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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! 😀

Giveaway – Sea Cruise Earrings

Posted on July 20, 2009 by crystal

Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer! You’re probably busier than usual at this time of year with outdoor activities, family events, or maybe some vacation days!

Even if there’s nothing in particular on your calendar though, remember to take some time to relax and spoil yourself a little during the nice weather. We all need a break from our routine! I figure while I am reminding myself – I should remind you too! 🙂

Speaking of summer and vacations . . .

How about a giveaway with a beach/ocean theme?

These earrings have the beautiful blue/green coloring of the sea!

Sea Cruise Earrings

They’re made with Czech glass beads and Swarovski crystals. All of the findings and embellishments are sterling silver. They measure approximately 2″ from top to bottom (including the sterling silver earwires.)

Contest Rules and How To Enter

This week, I’m going to do something that lots of TV shows do during the summer when they know that their regular viewers are busy with other things – they have a “best of” series.

***Each day this week, I will post a link to one of my favorite articles from the archives. Leave a comment on that post and get one chance for the giveaway. You can get as many as FIVE chances to win! I will post a new link each day through Friday. The contest ends on Sunday, so there would be time for you to catch up on any days you missed.

Today’s link – Day One is to a post where I encourage you to think of yourself sometimes. Click here to leave a comment on it and that will give you one chance to win! 🙂

Come on back tomorrow to see another link! If you comment on that post, too – you’ll have two chances to win and so on throughout this week.

Five chances are available and you can decide how many of those chances you would like!

Thanks for playing. 🙂

The Boring Stuff . . .
You must be 18 yrs. old. After the completion of the contest, the winner will be notified by email and the name of the winner will also be listed here. 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 07/26/09, and the winner will be selected on or about 07/27/09.

Giveaway – Violet Petals Earrings

Posted on July 13, 2009 by crystal

Greetings everyone! Thank you so much for all the terrific recipes and great suggestions for summer reading! 🙂

I‘ve made a page with all your summer recipes and you can check it out by clicking here. (Later this month, I’ll try to move the recipes to our main “recipe box”, where I’ll file them by their individual categories, like desserts, salads, etc.)

To make it easy for you to peruse the summer reading recommendations, I’ve compiled them into a complete list! To view it, click here.

Now, on to this week’s giveaway, which is a gorgeous pair of earrings!

These “Violet Petals” earrings feature very special artisan-crafted lampwork glass beads. The beads are decorated with tiny violets, in purple and white on an amethyst background. Notice the trailing green vines!

The lampwork beads are accented with Swarovski amethyst crystals and all of the metal embellishments and findings are sterling silver.

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:

Describe something funny that has happened to you!

2nd Chance:

Leave a comment answering the second weekly question:

If you were a crayon, what color would you be?

3rd and 4th Chances:

Come back another day this week and leave a comment any other post on this blog. It can be left on a very recent post or an old post. There are over 180 posts – take a peek at the “Categories” on the right side of the page for choices.

Please note: 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 07/19/09, and the winner will be selected on or about 07/20/09.

Giveaway Sea Breeze Bracelet

Posted on July 6, 2009 by crystal

Hi there! Thanks for visiting 🙂

Hope you enjoyed your 4th of July weekend!

To celebrate my recent blogiversary, I thought I’d raise the bling factor a little bit this week and offer a bracelet for the giveaway!

~Sea Breeze Bracelet in Teal~

Nothing sparkles like a Swarovski crystal, and this pretty bracelet features 19 of them!

I used both cube-shaped and bicone-shaped crystals in a fabulous shade of TEAL!

Bali silver spacers and silver-lined glass beads serve as lovely accents.

The bracelet closes with an elegant silver-plated toggle clasp with a delicate floral design.

Measurements: 7-3/4″ in length, and 1/4″ wide.

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:

Can you share a recipe for a summer meal? If you can’t think of a summer recipe, then share any recipe that you like!

2nd Chance:

Leave a comment answering the second weekly question:

Can you recommend a good book for summer reading? It can be a book you read a long time ago or a current favorite! By the way, is there any book that you have read more than once?

3rd and 4th Chances:

Come back another day this week and leave a comment any other post on this blog. It can be left on a very recent post or an old post. There are over 170 posts – take a peek at the “Categories” on the right side of the page for choices.

Please note: 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 07/12/09, and the winner will be selected on or about 07/13/09.