And the winner is...

#3 - Jeni!

Thanks to everybody for sharing your favorite Etsy products. I hope to do more giveaways in the future, so be sure to keep our blog bookmarked!

How about a little giveaway??

In my last post, I shared with you some of the gorgeous items I bought off of Etsy this holiday season. Here is another...

This adorable rattle from locoMOmomma is crocheted organic cotton with a blue/brown colorway. It measures about 3.5" long, making it very easy for even the littlest hands to hold. Oliver loves gnawing on his, and has a death grip on it most of the time, refusing to let go. :)

He loves it so much, I bought a second one and decided to host a giveaway. The winner will receive a brand new (i.e. not covered in Ollie slobber) organic baby rattle, identical to the one shown above. To enter, just leave a comment on this post with a link to your favorite handmade baby product on Etsy as well as your email address. I will randomly chose a winner (via a random number generator) on Saturday, January 10th. No strings attached, I'll cover shipping. *wink*

A few reasons why I *heart* Etsy...

I wanted most of the gifts opened on Christmas morning to be handmade, either by me or by someone else, and shopping on Etsy made it so easy! Having mostly handmade gifts under the tree made the already-enchanting holiday seem even more magical and special. (It also meant less battery-sucking, horribly annoying and noisy, possibly toxic, plastic ones!) Here are a few of our favorites...

* Fairy Silkies in Earthy Colours from BeneathTheRowanTree - These tiny playsilks are just awesome. Yesterday, while playing with blocks and the Silkies, Abbie made a whole camping scene, complete with tents and even a waterfall. Isaiah seems to love rubbing these against his face, and as well as using them to give his baby a bath.

* Baby Pixie waldorf doll from MerrydaleDolls - Even though the description says for a year and older, I think it makes the perfect first dolly for Oliver. It's SO soft and cuddly! I also bought Abbie and Isaiah each a smaller waldorf dolly, as I just couldn't resist. It was hard deciding, but ended up going with Violet and Nutkin.

* A mini felted wool chain from Babus - I only ordered a mini one as I wasn't sure how durable it would be, but I absolutely love it! It's very well-made, and I plan to buy the larger size very soon as Oliver loves chewing and tugging on it.

I have a few more special things to share, but they'll have to wait for another post. I also have a giveaway coming up, so look for that very soon!

Baby Ladybugs!

I know I still owe you guys holiday pictures, but wanted to share the treasury I just made on Etsy, since it'll go poof in a couple days.

You can see the real thing here:

If you are unfamiliar with treasuries, they are a spiffy feature on Etsy where you can create a page of 12 of your favorite items. Unfortunately, they can be tricky to snag a spot, but they are so much fun to make!