Star Sponsor and Giveaway: Elephant's Trunk *CLOSED*

If you haven't yet heard of Lauren from Elephant's Trunk, you're in for a treat! Lauren creates unique wine accessories - perfect for giving as a hostess gift or to keep for yourself! (I use my wine bloom around a skinny vase!) Take a peek:

1. What made you decide to open a shop, and how did you decide on your shop name?

 I decided to open my shop because I loved to create and thought I could create unique handmade products that others might appreciate. My shop name originated from my blog and the reason for both the blog name and the shop name is because when I was little I enjoyed crafts and my mom stored all our craft items in a trunk. My favorite animal has always been an elephant for their symbol of luck and just the nature of the animal. The Elephant’s Trunk is a play on where our crafts were stored when I was little and my favorite animal.

2. What is your favorite thing to make / what supplies to do you love to use most?

 My favorite thing to make is wine corks. I enjoy creating unique corks that make a statement. I just to envision something creative to decorate the cork to make it stand out against a sea of boring wine corks.

3. What do you spend too much money on?

I spend way too much money on craft supplies! I used to spend all my money on shoes and now I’ve transitioned to craft supplies. I could spend hours at Hobby Lobby browsing the aisles and I always approach the counter with way more than I intended on buying. 

4. If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?

This is probably not the best choice health wise but I know I could eat spaghetti everyday and never get sick of it!

5. What is your favorite thing about winter?

Winter is such a beautiful season to observe from inside cuddled up in a blanket with a great book. I’ve lived in Colorado since I was 4 and just experienced my first Texas winter after moving down here last year and it is a very different sort of winter. I love being in Colorado in the winter and  looking outside to admire the snow draped over the evergreens. Texas has a much more gloomy and misty winter, but it still makes me want to cuddle up inside with a great book. 

***GIVEAWAY***

Lauren is giving away a white rose wine bloom and a birthday girl wine cork!

Here's how to enter:

MANDATORY: Visit Elephant's Trunk and leave a comment with your favorite item.

EXTRA ENTRIES (optional): 

+1 Heart Elephant's Trunk on Etsy and leave your username

+1 Follow Lauren's blog

+1 Follow Lauren on Twitter

+1 Tweet about this giveaway and leave the link

Sample tweet: Enter to win a pretty wine bloom and cork from @elephantstrunk4 on @yes_teacher 's blog http://tiny.cc/n5mn6

Giveaway ends March 4th at 11:59 PM and winners will be announced and emailed on Saturday, March 5th.

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