Posts Tagged ‘eco-friendly’

There’s a lot of reasons I choose to cloth diaper. Though this reason may not be the most important that there is, it’s up there. What reason may you ask? Well, it’s  but  because of all the cute patterned fabrics you can get cloth diapers in these days! Who really wants a boring old white or branded character diaper if you really don’t have to get one?

Speaking of cute cloth diapers, you should see the ones offered by Greenchild Creations! And how thrilled I am to be reviewing a one sized flannel fitted cloth diaper from there personally.

First off, this diaper is one sized! No need to measure your baby in any way. I like that because it saves time and there’s no need to purchase more diapers when my baby gets bigger! Believe me, I know those growth spurts seemingly come out of nowhere!

The design of this diaper has a flap that can be tucked in the pocket opening the diaper has. I love the pocket because I can stuff whatever liners I have into the diaper for day or night use. Now if your baby is wearing this overnight or on the go, I would recommend using a water-proof cover because the diaper itself is not waterproof. And with all that being said, I’ve been loving this diaper and we’ve had no leaks!

Also, I was sent this diaper with safety pins. I usually don’t use pins because I have this huge fear of accidentally poking my baby. But no worries, I used my Snappi with the diaper and it all stayed together great. And if you don’t want to use safety pins like me, snaps can be added to the diaper you may want to purchase upon request.

I asked Anne, creator behind Greenchild Creations for my review a few questions so you could get to know her better too! Here are the questions and answer.

1.Why did you decide to open shop and how long have you been? At much urging from friends, I decided to create the shop in 2009. Life was a little crazy at that point so I let the shop sit for awhile. After things calmed down a bit, the summer of 2010 I spent creating my diaper design and sending it out to friends in the US and Canada to test it out for me. After a few design modifications, I opened shop in Dec 2010. Then my mom made me the most adorable hedgehog pincushion that Christmas, and I convinced her to contribute to my shop. She makes the pincushions and will be making personalized crocheted snowflakes for Christmas.

2. What do you enjoy the most when creating your products?
I think the best part is being able to experiment with it all and see what happens. I love the sense of satisfaction I get from seeing a beautiful, useful finished product, knowing I created it.

3. Apart from creating things, what do you do? I stay at home with the most amazing little boy, readers can learn more about him here if they wish: http://thegreenchildchronicles.blogspot.com/2010/06/introduction.html And I spend a lot of time cooking; I love it! I am in process of writing a cookbook inspired by my little boy.

4. What inspires you? When I see a need or a want for something, I get inspired – whether it’s from a person, place, event, even nature!

5. In five years you’d like to be…? In 5 years I’d like to be doing much the same thing: sewing, making natural skin care products, and creating new recipes. I love what I do; creating beautiful, useable things makes me happy

Overall…We are thrilled to spread the word about Green Child Creations!  Many wonderful items are available in their Etsy store such as handmade soaps, pincushions, aprons, diapers (obviously), and balms! I encourage you to check it all out.

…And now for the chance to win a Greenchild Creations OS Fitted Cloth Diaper of your own! (US & Canada is eligible)

To Enter: Check out Greenchild Creations flannel stash and let me know what pattern you’d like if you won!

Extra Entries:

1. Blog this giveaway, link back to this post.

2. Follow on Twitter @erinlowmaster & Tweet (daily entries available)

Example: Win an incredible cute OS Cloth Fitted Diaper from Greenchild Creations! #Giveaway,  @erinlowmaster at Connected2Christ.com

3. Post this giveaway on a Giveaway Linky/Site and let me know where!

4. Email a friend(s) about this giveaway. (And tell them to refer you in their entry)

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6. Become a Facebook Fan of Connected2Christ and leave me a comment there letting me know you are coming from this giveaway.

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Giveaway running till 10/10/11 . Winners will be notified shortly afterward by email. Please respond within 48 hours or you forfeit your prize to another participant. USA & Canada only.

Disclaimer: I was sent the above product mentioned for review. This review is 100% my opinion and has not been edited or reviewed by anyone. I was not compensated in any other way for this product review.

I exclusively cloth diaper my baby but when we are out and about, I choose to go with disposables. Disposable are so much easier on the go and I’m sure that most nursery works and family and friends aren’t real fans of having to change cloth.

Being a fan of the Seventh Generation line of cleaning products (they were only ones that didn’t make me throw up during my pregnancy! ) and being eco-friendly minded, I figured I would give these diapers a try and am to this date very happy with that decision and I’m going to tell you why!

I’m a real fan of Seventh Generation diapers because they are great for the environment, there are no fragrances ( I hate fragrant diapers!), no toxic chemicals, and no design branding or bleaching! These diapers are brown in color and I’m liking the natural look quite a bit compared to others that have cartoon characters on them!

I  optted to review the size 2 diapers but probably should have went with the size 3.  My baby boy is 17lbs and ended up having a few undesirable blow outs when we were out.  This is a problem I am sure could have been prevented if I went a size up. Oh well, you live you learn! So if you aren’t sure, just go with the bigger size!

I’ve had no problem with leaks ( just the poop blow outs), or rashes, and find it very easy to take the diaper off and put it on. Some diapers I’ve used in the past I found that the tab was very hard to pull off and tinker with…not good for those middle of the night diaper changes.

Overall Seventh Generation has a great line of diapers! They may seem a bit expensive for some but you can totally bargain hunt, for instance the discount with the Amazon Mom subscription makes up for the increased cost these usually go for.

**Right now, you can print out a $2 coupon for these diapers by clicking on THIS LINK. **

Seventh Generation has offered to give away a package of these diapers to one of my readers, in the winner’s choice of size; sizes 2, 4 or 5.

To Enter:  Visit Seventh Generation, then come back here and leave me a comment letting me know which product you like  or would like to try the most. Let me know what size diapers you’d like if you won!

Extra Entries:

1. Blog this giveaway, link back to this post. (2 extra)

2. Follow on Twitter @erinlowmaster & Tweet (daily entries available)

3. Post this giveaway on a Giveaway Linky/Site and let me know where!

4. Email a friend(s) about this giveaway. (Leave name of friend)

5. Subscribe to my blog by RSS or E-mail (Feed Burner) and let me know!

6. Become a Facebook Fan of Connected2Christ and leave me a comment there letting me know you are coming from this giveaway.

7. “Like” Seventh Generation on Facebook. (1 entry)

8.Follow Seventh Generation on Twitter. (1 entry)

Giveaway running till 07/31/11 . Winners will be notified shortly afterward by email. Please respond within 48 hours or you forfeit your prize to another participant. USA only.

Disclaimer: I was not monitarily compensated for this post. The above mentioned product, giveaway and information has been provided by Seventh Generation and MyBlogSpark. All quotes are from the Seventh Generation website. All thoughts and opinions are 100% mine.