The Mint Julep Review + GIVEAWAY [OVER] + What's In My Bag

This giveaway is now OVER. Congrats Katie H.! You won a $25 gift certificate to The Mint Julep! I have already emailed you! Also- a big THANK YOU for everyone who entered! More giveaways to come! Get your lucky rabbit's foot/feet ready.

Guys! I'm super duper excited about my brand new giveaway today! I'm giving one lucky Coffee and Cashmere reader a gift certificate to The Mint Julep!

The Mint Julep is an awesome online clothing store that has tons of amazing clothes. They offer dresses, tops, bottoms, shoes, maternity, jewelry, and PURSES. The latter being my weakness. I can't stress this enough: I love a great bag. I've shunned away from cheaper made purses as I've gotten older and usually only go for genuine leather. I know. PETA, animal lovers, whateves, sorry, not sorry.

So, when I saw this gorgeous suede leather bag, I knew she had to be mine. This is such a beautiful purse. The suede is very soft and makes the bag extremely slouchy for the perfect grab and go look. And the gold chain makes it both classic and edgy at the same time! The chain is pretty long, which is perfect if you'd like to wear this bag cross body. But I ran the chain back through one of the side hoops to make it a double chain shoulder bag. That way it makes it super comfy to carry.

And since all I carry with me at the moment is the biggest diaper bag ever, this purse is perfect for short outings. I can easily stuff one or two cloth diapers, a changing pad, wipes, and my wallet in it!

Okay, so, what's in my bag??

- HOBO "Lauren" Wallet 

- Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether 

- BumGenius 4.0 Cloth Diaper "Twilight" 

- Wubbanub Paci Mary Meyer "Oatmeal Bunny"

- Michael Kors changing pad (came with one of my diaper bags)

(I did have wipes in the bag, but I forgot to pull them out for the photo) #mombrain

And now for the giveaway! One winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to pick out whatever their little heart desires over at The Mint Julep!

For your chance to win, just log into the Rafflecopter below (or make a new Rafflecopter account), and follow the directions for each entry. Please make sure to actually do what's required for each entry. If you just click enter and not do what it's asking, I'll know. If you are unsure how to do one, skip it and contact me. I go back and check to make sure the winner actually did what was required. I will not let cheaters win. DON'T CHEAT. Meh.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

This giveaway is now OVER. Congrats Katie H.! You won a $25 gift certificate to The Mint Julep!

This giveaway will end Sunday, September 27th, 2015. One winner will be picked at random via Rafflecopter. The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to The Mint Julep. The winner will be announced on coffeeandcashmere.com and will also be notified via email. The winner will have ONE week to respond to the email to claim their prize. If the winner never responds, a second winner will be picked at random.

A great big THANK YOU to The Mint Julep for sending me such a chic purse and for teaming up with me on this giveaway! Ohandplusalso- is it totally bad that every time I type "The Mint Julep" I crave the actual drink? Gah. It's been so long since I've had an alcoholic bev. I'm going to try to breastfeed JB until he is two, so, only a year and a half left until I can have some booze!! Hey-oh!!

Congrats to Rachel B. for winning my last great giveaway.

This or That Baby Edition

|| this mobile ||

|| that mobile ||

|| this reusable bag ||

|| that reusable bag ||

|| these ergo drool pads ||

|| those ergo drool pads ||

|| this diaper bag ||

|| that diaper bag ||

|| this baby quilt || 

|| that baby quilt ||

|| these baby moccs ||

|| those baby moccs ||

|| this teether ||

|| that teether ||

|| this lovie ||

|| that lovie ||

New Mommy Must Haves

 - BLANKET - William gave me this incredibly soft blanket from Barefoot Dreams on my last birthday. Since then, I haven't traveled without it. And when I went into the hospital to have JB, my leopard blanket went right along with me. It made me feel secure while being there.

 - SOAP - We are really big into organic soaps. When Adrienne was a baby I used Johnson's and Johnson's baby shampoo. And a few years later I learned about all the terrible ingredients in that soap. I was horrified. Now, I steer clear of any soaps with sulfates, parabens, phthalates, paraffins, formaldehyde, propylene glycol, petrolatum, synthetic color, and synthetic fragrance listed in their ingredients. We love Shea Moisture and Dr. Bronner's baby soaps.

 - SWADDLERS - I can't live with out Aden + Anais muslin swaddle blankets. They are perfect for warm days to throw over the baby, or to swaddle the baby up for colder days. I never leave the house without one.

- NURSING COVER - If you plan on breastfeeding, you will need a nursing cover. When I nursed Adrienne, I would go into another room, put my cover on, and feed her. Now, I just put my cover on and nurse anywhere. I don't give an F. Motherhood will do that to you.

 - BABY RING SLING - I'm super into baby wearing this time around. Mainly because my little guy is in straight baby koala mode 24/7. I have a Moby wrap, but really don't care much for all the time and effort it takes to put the thing on. And when I get JB into it, he poops, so I have to take the whole thing back off. But with a ring sling, you just put it over a shoulder, put baby in, and you are good to go.

 - NURSING PILLOW - These things are another essential breast-feeding-mommy need. You can lay your baby on one to breastfeed and have your hands free (to eat, work on the computer, etc).

 - PACIFIER - There's just something about these little pacifiers. The soft little animal keeps pacis from getting lost, and they are easy for little hands to grab on to!

 - CHEW TOY - A baby needs one of these, as they're pretty much a drug to them. I don't know if it's their smell, squeak, or maybe just their shape, but babies are drawn to these giraffes. Adrienne still plays with hers!

 - LOVIE - Every child needs a lovie. It can be a stuffed animal, blanket, or whatever they end up loving. I had a pillow named "Poke" when I was a little kid. Adrienne has a stuffed lamb named "Little Lamb." And now, JB has a rabbit lovie from Angel Dear. These lovies are incredibly soft. And adorable.

 - PAPASAN SWING - If there was one thing that I couldn't live without would be one of these swings. Even though I practice attachment parenting, I do need to put the baby down every once in a while for my own sanity. I put JB in this swing and he falls right to sleep. Every. Single. Time.

- LANOLIN - Life savor for sore nipples. Enough said.

 - DIAPER BAG - I always go for one that holds a ton and could double as a big purse after the baby stage.

- CLOTH DIAPERS - For this baby, we have gone down the cloth diaper route. I absolutely love cloth diapers. I know exactly what is on my baby's bottom and I haven't had one blow out. I have had a few blow outs when I've had to put JB in disposables, though. They come in so many cute colors and prints, too!

Annie Britches WINNER

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Congrats Lucy S. for winning a set of twenty wipes from Annie Britches! I will be contacting you shortly! A big thanks to everyone who entered! I will be having another giveaway in the next few weeks that you won't want to miss!

Annie Britches Giveaway [CLOSED]

Congrats Lucy S. for winning a set of twenty wipes from Annie Britches! A big thanks to everyone who entered!

Since I'm due in one month (what the ever loving what?!), I thought it would only be appropriate to have a baby related giveaway. For this second baby, we have decided to cloth diaper. I haven't talked about cloth diapering at all on my blog, because, well, I know nothing about it yet. I do know that I love the idea of cloth diapers being on my baby's bottom rather than a nasty, chemical laced disposable diaper. And if I'm cloth diapering, I might as well use cloth wipes.

I scoured Etsy looking for the perfect cloth wipes and found Annie Britches. They offer eco-friendly wipes made from flannel. I immediately was drawn to the set of cassette print wipes. How cool are those? So, Annie Britches sent me that set and a down-right adorable set of whale printed wipes.

These wipes came packaged perfectly, like a little cloth gift. Each wipe is super soft and seems durable (granted I haven't used them, yet). I'll be using these babies soon enough, though! #ahhhhhhh

I've also teamed up with Annie Britches to offer one lucky Coffee and Cashmere reader the chance to win a set of 20 cloth wipes in the print of their choice. Be sure to scroll all the way down to enter the giveaway!

For your chance to win 20 cloth wipes in your choice of print from Annie Britches, just log into the Rafflecopter below (or make a new Rafflecopter account), and follow the directions for each entry. Please make sure to actually do what's required for each entry. If you just click enter and not do what it's asking, I'll know. If you are unsure how to do one, skip it and contact me. I can't stress this enough. I go back and check to make sure the winner actually did what was required. I will not let cheaters win. DON'T CHEAT. Meh.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Congrats Lucy S. for winning a set of twenty wipes from Annie Britches! A big thanks to everyone who entered!

This giveaway will end Monday, March 9th, 2015. One winner will be picked at random via Rafflecopter. The winner will receive a set of 20 cloth wipes in their choice of print from Annie Britches. The winner will be announced on coffeeandcashmere.com and will also be notified via email. The winner will have ONE week to respond to the email to claim their prize. If the winner never responds, a second winner will be picked at random.

A big thanks to Annie Britches for creating eco-friendly stuffs!

Congrats to M.J.M for winning my last great giveaway.