Eternal Girl - Giveaway - Paisley Design Necklace

"Eternal Girl" is the female version of a term used in mythology to describe a child-like being craving boundless freedom.  It seemed very fitting then for Julia Toussaint  to name her shop Eternal Girl  as she associates her artwork with the undying need to reach out and extend her limitations through love and life.

 Julia's inspiration came from Henna & Mehndi art, which is derived from Middle Eastern cultures. She was drawing a lot of henna inspired designs and then decided to incorporate them into jewelry, and her creations have been evolving ever since. 
She purchased some necklace supplies and began experimenting and in 2012  after about a year of making necklaces as gifts, her friends encouraged her to sell them on-line. 

Julia is sponsoring this beautiful Paisley Design Necklace valued at $18 (€13) which features a creative floral Paisley design. Each hand-drawn necklace is created with a unique, henna inspired pattern. In henna tradition, paisleys represent good luck. The image is secured in an antique styled bronze pendant, with a round glass covering and comes with a bronze metal chain, your choice of length.  The winner will be chosen by Rafflecopter on the 1st August

 Giveaway is open Worldwide

Extra bonus for you  using  coupon code "20BLOG" for a 20% discount 

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Stunning Giveaway from JILLERY1, Sterling Silver Loop Necklace

I am delighted to be sharing and hosting this beautiful giveaway from a newly opened Etsy shop  called Jillery1

Jill creates simple modern and stylish pieces and as a special treat to my readers Jill is offering one off my followers a chance to win this beautiful  Sterling Silver Loop Necklace. Value €24  ($35) It's stunning

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Sterling silver loops create a simple modern piece for everyday wear or a special occasion
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Jill Davis is the owner and creator of Jillery1, with her background in industrial design & packaging she became increasingly interested in jewellery and making handcrafted sterling silver pieces set with natural gemstones. Some of her pieces are handmade and are formed from sterling silver wire using traditional soldering techniques.  Other pieces she designs using a 3D CAD modelling program and then after they are cast and polished she sets them with her chosen gem stones.

This giveaway is open Worldwide and will close on the 2nd May the winner will be announced on my blog and facebook page. Good luck everyone and a huge thanks to Jill for sponsoring this beautiful necklace. 

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What Can You Do with Rope TieBacks?

I just bet you have all seen these curtain tie backs around the second hand shops or car boot sales and just walked past. Well I buy them for next to nothing and I just wanted to show you a few things that you can do with them.

First just cut of the ends and you will have 3 strands (sometimes there are more) in this one there is a gold, chocolate and a gold and chocolate mix.

Then just unravel them and you will have beautiful spiralled thread.

Use to add a finishing touch to your craft project I used the gold on some lavender sachets

Finish your gift  with a lovely spiral effect

 I made these yo yo necklaces using the cord from the centre of the tieback, so nothing wasted

I tried a couple of poms poms one I left with a loop for hanging and the other could be a shoe clip, or again could be used to embellish a gift. I am sure there are many more uses for tiebacks, so next time pick one up and see what you can find to do with it. Would love to see what you come up with.

Behind The Showcase Sterling Silver Snowflake Necklace $71 Giveaway

Hello my name is Huiyi  pronounced "Hway Yee" a Cantonese name which means "a kind girl"  I always blush when I have to mention this and I am so glad you can't see me ha ha. Well last month Krishenka hosted a giveaway for a set of my tear drop earrings and so I decided that I would like give one of you lovely ladies a chance to win one of my new range of Sterling Silver Snowflake necklaces, value $71 (£43.50) Good luck to all and look forward to sending this necklace to the winner. Easy entry using rafflecopter below.

After finishing my degree to become an interior designer I then went on to study jewellery design at the Birmingham Institute of Art & Design, after my graduation I then moved to the states. I felt lost in the commercial world and went back to interior design for a living but always felt there was something missing and this needed to be corrected. At the beginning of 2010 I came back to the UK, and it was whist waiting for my documents to be approved I decided to make something fun and something I liked. My first “Pencil Lover” collection was born but as I had only sold two items over a two year period,  I felt my confidence beginning to slip away.

Luckily for me I met Krishenka aka Christine who was also selling on Etsy, she was very patient with me and gave me lots of help & encouragement whilst I was learning how to stand up, just like a newborn. How time flies and here we are now in 2012 and after working very hard for the past two years I now have 183 items in my Etsy shop and have sold 1,481 items. Last month a set of my sterling silver earring studs was featured on the US TV CBS channel show called “Fashion Matters”.

It was another fantastic encouragement to my career. Looking back, all the hard work was worthwhile and I love what I am doing now and am planning many more new designs in the near future. I am delighted that Krishenka and I still keep in touch and I hope that whoever wins my Sterling Silver Snowflake necklace will enjoy wearing it for many years to come. The winner will also have a choice of necklace length from, 14,16,18 & 20 inches


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