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Eco Etsy Giveaway #9: Blue Hour Designs Silver + Red Necklace

  ♪♫ On the ninth day of Etsy, my true love gave to me a beautiful red and silver necklace, vintage, upcycled goodies, a lovely set of wall-cards, a super-sweet fox, an organic skincare gift pack, recycled glass jewelry, a beautiful ceramic mug, two reusable sandwich and snack bags + a wooden car from Smiling Tree Toys. ♪♫
Giveaway number nine in The 12 Days of Etsy is sure to please that special someone on your holiday list. It’s sponsored by Blue Hour Designs. They are offering a beautiful red + silver necklace! Wouldn’t it look perfect paired with your winter wardrobe?
Blue Hour Designs is my favorite spot for beautifully modern and handcrafted jewelry. [And they are located in one of my all-time favorite towns – Boulder, Colorado!] Blue Hour Designs believes in responsible and mindful fabrication by incorporating eco-conscious practices in the process of metalsmithing. Whenever possible they replace commonly used chemicals with natural products. And they use reclaimmed + repurposed precious metals in all of our designs. Fantastic!

Do you want to hear what is on my Blue Hour Designs wish list? These Honeycomb earrings, this Hammered Copper cuff, these Stellar earrings and these long silver earrings!

Jump over to Blue Hour Designs and pick up something to surprise someone you love. They will go crazy!

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Eco Etsy Giveaway #8: Mable Dear | $30 for Vintage + Handmade Goodies

 ♪♫ On the eighth day of Etsy, my true love gave to me vintage, upcycled goodies, a lovely set of wall-cards, a super-sweet fox, an organic skincare gift pack, recycled glass jewelry, a beautiful ceramic mug, two reusable sandwich and snack bags + a wooden car from Smiling Tree Toys. ♪♫

Giveaway number is eight is sponsored by Mable Dear – they are offering a $30 gift certificate to use on anything in their store!
You will find a fantastic selection of vintage, upcycled and handmade goodies at Mable Dear. Everything from vintage clothing and industrial office supplies to holiday goodies and home decor. 
Mable Dear has a cute back story – they are a Mom and Dad in Eastern Washington, a daughter in Arizona, and a daughter in Southern California who all love to hunt for treasures, sew and craft. Since they live many miles apart they don’t get to do these things together very often so they joined forces on Etsy! How great is that? I love the idea of opening shop as a family, regardless of how far away you live from each other. Brilliant! 
If I were the winner I would pick turquoise stapler, Christmas tree pillow, a letter E pillow for Eben’s bed, or a set of vintage glass Christmas ornaments. What would you choose? 
Jump over to Mable Dear and support a great family business this holiday season.

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Eco Etsy Giveaway #7: Art and Philanthropy Eco-Friendly Wall Art Cards

 ♪♫ On the seventh day of Etsy, my true love gave to me a lovely set of wall-cards, a super-sweet fox, an organic skincare gift pack, recycled glass jewelry, a beautiful ceramic mug, two reusable sandwich and snack bags + a wooden car from Smiling Tree Toys. ♪♫

Giveaway number seven is sponsored by Art and Philanthropy a division of Children Inspire Design. They are giving one lucky reader their choice of 8×10 wall print or lovely set of wall art cards! (Up to $22 value)

Yay! What a lovely gift to surprise your little someone with this holiday season! I love the good manners, vintage animals Thai and vintage butterfly wall art cards. If I were the winner I would choose the Owl Family Print! They would make a perfect addition to a playroom, children’s bedroom or nursery.

My favorite part about Art and Philanthropy is the cultural diversity that is added to these fun, modern, eco-friendly wall art pieces. Each masterpiece teaches children compassion for our earth and all who inhabit it. Bravo!

Jump over to Art and Philanthropy and pick up a lovely gift for someone you love. 

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Eco Etsy Giveaway #6: Eco-Friendly Stuffed Fox Toy from Riley Construction

♪♫ On the sixth day of Etsy, my true love gave to me a super-sweet fox, an organic skincare gift pack, recycled glass jewelry, a beautiful ceramic mug, two reusable sandwich and snack bags + a wooden car from Smiling Tree Toys. ♪♫

Giveaway number six is sponsored by Riley Construction. They are offering a super-sweet, eco-friendly stuffed fox toy! Wouldn’t he look adorable peeking out from under the tree Christmas morning?

Riley Construction makes the most-wonderful stuffed toys. All of their toys are made from upcycled + recycled materials! Each plushie is made from scratch – starting with the sketching of the designs, turning them into patterns, and then final creation of each fuzzy friend. I love their sweet, little faces, colors and details.

My favorites are the Sleepy Hedgehogs, River Otters, Fairytale Forest Gnomes, and Green Trees. Aren’t they adorable? I think these would make the perfect gift for all of the kiddos on your holiday list.

Jump over to Riley Construction and pick up a sweet stocking stuffer for your little ones. 

How to Enter:

1. Sign up for my weekly newsletter (if you haven’t already). I will be announcing the winners in the newsletter, so you need to sign up to get the newsletter to see if you win!
2. Like Sweet Greens on Facebook.
3. Like Riley Construction on Facebook.
4. Tweet: I Support Handmade! I hope I win 1 of 12 Eco-Friendy Etsy Prizes! http://tinyurl.com/7vq8xgo
5. Leave a comment on this post for each way that you enter.

The winner will be announced December 19th. Good Luck! 

** The winner is Jo. 

Eco Etsy Giveaway #5: Simply Rustic Organic Skin Care Package

♪♫ On the fifth day of Etsy, my true love gave to me an organic skincare gift pack, recycled glass jewelry, a beautiful ceramic mug, two reusable sandwich and snack bags + a wooden car from Smiling Tree Toys. ♪♫ 

Giveaway number five is perfect for that special someone on your holiday list that deserves a little pampering. It sponsored by Simply Rustic, they are offering a gift pack of their 100% all natural body scrub, body butter and lip balm.

Simply Rustic offers the yummiest selection of natural skin care products that are 100% natural, fair trade, and organic. All all created using wild crafted and unrefined ingredients free from Parabens, Pesticides, Petroleum, Phthalates, Sulfates, Artificial Colors and Synthetic Fragrances. And the packaging is 100% recyclable too!

I really want to try the body butter, the cranberry body scrub and the lip care system!

The owner of Simply Rustic, Amanda created her skincare collection when her daughter was diagnosed with a form of chronic Leukemia. Amanda realized how much our environment has been altered, and how much harmful stuff is out there that is almost impossible to avoid. Essentially, she decided to try to reduce as many of the harmful things that her family was exposed to in their daily lives, as well as reducing her impact on the world.

Jump over to Simply Rustic and pick up a stocking stuffer or two.

How to Enter:

1. Sign up for my weekly newsletter (if you haven’t already). I will be announcing the winners in the newsletter, so you need to sign up to get the newsletter to see if you win!
2. Like Sweet Greens on Facebook.
3. Like Simply Rustic on Facebook.
4. Tweet: I Support Handmade! I hope I win 1 of 12 Eco-Friendy Etsy Prizes! http://tinyurl.com/7vq8xgo
5. Leave a comment on this post for each way that you enter.

The winner will be announced December 15th. Good Luck! 

**UPDATE: The winner is Amanda!