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Winner of the dogtag bracelet is Kelly, who had three entries, one of which was the 6th, which is what the random number generator at random.org gave me this morning.

Kelly

Posted November 23, 2009 at 1:23 am | Permalink

I am a social worker and work with children and families who have had their child removed for one reason or another. I see a lot of pain and sadness throughout the day, and while it can be really hard, the joy of seeing family succeed is so amazing. I would choose the bracelet and get “Hope Never Dies” inscribed. All these families need is hope that life can be better for them.

And the winner of the ring, whom I chose myself, is Laura.

Laura

Posted November 24, 2009 at 4:31 am | Permalink

I would love to win the ring. If I were to win I would like MOON inscribed on it as my niece always tells me she loves me to the moon and now being on the other side of the world from her, it would make me feel slightly closer to her.

Congratulations to both of you! Kelly and Laura, please get in touch with me at tinahdee <at> gmail.com to let me know your address, and in Laura’s case, your ring size.

I love to give stuff away and it’s been a long time since I hosted a giveaway here at my poor neglected blog. So, it’s time! I’m going to give away two very different items. The first thing is one of my recycled sterling silver personalized rings, stamped with your choice of 5 letters or fewer, in whatever size you like.

Second, is one of my silver dogtag unisex bracelets:

I’ll choose two winners: one person who specified the ring, and one who specified the bracelet. Here’s how you play:

For one entry,  leave me a comment and let me know which item you’d like to choose, what you’d like inscribed, and why.  For extra entries: tweet with a link back, make a blog mention with a link back, become a Facebook fan (or if you’re already a fan let me know), and/or recruit a fan (get someone to sign up as a fan then comment and let me know who). Each one of these actions get you another entry, but you have to make a separate comment for each action.

The giveaway begins now, and ends Thanksgiving night. I’ll be choosing one winner via random drawing, and the other winner according how much I liked your inscription idea, so give me your best!

Good luck.

I’ve been so busy lately, but have found a little breathing space to go out and work on new designs, to do laundry, to organize things around the house…

It’s so much fun making jewelry for people – I feel like I get to be a small part of their lives. When I make something that is personalized, I imagine what the word or phrase will mean to them as they’re wear their bracelet, necklace, or rings. It’s a joy.

The reason I do these giveaways is really because it gives me another excuse to make something special for someone. Of course, doing giveaways is really good advertising – for the time, labor, and materials it costs me to make something for free, I get a lot of buzz going. But I was doing giveaways before I even realized what an effective means of marketing it is.  That’s because I just love what I’m doing right now, and you are a big part of that. If I was just making jewelry and putting it in a box somewhere, that wouldn’t be fun for too long. And I can only wear just so much stuff. So it’s really cool that I get to make something that someone will wear, as a piece of art.

So, it’s time for a new giveaway and I want to offer the winner a choice of items. How fun is that? Here’s the list:

Cool Quad Pattern Stack Rings

Love Letters Sterling Stack Ring (one)

Personalized Sterling Dogtag Bracelet

Personalized Copper Dogtag Bracelet

Personalized Sterling Ring Set

Gold Nugget Skinny Stacker Ring Set

Personalized Silver Disc Ring from Recycled Silver

Cool, huh? Here are the entry rules:

1. For your first entry, decide which item you want to win, and leave a comment below noting your choice.

2. bonus entry: Be, or become a fan of tinahdee beautiful jewelry on Facebook, then comment about that in a separate comment.

3. bonus entry: Recruit a new fan to the page above, and comment about it below with their name.

3a. bonus entry: Tweet about this giveaway with a link to the blog and @tinahdee in your tweet, and comment about it.

4. bonus entry: link to my blog from your blog, and comment about it.

Make sure each of your actions is noted in a separate comment because that’s how I tally for the drawing.

Enter until midnight EDT on Friday, June 19th. The drawing will happen Saturday and I’ll post the winner here as well contact them via email or however you note that you want to be contacted.

Ruby sterling earrings for July

The random number generator has been at it again; this time the random number is lucky 7.  That means comment number seven is the winner; I’ve notified the commentor via email. Thank you for entering – I’ll be doing another giveaway very soon.

I recently updated some design elements on this bracelet, and to celebrate that, I’m giving one away to the winner of a random drawing. On Friday, May 15, I will use a random number generator to select the winner, who will receive one of these sterling bracelets stamped with a phrase or word of their choice.

Now, read carefully, because the rules for this one are a little different. To enter, become a fan of my Facebook page, and then come back here and leave me a comment with your Facebook name so I can find you there.

If you’d like an additional entry, Tweet about my giveaway with a link to this blog post and @tinahdee in the tweet, and come back and leave another comment. It’s important that you come back and comment because that’s how the entries are tallied.

The last day to enter is Thursday, May 14th, midnight EDT, and the winner will be announced here sometime on Friday, May 15th.

The winner will receive this custom handmade bracelet and a feature on my blog.

Good luck!

Unisex Sterling Silver Stamped Bracelet

Post number 45 won the drawing as determined by the random number generator at Random.org. Congratulations to Katherine! I sent her an email already, can’t wait to make the rings. Stay tuned for another giveaway very soon

It’s been a while since I posted, but I come bearing good news! It’s time for another giveaway, and I think you’re going to really love this one. I know I do. It’s a set of three sterling silver rings made to your size. One of the rings is wrapped with Swarovski crystals to represent the birthstones of your children, or your grandchildren, or you and your husband – whatever you can think of! Or you can just pick your favorite colors – imagine four crystal clear Swarovskis glittering atop the sterling silver. Or a pastel rainbow. Win this as a gift for your own mother, or your wife. This ring set is available for sale at my Etsy shop for $45, so this is a great giveaway!

All you have to do to be entered in the giveaway is to comment on this post with your favorite remembrance of your mother, or your kids, or your grandkids. Tell me your favorite memory, the one that brings tears to your eyes or makes you have a good belly laugh.

The contest closes on Wednesday, April 22, and the winner will be chosen April 23rd and notified via email. Be sure to leave your email address in your comment.

Sterling and Swarovski Mother's Ring

Michelle, whose blog is at auntiethesis.blogspot.com. Michelle commented:

“I’d love a silver bracelet that says “FYITH Make You Happy?” It’s a phrase my friends and I always use; an inside joke.”

Congratulations, Michelle! For everyone else, keep checking back – I do monthly giveaways and they’re usually pretty good.

It’s finally time for another personalized dog tag bracelet giveaway. These bracelets are designed and made by me, with handcut copper or sterling silver that is formed, stamped, oxidized, polished, and sealed, with leather accents and handforged findings to make a beautiful piece that is truly wearable art. To enter, leave a comment telling me what you’d have stamped on your bracelet if you win, and whether you’d like copper or silver. I’ll select the winner in a random drawing on March 2nd and post the the results. Good luck!

It’s time for another blog giveaway, this time for Valentine’s Day. I’m going to do it a little different this time. The way to enter this contest is to visit my Etsy shop via the links below and decide which ONE of the items you’d like to win. Then come back here and post your comment, including your choice of item and why you want that. Here are your choices:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19647261

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19623039

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17716613

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18436880

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19468778

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19441049

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17389435

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17399706

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19304509

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14079314

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=18567731

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19071951

Click on the links, decide what you want, then come back here and post it along with a reason why you picked it. One entry per person, please. We’ll have a random drawing and announce the winner on Sunday, January 18th.