Today I would like to introduce you to one of our sponsors, Mountain Hearth Handcrafts, who is generously offering a giveaway to two Wooly Moss Roots readers!
(And if you want to know what the hottest thing is since long john underwear…well, keep reading!)
(And if you want to know what the hottest thing is since long john underwear…well, keep reading!)
The owner, Lara, is a close family friend. Lara is a homesteader, a mountain woman, and if I ever have a question about local flora and fauna, she’s the person I ask.
I know some of you read her blog, A Mountain Hearth , and you long-time Wooly Moss Roots readers might remember when I interviewed her in Meet Lara, a wild mountain woman, or talked about her beautiful farmhouse in Over the river and through the woods.
Today I want to introduce you to the wide variety of art that she creates.
I know some of you read her blog, A Mountain Hearth , and you long-time Wooly Moss Roots readers might remember when I interviewed her in Meet Lara, a wild mountain woman, or talked about her beautiful farmhouse in Over the river and through the woods.
Today I want to introduce you to the wide variety of art that she creates.
(I love this picture of her below because she is cradling a basket of nettles in her arms as if it was a precious baby. I can so relate, that’s how I feel about nettles too.)
Mountain Hearth Handcrafts is the work of Oregon fiber artist, Lara Katherine Mountain Colley. Each piece is handcrafted from natural and recycled materials as much as possible, found objects from nature, and the intention of connecting people with the outdoors.
In Lara’s words:
I am a modern homesteader and outdoorswoman, striving to live a simple, sustainable life. I live in an old farmhouse on a small piece of land in rural Oregon with my husband, twin children, two dogs, two cats, two rabbits and sixty chickens. When I am not busy cooking, canning, growing food, camping, wildcrafting or tending our flock of chickens, I find great joy in creating with wool and treasures collected on my outdoor adventures.
I love making art that celebrates the seasons and brings them into the home.
Needlefelting wool is my favorite artistic medium, and I make wall hangings of natural landscapes and the folk tales set in them,
as well as seasons figures for nature tables.
I also do a lot with re-purposed wool sweaters, including the mason jar warmers and cast iron skillet grabbers included in this giveaway.
Creating art out of invasive plant species needing removal is a passion of mine, and my bird’s nests woven from European Dune Grass roots and Teasel magic wands are both good examples of putting problematic plants to good use.
By fostering a greater awareness of Nature in our homes and lives, I believe we may increase our care and sense of stewardship for the world in which we all live.
When you buy handmade goods from Mountain Hearth Handcrafts, your purchase directly helps sustain and support a family’s endeavors to live lightly on the earth.
~The Giveaway~
For the Giveaway, Lara is offering one of her
Cast-Iron Skillet Grabbers
and one of her
Mason Jar Warmers,
both pictured above.
I have not had the pleasure of using one of her Cast-Iron Skillet Grabbers in our kitchen yet, but it would be mighty handy.
Lara’s husband, Spencer, is also very artistic and created these new tags for her products, (which I think are really awesome.)
Lara’s husband, Spencer, is also very artistic and created these new tags for her products, (which I think are really awesome.)
Here’s what Lara says about her Cast-Iron Skillet Grabbers:
Cast-Iron: It’s the hottest thing since long-john underwear!
These colorful 5 1/2″ cast-iron skillet grabbers are made of re-purposed wool sweaters that were felted in a washing machine, and stitched around the edges with wool yarn. They will save your hand from those absentminded grasps of hot skillet handles, and prevent blisters when wielding your cookwear to chase off surly visitors! I use mine every day!
These colorful 5 1/2″ cast-iron skillet grabbers are made of re-purposed wool sweaters that were felted in a washing machine, and stitched around the edges with wool yarn. They will save your hand from those absentminded grasps of hot skillet handles, and prevent blisters when wielding your cookwear to chase off surly visitors! I use mine every day!
Whenever I visit Lara’s farmhouse, she serves me tea in a glass mason jar, with one of her wool cozies on them. It makes for a very enjoyable tea time.
Here’s what Lara says about her Mason Jar Warmers:
Too hot to handle!
Too hot to handle!
Mason jars are a hot commodity around the homestead kitchen, holding everything from canned goods, to dried goods, to drinking water and hot beverages in the morning. These warmers are hand crafted from repurposed wool sweaters to go easy on the earth and easy on your hands.
This size of warmer fits snugly over a quart mason jar, and comes with this fun tag!
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How to enter the giveaway:
There are four different options for entering.
1) Go to Mountain Hearth Handcrafts and tell us what you like.
2) Become a follower of her A Mountain Hearth blog.
3) Become a follower of her Mountain Hearth Handcrafts blog.
4) ‘Like’ her Mountain Hearth Handcrafts facebook page.
Then leave a comment below telling us how you entered.
(Some people have had difficulty leaving comments, if that is the case, you can send me your entry by e-mailing me at: tarynkae21{at}yahoo{dot}com.)
Thanks Lara for offering this giveaway!
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Giveaway ends on Sunday morning.
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Good Luck!
Thanks for your entries! Winners will be announced later today.
I am a follower of both A Mountain Hearth and Mountain Hearth Handcrafts, I too have trouble leaving a comment there.
I am crushing on all Lara’s little flower people.
Thanks for the opportunity to win.
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Well I’m already a follower of Sarah’s wonderful blog (but never managed to post a comment, no idea what is wrong Sarah, I’ll need your help here!).
And I’m also proud to say that the Homestead Morning wall hanging that you have on a picture above is actually hanging on my kitchen wall here in Athens bringing beauty and stillness to my busy family life each and every day 🙂
God bless you,
Evi
I am kimmy from above, i just forgot to add my e mail address! I enjoy the new blog to follow, thanks for the beautiful webs we weave by reaching out to share our lives – keep it up!
Kim
OH haha I thought we had to do all 4 things to enter, so I am now very connected to Mountain Hearth!!
I LOVE her cast iron grabbers, and the mason jar cozies. I recently got a pattern to knit a cozy but I’ve been too busy and haven’t gotten around to it. I also LOVE her felted wall hangings. The runaway bunny one she did a while back is my favorite 🙂
already a follower on lara’s mountain hearth blog so i am now following her craft blog and liking on facebook for the giveaway. i would be hard pressed to pick a favorite! i heart her etsy shop and like everything i have seen so far. the mason jar warmer and skillet grabber are pretty awesome little inventions for all of us homesteady types!
What a brilliant idea, silly me for never thinking of it – I drink my tea out of an old glass pasta jar (the lid makes it a safe portable vessel for herbal tea goodness!) I ooohed so loudly that my children came to look at the beautiful felted wall hangings you make! I love the fairies too, they look so little and delicate and perfect. My son liked the Greenmans children’s necklace.. love that face. Thanks for giving me a new blog to encourage me to follow my path! Carry on!
Wow, love it all. Such creativity and talent. My favorite is the Owl Moon felted wall hanging, seems like a great price for something so very beautiful.
My Grammie (Coos Bay, OR) LOVE Cast-Iron Skillet Grabbers!! 🙂 Bee necklace – so lovely!
Thank you 🙂
I love everything in her shop, but I am currently entralled with the mushroom folks!
I am a foller of her blog and like her on facebook.
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I am now a proud follower of both blogs and I sure do “like” on facebook!
I love everything she makes and will shop often! What I truly saw more than anything is the positive energy that she exudes! Favorite items include the amber/bee necklace and the market produce necklace!
Oh and nettles, my fair lady! LOVE them!
Hi lovely Taryn,
I am a follower of Laras Mountain Hearth blog. It is lovely.
Looking at Mountain Hearth Handcrafts my favorite thing is definately the felted wall hanging – The lake of Innisfree. It is beautiful, and the poem is my favorite.
Much love to you.
Oops – I messed up somehow with my last post – please delete it!
Anyhow, I could use both those items for sure–enter me, please! 🙂
the Fern Ridge felted wall hanging is beautiful! I love it.
following both blogs, great stuff! love the mason jar warmers and amber bee necklace.
I went to facebook and liked her page(and like her page). Then I went to Etsy page. Wow, beautiful things everywhere! I love the Forsythia Fairy she’s so sweet. Thanks for the chance to win something so cool and useful.
i love everything in her shop! i especially love her needle felted wall hangings, and the garden goddess felted figure. i love the root children too. 🙂
i also follow both of her blogs and am a fan on facebook! 🙂
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Thanks for passing along another awesome homesteading blog, Taryn! I am now following A Mountain Hearth and I added it to my igoogle homepage too.
Lara’s felted wool wall hangings are my favorite items in her etsy store, but I love the Goddess necklaces too!
Love and Light,
=Amanda=
P.S.–Oh! I almost forgot to become a follower of Mountain Hearth Handcrafts blog, but I’m so glad I didn’t! She has more beautiful wall hangings there!
I love the Fire Fairy. It would go so well with the candles I make, Fairy Fires. I also love the jar cosies.
I am already a follower of Mountain Hearth Handcrafts.
Kathi
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