BlogPOP! Julia E. Dean Woodland Bowl and Mug Giveaway - Ends 12/15 -

Thanks to Julia E. Dean for providing me with a free mug to review.

I don't know how many of you know this about me, but I actually did some pottery work myself, a few years back. I know just how fun it can be, and how calming, as well. I also know just how much work and love is put into every single piece you make.
I've made about 10 pieces of my own, and I cherish every single one - Julia E. Dean, makes hundreds, and I can only imagine the time and effort she puts into each piece, and then how hard it is to let them all go.

Thankfully, Julia loves sharing her work with everyone! That's why she has a really nice selection of her pieces on her Etsy shop.

Julia let me pick a piece to review, and even offered some suggestions, based on her best selling pieces.  Based on her suggestion, I ended up going with a really beautiful mug, called the Rustic Woodland Mug:

As you can see - The mug is just break taking. It's perfectly sculpted, and glazed. My favorite part about it though, is definitely the lower half. Julia takes leaves, and imprints them right onto the mugs, giving them "rustic," natural look.

 
This also ensures that every mug is unique in it's own way. You'll never find 2 of the same leaves - So never expect to find 2 of the same Woodland mugs :).

Another thing I really appreciate is the unique shape of the mug. See, my mom actually has a HUGE mug collection. She has all different colors, shapes, and sizes, but she didn't have anything quite like the Woodland mug.

And actually, my moms birthday was coming up soon, so I gave her the mug as an early gift. She loves it, and she loves even more that it's microwave safe!

The inside of the mug is also really beautiful - Julia E. Dean's pieces are beautiful inside, and out :)

Overall, we definitely loved our mug, and I would highly recommend checking out Julia E. Dean, for yourself!

The Giveaway!
1 Lucky winner will receive a Woodland Mug AND a Woodland Bowl! ( A $42 value!)
 Entering to win this amazing prize is really easy, with the Rafflecopter form, directly below: a Rafflecopter giveaway  

   Disclosure: Review product was provided to me free of charge. All opinions expressed within this post are my own, and were not influenced in any way. Must be 18 years or older to enter. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. This giveaway starts on November 30th, 2012, and will end on December 15th, 2012. Winner will be drawn via Random.org via Rafflecopter, and announced on top of the Rafflecopter form, as well as on the top "Winners" page. The winner will be emailed and will have 48 hours to respond to my email before a new winner will have to be drawn. If you're tweeting for entries, you must have an "unlocked" account. The number of entries received determines the odds of winning. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.