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Name This Purple LE Anaju Wrap Contest

****Congrats to Ada Bradley for her win!****

I'm in a creative funk and having a hard time coming up with a name for this wrap. Help me name the wrap by posting a creative name here for this eggplant swirly goodness. You need a valid email address posted when you comment so that I can get back to you if you're the winner.

Contest ends Noon PST tomorrow 9/16 FRIDAY.

Enter with as many creative names as you want, each comment will count as one entry. After noon tomorrow, I will pick the best name, and that person will win this wrap, free shipping.

If you want one extra chance to win, share this blog post with anyone else, and comment ONLY ONCE that you shared and how you shared it. Please make sure to abide by any forum's guidelines for spam.

*By posting a comment and entering this giveaway, you release Facebook of all liability
*The promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook 
*By entering this giveaway you are providing information to 3Tree Design and not to Facebook. 3Tree Design does not collect info other than just for this giveaway.

Count Down to Earth Day Giveaway #3

The winner of the third giveaway is: 

Stefany Meyer!!

Please contact me at [email protected] with your full name and your shipping address. 

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It's time for giveaway #3!  If you haven't checked it out yet, 3Tree Design is the spotlight vendor on the homepage of www.thebabywearer.com right now.  You can learn more about our biz, and our story.  So to go with the whole babywearing theme, our giveaway will be one Anaju Wrap in the Jade Lime colorway! Retail value: $55 plus free shipping!

  

To enter, post one comment on this blog with your most favorite babywearing moment OR your most embarrassing babywearing moment.  If you don't wear a baby or don't have a baby to wear, comment on the last time you saw someone babywearing and your thoughts on it.

For additional entries: 

1. Become a fan of 3Tree Design, and post this on your wall, "Enter to win the Anaju bamboo baby Wrap at 3Tree Design! http://bit.ly/cufFZW" Then come back here to the blog and comment that you posted. Please do not put your Facebook page here. I'll ask when the contest is over.

2. Tweet the following: "Enter to win the Anaju bamboo baby Wrap @3Tree Design http://bit.ly/cufFZW #babywearing #giveaway" Then come back to comment that you did that. 

3. For one extra entry, invite your friends on Facebook to join our fan page by clicking "Suggest to Friends" below our logo, and then come back to comment that you did.

Contest ends midnight PDT Thurs 4/22 EARTH DAY!

Count Down to Earth Day Giveaway #2

The winner of the second giveaway is: 

Giedra!!

Please contact me at [email protected] with your full name and your shipping address.

  
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It's time for the next giveaway!  If you haven't heard yet, 3Tree Design is going to be the spotlight vendor on www.thebabywearer.com starting Sunday.  I'm hoping to catch people from that site, so this give away will be up for a couple of days to give them a chance to enter.

Comment below ONCE with your favorite local brick and mortar store that is focused on carrying eco-friendly products for the family and/or carries specialty baby carriers. Add their address (city & state should be fine) in your comment.

We are going to give away a set of really cute eco-friendly mousepad/notepad (you can write on the mousepad and tear it off), sticky notes in a magnetic close box, and a pair of UV Protecting mesh Babylegs in the sailboat print (they're not green, but they are very cute together with our cute Anaju Wrap which IS eco-friendly).  I saw these and knew I HAD to get these to give away.  They're green AND inspirational.  The winner will be selected by random.org.

For additional entries:

1. Become a fan of 3Tree Design, and post this on your wall, "Enter to win cute eco-friendly stationary at 3Tree Design! http://bit.ly/cwxdb2" Then come back here to the blog and comment that you posted.  Please do not put your Facebook page here.  I'll ask when the contest is over.

2. Tweet the following: "Enter to win free cute eco-friendly stationary @3TreeDesign http://bit.ly/cwxdb2" Then come back to comment that you did that.

3. For one extra entry, invite your friends on Facebook to join our fan page by clicking "Invite" below our logo, and then come back to comment that you did.

Contest is closed

How to Use and Care for Cloth Wipes

When I started using cloth wipes, I had no idea what I was doing.  I'm hoping that this tutorial will help someone take the plunge into using cloth wipes.  It's really changed the way we've been cleaning around the house, as well as help us reduce costs in buying paper towels.  We still do use paper towels for things that we can't use a cloth wipe (like killing spiders!) but we do use cloth wipes mostly for almost everything.  Now we buy a 6 pack of paper towels once every few months.

I always thought that cloth wipes were for wiping babies' bums, so I didn't realize that you can use them around the house too.  If you use cloth wipes for babies, here are some tips:

1. You can get a wipes warmer, and store some wet wipes in it instead of disposable wipes.
2. Or you can use dry wipes (stored in a cute container) and have a spray bottle or water bottle to wet the wipe before using it.
3. Once you use a wipe, have a handy wet bag and just toss it in there.  Wash along with your cloth diapers.

 

We don't use wipes for dirty bottoms, but we do use it around the house. We have two sizes. 8" ones are good to wipe dirty faces and for shower times.  The bigger size that's about the size of paper towels are great for wiping up wet messes.  We use bamboo velour & fleece or bamboo velour & cotton sherpa wipes. I just love how the velour feels, and the fleece or cotton sherpa has a nice texture for grabbing dirty messes. It also has superior absorbency that you won't find in a dish towel or paper towel.  Koreans use wipes all the time called "hang joo" so it was easy for me to get used to using cloth wipes to clean.

Here are some tips:

1. When you wipe up faces, it's nice to wet it with warm water.  The kids love it.
2. Have an easy to access container in your kitchen so you can run to it if you get messes. We have a 3M command hook, and a wire basket hanging from it. The wipes are folded inside.  The kids like to fold wipes when they're bored. *pic to come*
3. When you're wiping up dirty messes and you know you have chunky stuff, take it over to the garbage can, shake it out first.
4. You don't have to, but rinsing out the wipes before you put them into the wetbag can reduce staining. Chocolate milk is especially hard to get out if it's left on.

Care tips:

1. Don't leave wet wipes in the wetbag for more than 2-3 days since if you use it to wipe up food, it may start growing mold depending on where you live.  We normally wash cloth diapers every other day, so we're used to washing wipes regularly.
2. Throw the wipes into the washing machine, run the soak cycle for about 20-30 with a bit of oxy clean to start releasing the stains, then wash in the hot cycle with vinegar in the fabric softener compartment (or if you have a top loader add the vinegar in the rinse cycle). The vinegar won't affect the absorbency of the wipes but will help keep the wipes soft. You don't want to end up with crunchy wipes.
3. Once a week or so, I'll use Ecover fabric softener to bring back some spring into the velour.
4. Dry in the dryer as normal.

I think I got the basics. If you have any questions, please leave a comment, and I'll get back with you. :)

Count Down to Earth Day Giveaway #1

The winner of the first giveaway is: 

Martha Coleman!!

Martha, please contact me at [email protected] with your preference of color of the wipes and your shipping address.

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Earth Day - April 22nd

We at 3Tree Design try what we can to help the environment so that our future generations will have a better world to live in.  Earth Day (also known as Arbor Day) is coming up in just about one week.  So we want to motivate people to start thinking about the impact they're having on the environment.

Comment below ONCE with your tip on how to be eco-friendly and budget savvy at the same time.

We are going to give away one pack of ten 3Tree Wipees in the color of your choice between blue, pink and orange.  The winner will be selected by random.org.

For additional entries:

1. Become a fan of 3Tree Design, and post this on your wall, "Enter to win free cloth wipes at 3Tree Design! http://bit.ly/cl84OT" Then come back here to the blog and comment that you posted.  Please do not put your Facebook page here.  I'll ask when the contest is over.

2. Tweet the following: "Enter to win free cloth wipes @3TreeDesign http://bit.ly/cl84OT" Then come back to comment that you did that.

3. For one extra entry, invite an eco-friendly friend on Facebook to join our fan page by clicking "Invite" below our logo, and then come back to comment that you did.

Contest Has Ended