Sampler Village [review, giveaway]

"Sampler Village" is the home of the awesome Samplicious Sampler Boxes! The wonderful Traci thinks up different themes (the next being Holiday Hoopla!) for the boxes. Sampler "Villagers" are the talented crafters who send Traci samples of their products. She has great taste! Traci then packs up two different sized boxes- the Samplicious Sampler usually contains 15-20 samples from Villagers participating for that particular month's box, and the massive Lavishly Samplicious Sampler includes a sample from nearly every Villager. Something new that is coming to Sampler Village in 2011 is the Yummylicious Treats Sampler Box. It will be all edibles, so you lovers of yummy handcrafted goodies should get excited!

I was sent an Autumn Celebration Sampler Box to tell you all about. It arrives swiftly and nicely wrapped up in a box, smelling pleasant right when I opened it. Another cute thing Sampler Village does is names a "mayor" for each month. According to the card in the box, the mayor for Autumn Celebration was "Beautiful Twists". Take a look at all of the terrific looking samples! These boxes would make such fun gifts. Who wouldn't enjoy going through one, finding items from bath/body products to candles and paper goodies, as well as discovering cool businesses?

 

My particular sampler contains: 

a Cinnamon Vanilla Nutmeg Body Butter Sample from Almonds Grace (it is rich, fluffy, and smells like the season), 

a set of Miniature White Rose Soaps from Whysper Fairy (they smell like tasty peppermints and look so pretty), 

Lip Conditioner from Spookieville (the flavor says "Honey, Berries, & Apples from the woods" which is actually spot-on what it smells like!), 

a sample of Smitty's Blue Eyes Tisane loose leaf tea along with a tea bag full of Lemon Chiffon Rooibos from SBS Teas (there is a helpful brewing guide included as well as a discount. I know from experience that their teas are super yummy), 

an adorable Peppermint Twist Soap Sample from SV Soaps (complete with pink and white colorfulness to match the nice scent), 

a quirky Fortune Cookie Soap from Fortune Cookies Soap (not only is their name straight forward, this Pumpkin Pie scented soap smells good enough to eat and is all the fun of the real cookie minus the calories!), 

a cute "Scary" Ghosts Card from A Penny For Your Thoughts (a discount for my next card purchase is included too), 

Peppermint Tea Soap as *thanks* from Sampler Village (so adorably wrapped in a tea bag), 

a Halo Body Butter sample from Simply Lavish Bath Company (very thick and moisturizing, smells light and heavenly),  

Soap-Rum Nut Cake Soap Sample from South Texas Naturals (such a unique earthy scent and I like the natural texture),  

"The Case of the Missing Tangerine and Lavender" Soap Sample from Metropolis Soap Co. (purple and orange colors add to the fun of the fruity lavender scent. I like that this soap is vegan too!), 

Favors for Me offered up a Decoratively Wrapped Wrigleys Doublemint Chewing Gum and Confetti (it is a great example of their personalized products), 

a pretty Pumpkin Spice Scented Red Glittery Leaf Ornament from Birch Hill Crafts (oh so festive!), 

sweet Cupcake Flag Toppers from Appleford Paper (these cream, gold, yellow, red and orange toppers will be great for a fall birthday), 

Cinnamon Buns Soy Tart-Melts from Candle Kitty (smell deeelicious),  

Mini Fall Festival Scented Tarts and a Wine Glass Charm from Army Chic (the tarts are in cute seasonal shapes), 

a Pretty Paper Flower for scrap-booking or other paper crafts from Just Scrappin' Happy (this would be so cute on a handmade card!), 

a darling Orange Owl Pinback from Kitty Crossbones (packaged with an orange mesh leaf and leaf confetti, aww), 

and last but not least- a Butter for my Biscuit Bath Melt along with a Fairytale Pumpkin Squash Goose Grease Lotion from Farm Hussy.. with a lollipop that is currently being unwrapped and heading for my mouth (I have loved Farm Hussy products for a while now after being introduced to them through Sampler Village. They have the greatest smelling scents with witty phrases all over their items.) 

Villagers sometimes add personal touches so even the packaging is fun. Want a chance to win your own Autumn Celebration Sampler Box, similar to mine? 

Just scroll down. :)

GIVEAWAY

*An "Autumn Celebration" 

Samplicious Sampler Box 

from Sampler Village* 

 

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ENDS: November 17th @ 11:59 PM