Have you seen the lovely low impact wooden home that a Wale’s man built for his family? This home was built so that they would be able to live close to and in harmony with the environment. Some features of the home include; straw bale insulation, solar panels, a rooftop water collection system and a compost toilet. Fantastic! I really love this home and think the mister will flip for it! I can just see us snuggled up in front of the wood burning fireplace reading, can’t you?
How about your lovely readers, would you live in a hobbit house?
Do you plan Valentine surprises for your little ones on Valentine’s Day? Every year I make a Valentine’s Day scavenger hunt for Eben. I write rhyming clues on several hearts and hide them all over our home and yard. He will find the first clue on the front door when he gets home from school. He has to follow the clues on each heart to find the next heart. Once he finds all of the hearts, there will be a stack of presents ‘books’ for him to open. It is a lovely tradition that we both look forward to. So much fun.
So, with that said, you will adore this week’s Earth friendly Etsy Giveaway. It is the perfect little gift for your perfect litte someone and it’s from one of my favorite shops at Etsy, Sewn Natural. You can read about my love of Sewn Natural here and here. You will remember that Sewn Natural is a fabulous Eco friendly baby, toddler and children’s collection that is made using lovely organic, all natural and sustainable fabrics and fibers. Each piece is beautiful, unique and fun. What child or adult {wink} wouldn’t love to receive a pink elephant?
a lovely bunny or two?
or a fabulous little gnome? Lucky you! You may Win! a lovely little magical gnome for your sweetie. You should also check out the lovely, lovely quilts, blankets, dresses and much, much more that you can find at Sewn Natural.
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, now would be the perfect time to pick up one of these lovely little heirlooms to give to your little one. How lovely to celebrate Valentine’s Day with a stuffed creation that they will love for years to come and that can be passed down to their little ones in the future. Fantastic, right?
Jen @ Sewn Natural has been so lovely once again, to offer ONE of my fantastic readers a little lovely gnome of your own. Wouldn’t this be the perfect little gift to sit upon a stack of books or blocks in your child’s playroom or tucked into the arm of your little ones favorite reading chair for them to find on Valentine’s Day?
How to Enter
** Visit Sewn Natural and leave me a comment telling me which item you love, love, love and whose day you would brighten with a little gnome?
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Giveaway ends February 10th at 12 am EST.
*UPDATE: WINNER:: #66 Trixx is the lucky winner. Congrats and thank you to everyone who entered.
The mister and I have already started to talk about downsizing to a smaller home. However, we have decided to stay in the home that we currently live in until Eben finishes high school, er… well at least until Eben has finished elementary school.
Right now, I am kind of obsessed with the i-house. I can just imagine us living in a 1 bedroom 1 bath with a outside studio. I would definitely feel at home, the perfect size for our small family. You can see a great video of the i-house here. The only thing that is missing as far as I am concerned is a chicken coop, hammock and a fantastic view. Fruit Smoothies on the upstairs deck anyone?
I love, love, love to write letters. Do you remember this? I also love to recieve a handwritten letter in the mail, even better a love letter from Mr. Sweet Greens. Lovely, no?
This weeks Earth friendly Etsy shop Craftgasm makes the loveliest upcycled, reclaimed and sustainable paper goods that I have seen. Melissa the owner of Craftgasm, is a one woman stationary making machine based in Washington D.C.. Everything at Craftfasm except for the glue is made from something that was going to be thrown away or recycled, from the maps that she uses to create the collection to the address labels. The card stock that Melissa uses is cut from medical chart dividers that were no longer the correct size for a doctor’s office. She cuts them down to fit the envelopes that she rescued from an out-of-business company. Most of the maps that she uses were previously used a television network’s graphics department. These maps had been replaced by digital images, and Melissa was able to save them from their recycling bin and give them a new life. Melissa also uses blueprints and plans, falling apart vintage books and junk mail in her collection. She combines all of these mediums with her vintage cursive typewriter to create pins, mini-journals, stationary and note cards made with reclaimed paper.
I love, love, love all of the items at Craftgasm and would love to receive or send a lovely letter on any of the stationary or notecards. I also think it would be fabulous to have a map from a recent trip turned into a journal to record all of my memories of a fantastic vacation. Wouldn’t that be perfect? I also think her journals would make a lovely gift for someone who is leaving on a dream vacation or honeymoon, no?
Another lovely thing about Craftgasm, Melissa is a member of Team Eco Etsy. How lovely is that?
Melissa @ Craftgasm is giving ONE of my lovely readers a set of Reclaimed Stationary and Map Note Cards.
A huge thank you to Melissa for hosting this lovely giveaway.
How to Enter
** Visit Craftgasm and leave me a comment telling me which item you love, love, love.
Additional Entries
please leave a separate comment for each that you do.
Can you believe it is 2010? Really? Another decade has flown by and I am really looking forward to what lays ahead. I love to have a year at a glance calendar hanging in my office, what a perfect way to quickly reference the months that are to come. Red Stamp has free fabulous printable calendars. Just choose your fave, click and print on a lovely Eco friendly paper. You could print and frame one of these lovely calendars and give it as a gift. Lovely, no?
What special occasions do you have coming up in the new year?
Have you seen the lovely low impact wooden home that a Wale’s man built for his family? This home was built so that they would be able to live close to and in harmony with the environment. Some features of the home include; straw bale insulation, solar panels, a rooftop water collection system and a compost toilet. Fantastic! I really love this home and think the mister will flip for it! I can just see us snuggled up in front of the wood burning fireplace reading, can’t you?
a lovely bunny or two?
The mister and I have already started to talk about downsizing to a smaller home. However, we have decided to stay in the home that we currently live in until Eben finishes high school, er… well at least until Eben has finished elementary school. 
