Sunday, May 31, 2009

Solange's Custom Jewelry Give Away

And the winner is:

MELISSA from
CONGRATULATIONS!!

Please come back tomorrow
for a brand new give away:
Soap and Lotion!!




Custom Jewelry by Solange is an amazing unique jewelry shop. Solange has been selling her jewelry on Etsy since December 2007 and lives in White Plains NY. Her shop offers beautiful earrings, bracelets, and pendants. She is having a sale right now - many of her pieces are 50% off!!! Solange also has a wonderful Blog.



#1-How did you decide on your shop name?
When I first opened a shop on etsy, My shop was named Solange's Custom Jewelry, but then my boyfriends father made a comment on how my name is so unique and putting that 's really changes the beauty of it, so he suggested I change it to it Custom Jewelry By Solange.

#2- When did you start crafting?
Ive been making jewelry ever since I was a little girl. My family and I would spent our summers at Pine Cone Camping Site and I would bring my jewelry which back then was made with shinny glass beads on fishing string, set up a table and sale on the camp grounds. Then in High School, we were obligated to pick an art elective and I decided to take jewelry, so I took that my 4 years of High School. I worked mostly with metals and clay and made some pretty cool creations that my mom still has. But when I went to college, I could never find the time to fit jewelry in my schedule, until winter break when I decided to take a class at an art workshop and learned how to incorporate Sterling Silver in my jewelry making.


#3-Are there other crafts you would like to try?
I would love to learn how to bead weave. I always look through jewelry books in barnes & nobles when I happen to be in there and admire the wonderful work and patience that goes into making these pieces. I already bought some weaving needles, now I just have to find a good and easy book that can teach me this skill...or a good teacher.


#4-What or who inspires you?
You know I always get asked this question and never can answer it. As weird as this might sound, the ideas just pop in my head at night. I've never drawn or sketched a design on paper. If I have an idea, I have to get all my beads out and start creating.


#5- Do you have a day job?
Yes. During the am hours, I'm usually at class. I recently changed my major to teaching, so I'm currently on the road to getting a BA for Early Childhood Education. Then in the afternoons, I work at the elementary school-after school program, next to my house, as a lead teacher for the kindergarten and first graders. But I'm in the process of looking for a summer job.


#6- What is the item in your shop you enjoyed making the most and why?
Hmm...this is a tough one, as Ive enjoyed all my pieces. I've recently started experimenting with wire and I've been making rings, pendants, hair pins and hoop earrings which I never used to. Even though all my wire work, takes a whole lot of patience and time, I'd have to say they've been my most enjoyable pieces thus far.

Solange is offering this beautiful pendant as the give away prize!! Its made out of Sterling Silver wire, hammered and swirled by her fingers, with pacific opal swarovski crystals and turquoise gemstones.



GIVE AWAY & RULES:
The rules are the same as always:

*Go to Solange's shop: Custom Jewelry by Solange
*pick your favorite item
*come back here and let me know what it is by leaving a link.

The draw will take place on Saturday, June 6 AM

~For 1 extra entry - blog about the give away, and leave the link here, in a seperate comment, so I can find it.
~For another entry - grab my button on the sidebar and add it to your blog, let me know.
~For an extra 5 entries - purchase something from Solange's shop - then leave a comment telling me what you purchased!
Good Luck Everyone!

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Audrey's Country Crafts is in no way responsible for the mailing of the prize. After the name is drawn I will contact that person. They have 3 days to respond before another name will be picked! The name and address will be forwarded to Solange. Thank-you for entering!!

Friday, May 22, 2009

Jennifer Magnesi Give Away

I used a Random Number Generator to pick the winner:
Congratulations #3!
Lazy Bone Creations!!!
The next give away will begin on Monday!!
Have an awesome weekend!



Jennifer Magnesi is an amazing jewelry shop on etsy. Jennifer has been selling her jewelry on Etsy since December. Her shop offers beautiful earrings, bracelets and necklaces. Jennifer also has a wonderful BLOG.






#1. How did you decide on your shop name?
I messed around with a few ideas. I originally wanted something more catchy, but in the end I decided on using my name. I like having my own personal name associated with my designs, plus it is much easier to find me if a friend or family member is looking for my site name!


#2. When did you start crafting?
I have always been creative for as long as I could remember. In high school I chose to take art instead of a foreign language, and I ended up loving it and taking it for all 4 years. I took a break from the art world, and about 3 years ago, my mom retired all of her old beading tools to me, and that's when I began making jewelry.



#3. Are there other crafts you would like to try?
Yes I would love to try art clay and polymer clay. The idea of drawing my own designs into pendant sounds awesome to me!


#4. What or who inspires you?
I like to get my inspiration from the world around me. There have been days where I sat at the park all day sketching, and ended up with a group of earth-tone pieces.


#5. Do you have a day job?
Yes I am a Diamond Grader by day :)


#6. What is the item in your shop you enjoyed making the most and why?
The Bright Blue Jade & Coral Bracelet is my favorite. Those dyed Jade beads are my favorite so far, and it was the first piece from my Spring/Summer 2009 Collection. I love the vibrant colors of it!


Jennifer is offering these beautiful earrings as the give away prize!!




GIVE AWAY & RULES:
The rules are the same as always:


*Go to Jennifer's shop: Jennifer Magnesi
*pick your favorite item
*come back here and let me know what it is by leaving a link.
The draw will take place on Friday, May 29th AM
~For 1 extra entry - blog about the give away, and leave the link here, in a seperate comment, so I can find it.

~For another entry - grab my button on the sidebar and add it to your blog, let me know.
~For an extra 5 entries - purchase something from Jennifer's shop - then leave a comment telling me what you purchased! Good Luck Everyone!

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Audrey's Country Crafts is in no way responsible for the mailing of the prize. After the name is drawn I will contact that person. They have 3 days to respond before another name will be picked! The name and address will be forwarded to Jennifer. Thank-you for entering!!

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For some reason they have all disappeared 
and I have had to change the way they are entered.

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Friday, May 15, 2009

Silver Sunshine

AND THE WINNER IS:
CHERYL F. (THE LUCKY LADYBUG)!!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Logan picked number 13 this morning,  Thank-you to everyone who entered!



Silver Sunshine
is a wonderful jewelry shop on Etsy. Hannah is from Maryland and has been on Etsy since Oct. 2008.





#1. How did you decide on your shop name?
Originally, I was selling my jewelry under the name of Young Designs (this was before I started on Etsy); but I thought that was kind of unexciting and wanted to think up a different name. I was sitting on my bed, looking at the sunset, when all of a sudden “SilverSunshine” popped into my head. I fell in love with it and have been using it ever since!


#2. When did you start crafting?
I mark the date around age 12, which is when I first started using a sewing machine. I began selling doll dresses when I was fourteen, and I was sixteen when I was first introduced to jewelry-making by a lady from my church.


#3. What or who inspires you?
I probably get inspired most by looking at jewelry-making magazines, like BeadStyle; or retail jewelry catalogs, like Sundance (their stuff is so pretty!). Really neat beads or components in bead supply catalogs will inspire me too.


#4. Do you have a day job?
Not at the moment--I don’t work during the school year because I am in college, but I am currently looking for some part-time summer work.


#5. What is the item in your shop you enjoyed making the most and why?
Oh boy--I don’t know! I enjoyed making all of them! If I had to choose one, though, I suppose it would be my “Jena” earrings, simply because my favorite color is red and I love wire-wrapping.

Hannah is offering this beautiful bracelet as the give away prize!!



GIVE AWAY & RULES:
The rules are the same as always:

* Go to Hannah's shop: Silver Sunshine
*pick your favorite item
*come back here and let me know what it is by leaving a link.
The draw will take place on Friday, May 22th AM

~For 1 extra entry - blog about the give away, and leave the link here, in a seperate comment, so I can find it.
~For another entry - grab my button on the sidebar and add it to your blog, let me know.
~For an extra 5 entries - purchase something from Hannah's shop - then leave a comment telling me what you purchased! Good Luck Everyone!!


Audrey's Country Crafts is in no way responsible for the mailing of the prize. After the name is drawn I will contact that person. They have 3 days to respond before another name will be picked! The name and address will be forwarded to Hannah. Thank-you for entering!!

Friday, May 8, 2009

Lilyja

CONGRATULATIONS
ANNIKAE!!!
You have just won this awesome necklace
& have 3 days to get back to me with your address!!
Thank-you to everyone who entered!!


Lilyja Jewelry has been on Etsy since December. Lily makes the most wonderful jewelry!! Her imagination in creating her pieces is just simply amazing! I love everything in her shop, and couldn't believe she was willing to give one of her pieces away on my blog!! But first - we have to get to know Lily a little bit better.



#1) How did you decide on your shop name?
My name is Lily Jacob. I wanted my shop name to be just Lily but this name was already taken so I simply joined both names and came up with LILYJA.


#2. When did you start crafting?
This is a good question...ever since I remember I was doing "something": painting, sculptering, photography, and jewelry.

#3). Who or what inspires you?
Inspiration I get almost from anything- ... anything. But I love it when an idea comes to me just before falling asleep, then I wake up restless to start working.

#4. Do you have a day job?
I work as a make up artist on film/television productions, but I only do it whenever I need to "bring some money"that is- not a regular everyday job. I don't think I could really hold a "normal" day job...

#5. Which item in your shop did you enjoy making the most?
I love doing all of them, as long as I feel free to let my inspiration flow, I enjoy.

Here is the amazing Necklace Lily is offering as the give away prize!!


GIVE AWAY & RULES:
The rules are the same as always:
* Go to Lily's shop:
Lilyja Jewelry
*pick your favorite item
*come back here and let me know what it is by leaving a link.
The draw will take place on Friday, May 15th AM


~For 1 extra entry - blog about the give away, and leave the link here, in a seperate comment, so I can find it.


~For another entry - grab my button on the sidebar and add it to your blog, let me know.

~For an extra 5 entries - purchase something from Lily's shop - then leave a comment telling me what you purchased! Good Luck Everyone!!



Audrey's Country Crafts is in no way responsible for the mailing of the prize. After the name is drawn I will contact that person. They have 3 days to respond before another name will be picked! The name and address will be forwarded to Lily. Thank-you for entering!!