It's that time again! The mad shopping dash towards the holiday season. But we have a more sustainable holiday in mind here at cosa verde: and we're giving away over $1000 of eco-friendly handmade goods to ring in the holidays.

This is a different kind of holiday giveaway, though. We're giving it away; you're giving it forward.

It's been a tough year, and I think we all know someone who could use an extra surprise, a little extra pick-me-up this season. That's why, every day for the first ten days of December, we'll post three different gifts up for grabs on our blog. Here's the catch: you enter these giveaways not for yourself, but for someone you know who deserves that gift. Tell us who they are, your relation to them, and why they deserve a special surprise. We will randomly select winners from all eligible entries, and if you win, you'll provide us with that person's address and the gift will be shipped right to their door! Posts start December 1st at 8am EST. Be sure to check back here every day for new opportunities to win!

Artists participating in Give it Forward 2009 include: alex keller, A Stones Throw, BananaSaurus Rex, blytheking, Chakra Pennywhistle, Christine Domanic, Figs & Ginger, Fliteline, girlscantell, Henna Baby, iragrant sacsbio, It's Our Earth, Inc., KnoxFarmFiber, La Alicia, Lillipops Designs, lookwhatimade, Malcolm Studio Shop, Medium Reality, Megan Leone, My Little Aura , NottyPooch Design, olive bites, OneWomanStudio, Ottoman, Persimmon & Pine, prix-prix, Re-Bicycle, Tickled Pink Knits, TortillaGirl, transient treasures, Useful Books, Western Art Glass, Wired Originals

Here are the rules:
To be eligible to win, comment on the blog post. You must include the first name of the person you'd like to give the gift to, your relationship to them, and why you think they deserve a special surprise. (You don't need to write a lot, but please tell us more than "I want to win this sweater for Kimmy because she likes sweaters.") Comments will be open for one week on each post. We will randomly select winners from all eligible entries received by midnight (EST) on the end date listed in the post. Winners will be notified by email and must be able to provide the recipient's shipping address. Sorry, but we can only ship to US addresses.