Little Lids: Review & Giveaway

Today's first sponsor is Little Lids!  If you haven't figured it out yet, we've just announced that we're expecting Crum-ble #3 and are celebrating by promoting some fantastic baby and mama products for the remainder of the month!

Melanie is a stay at home mama with 4 kids and a passion for crocheting!  She started with a love for afghans and it has grown into a fascination with hats and all of their many possibilities.  Melanie can make hats for people of all ages and head sizes.  Her work is superb!

Photo Taken from Little Lids Etsy Shop

Monkey fell in love with the owl hat that we received and so badly wants to be able to wear it!  It's beautifully crafted and will be perfect on our fall baby!  I can't wait to have pictures done with this hat and the sweet crocheted owl that we have for the baby!

One of my favorites

Little Lids hats are definitely growing in popularity, I see them all over the place on Facebook!

WIN IT:

Melanie has offered to send a puppy dog hat to one of my readers!  (She currently has a size 6-12 month hat in stock but would be willing to make a different size if requested).  This contest is open to residents of the US.  It will close at noon on Wednesday, April 27.

 

Mandatory Entry:

"Like" Little Lids on Facebook.  Remember to leave a comment below telling me you completed this entry, put your email address in your comment.

Additional Entries:

Leave 1 comment below for each entry, put your email address in each comment.
1) Visit the Little Lids Etsy Shop and tell me which hat is your favorite.
2) "Like" Crum's This N That on Facebook or Twitter.
3)Enter any of my other giveaways, tell me which you entered.
4)Shout about my big announcement on Facebook - make sure to tag me in your post.  Say, "Crum's This N That is having a baby!  Check out her giveaways today! http://jencrum.blogspot.com/p/reviews-and-giveaways.html"
*** You can use a bonus entry if you've earned one ***

Disclosure: I received this product free of charge for the purpose of review.  All opinions expressed are my own.

Booger & Tash Paci Clip: Review & Giveaway

The second sponsor for my BIG ANNOUNCEMENT is Booger & Tash.  Vickie is a stay at home mom with 2 sweet girls and a new baby boy!  She's been sewing for over 20 years and has a fantastic Etsy shop with a variety of baby necessities.  I love looking through her shop at all of the various fabrics and designs.  Oh how much I want them all!

Before I review her Paci Clip, I want to make sure and point out that right now Booger & Tash has 5 minky blankets on sale specifically to benefit relief to Japan.  Take some time to look at them.  I'm looking through her blankets and dreaming that I am having a girl.  (Okay, hoping that it's a girl).  I love this one:

This Minky Blanet is not part of the Japan Relief fund raiser.

For the purpose of reviewing her shop, I received a wonderful gender neutral pacifier clip.  This baby has gotten some good use.  Crackers had a pacifier clip when he was itty bitty, but he stopped using the paci for several months and the clip got misplaced.  After his eye surgery he started using the pacifier again and this clip has come in so handy.  I'm not even going to tell you about the bit of ribbon we'd been using to tether his paci to his blanket... ugh.

I love this clip.  

This clip is well-made, durable, stays in place, does not come unsnapped.  Believe me, he's tried to take it off of his blanket and pull the paci out of it many times.  Oh, and the price is excellent.  I think that when we bought our first clip from a store that will remain unnamed, we had about 4 choices of patterns and they all cost at least $6.  Booger & Tash Paci Clips are only $5 plus shipping and she offers over 50 choices in patterns!

WIN IT:

One of my readers will win a Booger & Tash Paci Clip!  This contest is open to residents of US & Canada only. Contest will close on Monday, April 25 at noon.

Mandatory Entry: 
You must do this before completing other entries.  In order to enter this giveaway, you must visit Booger Tash on Etsy and look around the shop.  Come back and leave a comment telling me your favorite item in their shop.  Don't forget to leave your email address in the comment so I can contact you if you win.
Booger & Tash is on vacation due to an illness.  New Mandatory Entry: Tell me who will receive the paci clip if you win.


Additional Entries:
You may complete any or all of the following options for additional entries.  Leave 1 comment for each entry you complete, make sure to leave your email address in each comment.  Don't forget my "extra entry" post from last week. 

1) "Like" Booger & Tash on Facebook.
2) "Follow" Booger &Tash on Twitter.
3) Subscribe to my email newsfeed - this option is on the upper right corner of my blog.
4) Follow my blog via Google Friend Connect or Networked Blogs - both are in the right hand column.

Each person may earn up to 5 entries in this giveaway (plus the bonus entry for helping my sister - see "Extra Entries"

**Disclaimer:  I received a product free of charge for the purpose of this review.  It in no way effects my opinions of this product.  All opinions shared are my own unless otherwise stated.

Sweetest Wool Booties

First off, you should know that I LOVE Etsy.  I could spend hours looking at all kinds of amazing hand-made products in great shops.  I love it that shopping on Etsy allows me to support artists, stay at home parents, grandparents, second incomes, hobbyists, and incredible talent.

The other night, as I was browsing Etsy, I came across these:

Knit Lush Mouse Booties

OH MY GOODNESS!  I love them.  How sweet would these be for any baby!  (Have I mentioned I have 2 pregnant cousins and several pregnant friends?)   Everyone NEEDS a pair of these!  They're felted wool, so they'll be durable, and come in 3 sizes - tiny newborn up to 12 months.  Crackers has big feet, so I don't think they would fit him but OH how I wish they would! 

Update: I just talked with Knit Lush and she said she CAN make them in bigger sizes if requested to do so!

I wrote to Knit Lush and asked her about where she found the pattern.  She told me that she developed the pattern herself.  The first pair she created were the "lucy" booties for her best friend's baby girl.  Isn't that sweet?  They loved them so much that she created these sweet animals.  Right now her shop features cute bunnies, sweet mice, and an adorable raccoon!  (For the record, I think Crackers would need raccoons in his big foot size because he's a rascal).  

"Knit Lush specializes in highly unique and chic knit and felted wearables for all ages. Our "Inspired by nature, Made by hand" mission inspires all things Knit Lush; from patterns to final product we passionately uphold a promise of a quality handmade product. From felted bunny baby booties to knit fingerless gloves, there is something for everyone at Knit Lush and can now be shipped worldwide!"


Knit Lush makes other products too.  I also like their"spats".   I didn't know what those were, so I checked them out and I think they would be amazing for winter in Indiana.  Look at these:

Check out the Knit Lush shop today.  Order a pair of wool booties for someone you love.  Order some Spats for me! (=

Green Bumkin Wetbag Review & Giveaway

GIVEAWAY CLOSED:Congratulations Maria, Comment #62!

What is a wetbag?
It is a bag that is lined with PUL, a water resistant fabric.  These are often used for storing used cloth diapers.  Wetbags are also practical for traveling, as they can keep your hygiene products or makeup products separate from your clothes.  They can be used to carry a wet swimsuit or towel from the pool.  Wetbags can also be used in the kitchen to toss your dish rags in after you have used them.

Who needs a wetbag?  Who doesn't!  I'm sure that you can find a great way to utilize a wetbag in your home.

I recently had the privileged of trying out a wetbag by Green Bumkin.  I used her medium wetbag which is 12x15.  My first thought when this arrived was "I wish I could sew like this."  Really, fantastic work on the bag.  The stitches are perfect, the bag is beautiful.  I love the snap on the handle, so I can hang it over my door knob, or shower curtain or closet rod, wherever.

What I really love the most about this wetbag is the size.  This is perfect for my family.  With 1 boy in underwear and 1 in cloth diapers, I need plenty of room for dirties.  I counted one day, 3 prefolds, 1 wrap, 4 pair of heavy toddler pants, 8 pair of toddler underpants.  The beautiful thing about wetbags, is that they hold in the stink.. and Green Bumkin's do just that very well.  I know because when I opened it up.. yikes!

Another thing that I love about Green Bumkin's wetbag is that it is easy to clean.  I can just throw it in the wash with my diapers and it needs no special treatment.  Wash, dry, use, repeat!

The only thing I would change about this bag is that the label has frayed a little bit.  (She's just assured me that she has new tags that won't fray!)

Did I mention that Green Bumkin has a great variety of fabric and zipper choices so you can customize your orders?  I love looking at her selection.  It was hard to pick out my favorite!

Buy it - the medium wetbag is currently on sale for 12.71!  Buy it here: Customize your medium wetbag.

Now - for the giveaway!  

One of my lucky readers will win the above medium wetbag.  Here's how to enter:
Mandatory:
Look at Green Bumkin on Etsy, tell me one thing you love in her shop.  Don't forget to leave your email address in your comment!

Additional entries:
1) "Like" Green Bumkin on Facebook.
2) Follow my blog on Google Friend Connect or Networked blogs.
3) "Like" Crum's This N That on Facebook.

Leave 1 comment for each entry, include your email address in each comment.  This giveaway will close on Friday, February 11 at 12:00pm EST.

Disclaimer: I received this product free from Green Bumkin for the purpose of review and promotion.  All opinions are my own and are not influenced by Green Bumkin.