This week: Special Event pierced earrings by EarthsOpulence

Wow I love these earrings!!! =) Perfect for summer by the way.

Plump Black Onyx teardrop briolettes 11x8mm are wired on 12K gold-filled 24
gauge wire, with soft cranberry freshwater pearls and Swarovski 4mm bicones in
Light Smoked Topaz. The french earwires are 14K gold-filled.The earring dangles
measure about 1 1/2 inches; overall length about 2 1/8 inches.

Rules to enter:

1. Visit EarthsOpulence's shop and pick a favourite item.
2. Leave a comment in this post with your favourite item and a way to contact you (email or etsy link. Leave a contact or I won't be able to place you in the draft).
3. I will select the winner from the comments with a random number generator.
   

This giveaway ends June 14th at midnight EST. Good luck!




If you are a seller and want to offer an item for a giveaway, contact me (see contact details in last section of left column)

Hello!!!

I am back to blogging-life after an exhausting week and I bring you a new giveaway:

Winner's choice up to $20 from EarthsOpulence's shop


EarthsOpulence shop is full of fantstic earrings, necklaces and bracelets!
The winner will get an item of his choice up to $20 from EarthsOpulence's shop.

Rules to enter:

1. Visit EarthsOpulence' shop and pick a favourite item.
2. Leave a comment in this post with your favourite item and a way to contact you (email or etsy link. Leave a contact or I won't be able to place you in the draft).
3. I will select the winner from the comments with a random number generator.
   

This giveaway ends 15th March at midnight EST. Good luck!




If you are a seller and want to offer an item for a giveaway, contact me (see contact details in last section of left column)

This week: golden triangle earrings by streetnoodles


They look line honey! =) I'd love to have drops of honey on my ears (well... not REAL honey drops lol)

2 1/4" drop from apex of earwire
(5.7cm)

faceted amber color glass crystal drops w/ mini copper drops on antique copper finish rods.

a magical pair of earrings...feels old BUT young at the same time...i love the simplicity.

Rules to enter:

1. Visit streetnoodles' shop and pick a favourite item.
2. Leave a comment in this post with your favourite item and a way to contact you (email or etsy link. Leave a contact or I won't be able to place you in the draft).
3. I will select the winner from the comments with a random number generator.
   

This giveaway ends 1st March at midnight EST. Good luck!




If you are a seller and want to offer an item for a giveaway, contact me (see contact details in last section of left column)

This week: Little orange flowers earrings by ZsBcreations


Wow, they are so gorgeous! And I love orange =)

Little lovely dangling flowers, made with orange acrylic frosted flower beads, brass and oxidized copper findings.

The length is about 2 1/4" (5.5 cm)

Rules to enter:

1. Visit ZsBcreations's shop and pick a favourite item.
2. Leave a comment in this post with your favourite item and a way to contact you (email or etsy link. Leave a contact or I won't be able to place you in the draft).
3. I will select the winner from the comments with a random number generator.
   

This giveaway ends 22nd February at midnight EST. Good luck!




If you are a seller and want to offer an item for a giveaway, contact me (see contact details in last section of left column)

This week: Pretty Pink Earrings by obtp


They are super cute!!! This reminds me I need new earrings =)

These sweet and dainty earrings are made of Berry Quartz, Crystal Quartz , Sterling Silver love knots and Sterling Silver ear wires. They dangle 1 inch from bottom of ear wire formed by me. These earrings are extremely light weight.

Rules to enter:

1. Visit obtp's shop and pick a favourite item.
2. Leave a comment in this post with your favourite item and a way to contact you (email or etsy link. Leave a contact or I won't be able to place you in the draft).
3. I will select the winner from the comments with a random number generator.
   

This giveaway ends 1st February at midnight EST. Good luck!

****IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!

Terri from Obtp is offering a 20% discount on their favourite item to everybody who participates in this giveaway. So, if you like her jewelry, and entered the giveaway, don't hesitate! Buy a piece of her unique jewelry!! (a 20% discount!! YAY!). Just contact her on her shop before purchasing so she can apply the discount to your favourite piece.




If you are a seller and want to offer an item for a giveaway, contact me (see contact details in last section of left column)

This week we have 3 giveaways!!!!

First giveaway: Rhodochrosite earrings by EarthsOpulence

Lovely earrings!!

Pink and gray swirls... 6mm Rhodochrosite beads sandwiched between sterling beadcaps. Black Diamond Swarovski AB crystals on each end, on a sterling ballpin. Earwires are sterling silver.

Rules to enter:

1. Visit EarthsOpulence's shop and pick a favourite item.
2. Leave a comment in this post with your favourite item and a way to contact you (email or etsy link. Leave a contact or I won't be able to place you in the draft).
3. I will select the winner from the comments with a random number generator.
   

This giveaway ends 9th November at midnight EST. Good luck!




Second giveaway: I am giving away one of my silk mini scarves! This giveaway is hosted at a fellow fashion blog: Fashion Fling

To participate in this giveaway, you have to go to Fashion Fling's blog, visit my shop (GilBea), pick a favourite item and post it in the entry form (not in the comments) in Fashion Fling's post.
Deadline is November 11th =) Enjoy!
Click here to enter the giveaway


Third giveaway: We are extending the deadline for LaurieRyan's print up to 9th November. Please keep participating! =)

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If you are a seller and want to offer an item for a giveaway, contact me (see contact details in last section of left column)

This week: $10 Gift Certificate by TheBrassHussy


Her earrings are lovely!
You can choose anything at TheBrassHussy's shop for $10 or less =)

Rules to enter:

1. Visit TheBrassHussy's shop and pick a favourite item.
2. Leave a comment in this post with your favourite item and a way to contact you (email or etsy link. Leave a contact or I won't be able to place you in the draft).
3. I will select the winner from the comments with a random number generator.
   

This giveaway ends 26th October at midnight EST. Good luck!



If you are a seller and want to offer an item for a giveaway, contact me (see contact details in last section of left column)

This week: Simple Biwa Pearl Earrings by Azaiez

I love the shape of these earrings, so original!

What the artist says about it:

Natural biwa freshwater pearls in a unique shape measure about ain inch in length and are wrapped in sterling silver. The perfect simple, elegant earrings for any outfit!

Rules to enter:

1. Visit Azaiez's shop and pick a favourite item.
2. Leave a comment in this post with your favourite item and a way to contact you (email or etsy link. Leave a contact or I won't be able to place you in the draft).
3. I will select the winner from the comments with a random number generator.
   

This giveaway ends 19th October at midnight EST. Good luck!



If you are a seller and want to offer an item for a giveaway, contact me (see contact details in last section of left column)

This week: copper waterfall earrings by MusetteMade

Aren't they lovely? I love waterfall earrings.

Faceted copper czech glass is joined by shimmery blue Swarovski crystal and copper chain in these fun, dangly earrings!

These will hang about 3 inches from your earlobe.

Rules to enter:

1. Visit MusetteMade's shop and pick a favourite item.
2. Leave a comment in this post with your favourite item and a way to contact you (email or etsy link. Leave a contact or I won't be able to place you in the draft).
3. I will select the winner from the comments with a random number generator.
   

This giveaway ends 5th October at midnight EST. Good luck!





If you are a seller and want to offer an item for a giveaway, contact me (see contact details in last section of left column)

This week: Fruity earrings by MistyAurora
These earrings are fabulous! Plus they come in different flavours: lemon, orange, lime and watermelon! Choose your favourite =)

These are handmade with polymer clay glued on ear studs :)

They look even more adorable up close, the pictures don't do them any justice.

Antique Silver Ear Studs made of surgical steel with daisy shape backings

Rules to enter:

1. Visit MistyAurora's shop and pick a favourite item.
2. Leave a comment in this post with your favourite item and a way to contact you (email or etsy link. Leave a contact or I won't be able to place you in the draft).
3. I will select the winner from the comments with a random number generator.
   

This giveaway ends 28th September at midnight EST. Good luck!





If you are a seller and want to offer an item for a giveaway, contact me (see contact details in last section of left column)

This week: Black Willow Earrings by ExoticFlavour

Aren't they cool??? And she also has some great bags:


If you think your items or someone elses could fit in this section, please post your pictures in the photo pool. Remember: Handmade / Vintage items only!

Bye Bye Summer!! :(

I know I know, last week was lame and I didn't update enough. Seems getting a job interview is harder than I thought! Anybody knows of Software Engineering jobs? :D

Anyways, if you take a look at the left column you'll see that today has starts the advertising campaign on the blog. If you want to advertise, please read this.

About the giveaway, this week: Tempting Turquoise and Pink Earrings by TheresaRose

Nice earrings! =)
Theresa says:

These earrings are a hot color combination - turquoise blue jade and hot pink coral!
The ear wires are sterling silver, as is the wire wrapping. The earrings are 1 1/4" (31mm) from top of ear wire.
I would like to offer these earrings OR any other pair of earrings from my store of equal value or less. The winner can select a different pair if these aren't her style.

Rules to enter:

1. Visit TheresaRose's shop and pick a favourite item.
2. Leave a comment in this post with your favourite item and a way to contact you (email or etsy link. Leave a contact or I won't be able to place you in the draft).
3. I will select the winner from the comments with a random number generator.
   

This giveaway ends 7th September at midnight EST. Good luck!




If you are a seller and want to offer an item for a giveaway, contact me (see contact details in last section of left column)

First of all,I hope you like the new look of the blog! For those who read this blog through RSS or Email, please come check it out and tell me what you think. =)

Charliemotel did the illustration for my blog banner. Exactly what I wanted, a fashion girl! =) I hope you like it too. After that I added the lovely illustration to a banner and a few more details and voilá! New blog.
Believe me, Meg (from charliemotel) makes stunning illustrations!!

Be sure to check her two shops if you want a print or custom illustration:

Well, back by popular demand, another product review! This time 2 items: short sleeved hoodie from angeldamico and earrings by iomiss. I have to say that I love both!!! =)


The hoodie from angeldamico is fabulous. It is the first short sleeved hoodie I have and I love wearing it! It's perfect for spring, summer and autumn =) I loved this print but it was on a shirt so I asked the seller if a hoodie could be made with the same print. Communication was great, and the final item is fabulous! Very well finished and the color is just great! It fits like a glove (I got a L size) and it looks very cute. The colors are vibrant and deep (yeah the photos I take are still pretty bad in that sense), it is white on the back and has 2 small pockets, lovely!



The earrings from iomiss were a birthday gift from my father. But don't think he has that good taste, I made a wish list for him :D I tell you, you should do the same for Christmas and Bdays, my father loves Etsy for this reason! He doesn't have to hunt the shops downtown anymore haha. I chose these earrings because I love green and purple, and this combination with black and silver looks great. And I wasn't disappointed, they are lovely! They hang perfectly and I highly recommend everybody to get a pair. I love them and wear them all the time.

These are the original photos of the items I bought:



I do totally recommend buying from both sellers: angeldamico (superb prints and top styles) and iomiss (fabulous earrings).

I give the hoodie a 5 out of 5 and the earrings also a 5/5 in seller's communication, product, finishing touch, and quality.




Hope this review was helpful for you! :) And yeah yeah I know! The quality of photos is really bad! ack =(

If you would like to review a handmade item you bought online (Etsy or not) please let me know!

Remember the article Get Scarlett Johansson's look?
There I featured a pair of silver earrings by idreamicanfly, which are very similar to a pair I spotted in one of Scarlett's photos:

idreamicanfly contacted me and offered these earrings as a giveaway to the blog readers!!! Isn't that great?
Now you can have your own Scarlett's earrings hahaha. I love them either way, don't really care if they are similar to hers or not.

So this week we have: Forged Open Hoops - Silver by idreamicanfly


Description from the artist:

These open hoops are cold forged from heavy sterling silver wire to give them a nice volume. Striking, yet exceedingly comfortable to wear, you can easily sleep in these every night!

3/4" (20mm) long. Also available in solid 14K gold, in 14K gold filled, and in 1 1/4" size. Please see my shop for details.

Rules to enter:

1. Visit idreamicanfly's shop and pick a favourite item.
2. Leave a comment in this post with your favourite item and a way to contact you (email or etsy link. Leave a contact or I won't be able to place you in the draft).
3. I will select the winner from the comments with a random number generator.
   

This giveaway ends 18th August at midnight EST and I will announce the winner on Monday. Good luck!



If you are a seller and want to offer an item for a giveaway, contact me (see contact details in last section of left column)

Every Monday a new giveaway! =)

We hadn't offered any earrings here yet, so here they are: A pair of amazing amazonite & freshwater pearl earrings by the fabulous jacjewelry


I think they are super lovely and they would look great in the party mode =)

Here is a short description on the givewaway item by the artist:

These earrings are made with faceted round amazonite beads and white freshwater round pearls attached to sterling silver chain, and accented with sterling silver ear wires.

Rules to enter:

1. Visit jacjewelry's shop and pick a favourite item.
2. Leave a comment in this post with your favourite item and a way to contact you (email or etsy link. Leave a contact or I won't be able to place you in the draft).
3. I will select the winner from the comments with a random number generator.
   

This giveaway ends 27th July at midnight EST and I will announce the winner on Monday. Good luck!



If you are a seller and want to offer an item for a giveaway, contact me (see contact details in last section of left column)