My FREE Stash!

This is a pic of my "Free" stash there are 27 diapers here and I have "24" more in transit.  I won all of these in various blog giveaways within 2 months! Want to know how I did it? Keep following and invite you friends to follow and I'll tell you! P.S. I would love to share the wealth! ~Becky~  (not pictured a bag of 50 Bamboo disposables!)

How I Won My Free Stash!

Ok, so we all love blog giveaways right? I know I do and I wanted to share with you how I did it! I know some of you are going to read this and go "DUH" but some of you aren't really sure how to win! Here is what I do.....

#1. If you don't have a twitter account get one! A dear twitter friend of mine suggested tweetdeck to me and that's what I suggest to you! At the top there is an option to add a column, use it and add #clothdiapers. Almost every giveaway will be tweeted there.

#2. Click on ALL of them and if they are new (no entries) I look to see how many GFC followers they have. If they have less than 200 I try to start entering it at 10-20 entries. If they have more than 200 I wait to enter until they have 50-75 entries. WHY? Because I've noticed Random.org usually will pick numbers in the 100's -200's depending on the # of entries, and I want to get as many of my initial entries in between those numbers. I also look at their existing and closed giveaways to see the average # of entries their giveaways have! Make sense? If they tend to generate 300 entries I believe Random.org will pick a number between 100 and 200, not always but usually!

#3. Look for low entry giveaways and rock them! (cheesy grin)

#4. What do I mean by rock them?? Do all the entries you can! Again if you don't tweet you need to! Tweeting can get you the most amount of entries in a giveaway! If the giveaway lasts 2 weeks and they allow tweeting 2 time a day that's 28 tweets plus the initial tweet so you end up with 29 tweets! Plus the mandatory entry give you 30 entries!  If they say post it on fb DO IT! Some giveaways allow posting on fb daily! Those extra entries will get you up to 44 entries in a 2 week period, see where I'm going with this?? Lets say they usually generate an average of 96 entries in their giveaways you now have half of those! Pretty good odds don't ya think!

SO TWEET!

 If your not sure if your allowed to tweet or post daily ASK! I've tweeted at the host or asked their fb page and have been surprised when they said "AS OFTEN AS YOU WANT!" It was like striking oil! lol So as others were only doing it once I was "Rockin' It"!


#5. Break up your entries! If there is one mandatory entries and we'll say 5 extra entries DO THEM ALL but don't do the all at once, especially if they don't allow tweeting or only allow tweeting once a day!
Do the mandatory entry, follow them on twitter and tweet! That's 3. The next day, Tweet, like them on fb and like the sponsor on fb! there's another 3 together! The next day come back and tweet, follow the sponsor on twitter and if you have a blog grab their button, there's another 3 in a row! See how that works? Keep doing that until nothing is left to do, and then just continue to tweet daily!

#6. BLOG! Even if it's a personal blog you will still earn extra entries in most giveaways from blogging about it! I've seen the extra entries range from 2 extra to 20 extra entries! YOU WANT THOSE! They can really plump the number of entries you have in a giveaway.

 So there it is! If I think of any other tips I will post them! Have fun and WIN, WIN, WIN!
 Don't forget to follow me on twitter! I tweet about EVERY giveaway I'm in and be sure to check my blog!
                                                                            Thank for following~Becky
Oh and Good luck!!

Want Unlimited Extra Entries??

I would love to win the new Kushies Organic AIO and if I win one you could too so lets win together.  Here's what you need to do. Go to Kushies fb page here and tell them Rebecca O'Brien sent you and I'll give you 10 extra entries have a friend comment I sent them and earn another 10. Use them now or save them for upcoming giveaways. When you comment on the giveaway just write ee #1 and so on for the number of entries you earn. The more friends you get to comment on their page the more entries you earn! If your friends comment that I sent them write ee#1and so on and their name so I know you sent them! That's it! So lets get those comments flowing!Extra entries can only be used once, but you can decide which giveaway to use them in. Thanks~Becky

Clover's Garden Esty

Clover's Garden is having a giveaway on their facebook page and makes the most adorable animal hats for babies and kids. I just love the selection, and the prices will fit any budget. Check out her Esty here you'll be happy you did! Becky!

My First Share The Wealth Giveaway

Share The Wealth Giveaway

        Here it is folks, my first Share The Wealth Giveaway, this giveaway is for a My Baby's Green LLC.. AIO in Blue Moon I won 5 of their AIO's in their blog giveaway and loved them so much I wanted to share with you.

        My Baby's Green LLC diapers are One size pocket style AIO with a snap in bamboo/micro fleece insert that  has snap adjustments to fit the diaper even on it's smallest setting. Cool hey? They have cross over tabs for a snug fit (they really hold the diaper very well against baby's tummy) to help control leaks. 

        You can learn more about My Baby's Green diapers on their website. My Baby's Green diapers come in 5 different colors and sell for $16.95 each. I love these diapers and I know you will too!~Becky

         I was not supplied this diaper for review nor did My Baby's Green LLC sponsor this giveaway in any way. My opinions are my own and I will be supplying the diaper for this giveaway including shipping costs.

Want to win it? Mandatory Entry: Follow me via GFC and tell me why you want to win this diaper.(2 entries)

1) Follow me on twitter. (2 entries)

2) Like My Baby's Green on Facebook. (1 entry)

3) Post this giveaway once daily on you facebook wall. (1 entry per day)

4) Tweet this giveaway up to 3 times daily, include @mrsob1 and #clothdiapers in your tweets. Leave the link to your tweet/tweets. (1 entry per tweet 3 tweets max. daily)
Please leave your email address in every entry so I can contact you if you win. 

This giveaway is open until 2/5 11:59 CST. Open to US residents only.

Three Years In The Making

                   Finally after 3 years it's done. Normally I would finish a blanket in a week or two but three years later here it is. I started this before Em was born but when she was born and stopped when I had her at 24 weeks, I didn't have the mindset to keep working on it and just let it sit. When she came home from the hospital my days and nights were filled with caring for her and the other kids and the rest of the time I just made up excuses. I really have to be in the mood to crochet or I have no interest in it, but when the mood strikes watch out! lol! I'm posting 2 pick because it's hard to see the letters. Let me know what you think! Thanks for reading~Becky

My Dryer Ball :)

  Well with all the hoopla surrounding dryer balls I wanted some! DH bought me two that we found at our local grocery store but knowing me I needed more! lol 

  I was looking them up online and came across a website that showed me how to make them! Awesome, now all I needed was the wool! Ureka!! My sister Brenda gave me some alpaca fiber she had processed and spun, so online I went again to see if I could use it! YUP I CAN! So I went to the dungeon to get my bin of yarn hoping it was still in there and it was! The instructions say too start may making a small ball, ok no problem got it! In about 5 minuets I was done, then it says to wrap it in a nylon and tie the top and put it through a hot wash, cool I had a load of laundry to throw in so off I was to do the laundry :) then into a hot dry cycle it went. I pulled it out of there as soon as the load was done and it looked pretty good! The next step is to make it bigger, cool more winding. Simply lay the yarn on your existing ball and once again start winding until the ball reaches desired size. I wanted mine to be 3 1/2 inches across because then it would be the same size as my other dryer balls. This process took about 10 minuets. Ok done, off to felt! Hot wash, this time with towels, hot dry! Done! 

   Here it is folks, my dryer ball! Tell me you're not proud of me. I am, and I've already been on Joann's website looking for more wool to make them for family and friends! Me and my pesky addictive personality disorder! I have included a BONUS pic of Emma, she is never far from me and as soon as I pull out the camera all I hear is, cheese, cheese, cheese until I take her pic! :)