A Mountain Hearth

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Mystic Orb Giveaway!

I am pleased to introduce you to my friends, Jeff and Taryn, artists of Mystic Orb  and give my readers an opportunity to win a set of these wonderful sassafras buttons. I met Jeff and Taryn through fellow crafters and Saturday Market friends a couple of years ago, and I am so glad that I did! These folks are modern day homesteaders, living out on the Siuslaw River with their beautiful baby boy, Bracken, and a whole passel of creatures including goats, ducks and dogs. They are by far some of the most inspiring people around, and they are always striving to find and feed the Joy in life. You can read more about them here in this interview I did with Taryn last year:
An Interview With Taryn Kae Wilson, Modern Homesteader of the Siuslaw River.

Now I’ll let Taryn introduce herself and this giveaway in her own words:

“Hello! We are The Wilson Family- Taryn, Jeff and Bracken. We live on a small mountain homestead in Oregon and make a living from our home business, Mystic Orb.

We sell our art on our online Etsy Shop and at the Eugene Saturday Market. We offer jewelry made from reclaimed wood and other natural materials. We also offer buttons, spoons, kitchen stirring utensils, bookmarks, signs, and whatever other inspiration comes through that day. We love to create with our hands and we love to share those creations with others. Our motto is “Feeding The Joy… naturally” and that is our intention. We are so grateful to live in the forest and we want to share a piece of that magic in everything we make.

Whether you are in the city, town or country, it feels good to carry the energy of the woods with you.

For the giveaway, we are offering a set of 6 buttons made in reclaimed sassafras wood. Our buttons are great for so many creative endeavors. We’ve seen them used on knitted sweaters, sewn jackets, and on vintage coats to give them a fresh new look.

In Jeff’s words:
“These are not your ordinary flat wood buttons. I start by selecting the most beautiful woods, slicing them, then doing a special process to keep the bark on. Then sand each on 100, 220, 400, 600, 30 micron grit. Then spray with a natural shellac, to help waterproof it, then buff on two different wheels, finishing with a buffing compound used on the surface of eyeglasses to get the glass like finish. Each one lovingly handmade.”

To enter, visit their Etsy shop at: http://www.mysticorb.etsy.com/ and leave a comment saying what your favorites are. You can also get yourself a second entry by becoming a follower on Taryn’s blog, http://woolymossroots.blogspot.com/.  As a special deal to accompany this giveaway, you can also use the coupon code WOOLYMOSSROOTS and save 10% on their ETSY shop this week!
That’s it! I look forward to hearing from you!
Although I’m not entering, I want to share my favorite item, Jeff’s wooden paddles. He started out making these gorgeous wooden paddles with Celtic love knots for Valentine’s day, and we came up with the fun name, “Love Paddles” while I was out visiting. It was a big hit, and Jeff got included in a lot of really interesting Etsy treasuries with those. Now he also makes them with beautiful carved trees and Celtic knot designs from many beautiful kinds of wood. I love them.

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  1. Trish says

    Hi, It is so hard to pick a favorite, but I think it has to be the Tree pendants, although the wooden paddles must be so lovely to use.
    Wow those buttons would look so lovely on a hand knitted garment wouldn't they!
    Much love.

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  2. jenny miller says

    Love all their buttons, but my most favorite items are the cocobolo web of life pendant and the sequoia tree of life pendant. Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for the great giveaway.

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  4. Elflyn says

    It is difficult to pick favourites from Mystic Orb. I love the pendants and the spoons but I also adore the buttons. I would love to win some to put on a winter jacket I am knitting for my littlest one. Thank you for the opportunity.

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  6. gracegirl35 says

    Oh I love the buttons. They would look so fabulous on some good handmade woolens. But even more than the buttons, I love, love, love the spoons. I can only imagine how lovely it would be to eat with one! Both the wise oak spoon, and the heirloom, they are both so beautiful and useful. The perfect combination!

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  7. FairyLover says

    It would be impossible to pick just one favorite item from Taryn's shop. Someday when I can afford it I would love to have a few of the lovely kitchen stirring paddles. I also would love to buy my husband the Wizard Long Pipe. Oh and there are several necklaces that I want. And hand made buttons on all of my clothes. Oh and well, I just want one of everything. Or maybe two.

    Kathi
    hippiefairyloveratyahoodotcom

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  14. ✶ Katharine ✶ says

    Their buttons are adorable and I would love to use some in some sewing ideas I have. Besides the buttons, my favourites of their shop are the pendants with stone inlay, the spoons, and some of their more miscellaneous items like the pipes.

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  15. Bev C says

    Wow, these are beautiful. I fell in love with the tree of life pendant.
    Thanks for hosting a stunning giveaway.
    happy days.
    Bev.xoxo

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  16. Evi says

    Definitely the spoons! I just love all the spoons especially the ones that have those beautiful carvings on the ends. Mind you, those shiny wood buttons are also very, very nice……. thanks for the chance to win :o)

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  20. Genevieve says

    I love all of their creations especially their wooden paddles & buttons. I also adore their owl necklaces. Thank you so much for a wonderful giveaway!

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  22. Molly Piper says

    "Find and feed the joy," that's what Jeff and Taryn say, and I love thinking that thought when I feel challenged! I can see why you are friends with them – like minded, to be sure. Very inspiring. Thank you all for sharing all the wisdom and goodness of your lives.

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  26. Kelly says

    Hello!

    It's impossible to choose a favourite, and I'm the lucky owner of Shield of the Tree Clan already… but I have to say, the newly featured Eternity Breathed Tree of Life in Manzanita Wood is stunning!!!!

    Kelly

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  32. kellygreen says

    The buttons are SO my favorite!!! I went on an anti-plastic rant awhile back and removed the plastic buttons from some of my favorite clothing and have yet to replace them all with buttons I approve of. These are buttons I approve of!!!! I also follow Taryn's blog, her posts bring a smile to my day:)

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  36. Evelene S says

    I love the Tribal Reflections Lapis Inlaid in Spalted Myrtle Burl Amulet and the OM Inlaid Turquoise in Reclaimed Sassafras Wood. esterling9 at aol dot com

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  39. ashley says

    And I'm a follower of wooly moss roots! Love the pictures of her family members on the right side of the blog. What an adorable family 🙂

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