We are pleased to welcome Stephinie of the beautiful Gypsy Forest as a winter sponsor, and to feature her in today’s sponsorship giveaway. Stephinie’s blog is a constant source of inspiration for the editors of Rhythm of The Home, and her Etsy store is filled with treasures for every member of the family. We hope that you enjoy getting to know Stephinie’s work, and good luck for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to her store.
Gypsy Forest, also the name of my blog, came from a combination of our family being nature lovers and our Gypsy lifestyle. Due to my husband’s career, we relocate every 2-4 years. Right now the items are all handmade in the deep south of Louisiana, but one never knows where they will be made in the coming years. However, the love and craftsmanship that goes into each of my creations will always remain constant. 
The items I sell in my shop have been baby gifts for friends and family. After some requests by these loved ones, I decided to open up my Etsy shop. My goal is to offer heirloom quality handmades that are crafted entirely of natural materials. Anything that makes a debut on the “shelves” of the shop has been useful and field tested by own rowdy brood. I really feel that things should be beautiful and durable and I hope my customers find that their Gypsy Forest handmades have these qualities. 
Finding balance as a mother and business owner is hard at times. My children homeschool, so most of the shop sewing happens in the evenings or on the weekend when my husband is home to chase our wild and funny four year old son. For now I have decided to keep everything small scale and therefor easily manageable. Providing excellent service to my customers is of the utmost importance and is another reason to keep things simple for the time being. I do plan to expand as I find more time to sew. But as any mama will tell you, family comes first! Making time to knit, sew and create with my children is very important to me, and watching their creative spirit bloom is just amazing. My oldest daughter has just recently taken up sewing and before I know it I think her skills will surpass my own! I feel passionate that handmade items, whether knitted, sewn or cooked, be created with love in your heart. Remembering this really helps me to keep balance in my own daily life.
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Oh my goodness — I love the Pollywog britches! If I were to win, I’d get a pair for my second child (due in March).
I admire creative moms. Trying to be one myself. But it’s hard to balance everything. Passion and love can make it.
I love all the great blogs and shops I’ve discovered through Rhythm of the home, her work is just beautiful!
Gorgeous work! I would love to win this!
What a lovely shop. I love the quilts.
beautiful work–quilts are my favorite, they always remind me of my grandma! happy thanksgiving! xo
–krista
Just lovely! Thanks for the chance and the introduction to a wonderful blog and shop.
I love the little bag for big adventures with the VW buses showing through!
I have wished I could make a gathering bag for my son. He loved to go on walks and collect things. Beautiful work.
Absolutely stunning!!!! Just warms the heart looking at these amazing works. Thank you for the eye candy (my favorite kind of sweet indulgence).
I love the quilts!! Please enter me in your giveaway.
lovely! thank-you for the chance to win such beautiful things
Her shop is fabulous, can’t wait to check out the blog.
How lovely!
Love her things and will have fun reading her blog, too. Lovely shop!
total fan. cute stuff!
I’ve admired your beautiful work before. You pair fabrics together very nicely.
Stunning work! I would love to wrap one of those beautiful quilts around my family!
I bookmarked the blog and I LOVE her Etsy store. BEAUTIFUL stuff!
Everything is just so beautiful !!!! Wonderful work
oh the things I could make…thank you!
Love her choice of fabrics!!!
oh just beautiful!
So many beautiful things! Thanks for the chance to win!
Beautiful items!
I would love to finally find that balance of creating and kids! I have a science kid, she’s not to in to sewing. So inspired by your work.
love your products! hope I win!!
What beautiful work! Thank you so much for offering this!
I would love to win, what a wonderful heirloom gift for one of the new little people entering our circle!
Cute things! I love the quilts.
I LOVE the citrus zoo quilt. What a cozy way to snuggle down in the cold!
I love the fabrics she uses! Such beautiful work.
Such beautiful things. Thanks for sharing!
I love Stephanie and her blog/shop! Would love to win this, thanks for the opportunity!!
Yay Gypsy Forest! I’m a big fan of her store and her blog. (:
Wow, those quilts are just beautiful!
Simply beautiful and inspiring!!
gorgeous work! i love the pollywog britches.
What beautiful creations!! I love, love, love the toddler pants! So cute!!
Love those quilts ! I’ll have to check out her blog.
What a beautiful store! She is so very talented!
I love, love, love the colour combinations and the stitching details. Very nice indeed.
I love those quilts! They are so beautiful!!
what a fabulous giveaway — I love the photographs displayed here… beautiful fabric choices
The quilts are breathtaking! I’d love a gift certificate to her store – it is filled with wonderful delights!
Such beautiful handmade items! I love it that your children will always come first, and that your love for creating has fostered a passion in them as well! Thanks for the giveaway!
Wow! I LOVE her stuff. Her Etsy shop is bookmarked now
I’d love to win!
My son would love the dinosaur quilt. We have dinosaurs all over the coffee table at the moment. Beautiful Quilts!
What beautiful bags and toddler pants!
in love!
I love Stephanie’s stuff. I use my bag from her all the time. I am packing it up right now for today’s adventure.
cozy and delightful, a perfect match!
Thank you so much for the opportunity! She has such beautiful things!
Thank you – what a great shop!
Those are absolutely beautiful!
Lovely quilts!
Beautiful etsy store! This would be a timely giveaway for us–we’re expecting baby #2 in February.
Vibrant and beautiful! What a beautiful gift to share… especially for holiday handmade gifts.
I’d love to win this giveaway – that shop is simple stunning!
What fun items! The bags and britches have such whimsical quality to them, and the quilts are just lovely.
such sweetly made things, cute handmade boy clothes seem hard to find. love it!
I sometimes feel like a gypsy too. Moving a lot has made me want less stuff but better quality and more beautiful. Thankyou for your lovely blog.
I love her work! So whimsical, and yet so special!
These quilts are beautiful. I truly admire creative moms!
oh my goodness! all of the little britches are so cute! and the quilts are beautiful!
beautiful work, and generous giveaway! thanks for the opportunity!
Beautiful work and sentiments!
Oh what adorable quilts!!!Thank you for the chance to win!
I love the textiles and her designs! They are simple, yet not plain.
Lovely. Her work is the stuff heirlooms are made of. Thanks for the generous giveaway!
Thanks for sharing yet another wonderful shop!
Beautiful! I love the fabrics, and the “gypsy” title. How fun!
Wow! Lovely and creative! I wish I had it in me! Would love a pair of the pollywog britches for my six month old! Thanks for the chance!
What beautiful work!
What lovely fabric choices! I really like the Polywog pants.
What beautiful work!!! I love the colours and fabric choices…dream dream dream….
Beautiful stuff! Thanks for the chance to win.
Thanks for introducing me to this shop. So cute!
Lovely products – I especially love the quilts – the edges are so unique
Oh, wow1 What a beautiful shop!
Her stuff looks wonderful!
Thanx for the chance to win such beautiful home goods. Simply wonderful.
What gorgeous, beautiful work!
I’d love this!! I’ve been eyeing up quilts on etsy for Christmas.
Your quilts are beautiful. And the blog is inspirational, just like they said.
Beautiful! And very inspiring. Thanks for posting – I’ll head over to your blog now:)
I love the color choices and the wrinkly look.
Lovely – just had a chance to look at her shop, such beautiful quilts!! Thanks for the opportunity.
wow….gorgeous and inspiring – I have just started sewing and am having SO MUCH FUN!!!!
Love the quilts! My baby would be nice and cozy. Thanks.
Such beautiful handiwork.
What a great Christmas present that would be.
Beautiful, gorgeous, love!
So many gorgeous things in her store!!
This is hands down one of my absolute favorite etsy shops! I have a quilt I got from her shop for my baby girl and I adore it!! What a fabulous giveaway, thank you!
Love her shop, her blog and creative spirit!
Thanks for such a lovely giveaway.
R
cokelush at gmail
I spent about two hours reading her blog the other night – so inspiring! And the clothes are gorgeous, the pollywog pants are to die for . I wish they came in my size!
What wonderful work. I absolutely love the quilts and the slingback bags. Just beautiful.
Just lovely. And what a great thing to do with your daughter!
Pick me, pick me! We love everything from this shop
It wouldn’t be fair of me to win, because I won this on her blog recently, but I just need to comment and say how BEAUTIFUL her work and creations are and what a lovely person Stephinie is! One I am so glad to know online!
Nicola
i just spen an hour and a half going through the blog archives and then subscribing. i also loved all the beautiful things in the etsy shop. i would lovea chance at winning a tote for myself or a pair of pollywog pants for my granddaughter!
Gorgeous
Scalloped edges! How utterly lovely!! Pick me!!
What a neat shop. Linen is my absolute favorite fabric so I really love the pants!!
LOVE gypsy forest. She is so talented. Please enter me into the drawing.
Really inspirational!
I love the curvy edge on the quilts! My sons would especially love the dinosaur print ^_^
love it all. just beautiful!!!
whoa! what beautiful work!
Absolutely Beautiful!!!!!!
Beautiful work!
adorable! Thanks for the chance.
Beautiful quilts. Totes are nice too!
I need a quilt in the worst way & these are amazing! I really admire your home/work balance. I’m inspired!
I absolutely love everything!!!! Very adorable! Thanks for the giveaway. Maria Weinert
they are amazing!
What cute pollywog pants!
I need a quilt in a big way! These are amazing!
They are extraordinary! Thanks for the chance and thanks for all the goodness I have read on the gypsymama blog!
She has created masterworks! Those quilts are stunning and I really enjoyed learning about her and how she incorporates creativity into her days. Peace, Angela
I love Gypsy Forest!!! And I do love her work, especially the quilts. What a special treat this would be!!
Thanks for the chance!
i love her shop!!! i would like to partecipate!!!
Absolutely beautiful!
How lovely! The blog & shop are new to me, but are both completely gorgeous.
Everything is so cute! I would love to win
Oh wow! I love all of her items, especially that dinosaur quilt! It would make a lovely gift for my precious little boy! Thank you for another wonderful giveaway!
how inspiring and beautiful! would love to add one of your treasures to our home!
I absolutely love everything in her shop! What an amazing giveaway.
Moms that find/make time to be so creative are awesome!!
You make some amazing lovelies!
so pretty……lovely shop!
In a very beautiful place, in a very teeny tiny village, by some magical woods… far away in England, I think to myself, wasn’t it only yesterday I was fantasising about exquisite scalloped edged quilts?…
lovely…thanks for the chance! fingers crossed
Mmm…magical quilts, bright colors peeping out, stories told while snuggling beneath them, I imagine….
she does such beautiful work! wonderful giveaway!
Wow such beautiful wares . . . . fingers crossed!
Charming!
Such beautiful items! I’m inspired!
I love it all…………………………………
Such lovely work!
Wow. What beautiful things. I hope I am the lucky girl to win this one! Thanks so very much.
I love the polywog britches! So cute. Everything looks beautiful, I would love to win!
I love the linen sling bags! So beautiful! Thank you for a great giveaway!
Her work is beautiful. I would love this
Beautiful! I’d love to win! katkirkwood@gmail.com
I love her quilts.
Hi. Please put me in for your drawing. I would love to get a pair
of Pollywog Britches for a new granddaughter.
I have long admired her work.
Thanks for a chance to win.
Please add me to your drawing – I love that everything has been “field tested” – exactly why we love to support independant sellers. Thanks for the great giveaway~
Gorgeous work — especially the quilts! Wow!
love the polly wog britches and trick or treat bags!
I’m in the same boat — all of my sewing has to happen at night or at nap time, but I love sewing for my family and friends. Stephinie, your sewing and your blog are simply beautiful!
amazing talent! I’m inspired
What beautiful things, made of such lovely materials!
Thanks for the chance to win!
beautiful.
Really lovely, thank you for all the wonderful resources
wonderful shop!
Thank you so much for all that you do!
What beautiful quilts! Very inspiring…thank you:)
Lovely fabrics. I’m loving the linen pants in the etsy store!
Oooo, so very beautiful. Pick me, pick me.
What an amazing giveaway! Thank you for sponsoring this.
I love the Terra linen sling bag!
I would love to win this giveaway!
I loved what Stephinie had to say, and I can’t wait to see more of her work. I’m heading to her blog and her shop right now!!
beautiful…. my little guy would love those pants!
i am always inspired by Mamas who find the time to make beautiful objects AND post pictures! Awesome!
the fabrics and designs are super!
How I love the scalloped edge…I had forgotten how beautiful that can be on a simple quilt. Thank you!
simply beautiful!
Beautiful work and great job setting boundaries that work for you and sticking to them!
The quilts with the scalloped edges are beautiful! I grew up with handmade quilts around me and now my sons use those same quilts on their beds….such a wonderful heritage. Thanks for the giveaway!
Wow! I quilt and I must say I love her quilts.
Really really adorable! Thank you so much for this giveaway!
Beautiful!! What amazing fabrics!
What inspiring fabrics and creations. thank you
Lovely things and ispiring ideas. Thank you.
thank you for this chance!
Your work is beautiful! I am going to check out your blog. Thanks for the opportunity!
I love the quilts! I think everyone should have a homemade quilt to snuggle up with!
Mmm, What wonderful colors. Here it is a high of 6 F on Thanksgiving day and I think snuggling under one of those quilts with hot buttered rum sounds like Thanks enough. Thanks for the lovely given away and a thanks filled thanksgiving to all of you.
SHeila
Beautiful stuff! Happy Thanksgiving!
As a mom trying to find time to create myself, I so admire all that you are doing. Creating kind generous children is our most important endeavor yet, though.
What beautiful work!
Gorgeous! And thanks!
Thank you so much for the giveaway!
So stunning. I would love to win !
Those toddler pants are crazy cute!
delightful fabrics and artistry.
i love those little bags! yummy stuff!
Everything is beautiful, but I really love her quilts!
I just love the linen pants with funky pockets!
Stephanie’s blog is under my favorites! I go there for inspiration! Thank you for the give-away!
I love the quilts, they are so lovely. I know that if I won one it would be a very treasured piece in our home. Thanks!
What beautiful creations!
Stephanies items do look absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for the opportunity to own some of her creations.
Ali, NZ
Beautiful! Count me in for the giveaway!
Love the fabrics she uses. Her bags are super cute.
These are beautiful pieces and I would love to have one!
cool site- thank you! I now have another place to visit regularly.
Woohoo! Thank you for the chance to win! Those crafts and fabrics are delicious. <3
Love your color choices…beautiful! Thanks for the giveaway.
Simply gorgeous work! Love the fabrics! Thanks for the chance
Such beautiful work! I love the heirloom vintage style!
Gorgeous quilts! What a joy to wrap up in!
what a wonderful gift! Thank you for the opportunity!
What gorgeous quilts!
Thanks for the chance to enter.
What stunning work, wonderful pieces to last a lifetime.
Beautiful shop! I hope I win! Thank-you.
Lovely quilts!
Oh my goodness–I love this! Thanks for the chance to win
I so enjoy the Gypsy Forest blog. The quilts are so pretty! Thanks for the great giveaway!
Beautiful!!!!!The quilts are my favorite!!!!
LOVE Stephinie’s blog and shop.
Got some wonderful produce bags earlier this year.
would LOVE the chance to win!
here’s hoping.
I feel a little sheepish entering this giveaway since I’ve already been the lucky recipient of some lovely and delicious goodies from my southeastern-dwelling friend.
But…how can I resist? I love all your creations.
really lovely, thanks for the chance to win and visit such a great Etsy shop. Going to be visiting alot more before Christmas:)
Wow! That scalloped edge is really something!
Oh my…another new favourite store. I do think she is ever so creative!
I just wanted to say thank you for all the sweet comments
It’s been nice meeting some of you over at my blog and congrats to the winner, Sadie!
All the best,
~Stephinie
Those britches are too cute!!!
Your work is so mindful — very well finished. I could see one of your sling bags or quilts becoming a new best friend.
Very inspiring…
Thank you