Archive for April, 2011
Apr

Every Tuesday, the blog post will be Totally Giveaway Tuesday. I love giveaways, and I thought it might be nice to share some real estate for some blog-o-sphere giveaways with my readers. I’d like to profile Artfire and other artisan giveaways, but feel free to list any great giveaways you have to share. Each link will contain the name of the giveaway linked to the entry instruction page. Enter as many giveaways as you would like
Got a blog giveaway you’d like to advertise? Hosting an artisan jewelry giveaway? Have a handmade soap giveaway? Announcing a felted animal giveaway? Have a guild giveaway you’d like to list? Want to announce your team’s giveaway to the world? Please use the widget below to list your announcement.
In the Your Name Field: enter the item you are giving away, and the date the giveaway expires
In the Your URL Field: enter the website address of the page to find instructions about how to enter.
Giveaways for the week of 4/25
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Note: I can’t be responsible for outcomes of giveaways hosted by anyone but me. Outcomes of giveaways hosted elsewhere are the responsibility of the giveaway owner. Please read each giveaway’s entry instructions carefully and only enter if it isn’t going to get you into any trouble in your location. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!
Visit again next Tuesday for a whole new list!

and don’t forget to tweet and share with your friends using the widgets below
(For those of you receiving this via RSS, you have to visit my real live blog to see the list of shops with sales. Not sure why, but looks like the Readers eat the linky code. sorry. )
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Apr

Every Tuesday, the blog post will be Totally Giveaway Tuesday. I love giveaways, and I thought it might be nice to share some real estate for some blog-o-sphere giveaways with my readers. I’d like to profile Artfire and other artisan giveaways, but feel free to list any great giveaways you have to share. Each link will contain the name of the giveaway linked to the entry instruction page. Enter as many giveaways as you would like
Got a blog giveaway you’d like to advertise? Hosting an artisan jewelry giveaway? Have a handmade soap giveaway? Announcing a felted animal giveaway? Have a guild giveaway you’d like to list? Want to announce your team’s giveaway to the world? Please use the widget below to list your announcement.
In the Your Name Field: enter the item you are giving away, and the date the giveaway expires
In the Your URL Field: enter the website address of the page to find instructions about how to enter.
Giveaways for the week of 4/18
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Note: I can’t be responsible for outcomes of giveaways hosted by anyone but me. Outcomes of giveaways hosted elsewhere are the responsibility of the giveaway owner. Please read each giveaway’s entry instructions carefully and only enter if it isn’t going to get you into any trouble in your location. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!
Visit again next Tuesday for a whole new list!

and don’t forget to tweet and share with your friends using the widgets below
(For those of you receiving this via RSS, you have to visit my real live blog to see the list of shops with sales. Not sure why, but looks like the Readers eat the linky code. sorry. )
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Apr
I spent the day yesterday in doors. It was rainy and windy and definitely inspired this collection. Well, and plus I’m a sucker for vintage goodies. As, ahem, I myself am a slightly (cough cough) older than vintage. And, by the way, see those awesome soup cups at the bottom? I bought them in green for myself.
This one is called Rainy and Stormy.
You can find artisan jewelry, unique gifts, vintage, fine art, accessories and supplies within Artfire member studios. Please click anywhere in the image below to visit Artfire and comment.

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Apr
You can win $25 to $100 gift certificates to use in any Starving Jewelry Artist Team member shop. !!

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and the Starving Artists Team (SATeam) members are offering a great giveaway. Entering is easy and free and there are many different ways to enter.
Three lucky people will win gift certificates that can be redeemed in any of the participating SATeam member’s shops, including my own. (You can see the entire list at the link below). The gift certificates can be used towards the purchase of the item(s) of the winner’s choice.
First prize: $100 gift certificate
Second prize: $50 gift certificate
Third prize: $25 gift certificate
Find all the official rules and ways to enter at the Starving Artist’s Blog Link:
SATeam Mother’s Day Gift Certificate Giveaway Event
Good luck!!

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Apr
I found this great list of company phone numbers for places like Facebook and Twitter. I’d recommend bookmarking it to reduce your Google time.
GetHuman.com

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Apr

Every Tuesday, the blog post will be Totally Giveaway Tuesday. I love giveaways, and I thought it might be nice to share some real estate for some blog-o-sphere giveaways with my readers. I’d like to profile Artfire and other artisan giveaways, but feel free to list any great giveaways you have to share. Each link will contain the name of the giveaway linked to the entry instruction page. Enter as many giveaways as you would like
Got a blog giveaway you’d like to advertise? Hosting an artisan jewelry giveaway? Have a handmade soap giveaway? Announcing a felted animal giveaway? Have a guild giveaway you’d like to list? Want to announce your team’s giveaway to the world? Please use the widget below to list your announcement.
In the Your Name Field: enter the item you are giving away, and the date the giveaway expires
In the Your URL Field: enter the website address of the page to find instructions about how to enter.
Giveaways for the week of 4/11
Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets — Auto-Linky widget will appear right here!
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Note: I can’t be responsible for outcomes of giveaways hosted by anyone but me. Outcomes of giveaways hosted elsewhere are the responsibility of the giveaway owner. Please read each giveaway’s entry instructions carefully and only enter if it isn’t going to get you into any trouble in your location. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!
Visit again next Tuesday for a whole new list!

and don’t forget to tweet and share with your friends using the widgets below
(For those of you receiving this via RSS, you have to visit my real live blog to see the list of shops with sales. Not sure why, but looks like the Readers eat the linky code. sorry. )
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Apr
It’s time for the SATeam Mother’s Day Giveaway Event!!

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and the Starving Artists Team (SATeam) members are offering a great giveaway. Entering is easy and free and there are many different ways to enter.
Three lucky people will win gift certificates that can be redeemed in any of the participating SATeam member’s shops, including my own. (You can see the entire list at the link below). The gift certificates can be used towards the purchase of the item(s) of the winner’s choice.
First prize: $100 gift certificate
Second prize: $50 gift certificate
Third prize: $25 gift certificate
Find all the official rules and ways to enter at the Starving Artist’s Blog Link:
SATeam Mother’s Day Gift Certificate Giveaway Event
Good luck!!

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Apr

Every Tuesday, the blog post will be Totally Giveaway Tuesday. I love giveaways, and I thought it might be nice to share some real estate for some blog-o-sphere giveaways with my readers. I’d like to profile Artfire and other artisan giveaways, but feel free to list any great giveaways you have to share. Each link will contain the name of the giveaway linked to the entry instruction page. Enter as many giveaways as you would like
Got a blog giveaway you’d like to advertise? Hosting an artisan jewelry giveaway? Have a handmade soap giveaway? Announcing a felted animal giveaway? Have a guild giveaway you’d like to list? Want to announce your team’s giveaway to the world? Please use the widget below to list your announcement.
In the Your Name Field: enter the item you are giving away, and the date the giveaway expires
In the Your URL Field: enter the website address of the page to find instructions about how to enter.
Giveaways for the week of 4/4
Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets — Auto-Linky widget will appear right here!
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Note: I can’t be responsible for outcomes of giveaways hosted by anyone but me. Outcomes of giveaways hosted elsewhere are the responsibility of the giveaway owner. Please read each giveaway’s entry instructions carefully and only enter if it isn’t going to get you into any trouble in your location. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!
Visit again next Tuesday for a whole new list!

and don’t forget to tweet and share with your friends using the widgets below
(For those of you receiving this via RSS, you have to visit my real live blog to see the list of shops with sales. Not sure why, but looks like the Readers eat the linky code. sorry. )
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Apr
Where do you advertise your giveaways when you hold them? Do you have some sources that work better for you than others? What do you ask your entrants to do in order to qualify for entry?
I’ve compiled a short list of places I’ve advertised in the past. Any of these work for you?
1. http://www.online-sweepstakes.com
2. http://etsygiveaways.blogspot.com/
3. Blog and giveaway threads in the etsy forums. I search for posts about giveways and the daily blog posts
http://www.etsy.com/forums_search.php?search_type=forum_title&search_query=blog and
http://www.etsy.com/forums_search.php?search_type=forum_title&search_query=giveaway (I’m not real sure how these search strings will work anymore since Etsy edited its forum format into the team baloney)
4. Plurk
5. My own blog
6. Twitter
7. My facebook fan page
8. Chicgalleria.com (contact info@chicgalleria.com)
9. http://blogconteststation.com/
10. http://www.Prizey.net
11. http://bloggiveaways.blogspot.com
12. http://www.the-giveaway.com/
13. http://www.prizeatron.com/
14. The Artfire forums

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