Thank you, thank you, thank you for all your sweet comments to yesterday's post. Seriously...you all are the greatest! I wish I could invite you all over for a nice mama's chat and cup of tea. I haven't had much computer time today, so I am way behind on replying to each of your comments. So...I've decided to do a Waldorf series of posts next week, starting on Monday with a bunch of questions and answers from all of you. So when you enter this giveaway, please also ask any question you would like answered and I will get to it on Monday. If you don't have a question, just leave a regular comment to enter the giveaway. And, of course, if your question is something you wish not to share with everyone else, just e-mail me! I love hearing from all of you!!
After Marie commented on one of my posts, I took a gander over to her Etsy shop where I was delighted to find loads of handcrafted Waldorf goodness! Look at this sweet little root child! I immediately fell in love with her and all her creations. Such talent!
Marie was gracious enough to do a giveaway here on Bluebirdbaby for the little ones. Yay! Here's a little bit more about Marie and her crafts ::
"My name is Marie and I absolutely love my work as a dollmaker. Since my
own Waldorf schooling, I have created handmade toys from natural materials.
Since I had my daughter, I started to make her things just
like my mother did for me when I was a child. More and more people
asked if I could make such toys for their children too and so I started
to sell my dolls.
I believe very strongly in the importance of dolls and dollplay in a
child's life, and it is a great pleasure and honor for me to create these
important little friends for children who accompany them through the most significant childhood years."
"As the child nurtures & mothers the doll, he is - not
simply metaphorically but also in reality - caring for himself. It is
important therefore, that we offer a doll that closely resembles
him/her, not so much in features but rather in proportion. The child's
"felt experience" of the doll will remain with him/her. So let's keep
the doll simple, proportional & tactilely truthful."
Words by Shariffa Oppenheimer in regards to Waldorf dolls.
I love those words by Shariffa and was so delighted that Marie included them in her bio. Marie is giving away one of her sweet little walnut babies, which the winner can choose. She's also offering a 10% discount to Bluebirdbaby readers. Just enter "bluebirdbaby09" when you checkout. Thank you Marie!!
So go check out Marie's sweet shop and to enter the giveaway leave a comment below and I'll draw the winner on Sunday at 8 p.m. EST. Good luck!!
