Product Review/Giveaway: Fun And Unique Outfit For My Girl From Matilda Jane Clothing

I am so excited to share with you today about this new outfit that my little girl received the other day from Matilda Jane Clothing. They are some of the most colorful, fun, adorable and unique clothing for girls. I mean, could it get any more adorable than this? I love the combination of colors, the prints, style, design and just how unique these clothing are. I am telling you, I giggled when I opened up the package and these are what I saw. My little girl can tell you how much she loves this outfit because she didn't want to take them off. 

Have you shopped at Matilda Jane Clothing before? Never heard of them? Or perhaps you may have seen them online before? If you haven't heard of Matilda Jane Clothing (MJC), below is a short introduction to the company. 

Our Story

"It's all about keeping a little girl...a little girl. Keeping her youthful. Keeping her spinning and twirling and carefree. And most importantly, bringing her happiness." – Denise DeMarchis, designer and founder.

Matilda Jane Clothing's designer and founder, Denise DeMarchis, started the girls' clothing company in 2005. A mother of two boys (good ones, if ever there were) and a successful decorative artist, Denise brought her unique, soulful approach to creativity and relationships to her new venture—an "unpredictable clothing company."

Matilda Jane Clothing's designs are youthful. Playful. And expressive. Our whimsical approach to texture, pattern and color results in designs that capture the spirit and imagination of childhood. Remember when your grandpa let you pick your own flavor of ice cream for the first time? That's what being a Matilda Jane girl is all about. Lucky for you, gals of all ages and sizes can join the fun! Matilda Jane Clothing is available in girls, tweens and adults. Flavors for all! 

What's In The Mail?

Here is the outfit that my little girl received from Matilda Jane Clothing.

- Love Bug Knot Top

- Cloudy Puffer Tee

- Sweetheart Leggings

Love Bug Knot Top

Your little ladybug is sure to be head over heels for this fresh-from-the-garden creation. Red flutter sleeves and dainty eyelet lace trim make this green and cerulean beauty simply unforgettable.

Item #: T1520

Price: $44.00

*Tween sizes 8-14 +$2.00

to the right: Cloudy Puffer Tee and Sweetheart Leggings














Our Review: 

- Do I need to say more? I think these photos can pretty much tell you how awesome the outfit from Matilda Jane Clothing is. And if you want to know the quality of the clothing, it is up there. Great quality! 

- The Cloudy Puffer Tee and the Sweetheart leggings are soft to touch. The quality of the material is absolutely wonderful! It is thicker, durable, and comfortable for my little girl to wear. It is cool too!

- The Love Bug Knot Top is ADORABLE!!! It is a well-made piece of clothing, no loose threads, nothing to worry about buttons possibly coming off, no zippers to tackle with. It is just perfect for a little girl like my sweet daughter. We love it! 

- I know that the Love Bug Knot Top is supposed to be tied up, but because me and my little girl weren't such a fan of tying up the straps into a knot, I added a few snaps. It is what works for us and for her, so I went with it. 

- One of the things that I do love about Matilda Jane Clothing is that you can mix and match a lot of their clothing. This particular outfit that we got can be made into like five different outfits with just the three items. And, if I happen to purchase another item from MJC, let's say another pair of leggings. That can also be mixed and matched with the top and tee that my little girl already got. Versatility in clothing is the key! 

- I love watching my little girl wear this outfit. I told my husband our little girl looked like a little German girl (her grandma was German) in her Dirndl dress. Simply adorable! I really love my little girl wearing dresses more and these clothing from Matilda Jane Clothing are a great addition to her wardrobe. If you are interested to find out more about Matilda Jane Clothing and their fun and unique collection, don't forget to check out the website at  https://www.matildajaneclothing.com/. Thank you so much, Matilda Jane Clothing! 

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And now for the GIVEAWAY!!! One lucky winner will win a $50 Matilda Jane Clothing Gift Card. This giveaway is open to US only. Starts today the 28th of April and ends on the 11th of May, 2014- Sunday. Thank you for playing and Good luck! 
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Homemade Cloth Diapers

A few months ago I asked a good friend of mine to sew me some cloth diapers from a pattern that I modified and designed myself. I cut out two PULs in different colors, mailed it to her, and she provided me with the rest of the materials and she sewed it herself. I asked her to make one cloth diaper into an All-In-One and the other stuffed. Here are some photos of the diapers and my little girl wearing it. The two you see above is my daughter wearing the new cloth diaper that my friend Michell made herself. She makes some really good cloth diapers in affordable and reasonable prices. You should come check her online store here. Thank you mommy Michell Breyer for doing me a favor and for being so generous.

Photo source: Michell Breyer

My new homemade cloth diapers from the pattern that I made.

Photo source: Michell Breyer

All-In-One cloth diaper on the left and pocket style cloth diaper on the right.

I know it looks really narrow, but I meant to do it this way. I wanted it to be trim fitting yet still works. So far I have not had any leakage problem and it works so well. I think it also helped when I asked her to try to use Shamwow for more absorption. Really works well and fashionable, right?

Look at her so cute wearing her new diapers. That is why cloth diapering can be very addicting.

These two are now my new favorite cloth diapers and I am so glad mommy Michell agreed on making it for me. So sweet of her.

Bunnzoo Cloth Diaper Review

I guess I should say cloth diapers review since a good friend of mine sent me two cloth diapers for free. Mommy Michell Breyer who has an online store called Bunnzoo sells cloth diapers, baby clothes and other items that she herself made. She is such a generous person that she sent me two of her homemade cloth diapers that I am about to do a review. This is actually a long overdue review and I just now got to doing it. As I have promised, here is my review(s) and I want to start with the red one.

Two homemade Bunnzoo cloth diapers.

These are made out of t-shirts.

This red diaper is called the One-size (OS) fitted diaper and it is not waterproof. You will need a waterproof cover for this one, but you can always leave it as it is and just change the diaper when it feels damp. In that way, the skin can breathe and it's healthy on the baby bum. Michell Breyer made this diaper out of an unwanted t-shirt and it came with two thin t-shirt liners inside. It is a snap closure with three size settings for small, medium and large settings and that makes this diaper an OS or one-size diaper. The leg part has an adjustable elastic so you can really get that good fit around your baby's legs and on the back elastic as well, as you can see in the photo below. I am really loving this fitted style and that serged edge of the diaper. I like it because it does not leave a red mark or line on my baby's skin and hence the name fitted, it really fits well on her bum. This diaper does work and lasted about two (2) to three (3) hours before it was time to change the diaper. At first try I let my baby girl wear it for two (2) hours without the cover and it worked. Next wear, I used the FLIP cover and it still works. Whenever I use this diaper on my baby, I would either use the FLIP cover, the cotton babies cover or even the cover that I made myself and it still works well. No leaks! Thank you so much mommy Michell Breyer for this one. I can't say anything bad about this diaper. It's cute, it works, and I sure would love to have another one of this style.

Adjustable elastic on the back and on the leg area. 

 Adjustable leg elastic for a good fit.

 Adjustable back elastic for a good fit.

 OS fitted diaper. It needs waterproof cover.

I prefer using snaps than Velcro because it lasts longer even though Velcro is quick and easy to strap on and off.

And look at her wearing the red diaper for the first time. So cute and soft on the bum as well. I would say that this cloth diaper really works!

Now onward to the blue diaper. 

This diaper is also made from unwanted t-shirt. 

This diaper is called the One-size (OS) All-In-One (AIO) diaper. It has no pocket to stuff the liners in, although it came with three snap-on thin t-shirt liners, so all you have to do is to snap on the three liners onto the diaper. No need for stuffing inside. 

It has a PUL (Polyurethane Laminated fabric) sandwiched inside the two t-shirt materials, so it makes this diaper a waterproof one. No need for waterproof cover anymore.

Do you see those two snaps in the middle? That is where you snap on the three liners that came with it. So easy to use! First time my little girl wore it, it works really well and it lasted for three (3) hours. I would usually change diapers in two hours, but I wanted to test out the capacity to this diaper so I did wait up to three hours. No leak problems at all, although it left red marks on my little girl's legs. The material is a bit thick on the leg area that it buries into her skin and leaves a red mark. Maybe if it wasn't too thick of a material that it won't do that. I would actually love it if it has the same design as the red one as it softer on the baby's legs. That is my only concern about this diaper, but other than that it works really well. I am happy with my freebie diapers. All in all, mommy Michell Breyer of Bunnzoo did a great job making these homemade diapers. Thank you so much, Michell! 

 Cute!

 I love the fun colors of the snaps on this diaper. 

A snap closure diaper, has three settings for small, medium and large sizes.

The elastic is not adjustable unlike the red one.

Don't you just love that cute little bum? That is one reason I am sold on using cloth diapering. You can never get that from disposable ones. I wash these cloth diapers just like my other diapers that I bought from other online stores.

If you want to find out more about Michell and her homemade items, make sure to visit Bunnzoo and see some of her cute homemade and affordable cloth diapers. And while you are at it, make sure to check out her freebie diapers for love as she is giving away diapers to mommies out there for free, except you have to pay for the shipping which only costs about $2.99 or something like that. Not bad, huh?

It is actually a great deal because if you are a mom interested in cloth diapering, you can try this one first and see if you would actually like CDing and get the hang of it before you buy more cloth diapers. Make sure to stop buy and check out Michell! Let us support homemade!