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Giveaway – Swirls of Sage Pendant

Posted on August 24, 2009 by crystal

Hi there and welcome to my weekly giveaway!

This week I have a beautiful pendant by Cheryl Harris to inspire your creative spirit!

~Swirls of Sage Pendant~

If you believe that jewelry can be wearable art, then you will love the work of Cheryl Harris. She has an extraordinary ability to transform polymer clay into beautiful beads and pendants. With her rich palette of colors and her unique talent for adding detail to her creations, each of Cheryl’s pieces is truly a miniature work of art!

This round pendant is smooth as glass and features pretty swirls of sage green, pink, lavender, fuchsia, brown, and white. The pendant is pierced from side to side. The accent beads shown are included. Add your own touches and create something wonderful!

Whether you add beads to make a colorful necklace, or you simply string the pendant all by itself on a purchased piece of leather or silk cord, the compliments will be rolling in! 🙂

Material: Polymer Clay
Measurements: Approximately 34 mm

Contest Rules and How To Enter

This week, you will have up to four (4) chances to enter the weekly giveaway.

You can choose any or all of the following 4 ways to enter:

1st Chance:

Leave a comment answering the first weekly question:

Name something you are good at. C’mon, don’t be shy! Do you have an artistic talent? Maybe you have good people skills? Are you an excellent cook? Crossword puzzle whiz?

2nd Chance:

Leave a comment answering the second weekly question:

What is your favorite drink? It can be either alcoholic or non alcoholic. If it sounds delicious, you can be sure that we’ll all be wishing for the recipe too! 😉

3rd Chance:

Comment on any other post except this one. You can do it today or another day this week. You do not have to tell me that you left a “comment” on another post. The blog program shows me all of the “comments” as they come in – so I do not miss any of them! 😀

4th Chance:

Suggest a topic for a future blog post!

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 no valid email address is given at time of entry, or if 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 by USPS First Class Mail.

All entries must be received by 9:00 p.m. EST on 08/30/09, and the winner will be selected on or about 08/31/09.

When the going gets hot…

Posted on August 20, 2009 by crystal

. . . the “hot” make jewelry! 😀

I know, I KNOW!!! You are sick and tired of hearing me complain about this heat wave. Good news though! Our weather guy says it will finally break tonight.

Can I get a yabba – dabba – doooooooo?!?!

Well, at least I was productive! 😉

I finished this . . .

I love the pendant on this set. It’s by polymer clay artist extraordinaire, Cheryl Harris. (You can see more of her work here.) To complement the pendant, I chose beads in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors – mostly vintage glass, Czech glass, and Swarovski crystals. I do hope the colors are as pretty on your screen as they actually are in person.

So many ideas . . . so little time!

Giveaway – Poseidon’s Gift Earrings

Posted on August 10, 2009 by crystal

Hi there and welcome to my weekly giveaway!

As usual, there were many wonderful comments last week. I’ve said it before, but I really appreciate your warm and thoughtful words. . .

And talk about a great sense of humor – you often have me grinning – if not laughing out loud! Thank you! 😀

For this week’s giveaway, I have a pair of earrings called, “Poseidon’s Gift”.

The earrings feature Czech baroque-shaped glass beads in swirling shades of blues, pinks and greens that are encased in clear glass – so very lovely! I’ve embellished the beads with Swarovski crystals in one of their newest colors, “Air Blue Opal”, which has a gorgeous iridescent quality!

For pierced ears, the earrings measure 1-5/8 inches in length including the sterling silver earwires.

Contest Rules and How To Enter

This week, you will have up to four (4) chances to enter the weekly giveaway.

You can choose any or all of the following 4 ways to enter:

1st Chance:

Leave a comment answering the first weekly question:

Do you have a favorite birthday memory?

2nd Chance:

Leave a comment answering the second weekly question:

Frosting roses: Love them or hate them?

3rd Chance:

Send me an email at:
crystal at beadhappilyeverafter dot com
And let me know how often you read this blog by writing one of the following:

Once a month
Once a week
A couple of times a week
Daily
First time here.

4rd Chance:

Comment on any other post except this one. You can do it today or another day this week. You do not have to tell me that you left a “comment” on another post. The blog program shows me all of the “comments” as they come in – so I do not miss any of them! 😀

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 no valid email address is given at time of entry, or if 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 by USPS First Class Mail.

All entries must be received by 9:00 p.m. EST on 08/16/09, and the winner will be selected on or about 08/17/09.

Giveaway – Aqua Ice Earrings

Posted on August 3, 2009 by crystal

Happy August!

Suddenly, the summer seems to be flying! I’ve decided not to be too sad about that though, because I love the autumn! 😀

This weeks giveaway is a pair of earrings made with very unusual and very beautiful Vintage Lucite beads. They have a subtle texture and a matte metallic sheen on their surface. The color is a breath-taking shade of AQUA – it looks icy cool!

I‘ve accented the vintage beads with Swarovski crystals in a gorgeous shade of teal blue called indicolite.

For pierced ears, the earrings measure 1-3/4 inches in length, including the sterling silver earwires.

Contest Rules and How To Enter

This week, you will have up to six (6) chances to enter the weekly giveaway.

You can choose any or all of the following 6 ways to enter:

1st Chance:

Leave a comment answering the first weekly question:

What is your favorite salad dressing? (If you don’t eat salad, what is your favorite meal?)

2nd Chance:

Leave a comment answering the second weekly question:

Are you a morning person or a night person? Do you wish you were the opposite?

3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Chances:

Come back during the week to see new posts. Any day you comment on that day’s post, you receive another chance in the drawing of the week. It’s up to you how many chances you would like – from one to a total of six! 🙂

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 no valid email address is given at time of entry, or if 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 by USPS First Class Mail.

All entries must be received by 9:00 p.m. EST on 08/09/09, and the winner will be selected on or about 08/10/09.

Where’s the beef – I mean BEADS!

Posted on July 30, 2009 by crystal

Since the banner on the top of this blog says “Bead Happily Ever After”, I should be posting about beads some of the time – or at least about things that are made with beads, right? Right! 😉

Here are a few things I finished last week . . .

This first pair of earrings feature elegant Vintage Swarovski round faceted beads in a gorgeous shade of forest green aurora borealis called “Turmaline AB”. I think they would be beautiful for bridesmaids in deep green gowns – maybe for a Christmas wedding!

Speaking of weddings, these earrings are a marriage of Czech baroque-shaped glass beads and Swarovski crystals in one of their newest colors, “Air Blue Opal”. The blue has an iridescent quality that coordinates very well with the swirling blues and rose pink hues of the Czech beads.

Finally, because you just KNOW I’m gonna make something purple if I have the chance, here’s a bracelet in a classic style. Tanzanite Swarovski crystals and high quality cat’s eye glass beads are accented with beautiful floral bead caps.

What are you working on lately? Hope you can find a little time to make something soon . . .

Remember! Crafting truly is like taking a vitamin! 😀