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.:Welcoming Spring! Five-Part Giveaway!:.

.:Hand cut wooden Easter Eggs and animals! Rabbit, chickens and squirrel.  Completely natural wood:.

Please give a warm welcome to my sponsor Linda, who blogs at Natural Suburbia and is the creator behind the online shop Mamma4earth! Linda will share a bit about herself and the inspiration behind her toys as well as share a beautiful giveaway of her handmade wooden and knit creations!

"I love creating Waldorf inspired toys from natural wool, yarn, fiber and wood.  My children have been my inspiration and I think that homeschooling them with a Waldorf philosophy has also brought about a tremendous shift towards all that is natural and sustainable within our home.  I really enjoy the creative process of designing and making a treasured toy that will be sent out into the world across the ocean from South Africa for someone to hold and love."

.: Handspun Angora Easter Rabbit, spun on an Ashford spinning wheel. Linda has knit her using a fawn Angora yarn :.

" My toys are very simplistic in their design to encourage the imagination of the child to flow freely. I do not apply any sealers or paint to my wooden toys, they are completely natural, they are cut and then sanded to a smooth finish. Another important aspect for me, is that the toys I make will not clog up a landfill someday, they are completely eco-friendly and will return to the earth with love."

"My Etsy shop has been open for just over a year and a half and I have enjoyed every moment of it, I feel truly honored and blessed by all the wonderful people who support my shop and for their kindness, thank you all!"

Thank you for sharing your creative work in this space Linda! For a chance to win this beautiful giveaway which includes Mamma4earth's hand-cut wooden Easter eggs, rabbit, chickens, squirrel, and her lovely hand-spun and hand-knit Angora Easter rabbit, please leave a comment on this post!

For three additional entries, please link to this giveaway on your next blog post!

Comments will close Tuesday evening,  March 2 at 9:00 EST. The winner will be announced the very same evening at 9:30 EST Good Luck!

Shop:  Mamma4earth

.: And The Winner Is! :.

Thank you for participating in this artful giveaway! And thank you to Samantha of Pipodoll for sharing her creativity with all of us!

I look forward to sharing many upcoming giveaways in celebration of the return of Spring!

It was a joy to meet many new friends and welcome back those whom I have already come to know.  With the help of the random number generator,  I am pleased to announce the giveaway winner is Twig and Toadstool!

Please email me with your address and I will have your magical gnome and sweet art print sent on their way!

[My computer is not allowing me to share photos at this time... I will be back very soon with more exciting giveaways and some fun news!]

.:Two-Part Giveaway! ~ Magical Gnome & Art Print!:.

.: Samantha has many styles of gnomes available for purchase in her shop! :.

Please give a warm welcome to Samantha! The artist behind the online shop Pipodoll!

Samantha is a snow-loving Canadian girl living in California.  An artist,wife and mother who loves all things creative and especially handmade.  Samantha sells her work through Etsy.  and will share with us today a bit more about herself and her artwork. 

Samantha will also be giving away a handmade gnome as well as one of her very sweet art prints!

.: A hand-made gnome by Samantha, part of this two-part giveaway! :.

Samantha: The plush gnomes are created entirely by hand, by me, from my own pattern. I use both new and vintage fabrics to make my gnomes, and draw the sweet little face by hand. I admit whole-heartedly that I believe in faeries, elves and gnomes and I love to recreate them in the ways of art, since the actual beings never seem to stay around long enough!

.: A sweet art print by Samantha, also part of this two-part giveaway! :.

This art print is hand-drawn, coloured digitally and with coloured pencils. It tells a tale of winter-love (of which I possess greatly). Having grown up in eastern Canada, there was no shortage of wild wind and snow during the winter months and my fondness for these things takes up a huge space in my heart. Plus I love cocoa!

Please leave a comment on this post to have a chance at winning this art print as well as this handmade gnome!  For three extra entries add a link into your next blog post to this giveaway!

Comments will close Tuesday evening February 23 at 9:00 EST.  The winner will be announced that same evening at 9:30.

Shop: Pipodoll