Saffron Marigold {Giveaway}

My tastes have always favored the exotic, even when I was little and wanted to drape my Barbie doll in a sari-like wrap. In college, I would avoid eating much for lunch in order to save up my pitiful paychecks to buy gorgeous block-printed fabrics to hang on my walls. There was an import store on South Street that had such lovely linens, many of which I still have tucked away in our linen closet, ready to be used on our tables or walls.
Saffron Marigold is a wonderful seller of block printed textiles for your home. The name of the store itself is lovely, but wait until you see their fabrics.
They sell a variety of linens for your home, including bedspreads, duvet covers,
shower curtains, and kitchen textiles.
Their items start in India, where artisans make each item by hand, including the dyes. The process is really interesting to see in the Block Printing Process Photo Album.

They first carve wooden blocks with elaborate patterns drawn on them, then use the carved blocks to stamp the fabrics.

A finished printing block

Sometimes one piece of fabric can have many stamps that make up the pattern, so you can imagine how time consuming the process is.

An artisan printing one of the final layers of the design

Saffron Marigold is committed to the guidelines of Fair Trade, so you know that when you buy one of their items, you're supporting a network of artisans in their manufacturing facility. In addition, of course, to having one of their gorgeous products gracing your abode.

We have a set of block printed napkins (from another shop) that everyone always comments on. I pull them out for special guest or occasions, and I just love how they spice up our table (pun intended).

Saffron Marigold would like to offer one very lucky K&K reader...

A Set of 6 Napkins (your choice of design)!

These would be lovely for Thanksgiving or fall-themed dinner.

To enter:
Visit Saffron Marigold and leave a comment here about your favorite item, what style of napkin is your favorite, why you'd like to win, who it would be for, etc. Put some thought into it!
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You must do the first entry in order to enter ("I want to win, thanks!" comments will NOT be considered). You will have until Monday October 5th at 11:59pm EST to enter. The winners will be chosen via random number generator the next day and notified by email. I'll also post the winners on my blog HERE. If I don't hear back from the winner by Friday at noon, I'll pick another.