Giveaway Time! - Does Anyone Like Jewelry?

I told everyone a couple weeks ago that I would be sponsoring my own giveaway as a thank you to everyone for helping "Tools" reach the 1,000 follower mark.  My apologies for taking so long to do it.  I had not forgotten about it.  I was just busy working on my new jewelry project, which ties in with the giveaway.

So, whats the prize?  It's a $25 gift certificate towards any of my personally handmade bangles.  The one on the upper right is made of reclaimed walnut. I inlaid it with crushed white marble.

I turn each bangle on a lathe and sand them to a satiny smooth lustre.  I make them in a variety of sizes.  Here is one I did out of oak, cedar, and mahogany.

If you look closely, you will see it is made up of 5 different pieces of wood.  I used very thin slices of mahogany veneer to frame in the cedar centerpiece.

If you win the gift certificate you might want to put it towards this one.....

Each bangle is one-of-a-kind.  I created this little one using solid walnut, but when I did the inlay I used semi-precious stones, white marble, copper, and bits of sterling silver.  Here is a little better picture of the inlay....

This next one is not nearly as fancy, but I really love the way it turned out.  The oak grain really seems to pop and I think the shape is nice, don't you?  The grain pattern reminds me of alligator skin and I have been told that animal prints are in this fall.  Does it give you any ideas?

I don't as a rule show unfinished work, but I thought a few of you might want to see what I was working on today....

Solid walnut, inlaid with genuine turquoise gemstones, copper, and bits of sterling silver.  It still needs to be sanded and finished but I am closing in on it.  I had always wanted to embellish a project with turquoise.  What do you think?

So here's the deal.  Would you like to win a gift certificate for $25 towards one of my bangles?

Here is what you need to do to enter.......

1.) You must be a follower.

2.)  Leave me a comment saying you want in this giveaway.

3.)  I will give you an extra chance to win if you join the Pink Hardhat Forum and become a member.  Just let me know you joined and I will double your chances to win.

That's all there is to it.

By the way, The French Maid carries a few of my bangles in her Etsy Store.  Give her a visit if you would like to see more.

Good Luck!

Would you like to sponsor a giveaway and promote your online store?  Just email me for the rates and details.  I would love to hear from you.

toolsr4women2@gmail.com

Bits n' Beads Giveaway - We Have A Winner!

Okay, first of all I have to say that this was a pretty spectacular giveaway in terms of turnout. Wow! Apparently everyone loves, loves, loves, Bits n' Beads Jewelry. Can't say I blame anyone for that. It is pretty incredible stuff.

And the winner is........

Terrel from Frou Frou Decor. Terrel, please contact me with your mailing information so we can send you your $20 gift certificate.

A big thank you to one of my new friends, Gilliauna over at Bits n Beads for sponsoring this great giveaway. She is a delightful lady who deserves your support. Please give her a visit and say hello.

If you were not a winner, no worries. I will be having another giveaway in a couple days.

Would you like to sponsor a giveaway and promote your store? Just email me. I would be happy to send you rates and details.

toolsr4women2@gmail.co

Roman Shade Giveaway - We Have A Winner!

A huge thanks to Kona Lily Isle for sponsoring this fun giveaway for the Roman Shade. We had bunches of entries and it was a big success.

It is because of sponsors like Kona Lily Isle that so much traffic is driven in and out of "Tools". This is traffic that has resulted in sales and a ton of followers in a lot of Etsy Stores and Blogs out there. We all owe Konla Lily Isle a big thank you for doing this. Please visit their site and say "Hi" for me when you have a chance. This is a wonderful family-run company that is made up of some very experienced professionals.

And now to announce the winner..........

Mary from Mary's Meanderings. Mary, please contact me with your mailing address so we can make arrangements to ship out your Roman Shade.

For those of you who did not win, stay tuned. I have another giveaway starting in couple days.

Would you like to sponsor a giveaway and drive a little traffic to your Online Store or Site? It's inexpensive and easy. Just email me for rates and details.

Graphic Art Giveaway by Fiona Designs - We Have A Winner!

A huge thank you to everyone who participated is this neat giveaway, sponsored by Fiona Designs. We had a ton of entries.

If you did not have a chance to go see Fiona, I urge you to do it. She is a professional artist with a great heart. Please take the time to visit her site and say thank you for sponsoring this great giveaway.

And the winner is.......

Joan, of Bocci's Beefs. Joan, please contact me with your mailing address, so we can ship your prize to you. Congratulations.

For those of you who did not win, please remember to enter my other giveaways that are still going on right now. Click Here to go to my dedicated Giveaway Page.

Would you like to sponsor a giveaway and promote your store or blog? Email me for rates and details.

toolsr4women2@gmail.com

New Giveaway Announcement - Sponsored by Bits n' Beads

It is time for another one of our fabulous giveaways. It is sponsored by Gilliauna from Bits n' Beads. Gilliauna has a Website, an Artfire Store and an Etsy Store. You can also find her on Facebook. The prize this time is a $20 gift certificate towards whatever your heart desires in the Bits n' Beads Store.

I decided to do a little browsing and pick out a few items you might like to spend your certificate on if you win....

This Mother Of Pearl Beaded Necklace really caught my eye. It is called "Heaven's Ladder". Wow!

Here is a bracelet that I also thought was a lot of fun. It is made of Rhodonite, Garnet, and Glass Pearls, which are all put together on a gold plated chain. Some jewelry can best be described as "yummy". I think this one qualifies. Gotta love it.

Gilliauna says that Bits n' Beads is all about "color" and "quality". I think this Agate Wrist Cuff, done in mossy green is a nice example of that.

I am told that animal print will be big in women's fashion this Fall. How about adding a Tigers Eye Bracelet as an accessory to your outfits. Absolutely stunning!

Would you like to win a $20 gift certificate and do some shopping at Bits n' Beads?

Here is all you have to do to enter........

1.) You must be a follower of Tools Are For Women Too, if you are not one already.

2.) Visit the Bits n' Beads Shop. Then come back to this post and tell me what your favorite item in Gilliauna's store is.

3.) Would you like 2 chances to win? For an extra chance to win just subscribe to the Bits n' Beads Monthly Newsletter.

Three little things. That's all there is to it!

Giveaway ends August 31, 2010

Good Luck!

Would you like to sponsor a giveaway and promote your store or site? Just email me. I would be happy to send you information and rates.

toolsr4women2@gmail.com

Giveaways!

Just a reminder. I have 2 neat giveaways going on right now. One of them is ending very soon and you need to hurry if you want to enter.

The first giveaway comes to us from Fiona Designs. It is for this beautiful greeting card sampler set. Fiona designed these cards herself. I love the simple, clean, beauty of them. The last day to enter the giveaway for her cards is almost upon us. Click Here, for details on how to enter.


Next we have a giveaway for a Roman Window Shade, sponsored by Kona Lily Isle. If you haven't entered this one yet, what are you waiting for? It's a terrific prize, from a wonderful family owned company that has been in business for over 30 years. Think "quality", and then enter this giveaway before it ends too. Click Here for details.

Would you like to sponsor a giveaway and promote your store or blog? Just email me for rates and details. It is fun, inexpensive and easy.

toolsr4women2@gmail.com

Spirit Doll Mixed Media Art Giveaway - We Have A Winner!

There were a lot of entries in the Spirit Doll Mixed Media Art Giveaway, sponsored by Griselda from Spirit Dolls and Mixed Media Assemblage. When you look at the amount of handwork involved it is not surprising that it drew so much interest. But we only had one of these to give away and the winner is......

Kristin Love.

Kristin has an Etsy Store called Loveartworks. Her specialty is pottery. Congratulations Kristin. Please contact me with your shipping information.

This was really a neat giveaway and we were all very lucky to have such a talented artist donate her work like this. Please drop by Griselda's Etsy Store and thank her for being a sponsor. Whenever Tools does an event like this, it tends to bring in a lot of potential buyers of handmade products. It is really a win-win for everyone.

By the way, I have2 other great giveaways still going on right now. Click Here to get to my dedicated giveaway page.

Would you like to sponsor a giveaway and promote your store or blog? Just email me. I would be happy to send you rates and details.

toolsr4women2@gmail.com

New Giveaway Announcement - Sponsored by Kona Lily Isle

Another great giveaway! You are all going to love this one. It is sponsored by Kona Lily Isle. They are a "custom window treatment specialist" with some pretty amazing skills.

Kona Lily Isle is a family operated business. They have a website and an Etsy Store. They have been in business for over 30 years and have gained a reputation for being able to tackle the hard stuff. Is your window an odd size or shape? No problem. This is a family made up of professional designers and seamstresses that can handle it.

Today we are all very lucky. Kona Lily Isle has decided to give away one of their Waverly Essence Damask Roman Shades to one of our Tools Are For Women Too followers. We all know the cost of window treatments these days and all I can say is that this sponsor was incredibly generous to put this one up for grabs. It is the exact one pictured in the upper right of this post.

Would you like to win this Roman Shade? Here is all you have to do to enter.

1.) Become a follower of Tools Are For Women Too, if you are not one already and let me know you want in the giveaway.

2.) Visit the Kona Lily Isle website and leave them a message about why you want to win this prize.

That's all there is to this one! Pretty easy.

And..... I could not resist showing you all a little more of their fantastic window treatments. I love this one. Simple and fun.

Or maybe you prefer something a little more refined and elegant?

Kona Lily Isle has a lot to offer including Draperies, Child Safe Cordless Shades, Valances, and Energy Saving Blackout Linings. Please make sure sure you visit this wonderful family owned business and say hello.

Good Luck!

Would you like to sponsor a giveaway and promote your blog or store? If so, just email me. I would be happy to send you rates and details.

toolsr4women2@gmail.com

Love You To The Moon And Back Giveaway - We Have A Winner!

The winner of of the beautiful "Love you to the moon and back" necklace is.....

Hudson Block Co.

Hudson Block Company will be getting this sterling silver charm necklace courtesy of Cara, from Chain Link Jewelry Design. All that Hudson Block Company has to do is contact me with her shipping information.

I would like to thank everyone who participated. This was a fun one and Cara is really a terrific lady to work with. Please go by her Etsy Store and thank her for sponsoring this giveaway and supporting all of us.

By the way, if you didn't win, no worries. I have another giveaway starting later today. Fasten your seatbelts. It's another good one.

Would you like to sponsor a giveaway and give your store or blog a little extra push? If so, just email me for rates and details.

toolsr4women2@gmail.com

New Giveaway Announcement - Sponsored by Fiona Designs

I am pleased to announce this next giveaway. It comes to us through the generous sponsorship of Fiona from Fiona Designs.

Fiona has both a Blog, and an Etsy Store. Her graphic artwork has been featured in "Real Simple", "Celebrity Living", "People", "GD USA 2006 Design Annual", and "Redbook Magazine Online". In addition to all of this, her work has been a part of at least 20 Etsy Treasuries.

Fiona will be giving away some of her graphic artwork to a very lucky winner. It consists of a sampling of her personally designed greeting cards. This is a package of 10 beautiful cards and envelopes, for various occasions.

I love the clean look of her designs. What a great way to say thank you to someone.

Are you noticing the way the envelopes are perfect matches for the cards? I love this. Yummy, tasteful and elegant. Fiona's eye for great design really shows.

Her cards are blank inside so as not to clutter up your handwritten sentiment.

One of my pet peeves is that I am a nut for "presentation", when it comes to showing off a quality product. Look how wonderfully her greeting cards are packaged.

Her baby shower cards are wayy fun, too! Cute, clean, sweet, and elegant.

Of course you might need a pink card instead of the blue one.

All of the cards shown are included in the sampler set that Fiona is giving away.

It is such a nice grouping, don't you think?

Would you like to win these delicious greeting cards?

To enter, you must do the following...

1.) You must be a follower of Tools Are For Women Too, if you are not one already. Please leave me a comment that you want to be entered.

2.) You must become a follower of the Fiona Designs Blog. Leave a comment there too, for Fiona.

3.) You must visit Fiona's Etsy Store and leave her a convo message about why you want to win her giveaway. Just click "contact" on her sidebar to do that.

That is all there is to it.

3 little things gets you a chance to win these incredible greeting cards.

Good Luck!

Would you like to sponsor a giveaway and promote your store or blog? If so, just email me for rates and details...

toolsr4women2@gmail.com

Citrine Earring Giveaway - We Have A Winner!

The Giveaway for the Citrine and Sterling Silver Earrings, sponsored by Brooke from Sunset and Vine Jewelry is officially over. I hate to see these go. This gorgeous pair of earrings added a lot of bling to theTools Are For women Too site, and I will miss showing them off here. But now they will be sent to..........

Sue from Rabbit Hollow Prims.

Sue has a blog and an Etsy Store. Congratulations Sue on being our latest winner! Please contact me so Brooke and I can make arrangements to send them to you.

By the way, Brooke has informed me that she feels badly about not being able to give away a few more pairs of earrings to all of you. She is just too sweet. Gotta love her. I had to remind her that we have some other pretty wonderful giveaways still going on right now. One is the Mixed Media Art Giveaway sponsored by wonderful artist Griselda, and the other is the Too The Moon and Back Sterling Silver Giveaway, sponsored by Chain Link Jewelry. I will also be announcing yet another giveaway tomorrow, so come back and enter that one too. Don't feel bad Brooke. There are lots of giveaways that people can still win.

Congrats again Sue on winning Brooke's earrings.

Would you like to sponsor a giveaway? Just email me for rates and details. It's easy.

toolsr4women2@gmail.com

Mermaid Pendant Giveaway - We Have A Winner!

One lucky woman has won the beautiful Mermaid Treasure Pendant from A2Sea Creations. She is....

Mary...

from...

Rose Brook Cottage Blog.

Mary, please get in touch with me for instructions on how to claim your prize.

I would like to thank my creative Canadian friends from A2Sea Creations for sponsoring such a wonderful giveaway.

For those of you who have online stores, it is important that we have these kinds of events at Tools Are For Women Too. Giveaways like this bring participants from all over the net. More participants, means more potential visitors and buyers in all of your stores.

Please visit the A2Sea Creations Etsy Store and leave a thank you note for their generosity. They have worked very hard to "pay it forward" and promote all of your stores, by sponsoring this giveaway.

By the way, if you didn't win this one, I have have some other pretty great giveaways going on right now too. Click Here to go to my dedicated " Giveaway Page".

Would like to sponsor a giveaway and promote your site or store? Feel free to email me for rates and details.

toolsr4women2@gmail.com

Last Chance To Enter The Mermaid Pendant Giveaway!

If there are any other " mermaids in training " out there who want to win this Free Mermaid Treasure Pendant, sponsored by A2Sea Creations, this is your last chance to enter. If you haven't entered by midnight tonight, it will grace the beautiful neck of some other lover of the sea.

Did I mention it was FREE to enter? Click Here for the details.

Good Luck!

Have you seen my giveaway directory? It lists all 4 of the giveaways that I have going on right now, on one single page. You can reach the directory by going to my navigation bar....

or just Click Here to go there now.

Are you are interested in sponsoring a giveaway? Just send me an email to receive the rates and details.

toolsr4women2@gmail.com

Breaking News - Griselda Has Sweetened Her Giveaway!

For those of you who have not entered Griselda's giveaway, you need to get in there. Her artwork is really fabulous. Click Here for Details on how to submit your free entry.

Meanwhile, Griselda has sweetened things up a little bit. Here is the deal...........

While you are over at her Etsy Store telling her why you should win her giveaway, browse around. In fact, browse around a lot. If you end up purchasing one of her dolls, she will give you a 20% refund through Paypal. To make it even better, if you decide to purchase 2 dolls, she will refund 50% of your purchase on the second doll (of lesser price). Of course you cannot combine both discounts. If she allowed that we would have to commit her to an institution. Sheesh.

There are a couple catches though....You must say that you saw this very special offer posted on either her blog or mine.....and one more thing........it is all over July 31st.

Go see her and look around!

I try and take pretty good care of my wonderful sponsors. Feel free to ask any of them. If you would like to be one, I can be contacted at....

toolsr4women2@gmail.com

New Giveaway Announcment! - Sponsored by Griselda from Spirit Dolls And Mixed Media Assemblage

Here is another fabulous and wayyy fun giveaway for everyone! It is sponsored by someone who is a very talented artist. She also happens to be the kind of person that I am proud to call a new found friend. She is Griselda, from Spirit Dolls and Assemblage Art Blog.

Griselda is an Etsy Store Owner. Her store has over 1100 hearts, 200+ sales, and a 100% positive rating. This is a woman with "magical" talent.

She is a mixed media artist, that specializes in fantasy and spirit dolls. Her creations will make your imagination run wild.

Griselda has been kind enough to give away this Nest Of Endless Light artwork. It is a signed, primitive folk art, original.

There is a story about this piece of art too. It is Griselda's interpretation of two little fae creatures who were born from a moonbeam. Now they have made their nest from homespun yarn, wool, and feathers. Wings were borrowed from an old wife's kitchen. Look closely and you will see a key to a secret forest treasure.

Would you like to win this fantastic, mixed media artwork?

Here is all you have to do to enter....

1.) Become a follower of Tools Are For Women Too!, if you are not one already.

2.) Become a follower of Griselda's really cool blog too. Click Here to be magically transported there.

3.) Visit Griselda's Etsy Store, click on "contact", and tell her why you would love to win her giveaway.

That's all there is to it.

Good Luck!

Would like to sponsor a giveaway? Contact me for rates and details at.....

toolsr4women2@gmail.com