February 7th, 2010 by Neptunebaby

My absolutely favorite mom on Etsy is Jen at Winkydinks. She is the sweetest person to deal with and sells an extremely awesome, quality product for an affordable price. I’m not just saying that either. I’ve actually tested it out. When I first started looking for fleece longies and diaper covers months ago, I bought something from Winkydinks and something from another vendor on Etsy because I wasn’t sure what I wanted or liked. The pair of longies and matching diaper cover I received from the other vendor was nice, but it was twice the price and the size wasn’t correct – not to mention there was no conversation, no thank you for your purchase email. Nothing. I don’t even think my daughter has worn those longies more than once and never worn the diaper cover. I continue to purchase my items from Jen at Winkydinks because I feel like a valued customer and I get awesome longies, diaper covers, and hats for my kids! Here is the purchase I made today..

How cute is this diaper cover? I love it!

Pair of longies. She had actually made two pair for me a while back so that I could decide which I wanted – one with the pattern on the band (the one pictured) and one with the pattern as the pants and the waist band solid (that is the one I purchased at the time). How cool is that? So now I’m picking up the other pair!

A lavender fleece beanie with removable hair clips for my 3 year old daughter:

A fleece beanie for my 11 month old daughter – this is the stock picture:

But she is doing a custom beanie for me.

The “fuschia” swatch in the first picture will be the color of the trim and the body of the hat will be from the pattern in the 2nd picture:

I’m also having her make a custom pair of longies. Here is the swatch of the pattern for the waist band. The pants will be a matching chocolate brown and she is going to do an applique of one of the daisies for me at the bottom of the right pant leg. She did that on another pair a while back and I love them! So cute and unique.

If you’re a cloth diapering mom or just love soft, fleece or wool items, or if you’re looking for a great gift for someone, I encourage you to check out Winkydinks. I will never shop anywhere else for my fleece and wool items! Thanks, Jen, for providing such an amazing product and such extraordinary customer service!

February 3rd, 2010 by Neptunebaby

I feel horrible that I haven’t been able to post in a while, but I just started my new job on Monday and it’s been an adjustment. I am pooped when I get home! I spend a couple of hours with the kids before they go to bed and then try to cram some homework in before I go to bed. Last night was the season premier of LOST so I had to watch that! Anyone that follows me on Twitter knows that. I should be doing some homework right now, but I really just want to kick back and “veg” tonight.

I was so excited about tomorrow being shopping night at Bagshot Row Bamboo, but then I remembered that I have to be at a funeral home around the same time that Joyce will be stocking and probably when she opens it up for shopping. Anyone that shops there knows there won’t be much, if anything, left by the time I get home. I’m bummed. I don’t want to have to wait until next Thursday to get my new stash of diapers. That’s horrible to say since the reason I will be missing out is because of a viewing for an old friends dad. But hey.. cloth diapering is addictive, right?

I am super excited about going shopping this Saturday! My sister is coming over to watch the kids so my husband and I can leave the house kid-free. We’re going to the Apple store to get my new MacBook Pro – which, of course, I’m totally geeked about! My poor PowerBook G4 laptop is in desperate need of being replaced.

I sold two baby items on Craigs List yesterday – my Medela Pump In Style Advanced Breast Pump and our Graco Element Pack n’ Play in Mulberry. I’ve decided that I’m not going to pump while at work this time. Elizabeth eats a lot of solids now and was only “snacking” during the day anyway. She does the majority of her nursing in the morning, evening, and during the night. So it works out perfectly.

January 25th, 2010 by Neptunebaby

I am scheduled to get my tax return back next Friday. Although some of it will be going to pay bills and such, I plan to spend quite a bit on new Bagshot Row Bamboo Ultimate Fit cloth diapers. I do love my Bum Genius 3.0 Deluxe – which is what half of my diaper stash consists of right now, but I’ve also learned that the microfiber insert that is sewn in starts to stink after a few months. Here’s the thing – they don’t smell bad AT ALL out of the dryer, but as soon as my daughter urinates, it is the most horrid smell! My BSRB’s, on the other hand, do not have that problem. So, even though they are more expensive, they are well worth the cost. You get what you pay for, right? Not only are BSRB’s the CUTEST diaper out there and the most absorbent fitted I’ve used, but they don’t get the microfiber stink that some other diapers get. I can’t wait to start shopping! I’m even more excited about getting fluffy mail again. It’s been too long.

January 14th, 2010 by Neptunebaby

My absolute favorite cloth diaper is Bagshot Row Bamboo – especially now that it’s so easy to get snaps put on them. I’m not a big fan of snappi’s. I use them for the BSRB’s that I purchased prior to adding snaps, but I think it takes away from the attractiveness of the diaper – and that is one reason to buy BSRB’s! Besides making your child’s bum the most stylish on the block, BSRB’s are the most absorbent cloth diaper I have ever used. A friend once said, “BSRB is the Bentley of cloth diapers” and I have been a big fan ever since.

My second favorite in the fitted category are Thirsties. They are cute, soft, and very absorbent. I love the matching covers!

My final favorite is an AIO (all in one). I know a lot of mom’s don’t like AIO’s because they take much longer to dry, but I don’t mind at all. BumGenius 3.0 Deluxe are the most fabulous AIO I’ve tried. I don’t like pocket diapers because I would rather not deal with stuffing them and that is why I love the Deluxe version of this AIO – the insert is sewn right in! I love, love, love these diapers! The simplest cloth diaper in the world to use in my opinion.

So… what are your favorite cloth diapers? If I were to host a giveaway.. what would love to see up for grabs? Let me know!

December 24th, 2009 by Neptunebaby

The winner of the Winkydinks custom fleece soaker and sample of Rockin’ Green Soap is @fancygrlnancy (Twitter name). Congratulations! Thanks to everyone who entered! It has been a lot of fun!

Merry Christmas to all!

December 4th, 2009 by Neptunebaby

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to all! I’m so excited to tell you about my holiday giveaway!! I’m giving away two fabulous products from two of my favorite WAHMs!

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First up: One custom fleece soaker from Jen at Winkydinks! You pick the size and color and she will make a custom soaker for your little one! To view available fabrics for your custom soaker, please follow the link provided on her site. Jen has made my daughter some of the most adorable fleece Longies. She is such a sweet mama and a pleasure to work with. She always goes above and beyond to make her customers happy. I will be a lifetime customer – even if I have to keep having babies to do so! LOL. Other than for this giveaway, she isn’t taking custom orders in the month of December, but she will be starting to take custom orders again in January!

Next up: The perfect cloth diaper detergent made by Rockin’ Green Soap! Nothing gets your cloth diapers cleaner or smelling fresher than this stuff. And you can use it on all of your laundry. At .13 cents a load – you can’t beat it! I’m giving away a sample of this wonderful laundry detergent to go with the fleece soaker. Please stop by the Rockin’ Green site to see what scents are available. Monkey Snacks is my favorite!

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OK, for the rules: You must visit both sites: Winkydinks & Rockin’ Green Soap. Leave a comment here telling me which fabrics you like for the soaker and what scent you would like to try of Rockin’ Green Soap.

For additional entries:

1. Follow @neptunebaby on Twitter and tweet the following text (each tweet counts as an entry – no daily limit):

Win a custom fleece soaker & sample of Rockin’ Green Soap! Easy to enter: http://neptunebaby.com PLEASE RT #clothdiapers #neptunebaby

or

Want to win a custom fleece soaker & Rockin’ Green Soap? Follow @neptunebaby @etsywinkydinks @rockingreensoap and RT #neptunebaby

2. If you blog about this fabulous holiday giveaway, I will count it as TWO entries! Just leave another comment with a link to your blog post.

3. Grab my linking button and add it to your site for an additional entry!

OK, ladies… there you have it. Four easy ways to enter! Lots of ways to win! I will be picking the winner on Christmas Eve using random.org and contacting you by email and posting the winner here on my site (if you want your blog/twitter or facebook account/etc featured in the winners post, please provide the link in comment). I will send out the Rockin’ Green sample of your choice and you will contact Jen at Winkydinks to work out the details of your custom fleece soaker! She works fast and ships quickly so you’ll have your custom soaker soon after the contest ends.

December 2nd, 2009 by Neptunebaby

I got fluffy mail today! Well, not all of it was actually fluffy, but it all has to do with the fluff.

First up – Two more pairs of custom Longies from my favorite Etsy Mama!

Aren’t they the cutest Longies? For those of you that might not know what Longies are – they are the fleece pants she is wearing. To my surprise, Jen at Winkydinks also sent me a sample of Booty Cubes! I’ve already dissolved them in water to make my all natural baby powder scented cloth wipes solution. Thank you so much, Jen, for introducing me to such a wonderful product!

I also got my double order of Rockin’ Green Soap in the mail today! I have been dying to get this order because I ordered the scent “monkey snacks” and couldn’t wait to find out what monkey snacks smell like. Let me tell you.. they smell SO GOOD! Kind of a fruity smell. Can’t quite put my finger on it, but it’s like smelling a very mellow lemon drop. I also ordered the wooden spoon this time and so happy I did. It’s so cute! and will keep me from using my tablespoons to measure my monkey snack smelling laundry detergent from now on.

All in all, it was a good fluffy mail day. Fluffy mail days are my favorite days!

November 27th, 2009 by Neptunebaby

I have a favorite Etsy store for fleece longies, soakers and hats (wool available also)! Jen at WinkyDinks has the absolute best prices, fastest shipping, and highest quality handmade products. She is such a pleasure to do business with. I’m very happy to have found her shop! Winky Dinks is at the top of my favorite sellers list on Etsy.

November 21st, 2009 by Neptunebaby

I haven’t done so well on the Great Cloth Diaper Hunt this time. I haven’t really had much time to hunt. The point of the GCDH is to meet and get familiar with WAHM shoppes though and that I have done. I have found so many lovely sites that I will be ordering from.

I just got done browsing 90210 Organics and I am in love with the products they offer! Everything organic that you can imagine!

I also like Bullfrogs and Butterflies Boutique for all things personalized. I might have to get my girls some personalized books. I remember how great the feeling was when I had books with my name in them as a child.

Celtic Cloths is another great shop. You can find patterns for different things to sew (wetbags, slings, etc) and great tips on how to Care for your cloth diapers too. Look at the beautiful fabrics!

Fishnoodles has a great stock of diapers and covers too. And I just found another GCDH icon there! Thanks, Fishnoodles. That was fun

Ooh, and another icon found at Green Sprout Baby! They have the cutest prints available!!

Ok, well.. I guess I should get back to the hunt. Perhaps I will find more icons

November 21st, 2009 by Neptunebaby

My favorite cloth diapers are Thirsties Fab Fitted. I have been so happy cloth diapering! The diapers are cute and absorbent, I don’t have to worry about constantly buying packages of diapers, and I am doing something to save the planet. I used to think that cloth diapering was something I could never get into, but now I can’t believe I didn’t start sooner with my older children!

Look at how cute these diapers are!

They are so soft and fuzzy. I can’t imagine using a disposable diaper again!

I don’t buy disposable baby wipes any longer either. I use washable, organic cloths to clean my baby’s bottom. Kissaluvs Organic Wipes are soft, absorbent and hand sewn of a dye free mix of Certfied Organic Cotton and natural Hemp material.