Thursday, March 18, 2010

Giveaway from Wild and Wonderful Pets (this giveaway is now closed)

When I was searching Etsy one day I found the coolest thing to put in Easter baskets! If your anything like me you just dread all the sweets that come with holidays. I don't mind my kids having goodies but too much of it makes for hyper kids that don't get along.

I found a shop on Etsy called Wild and Wonderful Pets and they make the cutest 3-D bird feeders. We love our little feathered friends at our house and my kids would go crazy if they got something like this in their Easter basket. Instead of a huge chocolate bunny that they don't need they could get a very cool 3-D bunny that they could take outside, hang for the birds and then see what birds come to eat on it.

If your a mom or dad reading this and have never bought a bird feeder before I have a secret to tell you about feeders. Did you know kids will get very, very quiet to watch the birds eating so they don't scare them away? As a mom of two four year olds and a 6 year old, quiet time is a precious time.


This is what Wild and Wonderful Pets had to say about their shop:

When did you open your Etsy shop? I opened the Etsy store Feb. 6, 2010 I have sold the same items on Ebay since 2005, and at local craft shows.
How did you get started making 3-D bird feeders? I received a small bird seed wreath once as a gift and it fell off the tree early on, because it was just tied at the top. I noticed the birds typically will start pecking at the top and work their way down. I thought it would be fun to learn to make them, but I would do a better job and make sure it lasted till the end. I just started trying different shapes and molds, depending on the gift giving occasion.

Do you take custom orders? I will do custom orders, and can blend different types of seed, include greeting cards, etc.


Can you tell me what the feeders are made of? The feeders are made of different types of bird seed (usually millet, sunflower seed, safflower seed) plus plain food gelatin and filtered water. I add organic nuts and berries depending upon the seed blend I am using. I have had some customers in the past who have hesitated purchasing my bird seed shapes because the "squirrels will eat them up before the birds will get to it". Then a customer on ebay emailed me once asking me to put cayenne pepper into his order and upon research, found that was a way to help keep the squirrels off.


Buy It - Easter is only 17 days away so do not wait for this giveaway to end if you want one of these for Easter. You can buy one now from Wild and Wonderful Pets for Easter and then if you win one you will just have another feeder for your little feathered friends.

Win It - Wild and Wonderful Pets is offering one of my readers a bird feeder of your choice from their shop! This giveaway is open to US readers only.

Mandatory entry (this must be done before you can gain any extra entries) - Visit Wild and Wonderful Pets and tell me your favorite item in her 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 Wild and Wonderful Pets on Etsy (add as favorite) - (1) entry

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

6. Email 3 friends or co-worker telling them about this giveaway and make sure to give them the link (I'm trusting you on this one) - (3) entry

7. Purchase anything from Wild and Wonderful Pets and come back letting me know what you purchased - (10) entries


This giveaway will end on April 1, 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.

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