When we were designing our future daughter’s nursery we wanted to create something fun and stylish but also didn’t want to spend a fortune or end up with a bunch of plastic and polyester crap. One thing we really struggled over was (weirdly) a laundry basket. We wanted something that was going to last a while and look stylish (as it would always be seen in her room) but the flimsy plastic ones seemed to start at $25 while the wicker ones (which from past experience never last as long as I think they should) were $40+. Then we stumbled across the organic storage bins from 3 Sprouts.

Made from 100% organic cotton canvas with animal designs in 100% eco-spun felt (made from recycled plastic bottles), these bins are rockin’ their eco-credentials while standing strong on both style and strength. There are two designs (Owl & Elephant) which are both available in two colours (pink or navy for the elephant and green or brown for the owl), and the canvas is strong enough for the bags to stand up on their own even if they aren’t full of stuff (and at 17″ high and 20″ in diameter they can hold a ton of stuff!)

Although not on the cheapest end of the scale ($38 at Amazon.com) the fact that the bins are such good quality and so multi-purpose makes it easier to shell out.  Plus they are just too cute to resist!

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Every now and then I stumble across something and love it soooooooooooooooooooooo much that it becomes my “it” present for the year. When I first saw Alphabet Prints by Penny People Designs (pictured above), I knew I just had to buy one for our little daughter-to-be and for every single child I knew!

These bright, colourful designs are iconicly cool with their alphabet lettering, but what makes them even more special is that you can personalize them with the child’s name. There are several size prints to choose from – 8×10 to 27×39 – and six different colour choices so they’ll match any bedroom or nursery decor.

Two big things about Penny People really impressed me. First, the quality of the prints is higher than I expected (the photos don’t do them justice). The designs are printed on glossy archival photo paper, which looks and feels fantastic. Secondly, Penny People’s customer service was amazing. After sorting out my order I realized I had actually missed someone and needed to add one more print. As you only pay for postage for the first (largest) item, I didn’t want to go back and order through the shop again as it would have added extra postage. I dropped Penny People designer Lindsay Stephenson an email about my problem, and it was all sorted out in no time. Within a week of the initial order I had all the prints in my hot little hands (Lindsay sent them within a day of finalizing the order, but Canada Post can’t be accused of being hasty!).

I honestly can’t rave enough about these prints or Penny People Designs!

As she is as incredibly generous as she is talented, Lindsay has donated a large 13×19 print and three 8×10 prints for our lovely readers to win!

Here are the A, B, C’s of entering: Go straight to the Penny People site to check out all the lovely items they have to offer, and then leave a comment below to let us know what your favourite product is. One entry per person per day BUT if you follow @PennyPeople on Twitter (leave a comment to let us know you have) that’s another entry AND each Tweet and/or blog post about this give-away counts as an extra entry for that day! (Make sure you @spiltmilkmoms in your tweets and include a trackback for your blogposts).  Contest closes at midnight on Sunday, May 24th and FOUR lucky winners will be chosen using random.org.

Good Luck!

UPDATED TO ADD: Congratulations to our contest winners Jessica, Adrienne, Heather & Kara – hope you enjoy your prints!

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