A Child’s Dream Come True Giveaway!
EDIT: The winner’s of this giveaway are announced HERE.
EDIT: The giveaway is now over. The winner will be announced tomorrow, 5/9/11. Good luck to everyone that entered, and thanks again, Debbie!
Whenever we get a new sponsor, we love to introduce them and their shops to our readers. Because of a series of unlikely happenstances, we have never “formally” introduced Debbie Staggs from A Child’s Dream Come True. We are about to change that! Here’s a little bit about Debbie and her shop. I’ll meet you on the other side to tell you about a wonderful giveaway she has for Wee Folk Art Readers!
A Child’s Dream Come True is a family business located in the Northern Rockies of Idaho owned and operated by Debbie and Bob Staggs. It was originally the mail order catalog A Child’s Dream founded in the early 1990s by Waldorf educator Ronna McEldowney as a handwork and classroom resource for Waldorf early childhood teachers.
In Debbie’s words:
Bob and I were creating natural fiber craft kits under the name of Naturally Creative when given the opportunity to acquire A Child’s Dream in 1999. Our youngest was nearly a teen about to enter the public middle school after attending Waldorf since kindergarten, the oldest was unschooling high school. I felt it important to work from home, at least for the next several years. This together with our determination to stay in a rural town; my deep affection for the fiber arts; our experience in home schooling as well as being a founding family of the local Waldorf School made it a wonderful fit so we took a leap.
It was quite an adventure learning everything and, with the help of Bob and Nancy’s Services, in short time the catalog was online and an Internet business. I was able to work from home for the next six years until 2005 when a need for more space prompted a move to within walking distance.
Our children are now grown and we have an adorable grandson. Bob and I, with the interim help of our son, continue to supply educators, home schoolers, handworkers and crafters around the globe. Handling the inspiring materials, surrounded by color, serving what have to be the best customers any shop owner could ask for all the while having the ability to create a business around our lives really is a dream come true.
You’re invited to peruse our online shop where you’ll discover not only an extensive array of wool felt and goods for handwork and felting but also a complete selection of art supplies and many lesson books, doll making materials, one-of-a kind kits like the new Shooting Star Balls felting kit, and even a few favorite books and must-haves for creative play. Additionally, we stock the current and all the back issues of Living Crafts Magazine!
As a special offer for our WeeFolkArt readers, order $40 or more online, use the code: WeeFolk in your shopping cart and 15% will be deducted from your order! Good through May 31, 2011.
Debbie Staggs
And now about the giveaway…
Debbie has very generously put together 3 bundles of goodies. Now you’ve got some work to do. Go to the three links below and, first, decide whether you would like to receive the bundle of Holland Wool Felt, a stash of Felting Fibers, or 4 yummy skeins of Lamb’s Pride Wool Yarn. Next, decide which colors you would like to receive.
Holland Wool Felt ~ Your choice of one of the Holland Wool Felt Color Collections (value $34.95)
Felting Fiber ~ Your choice of one of the Ashford Felting Wool Color Sets (value $36.00)
Lamb’s Pride Yarn ~ Your choice of four skeins of Lamb’s Pride Wool Yarn (value $33.20)
Finally, come back here and let us know, if you are one of the 3 lucky winners, which prize you would like to receive and the colors. The contest begins today, Wednesday, May 4, and runs through Sunday, May 8, at 9:00 p.m. EST. At that time a winner will be drawn at random, for each of the prizes. Winners will be announced on Monday, May 9. Winners have 1 week to send us their snail mail addresses at weefolkart@yahoo.com or a new winner will be selected. A Child’s Dream Come True Will ship outside USA if winner pays additional postage.
I suggest, if you aren’t already familiar with A Child’s Dream Come True, to spend some time looking around her shop. There are tons of wonderful goodies! Then, enter the contest and cross your fingers. But remember, even if you do not win one of the three prizes, Debbie is offering WFA readers a 15% discount on all orders over $40.00, throughout the month of May.
Thank you so much Debbie, for your generosity, and for suggesting these wonderful gifts. Good luck to all… let the dreaming begin 🙂
154 Comments
Cynthia S
What an amazing giveaway; thank you! I would love the Summer Spark wool felt collection – such bright colours!
Greeblygreebly
What a wonderful giveaway, so hard to choose! But I guess if I had to choose I would go with the felt in the Winterscape colour way.
Rhonda Wildman
What a wonderful giveaway! I’d love the felting wool in color set 2. I’ve been ordering my supplies from a Child’s Dream since my daughter was 1 year old and I was making my first doll – they are the greatest!
thiscosylife
Oh, what a hard choice, everything is so gorgeous! I would choose the felt bundle in Spring Blossom.
Robin
I’d have to pick the Holland Felt in the Spring Blossom colorway. I’ve just started to make gnomes with my granddaughter and we are having so much fun! Thanks for the giveaway and for this website!
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Maman A Droit
Well really I’d love all of the beautiful Holland felt collections, so it was hard to pick, but I think my favorite is “summer spark”. I’d use it to make felt food for my son!
Kathi Weiss
I would love to win Lamb’s Pride Yarn. I especially like the pink colorway.
Kathi
jessica
I would love to use some of those beautiful colors of felt to make some gnomes! Good luck everyone!
Tanya B
I love a Child’s Dream and since we are a homeschooling family, order from them often. They have wonderful products at great prices and excellent customer service! It is so hard to choose which of the lovely items I would want most, but I think it would have to be the felt in the Summer Spark collection (gorgeous!). Thank you so much for this generous giveaway!
One Rich Mother
Holland Wool Felt in Summer’s spark! : )
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Angela Hirschauer
I love the wool felt and would choose the summer bundle if I won.
anne voss
I would be happy with anything..it is all so wonderful! But, since we do have to pick…my favorite is the Holland Wool Felt Bundle, in the Summer Spark Colors. Thanks! I really enjoy the Wee Folk postings on Facebook, too!
L Stowe
I would be delighted! I have some peg people who could desperately use some roving for hair ;). If I was to be so lucky I would choose Roving in Color set #2.
Moomama
If I won I’d pick the felting fiber set #4. I’m already daydreaming about projects. 🙂
Now I have to see if I can squeeze a bit more out of my homeschooling budget to take advantage of the discount.
VH
Another fantastic giveaway and another great sponsor. Thanks for introducing A Child’s Dream… It might be a grandmother’s dream too. I would love the Felting Fiber – set 3. Some glorious colors in all the sets, but this just jumps out at me.
Karen Meacham
Oooh, I love this give away! : ) I love felting and would loove the felting fibers from group 1. They are beautiful especially all the greens! Thank you for the opportunity to win some of these beautiful wools. : )
Liesje
Oh such lovely goodies!! I recently started crafting (would like to make some nice, nature-inspired toys for my 2.5 year old girl), and am using wool & felt and stumbled upon your site just a day or two ago. Some inspiration!! If I won this contest it would be so cool to build up my stash 🙂
If I won, I would love to receive the felting wool in color set 1. (i’m outside the USA but wouldn’t mind paying some additional shipping) A child’s Dream Come True has really nice stuff… tempting 🙂
Andrea
Thanks for introducing me to this wonderful shop and the person behind it. . .
I would certainly love to win some woollen goodies and it is extremely difficult to make a choice. However, since I dreaming about learning how to felt, the Corriedale Felting Wool in colourset 1 would make me extremely happy.
Barbara Brown
I LOVE knitting hats, mittens and sweaters for my little grandson, Hudson. Two skeins of Grassy Knoll and two of Ocean Waves (worsted weight) would allow “Nana” to make him more homemade goodies. Not that I need anymore projects, mind you, but knitting has become my very favorite craft since the little guy was born.
Sarah
Honestly, I’d have a really tough time deciding! I would have to go with the felt I guess, and 2nd choice would be the felting fiber. My kids and I would have so much fun creating summer projects. So I guess the summer colorway in the felt. And I’m stumped which collection of fiber. Truly, they are all gorgeous.
I hope to get back to N Idaho again soon so I can visit your store in person. My family is from Sandpoint!
Suzanne
I am enrolling my daughter into an “official” waldorf chool this fall after several years of waldorf based projects here at home. What wonderful supplies in this shop–love the wool felt bundle in spring.
Heather White
Please pick me! I would pick the felt in summer spark 🙂 thanks for the chance!
Gwenllian
What a lovely site! The Summer Spark felt is gorgeous and I can think of so many things I’d like to make with it 🙂
Sara
I would LOVE the wool fiber in color set one! Beautiful wool products!
Natalie
Color set #4, in the felting wool, would be a lot of fun to have around! That would be my choice, if picked.
starpainter
What a difficult decision! I would choose the Holland Wool Felt. Although I am drawn to the bright colors of the Summer Spark collection I would have to choose the Spring Blossom collection as it has several shades of pink, my son’s favorite color. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity!
Luann
I would love to have the wool felt in Autumn Tapestry. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Lisa L.
i love the yarn! I have “OCKD” (Obsessive-Compulsive Knitting Disorder) Brown Sheep Yarn is one of my very favorite brands (my children learned to knit using this yarn at the Waldorf School) and I was fortunate enough to have been able to visit Brown Sheep Company in Nebraska.
Thanks for this generous giveaway!
jo
oh man, sooooo cool.i would like the yarn i think.geez with the felt as a close second.very close.i like those vibrant rainbow colors.thanks so much.
jo
oh man, sooooo cool.i would like the yarn i think.geez with the felt as a close second.very close.i like those vibrant rainbow colors.thanks so much.
Carole
I was just looking at a felted gnome tutorial before I saw this…colour set #1 would be perfect for my first attempt at needle felting !
Gerri
It would be Summer Spark felt for me if I were lucky enough to win! Thank you!
Jeanene
I have been ordering from Debbie for 8 years now. She carries an amazing collection of crafts, books and woolies. I like her Spring blossom felt collection.
Heather
I would choose the felting fiber set #1. I just started learning how to felt and I only have a couple of colors, this would be felting heaven to have so many to choose from.
Rachel~ At the Butterfly Ball
I looked and looked and I had such a hard time choosing just one set! I think I would choose the felting fibers in color set 1 or color set 4… probably set 1… I think 🙂
Nina G.
Absolutely beautiful giveaway. Thank you so much.
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Emma
It’d be the summer spark felt bundle for me if I was lucky enough to win. Such pretty rainbow colours. I’ve got about 20 projects up my sleeve for my little girls birthday in July so it’d come in very handy!!! Thanks for a great blog – I’ve only just found you in the last few days, but I’m loving all your gnomes and their accessories.
Colleen D.
Who doesn’t love wool! I love the Holland wool felt and could make so many lovely things with the Summer Spark collection. I’ve been crocheting play food for my little ones, but I am very interested in creating felt food this summer. Thanks for such a fun giveaway!
Cynthia I
Such gorgeous colors! I would have to choose the wool felt. I’ve been wanting to try it but other purchases always have to come first. Colors….I am torn between the summer and autumn. Thank you for introducing another great source for natural crafting.
Mamajess
Oh my! How to choose just one:) I really like Spring blossom and the winter felt too. I seen all kinds of goodies to order. Thank you for the chance to win.
Mamajess
Love this website Thank you for sharing this awesome giveaway! IT so hard to choose just one But I really like the spring blossom felt and the winter has caught my eye too! I looking forward to placing an order 🙂
Deanne
I would love to have the delicious summer spark wool felt… I thank you for this very dreamy giveaway!
Heather
I would love to win! I would choose the felting fibers because it’s something I’ve wanted to try for awhile now. I love the colors in set 3!
Carmen
As much as I love yarn – and those are some beautiful colors, I think I’d rather have the Holland Wool Felt so I can make crafts with/for my daughter. I just can’t decide between Spring Blossom or Summer Spark.
Tam
ooooo how fun! if I were the lucky one, I would go with Holland Wool Felt Color Collection in Summer Spark. But, boy do those Felting Fiber sets look nice too. 🙂
Thanks for the chance!
czechgirl
It’s all so lovely….but I think i’d go with the Holland wool felt Spring Blossom pack. What a wonderful shop!
nadine
awesome!
thank you so much!
i would really love to win four skeins of lamb’s pride yarn, forest shadows)))
Chandra
Oooh! I’d love to win the felt in the autumn colorway!
Carol P.
Since I just received a large order of wool roving from Child’s Dream, I would love the Summer Spark felt.
Thanks for the giveaway and the special offer!
Sunshine Mama
I’ve never had the pleasure to work with wool felt (I can only find eco felt), so that would be my pick, especially the colours of the spring blossom pack. Thanks for the chance!