Gypsy Forest Handmade giveaway!

October 20, 2012

Today’s giveaway is from Stephinie of Gypsy Forest Handmade.  I am excited to introduce you to Stephinie, whom you may know from her blog where she shares bits and pieces of life with her family of six.  You can follow her on the Gypsy Forest Facebook page for both blog and shop updates!  I asked her to share a little about her shop and how she got started:

Gypsy Forest Handmade offers beautifully crafted organic quilts, hand-dyed play silks & other artful bits.  Fresh items in the shop this fall include patchwork doll quilts and reversible aprons for children.  Silk Fort Kits are coming the end of the month!  My simple handmade shop allows me to contribute a wee bit to the needs of my family while doing something I love. The most rewarding part of all is wrapping up something made with love and sending it out to the home of my customers. Knowing other families out there are bringing something I created into their home for swaddling their sweet baby or playing with their children truly makes my heart sing.

 

The spindrift quilt is the heart of Gypsy Forest Handmade. The first quilt was sewn up for our youngest of four children. He was born in a town by the rocky sea, and I hoped to capture the waves in the soft curving edge of his quilt. After some trial and error, I had created just what I had imagined. A lovely curvy edged whole cloth quilt. This first quilt is still his favorite, four years later.

 

At the gentle push from friends gifted with my curvy edged quilts for their little ones, I opened up Gypsy Forest Handmade.  I pulled the name from my blog, and our “gypsy” lifestyle of moving every two to four years.  Balancing my work with family life and homeschooling is a juggling act, but mostly always an enjoyable one.  I’m grateful to contribute to the needs of my family by doing something I love.

 

I truly believe things we bring into our home should be functional, beautiful, and made to last.  I create everything in my shop with this criteria in mind.  Everything is made from natural materials, many of the quilts are sewn entirely of organic cotton,  and my silks are dyed with eco-friendly dyes.  Of course, the best part of all is knowing another little person out there is loving up a special quilt, play-silk, or learning to cook with their very own apron.  These thoughts always warm my heart as I wrap up a handmade to send off to my customers.

 

 

 

Stephinie is offering TWO Small Things readers a set of her beautiful autumn foliage play silks.  Each set contains three 21″ by 21″  silks, hand dyed by Stephinie with eco-friendly dyes.  Play silks are fantastic for open ended play!  My girls play with them nearly every single day!  For your chance to win, leave a comment on this post.  Comments will close Monday evening  Comments are closed and two winners will be announced within this post.  Stephinie is also offering 10% off everything in her shop through October 27 with the code “GYPSY10.”

 

The winners are Traci: “My girls would love those playsilks. To play tea, or pirates, or gnomes, or anything else they come up with.”  and Deanne:  “Love Gypsy Forest and these colours are stunning!”

Thanks Stephinie!

Gypsy Forest

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Comments

  1. meghan says:
    October 22, 2012 at 5:23 pm

    what gorgeous work Stephanie does! thanks for the chance to win a piece!

  2. Kate N. says:
    October 22, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    They are beautiful! We would love to play with them in our house! Thank you for the opportunity!

  3. Adrienne says:
    October 22, 2012 at 3:03 pm

    Finally, after weeks of heat, I was greeted with a cold misty morning. The colors of your silks are gorgeous and I am reminded that Fall is on its way. Thank you both for hosting this giveaway. Blessings to you

  4. Melissa N says:
    October 22, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    Such lovely things! I would love to win, thank you for the opportunity ;o)

  5. Bernadette says:
    October 22, 2012 at 2:10 pm

    Lovely autumn colors! Thanks for the giveaway.

  6. diabra says:
    October 22, 2012 at 2:02 pm

    Gorgeous silks and quilts. Would love these for my littlies :)

  7. amanda l says:
    October 22, 2012 at 1:10 pm

    Oh, I want to win!!!!

  8. Rachel Parker says:
    October 22, 2012 at 12:53 pm

    The play silks are gorgeous! Thanks for the chance to win.

  9. christy says:
    October 22, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    wow, her creations are full of joy and whimsy, so clear in her words that she is doing this for love! thanks for the giveaway!

  10. sarah says:
    October 22, 2012 at 11:43 am

    She makes such beautiful creations!

  11. Kristen Bassett says:
    October 22, 2012 at 11:03 am

    Simply beautiful. Thanks for the chance :)

  12. Julia says:
    October 22, 2012 at 10:34 am

    What a lovely company and life view! I am very interested in the play fort you mentioned and will be checking it out when it is available. Wishing your business every success!

  13. Wendy Johnson says:
    October 22, 2012 at 10:24 am

    We love Gyspy Forest Handmade!!! Thanks Stephinie for offering up such lovely silks!

  14. jen says:
    October 22, 2012 at 9:50 am

    So, so beautiful!

  15. Emily B. says:
    October 22, 2012 at 9:19 am

    These are just gorgeous! Thank you for hosting this giveaway! :) :)

  16. Autumn says:
    October 22, 2012 at 9:04 am

    My siblings love playing with silks- and I know that these gorgeous silks would be appreciated! Thank you for the opportunity to win such a wonderful prize. :)

  17. Alisa says:
    October 22, 2012 at 7:21 am

    oh my …….my little one would love to play with those silks!!! Thanks for the chance to win!!

  18. Ronnie says:
    October 22, 2012 at 5:53 am

    I love reading about people who are doing what they love. The autumn colours are perfect. My fingers are crossed :)

  19. Dorsey says:
    October 22, 2012 at 5:52 am

    The fall colors of the play silks are amazing. I would love to win them for my granddaughter, so here’s my comment. Thanks Stephinie and Ginny.

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