Contest alert! The delightful Delight.com has partnered with Heavy Petal to offer fabulous prizes to one very lucky reader. What do you win? That’s up to you. Yep, you choose your prize! Here’s how it works:
Head on over to Delight.com and check out some of their awesome wares. Comment on this post, telling us what you’d love to win for yourself. Then head back to Delight.com and comment on something you’d love to win for a friend. (Each item for sale at Delight.com has a comment feature just like a blog – click on “discuss or review this item” to leave your comment. Be sure to note that you’re coming from Heavy Petal.)
Even if you don’t win, Delight.com has also extended an offer to all Heavy Petal readers: free shipping for purchases over $25! Just enter code HeavyPetal at checkout. (Password is case sensitive.) Who knows? Maybe this will be the year you get your holiday shopping started in October.
Now, if I may… here are some delightful picks, and my personal faves:
The Grobal by Karim Rashid. Delight.com dubs it the “cutest self-watering plant pot ever,” and I’m forced to agree. Available in two sizes, I’d like mine in “sky” (a lovely aqua-tinged blue) please. This would be great to have on hand as a quick hostess gift.
Better Life Cleaning Products. Yes, the whole line (although unfortunately I have a pressing need for the one called 2am Miracle – a safe, non-toxic nursery cleaner that is “perfect for the three P’s: poop, pee and puke.” Yay, babies!). I never thought cleaning products would make my top … anything list, but hello? 100% plant-based, eco-friendly cleaning products that really work. And the packaging? So fun.
Envirosax reuseable bags. I love the patterns on the Mikado set (shown). I already have one Envirosax bag, and I absolutely love it. It folds up super tiny and I carry it everywhere and use it for everything (it’s great for plant purchases – really!). As such, one is not really enough. More, please.
But enough about me. Here’s what I’d choose for my nearest and dearest.
The J.Fold card case is perfect for my husband. He keeps buying them for friends’ birthdays. Doesn’t that really mean he wants one for himself?
The Fabulous Wine Finer and Corkscrew for my dad, who I think would appreciate it for the fact that in just 30 seconds you can decant a whole bottle of red wine just by pouring it.
The Sun Jar for my mom, who’d love its low-tech romance.
The gorgeous Snow and Graham calendar for my best friend. Love the fine-art quality and sweet letterpress designs.
These beautifully-illustrated language flash cards for Lila. Okay, yes, she’s not even six months old. And I’m not really a flash card type of parent. But they’re so sweet, and they could easily function like a book or sorting game.
Drooling yet? Get clicking. Contest ends November 3, 2008. A winner will be chosen at random.
The first comment never wins! But here goes…
I have to say that the “Ultimate Urban Stroller Blanket” would be my pick. This would work in our stroller, wagon or sled!
That is an awesome site – too many neat things to choose from.
wow, there are some great Christmas gift ideas in there! I definitely need to have that corkscrew/decanter.
This shop has tons of stuff I want or want for other people. I was agonizing over what to choose than I found the Eco-Delightful GET GREEN Gift Set which had everything I was deciding between.
I adore the Eco-Delightful Get Green Gift Set – not only are there neat things for me, but it would work great to share with my awesome boyfriend. And it has a bit of everything!
Gorgeous stuff. I really like the wall clock made of a bike sprocket and old computer hard drive.
I’d love to win the Woodchuck ipod/laptop speaker set!
Oooh, I know it was on your list too, but I’m lusting over that Wine Finer & Corkscrew!
But they’ve got all kinds of other fun stuff, too!
oh its’ a tough call, but grobal, i’m not a paper cup, or the no cookbook recipie stand would all be well used and loved. so many useful things that have a classy aesthetic and are green.
I’m into the Eco-Delightful GET GREEN Gift Set, because it has the ecobags, the cool cup, and lollipops!
Great contest! I would like to win the GurglePot shaped like a Koi fish for myself. I have been on the look out for a pitcher of some sort with the intention of filling it with water in the morning and then drinking it dry by the evening. I work from home and have every opportunity to drink water, but often forget! I think have a cute pot that makes fun sounds would help. My favorite colors are light blue, aqua, and red.
Oops, after reading others’ responses I realize I hadn’t seen the entire site. I am also very interested in the poach pods & the smencils. I’ve tried to poach eggs by cracking them straight into water and it works, but they aren’t nearly as nice as eggs from a restaurant! Also smencils…come on. SMENCILS! Smelly pencils? That’d be so much fun.
What a neat site! They have some really nice stuff! My vote for myself is for the Chip Cheery Storage Container Mega Set http://www.delight.com/Chip-Cheery-Storage-Container-Mega-Set. I have an obsession with storage containers. These are so much prettier than tupperware!
Uh oh. I think my credit card might get a work out.
I have an Envirosax bag already, and use it just about every day. But it is almost a year old now and is starting to show its age! It is definitely time for another one (or 5). The Mikado collection is my favourite.
AHHH! Or the bamboo bath caddy!!! Ah, wine and bubble bath…..
I need a stylish alternative to the ol’ SkipHop diaper bag, so I like the gold heart clutch with room for dipes and wipes! http://www.delight.com/Gold-Heart-Tote-Along
as a mother-to-be, i’d have to say the better life cleaning products caught my eye, as did the little twig organic care starter set. sounds like i may have a bit of a cleaning obsession, i know…also, if i had to be a bit selfish, i’d like some of the envirosax and the fish eye camera…
my top faves:
- 12 Days Of Christmas Keepsake Plate Set
http://www.delight.com/12-Days-Of-Christmas-Keepsake-Plate-Set
- Bamboo Ginkgo Earrings
http://www.delight.com/Bamboo-Ginkgo-Earrings
- I’m Not A Paper Cup
http://www.delight.com/Im-Not-A-Paper-Cup
- PopMats! Darling Recycled Paper Placemats
http://www.delight.com/PopMats-Darling-Recycled-Paper-Placemats
- I Spy Fisheye Camera
http://www.delight.com/I-Spy-Fisheye-Camera
(apparently, I’m greedy!)
And some things that I’d like to give to my coworkers:
- Things You Do That Really Piss Me Off
http://www.delight.com/Things-You-Do-That-Really-Piss-Me-Off
I think my pick would be the Ruby Red Giallo Tote & Pochette. It’s so cute! The Lapsacks are also lovely, but I don’t have a laptop. :(
Great contest! I love love love the Perfect At-Home Spa Coterie….this stressed out mommy must have it!
You’ve got me thinking already about Christmas gift-giving, so here goes:
I’d love the Envirosax for my friend,Carol, who will actually retrieve her cloth bags from her car while her groceries wait at the checkstand. I’d love some, too, but also covet the Klean Kanteen stainless steel reusable water bottle. Great contest!
I would really love the Black Diamond Crystal Luxe Link purse holder!! Amongst MANY other things on the site…
I love these gurglepots! I would love to use this for entertaining. Great for serving water or wine or as a vase for flowers! So versatile and so cute!!