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Raspberry Frost Earrings

Posted on February 15, 2010 by crystal

Hello! 🙂

Welcome to my weekly giveaway.

Special Greetings to my regular readers!

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I hope everyone had at least a little chocolate over the Valentine’s Day weekend. If not, don’t worry – it will be half-price in the stores today! 😉

On to the giveaway . . .
This week, I have a pair of flirty dangle earrings that feature baroque-shaped Czech glass beads in a fabulous girly-girl shade of FUCHSIA pink. They have an icy cool sparkle that will brighten even the dreariest of winter days.

“Raspberry Frost”

I’ve accented the Czech beads with glittering Swarovski Crystals in both fuchsia and clear aurora borealis. All metal embellishments & findings are *Sterling Silver*!

Measurements: approximately 2″ long, including the sterling silver earwires.

Contest Rules and How To Enter

Any day you leave a comment on this blog – it is counted as a chance to enter that week’s giveaway.

For example, if you answer today’s question (you’ll find it below!) that will give you one chance.

But if you then come back another day this week and comment on a different post – you will have earned another chance in this week’s giveaway! There are usually 4-5 posts per week – Monday through Friday – so you can have multiple chances to enter!

When you comment you do not have to mention that it’s an entry in the giveaway. My blog program shows me all of the “comments” as they come in – so I do not miss any of them, and all will count to be entered into the drawing! 😀

Today’s question is:

Describe the perfect day off!

The Boring Stuff . . .
You must be 18 yrs. old. After the completion of the contest, the name of the winner will be listed here. The winner will also be notified by email. If the winner fails to respond to email within 3 days from the time notification email has been sent, the win will be null and void and a new winner will be chosen. The prize will be mailed via USPS First Class Mail

All entries must be received by 9:00 p.m. EST on 02/21/10, and the winner will be selected on or about 02/22/10.

Giveaway- Signs of Spring Earrings

Posted on February 8, 2010 by crystal

Oh, hi there. 🙂

Welcome to my weekly giveaway!

You know, winter can be so beautiful when everything is covered in a fresh blanket of snow . . . but once that snow melts – the bare brown landscape looks awfully bleak. It’s then that I begin to look for signs of Spring.

Now, when I think “Spring”, the color green, um, “springs” to mind. (Sorry for the pun; I couldn’t resist.) 😉

I designed these earrings as a reminder that the trees will soon be in bud again!

“Signs of Spring”

I chose shades of peridot and olivine green. You’ll notice both artisan-crafted lampwork glass beads and Swarovski crystals, which are embellished with lacey bead caps. All of the metal components are sterling silver – including the artisan-crafted sterling silver earwires. Total length: 1-5/8” inches.

Contest Rules and How To Enter

Any day you leave a comment on this blog – it is counted as a chance to enter that week’s giveaway.

For example, if you answer today’s question (you’ll find it below!) that will give you one chance.

Today’s question is:

What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?

All entries must be received by 9:00 p.m. EST on 02/14/10, and the winner will be selected on or about 02/15/10.

Giveaway – Beads Shopping Spree!

Posted on February 1, 2010 by crystal

Happy February!

I know . . . it’s still winter.

The temperatures have been so coooold and Spring is several weeks away, but let’s not think about that. Let’s concentrate on something fun – like free beads!!! 😉

This week’s giveaway will be a little shopping spree in my Bead Shop on etsy!

Yep, that’s right! If you are the winner this week, you’ll be able to spend $15.00 on the beads and findings of your choice and get free shipping too! 😀

Even if you’ve never “played” with beads before, here’s your chance to give it a try. I’m sure all of the beaders out there would enthusiastically tell you that you are going to love it!

Contest Rules and How To Enter

Any day you leave a comment on this blog – it is counted as a chance to enter that week’s giveaway.

For example, if you answer today’s question (you’ll find it below!) that will give you one chance.

Today’s question is:

In all of your years at school – from the early years to the later years – which one teacher was your favorite and why was this teacher memorable?

All entries must be received by 9:00 p.m. EST on 02/07/10, and the winner will be selected on or about 02/08/10.

Giveaway – Gilded Galaxy Earrings

Posted on January 25, 2010 by crystal

Greetings! and welcome to my weekly giveaway!

Did you know that you can always see last week’s winner by clicking on the colorful “Giveaway Info” button on the right side of this page? 😀

In the very early days of my giveaways, when there were just a small number of entries, I used to write the names on slips of paper and then draw one out of a hat. Within a few months, there were a lot more entries, so I switched to using the random number generator, and I have been using it ever since!

I like the fact that winning here is just a matter of luck. It’s very fair that way. Although I really do wish I had enough prizes each week so that everyone who enters could win – I’m afraid my budget could never support that. 😉

But don’t give up – there’s one winner every week and you could be next! 🙂

For this week’s giveaway, I have a very chic pair of earrings!

“Gilded Galaxy” Earrings

These earrings feature Vintage Lucite beads in a beautiful, rich, cobalt blue with elegant little splashes of gold paint, which gives them a royal look.

For accents, I’ve used Swarovski Tanzanite Aurora Borealis crystals, and 14K gold-filled beads with a fluted design. The artisan-crafted earwires are 14K gold filled.

MEASUREMENTS: just under 2″ in length.

Contest Rules and How To Enter

Any day you leave a comment on this blog – it is counted as a chance to enter that week’s giveaway.

For example, if you answer today’s question (you’ll find it below!) that will give you one chance.

But if you then come back another day this week and comment on a different post – you will have earned another chance in this week’s giveaway! There are usually 5 posts per week – Monday through Friday – so you can have up to 5 chances to enter!

Today’s question is:

Are you the oldest, the middle, the youngest, or an only child in your family – and do you think “birth order” affects our future personalities?

All entries must be received by 9:00 p.m. EST on 01/31/10, and the winner will be selected on or about 02/01/10.

Giveaway – Sweetheart Necklace

Posted on January 18, 2010 by crystal

Welcome, welcome! 😀

It is no exaggeration to say that the answers to last week’s giveaway question were truly the best ever!!! I’ve never seen such a wide range of interesting, thoughtful, clever, and very amusing responses. You sure know how to make me feel lucky to have you as readers. 😀

And I really love that you are beginning to talk to each other here, too! My dream is that it will continue and that we’ll have even more back and forth chat as the weeks go on.

For this week’s giveaway, I wanted to do something with a Valentine’s theme – something dressy enough to wear out to dinner, but still casual enough to throw on with a t-shirt.

Sweetheart Necklace

The focal point is a Swarovski Clear Crystal Heart with gorgeous facets that dance and glitter as the light hits them.

For accents, I’ve used Czech fire polished rounds in deep garnet red, and Swarovski Clear Aurora Borealis crystal beads. Tiny glass seed beads form the rest of the strand and the closure is a silver-plated screw-twist barrel clasp. The necklace measures 19″ in length.

Contest Rules and How To Enter

Any day you leave a comment on this blog – it is counted as a chance to enter that week’s giveaway.

For example, if you answer today’s question (you’ll find it below!) that will give you one chance.

Today’s question is:

Can you tell us about something that you’ve never tried, but would like to – because you think you might enjoy it?

All entries must be received by 9:00 p.m. EST on 01/24/10, and the winner will be selected on or about 01/25/10.