Flats Challenge & Giveaway #ClothDiaperHop

Mother's Day is almost here and we are celebrating with our love for cloth diapers!

Welcome to the Mother's Day Cloth Diaper Giveaway Hop hosted by Daily Mothering! Nearly 100 blogs have linked up to bring you dozens and dozens of exciting cloth diaper giveaways. Enter my giveaway below and then hop to the other blogs listed at the bottom of this post to enter their fluffy giveaways too! Each blog has a cloth diaper prize valued at $15 or more, and many blogs have prize packs worth over $100. And, don't forget to enter the GRAND PRIZE giveaway at Daily Mothering for your chance to win this amazing $1300 Cloth Diaper Prize Pack!

Mother's Day and cloth diapers? Sure, but Mother's Day and the Flats Challenge? The 2nd annual Flats & Handwashing Challenge is happening May 21-27 and is organized by Kim Rosas of Dirty Diaper Laundry. Besides the perfect timing of this giveaway hop & the challenge, you may be wondering what the Flats Challenge really has to do with Mother's Day. During the holidays I try to think of people who are struggling more than we are & Mother's Day is no exception. I can't believe there are moms who can't afford disposable diapers and therefore leaving dirty diapers on longer and/or rinsing & reusing disposable diapers to save money (and thinking it's the only option) like mentioned in the article that inspired the first Flats Challenge last year.

"The Second Annual Flats and Handwashing Challenge is intended to raise awareness about the dangers of improper diapering techniques (reusing disposable diapers, not changing often enough for financial reasons, etc) and prove that there is a way to use cloth diapers without a washer/dryer if the situation calls for it."

Normally I encourage to use of "modern" cloth diapers rather than prefolds & flats, but no mother should think they have to endanger their baby's health in order to make their disposable diapers (aka money) stretch. Prefold and/or flat cloth diapers are an excellent option for low cost cloth diapering and are easily handwashed. For every person who signs up to do the Flats Challenge, Kim will donate $1 (up to $200) to Giving Diapers Giving Hope. For full rules regarding the Flats Challenge visit here.

  
WIN IT! In order to help someone participate in the Flats Challenge (or just to help with their diaper stash) we're giving away a 6 pack of OsoCozy birdseye unbleached flat diapers, a GroVia one-size snap shell in nature print, a 2 pack of neon Snappi cloth diaper fasteners and a 5 pack of Bummis fleece liners! Happy Mother's Day!

Bluum Baby Giveaway

 

Bluum is a new monthly subscription service for mom & baby wellness product samples. Each month they send out haute little boxes filled with 4-5 deluxe samples curated by the moms of Bluum and based on a monthly theme. I received the "girl talk" box which included:

• Dr. Robbin sunscreen & daily moisture cream 
• Baby Gourmet juicy pear & garden greens baby food
• CJ's Butter creamy lotion
• HuggaMind baby symbolizer iphone/ipad app
• Strivectin wrinkle cream
• (bonus) Limited edition collectable magnet

Subscriptions are available monthly for $12/month, every 3 months for $11/month and yearly for $9/month. When you subscribe to Bluum you can review the samples on their website and earn points towards purchasing the full size versions (shipped free). Your subscription is also FREE for the month if you refer 10 friends to subscribe. Bluum is a great way for new moms to discover and try out new products both for their babies and themselves before purchasing the full size version. WIN IT:

DIY Fankenstein Door

We just bought our first house last month and have heard that Halloween is a big deal in our development because it's the only place in our area where you can walk from house to house. (We moved from the city to the country) I wanted to do something cute to decorate our front door area for trick-or-treaters but didn't want it to be too scary for my 2 year old. I saw this idea posted on the Petunia Pickle Bottom Facebook page and decided to give it a try! It was SO easy!

What you need:
-green plastic tablecloth (unless your door happens to be green already)
-black & white felt
-glue & sissors

Cut the felt into the pieces shown above (the hair, 2 big white circles, 2 smaller black circles, black strips for the stitches, 2 small white rectangles & one larger black rectangle for the mouth) I found some "peel & stick" felt at Micheal's but only got it in white since I used the scraps from the hair for the rest of the black pieces. Cover the door with the tablecloth wrapping it all the way around and taping it to the inside of the door (the inside of my door doesn't look too pretty). This was the hardest part since I had to cut holes for the handle, hinges, etc. Then all you have to do is glue/stick the pieces to the tablecloth. And you have an adorable Halloween themed front door for under $10. Enjoy!

I promise it's green in person :)

Haute Green Giveaway

The Haute Green Social Hour was a fun and exclusive BlogHer pre-party for cloth diapering, green & eco-friendly bloggers that I helped organize/co-host (and name if you didn't guess) back in August. Since I wasn't actually able to attend the conference, I'm so glad I was able to be involved in this event! I really enjoyed working with and then meeting Calley (The Eco Chic), Kelly (Kelly Wels), Katie (Pickles & Paisleys), Kim (Dirty Diaper Laundry), and Julie (Cloth Diaper Geek) who are all VERY inspiring to me. And I loved mingling with and meeting all the other like-minded bloggers at the event too! Here are a couple of my photos from the event (Can you see why people, *ahem* The Eco Chic Man, kept confusing Calley and I?) and a chance to win one of two Haute Mommy "giftable swag bags" I put together from the contents of my swag bag from the event... minus a couple things I just had to keep ;)

My "twin" Calley & I (me in the tank dress)

The *huge* Haute Green Social Hour swag bags!

*Thank you to Conserving Now for providing the tote bags for the event and be sure to visit their site for a FREE window cling that reminds you to bring your reusable bags!

Win one of two Haute Green/Haute Mommy swag bags from the #HauteGreen BlogHer event!

Bag #1- Thirsties Duo Wrap (snaps) cloth diaper cover in Warm Stripes, CJ's Butter diaper cream (from Modern Cloth), organic oatmeal sample (from Happy Mothering) & Willow Pads Mama Cloth plus a Teething Bling necklace!

Bag #2- Baby Kicks 3G one-size cloth diaper in white, Rockin Green detergent sample, Grandma El's diaper cream sample & a Key Teether (from Happy Mothering) plus a Teething Bling necklace!

The Willow Store Giveaway

I'm so excited because cloth diapers are a hot (haute) topic right now... everyone seems to be talking about them. Last year CBS correspondent, Natali Morris, was challenged to try cloth diapers for 30 days after an Eye on Parenting segment about cloth diapers vs. disposable diapers. Now six months later she's a convert and has even canceled her diaper service to wash them herself. Many celebrities are choosing to cloth diaper their children too and there are also some exciting things happening in the cloth diaper community as well!

On April 23rd, the Great Cloth Diaper Change was a simultaneous cloth diaper changing event that took place at over 400 locations worldwide to put cloth diapers in the record books. So far the unofficial record is 6363 participants and the official Guinness Book of World Records(tm) total is expected to be announced any day now. I co-hosted and organized the San Diego location with Heather McNamara, the executive director of the Real Diaper Association. Our location had 35 babies changed and the three San Diego County locations combined had 128 babies changed. My son just barely made it to the Great Cloth Diaper Change, he turns 2 this week and we are in full-swing potty training now!

Win your choice of a reversible Sprout Change cloth diaper or training pants from The Willow Store plus a goody bag from our local GCDC event! Two more winners will also win a goody bag from our local GCDC event! (All three goody bags include a set of cloth wipes from Sprout Change/The Willow Store too)

How to Enter: 

Mandatory Entry- Leave a comment saying what you love most about cloth diapers or why you want to try them and please specify if you would choose the cloth diaper or cloth training pants! (Make sure you include your email address if it isn’t visible on your profile)

Additional Entries- Leave a separate comment for each additional entry.

1. Like Haute Mommy on Facebook

2. Like The Willow Store on Facebook

3. Follow Haute Mommy publicly on Google Friend Connect.

4. Follow Haute Mommy on Twitter

5. Follow The Willow Store on Twitter

6. Tweet about this giveaway: “I just entered a haute #giveaway with @HauteMommyBlog to #win a #clothdiaper or training pants from @TheWillowStore! http://bit.ly/lvJQlW” (you can tweet once a day for additional entries just make sure you come back here and comment each day)

7. Grab my button and tell me where I can find it.

8. Blog about this giveaway and leave me a link to the post.

Giveaway will end June 7th at 11:59pm PST. The winner will be determined by Random.org and will have 48 hours to respond or I will choose a new winner. Good luck!

Also Change 3 Things is a movement to get parents currently using disposable diapers to pledge to use cloth 3 times a day. That's it. You can do it when you're home only and I promise you, it's easier than you think! (How I started cloth diapering)





And the winners are... tubbytelly (Sprout Change cloth diaper or training pants & GCDC goody bag), FreeIndeed (GCDC goody bag) & Adelina Priddis (GCDC goody bag)! Congratulations!












#274 tubbytelly said...
http://twitter.com/#!/_tubbytelly/status/78272538123309056 
June 7, 2011 6:32 PM

#183 FreeIndeed said...

tweet http://twitter.com/#!/FreeIndeedBlog/status/76401192409907200 
June 2, 2011 2:34 PM

#28 Adelina Priddis said...
I like the willow store on facebook! 
May 23, 2011 5:22 PM

Coming Mother's Day 2011

Giftable Swag Bags for new & expecting moms

For more information and to pre-order please email info@hautemommy.com
*Available now at www.hautemommy.com!

Skoy Cloth Giveaway

SKOY is essentially a reusable paper towel. It's a brilliant idea from two local moms who discovered something similar in Europe and brought it to the US. Skoy cloths are made of natural cotton and wood-based cellulose pulp which makes them 100% biodegradable (you can compost them!). They are dishwasher and washer/dryer safe and have an absorption factor of 15x their own weight. SKOY is chlorine free and the haute designs use water-based colors and inks. You can even microwave your wet Skoy cloths to disinfect them and they dry quickly which keeps them from being a breeding ground for bacteria like a sponge. In an average household, each Skoy cloth saves 15 rolls of paper towels!

"Since SKOY is reusable and washable it can last a very long time, some people still use them after a year. A normal life cycle of a SKOY cloth starts in the kitchen to wipe counter tops and tabletops. After using the SKOY for a week or two in the kitchen, it can be renewed in the washer and 'downgraded' for indoor cleaning such as floors, bathrooms, etc. After a few months in this stage, being washed a couple of times, the SKOY can then be used for outdoor messes, such as wiping patio furniture as well as garage use. This is the great thing with SKOY it can be used over and over again."















Win a Skoy Cloth 4-Pack! (mixed colors with flower print)

How To Enter:

Mandatory Entry- Visit Skoy Cloth's website and let me know your favorite thing about them by commenting below. (Make sure you include your email address if it isn’t visible on your profile)

Additional Entries- Leave a separate comment for each additional entry.

1. Like Haute Mommy on Facebook

2. Like Skoy Cloth on Facebook

3. Follow Haute Mommy publicly on Google Friend Connect (on the right-hand side).

4. Follow Haute Mommy on Twitter

5. Follow Skoy Cloth on Twitter

6. Tweet about this giveaway: “I just entered a haute #giveaway with @HauteMommyBlog to #win a 4-pack of @SkoyCloth reusable multi-use cloths http://bit.ly/e0fKxA” (you can tweet once a day for additional entries just make sure you come back here and comment each day)

7. Grab my button and tell me where I can find it.

8. Blog about this giveaway and leave me a link to the post.

9. Vote for me in the Mom Central Grants competition (you can do this once every 24 hours for additional entries just make sure you come back here and comment each day) Voting ends April 15th! 

Giveaway will end April 26th at 11:59pm PST. The winner will be determined by Random.org and will have 48 hours to respond or I will choose a new winner. Good luck!













And the winner is... Virginia! Congratulations!

Virginia said...
I already like Haute Mommy on FB! 
April 26, 2011 8:50 PM