green guru: giveaway winner!

Congrats to Engel for winning the Green Guru HAIKU giveaway. Happy Holidays all!

clementine art: giveaway winner!

Congratulations to Sharon for her winning HAIKU entry for this eco childrens art set. Enjoy!

rishi tea: giveaway winner!

Congratulations to Alyssa, for her winning HAIKU entry for this tea set.

green guru: messenger bag haiku giveaway

Lucky you guys!! Green Guru Gear is hosting this giveaway for the fabulous Cycler messenger bag. Haul everything in this sharp repurposed bag made from sewn bike inner tubes. The Cycler has a wide, padded shoulder strap with a quick release adjustment, interior laptop organizer, PETE Aerospace mesh back panel with high performance padding & many organizer pockets. HAIKU theme for the win: biking. Please leave email in: poet(at)yahoo(dot)com format to be reached. Happy holidays!! oh yeah, to make things sweeter you will also win one of their shopper billboard tote bags!

eco books: giveaway winner!

Congratulations Jesse, you have won Eco Books from Lark Publishing for writing you fabulous HAIKU poem!

refashioned bags: giveaway winner

Congratulations to 'psgorder', you have won the book Refashioned Bags with your fabulous HAIKU poem!!

clementine art supplies: holiday giveaway set

Clementine Art removes the mystery and worry about what ingredients are going into children’s toys. Their products contain simple, natural ingredients that are worry free. Using plant and mineral pigments and free from synthetic preservatives, animal byproducts, or petroleum bases; Clementine is the first art product company to list all ingredients on its packages.

Set your budding artist up in style & health by winning this giveaway for the Clementine Art Holiday Eco-Art Gift Set, hosted by fabulous Clementine Art! This charming, re-usable box contains one of each of their all natural products; scented, crumble-free modeling dough, creamy soy crayons and crayon rocks, and multi-purpose glue. The perfect gift for your little artist. Win it by writing a HAIKU about kids or play. Please leave your email to be notified.

If you do not win, Clementine's Holiday Gift Set is available exclusively on their website (website sales launch Nov 15th) Clementine Art

To learn more about the company, watch a video about the Clementine Art here and visit their blog

rishi tea: holiday giveaway set

As cold weather moves in, few things rival the act of warming up with a hot pot of tea. This fabulous giveaway for Rishi's new Tastes of Origin gift sets (1st Flush Green & White Set) is Fair Trade and includes a guidebook about the geography of this particular tea and its history, culture and tradition. The sets are now also available online and at select Whole Foods Stores or shop directly at Rishi Tea.

To win this set, please write a HAIKU about tea! As always, leave your email for prize notification in non-hyperlink style ex: poet(at)gmail(dot)com. Ganbatte Kudasai or Good Luck!

eco books: giveaway lark publishing

Eco books by Terry Taylor from Lark Publishing features 40 innovative book-making ideas for using recycled and green materials! Using traditional binding techniques the author shows how to construct books from egg cartons, wood, beer cans, and cassette tapes, morphing them into fun books with recycled content pages. Create a boxed set of cereal box books, an exposed stitch sketchbook out of cardboard and remnants, and even a faux leather journal made from teabags. This HAIKU giveaway for an autographed copy of Eco Books, contains how-to drawings, close-up detail photographs, simple stitch diagrams and an inspirational gallery of eco-books from an international roster of artists. HAIKU topic: books! Don't forget to leave your email in case you are the winner (ie: anna(at)yahoo(dot)com).

refashioned bags: book giveaway

For the month of December, HauteNature will offer quite a few giveaways for the holidays. Gear up your HAIKU talents, because this is the first one. This fabulous book, 'Refashioned Bags' by Faith & Justina Blakeney is perfect for the DIYer! With patterns and instructions for making bags from almost anything, this could be your holiday present, or you could regift you a Do It Yourselfer in your life. As always, leave your (emailaddressatwhatever) after your HAIKU poem entry in the comments. HAIKU topic, 'handbag'.

The book published by Potter Craft, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group at Random House is one of many books they publish with eco-friendly ideas and DIY projects.

Refashioned Bags, shows you how to create carryalls, clutches, laptop bags, totes, all with helpful diagrams and step-by-step instructions. For the longtime DIYer or for the first time crafter, bags are one of the easiest accessories to make and require little more than a needle, thread, and everyday items you can find in the closet, garage, attic, or flea market. That's why the sister authors of 99 Ways to Cut, Sew, Trim & Tie Your T-Shirt into Something Special show you how to make boutique-ready bags on the cheap. In their new book, the Blakeney sisters twist and weave, turn inside-out, and reappropriate just about anything and everything to fashion radical accessories with eco style and and an ecological message.

jack & marjorie: handbag give away winner

Congrats to Lela for winning this repurposed bag from Jack & Marjorie!

jack & marjorie: handbag give away

Repurposed Jack & Marjorie tote bag GIVEAWAY! This lovely tote bag is handcrafted in Toronto from recycled military surplus materials. J&M construct their durable bags with military tents, cotton tent fabric, wool blankets, duffle bags, parachutes, sling straps, webbing and the like, the bag linings are always organic cotton twill. The repurposed 30-40 year old fabric has a rich character. This particular bag for the giveaway (HauteNature is hosting), has a black organic cotton lining, recycled wool and recycled tent fabric. Again, this is a HAIKU contest, so give me your best shot, write one about military service or service in general. (Not war) This can be a late exercise for Veterans Day. Best of luck readers! Winner announced Nov. 28th.

stewart & brown: winter giveway winner

The latest winner for one of HauteNature's HAIKU GIVEAWAYS -hosted by Stewart & Brown is.......Gracie!! Congratulations, you will be receiving your lovely Hilde hat soon.

stewart & brown: winter giveway!

Stewart & Brown, a lovely fashion label based in Ventura California is the brainchild of Karen Stewart & Howard Brown, partners in life and work. They launched their ethical fashion brand in 2002 in L.A., determined to pioneer the sustainable fashion movement. Both Stewart and Brown bring a high level of creativity to the collection every season. Karen, a trained painter and New York native, and Howard, a graphic artist and Montana native, oversee every aspect of the product and brand themselves.

Stewart+Brown designs offer the highest quality and functional style while remaining sustainable. The company donates a minimum of 1% all sales to non-profit, non-governmental environmental and social welfare organizations.

For all you readers, Stewart&Brown is hosting a giveaway this week for this gorgeous Hilda Cap-orchid colored merino wool hat. With a chunky knit, this fair trade gem will make you the adorable envy in the cold snowy days to come. To win, please leave a haiku about cold/wintry weather in the comments. Do not forget to leave your email (ideally in non hypertext link format), so that I can retrieve your mailing address for Stewart&Brown to send Hilda to the winner. Winner announced Sat, Nov 7. (5,7,5 syllable poem)

snug organics: GIVEAWAY!

Snug Organics is hosting a wonderful giveaway for HauteNature today. In order to win this 100% organic cotton 3-6 month old snuggly sleeper garment please leave a haiku about organics in the comment section. You could even win it to give as a gift for a friend with a small baby if you have a great haiku. The pumpkin color accents are perfect for October! The founder of Snug Organics, Erin Royer has created an innovative design inspired by the old school blanket sleepers we wore in the 70's, but with an updated organic twist focused on safety and simplicity. The blanket sleepers are free of flame retardant chemicals. See them on her site at Snug Organics. A winner will by chosen by me and announced one week from today-on October 21st. (in case you need reminding--a haiku is a poem with 5 syllables on the first line, 7 syllables on the seccond and 5 syllables on the third)