On the 9th of October 2010 I very tentatively opened my Etsy shop selling Waldorf dolls. It has been an amazing year and I have been bowled over by the response to my dolls. To celebrate Under Rainbow's birthday and to thank you all for the support and encouragement you have given I am having a give away:He is a 16 inch Waldorf doll. He is made of cotton interlock and stuffed with clean carded wool. He is very cuddly and sweet. His eyes and mouth are hand embroidered and his expression is left neutral to allow your child to project any emotion onto him making him the perfect play companion.
His hair is of really soft brown mohair boucle. This is knitted into a cap that is then firmly stitched onto his head. Each strand of his hair is then hooked into that.He is wearing a very sweet button down shirt with a green check. This is made of upcycled cotton, his trousers are made of upcycled brown corduroy with little knee patches to match his shirt.
****The giveaway is now closed****
Over this, as it is autumn and there is a chill in the air, he has a little knitted jacket buttoned at the side with autumn leaf buttons. He also has a striped knitted pixie hat and little woolie socks to keep his toes warm.
(Please keep in mind that mohair can shed a little and that there are buttons on this doll, it is your parental choice whether you think your child is old enough to play wiht this doll)
****The giveaway is now closed****
So here is how you can win this doll:
All you have to do is leave a comment, tell me what you would call this wee man if he were to come to live with you .
*each comment counts as one entry
For extra chances to win :
*Like Under Rainbows on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop/UnderRainbows
*Like Under Rainbows Face book page http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Under-Rainbows/171652652869706
*Become a follower of this blog
*Blog about this giveaway (feel free to use a picture of the doll)
*Spread the love, tell people about this give away on forums or fan pages
Be sure to come back and tell me about it by leaving a comment, remember each comment is one entry so leave a comment for each action.
If you don't have a blogger account, fear not you can still enter by leaving a comment on face book and if you don't have that either then you can email me laura.whalen@yahoo.ie and I will leave a comment for you.
I will close the giveaway and will randomly select a winner on October the 9th 2011.
Good luck and thanks for all your support over the last year.
hugs Laura x
Do you know how much I love your dolls?! I was trying to convince DH that we could get one for Sophie's birthday! They are so gorgeous, and you have such a talent. Thank you for such a generous giveaway, I have everything crossed!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! We'd call him Darragh - which means Oak in Irish - and it's what our dear Timmy boy was supposed to be called, and I think it is apt for an autumnal boy doll as gorgeous as this. Will be sharing the giveaway on my FB page. Congrats on a year in business. xx
ReplyDeleteOh, and I have liked your face book page!
ReplyDeleteAnd your Etsy shop!
ReplyDeleteAnd I didn't name him! Don't know why, but he looks like a "Tom" to me!
ReplyDeleteMy 5 year old said she would call him Woody :)
ReplyDeleteI would call him Erik - he reminds me of a swedish little boy !!
ReplyDeleteI have posted about your giveaway here:
ReplyDeletehttp://kimmy05098.blogspot.com/2011/09/waldorf-doll-giveaway.html
I already follow your blog :)
ReplyDeletei would like your etsy page but haven´t got FB. have tweeted it though:
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/#!/Kimmy050983
I would call him Sam, my little guy is desperate for a doll named after him, thankyou for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI follow your fb page :)
ReplyDeleteI think I would call him Sage, but I bet I wouldn't get the casting vote LOL. :) He is amazing, how very kind to run such a generous giveaway. xxx
ReplyDeleteI am a blog follower too.
ReplyDeleteAnd have had your etsy page favourited for ages!
ReplyDelete...oh and I just liked you on Facebook and shared a link to the giveaway. :) xxx
ReplyDeleteI didn't realise that you were on facebook . Your dolls are beautiful and the doll you made for my daughter has become such a loved part of the family that she calls her, her baby sister! My DD said that as her doll is called Sally then she would call him Sam.
ReplyDeleteMichelle
I think I would call him Page or Peter. Something beginning with P anyway! If I let my daughter name him she would call him boy doll as everything is very literal with her at the minute!
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I've liked you FB page :) xx
ReplyDeleteI've added you to my faves on etsy. xx
ReplyDeleteHe truly is lovely, you're a very talented mama xx
Happy 1st anniversary xx
I'm now following your blog. xx
ReplyDeleteShared on Facebook!
ReplyDelete*fnges crossed*
And have liked the Facebook page too!
ReplyDeleteCan you tell I want him really bad? x
Ad finally, I think I'd call him Daichi, it's a Japanese name meaning 'great earth wisdom', seeing as how he's a little earth-toned boy... x
ReplyDeleteAlso favourited your Etsy shop (my username on there is Emiinalice)... x
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm now following your blog!
ReplyDeleteI *PROMISE* I am done now!
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I am a follower and would call him Llelin as that's what his little brother calls him. We so would love a doll to come and live with us. Thanks for the chance!! Blessings, Daisy xx
ReplyDeleteWow - you are a clever crafter! What a handsome earthy boy he is. I am thinking he looks like a Chester or Arthur! Well done xxx
ReplyDeleteOwen October! :) My son, Owen, is 17, now, but he looks like him when he was small! My grandson, Grayson, would love this little guy.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to have found your work -- it's just wonderful!
Laura/centerdownhome
Oh Laura what a wonderful, generous giveaway, well the beautiful doll certainly is a very handsome chap and when I asked Charlie what he thought he was called he answered 'Danny' :) xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful, beautiful doll, Laura! Thank you so much for the opportunity to win him! I think he looks like a Jeffery. :)
ReplyDeleteI like you on Etsy.
ReplyDeleteI like you on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteI'm following your blog.
ReplyDeleteI would call him "Pip", I think it suits him :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I already follow this blog ;)
ReplyDeleteAdded your shop to etsy favourites
ReplyDeleteAnd posted a like & link to your etsy shop on my facebook
ReplyDeleteAnd liked your facebook page *phew*
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what he would be named - my son would pick his name, and he would become his new friend. *Crosses fingers*
ReplyDeleteI am already a follower of your blog. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I liked you on Facebook. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I added your shop to my etsy favorites. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I blogged about it.
ReplyDeletehttp://gypsy-junk.blogspot.com/2011/09/isnt-this-little-man-cutest-wouldnt.html
And I shared my blog post about it on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteI blogged here http://thiscosylifeblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/sunday-and-winner.html
ReplyDeleteHey, we would call him Peter Parsnip. He is SO adorable Laura!
ReplyDeleteI would call him Lionel because I love his mane!
ReplyDeleteI don't know how to "like" you on Etsy, I added your shop to favourites, is that the same thing?
ReplyDeleteI already liked you on Facebook :)
ReplyDeleteI shared your giveaway on Facebook too, if one of my friends wins I will be so jealous!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! What an amazingly generous giveaway! I'd probably leave the naming up to my boys - but if not. Hmm. Maybe Finn.
ReplyDeleteAdded your shop to my favorites. (:
ReplyDeleteAnd you have a new blog follower, too!
ReplyDeleteWe would call call him Owen! thx
ReplyDeleteI was already a facebook fan!
ReplyDeletejust liked your esty shop too :)
ReplyDeletefollowing your blog too !
ReplyDeleteI would like to call him Yanni, but am afraid that the kids would re-name him after a few days, it happened before. So, we would welcome him as Yanni to be renamed soon thereafter.
ReplyDeleteI Like you on Etsy
ReplyDeleteI am already following your great blog
ReplyDeleteI am following you on FB now as well :)
ReplyDeleteI just read about your giveaway on Kimmy's blog - what beautiful dolls you make. I would call him Rowan if I was lucky and won.
ReplyDeleteI have found you on Etsy and added your shop to my favourites!
ReplyDeleteI think I would call him Stan, a name I love and also my Grampy's name x I am now off to like you on facebook xxx
ReplyDeleteI have shared the give away on FB
ReplyDeleteHe looks like a Dale to me- he is very cute :)
ReplyDeleteFound you on Facebook :D
ReplyDeleteand shared your giveaway on my personal FB page and my work one http://www.facebook.com/AuntFlo.MoonTimes
ReplyDeleteI would call him Tumnal, he feels autumnal to me. I think my daughter would love him, as would my sons too! I will view, like & share these wonderful dolls! Thank you. X
ReplyDeleteI liked you on FB! My son would absolutely love this little guy!
ReplyDeleteFound you on etsy too! I would name this little guy Charles. He looks so sweet.
ReplyDeleteHe looks like an Ernest to me, that's how I'd call him.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I liked your page on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteAnd I am following your blog on Blogger now :)
ReplyDeleteBTW, I forgot to mention, but the doll is awesome, whoever wins will be very lucky to have it.
Laura, how generous! He is beautiful! We'd call him Acorn. :)
ReplyDeleteblogged it. :) But I would've done that anyhow! <3
ReplyDeleteMy 3 year old son who will be turning 4 in 2 weeks would love to have him for a birthday gift, he doesn't have a doll, and everyone at that age needs a buddy. Lately he has been calling every cat, dog, and bumblebee that goes by Templeton, so I bet if he came to our house his name would be Templeton :)
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He is so adorable, and wearing the cutest clothes:) I would call him oliver
ReplyDeleteI 'like' your shop on etsy
ReplyDeleteHe's so cute! My daughter says we'd name him "baby" if he came to live with us. She's creative that way :)
ReplyDeleteliked on fb
ReplyDeleteand on etsy
ReplyDeleteyour dolls are gorgeous. i think i would name this little guy *chestnut*. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited to find your blog. Coming over from Our Ash Grove. The doll is amazing! I would call him Leif.
ReplyDeleteAdded your Etsy shop to my favorites. :)
ReplyDeleteLiked you on FB. :)
ReplyDeleteFollowing your blog!
ReplyDeleteShared the giveaway on my FB blog page.
ReplyDeleteOh this would be perfect timing as my daughter is getting the supplies to make a girl doll for her Birthday tomorrow, so a boy doll would be so perfect for my son! I would let him name him of course, but if it were up to me I'd call him James after my husband...who is also very cuddly! ;o)
ReplyDeleteThanks for offering such a generous giveaway!
Oh, my goodness, what a great giveaway! Good luck with your new shop; I'm sure you'll do well with such cute dolls. I've been wanting a waldorf doll for my daughter, who'd probably name it "Vray vray" right now--her favorite made-up name for some reason!
ReplyDeleteWow, I love him (: I make rag dolls but they are always girls because they have been inspired by my daughter ~ Now that I have a little boy (and one more on the way very, very soon) I appreciate your sweet creation so very much. I think the perfect name for him will be 'Fen~Ren Poppy' (: Thanks so much for the giveaway! xo
ReplyDeleteI have added you to my etsy favourites! (:
ReplyDelete...and it is my pleasure to follow your blog as well..
ReplyDeleteAnd last but not least, I like you on facebook! Now I am vigourously crossing my fingers that your sweet Waldorf boy will come to live with my own sweet boys (:
ReplyDeleteHe is gorgeous! I like the name, Pip for him. Crossing my fingers. I have two boys who could play with him!
ReplyDeleteBecca
I have favorite-d you on etsy.
ReplyDeleteI like you on FB!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful doll, I would name him Christophany.
ReplyDeleteI will do all of the above, and comment when done, thanks for the generous giveaway.
With love
Betsy
I am following your blog ;)
ReplyDeleteLiked you on FB :)
ReplyDeleteAdded Etsy shop to favorites--such sweet dolls!
ReplyDeleteRiley...He looks like a Riley to me : )Such a handsome little man! You are so talented.
ReplyDeleteI "Liked" you on Facebook
ReplyDeleteYour my "favorite" on etsy as well : )
ReplyDeleteI happily follow your blog now as well.
ReplyDeleteWe would call him Jean-Pierre. He looks French. :)
ReplyDeleteI also added you as a favorite on Etsy, and am trying to figure out how to sign up to follow the blog....
Heidi
Your dolls are just gorgeous and are so well crafted, what a wonderful opportunity Laura, thank you x
ReplyDeleteWith his Irish heritage I would name him Daragh, he has that Acorn boy look to me. If we were lucky enough to welcome him to our home I'm sure my daughter would get to choose his name though ;-)
Thank you for the wonderful opportunity xxx
Autumn blessings x
Have Etsy connected to your beautiful shop x
ReplyDeleteAlready a blog follower and regular visitor.
ReplyDelete(not a fb user so cannot like there, but would if I was ;-))
blessings x
Hi Laura
ReplyDeleteYou are truly a very creative person. I think of how much time and care and dedication you have spent creating this very special little boy doll..and to gift him with so much warmth. What a treasure he will be to the child who receives him.
My boys have been admiring him and they very much like his clothes and feel he has an adventurous look about him and a sparkle in his blue sky eyes. He reminds them of a boy running freely in the autumn winds, his hair ruffled by the wind, collecting leaves. He looks dressed for autumn walks and my boys say his clothes are nice earth colours. They have decided that he would suit being called 'Autumn'.
Simply beautiful!
Following you on blogger!
ReplyDeleteWhat a very sweet little boy! You are very talented. Count our family in!
ReplyDeleteI like your page on facebook
ReplyDeleteThe doll is just adorable! I would call him Oakley! I would pretend he was a gift for my little boy but really he would be all mine!!! Lol!
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog!
ReplyDeleteLike you on FB!,
ReplyDeleteOh my, what an adorable doll! I love everything about him.
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I have also favourited your shop on Etsy.
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wow, how beautiful !
ReplyDeletei would call him juniper. x
hi again, i favorited you on etsy x
ReplyDeleteHe is so incredibly cute! I've a little girl who would love him to bits!
ReplyDeleteyou are TALENTED! i have no clue what i would name him...let me ask my kids...Ralph :-)
ReplyDeleteadded you to my favorites on Etsy!
ReplyDeleteliked you on facebook!
ReplyDeleteWe would donate it to my son's preschool (Magic Garden Waldorf School) and we would let the kiddo's there name him!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work! I know a few little ones who would love him!
ReplyDeleteI added your shop to my favorites (but I think I already favorited your shop!)
ReplyDeleteHe is so beautifully made, of course! I would let my daughter name him, but if it was up to me I would call him Elliott
ReplyDeleteI now OFFICIALLY follow your blog, as opposed to checking in in the morning to see if there is a new post!
ReplyDeleteSo Beautiful , we would call him Sparrow.
ReplyDeleteFavorited your shop on Etsy:)
ReplyDeleteLike you on Facebook <3
ReplyDeleteoh he would have to be Oscar for sure, love him xx
ReplyDeleteloving you on fb x
ReplyDeleteand now your my fav on etsy too xx
ReplyDeletenow as for following, think I already do and can I find the button to push anyway, I cannot !
ReplyDeleteHe is incredibly gorgeous, the more I look at him, the more I notice and fall in love with.
Made with such love and care, his detailing is wonderful.
Well done you, clever Lady x
Hmmm I would name him Brownie - and eat him right up!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance.....
Kim
Congratulations on your one-year anniversary! This wee little man has such personality - the detailing is very sweet indeed!
ReplyDeleteI think we'd call him Liam!
All the best to you,
Ariana
He looks like a "Pip" to me!
ReplyDeleteGosh, he is just beautiful. I love him. I think I ww would name him Olivier.
ReplyDeletewe'd call him Paxton.
ReplyDeleteMy 3 year old grandson, who spends most of his time with us, would treasure such a little friend....of course we would allow Ty to chose a name....the last such opportunity brought about the name, Squeeter.....ah the mind of a 3 year old with AS.....thank you for the opportunity.
ReplyDelete(via email)Hi Laura,
ReplyDeleteMy son will be 2 in a few weeks and it would be such a sweet birthday gift.
What a beautiful doll you've made!!! You are very talented.
We would name him Jack.
nathalie.nieuwendijk@evonik.com ;
(on FB)Kathryn O'Sullivan-brown
ReplyDeleteHi laura, he is beautiful, one of your best and that is saying something! I'm having real trouble commenting on your blog, so just thought I'd post here and say I'd call him Nutkin after Beatrix Potter's squirrel who's quite cheeky as well as really sweet, I thought it was quite fitting! I've also liked you on etsy and on facebook! (Anriel from GP)
(on FB)Ame M Galloway
ReplyDeleteI would name him Jaydo Alfredo and have many adventures with him and my grandson.
(on FB) Donna Johnson
ReplyDeleteI can't post under your blog. Please post under it for me. I would name him Buddy, because he would be my grandson's best buddy. He is a good looking little guy. Thanks for the chance to win him.
(on FB) Elizabeth Worley
ReplyDeleteI thin he's a 'Tumnal' as he is autumnal looking!
(on FBMoon Times
ReplyDeleteHe looks like a Dale to me :))
(on fb) Emma Symes
ReplyDeleteCan't post on the blog but I've liked this page, and shared a link, and I think I've liked you already on Etsy. My son Connor would be naming him, so can't tell you what he would be called. :)
(on FB) Loo Stepney-Power
ReplyDeleteI cant post on the Blog, But I Love this little fella we would call him Jonty.
I Liked this page, and your Etsy Shop and have shared on my face book.......I read your blog, but still havent worked out how to become a follower....will ask the husband how to do it now
(on FB) Theresa Lynn Melodick
ReplyDeleteI cannot post under your blog for your giveaway doll....but I would name him Leaf...reminds me of autumn...he is a beauty...can you post for me??? Thanks
(on fb) Virginia Angel I would call this wee man - Sharidon ...(share) If I won him I would donate him to the childrens hospital or to a childrens counciling dept. Share will be shared with all the children from time to time in the hospital. He would bring great joy. (fingers crossed ) xx
ReplyDeleteI have liked you FB page but I wouldn't want to win the doll - gorgeous as he is - because I'm making one for my son at the moment and want him to have one I've made for him for his first proper doll. I hope he goes to a loving home.
ReplyDeleteI would name him Jonah
ReplyDeleteMy 11yo would name him Charlie : )
ReplyDeleteMy 5yo would name him boogely snuggly. : )
ReplyDeleteMy 3yo would name him Sammy (the name of our dog lol)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute little doll. You do beautiful work!
Just found your blog and store. You make beautiful dolls. I would name him Lachlan, not sure why. He just looks like a Lachlan to me.
ReplyDelete-violet
Added your etsy store as a favorite.
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Added your blog to my mobile rss reader.
ReplyDelete-violet
Absolutely adorable - We would call him Finny after our youngest son that adores dolls. I would love to have this guy for him!!!
ReplyDeleteWe would name him Ian and take him on long nature walks so the pink in his cheeks would always remain and show him all sorts of bugs and birds and trees and mushrooms. Thank you for a wonderful giveaway. I just learned about your dolls.
ReplyDelete(via fb) Liz Cutting
ReplyDeleteHi Laura. We would have to name him Wilfred, just because he looks like a Wilfred to us! I am a great admirer of your dolls and have often browsed your lovely shop! I don't seem to be able to comment via your blog, so posting here too. Liz (justhangonaminute
oh how generous...he is so handsome...love what you have made ...if we won we would like you to name him...that way our boys would have something even more profound to be grateful for...
ReplyDeletelove your dolls:)
(via fb) Siân Marie Aww it won't let me comment :-(
ReplyDeleteI've liked your store on here and on etsy but don't have a blog
He looks like a Henry to me. My little autistic girl doesn't have any dolls yet and I was reading about Waldorf dolls and it might be a nice beginning for her to interact with before starting school next year or with her therapists that she has now.
ReplyDeleteI have liked you on facebook (Kimberly Connelly)
ReplyDeleteI have liked the etsy page also but not sure if I did that right
ReplyDeleteI am following your blog
ReplyDeleteI have posted your link on my FB wall
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely little man! I am sure that Alfred (Alfie)would be a wonderful companion for my son.
ReplyDeleteI think I would call him William or Alistair - he is so darling! Thanks for the opportunity! ~April
ReplyDeleteI have made your shop a favorite at Etsy. `April
ReplyDeleteI have liked your shop on Facebook :) ~April
ReplyDeleteI have shared about this giveaway on my facebook page. ~April
ReplyDeleteI am also now following your blog, I look forward to reading more of your posts! ~April
ReplyDeleteI think I would call him Jaime. He looks both bashful and mischievous. What a lovely doll...
ReplyDeleteI would name him Fern. But my 4yo DD would name him "Mark".
ReplyDeleteI added you as a favorite on Etsy. :)
ReplyDeleteI "LIKED" Under Rainbows on Facebook.
ReplyDelete(via email) What a cutie! I would name him Rowan and give him to my grandson.
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Andrea Matters
I'd call him Christopher Robin!
ReplyDeleteand i'm about to become a follower
ReplyDeleteHi, I would call him "Nathan" after my sweet Grandson. cheers Marie
ReplyDeleteOh, what a cute little guy he is! I think I would name him Giuseppe. It just seems to fit. :) And such an amazing and generous giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI am following you on etsy!
ReplyDelete(via email) Hi Laura,
ReplyDeleteI would name him Finn - Irish for "fair". Thanks for the opportunity to win this sweet little guy!
Cheryl
Hi there, We would name him "Fritz", because he looks like he belongs in a German fairy tale and my daughter would give him a great home next to her bed.: ) I'm now following you, have liked your FB page and your Etsy page. Thanks for doing the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI showed the picture to my kiddo's and they said they would name him Zach. Not sure why, but that's what they decided, so that's what we would go for. But secretly, in my head, I would call him Collin ;)
ReplyDeleteI liked your shop on Etsy :)
ReplyDeleteI would call him Sam.
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I follow on gfc
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Of course he reminds me of my son Zach who I would gift him to... but it would be great fun to see what imaginative names my boy would come up with for this beautiful doll. Thanks for the generous giveaway and I am so glad to discover your shop!
ReplyDeleteI just liked you on Facebook too!
ReplyDeleteAnd I made your shop a favorite on etsy!
ReplyDeleteI would call him Stephan. Thank you for the opportunity of winning him, he is a beautiful work of art.
ReplyDeleteI already liked your store on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteShared your giveaway on Facebook too.
ReplyDeleteLiked yor Etsy page.
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