Guest Post - Ways to use (diaperbagwrangler) wet bags around the home

Fabulous customer Jolie has been RAVING about The Diaper Bag Wrangler Wet Bags, and is always coming up with uses for them around her home (and letting me know!). I asked her recently to write a guest post and here's what Jolie has to say:

"Since being on facebook I have learned about some wonderful products I would have probably never come in contact with without this form of social media. The Diaper Bag Wrangler is one of those! I have also made some great friends that share in my addiction of cloth diapering. I have cloth diapered since June on 2004. I am currently cloth diapering #4 of our 6 children. I first purchased one of KC’s wetbags to use on the go with my cloth diapers, which I do and they are super! I have tried several different brands of wetbags over the years. DBW’s is my go to bag I reach for over and over again, it seems to contain the "stink" better than any wetbag I have used! They also the cutest fabric prints out there! I use it for other things besides just taking on the go to put dirty diapers in. I have recently started using unpaper towels. I have seen gals using bags to contain their dirty towels and I thought to myself, I have just the thing! The DBW’s wetbags will work for that too. I love the ring that the wetbags have, it is great for hooking on my stove handle to put my dirty unpaper towels in. "

Clipped to stove for holding "unpaper" towels!

"The hook makes them so versatile, you could hook it on a cabinet knob or any place you can hook the ring. I use mine sometimes in my laundry room to contain cloth wipes I’ve used throughout the day to clean little hands and faces. I’ve recently made the switch to mama cloth. In doing so I was thinking about how to contain the dirty ones. I didn’t want to throw them in my diaper pail. The DBW wetbag was the solution I was looking for. I just hook the ring to the towel rack in the bathroom and I have a perfect place to store mama cloth! I’m thinking the next plunge will be into family cloth. I can see that the DBW’s wetbags will be the perfect solution to contain that as well."

Clipped in the bathroom

"I’m thinking one for the car and then I will be able to use a spray bottle and cloth wipes on the go for little sticky hands and faces. I’m sure there are so many more uses for these wonderful wetbags! How do you use the DBW’s wetbags?"

Thanks Jolie!!!! I would love to know how others use their wetbags! Post a comment (either on facebook or the blog) about your most creative use for our Zippered Wet Bags and I'll select one at random. The winner will receive a MYSTERY PACKAGE....comments will be accepted until April 1st, 2011!

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Looks what's right on top of the 2010 Holiday Gift Guide from the Gift Guide Girls!!!!

Oh yes! It's our Personalized Little Kids / Toddler Apron!!!! Woot!

Diaper Bag Wrangler Review and Giveaway!

Check out this FAB review and giveaway over at Go Long! Go Green!

Diaper Bag Wrangler Review and Giveaway!

Wouldn't you just love to have a small diaper bag to run into the store with and not have to take the full size bag?  Wouldn't it be nice to just take a few diapers, wipes, and a changing pad on a walk with you, hooked onto the stroller instead of carrying a huge bag?  KC over at the Diaper Bag Wrangler has the perfect items for you!!   Check out her Link Loop Diaper Bag as well as the Link Loop Zippered Wet Bag!   When I received my wet bag (orbit print below), I was SO impressed with the craftsmanship!  Seriously, this is one of the finest products I have ever seen!  I have always used my trust Bumpkin's Wet Bag, but NOW this Link Loop Zippered Wet Bag takes the place and is my go-to diaper bag!  I actually stopped carrying a full size diaper bag and can fit 1-2 cloth diapers, my travel wipes container, diaper cream, fleece strips, and even my changing pad!!   The wet bag has waterproof PUL lining so your soiled dipes won't get anything else wet!  The zipper is of excellent quality and I know will last many many years!!  

Link Loop Diaper Bag (in tons of patterns and colors)

This Link Loop Diaper Bag is perfect if you use disposable diapers! It has a Velcro closure in the front flap and a back pocket for extra diapers or wipes container! 

Link Loop Zippered Wet Bag (various patterns and colors)

I even attach my hand sanitizer to the loop for post-diaper changes!

The Wet bag is perfect for cloth diapers! Can you see my BG 3.0 OS?  

The Wet bag is very spacious!

Another item you can find over at The Diaper Bag Wrangler is her Travel Changing Pad!  From her website: "Our travel changing pad will keep your baby comfy and clean wherever diaper changes happen. Easily folds or rolls up to keep in your diaper bag.  They are great to use on pack 'n play changing stations or on the fold down changing tables in public restrooms.  Each pad features an incredibly soft 8 oz. unbleached organic flannel on one side with a cotton print fabric reverse."

I was very impressed (once again) with the craftsmanship of this product!  You can tell lots of time and effort go into each one of her products!  They are all handmade in the USA!!  Yes, another quality USA product!!

KC's customer service is out of this world and I look forward to doing more business with her in the future!!  

City Garden Print

I was so impressed by how soft this pad was!  Sophia tried to snuggle up with it like a blanket!

Sophia post diaper change ... this is the closest I could get her
 to the pad for my picture ... She was not a happy camper!

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WONDERFUL REVIEW!

Check out this AWESOME review of our Diaper Bag Wrangler Changing Pads done by Mami's and Papi's!

Review: Diaper Bag Wrangler Changing Pad

There's a beautiful diapering accessory at Mami's and Papi's online store...not easily noticed, but it deserves some love! The Diaper Bag Wrangler (DBW) has several handmade items available at Mami's and Papi's (even a few exclusive's!), and the changing pad is just one of them.

The DBW changing pad measures approximately 22" by 17" in length - a perfect size. It has a beautiful cotton print on one side and a super-soft unbleached organic cotton as the reverse. The first thing I noticed about it was how vibrant the colors are on the cotton print - the pictures do not do it justice! The second thing I noticed was how nicely it was made. The fabrics are substantial, not thin, and of course it's washable!

I would hate for this to be limited as just a changing pad. Around here it's been miserably hot and humid. At the suggestion of a friend, I folded the two sides in and lined our seat with it, and it helps wick the moisture away. As an added bonus, our carseat got a facelift! With Fall just around the corner in the Midwest, it would also be nice to have the flannel side facing out.

Here are a few more action shots of the "changing pad" in use over the last few weeks.

Replacing our folded bath towel which was functioning as our changing pad...

If you're missing your "changing pad", check to see if it's being snuggled with - it's that soft!!

Not pictured are it's use as a baby lap blanket in the infant carseat during a recent unseasonably cold weekend, and as a blanket for my 1 1/2 year old's dolly. My only problem is figuring out which way to use it - good thing it's washable!

I would love to see an option for a second generation changing pad with a layer of PUL sewn in! I would call it "not-just-a-changing pad"

Need one? Find it here at Mami's and Papi's where it's available in beautiful prints that coordinate with some of the DBW's other items such as aprons, booties, and wetbags! There are even military-print yellow ribbon items from which a portion of the purchase goes to the USO.

Until next time!
~Prima~

Disclosure: the opinions of this review are my own. I was provided this item to review free of charge.

Giveaway! Win A Snap To It! Dishtowel Apron

Swing by Stacey's Sweet Shop and enter to win a Snap To It! Apron of your choice!

Here's what Stacey (who's a caker, baker, and candy-maker) had to say about our Apron:

I'm totally in love with my new apron AND you could WIN ONE!!!

I know... how can you be in love with an apron? But I AM! I don't know why but I've had such a hard time finding one. I opened shop in November and have been searching for an apron ever since. I wanted one that would kind of double as a quasi-uniform for various events. BUT I also wanted practical.


If you are anything like me, you go through lots of towels in the kitchen. Either they are sopping wet because you wash your hands so many times or you end up with piles of half used towels because you walk around with them and then they aren't handy when you need them.

Check out what this lady did. She made a half apron with snap on towels!!! I love, love, love it! I also purchased 3 replacement towels so that as I work, I can just replace the towel if I make too big of a mess of it. But now I ALWAYS have a towel handy when I need it! And these are made for REAL women too. Because you know I taste what I make! (wink)

And as a bonus, she also has great tie back headbands to keep your hair back. Which is a requirement in the food industry. So now I have a coordinated look that matches my shop colors and is amazingly practical.


So what are you waiting for....hi-tail it to Stacey's Blog and enter the giveaway. And check out her amazing cakes too....

Fab Find - LL Bean Fleece Lined Hoodie

The fam made a little trip to the LL Bean store in Allentown, PA this weekend. Main mission: fall jacket for Lilly. When we walked in the store Mike and I immediately noticed a hoodie with a plush lining. You know those adorable hoodies for babies that have that minky plush lining- and you find yourself saying "I wish they made this for adults!". Well- they do...at LL Bean.

Words cannot express the love I feel for this hoodie. I think the description of "fleece" is slightly misleading. It's not like a polar-fleece lining, it's like a baby blanket.... a soft marshmallow-y blankie.


So I picked out the Fleece-Lined Hoodie in Navy Blue ($49.95) and Mike got the same one for guys, but it has a much cooler name: Katahdin Iron Works Sweatshirt in Timber ($49.95). There's one for kids, but Lilly doesn't like hoodies so we saved $34.50 by not getting one for her.
The women's hoodie is thick, plush and WARM. The body and hood have the fleece lining, the arms are lined in a knit jersey. There's zipper pockets on the front. The men's hoodie has a slightly different fleece lining, it's more textured. The sleeves have a satiny lining and the pockets have a mesh lining. You will definitely want to put this on your holiday shopping list....if they're still available. I can see this item selling out fast!

More bloggy love from The Shopping Mama - Sunday Spotlight

Special thanks to The Shopping Mama for posting a Spotlight and Giveaway!!!!

Sunday Spotlight: The Diaper Bag Wrangler

Today's Sunday Spotlight and giveaway is why I love my blog. Seriously.

I featured Diaper Bag Wrangler a month ago in a Ten Dollar Tuesday post. I emailed the link to KC of Diaper Bag Wrangler to let her know I wrote about her shop. We've exchanged a few emails and in the process I've learned more about her. She's an amazing, inspiring, talented woman and I'm so excited for you to learn more about her, too. The Diaper Bag Wrangler is now back for a Sunday Spotlight and a giveaway!

KC is the mama to a 3 year old daughter and an "incredibly fat pug Caeser." Last year, KC's world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer at just 30 years old. She says, "It was totally surreal, and everything was happening incredibly fast, so I started blogging candidly about my experiences and treatment. On August 18th 2009, I became a one year survivor."

TSM: What's a random fun fact about you?
I got married at the Tropicana in Las Vegas and my wedding pictures are in front of slot machines. We were young, it was fun...and yes, it was planned in advance.

TSM: When did you start making and selling your goods? Is this your full time work or do you have a “day job”? I'm a stay-at-home Mom, and I started making Diaper Bag Wrangler products shortly after Lilly was born. I just wanted to keep all my diaper stuff together! There were some similar items available, but not exactly what I was looking for. I started out making things for myself and some friends who were having babies and it just grew!

TSM: What is your favorite item to make or sell?
My favorite item is definitely the Link Loop Diaper Bag. I just love the practicality and versatility of them. Plus, it was the item that started my business.

TSM: What is your inspiration?
I like things simple. When I see something complicated, I wonder, "how can I make that easier?" I love being inspired by my family and friends to create things. My background is in Design so I am always thinking/planning/creating.

TSM: Do you have any plans for new, additional products or business expansion?
I've recently expanded my line to include additional aprons - there was a lot of demand from my customers for matching "Mommy & Me" apron sets! It's even grown from there to coordinating doll and maternity aprons.

We've also introduced headbands and caps for women undergoing chemotherapy. The headbands tie in the back so they are great to wear with wigs, but I have found that just about everyone loves them as well. The chemo caps are stylish, contemporary and comfortable. 10% from every cap and headband sold is donated to a cancer charity.

TSM: If money were no object what is one thing you would buy right now?
I would have to say a new studio for my business! Right now I have a great studio in my home but my dream is to have my own storefront studio where I could work, teach sewing workshops, and have a boutique set up.

TSM: What are some of your favorite stores or Etsy shops online?
On Etsy: Little Lesiw (I am seriously obsessed), Frank and Me, Ahpeele, JewlLi. Other Stores:
Anywhere I can buy fabric...I have a major fabric addiction.

Connect! Check out the Diaper Bag Wrangler Blog and follow Diaper Bag Wrangler on Twitter.

Shop! Head over to www.diaperbagwrangler.com and enter the code SHOP20 in the discount coupon box at checking for or 20% off your entire order. Discount code expires October 31, 2009. Diaper Bag Wrangler always offers free shipping on all orders over $40!

Win! Enter the Diaper Bag Wrangler $75 Gift Certificate giveaway on The Shopping Mama!

Posted by The Shopping Mama at 12:05 AM

Bloggy Love from The Shopping Mama!!!

Check out The Shopping Mama for great deals, reviews and giveaways!!! Thanks to Kate for such a fab post!!!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Ten Dollar Tuesday: Diaper Bag Wrangler

I've been a big slacker in the Ten Dollar Tuesday department. Truthfully, I've been slacking on all of my online shopping (*gasp* It's true!) and as a result haven't found great buys to share. So if you're new to Ten Dollar Tuesday the premise is simple: once a week I feature a great bargain so you can get the thrill of a fun purchase without breaking the bank.

The Diaper Bag Wrangler on Etsy is having a super duper crazy sale, and currently has TONS of listings for adorable items less than $10.

I love the Diaper and Wipes Organizer with Link Loop that is quite the multi-tasker. Throw this sucker in your purse and you've got a diaper bag or clip it on your stroller when you head to the park. Why lug your whole diaper bag when you can bring your necessities in this cute thing?

In addition to the ribbon loop, the Diaper and Wipes Organizer has an exterior pocket for extra storage and holds up to 6 diapers plus travel size wipes. All this for only $7!

Is there anything cuter than these super sweet baby booties? Yes, the price tag! $5!

Connect! Follow the Diaper Bag Wrangler on Twitter.

Shop! Check out Super Crazy Sale at the Diaper Bag Wrangler on Etsy, but HURRY! (Seriously, while I was writing this post multiple things I was looking at were sold.) I'm not the only one who knows a good deal when I see it!

Stop by the Peanut Butter & Pickle Daddy Day Giveaway!

The Diaper Bag Wrangler is so happy to be participating in the Peanut Butter and Pickle Daddy Day Giveaway! Swing by their awesome site and enter to win a CUSTOM Diaper Bag Wrangler- made especially for your special Dad! Plus you could win a Honeywell Weather Station, Grill Charms and a Better Life Clean Happens Starter Kit! Contest runs 6/14/09-6-24/09.

Historically, Peanut Butter and Pickle Reviews has hosted giveaways primarily for the moms out there. But what about all you dads? You like to win stuff too!

Welcome to Peanut Butter and Pickle Review's 1st Annual Daddy Day Giveaway! Where we are celebrating the awesome husbands and dads in our lives. For all you dads who kill the spiders in the kid's sandboxes, make campfire smores, fix squeaky bicycle wheels, plant beautiful landscapes, teach little boys to pee off the sides of decks, catch crawdads in streams, shoot groundhogs in the field, bait fishing worms on hooks, and grill up a mean steak.

This is also for you dads who know how to kiss a boo boo, paint little girl's fingernails, read endless story books, rock babies to sleep, change diapers, brush your kid's hair and teeth, and give the best bear hugs any little boy or girl could ask for.

I am not the only one who appreciates dads. I am working with four awesome companies who wanted to chip in and do their part to honor you as well.

Featured on Remarkably Great

The Diaper Bag Wrangler Diaper & Wipes Organizer was just featured on the Australian Website Remarkably Great!



April 22nd, 2009

The Diaper Bag Wrangler

Stuck on a new baby gift or looking for a great organiser for your diapers while you are out and about?

I stumbled upon a great, handmade item on Etsy from The Diaper Bag Wrangler. A gorgeous, handmade diaper pouch with a loop to attach anywhere, this nifty little item is fab for mums or as a baby shower gift.

I am expecting my second baby in seven weeks (and my three-year-old is still in pull-ups…we have hit a brick wall with the toilet training) so carrying diapers around is a reality for me for the next few years…at least!

Available in lots of cool and vibrant designs, The Diaper Bag Wrangler is a fab, affordable parenting item. Designed by K.C. - a mum from Pennsylvania - Diaper Bag Wrangler also has other gorgeous handmade items like children’s aprons, nursing covers, burp cloths and even chic caps for women undergoing chemotherapy (K.C was diagnosed with breast cancer last year).

I bought mine on Etsy but there is also a website and items can be shipped internationally.

Thank you Remarkably Great!

The Diaper Bag Wrangler featured on Blissfully Domestic

We were featured on the website www.blissfullydomestic.com in the Creative Bliss column!! Check out the link here, or just read below...

Etsy Elite - Diaper Bag Wrangler

December 30th, 2008 by tara

Recently, I received the following email from a Blissfully Domestic reader:

The Diaper Bag Wrangler is one of my favorite shops. I buy stuff from her all the time for friends and now that I am expecting my first am working on a custom order with her. Not only are KC's items creative and well made, she ships super quickly. She has a young daughter and was just recently diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 30.

I checked out KC's shop, and it is awesome! She makes and sells all sorts of baby items and her creations are useful and blissfully stylish.

Gift Set Collection

Gift Set Collection

In addition to baby items, KC makes some toddler items like aprons and bib clips and even Chemo Caps for other cancer patients. Her shop is definitely worth a look.

All of KC's creations are made in her home studio. You can read more about her at her website, her blog, or her MySpace, and she's running a 25% off sale on many of her products.

I hope you enjoyed today's pick. If you see an item or shop that you'd like reviewed, please drop me a line!

Tara is a freelance writer/editor and high school teacher who prides herself on being a little crunchy and a lot quirky. She loves food, photography, and crafts, but really Feels like home when she’s being silly with her husband and their toddler.

Diaper Bag Wrangler Giveaway and Review at Weefinds.com

weefinds.com is a FANTASTIC site for baby gear, smart finds, reviews and giveaways...the best part...everything on their site is under $25!!!

They posted a rave review (below) and there's a Holiday giveaway on their site for a Diaper Bag Wrangler Diaper and Wipes Organizer with Link Loop- of YOUR CHOICE!!!!

Diaper Bag Wrangler Giveaway (from the weefinds.com website)

I love diaper bags, I really do. I admit that I have accumulated quite a collection of diaper bags. Do I need all of them? Of course not. Do I use all of them? Definitely not. In fact, I rarely even take the diaper bag out of the car these days. Instead, I have been using my new Diaper Bag Wrangler almost daily. This chic little handmade pouch is the perfect size to hold a few diapers, a travel case of wipes, and a few other small necessities for short trips out of the house. It has a plastic link loop that you can use to attach it to your stroller or even your purse. Sometimes I even skip the purse, and throw my cell phone and wallet in the additional pocket on the backside of the pouch. I have found the Diaper Bag Wrangler to be incredibly useful as I no longer have to worry about carrying my huge (and overpacked) diaper bag everywhere, and all the necessities are right within reach. As an added bonus, this pouch is cute, like REALLY cute. They come in a variety of modern colors and patterns, and it’s hard to pick a favorite.

Diaper Bag Wrangler is sponsoring our Christmas giveaway for a Diaper Bag Organizer. One lucky weefinds reader will win a Diaper Bag Organizer of their choice.

To enter, simply go to their site and tell us your favorite Diaper Bag organizer print by commenting on this post. We will announce the winner on the Day After Christmas. Our readers can also use the coupon code THANKYOU to get 15% off all their orders. No expiration on the coupon.

Click here to go directly to the weefinds.com website, review, and giveaway details!

Tell your friends, post on your blogs...we all love free stuff and good deals!!! Thank you weefinds.com!!!

Product Review & Win A Diaper Bag Wrangler!

The Diaper Bag Wrangler is sponsoring a March giveaway on one of our favorite parenting blogs, "Amanda - A Stay At Home Mom's Point of View," a.k.a MommyMandy.com. The winner will receive the Diaper Bag Wrangler Link Loop Organizer of their choice.

To enter the contest , click HERE and check out the the post on Amanda's blog.

Amanda has provided a great product review that we are thrilled to pass along:

"I am constantly on the go with my girls, we take the stroller everywhere with us and sometimes grabbing the big bulky diaper bag can be such a hassle. With my new Diaper Bag Wrangler, I just put a few diapers and a small wipes case in it. Attach it to my stroller and off we go. I can even fit a small pair of pants for Sarah in case she has an accident. It definitely beats taking the diaper bag. But for those long trips where I'll need the whole diaper bag, the Diaper Wrangler makes organizing my bag so much easier. I am all about organizing everything, and this Wrangler helps a lot. When I need to grad a diaper and wipe I can just grab the Wrangler and were set. What is great is I can throw in some small zip lock bags in the Wrangler so just in case we don't have a trash can near by I can put the dirty/stinky diaper in it. Plus it controls the order in the bathrooms. (Don't you hate going into a bathroom that smells of dirty diapers?) I like to be considerate of others by putting the dirty diaper in a baggie."

Thanks Amanda!