Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Giveaway from Greetings That Grow! (this giveaway is now closed)

I know I am Etsy crazy and that I get excited about most Etsy shops but I LOVE the shop Greetings That Grow! I actually like this store so much I talked my mom into ordering from this shop as soon as I got my package in the mail from Greetings That Grow.

Something that I really don't like doing is buying cards. Don't get me wrong, I love cards but spending $4 on something you read and throw away drives me crazy. The cards from Greeting That Grow turn into beautiful flowers when your done with the card. You just take the photo off the card and plant the card, isn't that cool? There are directions on the back of the card to tell how to plant them.

My favorite item I think in this shop is the seeded confetti (shredded paper). If you order really quick you could even have this to put in the bottom of Easter baskets and then the kids can plant the shred. Wouldn't kids get so excited to know they get to plant the shred and watch it grow?


This is what Greetings That Grow had to say about their shop:

When did you open your Etsy shop? I first opened up this shop and made my own paper in January of 2009, after nearly a year of researching papermaking. I found out about plantable (ie seed) paper in the spring of 2008 when I joined Etsy. I began making my greetings that grow in my photography shop on Etsy using seed paper made by a fellow Etsian, with the idea that I would learn to make my own by Jan of 2009.


I saw on your homepage there could be international restrictions, can you explain why? I have shipped internationally to @ a half dozen or so countries in the past couple years, but have to be careful b/c many countries do not want any seed items or plant related items imported--and will fine or tax the recipient or simply destroy the items. I have not yet had this happen, but have heard of it from other sellers and buyers.


I also saw you are donating part of your proceeds to Red Cross, can you tell me about that? I donate 10% of all monthly sales to the Red Cross to help Haiti. I also offer limited quantities of plantable favors for sale that are 100% donation to the Red Cross. As a mother of three young girls, it was impractical for me to go to Haiti, so this is my way of trying to help somehow.

Do you take custom orders? I always welcome custom orders.




Buy It - If you order really quick you can fill up your Easter baskets with plantable shred or send a very special card to your loved one. Also Mother's Day isn't too far away so this would be a great idea to send to mom's that love flowers.


Win It - Greetings That Grow is giving one of my readers $20 worth of items of your choice from the Etsy shop (you can get a lot for $20)! This giveaway is open to my readers in the US only.


Mandatory Entry (this must be done before you can gain any extra entries) - Visit Greetings That Grow and tell me your favorite item in their shop.

**YOU MUST LEAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS WITH YOUR COMMENT SO I CAN CONTACT YOU IF YOUR THE WINNER.

Extra Entries (must have mandatory entry completed before you can gain extra entries) -
If it say (3) comments you must leave 3 separate comments.

1. Follow my blog - (3) entries

2. Grab my button and leave a link of where I can find it - (5) entries

3. Blog about this giveaway - (5) entries

4. Heart Greetings That Grow on Etsy (add as favorite) - (1) entry

5. Become a follow of Greeting That Grow's blog- (1) entry
6. Follow Greetings that Grow on Twitter - (1) entry
7. Become a fan of Greetings That Grow on Facebook - (1) entry

8. Enter any of my other giveaways - (1) entry for each giveaway

9. Purchase anything from either Greetings That Grow and come back letting me know what you purchased - (10) entries

This giveaway will end on April 7, 2010 and is open to my readers in the US only. I will select a winner using a random number generator and I will email the winner. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email before I select a new winner.

44 comments:

Deb said...

I love the plantable confetti and the hummingbird plantable card

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Misty said...

My favorite item is the rose design note cards.
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Anonymous said...

Thank you SO much for featuring my plantables (and to those who have left such nice comments already too)! ♥ Anna

Addie Talley, Photographer said...

love love the plantable confetti and so many card options its so hard to decide

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mim said...

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i love the plantable gift set with mini flower soaps

phrannie said...

this is lovely! i really like this one:
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Domestic Diva said...

I like the 5 Plantable Note Cards w/ Organic Wildflower Seed Paper.

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I like just about every card in the Days Gone By section, but especially the truck seen here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41125310

Desi @ Wee Share said...

I like the confetti with forget me not seed paper

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entered edible butterflies

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Christina said...

Christina - xristya@rock.com - I really love the Hummingbirds and the Stone Angel plantable cards! A gift certificate here would be wonderful, since you could plant the card and fame the lovely photo or card!

Christina said...

Christina - xristya@rock.com - I entered Edible Butterflies!

gracey said...

I hearted Greetings that Grow.

gracey said...

My favorite is the Plantable Card Photo Greeting w/ Organic Wildflower Seed Paper.

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Lawanna said...

What a great shop! We got a valentine to plant and wondered where to get something similar. I love the tulips. I like that the paper is hand made in a smoke free and pet free home. (if I should win my e-mail is in my about me page on my blog)