What's old is new again! FuzziBunz is back and better than ever!! Before I introduce you to their new one-size diapers, I thought it would be a good time to meet the new designer behind FuzziBunz's new look; Roy Couvillion. When the new owners, CRG llc, purchased the intellectual property rights to the FuzziBunz brand back in 2013 they were inspired to redesign the diapers and morph them into the highest quality cloth diapers in the industry. As a long-time product design engineer (and grandfather of nine), Roy was excited to design the new one-size diapers from the ground up. With this, the new FuzziBunz One-Size diaper collection was born. The collection actually consists of two separate cloth diapers, the One-Size Small and the One-Size Large. They are replacing the FuzziBunz Elite and I'm in love with the improvements he's made. You may be wondering, "Why 2 different sizes? How is that a 'one-size' diaper?" Both of the sizes are intended to take a child from birth ... [ Read More ]
Fluffin’ Awesome Baby Shower Roundup
Thank you so much for joining us this week (or for finding us at a later date) for a fun filled week of Fluffin' Awesome Baby Shower decor, gifts and games! The six of us have spent over 3 months planning this event and I'm just amazed at all the adorable center pieces, cloth diaper cakes, diaper cupcakes, and hilarious games that we have compiled! We encourage you to take these ideas, make them your own, or give them as gifts. We thank you in advance for sharing our ideas with your friends via Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, etc. If you missed any of the posts this week, here is a summary of some of my personal favorites. If you click on any of the photos in the slideshow it will take you to the blog post with directions on how to create your own! Most of the products featured in these decorations and tutorials were inspired by the sponsors of this event. Without their help, these projects would not have been possible. Please thank them with your "Likes," follows, shares, ... [ Read More ]
Top Baby Shower Gift Ideas for Eco-Friendly Parents
As we wind down the Fluffin' Awesome Baby Shower event I wanted to take a minute and share with you some of my favorite eco-friendly baby shower gift ideas from our sponsors. Flip through the slideshow below; each one is clickable and will take you to a store where you can find them (affiliate links have been used for some products). Don’t forget to enter the Fluffin’ Awesome Baby Shower Giveaway, August 4-8th (2014) with over $2000 worth of cloth diaper prizes. About the Fluffin’ Awesome prizes! There is over $2,000 worth of prizes and over 60+ winners!! That’s right, 60 lucky readers will win one of these great prize packages. Prizes include: a SoftBums Summer Splash Bundle, Smart Bottoms Prize Pack, Spray Pal, Lillebaby Complete Organic baby carrier (from Green Child Magazine), $50 Gift Certificate to Kelly’s Closet, Project Pomona cloth diaper jeans,Tiny Tush diapers, Healing Hazel necklaces, Earth Mama Angel Baby essentials,EcoNuts cloth diaper washing bundle, Grandma ... [ Read More ]
Angelic Baby Shower Gifts for Mom & Baby
Ask my friends, I don't do traditional baby shower gifts. I rarely even look at someone's baby registry because I know exactly the types of items that the new mom will swoon over. Even if they are not planning on using cloth diapers, I usually give them just a little touch of cloth in their gift. I always give them a copy of Changing Diapers book by Kelly Wels and I usually highlight a few of my favorite sections. With the book I usually try to give them just one cloth diaper so they can touch it, feel it, and maybe even use it for one of their new baby photos (because they are just so much cuter in pictures than disposables). Yes, I have friends who have never used their cloth diaper, but I hope that it will find it's way to a mom who will show it some love. Next up, I like to shower the new mom with some angelic gifts from Earth Mama Angel Baby. Most people forget to give the mom things that are just for her and her changing body. Regardless of if the mom is having a ... [ Read More ]
Dinosaur Rawr Baby Shower Decoration Ideas #FluffinAwesome
Decorating for a baby shower can be one of the most fun (and sometimes stressful) parts of planning a baby shower. Here is a roundup of fun ideas for a Dinosaur themed cloth diaper baby shower. Click back to yesterdays post for directions on how to build the cloth diaper cake pictured above. Use some of the smaller baby gifts for decorations! Balm Baby Diaper Balm and Molly's Suds were used to help decorate the cloth diaper cake. You could also hang baby clothes from the clothesline on the wall. Include your food in the decorating. Blueberries, candy, and carrots were all included in this theme. The giant clothespin (found at Michael's) can be used many different ways. We used it to label the Dino-Treats for the guests. Larger clothespins (also found at Micheal's) were used for the wall decorations and hold a few cloth diapers, along with a ribbon streamer decorated with baby dinosaur eggs. Each dinosaur egg has a sweet saying such as baby boy, ... [ Read More ]
Dinosaur Rawr Cloth Diaper Cake Tutorial #FluffinAwesome
Diaper cakes have become a very popular baby shower gift these days and some of them are absolutely adorable. The problem with most diaper cakes though is that they are created using disposable diapers. Nothing is more disappointing for a mom who plans on using cloth diapers than receiving a disposable diaper cake at their shower. If you are planning a baby shower for someone who is planning on using cloth diapers, here is a quick tutorial for how to incorporate cloth diapers into a diaper cake for about the same amount of money. This cloth diaper cake is made up of 3 tiers with a baby legging cupcake topper. It rests on a bucket that I found at the Dollar Store this summer. I used mostly flat cloth diapers to make up each tier but you could easily use swaddle blankets or cloth diaper inserts (from pocket diapers) to make up the tiers. The top tier was created with a pack of flannel cloth baby wipes and a flat diaper. All of the ribbons and accessories were from the craft ... [ Read More ]
Fluffin’ Awesome Cloth Diaper Baby Shower Giveaway #FluffinAwesome
Thank you for joining us for the Fluffin' Awesome Cloth Diaper Baby Shower event! There will be some fun baby shower ideas and tutorials posted all week here on The Eco Chic blog; as well as Dirty Diaper Laundry, The Eco-Friendly Family, The Cloth Diaper Report, Change-Diapers, and Cloth Diaper Geek. Before we start sharing some of the fun baby shower posts, we wanted to take a minute and thank all of the Fluffin' Awesome sponsors who have donated prizes to this giveaway. Scroll down for your chance to enter this giveaway; August 4-8th only! About the Fluffin' Awesome prizes! There is over $2,000 worth of prizes and over 60+ winners!! That's right, 60 lucky readers will win one of these great prize packages. Prizes include: a SoftBums Summer Splash Bundle, Smart Bottoms Prize Pack, Spray Pal, Lillebaby Complete Organic baby carrier (from Green Child Magazine), $50 Gift Certificate to Kelly's Closet, Project Pomona cloth diaper jeans, Tiny Tush diapers, Healing Hazel ... [ Read More ]
10 Tips for Reducing Plastic in our Lives
Take a minute and look around you. How much plastic do you see? So many products that we use everyday are made of or stored in plastic. Plastic will NEVER break down - EVER! You may be able to upcycle it or recycle it but there is a limit to the number of times it can be used. In the end, it will end up floating in our oceans as tiny little plastic pellets that will harm the animals and ecosystems. I won't go into the details behind all of the waste but I encourage you to visit a friend of mine, Beth Terry, and her blog My Plastic Free Life. While she may be one of the biggest advocates for living plastic free; we can all make little changes in our lives to help the problem. Keep reading and scroll down to enter the Balm Baby Plastic FREE July Challenge and Giveaway! I have compiled a quick list of practical tips on how we can all reduce the plastic in our lives. Don't let these overwhelm you - just pick a few of the items on the list and pay attention to the things that ... [ Read More ]
EcoCentric Mom “Mom & Baby” Box Review May/June
Do you subscribe to any monthly (or bimonthly) subscription boxes? As part of their blog ambassadors, ecocentric mom sends me a box every-other-month so that I can tempt you all into subscribing. I don't think there has ever been a box I wasn't happy with. This month I received the "Mom & Baby" box again and I am pleased with the goodies hidden inside.For only $24 you will get a very similar box if you subscribe today! If you're going on vacation this summer with your baby, this box if full of goodies to keep them entertained. AllieLou Baby Organic Teething Ring: Made from natural maple wood with no chemicals added and hand polished to seal and prevent splintering. The fabric ears are 100% GOTS certified organic flannel. ($8.50 per ring) Plus a coupon code for 10% off your next order from AllieLou. ~Just for Mom~ Licious Organics Raw Honey Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie: Um, I just opened this cookie while writing this post and I am ready for another. It's ... [ Read More ]
Green Scene Mom Summer Fun Giveaway Event #summerfungiveaway
I've recently joined the Green Scene Mom Street Team, a group of bloggers who help promote a very large giveaway prize package. This giveaway is hosted by the Green Scene Mom and the sponsors listed below. Scroll all the way to the bottom to enter to win the prizes listed. The giveaway will end the first week of June. Green Scene Mom is celebrating all things summer with a fabulous giveaway featuring everything a mom needs for her little ones! One lucky mom will win this great prize package worth more than $500! Guava Family Lotus Everywhere Crib - $249.95 The Lotus travel crib is so easy to use and easy to take with you, you will want to use it everywhere. I really wish they had these back when my little one's were that small. It really would have been nice to travel with. Learn more at guavafamily.com. Loved Baby $50 Gift Certificate L'ovedbaby is a boutique brand of baby clothes and nursing shawls. Learn more at lovedbaby.com. Yummi ... [ Read More ]