Modern Maven was developed by Tara Gray, an interior designer out of Colorado. She creates one of a kind, Felt Flora wall sculptures and Fabric Embellished furniture items. Her pieces are created by hand and are fully customizable depending on your style, size needs and color palette. No two pieces are alike.
Each whimsical Felt Flora sculptures are hand made from viscose and wool felts. Petals are hand cut and stitched to create a variety of florals, each as unique as a true flower. Florals are stitched to a wrapped canvas, creating an easy to install, and lightweight, piece to hang on your wall either vertically or horizontally.
Modern Maven’s felt flora sculptures create an elegant focal point for a wide variety of locations. Installations have included residential, boutique store display and restaurant display. They are also a wonderful addition to a baby's nursery, child’s room or to be used as photography and dessert table backdrops.
Giveaway includes: (1) 11"x13" recycled barnwood framed Felt Flora wall sculpture. The winner will able to select up to 3 colors of their choice. The piece will be custom created once the winner is announced and contacted for color selections. Value = $50
To enter this giveaway check out Tara's shop and leave a comment with your favorite piece before Dec. 4th!
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Vivi Dot is a Seattle based line of handmade accessories that all feature bold, fabric covered buttons. The line includes rings, hair accessories, necklaces, earrings and brooches. Designer Molly Hooper creates most of the fabric prints and supplements her own creations with bold solids, rich textured fabrics and laces, and other to die for patterns that catch her eye. You can find Vivi Dot on Modcloth, ShopRuche, Etsy and in independent boutiques around the world.
Check out Vivi Dot's Etsy shop and leave a comment with your favorite item to enter to win. Follow Vivi Dot on Twitter for an extra entry before Dec. 4th!
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I'm Christal Huth of i Sewpose! I'm a 20-something crafting enthusiast who is blessed to work and play in beautiful southern California with my animator husband and tiny, weirdo rat terrier, Oliver. Seriously he is the weirdest dog you've ever met. But the cutest too ;) I have an intense love for the silly, the sweet and strange and an endless fascination with how the stitched line can help me to express that.
Embroidery for me is relaxation//unwinding//meditation. I love the challenge of finding new ways to make this antique art form fresh//fun//relevant! Though I've dabbled in drawing and painting and pottery makin...I'm addicted to the needle and thread. i Sewpose is happy to continue to helping the clean up efforts of the Red Cross in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Giveaway: $20 shop credit.
To enter to win this giveaway, visit i Sewpose and share your favorite product in the comments below.
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ONE LUCKY READER will be winning all of these giveaways! To enter to win you need to read each request from the sponsors above and then return with your links. The lucky winner will be announced Dec. 5th!
A big thanks to each of my sponsors this month! If you'd like to Sponsor Smile and Wave in December it's easy! Just check out my sponsor information page here.
-Rachel
i love this piece from modern maven: http://www.etsy.com/listing/115740338/felt-flora-white-grey (although it was a really hard choice)
this hair pin in midnight garden is my favorite from vivi dot: http://www.etsy.com/listing/113442977/fancy-flower-hair-pin
this pretty deer is my favorite from i sewpose: http://www.etsy.com/listing/110176528/costume-party-dressed-up-deer-hand
<3
Posted by: katie | 11/30/2012 at 12:25 PM
I loved the felt flora: lime, dark pink, and pale pink arrangement. It would look so pretty on a wall, just as textured art!
At the isewpose shop, I loved the "Geometrics" in teal ;)
Sarah M
Posted by: Sarah M | 11/30/2012 at 12:26 PM
I LOVE the modern maven designs, so pretty! The Felt Flora: white, grey was my favorite piece on her site. From Vivi Dot I really love the midnight garden necklace. and The 'you make me happy' embroidery from iSewpose makes ME happy :) it's adorable!
Posted by: Kym | 11/30/2012 at 01:18 PM
My faves :: the grey, rose and gold felt flora sculpture, the Midnight Garden Triple Floral Necklace, and the Set of 3 Embroidery Hoop Dreamcatchers. All lovely and unique.
Posted by: Megan Lane | 11/30/2012 at 01:24 PM
Such talented ladies! I love the felt wall hanging with the grays purples and orange. All of Molly's stuff is so sweet I'm in love with the swings and polaroids. Embordery fascinates me and I'm a sucker for anything deer/moose related. Thank you for a chance to win!
Posted by: Christina C | 11/30/2012 at 01:31 PM
I love the fabric covered nesting tables in Modern Maven's etsy shop, I totally adore Vivi Dot's dotted Oak Tree Hair Pin (these would be perfect because I am an Auburn fan and our beloved Toomer's Oak Trees were poisoned last year), and Bear on a Mountain Stroll would be so stinking cute in my collection of photo's and keepsakes from our favorite vacation spot in the mountains
Posted by: alexandra | 11/30/2012 at 01:34 PM
The felt flora's are BEAUTIFUL! In a house full of boys, this would sure bring a little whimsey. The color choices are amazing...aqua, rose. I would love to hang one of these beuties in my home!
Posted by: Keyonna Hornbuckle | 11/30/2012 at 01:35 PM
All these shops are lovely! At Modern Maven I like the white, grey, gold flora the best. The swings Polaroid necklace at Vivi Dot is awesome! I love the "Home is wherever I'm with you" hoop at I Sewpose. Now I'm singing that song! Thanks for doing the contest!
Posted by: Marin | 11/30/2012 at 01:43 PM
My favorite from Felt Flora is the mini grey rose and gold one. Love the size and colors! From Vivi Dot I love the Midnight Garden necklace. From i Sewpose my favorite is one of the Ich Liebe Dich pieces. Lovely shops!
Posted by: Heidi Jo | 11/30/2012 at 01:49 PM
My fav from Felt Flora is definitely the gorgeous HUGE solid white piece! That is pure genius!
Posted by: janessa | 11/30/2012 at 01:52 PM
AMAZING - those felt designs were so unique. The huge white one is one of the pretties wall ideas ever. Never seen anything like that before. And I'd love to try embordery - classic! Thanks for the chances to win!!
Posted by: Erika | 11/30/2012 at 02:01 PM
The felt pieces are one of a kind. I like the grey and white above the bed. And a Colorado girl to boot. Thanks Smile and Wave!
Posted by: Aaron | 11/30/2012 at 02:04 PM
What beautiful pieces. These are my favorites:
From Modern Maven, http://www.etsy.com/listing/110857844/felt-flora-white-grey
From Vividot, http://www.etsy.com/listing/100574213/psychedelic-fleurs-necklace
and from iSewpose, http://www.etsy.com/listing/110176528/costume-party-dressed-up-deer-hand
Thanks for sharing the lovelies!
Posted by: Jenny Lee | 11/30/2012 at 02:06 PM
From Modern Maven, the grey-gold-rose mini felt flora
From iSewpose, The oh Dear Floral Hand Embroidery
From Vividot, the Beauty Bar Doors polaroid necklace
Great options
Posted by: Emily | 11/30/2012 at 02:18 PM
From Modern Maven: http://www.etsy.com/listing/110859367/felt-flora-white-turquoise-charcoal
From Vivi Dot: http://www.etsy.com/listing/100414981/coquette-necklace
From ISewPose: http://www.etsy.com/listing/103830370/oh-deer-floral-hand-embroidery
Posted by: Kari | 11/30/2012 at 02:19 PM
Floral Felt - OMG. All lovely. Digging white, aqua, yellow, charcoal, orange the msot.
Posted by: Hillary | 11/30/2012 at 02:32 PM
The Vivi Dot giraffe hair clips are my favorite.
Posted by: Hillary | 11/30/2012 at 02:34 PM
Forgot to link in my other posts. Here is my favorite from isewpose: http://www.etsy.com/listing/103830370/oh-deer-floral-hand-embroidery
vivi dot: http://www.etsy.com/listing/100420881/giraffe-hair-clips
Modern Maven: http://www.etsy.com/listing/110859538/felt-flora-white-aqua-yellow-charcoal
Posted by: Hillary | 11/30/2012 at 02:36 PM
The white and grey felt flora is perfect for my neutral taste, I love the fancy flower hair pins from vivi dot, and I LOVE the dream catchers from I Sewpose! Hoping to win!
Posted by: Olivia Moonitz | 11/30/2012 at 03:05 PM
THIS GIVEAWAY REALLY IS AMAZING!!
Felt Flora-white,grey,gold
Vivi Dot-Midnight Garden Triple Floral
I Sewpose- set of lacey whites
THANK YOU!
Posted by: Sarah | 11/30/2012 at 03:20 PM
wow such gorgeous items!
My favourites are the following:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/110860136/mini-felt-flora-grey-rose-gold
http://www.etsy.com/listing/99474564/bow-hair-clips
http://www.etsy.com/listing/102360155/you-make-me-happy-hand-embroidery
Posted by: Melanie Hook | 11/30/2012 at 03:43 PM
My favorites:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/110857844/felt-flora-white-grey
http://www.etsy.com/listing/99476513/lovely-lace-lexington-necklace
http://www.etsy.com/listing/116315905/set-of-3-lacey-whites
And I'm following @vividot on Twitter.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Posted by: Lauren | 11/30/2012 at 03:52 PM
Love the costume party dressed up deer from I sewpose
Posted by: Hayley | 11/30/2012 at 04:47 PM
The white/grey from felt flora!
Posted by: Hayley | 11/30/2012 at 04:48 PM
I love the Felt Flora: white, grey piece. It is such an ingenious idea!
Posted by: Brianna S. | 11/30/2012 at 05:26 PM
Absolutely love Vivi Dot's Geometric Cocktail Ring! So pretty.
Posted by: Brianna S. | 11/30/2012 at 05:28 PM
I love the Ich Liebe Dich German Hand Embroidery from iSewpose. I just started taking German this year, so this would be a great reminder of this milestone in my life!
Posted by: Brianna S. | 11/30/2012 at 05:31 PM
I like the white grey and gold piece from Modern Maven - such beautiful colors!
Posted by: Brittany Smith | 11/30/2012 at 05:48 PM
what a cool giveaway! i love:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/110860136/mini-felt-flora-grey-rose-gold
http://www.etsy.com/listing/115640628/autumn-leaves-flower-brooch
and
http://www.etsy.com/listing/105670635/hurricane-sandy-relief-green-ombre
thanks Rachel! :)
Posted by: Jessica | 11/30/2012 at 05:48 PM
I love the Felt Flora in white and grey, but the one above in just white is to die for!
I can't choose a favorite from the Vivi Dot store! I like the Midnight Garden Triple Floral Necklace, Coquette Hair Clips, and the Passion Fruit Flower Cocktail Ring.
I follow Vivi Dot on Twitter too!
My favorite from i Sewpose is the Set of 3 Embroidery Hoop Dreamcatchers. So cute, yet simple!
Posted by: Kaydee | 11/30/2012 at 05:48 PM