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Sakura Bloom

sakura.jpgIt’s amazing how donning quality fabrics can improve your posture and relax your breath, and those attributes come in particularly handy when you’re baby wearing. To inspire good form, check out Sakura Bloom’s gorgeous, eco-friendly, and gift-ready (packaged in a bamboo box) baby slings. Functionally, these slings are machine washable, reversible, adjustable, breathable, and comfortable. Fashionably, Sakura’s line includes linen and silk collections where the deliciously elegant neutral or vibrant fabric pairings make everything from mom sweats to workday suiting look fabulous.

Want to win a Sakura Bloom sling*? Here’s how:

  • Visit the Sakura Bloom website and comment below on your favorite Sakura Bloom sling collection. Note: Entries that do not follow these instructions and comment on a Sakura Bloom sling collection will be discarded.

  • Be sure to include your name and email in the appropriate fields so we can contact you if you win (your name but NOT your email will be published with your comment. Including just first name or first name + last initial is OK.)

  • One comment permitted per person; US entrants welcome.

  • Entry period closes tonight at midnight EST, Wednesday, January 16, 2008.

    *The winner will receive a sling of their choice from either the linen essential collection (value $160) or the silk essential collection (value $198)!

  • Comments

    Wow. In the silk essential collection, I *love* the colors in the chocolate - terracotta sling. As you said, I think it would make me look elegant no matter how much spit up I had all over me!!

    In the silk Artisan collection, the sakura bloom stripe is one of the most vibrant I have ever seen.

    I love the flor sling from the luxe collection, gorgeous! i'd love to win one of the slings sinec I'm a nursing mother of an 11 week old and have 2 older kids to care for. Could always use the free hands ;)

    Hard to say which is my favorite! Is it the essential silk collection because they're just so beautiful? Or the simple linen because they look so comfy for baby? I'll go with simple linen baby looks like they'd stay extra cool in the summer :-)
    So pretty!

    WOW, slings have come a long way since I had my first child in 1993...
    These slings are truly works of art.
    I particularly love the silk essentials collection in licorice ~ silver, but they are all just gorgeous!

    I love the Bloom silk essentials luxe rioja because it was inspired by the silky red wines of Spain. Also because they are machine washable. ;-) Thanks and Happy 2008!!

    These look sooo wonderful~!! My physical therapist has been telling me to get one of these to ease the strain in my back!!! I would love to try one! The linen ones look so good!

    I love the Black linen edged with Ginger dupioni silk - so pretty - and I know my little one would love to feel so close to me!

    Truly beautiful pieces! Its very difficult to choose one! This would make an amazing gift for the many expectant moms that I know! Right now, since I do have to choose - I am going with the silk essential of licorice ~ slate. GORGEOUS!!

    Wow, the slings are beautiful! I really like the storm/cloud in the essential linen collection...

    I am absolutely in LOVE with the luna organic. Those slings are just WOW!

    These are beautiful! I really like the silk essential licorice ~ orchid. Thank you for the great givewaway!

    the sakura bloom stripe..how beautiful :)

    I like the black berry strip!

    I love the pomegranate stripe silk one!!! The colors are great!! What a wonderful contest!

    Wow, that is gorgeous!! I love the artisan collection - especially white water.

    These are gorgeous. The Silk Artisan in River Rock Stripe has such pleasing, soothing colors.

    I adore the Silk Artisian collection, especially the river rock stripe. My second sling would be the papay stripe. Then maybe pomegranate or blackberry.

    The slings are beautiful. I could not find the information on if they are padded at the shoulder, essential for comfort, but too much is awkward to wear.

    The silk essential in licorice ~ slate is wonderful. It would be perfect for a baby boy or girl and the darker colors would hide any stains.

    i love the espresso / blush it is so elegant and would be perfect for those gatherings where you have to look your best

    The Pomegranate Stripe is very pretty.

    Silk Artisian

    For function and something I'd wear everyday- the linen hana stone~licorice is perfect and gorgeous... If I had all the neccessities, I'd drool over the silk artisan slings- YUM! (btw, I'm guessing based on my and the other above comments that the deadline for entering is actually midnight the 17th! I sure hope so! :D)

    These are beautiful! My favorite is the silk artisan in white water. Or maybe my favorite is the the silk luxe in moondance.

    The silk essentials collection is beautiful, as a mother of boys the licorice-slate really appeals to me. I love how elegant they all are!

    Wow, beautiful. I'd love one from the silk essentials line - in chocolate/pretty much any color they offer. Thanks for the giveaway.

    Beautiful. Ilove the Chocolate.

    I love the Silk Artisan Collection, especially the Sakura Bloom Stripe.

    How beautiful! I do own a cotton sling that I like, but never imagined there were dressier versions out there. The ginger-bluestar combination is both soft and stunning.

    I like the linen essential in driftwood avocado! Great site!

    The idea of using silk is fabulous - it's lightweight and must feel so soft on baby's skin! I LOVE the colors under the Luxe Collection - especially Verde and Moondance. Either one is perfect for a girl or boy and can match any outfit mom wears! I also love the Chocolate/Terracotta combo in the essential collection...

    They are all lovely! In linen, I love the driftwood/pool essential sling. In silk, my favorite is the artisan river rock stripe. Wow!

    I love the Linen essential collection because most of the colors are very neutral.

    I love the ginger-champagne color in the Silk Essential line. Beautiful! Would love to win this!

    i like the silk luxe in moondance.

    GInger, Bluestar would be my choice=) in silk. Thanks for the chance.

    I love the Expresso-periwinkle from the Hana collection

    Ginger/bluestar is my favorite in silk. Thanks!

    I LOVE the chocolate and violet silk sling from the essential collection! I also really like the midnight and flax linen sling from the essential collection. So very pretty!

    Licorice/silver is my favorite.

    Hi, The linen simple collection appeals to me very much! Thanks,Cindi

    The silk essential in licorice ~ slate is wonderful. It would be perfect for a baby boy or girl.

    wow, this is just wonderful. i've never seen anything like it and wish they had this when my children were small.. i have a 1 mo old granddaughter and this would be awesome to have. the silk lavender/licorice is my favorite.

    I love the ginger/bluestar sling!

    I love the Hana collection- simple and elegant!

    Pomegranate Stripe is my favorite

    I Love the linen simple collection. Midnight & driftwood are my favorites. They call the collection simple but it looks anything but. I love that it is machine washable

    the waterlily sling from the silk artisan collection is beautiful!!

    Pomegranate Stripe!

    Gorgeous and functional - what's not to love? The linen petal/flax combination calms even me and I'm a woman brimming with excitement at the news that I'll be a first time grandma this year! What a wonderful gift this would make.

    I love the luna organic :0)

    The color of the moondance, silk luxe sling is like that of the midnight sky in Laos reflecting off the Mekong River. A stylish mom could bring her baby in any of these silk slings to a black tie event and be the hit of the party. What a gorgeous collection of fabrics that you use.

    My favorite is the river rock stripe.

    Love the linen essential-these are so pretty!!!

    Wow, this is a great giveaway! The Sakura Bloom slings are the new and most hip baby carriers. The baby gets to snuggle close to their parents and feel their heart beats. The fact that they are silk and come in a variety of colors and prints is even better.

    These are amazing slings. I love the silk ginger champagne one. I think the silk collection would be more luxirious for both me and baby.

    I would choose the simple collection....the storm color is beautiful!

    These slings are so beautiful. It looks as if your baby is wrapped in pure silk. They seem more natural than those slings you purchase in a department store. I would love to wrap my new son in one of the slings in the hana collection.

    i like the Forest and Spruce silk collection!

    I love the linen storm! Beautiful!

    Wow, everything in the silk artisan collection is just WOW, especially the sakura bloom stripe!

    I would love to win the hana black-ginger for my wife. Thanks

    I love all the luxe slings. The plum color is my favorite.

    I love the Linen Essential line. They are so beautiful, much nicer than my present sling which my son has pretty much worn out.

    I love moondance in the silk luxe collection!

    I am in love with the silk essential sling in licorice ~ lavender colors! Simply wonderful!

    I like the silk artisian collection the best, and my favorite there being the Pomegranate stripe. Simply lovely!

    The chocolate/teal silk sling is GORGEOUS, perfect for any gathering or party!

    Oh it's so hard to choose which I like, but I have to say that the forest/spruce color combination in the silk essential collection is absolutely gorgeous! :)

    I like the linen, stone/licorice or storm/cloud. It would be so nice to have a lightweight pretty sling!

    Hmmm, hard to say. Anything with orange gets my interest. I like the Chocolate/Terracotta in the Essential Silk Collection, I like the Pomegranate Stripe in the Artisan Silk Collection, and the Espresso color combos in the Hana Linen Collection. Oh jeez, then there's the Canyon color in the Simple Linen Collection. I love fabric, so it's hard to choose just one.
    I appreciate the small business/socially responsible aspect of Sakura Bloom and would love to support more businesses started by moms.

    I like the bayou color in the linen simple collection.

    Absolutely beautiful! Wow--these slings are extraordinary. I love the linen hana black~ginger. It'd be great for our little baby-to-be and (I think) my husband would even wear it!

    The Silk Artisian Collection in Pomegranate stripe is gorgeous !

    The silk Waterlily is my favorite!

    Wow, these are absolutely gorgeous. I love the Jewels and the Blackberry Stripe, both from the Silk, Artisan collection.

    Ha. Again proving my great/expensive taste my absolute favorite is Moondance from the Luxe collection. Though, as far as collections as a whole go, I prefer the artisan collection. I love the bright color patterns juxtaposed with the solids. They remind me of the slings the native indian women in Mexico use, but with a modern twist. So pretty.

    I think the silk Luxe collection is amazing. The Verde is a fabulous color. I also loved the Licorice/lavender from the silk essentials collection. These are fabulous looking any woman would love to use one!!

    It is hard to choose! Since this would be a luxury above what I would buy for myself I would pick the silk chocolate ~ blush. Not the most practical but definitely the most beautiful!

    I love the Rioja in the Luxe collection. Beautiful!

    The silk luxe in moondance would be quite nice. We've got baby #7 coming and this would be perfect.

    I love the colors for the Starlight in the Silk Artisan collection. It would go with a lot of different looks.

    wish they had these when I had kids. The silk ones sound dreamy.

    I love forest ~ spruce color from the silk collection the best, but would like to admit that they all look very pretty!

    I would love to have one of these for my baby due in March. I drool over their site - especially the Silk WhiteWater style.

    My wife adores the Silk Artisian collection---but she says its too hard to just choose one.

    Wow - they are all so beautiful, but I absolutely ADORE the silk artisan collection (especially the anise stripe). I would treasure a gift like that to keep my baby close.

    Wow, the White Water in the artisan silk collection takes my breath away!

    The Flor Silk!! Please randomly pick me!

    I love the artisan silk collection, the slings are beautiful. If I picked today I would pick the blackberry stripe from that collection. The purple/burganyish stripes are so pretty

    The silk luxe collection is the ultimate in luxury. If I had the money I would buy the verde sling. I love the green (with a hint of blue). So beautiful!!

    I like the simple linen in persimmon or the essential linen in driftwood~cloud.

    Wow all of the collections are a work of art. I love the storm-lilac from the linen essential collection. The colors are amazing.

    They are so ooo oooo beautiful, I don't know how to pick. I tend to like things like the essential silk ginger-champagne....but since I would be giving it to someone I would love to have a gift certicate.

    I liked the silk Artisan collection, the papaya stripe and river rock stripe would be my favorites

    I like the chocolate blush silk essential sling.

    The hana collection in the black ginger is my favorite, they are all gorgeous!

    They are all so beautiful! I love the silk essential in chocolate-teal or licorice-slate.

    i like the driftwood-pool from the linen essentials collection

    I love the simple collection! The petal one is great!!

    Me please! My birthday is Friday ;) I would loooooove one of these!!!! I really like the silk artisan collection especially papaya stripe!

    love them linen in lavender would be great.

    I really like the espresso blush sling, in the linen-hana collection, it is so nice, and the colors would go with just about anything.

    I love the flax and cream from the essential line! I have been wanting one of these forever!!! They are so awesome!

    From the Hana linen collection I like the stone/licorice design!

    luna organic are sweet

    In the silk essentials I love the licorice~slate combination.

    I really like the White water silk sling.

    The essential linen line looks great. Love the driftwood slings in that collection. Very pretty and likely cool for spring/summer.

    I like the essential collection in the shade storm-cloud. But any of the designs are absolutely beautiful...I will wear baby all day with this!! Thanks!

    The elegant style of the Sakura Bloom essential silk collection is incredible - truly unique and unlike any other sling collection I've seen. The chocolate-terracotta sling is particularly eye-catching, and would be equally spectacular paired with jeans and a T on a summer day or with a simple brown dress for a formal wedding.

    the black berry stripis so fine

    These are so beautiful! I love the silk Essential line, especially in the chocolate-blush!

    Ginger - Bluestar..... Baby Sling
    Just the ul;timate!
    Truly the finest layette gift anyone could give!

    I love the linen storm - cloud combo.

    I really loved the silk, chocolate. It is so cool and perfect to my style.

    Definitely hana in black ginger - just gorgeous :)

    The River Rock Stripe is a really nice one! They are all nice, actually!

    I love the silk essentials baby sling in the licorice ~ orchid combination.

    I just adore the Licorice and Slate sling in the Silk Essential collection. What a beautiful sling!

    I love all the bright colors in the silk luxe collection but would probably use a lighter color from the linen simple collection more.

    I like the linen hana collection, especially the black and ginger color.

    The silk luxe version in the lapis color looks so comfy and stylish at the same time

    Forest spruce is my favorite its such a rich combination of color I have to buy it!

    Loved the site and what wonderful colors -esp the turquoise blue- looks like kids and babies are going to be treated royally!

    I love Moondance. It is the most beautiful silk I have seen.

    I love the chocolate!

    Wow! It would be hard to pick a favorite. They are all so nice. I really want to learn to sling, when our last baby comes this March. And one of these would definately help us do it in style! :)

    These are all beautiful. I don't know which would be better linen or silk?

    Just from the looks of the slings, I like the silk artisan collection especially the white water sling.

    My favorite is the anise stripe from the artisan collection - its beautiful and unisex.

    I love the chocolate violet from essential silk collection.

    I've loved these slings for a long time! I'd love to gift the silk essential ginger/ champaign to my sis who is expecting!

    the silk artesian collection is great

    The chocolate terracota is just my style!

    They're all very lovely though, I've been envious of mother's I've seen draped with them and baby.

    Verde Lux collection