Showing posts with label Giveaway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Giveaway. Show all posts

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Spirit the White Wolf Pattern and Giveaway




Today I have been designing and knitting Spirit, he is a white wolf. I have always wanted to add a wolf to my menagerie of animal knitting patterns and now here he is!

He is knitted both flat and in the round, if you prefer knitting flat, there are additional instructions added in the pattern for flat knitting. I have knitted him in a brushed Mohair yarn which is pliable and gives him a furry wolf appearance.

His pattern is available in my Etsy shop Mamma4earth.

Giveaway:
I am giving away 1 wolf pattern to 1 blog reader, if you would like to win just leave a comment below in this post. If you are reading this from an email in Google reader, please click on the post to leave a comment in the comment section so the random generator can count your comment. I will announce a winner on Tuesday here in this post:)

Congratulations to:
He's wonderful!!!! as are all your patterns!!! Thanks for the chance to win.

If you could send your email address to me at lindadawkins@mweb.co.za I will email the pattern off to you:)

Have a wonderful weekend.
Linda

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Mamma4earth Patterns, an Important Announcement

Whale Knitting Pattern, PDF 

Mamma4earth will be 4 years old in a few months and I have loved every part of building this business. There is something I have been wanting to announce regarding my patterns. I thought this would be the best place to write it down so here we go.

As far as my patterns are concerned, once you buy a pattern, the pattern cannot be resold but you CAN sell items knitted from my patterns in your handmade shops and at craft markets. If you would like to sell the items you have knitted from my patterns, there is one stipulation that I must ask of you please. Could you credit me, Linda Dawkins, Mamma4earth as the designer of the patterns and link to my Etsy shop in your listings, www.mamma4earth.etsy.com or on your tags when you sell your items. Production line manufacturing and selling of my knitted toys is not allowed however.

Someone did write to me regarding the selling of toys made from my patterns, they didn't leave a name or email address for me to contact them. I hope you see this post and know that you can sell the toys knitted from my patterns:) This also applies to my free patterns on my blog now too, please don't resell my free patterns but you CAN knit and sell the items from the patterns and credit me as the designer:) I will slowly be going through all the patterns on my blog and adding this message.

I really love designing animal and flower patterns, I have gained so much joy from doing so and I would love for them to also bring you joy by selling your knitted toys, if you wish to do so:)

Thank you for reading my message, I really appreciate all the wonderful support you give me concerning my patterns.

Mamma4earth Giveaway!


Maureen and Shanti over at Twig and Toadstool are hosting a lovely giveaway for me. 

I am giving away:
One knitted African Elephant and 
5 Mamma4earth patterns of you choice

So pop over to Twig and Toadstool to enter:)
xo
Linda

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Sponsor Giveaway from The Natural Kids Team

Today I would like to introduce you to a wonderful group of artisans called the Natural Kids Team.
They are such an amazing group of creative people and they are offering a spectacular giveaway from 13 of their members' Etsy Shops!!!


In the Team's words:

Who we are:  We are a group of artisans from around the world who share a love for handcrafting eco friendly and all-natural toys, clothing, decor and more for kids, and kids at heart.

Our mission: We’re committed to offering alternatives to mass produced, plastic toys and we share a love for open-ended tools to help kids discover what is new and interesting in the world. We believe that it is best for a child's environment and what they wear to be natural and safe.

Our products: You will find many  items that are great for the holidays as well as inspired by the seasons. In our diverse shops of our team members you will find wonderful items for babies and kids of all ages. Many of our sellers pride themselves on offering open ended items for both boys and girls.
Links for the Natural Kids Team:

These are the 13 shops below who will each be offering a beautiful giveaway item. That means there will be 13 lucky winners from this giveaway. Each shop will tell you a little about their business and show a featured item from their store, their links have also been included for you to easily be able to discover more about them.

Their very generous giveaway offerings will be listed at the end of this post.

Now without further ado, here they are...

Armadillo Dreams:
Armadillo Dreams sells handmade wooden toys that stimulate imagination and provide endless play time! You will find items such as animals, figures, fantasy toys, pull toys and teething toys. We have toys for all ages!


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Links for Armadillo Dreams:

I am a German doll maker living the US. I started making dolls when my children were little because I missed the handmade natural quality of handmade toys I grew up with in Germany. I offer a variety of natural Waldorf style dolls and unique doll clothing in my shop. 

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Links for German Dolls:

Handcrafted dolls, doll clothing, organic baby bedding and sleep sacks... Everything is made with love from only natural fibers.

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Links for Nobby Organics:

Niko and Nonnie is dedicated to organic toys and accessories for children. All materials are carefully sourced and handmade into whimsical pieces perfect for little dreamers. 


Harvest Veggies - needle felted play food and wool basket, pure wool, Waldorf-inspired, by Niko and Nonnie - Free Shipping


Links for Niko and Nonni:

Fee Vertelaine create high quality * Unique * handmade Waldorf inspired dolls and small toys. All dolls are earth friendly as they are made with natural quality fiber such as WOOL, mohair, cotton,alpaca ... ♥ 


         Waldorf Doll 15'' FeeVertelaine -- Tea-Anna natural companion--


Links for Fee Vertelaine:

Once there was and once there was not, a magical meadow on the edge of an enchanted forest. The forest was home to many magical beings. Mama West Wind knew them all... Mama West Wind shop includes Waldorf inspired peg dolls, math gnomes and decor.  

                      Waldorf Math Gnomes- made to order


Links for Mama West Wind:

Willodel is a small shop of nature friendly homes for Birds, Toads, Fairies and Gnomes. Handmade from windfall wood and wool from sheep, each piece is carefully hand made.  These works are meant to delight and inspire young and old with their imaginative design and creativity.  Please drop by and have a look!
       
    Real Log Gnome Home with Table and Chairs 


Links for Willodel:

ziezo Designs is the creative endeavour of a SAHM based in Kenya.  The Waldorf inspired toys and creations, are handmade made from natural materials such as pure wool felt, silk and cotton, as well as traditional East African cloths such as kanga and kikoy.

 Butterfly Wings Costume, Pastel rainbow, pure silk


Links for ziezo Designs:

Julie Hunter creates Waldorf inspired toys for her shop, This Cosy Life. Tiny peg dolls in all sorts of sweet costumes, dress up items and much more to inspire your child's imagination!

          Waldorf Toy- Lavender filled Travel Doll Necklace


Links for This Cozy Life:

At Born At Home Toys, every toy is born at home. We create cheerful, hand-crafted, earth-friendly items made from non-toxic glues and finishes and all-natural materials. Our toys are purposely non-gender specific.

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Links for Born At Home Toys: 

 
Artisan toys, naturally. Heirloom quality, all natural stuffed animals and dolls. Sure to become a family favorite for years to come.

 Earth Pony, Waldorf Toy,  Rainbow Unicorn, Stuffed Animal Horse, Eco Kids Toy, HandKnit, All Natural Childrens Toy


Links for Woolies:
Facebook

Long Mountain Art
We are a family owned business committed to using only the finest organic cotton and hand screen our original designs using all eco friendly silk screen materials and water based ink that is free of PVC or phthalates.

                         Organic Cotton Seahorse on White 0-6 and 6-12 mos



Links for Long Mountain Art:
We are BirchLeaf Designs - a small group of folks in the Huron Mountains, near the Yellow Dog River in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We live off the grid...making handcrafted, natural playthings that inspire imaginations using wood, silk and felted wool. We live, work, homeschool, create, love and play nestled amongst the Hemlocks.

           Playsilks - Eight Phases of the Moon in Silk - set of 8 colors - 35 x 35 inch
Each of these gorgeous shops below are offering 1 giveaway item. There are 13 shops, so there will be 13 winners, here are the giveaway items:

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Deer Family Wood Toy Set from Armadillo Dreams

 Waldorf Doll, CUSTOM Wee Pocket Baby, Miniature doll, Made in the Waldorf Tradition


One Custom Made German Dolls Pocket Doll from German Dolls

Organic Cotton Toddler Pillowcase

 Organic Cotton Toddler Pillowcase from Nobby Organics


 Circus Ball Jingle Rattle - needle felted organic soft toy, by NikoandNonnie - Free Shipping

 Circus Ball Jingle Rattle from Niko and Nonnie



Waldorf  Love Gnome -- I love you my little heart -- Light pink


Waldorf Love Gnome from FeeVertelaine

 RESERVED for Natural Suburbia Giveaway: Waldorf Flower Child, Waldorf Gnome, Wool Peg Doll, Pink, Purple, Plum

 Flower Child Peg Doll from Mama West Wind 



 Little Woodland Gnome Home from Willowdel

 Kikoy Kids Apron, Red Rainbow  Stripes, Child Apron Medium

 Medium size Kikoy Apron from ziezo Designs


 Waldorf Toy- Herb of the Month Club- 6 Months

 Winner's choice Herb Pot from This Cosy Life

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 Cherry Hatchback Car from Born At Home Toys


Earth Pony, Waldorf Toy, Stuffed Animal Horse, knitted horse, natural and eco friendly, handknit by Woolies on Etsy


Earth Pony in colors of your choice from Woolies




Organic Cotton Seahorse on White 0-6 and 6-12 mos

 Organic Seahorse Onesie from Long Mountain Art

CHOOSE ONE from our Waldorf Inspired Traditional Rainbow Playsilk Set

  One Playsilk of your color choice from BirchLeaf Designs

To enter this amazing giveaway:
Please leave a comment below in this post.
To earn extra entries, please share on:
-Facebook
-Twitter
-Blog about the Giveaway or shops
-Like each of the shop’s Facebook pages
-Follow each of the shop’s Twitter pages
-Pin the giveaway on Pinterest
-Recommend the shop's Facebook pages on your Facebook
-Recommend the shop's Twitter pages on your Twitter

***Please come back here and comment each and every time you share, separately, this will earn you extra entries and because there are so many prizes, will increase your chances of winning!***

This giveaway will close on Wednesday the 16th of May and the winners will be announced here in this post. They will be chosen by Random Generator.

Thank you so much to the Natural Kids Team and to all the beautiful shops that have so generously offered their lovely handmade items for this giveaway.

Winners!
Congratulations to:
 
I liked Armadillo Dreams on FB!
zucchinisummer at gmail dot com
Winning the Deer Family wood toy set from Armadillo Dreams

What a wonderful giveaway! Each prize was better than the last. I really like the pony and the pirate ship. Correction my kids would really like those lol
megnate at telus dot net
Winning 1 custom made German Pocket Doll from German Dolls

Such a nice give-away!
kiss_shani(at)hotmail(dot)com
Winning an organic cotton toddler pillow case from Nobby Organics
 
Hello, thank you for the giveaway. <3
just-jkt@hotmail[dot]com
Winning 1 Circus Ball Jingle Rattle from Niko and Nonnie

Like This Cozy Life on facebook as Diana Z
dluckyz at excite dot com
Winning a Waldorf Love Gnome from FeeVertelaine
 
  I shared this giveaway on my facebook page. So fun!
Winning  Flower Child Peg Doll from Mama West Wind 
  
 tartankiwiMay 12, 2012 1:53 PM
What a wonderful giveaway! Please put me in the draw
Winning Little Woodland Gnome Home from Willowdel
 
I liked Lucinda Claire Macy Art & Design on Facebook (as Dutch Girl Originals). Her gnomes are beautiful. I have a long way to go :-)
Winning  Medium size Kikoy Apron from ziezo Designs
 
I follow all of the shops on twitter as @katierox4you
katielovesdeals@yahoo.com
Winning Winner's choice Herb Pot from This Cosy Life

Liked Armadillo Dreams on FB (as Luthien Oltrefiume)
luth_[at]hotmail.com
Winning a Cherry Hatchback Car from Born At Home Toys


liked Mama westwind on FB
Winning an Earth Pony in colors of your choice from Woolies
 
That sweet little pea princess is the cutest doll I've ever seen! And I adore the real log gnome home. What gorgeous products!!!
Cath / SquiggleMum
Winning an Organic Seahorse Onesie from Long Mountain Art
 
I pinned the giveaway.
http://pinterest.com/pin/202873158184478391/
kiddomsg at gmail dot com
Winning One Playsilk of your color choice from BirchLeaf Designs

I will be sending your email addresses to the shop owners.
If your contact details are not here, please could you email them to me:)
Thanks!

For sponsorship enquiries on Natural Suburbia, please contact me at lindadawkins@mweb.co.za

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Sponsor Giveaway and Tutorial from Armadillo Dreams

Today I am bringing you a lovely post and giveaway from our wonderful sponsor Armadillo Dreams. Dustin is going to share the steps of his creative process with us. He is going to show us how he creates a beautiful and magical treasure form wood.

Now in Dustin's words...


Step 1 - Trace the design on wood from a pattern that Amanda draws and cuts out.

 
Step 2 - Cut out the design on my scroll saw.


Step 3 - Drill the holes for the wheel axles and the hole for the pull cord.

 
Step 4 - Sand the front, back and sides super smooth.



Step 5 - Hand sand all edges to round them so that there are no sharp edges for little hands.

 
Step 6 - Wood burn details into the wood using a 1000 degree wood burner.


 Step 7 - Paint using AP certified non-toxic watercolors.

 
Step 8 - Apply beeswax cream and then polish off.

 
Step 9 - Attach wheels to axles.

 
Step 10 - Measure and attach pull cord.


  Finished.

Dustin and Amanda, your wooden creations are just gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial with us.

Links for Armadillo Dreams:
Giveaway:
Dustin and Amanda are very generously offering this beautiful wooden Pirate Ship that was made for the tutorial, to one blog reader!
They are also offering a 10% discount in their shop, Armadillo Dreams, just use this discount code when making a purchase, "NATURALSUBURBIA"


Such a wonderful giveaway item!

To enter the giveaway, please leave a comment in this post.
If you are reading this post as an email from a reader, please could you visit this post on Natural Suburbia and leave a comment to have your entry counted by the Random Generator.

To gain more entries:
Tweet
Blog
Facebook
Pin
Each time you share about the giveaway, please return here and leave extra comments so that I can enter you more than just once. (Leave extra comments for each share).

The giveaway will close on Wednesday the 9th of May and the winner will be announced here in this post.


Congratulations to:

Melissa B (melissamberry@hotmail.com)May 6, 2012 5:14 PM
I like Armadillo Dreams on Facebook

Have a lovely weekend.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Copper the Red Fox Pattern and a Giveaway

Thank you so much for you wonderful words about Copper the Red Fox, I appreciate your kindness so much!! He is my favourite pattern design so far and I love him! He is standing here next to my computer as I type.

I have had so many emails asking when his pattern will be ready, I am so happy to tell you that I finished the pattern this morning and it is available in my shop now:)

Giveaway:
Because this is a new pattern I always like to give one away to a reader:)
To enter, just leave a comment here in this post, remember, if you are reading this in Google reader, you need to go to my blog to leave a comment to be counted by the random generator. I would hate for anyone to be left out.
I will announce the winner here in this blog post on Monday the 26th of December.

Winner:
Congratulations to Valarie! Thank you so much for entering:)
Valarie:
He's just adorable. You captured him beautifully. Merry Christmas to you dear Linda and your family. We're up here in a very cold Canada with our family. It's snowy and just beautiful. Hope all is wonderful and warm at your place.






Have a wonderful day and a beautiful Christmas tomorrow.
Love
Linda and Family

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