Top 5 link ups + winner

Happy Saturday! It's been our Spring Break week and all the fun was abruptly halted when 2 of my kids got sick. I hope your week has been a bit more "fun" than mine. 

Here are the top 5 most viewed projects from the Make it Monday link up party this week! Was one of them YOURS or one that you viewed? Take a look! 

1. Old 2 New

2.Fun Easter Treat

3. Embracing Spring

4. Non Candy Easter Egg stuffer ideas

5. White Kitchen Reveal

And the winner of the Suede Wrap hand stamped bracelet from ETC Jewelry is - 

 Kaysi from Keeping it Simple

Congrats!!! Enjoy your personalized jewelry. And if you are looking for a great hand stamped piece that also helps this family raise the funds they need to adopt - head over and grab a great

Another link up party start tomorrow evening at 6pm (mst). See you then!

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Make it Monday + ETC jewelry giveaway

With Spring in full swing and Easter coming up and I can't wait to see all the creativity that is out there! It's time to link up - Make it Monday!

This week you could win a Suede Wrap Heart Bracelet from Etc Jewelry!

This bracelet comes in 7 different colors! you will get to pick the color you like!

Get a great piece of hand stamped jewelry that also helps this family raise the funds they need to adopt! Isn't that great! they are currently 135 on the list of 150 families waiting to adopt from Rwanda.

TO ENTER the giveaway: 

1. Head over to their shop and come back here and tell me what other piece(s) you like

2. Pin a favorite piece to Pinterest - especially if you have a what to wear/jewelry/accessories board - leave a comment here that you did!

3.  LINK up a project! 

3 ways to get entered! Winner will be announced this Friday!

so let's get started!!!

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The Vintage Pearl.....GIVEAWAY!

**GIVEAWAY is now closed**

I am very excited to be able to host this giveaway for YOU! 

--- The Vintage Pearl is giving away a $75.00 gift certificate to their shop! ---

I have "known" Erin of The Vintage Pearl and her work for many years. She started out stamping on her kitchen counter and now she has her own website and a newly opened retail brick and mortar shop! Plus she is an extraordinary mom to boot!

I would describe her pieces as timeless, evoke emotion and prick the tender part of my heart. You really can't go wrong with any piece!

Erin sent me the Vintage Lovebirds necklace and I gasped when I saw the tiny "m+s" stamped in a small heart. Perfect right? Such a fun way to wear your "love"! Instead of sharing some pictures of it hanging around my neck I captured this piece in another fun way.....

So if you are swooning over The Vintage Pearl too, here's how to enter the giveaway!

**WIN a $75.00 gift certificate to The Vintage Pearl**

Leave a separate entry for each comment (make sure your email address is attached to your blog ID)


1. Tell me what you love about The Vintage Pearl - a specific piece, their style, etc

2. Blog, tweet or post on facebook about this giveaway (@brassyapple & @thevintagepearl)

3. Follow them on twitter - @thevintagepearl

4. Follow their blog

Winner will be announced on November 2nd

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Winner - Creme de la gems!

What a fun way to start a new week than surprising a lucky reader with a prize! Thank you to everyone who has entered all of our latest giveaways from our wonderful sponsors!(<-------check them out on the left sidebar!) Hopefully you have are enjoying them as much as we are!

The winner of the necklace from Creme de la gems is................SANDY!

Congrats! Check your inbox asap. 

 Don't forget YOU can still  snag yourself something and save 10% by using the code BRASSY at checkout! 

 

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GIVEAWAY......Creme de la Gems

*GIVEAWAY is now CLOSED*
I am excited to be able to bring you another jewelry giveaway from our great sponsor - Creme de la Gems! 

Meet Tracy, a retired dancer, mom, wife and just plain artsy. She started working with polymer clay about 5 years ago, and started  stamping just a few months ago.  She grew up in a very relaxed (non-structured), chaotic artistic household (sound like fun to me!).  Both her father and mother were artists (architect & sketch), as well as her two brothers and sister.  At the age of 7, she was enrolled in ballet and tap and fell in love!  Dance was her world (wow! something we have in common). It gave her the discipline, structure and a “never give up” attitude.  In her twenties & early thirties, she was employed as a dancer for Disney. She recalls it as best times of her life, and best of all, it’s the place she met my husband. 

She started Crème de la Gems while working with boutique designers on ebay.  Custom boutique was all the rage a few years back, but as fashion evolves, and children’s jewelry laws pass, she decided she must move forward.  Even though her polymer clay boutique jewelry is still in demand & does well, she decided to focus primarily on sterling silver stamped jewelry.

She now lives in Southern California where she and her husband just started a Children’s Theatre (is this woman multi talented or what?!).  Somewhere between her new venture, her jewelry business, parenting, designing graphics and housework, she loves to read & watch HGTV,  and one day, hope to finish updating her website!

GIVEAWAY!!!

Tracy is offering 1 lucky reader a Two Tiny Necklace 

(ships to USA & Canada - pictured below)

Description: ...FEATURES two 1/2 inch, tiny brushed satin sterling silver domed disc charms, using my newest & smallest font....ADORNED with a unique cut out sterling silver heart charm.

how to win? 
(you know the drill! leave a separate comment for each one for 5 chances to win!!)

1. Pop over to the Creme de la Gems shop and tell us what a favorite item is (*required*)

2. Become a fan on FACEBOOK or post about it on facebook

3. Tweet about the giveaway -
@cremedelagems giveaway on the @brassyapple blog http://tinyurl.com/25wpwee

4. Follow them on TWITTER

5. Follow their BLOG or blog about it on yours!

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and GUESS WHAT? snatch something right now by using the code BRASSY to save 10%!
winner will be announced monday morning!

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Giveaway........Lisa Leonard Designs

GIVEAWAY is now CLOSED - thank you!!!

OH swoon! If you love a GREAT giveaway, today is your day! Have you met Lisa Leonard Designs before?

Lisa Leonard Designs is a new sponsor and is offering YOU a chance to win a $50.00 Gift Certificate to her store!  

"Lisa Leonard Designs exists because moms, grandmas and friends have shared our designs with each other while waiting in line at the grocery store or sipping coffee with a friend.  Most of our customers find us through word of mouth.  We know that you’ll find the perfect piece."

Come visit my blog to hear more of our story and please share your story with us!

Here's a bit more about Lisa and her designs in her own words! 

" I have been making jewelry since high school but I decided to get serious after my first son, David, was born.  I wanted to start a small business that would enable me to quit my job and stay home with my boys. At the time, I had never taken any formal classes or received special training in jewelry making. I just went for it!   I am kind of the 'jump in and learn as you go' type.  Creating jewelry not only allowed me to work from home, but has connected me with so many amazing women along the way. "

"My desire is to create simple, lovely pieces that can be worn with jeans or your little black dress.  I want each piece to meaningful.  Our custom jewelry is hand-stamped with your kids’ names or a special phrase or verse.  I love to touch my necklace throughout the day and reflect on my husband and my sweet boys."

"Each piece we create is a work of art—hand cut, hammered, polished, drilled and assembled with care. I am inspired by other artists--painters, scrapbookers, clothing designers and poets.  I also love to soak up nature-the sky, the sea, the green hills.  I let all these ideas and images swirl around in my mind and then I create.  When an idea hits me I sketch it out and play until the perfect design comes together."

(psst! They have items for MEN too!) 

GIVEAWAY!!! 

Lisa Leonard Designs is offering one lucky person a $50.00 GIFT certificate to their shop! (open to US and Canada)

How to ENTER?

earn one entry for each of the following - leave a seperate comment for each one (you know the drill)

1. Pop over to Lisa Leonard Designs, pick a favorite item and tell us what that is the comments section

2. Tweet about this giveaway -

GIVEAWAY from @lisaleonard on the @brassyapple blog http://brassyapple.blogspot.com/2010/06/giveawaylisa-leonard-designs.html

3. Follow Lisa Leonard Designs on Twitter 

3 different ways for you to win! 

Hurry and enter! 

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