Okay, so I have a really great surprise for you going into the weekend!
Novica, one of the leading fair trade artisan websites, would like to offer one lucky Grosgrain reader a would like to send you a $100 dollar gift certificate to spend on their site!! All the gifts shown in this post are under $100.
Novica works with National Geographic to give talented artisans around the world a place to express their artistic talents and provide access to the world market. They have thousands of top fair trade corporate gifts and home decor items on their website.
Novica gives artists and artisans around the world a global platform to express their true artistic talents and to spur their creativity. Also providing you with access to unique, hard-to-find items at great values that only the internet infrastructure can allow.
At the deepest essence of their philosophy, they want to create a bridge between you and the many talented artisans across the globe. They want you to know about who you're buying from. They want you to feel that attachment to the product and to the hands that created it. See their mission page for details about the people who create their products.
Some good quick links to find gifts: fair trade corporate gifts, gifts for mom, gifts for him, green gifts.
Winner will be announced on MONDAY so you can choose items and have them delivered before Christmas!
Winner will be announced on Monday, December 13th, 2010.
Grosgrain Giveaways can be entered by any ONE of four ways
1) By linking about this giveaway (to your blog, facebook, or any other site) blogger button is below.
2) By leaving a comment
3) By FOLLOWING Grosgrain using this link or the LINK IN MY RIGHT SIDEBAR.
4) *NEW* By following me on Twitter
Just remember to please leave me a comment telling me what you did so that I can go back and look for your entry. Either give me the link or comment that you posted for the giveaway to or tell me that you began to follow me.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 445 Newer› Newest»I'm a follower! Thanks for the giveaway!
I'm a follower!! Thank you! :)
crystal@averyjamesphotography.com
They've got some gorgeous stuff! Thanks to you & them for the chance to win.
awesome giveaway!
I'm a follower!
Great giveway. Lots of cute things!
rwheelerii (at) hotmail (dot) com
What a great company! Thanks so much for hosting this giveaway, and for bringing the awesome concept of this company to light. :)
I am a follower, and excited about this one. :D
So many great items. I had to drag myself away from that site!!!
I am a follower.
Wow - fantastic, thanks!!
I'm a follower, too :) (with a growing pile of sweaters to attack, thanks to you!!)
I follow thru Google Reader. Thanks for the giveaway!
twelve30@gmail.com
Count me in. Thanks for the giveaway!
twelve30@gmail.com
Hi there,
I follow you in my RSS reader! Thanks for the inspiration, I gave in this week and began embellishing a sweater. . .
Thank you!
Heather
Wow! It would be wonderful to win. Thanks for the chance.
I follow you through MyYahoo RSS feed. Thanks!
just began following your blog :)
great giveaway and i follow!
rwvanvoorhis at gmail dot com
Would love to win and buy finger puppets!
I follow your blog!
I'd love to win this! Thanks!!
www.clothedmuch.com
I follow.
www.clothedmuch.com
Such pretty stuff!
Wow, there's some gorgeous stuff on there. Really loving the jewellery and clothes. Thank you for the lovely holiday giveaway!
I've been following your blog for about a month and think it is great. I'm new to sewing but love it and really appreciate all the inspired ideas.
I love those finger puppets! I may have to get some for my niece!
beautiful stuff and what a wonderful opportunity!
Please enter me in this contest. I am a follower via google.
I love the idea of what Novica does. What a great way to really spread the Christmas spirit! sorainima (at) gmail (dot) com
My goodness, everything looks so nice! Great giveaway!
I am a new follower
What a great giveaway (and website)! Thanks for hosting!
This stuff is BEAUTIFUL!!!
Awesome giveaway!! Would love to win :D
Nice giveaway! :)
Such a great site. I love it, thanks for informing us all of it!
so cute. i love it all!
boon1211 at gmail dot com
Wow I love so many of those things...the purple sweater, the dragonfly ring, and that sweet elephant teapot. Thanks!
I'm following you on Twitter now!
Thanks for the opportunity to help our fellow artisans. My granddaughter has those animal finger puppets picture and they are beautifully made.
I am a subscriber, which is probably not the same thing as a follower but it still means I read your blog regularly.
This would be a great birthday present for me! (Mine's on Tuesday.) :)
What a great giveaway!!
I follow your blog. :)
They have such cute jewelry.
Ohh pick me pick me!!!
~Madeline
by the way I love your blog!!
Thanks for the chance to win such a great prize!
Oo, pick me!
Following your blog!
These products are so beautiful. Fingers crossed!
I'm following-- please pick me!
Lots of beautiful things here! It's great to see people getting paid what they should be for their work!
hooray for fair trade! i can only hope i win!
OMG! thank you so much for this giveaway!!!! :) I follow you :0)
cool I love Novica! Thanks! scg00387 at yahoo dot com
these all look great, and they're things you could feel good buying! thanks for the link (and the giveaway).
I love those finger puppets!
i followed on twitter (christinegrah)
Love those finger puppets.
donminic22 at hotmail dot com
Have followed your site for a long time. This looks like a great giveaway, saw many things my granddaughters would love.
that is so cool!i haven't heard of them but i love that purple sweater!!!!
Me me me me!!!!! Love, love, this blog!!! Enter me!
Super cool. I love the whole idea.
I'm a follower.
i'm so glad someone told me about your blog. i have had a sweater for over a year now, wanting to do something with it. i'm excited at the possibilities you have shown here!
I read your blog all the time! It's added to my Google Reader - does that count as following? :) I'd love to be a part of the giveaways.
Thank you for all the tutorials, by the way! I might actually figure out how to use the buttonhole maker on my sewing machine after seeing your video. :)
My name is Kelly, and my email is wyndsung@gmail.com, in case I somehow manage to win this.
What a giveaway!
Thanks so much!
Mariah
What a nice Christmas present this would make! Thanks for providing inspiration to all of us. I love this month's topic.
What a great Christmas present this would be! Thanks for an awesome, inspiring blog.
Cute!
Great Giveaway!
I've just recently found this wonderful catalog. They sell beautiful things. Thanks for the giveaway!
Of course I follow your blog, I love your sewing!
I LOVE the pillows in your post - and the dragon fly ring,. omg... LOVE IT!
oh and I follow you on twitter now :)
These are truly lovely! Would love to win!
such wonderful things! thank you!
i follow you!
Great company, great giveaway!
I follow you! :)
I have searched my house like a crazy woman looking for sweaters to redo. I have done several already but am not done by any means. As a small child I remember going with my Mother to second hand stores looking for just the right thing to remake. Fond mememories. Thanks for your inspiritioon!
looks delightful!
such pretty stuff!!
What a great new store to explore!
I follow your blog and twitter feed. I look forward to your posts!
Lovely! Enjoy and am inspired by your website. Thanks for the fun giveaway!
What gorgeous gifts! I'm a follower:)
What a great place to shop. So many things to choose from.
I left a link on facebook and I have a link on my blog. Such wonderful ideas!
Never heard of them before, thanks for introducing them! Great giveaway.
I follow your blog!
What an awesome giveaway.
Thanks!
Lucie (LAupperlee@sheppardpratt.org)
How fun! Never heard of this site before but I will check into it!!!
This looks like an interesting website! Thanks for the giveaway!
hoosiermeema
What beautiful things! I'll be browsing this site for awhile. I'd love to win.
Jen
All of these items are so unique. What a great idea!
Wow!! They have so many amazing things! I love looking at your blog! It is so inspiring! I have 2 sweaters just waiting for me (that I got for free at a clothing swap!) to fix them up!
What a cool give away I have been looking for a place like this
Holly
I'm a follower
Holly
I follow on twitter here's name
HollyDaysCloset
http://twitter.com/#!/hollydaycloset
Holly
i just love those finger puppets...
Wow! What a wonderful organization! And it's so great to be able to support small artisans throughout the world. Thanks for sharing!
I love this thanks for sharing this with us. I'd love to win but more than that I didn't know that Novica existed the jewelry is so beautiful and it's a great way to buy where you are assured the artisan is actually receiving the money not some corporation exploiting them. Thanks.
I am linking your giveaway to my FB account thanks.
This looks like a wonderful giveaway. I love reading your blog!
Some lovely stuff there!
Thanks for the giveaway, I'm a follower!
Wow! Lots of people have already commented, but I hope mine gets picked! That looks like an awesome website and company and great stuff!
Oh, and I am a follower to your blog.
Sounds like a great place to purchase those last minute gifts this year!
Wow, I would love to win this! That stuff is awesome. :)
I love that elephant teapot! Such awesome stuff on their site! Thanks for the chance to win!
I also follow you on twitter!
I follow you on my Feed demon and have loved the knits series you are doing.
Novica looks like a great site!
What a wonderful giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win!
I follow!
Great things on this site for sale! Thanks for the nice giveaway. I love to buy fair trade items whenever I can.
I follow your blog and would love to win this giveaway to help me out with Christmas shopping!
Thanks for the chance at the giveaway. Novica has so much to offer!
Wow, what a great website! I've never even heard of this place. Love it!
never heard of them, but I love fair trade, so thanks for the link and the giveaway!
I might not like all of the sweaters but I love your creativity with them.
wow! this is amazing!! thanks so much! :)
nelly dot barney at yahoo dot com
Posted on my blog
I follow
I follow on twitter too
and on facebook!
Thanks for the opportunity
Shwaylaj@gmail.com
What a sweet treat! Thank you!
Wow what an awesome giveaway!!! Thanks!
This is such an awesome give away! Thanks!
thank you so much!
Thanks for this great giveaway! I follow on blogger:)
following you on twitter now. What a great company!
it's the moment to give you a message, because all time I'm too shy to do it (my english is so bad...)
so I look all your beautifuls creations but I've never said something so...
perhaps a chance !
and a link http://lunefantasy.wordpress.com/2010/12/11/un-magnifique-cadeau-de-noel/
I blogged about this fabulous giveaway!
What a beautiful website. How I would love to win this!
New follower on twitter - jessie327
Thanks!
I would love to win this giveaway! Thanks so much for the chance :)
...and of course I follow Grosgrain!
I blogged about it!
Wow the stuff is so pretty! Especially the jewelry. Thanks for the giveaway!
lmr3683 at hotmail dot com
I do not speak english, but I like your blog.Thank you for my eyes. Happy Chrismas and Happy year for you and your family.
gegelle.robert@gmail.com
Thank you! Definitely going to check them out - beautiful items!
Im in!
This looks like a great way to find christmas gifts...thanks for the giveaway! I also have your link on my blog.
WOW, these look wonderful! thanks.
I found out about Novica when I read "Eat. Pray.Love" and they have so many fantastic things
Wow! Those are beautiful! Sign me up (I follow)
how cool! :)
pink.karen(at)gmail.com
What a cool giveaway! Thank you!! And also thank you for your amazingly creative ideas!
I've not heard of Novica before, but all these items are gorgeous! I'd love to win! Thank you!
tkcharlesworth@aol.com
I'm a follower. Thanks!
tkcharlesworth@aol.com
Thanks for introducing us to a wonderful Fair Trade shop! I am always on the lookout for this kind of thing.
I follow your blog. Thank for the giveaway!
Thanks for the great giveaway and would love to shop at Novica!
samsakara@twcny.rr.com
Fabulous giveaway! Thanks!
sandersjenni at gmail dot com
I'm going to check out that site right after leaving this comment. Love to support the global handmade community. pmccallum2@yahoo.com
Hi there!
Hope I win, this would mean so much after a grueling semester of hard work at school.
Monica
mmurillo [at] usc [dot] edu
You're blog is amazing.. check it almost everyday!! and what a great giveaway this is!
I've never heard of Novica. There's so much nice stuff there. Thanks for the giveaway!
Win or lose Novica looks like an interesting site to peruse. Thanks for hosting.
Lovely items... thank you for the giveaway!
Thanks for the chance!
great giveaway!
they have soooo manu cool things!
blog follower
I'm a follower on google reader
this is a great giveaway - and just in time for Christmas! LOVE IT!
I've posted on my blog...
http://jessankney.blogspot.com/2010/12/100-holiday-gift-from-novica.html
what a neat website...I can't wait to browse it!
Great giveaway!! I'd love to win.
Gorgeous items! I love the rings pictured. Great giveaway, thanks!
this is a great giveaway! Thanks!
love it!!!
I follow and love this give away.
love the refashions! i recently armed myself with a new spool of grey grosgrain and an old sweater...glad to have some extra inspiration!
Love your blog, and what a great mission! =)
Wow there are so many comments. Well it is worth a shot, I love NOVICA!
Wow! So many interesting and pretty things!
I check Grosgrain every day to see what loveliness you have whipped up. My daughter, who was inspired to alter a sweater (looks good, too) turned me onto your blog. Please enter me....jweidler@twcny.rr.com
So many lovely items. Thanks so much.
love your work .. I follow you and would without the great prize.
I follow your blog!
following on twitter @srbracelin
I'm a follower!
I just posted a link on Facebook!
great giveaway!!! Thanks!!!
What a great giveaway! My fingers are crossed!
Oh my goodness that site has some amazing items.
Just followed you on twitter! Great giveaway!
Me Me Me! Those are such beautiful things, I'm sure I could find something wonderful on the Novica site!
I love this blog, and I'm really excited about this giveaway!
I am a loyal follower! Thank you SO MUCH for highlighting a fair trade company!
Posted on my blog since i don't tweet!
What a great giveaway. Thanks.
So many lovely things on their site, it would be hard to choose!
I LOVE Novica! I've only added you to my reader a couple of months ago, but I really enjoy your tutorials!
Cool!! I love the items available in the home decor section.
oohmybento at gmail dot com
What beautiful things! I had never heard of Novica before today. :-)
~K http://scr.im/nerak
Well, I tried following, but it said it was unable to handle my request at this time. And to come back later. So, I guess it's a plain ol' comment for me. I will try and follow, though, I LOVE your blog!!!!
mrandmrsryankolbe @ gmail.com
I wanna buy those finger puppets for my brother for Christmas!
I don't know if it counts or not, but I'm already following you. I started fairly recently when I saw you linked on CaseyBrownDesigns.
Heather J.
I already follow you on twitter. (@stylishmodesty) I tweeted this.
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