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Natural Suburbia Sponsor Giveaway from Little Woodlanders

By on August 9, 2012 in Giveaways, Sponsors, Uncategorized, Waldorf

Today I would like to welcome Rachel from Little Woodlanders, she is a new Natural Suburbia sponsor and lives in the United Kingdom.  Rachel makes the most gorgeous Waldorf and Montessori inspired wooden toys, in her lovely shop you will find, teethers, toys, stacker puzzles, play food and nursing necklaces. Rachel is offering a beautiful giveaway choice that you can see below. She has a beautiful blog too and has shared some lovely projects there…

This is Rachel’s story…

Natural Suburbia: Tell us about how your business began.

Rachel:

I started making wooden toys for my children shortly after I discovered the Waldorf ideas about play.  I love the idea of open-ended toys made from beautiful natural materials, that allow children to use their imagination.

The Owl and the Pussy Cat

 

 Natural Suburbia: Who or what is your inspiration?

Rachel:

My inspiration mostly comes from my children.  I watch what they like to play with and talk about, and often get ideas from them that way.  I also get ideas from going outside or looking out the window at nature and from storybooks.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

 

Natural Suburbia: What is your creative process and how long have you been creating these beautiful treasures?

Rachel:

I’ve been making wooden toys since the end of last year and opened my Etsy shop in January.  My creative process begins with an idea that I sketch onto paper and then transfer onto wood.  I have a few different power tools I use, and then some hand sanding with a couple different grades of sand paper.  I then do some carving, painting, wood-burning, and beeswax/olive oil polishing, to end up with a completed product.   It’s very exciting to see an idea that begins in my head become an actual wooden toy!

 

Wooden Rainbow Village

 

Natural Suburbia: What do you enjoy most about your business?

Rachel:

My favorite thing about my business is knowing that I’m supplying children all around the world with natural, handmade, open ended toys, that will allow them to use their imagination and have fun!

 

Wooden Balancing Butterfly and Tulip Set

Natural Suburbia: Are there any new exciting products you would like to tell us about?

Rachel:

I’m very excited about my newest product, the Balancing Butterflies Set.  It comes with 5 little wooden butterflies each in a different colour of the rainbow, and one red tulip.  You can stack the butterflies on top of each other on top of the tulip or fly them around to get nectar from the flower.

Some other new items are the play food, such as the toast and jam with a knife set and a wooden dinosaur.  I have lots more new toys in the making as well!

Baby-Wearing Mama

 

Rachel’s Social Media Links for you to follow and see what beautiful items she is busy making:

 Giveaway Items:

Butterfly Metamorphosis set for the Life Cycle of the Butterfly

(PS I love this so much I have just purchased a set from Rachel for Kye, I can’t wait for it to arrive!!!)

Giraffe Teether made from Maple Wood

Mama and Baby Squirrel made from Oak

 

Giveaway:

Rachel is very generously offering these 3 giveaway items above to choose from.

Giveaway: Worldwide 🙂

One winner will be chosen and can choose 1 of these gorgeous giveaway items.

Rachel is also offering Natural Suburbia readers a 10% discount for the month of August, the coupon code to use when you visit her shop is Natural10.

To enter just leave a comment and let us know which is your favourite treasure from Rachel’s shop.

To earn more entries:

Share about this giveaway on Facebook

Share about this giveaway on Twitter

Pin this giveaway to Pinterest

Follow Little Woodlanders on Facebook or Twitter

Please remember to leave a comment for each share or follow for your extra entries.

 

The winner will be chosen and announced on Tuesday the 14th of August and will be announced in this post.

 

Congratulations to:

NinnyNoodleNoo August 9, 2012 at 1:20 pm # Edit

And I pinned one of the babywearing mamas – as they were my favourite from her shop.

 

Thank you so much Rachel for sharing your story with us and for offering your beautiful treasures to our readers. We really appreciate your support by being a sponsor on Natural Suburbia.

 

If you are interested in our very affordable sponsorship options you can email me at: lindadawkins@mweb.co.za

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118 Responses to Natural Suburbia Sponsor Giveaway from Little Woodlanders

  1. Jennifer S August 9, 2012 at 9:34 am #

    I love love love the mama and baby squirrel! So beautiful!

  2. Steph August 9, 2012 at 9:59 am #

    I’ve seen her work online already and its gorgeous!

  3. sarah @ gladys in the garden August 9, 2012 at 10:08 am #

    These toys are so beautiful. I would love the opportunity to win them so I can pass them onto a girlfriend’s little girls who are like nieces to me.

  4. sarah @ gladys in the garden August 9, 2012 at 10:09 am #

    Oh, I forgot to write that I love the Butterfly Metamorphosis.

  5. ang August 9, 2012 at 10:49 am #

    lovely ! i do love the butterfly story. great for homeschooling, thank yoU !

  6. ang August 9, 2012 at 10:50 am #

    following you on fb rachel!

  7. ang August 9, 2012 at 10:50 am #

    shared on fb!

  8. Brenda August 9, 2012 at 11:00 am #

    What beautiful work, so talented.Don’t enter me in the give away, as beautiful as these are my children are too old for them, I’m sure the lucky child who recieves them will love them. Hope things are going well with your dad xxBrenda

  9. Lena August 9, 2012 at 12:54 pm #

    Of all the fantastic wooden products the rainbow is my favourite. A rainbow you can take with you and build up when ever you need one!

  10. NinnyNoodleNoo August 9, 2012 at 1:19 pm #

    And she’s in England – lovely to see someone from over here making beautiful toys too :0)

  11. NinnyNoodleNoo August 9, 2012 at 1:20 pm #

    And I pinned one of the babywearing mamas – as they were my favourite from her shop.

  12. Stephanie Paquin August 9, 2012 at 1:37 pm #

    I would love the giraffe teether for my little one on the way!!

  13. Stephanie Paquin August 9, 2012 at 1:38 pm #

    I shared on facebook!

  14. Stephanie Paquin August 9, 2012 at 1:38 pm #

    Following on Facebook!

  15. Stephanie Paquin August 9, 2012 at 1:40 pm #

    pinned the dinosaur- my boys would love that!

  16. michele August 9, 2012 at 1:48 pm #

    That Goldilocks and the three bears is too cute!

  17. Jennet August 9, 2012 at 2:12 pm #

    I really love the little rainbow village!

  18. Jennet August 9, 2012 at 2:19 pm #

    I just followed them on Facebook, too.

  19. Brenda Bomberger August 9, 2012 at 2:19 pm #

    How cute!

  20. Elizabeth August 9, 2012 at 2:33 pm #

    Love the butterfly set! (These beautiful toys have a sense of joy and peace in them.)

  21. eidolons August 9, 2012 at 2:36 pm #

    It’s really hard to pick between the babywearing mamas and the squirrels as my favorite from her shop – so many lovely things! I know my youngest would pick the squirrels. He’s utterly obsessed with them. (:

  22. Strickwerk August 9, 2012 at 2:46 pm #

    Oh those Toys are amasing. I think the wooden monkey is great but my absolut favorit is the star stacker puzzle.
    Great work

  23. Rhonda August 9, 2012 at 4:08 pm #

    My daughter would love the butterfly life cycle set — such beautiful pieces!

  24. Rhonda August 9, 2012 at 4:10 pm #

    I’m following Rachel on FB now

  25. Nancy August 9, 2012 at 4:25 pm #

    lovely! my son would adore the butterfly life cycle.

  26. amanda l August 9, 2012 at 5:26 pm #

    I lovethe babywearing mamas so much…and the butterfly cycle, and the squirrels, and and and!

  27. amanda l August 9, 2012 at 5:27 pm #

    I like little woodlanders on Facebook (and etsy).

  28. kari August 9, 2012 at 7:24 pm #

    Gorgeous toys! It’s so hard to pick a favorite, but the little wooden toy village really caught my eye because my youngest daughter loves tiny toys.

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/95666317/little-wooden-toy-village-tiny-wooden?ref=v1_other_1

  29. kari August 9, 2012 at 7:28 pm #

    Shared the giveaway on Facebook!

  30. kari August 9, 2012 at 7:32 pm #

    Followed Little Woodlanders on Twitter!

  31. kari August 9, 2012 at 7:33 pm #

    Pinned the giveaway post on Pinterest. 🙂

  32. Kelly August 9, 2012 at 9:11 pm #

    What a wonderful giveaway! And a hard choice to make, I’d like to add. I think I’d choose the butterfly metamorphosis for N. 🙂 Thanks for the chance!

  33. sarah August 9, 2012 at 10:00 pm #

    I absolutely love goldilocks and the three bears. I usually tell this story in the spring to my Kindergartners. They would make a great puppet play.

  34. Suzie August 9, 2012 at 10:37 pm #

    Wow! I love their work!

  35. Lori Ann August 10, 2012 at 12:24 am #

    The little set of the boy, the tree and the squirrel reminds me of my 10 year old and his love of hiking in the woods! But really all are so special and beautiful! Thanks for the chance.

  36. K August 10, 2012 at 2:51 am #

    I love the little brown fox, the deer and the tiny robin. Those are my very favorite bits on the site. But there are so many delightful things. If I am lucky enough to win this giveaway, I would choose the squirrels. Animals, animals, animals. But there you are. I’d love to hold that little robin right in the cup of my hand.

  37. Cindy A. August 10, 2012 at 7:28 am #

    Thank you so much for offering such a wonderful giveaway. My favorite is the Large Wooden Lacing Blocks: http://www.etsy.com/listing/102874071/large-wooden-lacing-blocks-in-unfinished

  38. Cindy A. August 10, 2012 at 7:30 am #

    Shared on Facebook!

    http://www.facebook.com/cindy.aiton/posts/428931977145160

  39. Cindy A. August 10, 2012 at 7:32 am #

    Tweeted!

    https://twitter.com/normawatson/status/233797748720295937

  40. Cindy A. August 10, 2012 at 7:36 am #

    I follow Little Woodlanders on Twitter via @normawatson.

  41. laminitagirl August 10, 2012 at 12:57 pm #

    How do you pick just one???? My very favorites are the butterfly metamorphosis and the stacking rainbow. So simple yet so spot on! Thanks for the opportunity.

  42. Hannah August 10, 2012 at 1:13 pm #

    Oh sigh…. I can’t pick just one.. the baby wearing mama is gorgeous! And the squirrels and bunnies are perfect since I call my little ones Bunny and Squirrely 🙂

  43. Rebecca (Sydney, Australia) August 10, 2012 at 1:19 pm #

    I love Rachels shop. I have marked it, I can see many presents for my neice coming up. I love the lucet. My daughter would also love making the cords as well as bracelets and keychain cords for her friends. She is also hoping to decorate headbands with the cords, make scarfs for ther toys, decorate her room…..etc….etc……!!!

  44. beyond August 10, 2012 at 5:59 pm #

    i just adore the squirrels!

  45. Becca August 10, 2012 at 6:02 pm #

    Such lovely work! Thanks!

  46. Liz August 10, 2012 at 6:09 pm #

    I love the squirrels! I love duck figurines, as well!

  47. teresa August 10, 2012 at 6:20 pm #

    I love it all, but the rainbow village is so beautiful, that would be my favorite.

  48. Melissa August 10, 2012 at 6:33 pm #

    Well unfortunately etsy is down right now, but I do so love the goldilocks and the three bears. Its one of my children’s favorite oral stories that I tell them.

  49. Katie August 10, 2012 at 7:20 pm #

    I love all the woodland animals (fox, squirrels, hedgehog, etc)

  50. Katie August 10, 2012 at 7:21 pm #

    I pinned on pinterest!

  51. Katie August 10, 2012 at 7:22 pm #

    I tweeted about it (@inoakpark)

  52. Katie August 10, 2012 at 7:23 pm #

    I follow you on twitter

  53. Georgia August 10, 2012 at 7:29 pm #

    I love the little wooden toy village! Liked on facebook 🙂

  54. Ragen August 10, 2012 at 8:17 pm #

    I love the dinosaur, and I’m already a Facebook follower 🙂

  57. Robin Phillips-Knotts August 10, 2012 at 8:32 pm #

    The mama hen and chick are favs but everything is adorable. Thanks! cokelush at gmai

  58. Robin Phillips-Knotts August 10, 2012 at 8:35 pm #

    Following LW on twitter. cokelush is my id. Thanks! cokelush at gmail

  59. Robin Phillips-Knotts August 10, 2012 at 8:36 pm #

    Following LW on FB. Robin Phillips-Knotts is my id. Thanks! cokelush at gmail

  60. Robin Phillips-Knotts August 10, 2012 at 8:38 pm #

    Tweet: https://twitter.com/cokelush/status/233995536951283713
    Thanks! cokelush at gmail

  61. Robin Phillips-Knotts August 10, 2012 at 8:41 pm #

    Pinned here: http://pinterest.com/pin/214413632230197153/
    Thanks! cokelush at gmail

  62. Noscythes August 10, 2012 at 9:04 pm #

    I love the teethers!

  63. Noscythes August 10, 2012 at 9:04 pm #

    Shared about this giveaway on Facebook

  64. Noscythes August 10, 2012 at 9:05 pm #

    Follow Little Woodlanders on Facebook

  65. Tanya M August 10, 2012 at 9:37 pm #

    I would like Mama and Baby Squirrel for my daughter. She will absolutely love them.
    Thank you for the giveaway.

  66. Tanya M August 10, 2012 at 9:39 pm #

    I shared on FB as Tanya Rubezhov.

  67. Tanya M August 10, 2012 at 9:40 pm #

    I Like Little Woodlanders on Facebook as Tanya Rubezhov.

  68. Tanya M August 10, 2012 at 9:43 pm #

    I pinned this giveaway as Tanya Rubezhov.
    http://pinterest.com/pin/150659550005298153/

  69. Zoe August 10, 2012 at 9:59 pm #

    I love the Large Wooden Rainbow Toy.
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/100392374/large-wooden-rainbow-toy-waldorf-toy

  70. Mary August 10, 2012 at 10:42 pm #

    I like the wooden toy hedgehog

    marymichelotti@gmail.com

  71. Suzette August 10, 2012 at 10:42 pm #

    I pinned this giveaway, and I shared on facebook. My favorite item from her shop is the wooden lucet with yarn. What a wonderful shop.

  72. Mary August 10, 2012 at 10:43 pm #

    Shared on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mary.lizzie.9/posts/145402918931397

    marymichelotti@gmail.com

  75. Wendy Hatton August 10, 2012 at 11:41 pm #

    The giraffe teether is my pick. Lovely simple design

  76. Kim August 11, 2012 at 12:08 am #

    Oh, love the wooden toys for my little one. Thank you for the opportunity!

  77. gail August 11, 2012 at 12:18 am #

    like the mama and baby squirrel

  78. Jeanne J. August 11, 2012 at 1:35 am #

    Dp I really have to chose just one? The Owl and the Pussycat is adorable, but I also like the Metamorphosis of the Butterfly. Then there is the hedgehog – I couldn’t pick only one.

  79. Simone August 11, 2012 at 3:09 am #

    Lovely!! the tree block letters would be a wonderful gift for my preschooler 🙂

  80. Sarah August 11, 2012 at 3:33 am #

    I like the Wooden Balancing Butterflies and Tulip Set – Wooden Toy – Waldorf Inspired Toy.

    sparmeland(at)optonline(dot)net

  81. Sarah August 11, 2012 at 3:35 am #

    Shared on facebook

    http://www.facebook.com/sarah.louise.395/posts/433073196731822

    Facebook Name: Sarah Louise
    sparmeland(at)optonline(dot)net

  82. Sarah August 11, 2012 at 3:37 am #

    Pinned it.
    http://pinterest.com/pin/245586985901086253/

    sparmeland(at)optonline(dot)net

  83. Sarah August 11, 2012 at 3:38 am #

    Tweeted
    https://twitter.com/SarahParm/status/234100865332547584

    sparmeland(at)optonline(dot)net

  84. Danielle S August 11, 2012 at 5:26 am #

    My favorite item is “Wooden Toy Mama and Baby Bunny Set,” so cute!
    dhsauers(at)gmail.com

  85. Danielle S August 11, 2012 at 5:27 am #

    Added to Pinterest here:
    http://pinterest.com/pin/15058979974943045/

    dhsauers(at)gmail.com

  86. Danielle S August 11, 2012 at 5:28 am #

    Shared on Twitter:
    https://twitter.com/gimmetweets3/status/234128970457690112

    dhsauers(at)gmail.com

  87. Lauren August 11, 2012 at 5:28 am #

    i like the ladybug and leaf set

  88. Danielle S August 11, 2012 at 5:29 am #

    I’m following Little Woodlanders on Facebook as Danielle Sauers and Twitter as @gimmetweets3

    dhsauers(at)gmail.com

  89. Rebecca (Sydney, Australia) August 11, 2012 at 8:01 am #

    Ooops, misread the giveaway rules. I am all for the momma and bubs squirrels. Cuuuutttte. Now off to purchase the lucet.Thanks for bringing Rachels shop to my attention. Loooove it!

  90. Marta GM August 11, 2012 at 8:33 am #

    Hi! One of my son’s favourite books is The Very Hungry Caterpillar, so the cycle of the butterfly would be just perfect for him. I also love the mama and little squirrels, really cute. Please, count me in if it’s an international giveaway. Thank you! Marta

  91. sarah August 11, 2012 at 12:03 pm #

    I love the Wooden Nursing Necklace – Dark Brown Walnut. 🙂

  92. Woolies August 11, 2012 at 4:44 pm #

    omigosh, love love love this shop. Beautiful work. (fingers crossed)

  93. Woolies August 11, 2012 at 4:55 pm #

    Following on Facebook!

  94. Julia C K August 11, 2012 at 4:56 pm #

    The little wooden chicks are so cute! And I like the stacking/puzzle toys too!

  95. The Happy Wife/Danielle Garcia August 12, 2012 at 3:22 am #

    I like the Wooden Star Stacker Puzzle

  96. The Happy Wife/Danielle Garcia August 12, 2012 at 3:23 am #

    I follow them on Twitter The_Happy_Wife

  97. Clare August 12, 2012 at 12:00 pm #

    Rachel, as much as I love little ducks, and the set of little ducks is cute. I am afraid it would have to be the Rainbow village as my choice of the best on your website. One entry for me only I’m afraid as the other ways are just to technical. Keep the creative spirit moving.

  98. Andrea from ziezo August 12, 2012 at 9:03 pm #

    Rachel’s creations are gorgeous!

    • Andrea from ziezo August 12, 2012 at 9:09 pm #

      Oops! My favourite creations are her animals. . . A dinosaur is on my little one’s wishlist.

  99. Janet R August 12, 2012 at 9:35 pm #

    I think my favorite is the lucet – simple, beautiful, useful, fun! (Although the squirrels are adorable!)

  100. Janet R August 12, 2012 at 9:47 pm #

    Following on Facebook!

  101. Janet R August 12, 2012 at 9:49 pm #

    Pinned on Pinterest!

  102. Anita Sacco August 13, 2012 at 12:13 am #

    Love the Tree Block Letters and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. I also have a shop on etsy and have added you to my circle and your shop to my favorites. Thank you.

  103. Anita Sacco August 13, 2012 at 12:15 am #

    Pinned your give away on Pinterest!

  104. mary sather August 13, 2012 at 6:51 am #

    the lucet is really cool and so is the star stacker!!!

  105. Susan Sullivan August 13, 2012 at 2:25 pm #

    I would love to own the Owl and the Pussycat. I sing the full version with my kindergarten students and would love to add it to the play pieces storytelling table.

  106. Sienna August 13, 2012 at 9:11 pm #

    I love the butterfly lifecycle! The food items, chicks and flower puzzle are super cool too!! 🙂

  107. Emily D August 13, 2012 at 9:39 pm #

    I love the little giraffe wooden teether toy. So adorable!

  108. Emily D August 13, 2012 at 9:40 pm #

    I follow LWoodlanders on Twitter (EmilyTweetsHere)

  109. NGS August 13, 2012 at 10:51 pm #

    The teether toys are great – I like the monkey and elephant the best!

  110. Clarissa Hooper August 13, 2012 at 11:57 pm #

    love the squirells!!!!

  111. Shani August 14, 2012 at 12:36 am #

    I’d love the Butterfly metamorphosis

  112. Shani August 14, 2012 at 12:40 am #

    Liked on FB as Shani Smet

  113. Sleepyheadedmom August 14, 2012 at 5:20 am #

    I like the Goldilocks and the Three Bears wooden toy animals.

  114. Sleepyheadedmom August 14, 2012 at 5:22 am #

    I follow LittleWoodLanders on twitter (@Sleepyheadedmom)

  115. kate August 14, 2012 at 6:09 am #

    I like the mama and baby squirrel (I was pregnant during the world series and the “rally squirrel” was a big deal, so I think it would be so cute to give to my son!)

  116. kate August 14, 2012 at 6:10 am #

    Pinned on pinterest! http://pinterest.com/pin/116601077823361539/

  117. kate August 14, 2012 at 6:11 am #

    …and followed on facebook! 🙂

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