Monday, November 23, 2015

A Different Kind of Holiday Give-Away

This season, I want to do a holiday give-away. I want to do something a little different than my usual annual diaper shower cloth diaper cake. I want you to think of ANOTHER family you know that is expecting a new baby (their due date after January 1st) and wants to cloth diaper but needs some support. Someone you know personally in your area. Maybe even a relative.

Write me a letter telling me about this person/family (no real names.) Tell me why you want to help them and what the gift of giving diapering help would mean to them and you.

Letters must be received by December 14th because of Christmas shipping deadlines.

** This contest is open to anyone in the United States of America (I WISH it could be open to more of my international readers, but shipping outside the USA would just be too complicated and expensive for me.) If you are outside of the USA and really want to participate but would be able to help me with shipping costs, write that along with your letter.

- The winner will receive a mixed variety of about 10 newborn size cloth diapering options. You can choose boy, girl, or gender neutral for colors/prints that may be included. It will be packaged attractively and ready to be your holiday gift to them. I don't say "Christmas gift" because I am not personally a Christian, and I can only assume many of you out there in the internet universe reading this are not either.  :)

- Two honorable mentions will receive a box containing diaper-sewing supplies. PUL, absorbent fabrics, hook & loop, snaps, fold-over-elastic, microfleece or wicking jersey, etc.

I will publish the letter from the grand prize winner on my blog.
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Update: The winner of the diaper give-away is Kelly. Here letter is below:
"I would like to nominate my sister in law who is expecting a baby April 4, 2016. This is her 4th baby and she contacted me when she found out I am cloth diapering my son to ask for advice and to ask about buying seconds from me since she's thinking of trying cloth for the first time.  She already had 3 boys (and 3 nephews) so she and grandma were both wishing for girl. After much anticipation finally came her gender reveal, and we found out she'll be having a little girl. Obviously we were elated. Unfortunately the excitement has been dampened. Last week we found out my niece has a rare heart defect and she will require open heart surgery as soon as she is born. This is very troubling news of course, but I'm sure this will also be a major financial burden due to the medical bills for my niece's care. (She works in childcare and Daddy works for a tv service provider) so I would love if I could help her with being able to cloth diaper this little angel when she arrives."




The two runner-ups are Megan and Melanie.

Congrats guys. I'm sending you three emails now to get your shipping addresses.  :)

2 comments:

  1. Wow! Im so glad this gift is headed to such a deserving family! Congratulations on a little girl!

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  2. There's so many patterns on here and I was wondering if you could tell me... I am making a hidden PUL layer AIO and would like to sew in a few extra layers of bamboo. I don't have a serger so I can't serge the edges before sewing it in (underneath the top layer). Kind of like a Kissaluvs newborn AIO, if you've ever seen one of those. I don't really want a flap on top, I just want everything flat on the top layer. everything sewn underneath. So do I have to stitch the edges up before sewing it in? Will bamboo fleece fray if I don't? Thanks

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