WAHM Winter Wonderland: UpCycled Love Woolie Love Bums & Giveaway

Ok so i know this was supposed to end on Friday but we had 1 more mom sneak in for a bonus review/giveaway. I have worked with this WAHM many times and purchased many items from her and she never disappoints me. Here is her Bio

Hello! My name is Alaina Kroes and I started Upcycled Love in order to give woolie loving families an affordable wool options. I started making woolies when I researched the retail woolie prices for my son. Coincidentally, a few days later I shrunk my husband's wool sweater and I new there would be way to use it for cloth diapering. I scour local stores for gently used wool and upcycle them into soakers (extra layer of wool in wetzone), covers, shorties and longies.

Wool is an amazing fiber and I would love to make your little one cozy woolies!!!

Here is what we received.

These are her Woolie Love Bums. They are size 1 and fit from 3 Months to 3 years. These are at the largest setting, This is the backside and here is the front.

I almost died when I saw these they are so cute! They retail for $24 and she has alot of great sweaters to choose from. So in order to get these to fit multiple sizes you will fold or roll the waist and the legs. Here is how it looks on our little man.

That is him on the go he is always so busy.

Again these are so cute and I love them. She had made us some great longies as well she can do some amazing things with wool and adding custom items to the legs of butt.

One lucky TTGG follower will be winning a pair of Woolie Love Bums of their own!!


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WAHM Winter Wonderland:Wooly Mama Wear Review & Giveaway

The next post in our WAHM Winter Wonderland comes from Wooly Mama Wear. Here is the bio on her and her online store.



My name is Myria Rodeman and I own Wooly Mama Wear. I have always had of love of creating and began sewing about 10 years ago. Once I had children I developed a love for all things wool and since then have combined my love of fiber arts, cloth diapering, wool, and upcycling into what is now Wooly Mama Wear. I love creating unique and one of a kind woolies! My patterns are all my own. I try to offer affordable, yet well-made wool diaper covers, longies, shorties, booties, baby legs, baby clothes, hats, baby items (bibs, burp cloths, mattress pads, etc), mama items (nursing pads, arm warmers, diaper bags and wet bags) and more! I have the largest span of wool options that you will find anywhere. I offer both upcycled and new wool products, various styles of closure for covers, longies, and shorties. My skirties have detachable unders which allow for endless mix and match options! I pride myself on the care and love that I put into each of my creations. Each Wooly Mama Wear Purchase supports my efforts as a stay at home mom to create a happy and healthy sustainable life and homestead for my family, and for this I am so grateful!

We tried out one of her awesome Os Wool covers here is the one I received. It was even softer than i thought it would be.

This cover is a OS fits most (small nb's and large toddlers excluded). It is an angora/cashmere blend and is lined with cashmere.  

It has reinforcements under the snaps to help prevent any tearing with the delicate cashmere.

The one we tried has a custom hedgehog pattern on the butt so cute!!! I used this over a fitted diaper and the fit is great.

Here is my favorite shot the backside!!

It is so adorable i just love it. We love to use this cover at nap times and overnight. It is very trim and we have not had a leak yet. It came lanolized and ready to go and i love that. I will then just clean and Lanolize when needed. If you don't know how to lanolize I have a how to video HERE. Wool is so easy to use we also even use them in the summer. They are so breathable yet absorbent they are a great addition to any cloth diaper collection.

One lucky TTGG follower will be winning a custom wool cover!




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Cate & Levi New Owl Hand Puppet

I have blogged about the cute products from Cate & Levi before and today is a super cute one! Each of their products are one of a kind and are made by using reclaimed wool. Here is the Owl Hand Puppet that I received. Each one retails for $25.00.

Whether you are looking for a one of a kind gift or an engaging toy for your kids, hand puppets make a perfect choice. For the cutest moose hand puppet in Toronto, choose Cate & Levi. Here at Cate & Levi our artisans use reclaimed wool to craft attractive unicorn hand puppets for our customers.

Each of our hand puppets is lovingly created with the goal of being as unique as the child receiving it. Owl hand puppets make a perfect choice for birthdays, Christmas or any special occasion. Our hand puppets are 100% eco-friendly. The beauty of Cate and Levi toys is that no two toys are identical, as each toy has a unique color combination. 

My little man just turned 1 and he thinks it is just so funny when we play with this puppet. It is so cute and I can see us having many fun times with this. This helps with his imagination and play skills. They have many other great products just check them out. 

Make sure you download their free Puppet Theater APP HERE.

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Babies 1st Birthday: Upcycled Love Custom Upcycled Wool Review & Giveaway

I have posted about Upcycled Love many times here and I totally love her custom wool. Alaina is a super nice and talented WAHM and I love working with her. Today I am sharing with you a new items she has been making. She calls it her scrappy covers and here is the front.

I love all of the solids and patterns that this has going on and I know you will want to see the backside it is my favorite.

It is so cute I love her custom applique and she was spot on with the owl i asked for. I love the colors and she always keeps a big stock of different sweaters for anyones color needs. I have tried out her longies and now her shorties and soakers. Here is how this one looks in action it is a little big in the butt and that's ok he will have room to grow in it.

Now one lucky TTGG follower will be winning a pair of shorties with a applique! Here are some examples of the shorties and another shot of the owl soaker!

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Babies 1st Birthday:The Raspberry Patch Boutique Wool Soakers and Shorties & Giveaway

The Raspberry Patch Boutique is ran by WAHM Malina and she has a great variety of items that she makes. I tried out a pair os Shorties and a soaker. Her prices are great as well soakers start at $12 shorties and longies start at $15. First is my favorite is the custom applique Upcycled Merino Wool Shorties.

I wont forget the backside shot which is my favorite.

I love these I love wool but it must be a thin wool and non scratchy so I was really excited when these were in my mail box. I took them out and I immediately washed and Lanolized them. I have a how to video and when it is up I will add it to the bottom of this post. We have been using these during the day over fitted diapers. The fit on these are great and they will last him awhile with a little room to spare. These were made with custom measurements that I gave her. She was very sweet and walked me thru the measurement process so we would get it right and it worked great. Here is how they look on.

Now here is the backside.

I also tried out a soaker as well and it is just as cute.

Now the back.

I love how thin these are and i can still fit them inside his pajamas. I even sometimes put these over my covers at night time just because he is such a heavy wetter at night for extra protection.

One lucky TTGG follower will be winning their choice of either a Wool Longie with a applique/Embroiders, Mama Cloth, or Family Cloth/Cloth Wipes.

Want 25% off your purchase use code try042014 This code is valid until 5/10/2014.

Here is my how to video how to wash your wool.

How to Lanolize your wool.

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Maple Hill Dryer Balls

Maple Hill Dryer Balls are 100% naturally colored wool dryer balls. They are eco friendly and help you conserve energy and replace your dryer sheets. Here is a little info from their website on why they are different.


Do you know what makes Maple Hill Dryer Balls different from other dryer balls?
1. All our dryer balls are made in the U.S.A. all by moms (all with young children), so that they can help their families while the children are sleeping or napping. I myself am a home-birthing, breastfeeding, homeschooling, cloth diapering (but really just normal) stay at home mom.
2. We make the dryer balls from the wool off the sheep from my Dad’s little farm in West Lafayette, IN.
3. We have three sizes so you can pick whatever option suits you and your family! The Jumbo size dryer ball is four or five inches bigger than a tennis ball and ranges in size from 11-13″, XL dryer balls  are 9-11″, and the large size is 8-9″ in circumference.
4. Our dryer balls are completely natural colored with NO harmful and irritating dyes added.
5. Our dryer balls will not fall apart!

I tried out 2 of their Jumbo balls here is how they came packaged.

I choose the scent Country Closeline and here is the description of it. Smells identical to Downy’s original fragrance. The aroma of fresh powder, light musk, and just a hint of fresh spring flowers of daffodils and tulips.

These naturally colored scented 100% wool dryer balls will make your laundry smell amazing in a natural way! They decrease static cling as well as fluff up clothing without using a conventional dryer sheet that is full of harmful chemicals plus they are 100% reusable and very durable!
Jumbo size varies in circumference from 11-13″. This is four inches bigger than a tennis ball, much larger than most others you will find and therefore work much better.

They are really Huge! This is a load of my 10 year olds clothes just to show you how really big they are. I have 4 other smaller balls inside and with just the 2 scented ones it gives our clothing that little hint that they have been missing! I LOVE them. Not to mention when I am pulling the clothes out the dryer if one falls out there always seems to be a cat around to get the ball for me.

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