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Contest

Cloth Couture Diaper Giveaway

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Allison and I have been giving serious thought to cloth diapers for our second child (no news to report – don’t get excited). In our research for cloth diapers we ran across Cloth Couture Diapers. I liked how cute they were and I asked Allison Vaughn the owner and creator of Cloth Couture Diapers if I could get a sample to try out and then do a review and giveaway on this blog. She was totally game so she sent us a credit and we chose the diaper we wanted. We picked the large Chopsticks Please one. It was so different and fun.

Allison put Eva into this diaper one morning and let her run around the house wearing it. Even though this was something very different for her she took no noticed and went about the morning playing around till she wet the diaper. We didn’t realize that we needed a cover for this. We should have read the Cloth 101 FAQ on Cloth Couture’s website.

Allison Vaughn makes the diapers and they are so well crafted. Everything I’ve read so far has mentioned the excellent craftsmanship and great customer service. Allison Vaughn is really making a name for herself in the world of cloth diapering. I’m pretty sure that cloth will be the way to go for us for baby #2. And for that baby a great starter kit would be the prize that I’m offering through this contest.

The Contest

Allison has donated 3 gender neutral Cloth Couture Organic Bamboo Velour fitteds (fits 10-16lbs). The inside is a beautifully soft organic bamboo velour with a trifold soaker.
– 1 minky waterproof cover, size small.

This is a great starter kit for parents who are interested in getting into cloth. Here is a preview of what those little cuties look like. The bottom one is the Chopsticks Please one!

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To Enter

* MAIN RULE – Go to Cloth Couture and look at the diapers. Find the design you like the most and then come here and tell me which one you really like in a comment. (if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
* 1 Extra Entry – Subscribe to my RSS feed or by email (or let me know if you already are) in a separate comment
* 1 Extra Entry – Stumble this post and leave your Stumble name (I’ll be checking) in a separate comment
* 1 Extra Entry – Favorite BenSpark.com in Technorati and leave your name (I’ll be checking) in a separate comment
* 1 Extra Entry – Follow me on Twitter @benspark and let me know your Twitter name in a separate comment
* 1 Extra Entry – Follow Cloth Couture on Twitter @ClothCoutureLLC and let me know in a separate comment
* 1 Extra Entry for Tweeting about this giveaway. Please leave direct URL in comments so I can check. Also use the hashtags #clothdiapers or #clothcouture
* 2 Extra Entries – Write a post on your blog linking to this post and to Cloth Couture’s website.

This giveaway will run through midnight on July 31, with winner being announced the morning of August 1. Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Winner will have 48 hours to contact me before another winner is chosen. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.

Grab Bag

You can be Green and Wired…

Being on the water and close to nature it makes sense to me that I should do what I can to help preserve those resources. If not for my own personal enjoyment then for the enjoyment of my daughter. Going Green is the buzzword these days but to be honest my family has been going green for years. It started with can collecting, we would collect cans each summer on the beach and be able to pay for our vacation to Florida. We have a compost pile and my sister raises composting worms.

If you are looking for ways to go green you can take a look at a site I found called GreenandMore.com. There they have eco friendly products for purchase and much more. I explored the site for a while and many of the products are very interesting (I really want the hydrogen race car). I looked through the baby products because we just had our first child. They have a diaper bag that is made from truck and tractor tire inner tubes. It is a stylish and functional black bag for both moms and dads.

GreenandMore is much more than an online store. At GreenandMore you can educate yourself about going green. They have a company blog called GreenMusings.com with information about environmentally helpful tips. There is a section titled Learn where you can learn about so many different topics. The list is very long and points to many helpful articles to educate you on air quality, recycling and global warming.

The GreenandMore.com company also lives their mission and employs green practices at their company. There is no use of plasticware, the office supplies are recycled and they use 100% recycled boxes.

Don’t forget their Special Offer. You can Get 10% off your entire order with coupon code: GREEN10 (Expires 12/31/07)

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