HUGE Giveaway at The Paper Place

This is seriously one of the most exciting giveaways I’ve ever seen!

By entering this contest you will have a chance to win over 700 pages of Chiyogami Paper from The Paper Place in Toronto!

The Paper Place is one of my favorite stores in Toronto to visit when I need a little inspiration or I have a project in mind and need the supplies. I would feel like the luckiest girl around if I won this contest! For more details and how to enter visit their Blog here. Good luck! I would love to hear what you would do with all this paper! Leave me a comment below! ♥

For another huge giveaway perfect for Creative Entrepreneurs visit my Handmakers Haven Blog here!

Two Giveaways!

I have to great giveaways to tell you about today!

First is a fabulous giveaway from Grace Design! Alison is an amazing handbag and textile designer from Toronto. She works with unique fabrics like Kimono fabric so her pieces are often one of a kind or limited editions. She is giving away this gorgeous Obi clutch to one lucky Facebook follower so be sure to head over to her Facebook page, Like it and leave a comment that you would like a chance to win!

 

 

The second giveaway I have to mention is one I am offering on my other Blog, Handmakers Haven. Thanks to the amazing people at CRAVE Toronto I have the opportunity to offer a pair of tickets to their next CRAVE Chat on November 21st (a $50 Value). It’s a great opportunity to network with other women entrepreneurs and take part in a business chat with speaker Melissa Ramos from Sexy Food Therapy. For more details and to enter head over to Handmakers Haven!

Happy Anniversary to Sea Flower Studios!

This week is the first anniversary for Sea Flower Studios. One year ago this week I launched my Etsy Shop, Blog, Facebook, Twitter and website. Wow it was a busy week! It’s been a fun year full of ups and downs, moments of celebrations and moments of frustrations and most of all a ton of learning! I feel like not only has my business grown over the last year but so have I. I’ve met some amazing people, worked with some great customers and made some fabulous friends who I hope will be friends for a long time to come. Thanks to everyone who has been part of my first year of Sea Flower Studios!

What better way to celebrate then with a little giveaway! Kristan from the Blog adelynSTONE has featured my Earring Display DIY this week and is hosting a giveaway for a $20 credit for my Etsy Shop. Be sure to pop over to her blog to enter the contest! And as a thank you to those of you who have been following me during my first year, if one of my followers (of my blog, Facebook or twitter) wins the giveaway I will be sure to add something extra when you claim your prize! (Be sure to leave a comment here so I know you’re a follower here and the name you entered the contest under). The contest ends this Sunday, September 25th so head over there now!

I have a lot of new things planned for this next year and I can’t wait to share things with you as they happen. To start with you may have noticed a couple of days a little makeover to my Blog and Etsy Shop. I felt after a year it was time for a new look that was more reflective of Sea Flower Studios. I’ve also changed my packaging to reflect the feminine and elegant style of my jewelry. I will post in the next couple weeks to introduce my new packaging look! Also I’m excited to say I have a new collection of earrings that are just about ready to hit my shop in the next few days and if you’re a bride you’ll want to stay tuned because I will be introducing some new jewelry with the bride and her bridesmaids in mind!

To make sure my second year is as productive as my first I’m starting the year out with a survey to make sure I’m giving you, my readers and followers, what you want. It’s a quick poll that will only take about 30 seconds and you can choose as many answers as apply to you. You can find it in the right hand column on this page.

 Thanks for giving your input and good luck in the contest!♥

Contest Time!!!

I’ve been wanting to hold a contest for awhile now and I’ve decided it’s time! I have a collection of jewelry that has developed into a signature style for me and I need help deciding on what to call it! That’s where you come in.

To enter the contest all you need to do is look at the following pictures and leave a comment below with your suggestion of what you think would be the perfect name for this collection of jewelry. The name needs to be short enough to work into the title of each piece on my Etsy Shop and needs to work with a variety of colours. The collection will include earrings, bracelets and necklaces.

And The Winners Are…

Congratulations to Kristy Bouchard and Jessica! You are the winners of the Giveaway from Popsicle Designs!
Thanks to everyone else for entering! I love giveaways so there will be more to come in the future!

Meet Allyce from Popsicle Designs

One of the things I love most about Etsy is that it brings artisans and crafters from all over the world to one place. It’s been such a great way to “meet” people that I normally would never have the chance to. Today I’m excited to feature another Etsy seller all the way from Sydney, Australia! Allyce has also been kind enough to offer a Giveaway for readers so be sure to enter. Enjoy her story!

I’m Allyce and I run the Etsy store PopsicleDesigns. I’m presently based in Sydney, Australia. Though I’m only new to selling my jewelry, I’ve been crafting for pretty much my whole life and I love to crochet.

My jewelry is mainly retro inspired. This pretty much comes from my love of all things 1950’s, I have been collecting things from that period for about 5 years and previously sold vintage items on Etsy.

I started making my earrings at the beginning of the year just for myself, but I was constantly getting compliments and started selling them to friends and family. I finally took the plunge and set up an Etsy store for them.

If you’re in Sydney you can find me at the Rock N Roll and Alternative Market every 3^rd Sunday of the month. You can also check out Popsicle Designs on Etsy (http://popsicledesigns.etsy.com) and Facebook (http://tiny.cc/popsicledesigns) or Sign up for a Monthly Newsletter (http://eepurl.com/bcHFY).

I love buying handmade and am slowly building a collection of jewelry from other Etsy sellers. The thing which I love most about buying handmade, is how unique the pieces are. I frequently get compliments on my jewelry, whether it was made by me or another Etsy seller. You honestly can’t beat knowing you have a piece of jewelry which no one else has.

I’m offering a giveaway to Sea Flower Studios’ blog followers. I have up for grabs my two best selling items for two different followers.  I have one pair of my Sea Foam Green Flower studs and one pair of my Black and Grey dot studs – made with men’s suit fabric material. The giveaway will run for 3 days only so enter now! (contest closes midnight on December 1st).

To win all you need to do is visit Popsicle Designs Etsy Shop (http://popsicledesigns.etsy.com) and leave a comment here telling me what your favourite item is. For a bonus entry visit the Popsicle Designs Facebook page (http://tiny.cc/popsicledesigns), “Like” it and leave a second comment saying you have done so. Winners will be chosen at random. And don’t forget to leave your email address so I can contact you!

And the Winner Is….

It’s time to announce the winner of these beautiful earrings from Octobers contest. And the winner is Jenny! Congratulations!

If you also entered my Facebook contest the winner has been annouced there as well you can see the winner by visiting http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sea-Flower-Studios/160961143929860?ref=sgm

If you aren’t the lucky winner this time please stick around. I’ll be announcing another contest later this month!

Let’s Celebrate with a Giveaway!

September has been all about work for Sea Flower Studios so it’s time now for some fun! October has always been my favorite month and in my family is full of celebrations for Birthdays and Anniversaries, so I can’t think of a better time to celebrate the Grand Opening of Sea Flower Studios! During the last couple weeks I’ve launched the new website (http://www.seaflowerstudios.weebly.com/), started this blog, introduced a Facebook page and opened my shop on Etsy.com….oh and of course have been busy making new jewelry and taking pictures of it all to show everyone! No wonder I’m ready for a nap!

To celebrate all these new things and welcome my readers I am offering two giveaways for the month of October. Anyone who signs up as a follower of my blog during this time will be entered into a random draw and at the end of the month one lucky person will win a stunning pair of earrings. These earrings are made using dark rich bronze metal and have brown glass pearls and champagne coloured crystals. To qualify you must sign up as a follower anytime before midnight on October 31, 2010. While you’re visiting please post a comment! I would love to hear what pieces of jewelry you like or what you would be interested to read about on my blog. As an added bonus if you are also a Facebook user I will be hosting the second giveaway for those readers. Visit my Facebook page and “Like” it or make a comment to be entered in the giveaway there. If you enter both you’ll double your chances to win!

Winners will be announced on both my blog and my Facebook page during the first week of November. Check back to see who the lucky people are!

The fine print stuff….One piece of jewelry will be given away by random drawing for entries to my blog (Value approximately $25.00 including shipping and handling) and one piece of jewelry will be given away by random drawing for entries on Facebook (Value approximately $30.00 including shipping and handling). Only one entry per person on my blog and one entry per person on facebook. If you win one drawing you will not be eligible for the second prize as well. You must sign up before midnight on October 31, 2010 to be eligible. Winners will be announced and contacted within the week after the contest closes.