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On the 4th Day of Etsy… Upcycled Heart Christmas Ornaments Giveaway

December 10, 2009 38

♫ my true love gave to me, a handful of upcycled heart felts, ♫ three lovely reclaimed wooden handcrafts, ♫ Two Calling Handmade Upcycled Bird Ornaments, ♫ and a stocking made from men’s recycled suits. ♫

Giveaway number four is a set of Upcycled Heart Felts {$16} from Sewn Natural. These would be perfect for your child to hang on the holiday tree or to give as a gift to someone who recently had a baby or has small children. You could even keep them for yourself and hang them on your own tree.

Sewn Natural is my favorite Etsy shop when it comes to organic baby and toddler items. Sewn Natural is a collection of Eco friendly baby and toddler blankets, quilts, toys, dresses, kids’ messenger and sleep bags, holiday items and much, much more. All of Sewn Naturals collection is made with all natural, organic and rescued upcycled fibers. The collection pairs sustainable Eco design with mod offbeat style. Fab, fab, fab. This lovely Mother and Daughter team creates the most wonderful children’s products that I have seen. Her use of simple modern lines and fabulous colors will make you and your little ones smile. Take a look around Sewn Natural and I believe that you will see something that you will fall in love with. Sewn Natural would be the perfect place to purchase a one of a kind baby shower gift or a lovely holiday gift for the little ones in your life.

Eben saw the organic stuffed dog while I was drooling, I mean browsing the sight and told me that he would call him Olive and would sleep with him every night. {I have to agree, I would snuggle with him too.}
I also think the gnome upcycled baby dolls are delightful.
Who wouldn’t cuddle up in an organic baby quilt?
Do you also remember that I love, love, love the children’s messenger bags? Lovely, no?

A very lovely thank you to Sewn Natural for hosting this fab giveaway.
How to Win

* You have until December 16th at 12 pm EST to enter this giveaway.
* Visit Sewn Natural and leave a comment telling me what item you love, love, love. One comment per person please.

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**** Please help me spread the word about Sweet Greens’ 12 Days of Etsy by sharing it twitter, facebook, kirtsy, your blog or any other social website that you use. I would greatly appreciate it! {Please leave a separate comment for each thing that you do.}

Are you wondering what the 12 Days of Etsy are, read about it here.
*UPDATE: WINNER:: #4 Janil. Thank you to everyone who played.

7 Green Stocking Stuffers for Eco-Friendly Kids

December 10, 2009 3

All of Eben’s stocking stuffer shopping is completed, wrapped and either sitting under our holiday tree or resting in his dreidel bag. Here are some of the things that he will find waiting for him to unwrap this year.

+ Calvin and Hobbes Comic Books: that I scoured our local thrift for and found 10 of them for 50¢ each. It took me all year to find a stack of them, but I did it.

+ SkipBo $5 and Vintage Cards Games for Kids $11.99 who doesn’t love card games?

+ Smencils {Gourmet smelling recycled pencils} $14

What do you stuff in your child’s holiday stocking?

On the 3rd Day of Etsy… Reclaimmed Wooden Handcrafts Giveaway

December 9, 2009 69

♫ my true love gave to me, three lovely reclaimed wooden handcrafts, ♫ Two Calling Handmade Upcycled Bird Ornaments, ♫ and a stocking made from men’s recycled suits. ♫
Giveaway number three is from one of my favorite Etsy Shops’ Andrew’s Reclaimed. I have wrote about Andrew’s Reclaimed here, here and here. Have you visited Andrew’s Reclaimed yet? If not, you are in for a treat. Andrew makes the loveliest items for your home and garden. Andrew uses ages old wood from piers, barns and fences that are slated for demolition and dismantles and re-mills this wood into the most fabulous wooden items that you have ever seen. Visit Andrew’s Reclaimed and I guarantee you will find something for everyone on your holiday list. Mr. Sweet Greens has been wishing for a bee and bat box for our garden and I would love a one of the decorative shelves. Lovely.

Today Andrew’s Reclaimed has been super generous to offer one a winner, three fantastic items including::

a Bee Keep Mason Bee House {$19}

a small planter box {$60}

and wooden soap dish. {$5}

Wow, wow, wow. The winner of this giveaway will be so lucky. You will have three lovely gifts you can give this holiday season or keep to treat yourself.

A huge thank you to Andrew’s Reclaimed for hosting this fantastic giveaway.

How to Win

* You have until December 15th at 12 pm EST to enter this giveaway.
* Visit Andrew’s Reclaimed and leave a comment telling me what item you would love to give or receive this holiday season. One comment per person please.

Additional Entries
**** Please help me spread the word about Sweet Greens’ 12 Days of Etsy by sharing it twitter, facebook, kirtsy, your blog or any other social website that you use. I would greatly appreciate it! {Please leave a separate comment for each thing that you do.}
Are you wondering what the 12 Days of Etsy are, read about it here.

*UPDATE: WINNER:: #6 Jengd. Congrats and thanks to everyone who entered.

Pinkerton Design: Recycled Cards Giveaway

December 8, 2009 0
I love greeting cards, so much in fact, that I have a box full of greeting cards that I have purchased over the years that I am unable to part with. I am always captivated by cards with great design and colors. If a card jumps out at me and has personality, I have to have it.

Recently I found some simply adorable cards that I thought you might enjoy from Pinkerton Design. Penny Richards Eversole is the designer and owner of Pinkerton Designs. The designs on her card and tote collections are sweet and fun. Penny has always been creating things out of paper and this eventually lead to a career in graphic design. She designs out of her small studio in Seattle’s Phinney Ridge Neighborhood. Her work reflects her love of color, illustration, pattern, typography, printing and paper.

 Penny has been super sweet to offer ONE of my lucky readers a set of Garden Cards.

(My favorite, Japanese Gardens of course, I have a thing for anything Japanese and I love Koi.)
To Enter:

Jump over to Pinkerton Design and check out the cute cards. Then, 

1. Subscribe to Sweet Greens
2. Complete this form.

Contest ends May 8th @ 12am EST. Winner will be chosen at random using a random number generator and will be announced the following day.

* Update: Winner:: BarbFox. Congratulations.

On the 2nd Day of Etsy…. Upcycled Christmas Ornaments Giveaway

December 8, 2009 38

♫ Two Calling Handmade Upcycled Bird Ornaments, ♫ and a stocking made from men’s recycled suits. ♫ 

This lovely pair of birds is made using upcycled and vintage materials and stuffed with Eco friendly fill from the lovely Etsy shop BeBe and Alice. You can choose the color scheme of your birds if you win.

This giveaway is especially close to my heart because of Eben. Each year, Eben saves his allowance to buy a bird ornament for the tree. I think it is so cute to see the different birds that he has picked out, perching in our trees. We purchased our live potted trees and decorated them on Sunday. They turned out super cute, it was fun to see his face light up when he saw his bird ornament collection. {Pictures to come} Wouldn’t this be a lovely gift for someone near and dear to your heart? Eben would love, love, love a set of these sweet birds.

BeBe and Alice is owned by Heather in Estes Park, Colorado. I love, love, love Estes Park, it a mountain town about 1 hour from my home in the foothills. Heather inherited her “waste not, want not” attitude from her grandmothers, BeBe and Alice, also the namesakes of her shop. Each item that Heather creates is unique and one of a kind. BeBe and Alice includes unique bags, clothing, aprons, and accessories. She believes that recycling fabric is a beautiful way to both honor our past and take care of our future. How lovely is that?


A very merry thank you to BeBe and Alice for hosting this lovely giveaway.

How to Win

* You have until December 14th at 12 pm EST to enter this giveaway.
* Visit BeBe and Alice and leave a comment telling me what item you would love to receive this holiday season. One comment per person please.

Additional Entries****
Please help me spread the word about Sweet Greens’ 12 Days of Etsy by sharing it twitter, facebook, kirtsy, your blog or any other social website that you use. I would greatly appreciate it! {Please leave a separate comment for each thing that you do.}
Are you wondering what the 12 Days of Etsy are, read about it here.

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