Handmade Giveaway-Flower Of The Dead

This giveaway is now closed! Thanks to all who participated! Winners to be announced.

Would you like to win a flask, print, block print, or coaster set from Flower Of The Dead?
Seth is kind enough to allow you to have a chance at winning one of the above items mentioned from his shop. Isn't that fun?!

Entering is easy, and there are 4 ways you can enter. You may use all 3 ways to have more of a chance at winning. Please leave a way for me to contact you in your comments.

For your first entry method, go to Flower of the Dead's shop, and pick out a favorite. Come back here and leave a comment telling us what your favorite item is.
Please note this entry method is required.

Additional entry methods:
2- Purchase something from Flower of the Dead, and you will have 3 additional entries! Leave 3 separate comments to be

Handmade Giveaway-Red Calla Lily Flower Bookmark

Update: This giveaway is closed, and a winner has been chosen! Stay tuned for announcement.

At last! I'm doing a giveaway! It's been awhile hasn't it? I am excited to be giving away a beautiful calla lily bookmark like the one in the picture. I would like to thank everyone for voting in the poll, which will be left open so you can continue to vote if you'd like :) after all, I do like knowing what your favorites are!
The Lily and Aster received the most votes, and I've decided to go with the Calla Lily.

Ok, so for the giveaway. This is what you will win!



Gorgeous isn't it? The thread I used in this one is hand dyed from another Etsy Artist, Crochet 4 U 2 Dye For. The calla lily flower is in a color called Lust, and the stem is mint green. This bookmark can also be purchased in my Etsy shop, along with many others (they would make wonderful Christmas gifts, and I have some poinsettias coming out soon too!)

Here are the rules for entering this giveaway.

1: Mandatory for everyone is that you must visit my shop, Joyous Treasures, and come back here and leave a comment letting me know what your favorite item in my shop is.

Here are additional entries. You must leave a separate comment for each entry. Each comment will be counted as an entry. Please do not cheat and leave more comments than entry methods.

2: Follow this blog and leave a comment stating so.

3: Follow me on Twitter and leave a comment stating so.

4: Like my facebook fanpage and leave a comment stating so.

5: Blog about this giveaway and leave a comment with the link to your post.

6: Tweet about this giveaway and leave a comment with your twitter username.

7: Buy something from my shop Joyous Treasures and leave a comment. This counts as 5 extra entries, so leave 5 separate comments!

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents. Sorry it is not open worldwide.

Make sure you leave a way for me to contact you in your comments.

A winner will be chosen using random.org.

Giveaway ends on November 9th.

Have fun, and thank you so much for participating! Please help spread the word and tweet and blog this giveaway.

Interview With BonitaBellita and GIVEAWAY!

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who participated! Winner will be announced soon.

I was recently introduced to a beautiful new shop, Bonita Bellita, where Stephanie sells wonderful hair accessories.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Stephanie, and also of giving away a gorgeous hair piece to one lucky reader....but first read the interview!



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Tell us a bit about yourself and your family!

Well, I am a happy little bride to a wonderful (ie very patient) man, we are the classic high school sweetheart story. I'm lucky to have found love so young. We also have two young children who teach me to take a second look at everything in life and see it with open eyes.

I also have my mom, brother, and sister, who are all big influences on my life and store. My mom is so supportive about this new adventure in my life. My brother is my business advice, he's always thinking ahead. As for my sister, she's my main model!

When did you start creating?

The flowers I use in most of my store I just started to create this year, but I've been creating my whole life! I started out with crayons and blank paper, worked my way up to markers and colored pencils, and of course graduated to just about everything else! I use paint and do photography as well, but one day I was looking through some fabrics and just fell in love. A needle, thread, and hours later, Bonita Bellita was born.

Your hair pieces are amazing...what inspired you to start creating?

Why thank you! I've always liked the freshness of flowers, they are always beautiful and when they bloom it is simply captivating. I wanted to bring that into the pieces I create. I wanted to make them at affordable prices as well. Similar items sell at chain stores for much more, I want to make sure that everyone has a fair chance at owning a pretty blossom for themselves!
I also have a friend Emilee who started her own Etsy store, and she's the one who inspired me to start my own! (This is her store - http://www.etsy.com/shop/tastefultatters)

Where do you get your ideas...anything in particular that inspires you?

I get inspiration from life in general! I definitely get a big chunk of that from looking at other blogs I find to be unique and thus inspiring. I also get it from the music I listen to and photos that I take or what I see from other artist's work. Gardens and nature hold a large role in my creative thoughts too!

Do you attend art and craft fairs/shows?

I do attend these shows, but right now just as a pastime or to purchase something for myself. I'd like to try and have a tent at a show one day though!

What are your long term goals for your shop?

Since I'm still fresh, I'd like to work on getting more people to take notice of these pretty little flowers. I'd eventually like to start becoming more diverse in the pieces I create, and maybe one day open my own real life boutique, featuring not just my work but other artist's as well.

What is your favorite piece you have created?

You may be surprised, but it's the yellow headband featured in this giveaway! It was an accidental success, and for that I hold it dear.

What is your favorite color?

Ooh, that's a tough one... I am a longtime lover of scarlet, but right now I'm obsessed with bold, jewel tones; in particular emerald green, teal, and royal purple.

What do you do when you're not creating?

I love to go to the beach, I practically live there in the summer! The library is another favorite, or even just catching up on my favorite shows and movies. That may be cheating though, I sew when I watch TV too! I spend a lot of time with my kids and husband too, they (of course) get a majority of my focus!

What are some places we can find you on the web?

Right now I have my main store...
http://www.bonitabellita.etsy.com
...my facebook fan page...
http://www.facebook.com/bonitabellita
...and my new (still in progress) blog...
http://bonitabellita.blogspot.com/
...I'm still debating on that twitter idea.

Tell us a fun fact about yourself!

Hmmmm... when I watch movies that take place across the pond (think Love Actually, Sense & Sensibility, ect;) I will end up speaking very proper with a British accent afterward. It's true, ask my husband!

Thank you Stephanie! I really enjoyed getting to know you better. Your shop is gorgeous and every girl should have flowers for her hair! I love how your yellow flower headband came out...my favorite as well! You have a great attitude and a great love for your family, something I really appreciate! And you seem like such a fun person as well. Wishing you much success!

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Now for the giveaway.

I'm excited to give away this gorgeous yellow flower hairband. When Stephanie asked me what piece she thought we should give away, I was immediately drawn to this one.
Isn't it pretty?





One winner will receive this beauty, read on to find out how to win.

Rules:

For your first entry, you need to go to Stephanie's shop, Bonita Bellita, and pick a favorite item. Come back here and post about it. (This entry is required, or all other entries will be disqualified!)

NOTE: make sure you post a SEPARATE comment for each entry, as each comment will count as 1 entry.
Also make sure you leave a way for me to contact you in your comments.

Additional entries:
Become a fan of Bonita Bellita on facebook, come back and post that you did. = 1 entry

Follow Bonita Bellita's blog and come back and post that you are a follower. = 1 entry

Follow this blog and post that you are a follower. = 1 entry

Follow me on twitter, and post that you are a follower. = 1 entry

Tweet this giveaway and leave a comment with the tweet link. = 1 entry

Blog about this giveaway and leave a comment with the blog post. = 1 entry

Purchase something from Bonita Bellita. = 5 entries! Make sure you post a comment 5 times for them all to count (sorry for the inconvenience)

Please be honest, and don't post that you follow unless you really did follow! I will be checking :)

Giveaway ends on Friday June 25th. Please hurry and enter to win! One winner will be chosen using random.org
Open to worldwide residents!

Thank you everyone, and have fun!

Giveaway for lovely guitar string earings and beads! 2 winners!

This giveaway is now closed! Thank you so much to everyone that entered!
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I have the privilege of hosting a giveaway for a lovely shop! Tanith has unique guitar string jewelry in her Etsy shop.
(for details on what and how to win, scroll to the bottom of this post. But first, read about Tanith's shop!)
Here are a couple of examples of her earrings.
These first ones are really cool. I like how she coils the string. Reminds me of my guitar...on my guitar, where the ends are attached to the head, I left a length of wire and curled them. My guitar head looks like it has a perm :-D


These ones are really nice too. I think Tanith's guitar string jewelry would make a really great gift for a guitar lover!

Also, Tanith has another lovely shop where she makes paper beads from lovely vintage paper. There are musical notes, as well as varies languages such as French, Chinese, German, etc. These beads come in an assortment of about 20 beads.




Now for the giveaway!
Tanith would like to give away a pair of guitar string earrings from tanith.etsy.com, and a bead assortment from tanithsoddsandends.etsy.com to 2 lucky winners!

1 winner will win the earrings, and 1 winner will win the beads!

1rst winner will get to choose which pair of guitar string earrings they want from her shop, and the 2nd winner will get to choose which foreign language bead assortment they want!

There are several ways to enter. Make sure you leave a separate comment for each entry! I will count each comment as 1 entry! Please do not cram all your entries into one comment, as I will not be able to count them all up as separate entries. I will be going by how many comments there are when I choose a winner.
Please use each entry method only once. In other words, you can only enter 6 times.

Also please make sure you leave a way for me to contact you! Email, or Etsy shop is fine.

Here is how you enter.

1rst entry, (Required):
Visit either one of Tanith's Etsy shop, either her jewelry shop here, or her odds and ends shop here, and leave a comment telling us which item you like most!

Additional entries:

2nd entry method: Follow this blog

3rd entry: twitter about this giveaway (leave a link to your twitter in a comment)

4rth entry: blog about this giveaway (leave a link to blog post in a comment)

5th entry: follow me on twitter (leave your user name in a comment)

6th entry: Spread the word about this giveaway by posting about it on any social network site, forums, etc besides twitter. (leave a link to your post in a comment)

There you are! You have a total of 6 ways to enter, and you can use all of them!

2 winners will be chosen on August 7th, via the random number generator at random.org.

Thank you for stopping by and participating, and have a good week!



Something to note: Some people are not sure how to link to a single tweet. It's easy! go to your twitter profile, and under each tweet there will be the time of when you twittered that tweet. Click on that time, and you will be taken to that tweets very own URL!