"Flufftastic Summer Celebration" prize pack 11 {Kissed by the Moon and Red Barn Cloth Diapers} US/Canada

A HUGE thank you to the two sponsors of prize pack #11!
Kissed by the Moon is sponsoring a $15 GC to her shop and Red Barn Cloth Diapers is also sponsoring a $15 GC to her shop!!

Retail Value $30
*please note* Canadian winner to pay shipping for purchase at Kissed By The Moon!
To enter, simply fill out the Rafflecopter form below!
You may have to click 'read more' for the Rafflecopter form to fully load!

Good Luck and have fun!

~Mama of the Littles~

"Birthday Blessings Bash" Red Barn {Nifty Nappy Growing Up Green} fitted diaper review and #GIVEAWAY {World-Wide)

If you have been reading this blog for any amount of time, you know my passion obsession, love for Red Barn {Nifty Nappy} cloth diapers!

I was able to review one on my nephew Ezra when he was just a few days old, and I recently reviewed their AI2 earlier in the "Birthday Blessings Bash" event! Now I am thankful to have the chance to be working with Jeni again (owner of Red Barn Cloth Diapers) to review her fitted diaper and woolie wrap for my 2 yo! I chose the winter ooga booga fitted and an argyle wool for the woolie wrap!
This is what I received:

 The insert is a square, but when used is folded in half (as pictured above):

Here is the woolie wrap:

 back-side

 Inside of the diaper

What I love about this diaper. I love that each diaper is hand-made by Jeni. Her work is absolutely superb! She pays very good attention to detail and that is reflected in each diaper. I love that these diapers are a one size diaper, designed to fit babies from 7-35 lbs.

Here is some additional information on the Red Barn Nifty Nappy one size fitted diaper (taken from Belly Buttons and Bubbles' website):
Absorbent, Breathable, very CUTE! The ABC’s of Cloth Diapering.

The Nifty Nappy is just that, “Nifty”. It is a one size fits all for 7-35 lbs. This diaper is designed to be the only diaper you will need until you have potty-trained your young one! These are a great choice for those with more than one in diapers. Only one type of diaper and it will fit all CD’d babies in your house. YEAH!!! These diapers have a very trim fit, and are designed to fit under the belly. There should not be any sag in the bum.

This diaper is designed to be worn with a cover.

• Made with natural materials
• Hidden elastics for ultimate containment and comfort
• Overlapping front snap for custom fit
• One size will fit all your babies and toddlers
• Breathability will help eliminate unwanted diaper rashes
• When paired with a woolie they are practically bullet proof!

Materials:

BODY:
-Outer layer: cotton knit -makes for adorable baby bums!
-Sandwich layer: Organic Hemp fleece -very absorbent
-Inside layer: Microfleece -super soft, and wicks moisture.

LAY IN INSERT:
-Organic Hemp Fleece
-Organic Bamboo Velor
This will fold in half and lay in the diaper

The Nifty Nappy has the snaps through all the layers of fabric so they won’t pull through. Plus the high quality resin snaps make diaper changing a SNAP -couldn’t resist!

Bamboo/Hemp Information:

Organic Bamboo Velour is 70% Organic Bamboo Viscous / 30% Organic Cotton
Organic Hemp Fleece is 45% Organic Hemp / 55% Organic Cotton
These make the Nifty Nappy…
■ Super absorbent with less bulk
■ Anti-bacterial
■ Anti-microbial
■ Very durable

Care:
For care of the fitted diaper simply dump the unwanted “objects” into the toilet. When washing do NOT use fabric softeners or detergents with enzymes. When drying you may dry in the dryer on a gentle cycle, but for longer life allow to air dry. For ammonia smell our secret is Tea Tree Oil; just 5-8 drops in a wash cycle

The woolie wraps are also a one size cover. I LOVE wool! It is the best thing (in my opinion) to get your hands on when you are cloth diapering! So many people are afraid of it or intimidated by how to care for your wool, but it is SOOOOOOOOOOOO easy! Fitted diapers and wool are the ONLY thing we use at night to keep my 2 yo dry!
Here is some information on the Nifty Nappy Woolie Wrap (taken from Nifty Nappy's website):
The Woolie Wrap is a one size (OS) cover. It is made to fit from 7 lbs. to 35 lbs. The versatility of a OS cover saves you money because you have to buy fewer covers over the course of cloth diapering. They are also great with multiple kiddos as you can use it on your 3 month old and your 2 year old. We have a great tutorial video on how to fold the Woolie Wrap, Nifty Nappy™ and Nifty Nappy™ AI2 to fit a newborn.
The Woolie Wrap is a wool cloth diaper cover that you snap on instead of pull up. These are convenient for smaller babies. Also they will fit a wider range of babies. Paired with a Nifty Nappy™ they are practically bullet proof and leave the baby’s bum well ventilated!
• Two wool layers, double the protection!
• Inner layer of buttery soft 100% Organic Wool Interlock
• Outer layer of handpicked upcycled wool with 80%+ wool
• Hidden elastics for ultimate containment and comfort
• Overlapping front snap for custom fit
• One size will fit all your babies and toddlers
• Easy to care for and self cleaning

If you are considering using fitted diapers and wool, but feel a bit intimidated or unsure, there are plenty of video tutorials JUST FOR YOU!
You can visit the Nifty Nappy Wool page or maybe you would like to know how to wash and lanolize your wool, or maybe you want more information on wool covers and the different types out there!

Though I am no expert, I would love to help you out as much as I can. If you want to e-mail me, and chat about wool, fitteds, cloth diapers or anything in general, feel free to shoot me an e-mail angela_heffner at yahoo dot com

This is the winter ooga booga fitted on my 2 yo son:

The fitted diaper fits him perfectly. I love that the inside is so soft!

Here is the Winter ooga booga print fitted diaper under the argyle woolie wrap:

I love this diapering system! It really is fantastic. I really feel good about putting this diaper on my son when I know who has made it, where it came from and that it is such good quality!
If I could afford it, I would probably use all Red Barn fitteds and woolies both day and night!

I'm excited to announce to you that Jeni, the Nifty Nappy needle woman at Red Barn Cloth Diapers has recently opened her on-line store! You can browse products for sale and see the current fabric choices available for purchase!
Jeni also makes and sells Nifty Nappy Bitty Bums (LOVE), extra nappy inserts, Heavy Duty fitted diapers (which are meant for the heavy wetter (I also LOVE these), the All-In-Two's, swim diapers (which I really want to try next), and the Weensie Woolies (designed to be paired with the Bitty Bums!
You can view all of those items here!
The Red Barn {Nifty Nappy} Fitted diaper retails for $23.50 and the woolie wrap for $26.50!

As a sponsor for this event, Jeni is not only offering one fitted diaper in winner's choice of fabric, but she is also offering a 20% off coupon code! From now until 28 March, enter "BLESSINGS20" to take 20% off your total order!

Jeni is also giving away one fitted diaper to ONE LWML reader in choice of fabric (you can see the choices here)! This giveaway is open world-wide *note if winner resides outside of the US or Canada, the winner will be responsible for paying the shipping costs*

To enter, simply use the rafflecopter entry form! You may have to click 'read more'

Good Luck and have fun!
*please note the movers will be packing us up for our move at the end of this giveaway. Please be patient with me if you are the winner! *
~Mama of the Littles~

Disclosure: I received the product(s) mentioned above in exchange for this review, thanks to Jeni at Red Barn Cloth Diapers! No monetary compensation was received by me. This is my completely honest opinion above and may differ from yours.

"Birthday Blessings Bash" Red Barn {NIfty Nappy} AI2 Review and $15 GC #GIVEAWAY {Belly Buttons and Bubbles}

Belly Buttons and Bubbles is owned and operated by Jessica! I first contacted Jessica to see if she would be willing to sponsor this event! As you know, the Birthday Blessings Bash is to celebrate the birth of my two blessings! This is a very special posting for me, as I feel a connection to Jessica. You see, Jessica recently gave birth to her second child, a boy, on Superbowl Sunday! I (4 years ago) gave birth to my first child, a boy on Superbowl Sunday! What a coincidence! Mama and baby are doing well! Congrats Jessica!

She is so dedicated to her business that she was messaging me about the review from her phone when her contractions were only 4 minutes apart! :) That is the kind of dedicated service you can expect from Belly Buttons and Bubbles!

Ok, onto the review!

Many of you know I LOVE fitted diapers and wool covers. Since I've been using cloth I've come across some of my favorite brands. One of which is Nifty Nappy. Nifty Nappy diapers are now made by Jeni over at Red Barn Cloth Diapers! Jeni does fabulous work and I was so excited when Jess agreed to send me a Red Barn Nifty Nappy AI2 cloth diaper in "Corduroy" for me to review. This is what I received:

Here is a picture of the organic hemp fleece and organic bamboo velour insert (which is incredibly soft by the way):

Here is a shot of the outside of the diaper and the adorable "Corduroy" print:

I really like the fact that the insert is sewn together at the top. This saves me having to fold it in thirds before laying it on top of the diaper for use:

Here is a little more information about this diaper (taken from Belly Buttons and Bubbles' website):
"The Nifty Nappy™ AI2 diaper is our old pocket diaper perfected. Many people used our Pocket diaper with the insert simply laid in instead of stuffing it in the pocket. When you use our AI2, there is no need for a cover. This Nifty Nappy™ AI2 really is a convenient diaper. It is a one size (OS) diaper made to fit from 7 lbs. to 35 lbs, and it can easily take you all the way through potty training. The Nifty Nappy™ AI2 has a very trim fit and is designed to fit under the belly. There should not be any sag in the bum.

• Absorbent, less “stinky” Hemp/Bamboo inserts
• Hidden elastics for ultimate containment and comfort
• Overlapping front snap for custom fit
• One size will fit all your babies and toddlers
• Convenient for babysitter/daycare/daddies

Materials

The Nifty Nappy™ AI2 is made up of 3 layers and an insert:
– Outer layer: cute cotton knit print
– Sandwiched layer: PUL which is the waterproof layer; In our diapers there is no access to the PUL so it will last longer.
– Inner layer: microfleece to wick the moisture in to the absorbent insert
Our inserts have the the wonderful qualities of Hemp and Bamboo absorbency. The inserts are made with a layer of Organic Hemp Fleece and a layer of Organic Bamboo Velour. Sewn in “fortune cookie” fashion they are easy to wash and quick to dry.

Care

Nifty Nappy™ AI2 diapers have a layer of PUL in them. To care for them simply dump the unwanted “objects” into the toilet. When washing do NOT use fabric softeners or detergents with enzymes. When drying you may dry in the dryer on a gentle cycle, but for longer life allow to air dry. The PUL might need to be resealed occasionally, to do this simply throw in the dryer on the hot cycle. Don’t do this more than once a month."

This diaper fits my 2 yo perfectly! Sadly, I was unable to take a picture of this diaper on my son before posting this review! Both boys were a bit under the weather and whenever I put a diaper on my son and pick up my camera, well, he makes a run for it. It's like we are playing tag or something! This makes for very blurry pictures! We have used it for about 2 days now and yes, even at nap-time!
We have had no issues with this diaper as far as leaks or other problems. I love the fact that this diaper is so stinkin' cute, and functional. I also really appreciate that fact that this diaper was hand made by Jeni herself. Jeni does fabulous work and I can tell you first hand that these diapers are just about identical to the work that Vilate (from Nifty Nappy) does! You will not be disappointed.

These diapers also come in a bunch of other adorable prints!

You can purchase this diaper from Belly Buttons and Bubbles for only $23.50!
But wait, as a sponsor of the Birthday Blessings Bash event, Belly Buttons and Bubbles has generously offered one LWML follower the chance to win a $15 GC to be used towards the purchase of anything in their shop! 

This giveaway is open to US residents only!

To enter, simply use the rafflecopter form below, you may have to click on "read more" to see the rafflecopter entry form!

Good Luck and have fun!
~Mama of the Littles~

Disclosure: I received the product(s) mentioned above in exchange for this review, thanks to Jessica at Belly Buttons and Bubbles! No monetary compensation was received by me. This is my completely honest opinion above and may differ from yours.