A giveaway at Stone Lotus Pottery...

I forgot to say that this giveaway is over at the blog of Stone Lotus Pottery...

 

Holiday Giveaway #2  (click here)

Our newest giveaway is this turquoise cross wall hanging. It is hand carved and measures approximately 6 inches tall and 4 1/4 inches wide. It has a small ring adhered to the back so it can simply hang on a nail in your wall or if you prefer you can thread a ribbon or cord through it.

Just leave a comment on this post with an email address or link to your blog (we have to let you know if you win after all : ) We'll pick a winner at the end of next week!

Get additional chances to win:

1) post a link to our shop and giveaway on your blog

2) post about this giveaway on Facebook

Just leave additional comments letting us know and we'll enter your name up to three times!


Only available within the U.S. You must leave a way for us to contact you in order to win. Once notified of winning, you have one week to provide a shipping address or we'll pick another winner. Good luck!

And the Winner Is...

56 entries

mix them up well...

WINNER!

 I want to thank all 29 people who entered for a total of 56 entries in my August Giveaway.  I have found some fun new blogs to follow in the process!

I wanted to do this drawing as early as possible... I had the names written last night and in the fabric bowl, waiting to see if any new entries would join them this morning... none did

So, I drew the name of the winner of the August Giveaway - ledamewood!

Then, feeling a bit celebratory over finishing the mold set for the Larger Mug... I decided on the spur of the moment to do a second drawing from the same group... to be added to the list to receive a new Larger Mug when they are ready...

Mix them up again for a 2nd SURPRISE drawing...

2nd WINNER!

And Carol Dean of Sand Fibers is the winner of my SURPRISE 2nd DRAWING!

Congratulations to both of you - I will be sending emails to you in just a few minutes (as soon as this is posted).

My apologies to my niece Karen who really wanted to win this... but she knows where to get a necklace and mug made by me anyway... I love you Karen!

Giveaway & Parsley

Viking Braid in (from top) Non-tarnish Brass, Non-tarnish Silver & Non-tarnish Copper

First order of 'business'... The deadline for my August Giveaway is midnight tonight.  And entries received after that, sorry.  I will choose the winner when I get up tomorrow morning and see if there are any additions to the drawing.  I am doing it by names since I haven't figured out the random number generator thingy yet...

If you want to enter, scroll down to the original post and the 'Another way to enter' post for rules.

The sprouts are thriving!

Next on the agenda is the Italian Parsley plant that was devoured by the Black Swallowtail army of caterpillars this past week.  It is thriving!  There were 4 sprouts visible yesterday afternoon and they look healthy!  All the Parsley needed was a little pruning.  And the result being the possibility that there will be 10 more Black Swallowtail butterflies in our garden is DEFINITELY worth it!

The Basil

And, I did keep a watchful eye on the Basil (every time I snipped some off to add to lunch or dinner) even though it is not on the list of preferred foods for the Black Swallowtail Caterpillar...  And, it looks (and tastes) GREAT!

So, in conclusion, if you have not entered the giveaway and would like to, please do so today or your eligibility will expire.  And, if you should ever see the beautiful caterpillars I did this week, munching away at your parsley, I hope you can let them enjoy their feast.  That is, unless you are growing the Parsley for profit and can't afford to lose any right now...

Hoping you all have a wonderful Sunday.  I have a handle mold to make.!

The LOOT

This is the first of Marsha's pieces that I won...

And this is the second one...

And this is the custom Worry Stone I won  from Kelley....

The quilt magazines and fabric item I won from Jill have been designated for her to send to my sister Regina.

I unfortunately did not win either of the last two giveaways I entered, but there were sooooooo many more entries that my chances were really slim.

(I'll plug in the links to these wonderful artisans tonight, when I have more time...)

Another way to enter!

I forgot... there is another way to enter... silly me!

4. Post this giveaway on your own blog and let me know that you have.

**Those of you that have already let me know you are sharing it on your blog have already had that entry logged.  Thank you!

Tonight I will post pics of the 'loot' I have received in the last couple of weeks from the giveaways I have won... the last 2 pieces arrived yesterday (THANKS Marsha!) and I was too pooped to photograph last night.

For now, I will share a couple of really amateur photos of two projects I completed this last week...

Red Creek Jasper, Quartz, Goldstone & Copper

A not-so-great photo of a customization for my youngest sister Regina

August Giveaway

As family and friends have urged, I will host a giveaway.

The item to be the 'prize' will be a custom made necklace with Viking Braid and a wire-wrapped stone.

I do not have a photo of the finished piece, because it will be custom made, but here are some examples of the wrapping and the braid...

Viking Braid Bracelet in Non-Tarnish Copper

Custom wrapped stone in Non-tarnish Silver and Non-Tarnish Copper

Custom Wrapped stone in Non-Tarnish Silver

The Giveaway starts tonight (August 1st, 2010) and runs until Midnight Eastern Time on August 15th, 2010 and is open to residents of the US only.

To enter:

1. Leave a comment on this post with a way to get in touch with you to verify and confirm your entry.
2. Share this post with others on Facebook and leave me a comment letting me know you did.
3. Become a follower of the blog and let me know you have signed up.

This gives you up to 3 ways to enter.

The winner will be chosen in a random drawing.  After that, we can discuss stone colors and wire preferences.  (I am drawing by names... since I don't have the patience to check the time stamp on each entry to see when it was submitted...)

Sand Fibers Giveaway!

One of the wonderful creative beading artists I have come to know through Facebook is having a giveaway to celebrate her sales on her Etsy shop.

To enter, go visit Sand Fibers blog to see what you need to do.

(News about my giveaway will follow later today... still finalizing the details...)

The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton: Thursday Giveaway...

The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton: Thursday Giveaway...

There is a fabulous giveaway over on Andrew Thornton's Blog... a wonderful stash of all sorts of beautiful beads... If my luck holds and I win this one, I'll share with the Hole in The Bead Gang friends... I PROMISE!

The Power of Suggestion

As I made note on Facebook this morning about the good luck our family has had this year, winning ribbons & giveaways, my dear niece Karen said she wanted to win something.  Then both she and my younger sister Regina said I should do another giveaway... and I WILL!  It will be posted on Sunday August 1st and all of the details will be included...

(The pieces I have won lately from on-line giveaways are a CUSTOM Worry Bead from Kelley's Bead Studio and a beautiful Cut Flower Porcelain Pendant from Marsha Neal Studio PLUS some quilting magazines and fabric that I am giving to Regina (I don't quilt) from Jill)

So, you have been notified warned!

PS - Marsha is having another giveaway on her blog.  Go to Marsha Neal Studio to enter her giveaway!   OOPS!  the deadline has already passed... SORRY!  And - not only has the deadline passed , but I WON AGAIN!