This weekend’s giveaway is from Stephinie of Sweetbrier Farms. I have known Stephinie in this small world of crafting, blogging mamas for many years now and have long loved her creations. She has made some exciting changes in recent months, and I am excited to have her here to share some of that with all of you. Mother’s Day is next weekend, and if you order quickly, I bet you could have a beautiful gift just in time!
In Stephinie’s words:
We are a mini-farm on the south coast of Massachusetts where we keep chickens, honeybees, rabbits and tend a garden. Stephinie (me) is the herbalist in the production and Joe (my husband) is the potter. Everything we offer is made right here on our tiny farm. Our small-batch soaps and herbal wellness products are made with organic or sustainably wildcrafted ingredients and beeswax from our own honeybees. Several of the herbs in our products in grown in our garden. Our pottery is made with stoneware clay and glazed with lead-free food safe glaze. Joe has recently been making some beautiful knitting bowls, there are several in the shop now, and more to come! (Though I must admit, it took me awhile to convince him to cut a hole in a perfectly thrown pot!)
Some of you might remember that I used to dye a lot of play silks (they are still available in our shop!) and sew up children’s goods under the name Gypsy Forest. As my own children have grown, I found myself with time to study herbs formally, even though I had dabbled in herbalism for some time. Now as a Community Herbalist, I feel like I’ve found my calling. I started to fine tune the recipes I had been making for years, friends and family began asking for more, and it seemed like a good time to start offering them in our little shop.
I think more and more people are aware of how their products are made and want to trust what is in them. I love being able to chat with someone about skin sensitivities and hand them a bar of our soap that I know is gentle enough for their skin or suggest our super salve. Our soaps are cold-process, gentle, and cured for several weeks to ensure a long lasting bar. We don’t use any synthetic ingredients – no colorants or fragrance – just plants & pure essential oils. We also carry a small line of tinctures made from locally harvested plants and a few herbal tea blends.
The biggest compliment to the shift in my work came from my youngest son last week when he was helping me with an educational event at our local children’s museum. (We brought our chickens to talk about raising hens and also a small selection of our products.) Someone asked him about our soap, which he said was the best, then they asked why and he said, “because my mom would never put any bad stuff in it.” Needless to say, the woman got a big smile on her face and bought a bar of soap from us.
We’re proud of offering goods made with ethical, sustainable and top quality ingredients. Perhaps even more important, is the honesty and genuine communication we offer to our customers. We take the time to answer questions, listen and connect in a very busy world that is often void of this. That is one of my favorite things about our work!
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Stephinie is giving one winner a feather spoon rest, a bar of soap, a tincture, and a travel size tin of super salve. (a $45 value) In addition, you can receive 15% off your order with the coupon code SMALLTHINGS15 through 5-14-16.
For your chance to win, leave a comment on this post. Comments are closed and the winner is Laurel, who commented, “What a wonderful giveaway! So many lovely things.”
Thanks, Stephinie and Sweetbrier Farms!
LAC says
Awesome giveaway – thanks for the chance to win! Off to check out her site…
ikkinlala says
Always great to see more options without synthetic fragrances!
Sue says
Thank you for the chance to win! I could especially use that lovely spoon rest.
t. a. knight says
I would love to try the Salve! Thanks for the chance!
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Lynn Reed says
Wow, what neat items! Thanks for the chance to win!
Liz says
Such a nice give away! I love home made stuff!
darla says
Very nice giveaway! Thank you for a chance.
Rosemarie says
These look beautiful!
Krystal says
Thanks for introducing me to this fabulous company! What amazing products!
Christine says
What a beautiful array of products! I would love to win these.
Mp says
Oh my goodness this is exactly what our world needs! Caring,natural products that re safe no effective! I will definitely follow on Facebook no your blog. Thanks for doing this work! Peace, mp
Amy says
What a gorgeous variety of offerings!
Rachel Stolpe says
What a beautiful gift! Thank you for the chance to win!
Sheila says
I would like to win!
Deborah Miller says
Everything looks so wonderful! Thanks for the chance to win!
Melody J says
Ooh, I love handmade soaps. Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
Jennifer says
What a great shop!
Jenna says
My husband is always looking for more ethically based in the USA products, so he’d love these! 🙂
Frau Kirschkernzeit says
Sounds lovely! And so unique.
Joyce "RED" Rogers says
Soooo talented, Awesome kiddo!
julie says
What a treat! -Julie c
Ramona says
Very nice products!
Sarah says
Lovely!!
Katharine Whitmore says
Your product are lovely!
Isaia says
I like traveling with good quality products!
Camille says
I live in a family of four and it would be awesome to have a chance to share these with them!
Janet says
Yay! So excited for this giveaway!! Thank you!
martha says
Absolutely beautiful!
Indogirl says
These products sound just wonderful!!! Exciting giveaway 🙂
Joan says
This is a nice giveaway.
Thank You
Joan
Marilyn says
Interesting products. Thank You for the giveaway.
Marilyn
Marion says
Nice giveaway.
Thank You
Marion
Tamra says
Thanks for the opportunity! Love your story.
Josie says
Great blog and great gifts.
Andrea G says
Thanks for the chance. Love the feather spoon rest!
Lana says
Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!
Namcy says
Great giveaway!
lou Anne says
All of these items sound deliciously delightful. I would love to enjoy them!
Thank you for sharing your talent. 🙂
Vicki G. says
Wonderful giveaway, pottery, herbals, and soap.
Anastasija Podolyan says
I absolutely love these sort of things 🙂 I guess, I am addicted to hand made soaps 🙂
Melissa G. says
Your products are absolutely gorgeous!!
karisma says
What a lovely family shop! Thank you so much for the chance to win, but mostly for introducing us to such a wonderful family shop!
Lynne says
I love trying new soaps and would love to win.
Kathy E. says
What luxurious gifts to spoil a lucky mom on Mother’s Day! I’d be tickled to win!
Darah says
Lovely giveaway! We are forever looking for soap that doesn’t make our skin get all weird. And the salve sounds fantastic.
Elizabeth Jarman says
These products sound wonderful!
Becky - TN says
Love the pottery!
Carrie says
That deep colored rosy soap is so lovely. Always nice to find sources for good quality natural products that are beautiful too!
Melonie K. says
What a lovely giveaway – I’d love to have that travel salve in my purse! Please enter me in the drawing. Thank you for the opportunity. 🙂
Margie says
Would love to win.