{"id":6099,"date":"2018-02-20T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=6099"},"modified":"2025-03-05T16:57:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T21:57:21","slug":"day-25-mandala-cloth-and-a-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stripedpineapple.com\/?p=6099","title":{"rendered":"Day 20: Mandala Cloth, And a Giveaway!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Update: We have a winner! Congratulations, Veronica. May your picnics be numerous and jolly.<\/header>\n
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I’m blaming Pinterest, with its perfect little bohemian houses. But whoever made me do it, somehow I ended up buying a mandala throw instead of a traditional beach towel when I was doing my pre-beach shopping last summer. Turns out, it was one of my favorite purchases all year. Allow me to tell you why.<\/header>\n
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The light, cottony fabric is perfect for wadding into a little ball to stuff into your beach bag or picnic basket. It folds up much smaller than a traditional beach towel or picnic blanket, and is lighter for carrying. Also, since I live in a tiny space, I love that it takes up minimal room when in storage.<\/header>\n
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The colors jazz up any setting you take it to. If you want to feel like the perfect Instagrammer, this throw will do the trick. You could probably eat Kraft mac ‘n cheese and twinkies while sitting on it and feel classy, not that I’ve tried…<\/p>\n

It’s versatile. Picnics. Beach. Light blanket when you’re chilly. Tablecloth. Bedspread for summer. Curtain. Turban if your head is feeling modest. Baby blanket if you have a Very Large Baby. Human burrito wrap. Backdrop for photos. Blanket fort walls. You name it.<\/p>\n

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The size is awesome. It’s bigger than a towel, so if you’re using it on the beach, you can spread your long and gangly limbs without getting sand stuck in your knees and elbows. (Or does that just happen to me?) For a picnic, four people fit perfectly around it with a mountain of food in the center.<\/p>\n

Now for the fun part. I am giving away\u00a0this one<\/a>\u00a0to one Striped Pineapple reader this month.<\/strong> To enter, just drop a comment below about anything you like. Comments on social media don’t count, only on the blog post. The giveaway is open till the end of February.<\/p>\n

If you don’t happen to win and still want to own one,\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0are a bunch of options for under $15. Or if you want a bigger one, here<\/a>\u00a0is a similar one in queen size. If blue is more your thing, check out\u00a0this<\/a>\u00a0gorgeous one. Then\u00a0invite me over for your perfect boho picnic. I’ll bring the cookie butter!<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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