I have been using plain water.  But I am loving the BB wipe solution!

I now know why there has been such hype about Blissful Booty.  It is a trim, absorbant, quick-drying easy to use diaper, backed by great customer service!  Despite the back seam coming undone, I love this diaper.  If E didn't have way more diapers than he needs, I would be getting more.


This giveaway is CLOSED.
How would you like to win a Blissful Booty AIO?  Since Cathy gave me 2 diapers, and, as I mentioned, E does not need any more, I decided to do a giveaway! 


Here's what one lucky person will win:
1 Blissful Booty AIO cloth diaper, size large
2 booster pads
1 sample size wipe water concentrate (Jasmine Vanilla)


Here's how to enter:  CLOSED
Leave 1 comment letting me know you have done all 3 things.  Leave your email address so I can contact you if you win.
1.  Follow my blog.
2.  Like my Facebook page (leave your fb name so I can confirm).

3.  Tell me one thing that your child did today that made you smile.

Winner will be drawn on March 31 (using random.org). 

Winners!! Weehugger Review and GIVEAWAY!! -- closed

This giveaway is closed.

The winners of the Weehuggers are Shyana Jacquess and Jill Davidson!!  Congrats!  We will contact you about how to redeem your prize.

Winner, Shyana Jacquess (from Ashley's blog):

Winner #2 (from my blog) is Jill Davidson!

Yes, I said giveaway!!  I'll get to that in a moment...

E showing off his Weehuggers, while his friend Ry plays:)

I recently purchased a Weehuggers cover (size 2) in the cutest owl print! This cover is very versatile, and can be used with many different soakers. E has worn it over a Flip stay dry insert, a hemp/bamboo gFlapper, a Thirsties Duo Fab Fitted (overnight diaper), and a Tiny Tush contour diaper. It is very trim over all of these, with the exception of his overnight diaper.

E playing  drumming with his friends Z and Ry!

In the many times he has worn this cover over the insert of my choosing, it has not leaked once! I like the double leg gussets, that contain the messiest of poo's. The double row of snaps gives it a great fit! If you choose the velcro closure, you would get an even better fit! I did need to change the rise setting, depending on which insert he wore underneath (varying trimness). My favorite combo is the Weehugger cover and a gFlapper. Very trim, yet extremely absorbant.  It was also extremely trim over the Tiny Tush contour diaper!! 

I have heard of some people having wicking troubles with the Weehuggers. But no matter what insert E was wearing, and no matter how long he wore it, it never wicked. Not even close!

Follow this link to see what Ashley, author of Ashley D00dles all the days, has to say about Weehuggers.

This is the best picture we could get of the front of the Weehuggers.  It was challenging trying to get 3 playful boys to be still for 5 seconds!

Now, for the good part! Sharni, owner of the Nappy Shoppe, is giving away 1 Weehugger of your choice (in stock items only please)!! Also, Ashley and I are giving away 1 Weehugger size 2 in the Dot Matrix print!! So you have the chance to win 1 of 2 adorable Weehuggers!! This is only open to the US (sorry!).

Once Ashley and I each reach 150 followers on our blogs, we will draw the 2 winners on random.org!  The winners will be announced on our Facebook blog pages.

You must do these 3 things to be entered:
1.  Follow my blog. Leave a comment here.
2.  Follow Ashley's blog, Ashley D00dles all the days. Leave a comment on her blog, tell her I sent you.
3.  Like the Nappy Shoppe on Facebook. Leave a comment here that you did so with your facebook name.

1 Bonus Entry for each of the following:

• Like Ashley's blog fan page on Facebook. Leave a comment here with your facebook name.
• Like my blog fan page on Facebook. Leave a comment here with your facebook name.
• Follow @ashley_d00dle on Twitter and leave a comment here. 
• Tweet this once per day and leave the permalink for it on a comment. "@ashley_d00dle is giving away 2 weehuggers #clothdiapers with her friend check her blog to enter http://www.ashleyd00dle.blogspot.com/.

And for your viewing enjoyment..... the adorable video Weehuggers put together <3

For another cute video, visit Ashley's blog post to see our boys dancing and grooving in their Weehuggers!