All I Want for Christmas Event: FUNKtastic Bouncing Woolies Review and Giveaway Ends 12/7

Recently I won a blog giveaway and I won a set of FUNKtastic Bouncing Woolies and it is not often that I win blog or facebook giveaways so it was rather exciting to have won!  I had the choice of any scent however I didn't pick a scent since I had some at home. 

I am a wool ball lover all the way.  I have to be open and honest here, not that I am not already...but when I first heard about Wool Dryer Balls, I said you have got to be kidding they don't cut our drying time in half and I bet that these don't work! 

Well if you ever hear someone say that wool dryer balls don't cut your drying time in half, then you tell them that they are crazy! A couple of weekends ago, we got very behind on washing and drying clothes and normally the washing machine is done before the dryer is!  Well, not this time.  I spent one Saturday washing and drying clothes and my dryer was done before the washing machine.

Bouncing Woolies recommends you starting with 4 woolies and adding more later.  The more you add, the less drying time per load. Which I can definitly vouch for this because it is so true. These wool dryer balls are very well made and I have never seen them unravel.  They don't fray either.  Bouncing Woolies has other products too, such as their re-scent packs to re-scent your wool dryer balls, speciality wool dryer balls, and she even does custom design logos! 
If you have a chance to check out these awesome Wool Dryer Balls, I suggest you should, I love Shauna, the owner.  We have actually worked together several times in the past.

Here is a little bit about Shauna and I love this story:

I never considered myself "green" or "crunchy" until about seven months ago. I did all of the usual things before that. I used disposable everything, chemicals, convenience. I just grew up that way and didn't really know much else. I have to give credit to a dear friend, *C* and a co-worker, *J*. They showed me everything about cloth diapers. They were patient and helpful! Granted, beforehand, I never thought I'd be the CD kind of gal. I mean..... ewww! Low budget and loss of income forced me to change my way of thinking. I mean, I could try it, right?! Generously, *J* let me borrow her entire stash of size small cloth diapers to try out on my two month old son. After the first day, I was HOOKED. Wow, how easy! How awesome! I ended up purchasing some prefolds, covers and a stash of pocket diapers off of Craigslist that next week and returned the borrowed diapers to her. After venturing into the cloth world, and various social media networks (facebook, twitter), I started to learn more things about the crunchy lifestyle and began practicing more natural parenting ideas with my three year old daughter and infant son. Let's just say, it's brought about a whole new me and an entire different and better way of thinking! I am definitely passionate and almost a green missionary of sorts.



Now, where does Bouncing Woolies come into play? Since the downfall of the economy, our income dropped and we were just never able to get back on top. I stay at home during the day with my kiddos and I work evenings and Saturdays teaching college courses. My hubby works days at a civilian job and also serves in the National Guard. You'd think we'd make scads of money, right? Wrong. We struggle just like everyone else. So, I got to thinking... I'm crafty and graphics savvy. I can create a small buisiness that's green and saves money! I was already making woolies to use at our house, why not make them for consumer purchase so others can save money too! I can help save the environment and people's pocketbook one woolie at a time. Once the idea came to mind, it all just fell into place and here we are.

BUY IT:

http://bouncingwoolies.com/item_26/FUNKtastic-Woolies.htm
http://bouncingwoolies.com/index.htm
Woolies may vary in size per order because our products are handmade, not mass produced.  We guarantee that our woolies are much larger and heavier than the other big brands on the market.  Specific materials may vary per availability.  Scents may seem less strong at first because our scents are deeply injected into the core.  The deep scent will work it's way to the top layer while in use.

WIN IT:
Bouncing Woolies would like to give a set of FUNKtastics Wool Dryer Balls to one of my readers/follwers in a surprise scent (you will LOVE IT!).

ENTRIES:
Each comment must include your email address.  If it is not including I will have to disqualify you.  If I don't have a way to reach you, I will be honest I don't have time to search for you!  So please just do a copy & paste and include it.

• Mandatory Entry: go to Bouncing Woolies Blog page and follow via GFC publicly! Comment w/your email address
• Mandatory Entry #2: Must follow my blog via GFC Publicly to go to next entries, note how I can find you

1. Check out Bouncing Woolies scents and comment with which scent you would like to try with your email address.
2. Like Coupon Mommy of 3 on facebook
3. Like Bouncing Woolies on Facebook and tell them CMo3 sent you
4. Note 5 entries if you completed the Extra Entries
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6. Follow Bouncing Woolies on twitter
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8. Tweet including @couponmomof2, @BouncingWoolies, #clothdiapers #giveaways and the link to this giveaway, comment here with the HTML
9. Enter the giveaway posted for today (12/03) over at Cloth Diapering Mama
10. Enter the giveaway posted for today (12/03) over at Mommy Time
11. Enter the giveaway posted for today (12/03) over at Arizona Mama
12. Earn 10 extra entries if you make a purchase with any of my sponsors on my blog (the bars on the top of blog and the buttons on the right of my blog) from now until the giveaway ends (note invoice #)
13. Blog about this giveaway and post the link to the giveaway 5 entries
14. Share this giveaway on facebook making sure you tag Coupon Mommy of 3 and Bouncing Woolies along with the link!

You have several ways to win, but you must complete the entries above if you want to be entered for all entries. I will be checking to make sure that each requirement is done and you will want to make sure you do the mandatory entry to qualify for this giveaway. Please remember that I DO LOOK AT EACH ENTRY and if they are not valid for the giveaway, I WILL NOT PUBLISH THEM. The winner will be drawn via random.org and will then have 48 hours to respond by email or another winner will be drawn

The product in this review was provided to me free of cost for the purpose of conducting this review. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and are not influenced by monetary or other means of compensation.

 

And the Winner Is....

I am so excited to announce the winner of the Fluffalump Dryer Balls Giveaway, the winner is #60 out of #270 with:

Wee Essentials said... 60

I voted #1

Lauren

wlsleinad@yahoo.com

By the way Lauren, thank you for voting and Congrats on winning, I will be in touch with you shortly!

Wooltopia Wool Dryer Balls Review and Giveaway Ends 10/28

Have you ever looked for a product that could take the place of those horrid chemical filled dryer sheets?  Slowly, one thing at a time, I am working on removing chemical filled products and replacing them with re-usable products. One of those would be the dryer sheets.  I love fresh scent smell on clothes, it gives me that sense of belief that they are clean. 

So, I didn't know what could take the place of a dryer sheet and then there it was right in front of me. All cloth diapering momma's know about this stuff.  Haha, I didn't know anything about them.  Here is how I learned about them: one night I posted a question on my facebook fan page, Coupon Mommy, "What are Wool Dryer Balls and what are they used for?" Boy, I was surprised at how many answers I received and even some mommy's were making their own, so I asked about that.

The next day, I had an email from Erin from Wooltopia wanting to know if I would like to review her Wool Dryer Balls?  Oh I was so excited but still had that mindset do these really do what they say they do?

I received 4 undyed dryer balls and funny thing was that afternoon I had cloth diapers in the washing machine that needed to be dryed.  So, I thought perfect timing, lets see what these balls will do. Will they do all they say they will?

They help to reduce drying time, reduce static electricity, and soften your clothes. Our dryer balls are made of 100% wool. They are wound to about 10 inches in circumference, but shrink down to about 9-9.5 inches in circumference. They are 3 oz each.



By using 4 dryer balls in each load, you can reduce drying time by 25% on medium loads!

So I threw them in the dryer, but first time I only tried with 2 wool balls to see if I would notice a difference. A little bit, but not much, but I also think that I had too many cloth diapers in there so I think two balls was not enough.  Next I tried four dryer balls and they were done in half hour whereas they normally take about 45 minutes.  Yes, I do time it, because it is important to me.  I did purchase 2 more because I have heard many people use 6, so I tried with 6, and wow what a difference.  It took 24.5 minutes to finish drying and I have to tell you, when they come out they are so soft and fluffy like your fluff should be.
I not only tried with Cloth diapers, but I also tried with my clothing and even moreso our comforters.  I tend to wash clothes at night, hence that is when I am home so a lot of times things that get washed need to be dryed quickly.  One night my comforter got dirty from one of the girls and I washed it.  I threw 6 wool dryer balls in there and in no time it was dry and I was able to use it to go to bed.

While I didn't try any of the scents through Wooltopia, she does offer several scents called Scent Again that you can use on your wool dryer balls to satisfy you with the scented pleasure.  If you are like me, I love my clothes to smell to give me that sense that they are clean.

Wooltopia also makes custom wool boardshorties, they are super cute.
 
BUY IT:
Wooltopia wholesales their wool balls out, so check out their retailors here:

http://www.wooltopia.com/pages/retailers.htm

 

WIN IT:
Wooltopia would like to give one of my followers 4 undyed/unscented dryer wool dryer balls.

MANDATORY ENTRY:
You must be a follower of my blog...Head over to Wooltopia and tell me which Scent Again you would like?  Make sure you include your email address.
ADDITIONAL ENTRIES:
If you participate in the additional entries, it is important that you complete the mandatory first.  If you do not, your entries will not be counted and will be deleted.

1. Become a fan of Wooltopia's on Facebook and Coupon Mommy of 3's and leave a comment and that I sent you! (Comment with your FB name - 2 entries)
2. Find a retailer and tell me which one is closest to you (1 entry)
3. Blog about this giveaway, including the giveaway link and comment back with the Link so I can find it. (5 entries)
4. Share this giveaway on your facebook making sure you tag Coupon Mommy and Wooltopia so that we can both see it, and you may share this giveaway daily (2 entries per day)
5. Subscribe to my email here and you must confirm your subscription (2 entries)
6. Vote for Coupon Mommy of 3's Top Mommy Blogs daily here (1 entry daily)

With this giveaway, you have several ways to win, but you must come back and comment for each of them with your email address if you want to be entered for all entries and you can enter up to Thursday, October 28th until 11:59PM EST. I will be checking to make sure that each requirement is done and you will want to make sure you do the mandatory entry to qualify for this giveaway. Please remember that I DO LOOK AT EACH ENTRY and if they are not valid for the giveaway, I WILL NOT PUBLISH THEM. The winner will be drawn via random.org and will then have 48 hours to respond by email or another winner will be drawn


The product in this review was provided to me free of cost for the purpose of conducting this review. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and are not influenced by monetary or other means of compensation.

Thank you! Good Luck to my readers!

 

FluffaLumps Wool Balls Review and Giveaway Ends 10/21

I love to wash and dry Baby B's Cloth Diapers and they are particularly the only thing that I really like to even fold and put away!  HAHA. I came across FluffaLumps when they emailed me about reviewing her products and I was so excited.  Why?  Because she makes Wool Dryer Balls.

Ok, back up...yes it is true, I didn't know what in the world Wool Dryer Balls were and what they were for at one time, but over time I have learned not only from experience, but also from reading up on them and using them.

The owner behind FluffaLumps is Victoria and she is a really sweet woman.  She sent me 4 Wool Dryer Balls, 2 of them to review and 2 for one of my lucky readers!


Bio

My name is Victoria, I am a school librarian in PA and I am a brand new mommy to my son Carlo who was born on April 30th. In my quest to become more Eco-friendly for my family, I learned to make dryer balls after I started cloth diapering.


I work on my dryer balls after work and I hope you enjoy the array of colors I have selected!

So, like I said I started to play around and see what these balls were all about.  The first thing I tried them with is a comforter.  My comforter normally takes running it through the dryer cycle twice and honestly this used to drive me crazy because I always washed them late at night so moreoften than not I wouldn't have my clean comforter ready for bed. 

First I tried with 2 wool dryer balls and I still had to go through 2 dry cycles, but it was a little bit less.  Each time I added 2 more wool dryer balls until I could get my comforter down to 1 dryer cycle.  Ladies, I was able to use 6 wool dryer balls and finally cut down to 1 cycle to dry my comforter and even less than one full cycle. 

Using a wool dryer ball can cut your drying time down about 20%, but it also cuts down the static that you tend to have. These dryer balls are felted very well and don't seem to fray with some others that I have, and she makes all different colors of them. And did you know she has many different scents that you can chose from if you want to have scented wool dryer balls.

So what makes me love wool dryer balls so much:

• I converted my mama (SMILE)
• no need to use dryer sheets
• cuts down my drying time
• my clothes and cloth diapers are so soft (and so FLUFFY)

But there is something else that I use these wool dryer balls for, don't laugh but I do. I have some scented that I put on my wool dryer balls and sometimes if I forget to take a dirty diaper out of the diaper bag, the diaper bag stinks.  So, I keep 2 wool scented dryer balls in my diaper bag and the diaper bag is always smelling so fresh and so clean!!

BUY IT:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/FluffaLumps

WIN IT:

I can't tell you which two that I am giving away, but FluffaLumps sent me 4 which 2 were for giving away.  So, I can't tell you which 2, but you are going to love them! So, one of my readers/followers will receive 2 FluffaLump Dryer Balls courtesy of FluffaLumps

MANDATORY ENTRY:
Follow my blog and then visit FluffaLumps and tell me which scent is your favorite.  Please make sure you include your email address.

ADDITIONAL ENTRIES:

• 1 entry: Fan FluffaLumps on Facebook and tell them I sent you
• 1 entry: Make FluffaLumps on etsy your favorite shop, leave your name
• 1 entry: Fan Coupon Mommy of 3 on Facebook
• 1 entry: Follow me on Twitter @couponmomof2
• 1 entry Daily: Vote for me on Top Mommy Blogs
• 1 entry: Tweet about this giveaway including @couponmomof2, #giveaways and the link to my giveaway (2 tweet daily, leave the link)
• 1 entry: Subscribe to my blog & tell me how to find you
• 3 entries: Post this giveaway on a forum and come back and tell me which forum you posted it to and the link if possible
• 5 entries: Blog about this giveaway inluding links to Coupon Mommy of 3's blog and giveaway and FluffaLumps

With this giveaway, you have several ways to win, but you must come back and comment for each of them with your email address if you want to be entered for all entries and you can enter up to Thursday, October 21st until 11:59PM EST. I will be checking to make sure that each requirement is done and you will want to make sure you do the mandatory entry to qualify for this giveaway. Please remember that I DO LOOK AT EACH ENTRY and if they are not valid for the giveaway, I WILL NOT PUBLISH THEM. The winner will be drawn via random.org and will then have 48 hours to respond by email or another winner will be drawn


The product in this review was provided to me free of cost for the purpose of conducting this review. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and are not influenced by monetary or other means of compensation.

Thank you! Good Luck to my readers!
**SPECIAL NOTE** No longer will Coupon Mommy be posting pictures of my children longer than the giveaway period of the blog post and I will only be posting for Product Review Purposes. Sponsors if you would like to see more pictures, I would be more than happy to get them to you!