Vendor Review Contest Wrapup - Three Submissions and Three Winners!
Two weeks ago I announced a contest for choosing a vendor on Homesteaders Co-op and reviewing that vendor. The contest deadline has past and now its time to announce winners! The original contest post can be found here.
We had three entries into the contest!
We had 15 steem set aside to reward the winners with shares of SBI - 10 shares of SBI for up to the top 10 entrants and 5 shares of SBI for the winner of the contest. Given that we have three entries and we have 15 steem - I'd love to share it equally with all three of you @allyinspirit, @hippie-witha-gun and @porters!!!
Today each of you are winners of 5 steem and I realized, why not give you the option if you would like 5 SBI or 5 steem sent to your wallet. Let me know in the comments and you will receive your reward!
Thank you so much for participating in this contest and thank you for helping us in our goal of letting others know about the amazing vendors of Homesteaders Co-op offering handmade goods for steem, sbd and usd.
Read on for highlights from each review... and at the bottom of this post you will find a link to our other ongoing contest that you still have time to enter!
Contest: Find and Review a Homesteader's Shop. Homegrown and Handmade Dried Flower Arrangements by Idyllwild.
by @allyinspirit
I am biased in appreciating this review because it is highlighting Idyllwild's dried flower arrangement store. Bias or not, @allyinspirit put a lot of effort in researching this review, going through many past posts and digging up quotes and photos, and wrote an impressive review not only of Idyllwild but also a review of Homesteaders Co-op - its like two reviews in one! Well done @allyinspirit.
Excerpt from the review:
Flower Wreaths.
Idyllwild learned how to make flower wreaths when she lived at Camp Joy Gardens.
All the flowers and plants in the wreaths displayed on her Homesteaders Co-op page are grown on the homestead. After being harvested and dried in bunches, the dried flowers, pods and branches are laid out in the living area where each unique arrangement is created with love.
Dried flower wreaths will last for many years when hung in a sheltered area. The colors may fade slightly but this subtlety of colour will only add to its natural charm.
Sunburst.
A unique dried flower wreath in vibrant tones of orange and yellow with radiating sprays of flax. The wreath measures 15 x 15 inches and is composed of dried orange, yellow, and pink zinnia flowers, dried flax, dried tansy and dried centaurea flowers. An image of the sun comes to mind. ~Idyllwild: Sunburst floral wreath.
You can browse Idyllwild's homegrown, handmade dried floral arrangements on Homesteaders Co-op here: https://homesteaderscoop.com/store/idyllwild/
UNBOXING; Rainbow Hair Scrunchie from the Pepper Family.
by @hippie-witha-gun
This review was about @papa-pepper family homestead and a handmade rainbow scrunchie that was ordered through Homesteaders Co-op. @hippie-witha-gun was extremely excited to receive the scrunchie and support a steem friend with his purchase! He showed us not only the product he received but also the gifts that @papa-pepper generously shared with his steem friend. Thanks so much @hippie-witha-gun for supporting @papa-pepper and shopping on Homesteaders Co-op and offering your unboxing for others to share in your excitement :)
Excerpt from the review:
Not only do I have the coolest Rainbow Hair Scrunchie now to wear along with the rest of my rainbow outfit, but the best part is I am supporting the Pepper Family and their homestead. What is even better is the fact that I was able to purchase the scrunchie using Steem. Keep it local! So in the end it really didn't cost me anything but the time it took for me to accumulate the Steem I needed to make this purchase. How cool is that!?
Every time you purchase an item on the @homesteaderscoop, you support that farm/homestead/family helping them thrive. Whether that be seeds to plant your own garden, or this totally awesome handmade Rainbow Hair Scrunchie. These families cannot grow without YOU! So consider supporting one of these families today by checking out the @homesteaderscoop. Better yet, do you live on a farm? Are you and arts and crafter? If so you too could one day be apart of the @homesteaderscoop selling your handmade items as well.
Check out the video and full review.
You can browse @papa-pepper's Pepper Family Homestead seeds, crafts and other handmade goods at Homesteaders Co-op: https://homesteaderscoop.com/store/pepper-family-homestead/
Big Shout Out to Homesteaders Coop - an Ethical, Free Marketplace and To It's Vendors...
by @porters
Porters did something really creative here. She combined her review of two of our vendors with flipbooks she has been making to highlight their store and products in a new format.
In her review she includes a dtube video that demonstrates the flipbooks that she is working on. She also includes links to the flipbooks at the end of her review.
Check out the video and full review.
@porters chose to review @mountainjewel and @ofsedgeandsalt:
Reviewing @Mountainjewel
She had been blogging about making tinctures
https://steemit.com/health/@mountainjewel/how-to-grow-and-make-your-own-herbal-medicine-tinctures
Now she has them available at the Homesteaders Coop!
You can browse @mountainjewel's tinctures and blackberry bare roots at Homesteaders Co-op: https://homesteaderscoop.com/store/mountain-jewel/
Reviewing @ofsedgeandsalt
Another Vendor who I have been following @ofsedgeandsalt has some tinctures, bitters and elixirs and sells Internationally! Wahoo! I can buy them here in Canada!
Learn about her new Piñon Juniper Bitters at https://steemit.com/naturalmedicine/@ofsedgeandsalt/new-items-in-the-homesteader-s-co-op-store
You can browse @ofsedgeandsalt's elixers at Homesteaders Co-op: https://homesteaderscoop.com/store/ofsedgeandsalt/
Ongoing Contest: Product Review - 1000 SP in delegations, 50 Steem Monster booster packs and 20 shares of SBI - for Shopping at Homesteaders Co-op You have until February 12th to enter, but don't wait too late to purchase your product for reviewing! The clock is ticking...
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RE STEEMED!!!
Hey thank you! This is awesome! I'm still not to sure how SBI works so I'll just take 5 Steem please. I will save it so I can eventually one day purchase something else from the @homesteaderscoop. YAY!!!
No problem @hippie-witha-gun! I am glad I asked which you would prefer :) How nice to know you would consider another purchase at Homesteaders Co-op in the future. We sure appreciate your support. Have a great day!
@homesteaderscoop sent you 5 STEEM. Congratulations on winning!
I saw this contest primarily as a wonderful way to express my gratitude for all the time and energy that @sagescrub has put into the Homesteaders Co-op.
Maybe I dreamed you into existence because the Co-op is everything I could have ever wished for as a venue for not only sharing my artwork, but a place to share all those other dreams that have been there for literally decades now: A place to connect with like-hearted beings who in their different ways are living a lifestyle that’s more in balance with the world we would want it to be.
It was a journey in itself writing about Idllywild and her journey. I’ve admired her creations so much ever since I first visited the Homesteaders Co-op Store and even though I admire the work of all the vendors at the Co-op, I was inspired by the contest to find out as much as I could about Idllywild and her work.
I hadn't seen her @idllywild account before and I was captivated by the beauty of her photography. And then reading her Steemit introductory post, I felt totally in tune with many of the things she spoke about. Most of all, the search to find one’s true spirit and in that way be set free to be more in touch with whatever we do in life ~ And to bring joy into the things we make. I feel that element is palpable in the work of Idllywild.
So thank your Idllywild and @sagescrub from the bottom of my heart for being who you are, an example of heart and soul on this beautiful planet ~ And Steemiverse. ♥︎♥︎⚖️♥︎♥︎
Aww Ally thanks for the kind comment :) It is quite mutual. I think you must have dreamed this all up because your heart wants to share with others and enjoy what they share. HSCO is built on sharing from the heart - I am convinced when we get past the outer surface layers and look into the heart we are all the same; love. And so your dream is our dream. I am so glad that HSCO is a gathering space for hearts to come together and dream together and share that love outward in our different forms of expression.
@homesteaderscoop sent you 5 STEEM. Congratulations on winning!
So beautifully stated @sagescrub.
I hadn't thanked you for the 5 STEEM ~ Thank you with all my heart. ♥︎♥︎⚖️♥︎♥︎
I’m digging @papa-pepper ‘s shipping labels- is like to do something like that to add personality to my stuff. Thanks for the review!
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Yeah, he is making mail more fun again! IF you do end up doing something with your shipping designs, I hope you share so that we can see :) Technically @porter did the review, so I can't take the credit! Have a great weekend wherever you may be in your roadstead!
i'm working on the details... i want to get cool looking mailers and maybe start to wrap things... and making a logo / stamp would be easy i just need to settle on a logo!
This sounds like a fun project! I know the result will be fantastic, if your other designs are any indicator :)
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STOPThanks so much for the the offer of STEEM or SBI. I will choose STEEM so I can add it to my stash and go shopping!
OK! You got the Steem in your wallet!