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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Goldfinch Giveaway by Handy Maiden
Handy Maiden, run by Danielle is a neat little store that has all types of handmade jewelry and accessories. She is supposed to be attending SDSU right now but California's massive budget cuts to education have made her college aspirations to study Western and US history an impossibility (for now). She and her husband will stay local until he finishes grad school and then they will move so that she can persue her degree. While waiting for her husband to finish school, she spends her time meticulously painting tiny lumps of polymer clay. I personally love all her floral bibs and the tiny painted creatures made from polymer.
She's always liked artsy stuff. She draws all the time and always gets really excited about learning a new material. She has tried embroidery, crocheting, made beaded and button jewelry as well as copper wire window hangings. The majority of the items in her closet have been upcycled/ altered in some way. A while ago she got her hands on some polymer clay and made a bunch of things. She learned shortly after that she preferred to paint the clay rather than use different clay colors. This is not the typical way most polymer artists work, as they use different polymer colors rather than painting white polymer. This gives her polymer creations much more detail and more vivid colors. Now whenever she is out and sees something interesting she wonders: "How can I turn that idea into a pendant?"
She also just opened a new shop, Terra Farma, where she will be selling terrarium decoration supplies (dinosaurs, castles, bears, snails, mushrooms, etc.) for etsy sellers or people who simply want to add something surprising and fun to the terrariums they build.
Now about the giveaway!
The pendant that Handy Maiden is giving away is a goldfinch from her finch series, inspired by the birds that loiter about her front yard every day. It is about 1” tall (2.54cm), it was hand inked and painted in shades of yellow, orange, black & white before being dipped in several layers of varnish for a glassy finish. He comes attached to a ball chain with an aged pewter finish by way of a custom copper finding.
Here is how to enter:
She's always liked artsy stuff. She draws all the time and always gets really excited about learning a new material. She has tried embroidery, crocheting, made beaded and button jewelry as well as copper wire window hangings. The majority of the items in her closet have been upcycled/ altered in some way. A while ago she got her hands on some polymer clay and made a bunch of things. She learned shortly after that she preferred to paint the clay rather than use different clay colors. This is not the typical way most polymer artists work, as they use different polymer colors rather than painting white polymer. This gives her polymer creations much more detail and more vivid colors. Now whenever she is out and sees something interesting she wonders: "How can I turn that idea into a pendant?"
She also just opened a new shop, Terra Farma, where she will be selling terrarium decoration supplies (dinosaurs, castles, bears, snails, mushrooms, etc.) for etsy sellers or people who simply want to add something surprising and fun to the terrariums they build.
Now about the giveaway!The pendant that Handy Maiden is giving away is a goldfinch from her finch series, inspired by the birds that loiter about her front yard every day. It is about 1” tall (2.54cm), it was hand inked and painted in shades of yellow, orange, black & white before being dipped in several layers of varnish for a glassy finish. He comes attached to a ball chain with an aged pewter finish by way of a custom copper finding.
Here is how to enter:
- Leave a comment about a like and/or dislike about her shop or a particular item in her shop.
- Remember to leave your email address or some way for me to contact you if you win!
To get bonus entries you can do one or more of the following:
- Add yourself as a facebook fan and post another comment saying that you did
- Follow me on twitter and post another comment with your user name
- Tweet about this post with @nitelily3 and post another comment saying that you did
- Blog about this post and post another comment with the link of the post
- Heart her shop on etsy and leave a comment with your username
- Buy something from her shop and get 5 bonus entries
- Buy something from my shop and get 5 bonus entries
This is open to anyone in the world :) I how how much it sucked to be abroad and not be able to enter contests! The giveaway ends January 25th and a winner will be chosen by a random number generator.
ReadingBunky's Giveaway Winner
The winner of ReadingBunky's Giveaway is number 35! She will be contacting you shortly!
Shortly a new giveaway will be up, so watch out for it!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Giveaway! Prints Charming Purses by Readingbunky
Kathy, aka readingbunky, owns and operates Prints Charming Purses. By day she is a wonderful theathre teacher at a High School, by nights, runs her etsy shop. She is a creative person by nature and that's why she adores teaching theathre but her shop allows her to be creative in other ways. She loves to sew and work with paper, creating one of a kind items that are never repeated. He sewing skills also come in handy when she is creating costumes for the different theatre productions every year.
Her motto is "I may not be organized, but I am creative!"
She has a wonderful husband and two (mostly) wonderful teenage daughters.
For the giveaway you will be able to choos any Valentine's Day card in her shop AND a choice of one of these Valentine's Day sticky notepads
Here is how to enter:
Her motto is "I may not be organized, but I am creative!"
She has a wonderful husband and two (mostly) wonderful teenage daughters.
For the giveaway you will be able to choos any Valentine's Day card in her shop AND a choice of one of these Valentine's Day sticky notepads
Here is how to enter: - Leave a comment about a like and/or dislike about her shop or a particular item in her shop.
- Remember to leave your email address or some way for me to contact you if you win!
To get bonus entries you can do one or more of the following:
- Add yourself as a facebook fan and post another comment saying that you did
- Follow her on twitter and post another comment with your user name
- Follow me on twitter and post another comment with your user name
- Tweet about this post with @nitelily3 and @dramamamaugh and post another comment saying that you did
- Blog about this post and post another comment with the link of the post
- Heart her shop on etsy and leave a comment with your username
- Buy something from her shop and get 5 bonus entries
- Buy something from my shop and get 5 bonus entries
This is open to anyone in the world :) I how how much it sucked to be abroad and not be able to enter contests! The giveaway ends January 18th and a winner will be chosen by a random number generator.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Out of the Box Sampler
I love handmade items and I also love samplers. There are many sampling boxes out there, and I have tried many of them, though I have to say the Out Of The Box sampler is my absolute favorite. A lot of samplers that I have purchased have super high shipping on top of the already high price for a box of samples. Then you get the box and half of the stuff is great, things I would use, but the other half is all crap. And by crap, I mean total and useless crap. Sometimes I feel that people put in their worst items or destash items that don't even represent their shop but they put it in to get 'exposure.' Sorry, but if you submit some crap to a sampler, I not only will not visit your shop, but I really avoid that shop at all costs. If this is the way you promote, why should I even want to visit your shop, as I assume your customer service is just as crappy!
Anyway, back to the OOTB Sampler... I've been getting this box every month since maybe October or November and every month I am super happy with everything inside. There are always soaps, candles, tarts, paper goods, food (yum!) and other surprises that change monthly. Honestly, we all use soap, we all eat and most of us burn candles/tarts so really, how disappointed can you be when these things are ALWAYS in the box?! Some people who put things into the box also supply full size products which is always an awesome thing to get. In every box there is also a letter with all the shops that participated and discounts for certain shops. Not only are you able to try products, but you can get a discount when you go to purchase the full size product!
I love this sampler so much that I signed up for a subscription that was offered for 4 months this year. I'm super excited about it and just received the first box of the year! I had so many soaps, candles, tarts, foods and other goodies I was thrilled. I even took a picture of some of the stuff that was inside (sorry, not all of it was there as I got a little hungry lol). Not only does the sampler make a great gift itself, the items inside are also great for small gifts or 'stocking stuffers!' If this sounds like something you'd like to try, go check it out and get a box for your self!
Anyway, back to the OOTB Sampler... I've been getting this box every month since maybe October or November and every month I am super happy with everything inside. There are always soaps, candles, tarts, paper goods, food (yum!) and other surprises that change monthly. Honestly, we all use soap, we all eat and most of us burn candles/tarts so really, how disappointed can you be when these things are ALWAYS in the box?! Some people who put things into the box also supply full size products which is always an awesome thing to get. In every box there is also a letter with all the shops that participated and discounts for certain shops. Not only are you able to try products, but you can get a discount when you go to purchase the full size product!
I love this sampler so much that I signed up for a subscription that was offered for 4 months this year. I'm super excited about it and just received the first box of the year! I had so many soaps, candles, tarts, foods and other goodies I was thrilled. I even took a picture of some of the stuff that was inside (sorry, not all of it was there as I got a little hungry lol). Not only does the sampler make a great gift itself, the items inside are also great for small gifts or 'stocking stuffers!' If this sounds like something you'd like to try, go check it out and get a box for your self!
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