It’s possible you’ll sense a theme with this month’s Favorite Things Giveaway. Thought it was fitting given all the 4-leaf clover, Kiss Me I’m Irish talk this month.  Ireland has been one of my very favorite places to travel, so it should come as no surprise that I love all things Irish. Even though not every item in this month’s giveaway has Irish roots, if you win this prize pack, I suspect you’ll be longing to board a plane to the Emerald Isle!

1. Waking Ned Devine – Irish humor is a lot like classic British humor, and you know I’m a sucker for a good British comedy. I can’t even count how many times The Girl and I have watched this movie, but we laugh every time. It’s awesome.

2. Bob’s Red Mill Irish Soda Bread Mix – If you are a rookie baker {or even a super experienced baker} and want to make some killer Irish Soda Bread, this is the mix to use. Holy cats it makes some good bread.

3. McCann’s Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal – What is Irish oatmeal you ask? Well it’s just another name for steel cut oats. I love Irish oatmeal because it’s a chewier oatmeal, and I like that better than a porridge-type like a Scottish oatmeal. Plus, Irish oats absorb the flavor of whatever you mix in it. So I’ll add peanut butter or bananas or even some jam. It’s great because it’s a super healthy meal, but it’s super tasty too.

4. Gaelic Storm Bring Yer Wellies – I was hooked on Gaelic Storm when I saw them live and they performed “Me & the Moon” {which is track 2 on this album}. It was amazing! I went right out and bought their album and haven’t stopped listening to it since. I think this album might make you an Irish music convert!

5. Garden Wisdom and Know-How – I love this book because it pretty much covers every aspect of gardening. It includes everything you need to know from soil and fertilizers, to growing flowers and vegetables. It’s a lot of info, but she uses a lot of examples and keeps it simple and easy to follow.

6. Set of 5 Natural Home Produce Bags – Since I’m always using reusable grocery bags at the store, it just makes sense to use reusable produce bags too! These come in 5 different handy sizes and can easily be tossed in the washing machine with your towels to clean. Now I don’t leave home without ’em.

7. Instant Irish Accent Gum – If ever there was the perfect White Elephant gift, this is it.

8. Twinings Decaffeinated Irish Breakfast Tea – Because the Irish are some of the most frequent tea drinkers in the world, I had to include tea in my little Irish favorite things giveaway. Yet another reason I love the Irish.

9. Womanswork Garden Glove with Arm Saver – Not only are these gloves awesome to have in the garden, they’re totally stylish too. So your arms will be protected from scratchy thorns and plants while you garden, and you’ll be a trendsetter at the same time. Classy.

10. The Beautiful Edible Garden– Since I think gardens are some of the most gorgeous spaces on earth, I’m in love with a book that takes that theory to the next level and shows you how to do it in your very own backyard. You’ll have total garden envy once you see all the amazing pictures they include as examples.

11. ColorBlends Playing Cards– Now I’m not saying staring at the pretty pictures of flowers on the back of these playing cards will give you a better poker face, but I’m not saying it won’t either…

12. YumEarth Organic Pops – It’s a lollipop without the sugary guilt. Why have doctor’s offices not caught on to these tasty little pops yet? DumDum are so 2013.

13. Navitas Naturals Organic Raw Chia Seeds, 8-Ounce – The easiest little superfood to incorporate into your diet. Toss them in smoothies, oatmeal, granola, cereal or yogurt. I suspect if Popeye would have known about these, he would have ditched canned spinach long ago. Yum!

14. Paas Easter Egg Decorating Kit– I always keep a few of these in my pantry to have on hand for any emergency late-night egg dying session The Girl and her friends might have. Now I’m sharing the colorful love.

15. Animal,Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life– For one year, the author’s family vowed they’d only buy food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it. This book is all about that year and it is totally fascinating. It was like a thrilling page turner, but it was about food! Okay, so it’s about so much more than food, and I loved it so much I couldn’t put it down.

One lucky reader will win that whole kitten kaboodle! So how do you enter for your chance to win all these goodies?

Life’s pretty complicated sometimes, so I like to keep things simple around here. You have FIVE ways to enter: 1 required and 4 bonus entries. That means you can leave a total of FIVE comments below for FIVE awesome chances to win.

1. *REQUIRED ENTRY* Just simply leave a comment below telling me which of my favorite things you’d be most excited about if you were the winner of all this loot!

2. *BONUS ENTRY*  Do you like/friend/follow me yet? Pick one or all and like me/follow me/subscribe to me via one of these forms of social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest,  YouTube and/or Google+! Leave a comment below with the name of the site you followed, ie. “liked you on Facebook and Instagram.” Only 1 comment/entry regardless of if you follow me on all 6 sites. Which you totally should anyway.

3. *BONUS ENTRY*  Start spreading the news. Share this giveaway with your peeps via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and/or Google+! If you don’t do the social media thing, just send out an old fashioned email about this awesome giveaway. Leave a comment below letting me know how you shared it.

4. *BONUS ENTRY*  Head on over to my Facebook page and leave a comment on one of the posts or pictures there. Come back here and leave a comment below letting me know which post or picture you commented on.

5. *BONUS ENTRY*  Subscribe to my daily emailed newsletter. It’s an easy peasy way to make sure you don’t miss a thing. Plus, I’m way too busy gardening to spam you, so your email address is safe with me. Leave a comment below letting me know you subscribed.

THE FINE PRINT:

5 entries per person/ip address. If you cheat, you will totally be disqualified.

I will ship this prize ANYWHERE on the planet earth, so go ahead and enter.

This giveaway ends 3/23/14 at 6pm PST and the winner will be announced in the 3/24/14 edition of Mornings with Mavis. You will be notified via email and have 48 hours to claim your prize. Prize will be forfeited within 48 hours.

Good Luck! I hope you win.

Peace Out Girl Scouts!

♥ Mavis