Thursday, May 13, 2010

Calling Bead Lovers!

Julie's Bits is hosting a giveaway on her blog for some really cute and whimsical beads at:


I entered and definitely hope that others enter as well. Looks like this giveaway will end on May 31st, so hop to it!
By the way her stores, all three of them, have some gorgeous jewelry and even destash vintage beads. I'm drooling. Just look at this adorable teapot charm!

Monday, May 10, 2010


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**I am proud to announce a closing to this Contest as of June 20th because the goal number of entries has been meet and exceeded with a total of 198 entires!**

The winners will be announced shortly in a newer blog entry...so keep an eye open and congratulate the winners!

Remember, everyone who participated and is within the USA/Canada are entitled to get free shipping on their first/next order with me.

Thank you everyone who participated!


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On Twitter I had a giveaway...

Unfortunately Twitter has thwarted my attempts by wiping out my ability to track ALL ReTweets of my message. :(

So, I've gathered myself back up and started my first official blog giveaway!

Here's the basic info:
*I will be using Random.org to get the winners.
*Contest will continue until we have -at least- 150 entries.


Thursday, May 6, 2010

Slacker...!

Ok, it's about time I stop slacking off. I completely forgot I had started a blog here a while back. Well, it's time to revive this, honestly!

I'll be updating my newer pieces, thoughts, ideas, giveaways (mine and others!). It's just going to be a royal mess of whatever floats my boat.

Prepare and hang on for the ride!

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Wish I'd Caught This Earlier!

A beautiful giveaway that is sadly just hours away, so hopefully I can push a few more people in the direction of it for more competition...

http://dailyetsian.blogspot.com/2009/11/giveaway-ohhappydaycreations.html

The giveaway is a beautiful set of hand stamped and handmade stationary, you really should take a look and do such a simple thing as posting about your favorite item! It'll get you an entry of course. :)

Friday, October 23, 2009

Giveaways?!

http://michelestreasures.blogspot.com/2009/10/silver-bella-2009-press-kitsand.html

This lady here is giving away a Press Kit, very beautiful and unique...Take a look at it and pass word along, you might get a chance to win!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Review of ArtfulGoodies at Etsy.com

Review of Etsy store for ArtfulGoodies at:

http://www.artfulgoodies.etsy.com/

Pendants, earrings, necklaces…most of which are made using glazed scrabble pieces and stamps!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_2&listing_id=23751722


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**The Jewelry**

-I am loving the concept use for the scrabble tiles. I used to play this game with my mother whenever we had time available…It was a good memory! Now these pieces are great, clean and well put together. I’d be proud to wear something from this store. (And one day, I hope I shall!)

-The color and creativity is so nice, the photos don’t seem repetitive even though the same thing is basically used over and over. These pictures give a great preview of the piece that is available for purchase.

-Chains come with the purchase of a pendant and measurements are given!

-This one has got to be my absolute favorite, because on the back of the gorgeous pictures on the tiles, there is the word spelled: G-A-R-D-E-N. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26814490




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**Overall**

-The prices are great, same with S&H costs, clear photography displaying the pieces and of course, the items are creative and fun to look at.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=25396334


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**Ideas/Suggestions**

-Maybe incorporating a scrabble piece into a small ring or even a keychain charm with a few mixed beads would be a nice addition to the store.

-I noticed also that most of the charms are hung so they are in a square form, maybe rotating them slightly and hanging them from one of the corners so it hangs in a diamond form. That adds a little more variety without doing a whole lot more.

Review of DirtyGirlSoaps on Etsy.com

Review of Etsy store for DirtyGirlSoaps at:


Lip balm, conditioner and soap. 1oz. mini bar samples, body butter.

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**The Soaps**

-Ingrediants are listed! This is the best and most important

-These soaps are nice because they have little details of swirls, chunks of stuff and 'whipped topping' on them to give them a bit extra without needing too much. I also adore the fact that some of these are two tone and the colors are so gentle.

-Nice sized list of scents and types of soap. I'd feel overwhelmed, but there are fortunately sampler bars of soap that you can buy and try without commiting to a whole bar.

-Some soap photos are a little plain, but the random fruit keeps it a little more interesting.

-And look at the tiny little ladybug in the picture in the link. I'm not sure if that was deliberate or not, but it is kind of cute! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=24028959

-I personally think that the watermellon would be great if it could somehow be made into watermellon slice shapes. Same goes with other round citrus scents. If necessary to cut anything off to create that shape, then use the cut off portions (if large enough) in soap sampling packages.

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**The Body Butters, Lip Balms and Conditioners**

-If I bought multiple things of the body butter or conditioner, not sure if I could tell the difference between them other than by smelling them. From images, can't see if the labels list the specific smell/type. The smells do seem to be interesting though! Maybe on the Body Butter pictures an icon of what the smell is supposed to be could be placed in the lower corner (a tiny slice of watermellon for the watermellon smell, or a cotton candy cone for ...you get the idea. :D), Pictures are definately important for buying because if people see the same picture over and over, they scroll faster over that product because they think it's the same thing/scent. I know I do it.



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**Overall**
-I am loving the packaging design, the image is very pretty and it is still simple.
-Nice large selection of scents and product types. Not sure if I could come up with too many suggestions for scents...all these are so nice sounding!
-$5 S&H on up to 6 bars of soap. Prices aren't too bad either for the variety that is available.
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**Verdict**
I'd suggest this to a few friends who I know would love to get their hands on some of these scents! I'd buy as well.
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**Suggestions/Ideas**
-May need a little color coding or an icon on the label/in the pictures.
-A body butter sampler, like with the soap, might be a nice thing as well.

-Bath bombs, fizzies or salts may be something that I'd be interested in seeing in this store as well.
-Round fruits like Watermellon and Oranges (the soaps with similar scents) could be shaped into triangle portions and any shaved/cut off remainders could be applied towards a sampler packet.
-More accessories to go with the soaps? Wash cloths, loofahs?