It's a Giveaway!

And while I'm giving away jewelry, it isn't jewelry that I've made. Is that weird? hahahaha I'm weird that way.

My friend Dana of Dana's Jewelry Designs is an incredibly talented artisan who makes more than jewelry. She sews. She writes. She designs gem trees. She even knows how to play with Excel, making her a fellow geek. She is multi-faceted. We met at my soon to be old job and even though she got swept out with last year's icky layoffs, she has prospered and never slowed down. I still can't believe I know someone who wrote a book that is sold on Amazon!

She sent me some of her incredibly beautiful jewelry and one of her handmade jewelry pouches. I'm tempted to keep the pouch for myself...but I won't. I'll buy my own from her shop and let the winner of this giveaway have everything all in one adorably pretty little package.

So...on to the giveaway!

She generously sent me several pieces of jewelry, and even though we're friends all opinions here are 100% mine...no bias whatsoever (okay...well, no one is entirely unbiased right?).

I'm not a huge fan of wearing copper jewelry. I lean almost exclusively to wearing silver - both fine and sterling. Therefore I rarely work in copper, although I have soldered a few brass and copper pieces in the past. Her copper makes me want to change my mind though!

She does an excellent job of tying all these pieces together. Crystals and glass in very subtle shades (a little bit of pink and a little brown in the ring...the earrings have a pale brown...all the rest are crystal clear with rainbow shimmer) that will go with everything you own.

The winner will receive everything pictured here...

• Copper Bangle Bracelet
• Spiral Pendant Necklace
• Spiral Earrings
• Spiral "chandelier" Ring
• Handcrafted Jewelry Pouch

How to enter??? Easy. You will get one entry each for the following...

1. Leaving a comment here (you must either leave an e-mail address or have one easily accessible in your profile)
2. Following my Fan Page on Facebook (if you already do then you're entered once automatically!)
3. Write a post about this giveaway on your own blog and post a link here to let me know about it.

I'm not really sure how I'll pick the winner...probably put all the names into a spreadsheet, assign numbers, and use the random number generator to pick. That can be your comment...suggest how to pick the winner. ha!

::: Fine Print ::: For U.S. Residents ONLY. Sorry to my friends in Canada and other parts of the world. I luv ya but it's a pain to ship outside the U.S. and finding an extra 30-60 minutes to stand in line at the post office isn't high on my list of want to dos. :) ::::

UPDATE - Duh...I guess I should put an end date to this shouldn't I?!?! Just for fun let's make it my birthday...April 8! Get your comments, following, and blogs done by 5 p.m. Pacific that day. GOOD LUCK!!!