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Featured Retailer - My Blossom Bottom

2012-02-24T14:00:45Z

1. What is the name of your store? My Blossom Bottom

2. What is the web link to your store? www.MyBlossomBottom.com

3. Are you brick and mortar or online or both? On-line with local one-on-one sales.

4. How long have you been carrying AppleCheeks? Since July 2011

5. Do you ship to countries other than your own? Yup!! I require PayPal on international orders. Let me know if there are any issues.

6. What are your customers saying about AppleCheeks? Oh they LOVE them!! Customer service is GREAT!! Also - One customer tried several other brands with her petite 7 pound newborn and she bought AppleCheeks and said (on our FB wall) "Used an AppleCheek today with success :) they are so cute too!"

7. What are your other top sellers? FLO Diaper Sprayer - it has control valve right at the end of the handle, no need to reach down below the toilet tank to turn it on nor adjust pressure! http://www.myblossombottom.com/flo-diaper-sprayer/

8. What would you like us to know about your store or yourself? I'm a Mom of a 2 1/2 yrs old toddler, Kalista. We cloth diapered her since she was 6 weeks old - we learned so much through trial and error that we make every effort to educate the customers (most importantly to never stuff the warm diapers out of the dryer as it kills the elastic - I had my whole stash ruined this way and the manufacturer did not post warning on this! This was another well known brand.)

I'm a former labor and delivery nurse so I've had the pleasure of running into my patients in town (and trying to convert them into cloth!) We're probably the only Deaf-owned cloth diaper business owners world-wide (we would love to find out who the others are if any!!) so we have more communication access for our Deaf customers - through videophone and texting. We do speak and lip read well one-on-one with the locals. We're one of very few retailers (if any!) that encourage customers to text me on my cell phones 970.313.3401 24/7 No worry about waking me up when you text me - I'm too Deaf to hear the phone while I'm sleeping!

9. Where can we find you? We're in Greeley, Colorado - a small farm city an hour north-northeast of Denver.

10. Any sales we should know about? Be sure to join our facebook pag https://www.facebook.com/MyBlossomBottom We post sales on Facebook and Newsletters. We will have a 3-day sale once we reach 300+fans!! Also be sure to sign up for our mailing list - it's on the homepage of our site down to your left (Our Newsletter)

Kickin' It Old School - Spring 2012 Limited Edition Pinterest Reveal!

2012-02-23T17:00:10Z

I'm a Pinterest addict. If you are on Pinterest, you are too. And it's totally fine, we can all be addicts together! No need for a 12 step program here, because Pinterest is chock full of amazing recipes, crafts for your kids, and some laughs to get you through the witching hour.

In honor of our next LIMITED EDITION COLOR we are having a PAR-TAY! We are Kickin' It AppleCheeks by bringing back the '80s with a righteous Pinterest Party & YOU'RE INVITED!

It's like totally going to be the raddest party you've ever been to. To join, create a Pinterest board called "Kickin' It AppleCheeks". Fill your board with the requirements listed in the invite above. In each pin’s caption, please include the number and name that the pin corresponds to on the invite & the hashtag #KickinItAppleCheeks. When you are finished with your board, link it up on our official invite Pin!

We will choose our FAVORITE boards to win some Limited Edition Little Bundles, plus other gnarly AppleCheeks swag.

You must follow @AppleCheeksDipe on Pinterest to enter.
Contest begins February 23 and ends the day of the Limited Edition reveal, March 29th, 11:59 PM EST.
Each pin must include a caption listing the number and name that the pin corresponds to.
Each pin must include the hashtag #KickinItAppleCheeks.
Only one entry board per person.
Boards will be judged based on uniqueness, creativity {don't copy everyone else!}, radicalness, how much your pins psych us out, and following of the guidelines.
Pinterest is invite only. Ask a friend for an official invite, or comment here or on our Facebook page with your email so we can help you join us!

Featured Fan - Jennifer Mercurio AKA Momma JWoww

2012-02-22T15:02:19Z

1. Your full name: Jennifer Mercurio

2. Your city, state and country of residence: Orlando, FL, USA

3. How many kids do you have? 2 daughters (7 years and 1 1/2 years old)

4. How long have you been cloth diapering? 1 year & 4 months

5. How long have you been using AppleCheeks? Same amount of time. AppleCheeks were our 2nd diaper and now our last brand!

6. What do you do for a living? I'm a stay at home mom who blogs at DoubleDutyMommy.com

8. Besides using cloth diapers, what other ways do you help to reduce your impact on the environment? We recycle and use enviroment friendly cleaners.

9. What else would you like us to know about you? I just sold ALL my other brands (19+ brands) just so we could stash up on AppleCheeks. It took my husband a while to really "get" how to use them but now he loves them and only wants to use them.

Au Naturel!

2012-02-20T15:59:10Z

A green & natural lifestyle is of course important to us. Why else would we make cloth diapers {besides the incredible cost & waste cutting bonuses}?! We believe that only the BEST should be on, in, and around our bodies and our babies' bodies.

The folks at Aleva feel the same way, and have created a few lines for babies & mommies that are free of known harsh chemicals! It is made in Canada by a naturopath, herbalist and pharmacist. Check out Aleva Baby for a list of safe and natural ingredients their products carry & a list of the yucks that they have eliminated!

Another amazing company that is passionate about safety for children is Dapple. We met them at ABC in September '11 and I was given a bottle of their detergent. LOVE. I used every last drop on my diaper laundry and went out to find more! Dapple's mission was to find SAFE cleaning products AND have them be able to clean up the mess the kids leave behind. Dapple's dish detergent was born, and was followed by their current line of products, all created with the help and hard work of several experienced pediatricians and a team of seasoned green chemists.

How would you like a chance to win some amazing prizes from these two natural & safe based companies, & us of course?! Well you KNOWWWW AppleCheeks is here to do just that! Enter below to win a bottle of Dapple Laundry Detergent {cloth diaper safe!}, Aleva Bamboo Wipes, Calendula Cream & Moisturizer, and a bamboo AppleCheeks Little Bundle! You already know our rayon from bamboo’s antimicrobial properties make it the healthy choice for your baby’s bottom.

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Are Cloth Diapers Really Better Than Throwaways?

2012-02-16T20:13:36Z

Canadian Version

US Version

Based on average usage of 2.5 years

Sources: Couches bébé: Comment bien choisier? CNIID - Centre national d’information indépendante sur les déchets - www.cniid.org Lehrburger, Mullen, Jones.

Diapers: Environmental Impacts and Lifecycle Analysis, January 1991

A little taste of SPRING!

2012-02-15T18:02:28Z

Loving Local - A Valentine's Giveaway

2012-02-09T17:45:58Z

It's that time of year - Time for LOVE & pink & red & cupids & hearts. It's my favorite! Can you guess what AppleCheeks LOVES? Our fans, our retailers, and our fellow entrepreneurs who have poured their hearts and souls into some amazing products that we LOVE to stand behind, 100%! We are passionate about buying local from your small stores, supporting the economies from your like-minded local boutiques.

For Valentine's Day we want to share the LOVE of shopping local & urge you to do the same! In our efforts we are giving away some AMAZING prizes from WeeUrban {Sleep Sac & Romper, $75}, Monkeywear {Wrap, $69}, & us of course ;) {2 microterry print Little Bundles & Swimmer, $69}!! How much do we love YOU?!?!

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Amy & Ilana: The Motherload

2012-02-02T16:04:06Z

Many of you have been part of our livestream product reveals on Ustream and have seen Amy and Ilana interactions and how much fun they have together. Well, a local production company, Picture This, saw the presentations and decided that Ilana and Amy needed their own show! So they've put together this adorable and HIGHLY entertaining network pitch, and now we just need to find a network to pick us up! In the meantime, enjoy Amy & Ilana: The Motherload!

An AppleCheeks Cake Smash!

2012-02-01T17:06:00Z

Nothing makes our day more than customer photos that involve AppleCheeks! Krista included her Wild Child cover in her son's second birthday photo shoot, and we are SO thrilled about that and about how this series turned out!
Photo Credit: CuddleBugz Photography

Happy Hour Bar Hop!

2012-01-30T22:00:00Z

By now you've seen the GORGEOUS Appletini! Well we here at AppleCheeks headquarters think more than one hour should be HAPPY HOUR! So we're going to send our favorite fans on a bar hop through some of our dedicated retailers!

At each hop you must find one of the exclusive AppleCheeks covers & things that makes us happy! When you find the diaper and pretties that make us smile, report back here and log an item. Once you collect all 13, you are entered to win one of 3 Little Bundles & 3 Swim Diapers!

How to play:
Visit the store linked in each entry. Find the AppleCheeks diaper covers & look for an image like the one below!

Once you find it, fill out the entry form with what other items make AppleCheeks happy! In this case, Rhinos {or animals} make us happy! You can be specific or general with your answers. Don't sweat it, this is meant to be fun & introduce you to some awesome retailers!

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If you have ANY questions please email me, Katie@AppleCheeks.com, write on our Facebook page, tweet me at @AppleCheeksDipe, or leave a comment!

Be sure to stick around Monday night at 9pm! We will be giving away some diapers on Twitter during the #clothdiapers chat & on Facebook in the new AppleCheeks {fan created! love y'all!} Facebook group!