Simply Shiny Life

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 5/31

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!!

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(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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I’d like 1000 fans on my Facebook page.  And when that threshold is reached, I’m going to hold a giveaway here on my blog.  So what’s the prize? The winner will get to pick any pair of earrings they would like from my shop. Any pair they’d like. You can see some of the ones you’ll get to choose from that are currently listed in my shop below:

So if you aren’t a fan, please become one. You can find me at www.facebook.com/shinyadornments :

ShinyAdornments

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It’s about time for a giveaway, don’t you think?

I’d like to reach 1000 fans on my Facebook page. However, I won’t hold the actual giveaway contest on my Facebook fan page, as Facebook is somewhat persnickety when it comes to giveaways.  Instead, I’ll hold the actual contest here on my blog.

When I reach the 1000 fans goal, I’ll ask all my Facebook fans to comment on the official announcement I make on my blog.

I almost forgot, so what’s the prize? The winner will get to pick any pair of earrings they would like from my shop. Any pair they’d like. You can see some of the ones you’ll get to choose from that are currently listed in my shop below:

So if you aren’t a fan, please become one. You can find me at www.facebook.com/shinyadornments :

ShinyAdornments

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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 5/23

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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I’ve added a new ear wire style to the shop, inspired by the munchkin’s soccer practice. The goals look quite like triangles, and I thought they made a good shape for dangly ear wires. As it turns out, they are comfortable too. So, there you go.

I’ve accompanied the sterling silver ear wires with artisan lampwork beads, gemstones and sterling silver accents.

Hope you have a great week.

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CanterburyVines Studio included my handmade silver & pearl toe ring in a collection and it is currently featured on Artfire’s front page. YAY!!

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Seems like every forum I’m in these days, there are multiple threads about new venues and lots of metrics and anecdotes about the old (and some not so) favorites.  I see people asking who are etsy’s competitors? What is Artfire like? Does anyone sell anything at ZIbbet? What’s the newest venue I can sell my handmade or vintage wares?

If you’ve missed it in the past, check out my

List of where to sell handmade online

I’ve ranked, by traffic numbers from Compete.com,  a list of 66 different places to list your handmade item to sell to the internet hoards.

Happy reading

and comparing…….

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I ran across this post and thought you might like to read it too.

Is Etsy Dying? A closer look at the numbers

Happy reading,

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Lark Jewelry & Beading is offering a GIANT giveaway of a bundle of 20 gallery books including all the inspiring 500 and Masters titles. All you need to do to enter is leave a comment on the blog post at http://www.larkcrafts.com/jewelry-beading/gallery-book-giveaway/ for a chance to win by May 30

What are you waiting for? Have you entered yet? GET TO IT!!

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Another new pair new to the shop :  Artisan hot pink borosilicate glass lampwork beads & sterling silver dangle earrings – Managing Change

These one of a kind gorgeous and subtly colored hot pink boro glass beads, artisan made (but not by me) are paired with sterling silver findings and a hand formed silver hoop.

These pink beads also appear slightly purple and yellow and like all boro beads, show their colors differently in different light. I’ve accompanied these fab beads with sterling silver findings and have added a single hand formed and hammered round hoop dangling below. They measure about 1 3/4 inches long (4.4 cm)

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