Bambino Land CONTEST

Halloween Photo Contest

E-mail us your best Halloween photo featuring your little bambino(s) and you are automatically entered to win a $25 gift certificate from Bambino Land.

Drawing for gift card will be on December 15th.

Check out the photos already entered: http://bambinoland.com/photo/gallery/show/5

SAVE 10% and a special BONUS

SAVE 10% STOREWIDE with code: USA10

BONUS: get a $10 e-giftcard when you spend $100
$20 e-giftcard when you spend $200
$30 e-giftcard when you spend $300 or more

You can use the e-giftcard on your next purchase
or give it as a gift to a friend! Yippee (one holiday gift down)
Redeem by writing in a comment and asking for it during checkout. NOT VALID on previous purchases.

Both offers expire on 10/04/08 (our son Ezra's First B-day)

Cast your Vote for "Boost Your Business Contest"

Our friends Kristen and Christen are semi-finalists in a very exciting contest. It's the Forbes Boost Your Business Contest.

They are co-owners of Honeywear, Inc. and have created the Baby Bee Sling, which we love! And, they are about to launch an affordable American made Organic Clothing line for children.

Check out the site and watch the videos: The Forbes Boost Your Business Contest. Vote for Honeywear, Inc. and help them get into the top 5, then they will be one step closer to winning the $100,000 prize to help their business grow!

Oeuf Alpaca - Luxury for Infants and Toddlers

We have some wonderful new items that will be arriving just in time for the Autumn Season!

Pictured above is the Oeuf Alpaca "Angel Sweater" - we will have it available in size 6 months to 4 years.

About Alpaca
Alpacas are small gentle animals raised for their natural fibers. Alpacas produce one of the world's finest and most luxurious natural fibers. It is clipped from the animal without causing injury.

Soft as cashmere and warmer, lighter and stronger than wool, it comes in more colors than any other fiber-producing animal. This cashmere-like fleece, once reserved for Incan royalty, and is now enjoyed by spinners and weavers around the world.

Alpaca fiber is unusually strong and resilient, yet lightweight because each fiber contains microscopic air pockets. This gives alpaca a tremendous thermal capacity that allows for breathable fiber with an insulating nature. It’s lanolin free (lanolin holds dust and microscopic allergens that create allergies to wool), which allows for the hypoallergenic nature of the fiber.

Alpaca is a renewable resource sure to please the eco-conscious consumer.

The Organic Nesting Pillow®

The Organic Nesting Pillow® is like no other nursing pillow on the market.

It has 100% organic cotton print fabric by Harmony Art on the edge, with soft 100% organic cotton French Terry in Pearl on the top and bottom. (outer cover is easy to remove and wash)

The inside pillow is made of 100% organic cotton canvas and filled with organic buckwheat hulls. The hulls allow you to adjust the positioning of the pillow so that it's "just right."

The Nesting Pillow is really large - about 30” wide, 16” deep, 5” high!

The Nest Egg™ is the little extra something you need to use with your Nesting Pillow or on its own, The Nest Egg gives support for your head, arm, breast, or for a little extra height under baby's head. It's also small and lightweight enough to take along for support and comfort on the go!

Bellybands

Today Bambino Land is being featured on
coolmompicks.com

We are giving away a Bamboo Belly Band designed in England by Big Tummy Mummy. It's so soft and works great to cover "your bump" while you are pregnant.

The belly band comes in three colors and three sizes. If comfort is what your craving these days check out our super soft
bamboo maternity skirt, in black or berry color.

Made in the USA Organic Baby Slings

Honeywear has designed a baby carrier that is both easy to use and elegant. The Honeywear Baby Bee Sling makes babywearing a wonderful experience.

This beautiful silk sling makes an excellent baby gifts for any expecting family.

All Honeywear slings are lined with the softest un-dyed organic cotton, the most natural fabric you can lay your baby in. When you wear your child in the Baby Bee Sling, you wear your child close to your heart.

Crafted out of beautiful, natural fabrics by experienced local seamstresses. Silk is one of the oldest and most sustainable fabrics available. The silk used to make this sling is 100% formaldehyde free Indian silk.

The Baby Bee Sling is a tremendous parenting tool. The truly adjustable design is sure to fit any person as well as any lifestyle.

Pull cords on either side of the pouch and an adjustable shoulder strap create the perfect fit for any child.

All of these adjustments can be made while the sling is in use, allowing for comfortable, discrete nursing and multiple positions in which you can hold your baby.

Use from birth through 30 pounds.

Made in the U.S.A.

Soft Star Shoes • Made in the USA

At Bambino Land we recently added Soft Star sandals, shoes, boots and sheepskin soled moccasin slippers! The ultimate in high quality soft soled leather shoes — the next best thing to bare feet!

ALL Soft Star Shoes are handcrafting in the United States!

The shoes come in a wide variety of colors and styles. They can also custom make any color combination, just for you! (most custom orders ship within 3-5 days) They also provide N, W, WW and WWW widths to fit the most challenging feet.

Art Prints for Kids Rooms (and for grown-ups too)

We now offer some amazing little art prints by Wyanne Thompson, (pronounced Y-anne) she is a mixed media artist that creates colorful and sweet, whimsical paintings. I just love all of her artwork and I think you will too!

You can get a Giclee Print on paper or a Giclee Print that has been mounted on canvas. I really love the ones that are mounted on canvas and coated in beeswax. They are ready to be hung up and adored!

Check out all her wonderful artwork at www.bambinoland.com

Natural Candles for Your Home

We just added some wonderful products from the illume line of home frangrances. Mainly for our retail store, but they can also be purchased on-line.

I just love these Go Green Candles - they are Pure. Natural. Beautiful. They burn clean and last for 55+ hours!

Always makes a great gift, but don't forget about treating yourself!

Bambino Land Opens a Retail Store

Bambino Land now has a retail store at 121 S. Main Street, Fountain City, WI.! It was previously my parents gift shop — Leo & Marilyn Smith Folk Art. Their reproductions are now sold exclusively through the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, so the space was available. I'm very grateful that my parents offered to let me try Bambino Land there!

They also encouraged me to paint my own sign, not as easy as I had hoped! I'm more into computer graphics these day and haven't held a brush for a long time.

I am really looking forward to sharing all the great items that I have found with more local people. It's important to be able to see and feel the quality and workmanship that has gone into the products. It also helps keep it local!

It so important to me to be able to give personalized service when helping select the perfect gift and even bond with more woman over the common experience we share — motherhood! We have most of the items found at www.bambinoland.com as well as some items and books not listed.

Contact us anytime for more information and/or recommendations about the products that we carry.

Remember, if you are in the Winona, MN or Fountain City, WI area you can order on-line and pick up most item to save on shipping costs. Sometimes we even deliver!

Eco Friendly Furniture from Lilipad Studios

This incredibly unique line of children’s furniture offers a rich mixture of bold color, expressive patterns and original illustrations crafted to inspire imagination and nourish creativity in the children who use them.

A devotion to artistry, combined with a total passion for and commitment to sustainability has inspired our line of beautiful, heirloom quality, functional art furniture collections.

All of the lilipad pieces are made in Idaho using eco-friendly wood products, and are meticulously hand-painted using non-toxic, no-VOC paints.

All of the lilipad collection is available through www.bambinoland.com

Green Products for Baby and Support for Women and Children in Nepal

BambinoLand.com promotes natural living and green products for babies and toddlers.

Bambino Land offers many fine innovative products made from organic, sustainable and eco-friendly materials. You will find clothing, toys and bedding made from organic cotton, bamboo, wool, soy fabrics — even recycled materials, Bambino Land offer only brands that aim to have minimal negative impact on the environment, use sustainable materials and support fair trade and ethical labor practices.

In the spirit of sisterhood and with the knowledge that we are all related, Bambino Land is proud to support Ghar Sita Mutu, a home for abandoned children, training program for destitute women and outreach program for needy families in Kathmandu, Nepal.

• bambinoland.com donates a percentage of our annual gross sales to
Ghar Sita Mutu

• Bambino Land sells Ghar Sita Mutu hand-crafted products to help support the house.

Everyone wants the best for their little ones, but we also want to keep our planet in good health for future generations. Each of us impacts the Earth and world societies — just a little bit, with each decision, no matter how small. Consciences consumers can do both at once at www.bambinoland.com

At Bambino Land we have thoughtfully selected a variety of eco-friendly and organic products from around the world. You’ll see that we have the most comprehensive selection of everything from natural fertility books to the softest bamboo clothing, educational toys to the newest organic baby slings, ultra modern bibs to eco-friendly furniture!

Made from organic cotton, bamboo, wool, soy fabrics — even recycled materials, we offer only brands that aim to have minimal negative impact on the environment, use sustainable materials and support fair trade and ethical labor practices.

Each of us impacts the Earth and world societies — just a little bit, with each decision, no matter how small. As part of the new generation of design-conscious and environmentally-aware parents, you make a statement when you buy organic. Join the movement to preserve our earth!