greatest hits & a giveaway: with babongo home

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yippee!
it's kids week here @ the rikrak studio: 6 days of celebrating children, and the wonderfolk who handcraft art for their curious, wonderful little hands!

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be sure to enter all of the KIDS WEEK giveaways!

1. WIN a moozle home stuffie, here.
2. WIN a *my beautiful girl designs* prize pack, here.
3. WIN 6 REusable snack baggies by BananaSaurusRex, here.
4. WIN a kids prize pack from Claire & Me, here.
5. WIN a beautiful eco mobile from Babongo Home, here.
6. coming soon!

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imaginative. inspiring. wonderful. unique.
all things children are.
and all things i think we all strive to create for the the environment surrounding the wee ones in our lives.

today's KIDS WEEK handmaker can help!
Babongo Home's beautiful eco-friendly mobiles are so whimsical, fun and well... LOVELY!
handcut and made from upcycled, fused plastic bags, i just love how eco-forward, and inspiring Nicole's work is.

so read on to find out how you can WIN a mobile for your own home, and to see the images that inspire the artist, too!

you can catch up with Babongo Home in her lovely shops here & here.
read along with her adventures on her blog here. and follow her tweets on twitter here.

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what inspires you artistically & creatively? what would those inspirations look like visually? in this fun series, (please see the others here) ... i’ve invited some wonderful artists to share with us 4 images of inspiration in their artistic life, something of an interview in images! the guidelines were basically this: choose 4 visuals (something like your creative-stimuli *greatest hits!*) that you feel most inspires & expresses your art or craft today. for some, it might be a person, place or thing; a material; a pattern; a colour; a sound or song, etc. it might be a photograph, a drawing, a scan, etc. i’ve tried to leave it a bit open-ended so that we might better glimpse into these artists' motivations and their amazing, raw talent! today i’m delighted to present the next in the series : greatest hits with Babongo Home!

#1 Colour inspires me.
image by blancucha

It can be anything, from a vintage crafting magazine to a Moroccan mosaic table to a colourful illustration to other people's homes. Inspiration is everywhere, it drives me nuts sometimes and I love it. I find it hard to choose which idea to work out first and last. Which brings me to my second inspiration:

#2 Nature.
This won't surprise you. Nature can bring my head to rest, all this inspiration, all these incentives fall into place when I'm out hiking or biking or skating in nature. It makes me decide again and again to use materials that have been used before and materials that are earthfriendly. This is logic to me, if we want to keep enjoying the beauty and diversity of our planet, we have to take good care of it. For next generations to come too.

#3 Travelling.
I so love being in countries other than my own. I love how people can seemingly live so differently, only to discover we all have the same needs and desires in life. It's very inspirational, not only in crafting but in life in general.

#4 Books.
image by chocovision
Books are inspirational because they teach you things. Big things, small things, a different outlook. And books give me the feeling, just like in travelling, anything goes. There's not one way to do it. I love that.

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thanks so much for sharing your inspirations, nicole!
and now... a chance to win an inspiring something for the wee ones in your life!

about the prize: This upcycled butterfly mobile is made from fused plastic bags. The butterflies are handdrawn and handcut into this shape and they are attached to a branch with a clear thread, making it seem like they are floating in the air, they are in constant movement. The mobile looks great in a child's room or in front of a window, but is also great in a corner of the house that needs something extra.

1. go visit the lovely Babongo Home shop!

... come back and tell us about your favourite goodie from her shop & why you love it!
= 1 entry

2. leave us a comment telling us about an image something that inspires YOU!
... = 1 entry

3. follow the babongo handmade blog.
come back and tell us.
... = 1 entry.

4. follow nicole (she's http://twitter.com/babongohandmade) AND me (i'm http://twitter.com/therikrakshop) on twitter. come back here and tell us about it!
... 1 entry

5. tweet on twitter
about this giveaway and come back here and tell us! please be sure to include @therikrakshop so i can find you! :)
= 1 entry.

6. leave a comment over in this etsy thread here sharing a link to something FUN in your shop/at home that you handmade for a child/ for kids OR something handmade by another that you LOVE for kids!
come back here and tell us about it.
= 1 possible entry

7. follow or subscribe to the rikrak studio blog
and leave me a comment here telling us that you do! = 1 more possible entry.

8. blog about this giveaway and leave us a link to it in a separate comment here.
= 1 more possible entry

9. :: PLEASE NOTE:
each entry must be it's own comment.
thanks! ::

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:: RULES ::

a) it is possible to have a maximum of 8 entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as it's own comment. thanks!
c) using random.org, 1 winner of the Babongo Home giveaway will be chosen on saturday, may 22nd @ 7pm EST.
d) open to contestants worldwide.
e) please be sure to leave me an email where i can reach you if your account doesn't link to one. thanks.

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see you monday for giveaway #6!
have a glorious weekend, nicies!

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be sure to enter all of the KIDS WEEK giveaways!

1. WIN a moozle home stuffie, here.
2. WIN a *my beautiful girl designs* prize pack, here.
3. WIN 6 REusable snack baggies by BananaSaurusRex, here.
4. WIN a kids prize pack from Claire & Me, here.
5. WIN a beautiful eco mobile from Babongo Home, here.
6. coming soon!

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