Springtime Giveaway!

As promised, I am sponsporing another giveaway. I'd posted on Facebook that when my Etsy shop reached 1000 "hearts", I would do a giveaway in celebration of that. Kneedeeporiginals now has 1028 hearts, so I'm just a wee bit late, but better late than never.

So here's what I'm offering in this giveaway.


Love Me Tender is a cheery 4 x 6 original watercolor that will easily fit into a standard mat or frame. It was painted on 140 lb cold press watercolor paper and will be packaged a protective sleeve between sturdy cardboard for safe delivery to you.

So how do you win?

1. Go to my Etsy shop OR my website and check out what's for sale. Then return here and leave a comment to tell me which item you like best and why. This will count as ONE try at winning.
2. Are you following me here OR on Facebook? Please leave a comment that tells me that, and you'll get ANOTHER try at winning.
3. If you purchase something from my Etsy shop between now and the end of the giveaway (paintings, scrimshaw, and CD) or my personal website (paintings, scrimshaw, CD, and jewelry), that counts as TWO more chances at winning. Please be sure to let me know here that you have done so. If you buy more than one item, that's TWO more chances.
4. Share this giveaway on your blog or FB page, provide YOUR link in a comment here, and that counts as ANOTHER try at winning.

So all in all, you can have SEVERAL chances to win. This giveaway will end at 8:00 PM on Thursday, March 24, two weeks from today. Good luck, everyone!

Giveaway Winner!

This morning as we sipped coffee and enjoyed the fire in the woodstove, I asked my husband to pick from a small collection of folded bits of paper. "What am I picking?" he asked. "The winner of the giveaway on my blog," I replied. No big drum rolls, no confetti, no applauding and shouting... just a small little gesture of fingers hovering over paper. There were not many entries, so everyone had a very good chance of winning. But the lucky winner is ScrappyRat!! Congratulations!

Scrappy writes, "When I was about 4 years old, I decided to try out my first swear word on Xmas morning, running out to the tree and announcing, loudly (in front of the grandparents, no less), "Look at all these DAMN presents!" Needless to say, my parents were thrilled. ;)

She has chosen this necklace "because my mom would love it if she found it under the tree this year (and I'll keep my foul mouth to myself)." Let's hope her mom doesn't say any swear words either!! :)

ScrappyRat has an Etsy shop where she sells cards and such, and she donates proceeds of many items to animal charities. She is a member of Team EFA: Artists Helping Animals, EtsyVeg, and VeganEtsy. I just love this set of five Sneaky Spotty Dog cards... so cute!!

Thanks to all who entered and shared a holiday comment. I so enjoyed reading them! Stay tuned for more giveaways! I will be phasing out my gemstone jewelry over the next few months, so I believe giveaways will be in order. Until then, shop handmade, buy from small businesses, and love the one you're with!

Share a Holiday Comment.... and Win!

Enter to win my holiday giveaway and one of three necklaces. All you need to do is follow my blog and/or follow on Facebook and leave a comment about your holiday... a memory, a special activity. Click on this link from earlier this week to get started

Holiday Giveaway: The gift of sharing

It's that time of year again... the holiday season! It's a time to think especially about our blessings, say a prayer of thanks for the goodness in our lives, and share wonderful times with family and friends over a table filled with bounty. But moreover, I hope that each one of us will think on those people among us whose lives are not as fortunate, who struggle physically, mentally, or financially, and I hope that we each find a way to somehow offer a ray of hope to them, whether it is through a charitable donation, hours spent in volunteer work, or simply a smile and a touch on the shoulder.

I am especially thankful for the color in my life, the colors of the woods, the birds, the mountains, the colors of the characters I meet online and in my daily life, of my friends and family, my local community. So, as a way to show my thankfulness and as a way of saying thank you to those who have supported my online and physical shops, who have become steadfast friends, either online or up close, I am offering this giveaway for this holiday season.

Here's all you need to do.
1) If you haven't yet become a blog follower, please do so, and IF you are on Facebook, please "like" my page there too.
2) Once you have done these things, simply post here a special thought or memory of your holiday season (what is special about it for you, how you will celebrate, a childhood memory, OR even how you will help make it better for someone else).
3) Then tell me which of the three necklaces offered you would like to have.
4) Be sure that I have your contact information... either Etsy shop or email info!!

Choose from:
Necklace #1
18 inches with the jasper oval drop adding approx 2 inches. In earthy colors with hematite hearts, cubes, and rounds, yellow and white quartz, serpentine jade, glass seed beads

Necklace #2
16 inches with lovely shades of mookaite, turquoise rounds, mother of pearl discs, Czech turquoise crystals, sterling silver, and glass seed beads

Necklace #3
18 inches of peach, rose, and browns with jasper pendant (appx 2 x 1/2 inch), unakite, shell, faceted cat's eye, and glass seed beads

The giveaway will be open until Thanksgiving Day, November 25. The winner will be randomly drawn and notified that weekend so that the package can be mailed by the first of December.

So share your holiday thoughts and let's all share a smile as we read them!

And the Winner is....

.....<<<<<.....DRUMROLL.....>>>>>..... Brizel Handcrafts!
There weren't too many entries, but hey, that makes for better odds for those who did enter! On this very windy and drizzly morning a dear friend stopped by, and after enjoying some coffee and homemade blueberry muffins, she picked the winning name from a small basket and then took a few pictures of me wearing the necklace.

Nicole of Brizel Handcrafts posted that the colors of this piece reminded her of her dog Nimue, whose life was recently celebrated by Nicole and many of her close friends shortly after Nimue's death, and of Brigit the celtic fire goddess. She said that she would wear this necklace "in ceremony in February to celebrate Imbolc/St. Brigits day which is when i do healing work for all the women that i know" and also on Nimue's birth and death days.

So cheers to Nicole and I hope this necklace suits those celebrations and the healing work that you do!

Stay posted for more giveaways. I enjoy doing them, and since I'm phasing out some of my jewelry styles, there will be many more to come! It's a great way to share those pieces that have been in stock for a while and need a good home!

Mother's Day Giveaway... But It's Not Just for Moms!

A fabulous necklace for a fabulous woman in your life!! There's only two weeks left, but I'm holding this giveaway in time to ship out this necklace to the lucky winner for Mother's Day! "Golden Shimmer" is approximately 16 inches in length with a lampworked glass pendant that is an additional 1 1/2 inches long. It contains white agate, gold mother of pearl, unakite, and a variety of glass beads and crystals. It's unique, one of a kind (as are all my jewelry items), and quite lovely on the neck with an open blouse, a tee or tank, with dressy attire or with casual clothes.




To make this fair for all entrants, there is just one chance per person to win. All you have to do is follow my blog OR my Facebook fan page, leave a comment here OR on my FB fan page telling me which WOMAN in your life would receive this necklace and why. It could be your true mom, another relative, your wife, a friend, a neighbor, a co-worker, or even yourself, if you're feeling the need for a treat... you make the call! Happy entering, and good luck to all. Winner will be posted here and on FB next Monday, and I'll mail the necklace out as soon as I have shipping information! So make sure you leave your contact info so I can email you for shipping address.

HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY!

Just in time for a last-minute mailing for holiday gift-giving, this giveaway will be up and running through next Monday night, December 14. I will announce the winner on Tuesday and mail the package out that day. Here's what you can win!

Blue Moon... necklace and earring set. The deep-shades-of-blue necklace features a 3/4 inch cabochon of lapis, framed in sterling silver, and accented with a beaded strand of lampwork glass, sodalite, various faceted glass beads, sterling silver, and tiny cobalt blue seed beads. It is just a hair shy of 16 inches in length. The earrings feature matching beads and hang from cobalt blue niobium earwires, 1 1/2 inches from the top.




Here's what you do... visit my Etsy shop (see link at the right), choose your favorite item, then return here and leave a comment telling me what your favorite item is in the shop. You can earn an extra chance if you are a follower or by becoming a follower of my blog, by becoming a fan on my Facebook Fan page, or by purchasing something from my shop. A maximum of two chances per person is allowed.

Please be sure to leave your etsy shop name or your email address so that I know how to contact you if you are the winner!!

Tuesday's Treasures

Happy Tuesday, everybody! Here are five fabulous finds from Etsy!

Starting with this fabulous doll, Rosemary, who is part of a giveaway by The Ruby Nest


Next, a fabulous vintage bag from DejaVuDream...


A gorgeous, up close photograph by tasteslikepurple...


And a lovely, harvest-colored necklace by UnaOdd...


Finally, beautiful upcycled wool mittens by formydarling of Finland (my ancestors' home)...


Until next week, remember... shop handmade, shop Etsy!