Sterling Silver & Brass Earrings - Etsy Giveaway!

It's time for a brand new Etsy giveaway starting this week on April Fool's Day! And this is NO JOKE! I would like to introduce to you another great Etsy shop..3 Squares! This shop is owned by Jean in Raleigh, North Carolina. Jean dropped out of the corporate world to keep her sanity and focus on the things that she is most passionate about. Aside from her family, she really enjoys creating jewelry and cooking, so it’s no surprise that most of her beautiful designs are inspired by something edible.

Her jewelry is crafted from a mixture of metals in many forms and with a variety of finishes. Found objects are sometimes incorporated as well. She is mostly self-taught, and she continues to explore new materials and techniques. Her goal is to offer an eclectic menu of unique and interesting pieces one can enjoy wearing or giving.

Jean is inviting you to check out her 3Squares Etsy shop. She is offering this generous giveaway to one lucky winner this week......these simply lovely handmade earrings called "Pancakes" of shiny sterling silver and brass earrings!

Here is what you have to do to enter this contest:

You do not have to be a blogger to enter.

It is open to World Wide Entries!

PLEASE NOTE: Each entry must be posted separately to count.

1. For one entry please go to Jean's 3Squares Etsy store and check it out. Come back here to my blog and post a comment on your favorite thing from her shop. Also, please be sure to leave your email address so I can notify you if you are a winner.

2. For a 2nd entry join my mailing list. Only 4 to 5 newsletters a year will be emailed with seasonal discounts and freebies! (You can post this entry if you have already joined my mailing list!)

3. For a 3rd entry if you would like..follow my blog, or link back to my blog, or blog about this great giveaway! ( You can post this entry if you already follow my blog or link to it. Please post the url link if you blog about this giveaway.)

4. For a 4th entry you can twitter about this giveaway. Please post here with your twitter user name.

This Giveaway ends on Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 12:00 Midnight PST. A winner will be chosen randomly using Random.org. We will disclose the winner on Monday, April 13th, 2009 here on this blog post. Good Luck and Thank you for participating!

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This Giveaway Has Ended

The lucky winner of this wonderful giveaway by 3 squares is entry #69! Congratulations to Jill!

Here are your random numbers: Picked by Random.Org
69

Timestamp: 2009-04-013 02:21:57 UTC

Thank You to all of you who participated in this contest!And most of all a great big Thank You to Jean for hosting this wonderful giveaway from 3Squares.Etsy.com.


Please come back for more great giveaways on Helenes Dreams blog!

A Little "Soul" Searching!

Hi Everyone! Wanting to just check in with my bloggy friends and say "hello"! I have been soul searching lately! As you can see I have been offering a lot of promotional help to some of my Etsy friends and hosting their giveaways for them. It has been sort of busy lately with promoting! So in honor of my soul searching...I present to you my own creation..."Soul". These earrings are a beautiful gorgeous moonstone wire wrapped in sterling silver and hang on my own design earwires. The silver has been oxidized and then polished over for some sheen. Just gorgeous!
Mention this blog ad and recieve FREE shipping and 10% off your order. Offer good till April 10th, 2009!

Fine Silver Forged Stackable Rings - Etsy Giveaway!

Okay my friends! How incredibly beautiful is this gorgeous ring, hand forged, hammered and wire wrapped with garnet gemstones by our friends at SeaBabe Jewelry. Yet, another great Etsy shop! You have to check them out!

Sea Babe Jewelry was created on the North Shore of Oahu this year by Kristin and David. They are inspired by their beautiful surroundings of the ocean and islands. How wonderful it must be to live in Hawaii!

Kristin has a BA in Marketing, but has always also been a crafter at heart. She has a keen eye for finish and detail combined with a mastery of her colors and materials.

Before his jewelry career, David was a traveling surfer/ videographer. While traveling in Southeast Asia, David began acquiring jewelry and gemstones as a buying agent for many companies in California. Now he is gaining notoriety for his unique earwires and wire wrapped rings
Together Kristin and David have really put their creative spirits together to produce beautiful skilled pieces. Great detail goes into each piece of their work!

This week Kristin and David from Sea Babe Jewelry would like to invite you to visit their store.

They are generously offering an incredible giveaway this week and one lucky winner will be honored by winning these beautiful fine silver fused stackable rings below custom made to the winners size. WOW!

Here is what you have to do to enter this contest:

You do not have to be a blogger to enter.

It is open to US & Canada entries only.

PLEASE NOTE: Each entry must be posted separately to count.

1. For one entry please go to Kristin and Dave's Etsy store and check it out. Come back here to my blog and post a comment on your favorite thing from their shop. Also, please be sure to leave your email address so I can notify you if you are a winner.

2. For a 2nd entry join my mailing list. Only 4 to 5 newsletters a year will be emailed with seasonal discounts and freebies! (You can post this entry if you already joined my mailing list!)

3. For a 3rd entry if you would like..follow my blog, or link back to my blog, or blog about this great giveaway! ( You can post this entry if you already follow my blog or link to it. Please post the url link if you blog about this giveaway.)

4. For a 4th entry you can twitter about this giveaway. Please post here with your twitter user name.

This Giveaway ends on Monday, March 30, 2009 at 12:00 Midnight PST. A winner will be chosen randomly using Random.org. We will disclose the winner on Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 here on this blog post. Good Luck and Thank you for participating!

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The lucky winner of this wonderful giveaway by Sea Babe Jewelry is entry #157! Congratulations to Becca!

Here are your random numbers: Picked by Random.Org
157

Timestamp: 2009-04-01 02:27:04 UTC



Thank You to all of you who participated in this contest! And most of all a great big Thank You to Kristin and Dave for hosting this wonderful giveaway from SeababeJewelry.etsy.com!


Please come back for more great giveaways on Helenes Dreams blog!

Bracelet by Musette- Etsy Giveaway


Yes, Its time for another great giveaway! I have several inquiries from so many great Etsy shop owners wanting to share a great thing with you! I can't refuse. There are so many wonderful items that are beautifully handcrafted by such wonderful people.

Take a look at Musette. Here is another great Etsy shop owned by Shannon in Charlotte, NC. Her handcrafted jewelry is just lovely. She entails lively colors with some rustic qualitys and even a hint of vintage in some that I see. Her jewelry is full of joyful expression, unique and simply whimsical!


This necklace is called "Brown Sugar". I can see this being a classic necklace that one can wear all year long. Shannon is addicted to beading and her creative moods change with her designs. You never know what you might just see in her shop!

For this week, Shannon would like to invite you to visit her lovely Etsy shop called Musette. She is giving away this beautiful silver plated bracelet accented with some sweet vintage glass and lucite beads to one lucky winner.

Here is what you have to do to enter this contest:

You do not have to be a blogger to enter.

It is open to US & Canada entries only.

PLEASE NOTE: Each entry must be posted separately to count.

1. For one entry please go to her Mussette Etsy store and check out her adorable Etsy shop. Come back here to my blog and post a comment on your favorite thing from her shop. Also, please leave your email address so I can notify you if you are a winner.

2. For a 2nd entry join my mailing list. Only 4 to 5 newsletters a year will be emailed with seasonal discounts and freebies! (You can post this entry if you already joined my mailing list!)

3. For a 3rd entry if you would like..follow my blog, or link back to my blog, or blog about this great giveaway! ( You can post this entry if you already follow my blog or link to it. Please post the url link if you blog about this giveaway.)

4. For a 4th entry you can twitter about this giveaway. Please post here with your twitter user name.

This Giveaway ends on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 12:00 Midnight PST. A winner will be chosen randomly using Random.org. We will disclose the winner on Monday, March 23rd, 2009 here on this blog post. Good Luck and Thank you for participating!
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The lucky winner of this wonderful giveaway by Musette is entry #208! Congratulations to Melanie!

Her entry #208 was generated by Random.org: Timestamp: 2009-03-23 16:20:06 UTC

Thank You to all of you who participated in this contest! And most of all a great big Thank You to Shannon for hosting this wonderful giveaway from Musettemade.Etsy.com!

Please come back for more great giveaways on Helenes Dreams blog!

Yummy Toffee Cookies! - Etsy Giveaway

Oh my gosh! Don't these look absolutely wonderful? I would love to just bite into one these Walnut Chocolate chip cookies by Sugar Plus Spice right now! MMMMMMMMM...just so wonderful.

Sugar Plus Spice
is another great Etsy shop owned by Kim in Bridgwater, MA. Her dream and passion has always been to have her own little bakery shop. Thanks to Etsy, Kim is now beginning to live a dream by having her very own shop!
Kim claims that she is "addicted to baking cookies". Every year during the Christmas season Kim bakes nearly 1100 cookies. She wraps them up and prepares them as gifts for her friends. Her friends have always raved about the cookies that she's produced, marveled in the different kinds and quantity, and frankly wondered why she would do such thing. The answer has always been easy- because Kim quotes "I love it, and genuinely look forward to my big baking weekend every year".

For this week Kim is offering this great tasty giveaway by giving one person a chance to try one dozen of her very delicious most yummy Toffee Cookies!



Here is what you have to do to enter this contest:


You do not have to be a blogger to enter.

It is open to US entries only.

PLEASE NOTE: Each entry must be posted separately to count.

1. For one entry please go to Sugar Plus Spice Etsy store and check out her adorable Etsy shop. Come back here to my blog and post a comment on your favorite thing from her shop. Also, please leave your email address so I can notify you if you are a winner.

2. For a 2nd entry join my mailing list. Only 4 to 5 newsletters a year will be emailed with seasonal discounts and freebies! (You can post this entry if you already joined my mailing list!)

3. For a 3rd entry if you would like..follow my blog, or link back to my blog, or blog about this great giveaway! ( You can post this entry if you already follow my blog or link to it. Please post the url link if you blog about this giveaway.)

4. For a 4th entry you can twitter about this giveaway. Please post here with your twitter user name.

This Giveaway ends on Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 12:00 Midnight PST. A winner will be chosen randomly using Random.org. We will disclose the winner on Monday, March 16th, 2009 here on this blog post. Good Luck and Thank you for participating!

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Our Lucky winner for this Etsy giveaway by Sugar Plus Spice is entry # 201 ! Congratulations to SMOOSHY! This person was chosen by Random.org.
Timestamp: 2009-03-16 15:22:33 UTC

Thank You to all of you who participated in this contest! And most of all a great big Thank You to Kim for hosting this wonderful giveaway from Sugar Plus Spice.
She is selling some very yummy delicious Easter cookies for great prices!

Super Sweet Crochet Slippers- Etsy Giveaway!

I just love love love how snuggly and warm these slippers are! I have some of my own and I am telling you that these booties are the best things my feet have ever touched. Now that I have them ...I want to wear them all of the time. They are truly wonderful to have on when the days are chilly.

Not only do they keep your feet so warm, they also are so adorable and just so cute to look at. I get a lot of compliments from my friends who see me wear them.

Linda's Krafty Kreations
...another great Etsy store is offering these for only $8.00 a pair. Can you believe it? That is truly an incredible price for a great pair of high quality warm handmade crochet slippers! At this price, they would make such wonderful gifts too!

Linda is a stay at home mom with 3 children. She is also attending college and attaining a degree as well. You go Linda! (its tough being a mom AND a college student!) Linda tells me she loves to crochet and sew. Her creations have developed from her own patterns and trys to keep her items unique. She quotes " her low prices don't reflect the high quality of her work". She also makes hats, scarfs, cowls and purses as well.

Linda's Krafty Kreations would like to offer you this generous giveaway for the week of March 1 to March 8th! One lucky contestant will have a chance to win any pair of crochet slippers in her shop and Linda will make them in any size at your request!

Here is what you have to do to enter this contest:

You do not have to be a blogger to enter. It is open to WORLDWIDE contestants! Woohoo!

PLEASE NOTE: Each entry must be posted separately to count.

1. For one entry please go to Linda's Krafty Kreations Etsy store and check out her adorable Etsy shop. Come back here to my blog and post a comment on your favorite thing from her shop. Also, please leave your email address so I can notify you if you are a winner.

2. For a 2nd entry join my mailing list. Only 4 to 5 newsletters a year will be emailed with seasonal discounts and freebies!

3. For a 3rd entry if you would like..follow my blog, or link back to my blog, or blog about this great giveaway!

4. For a 4th entry you can twitter about this giveaway. Please post here with your twitter user name.

This Giveaway ends on Sunday, March 8, 2009 at 12:00 PM PST. A winner will be chosen randomly using Random.org. We will disclose the winner on Monday, March 9th, 2009 here on this blog post. Good Luck and Thank you for participating!
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Our Lucky winner for this Etsy giveaway by Linda's Krafty Kreations is entry #37!
Congratulations to Paula H! She was chosen by Random.org.
Timestamp: 2009-03-09 02:20:25 UTC

Thank You to all of you who participated in this contest! And most of all a great big Thank You to Linda for hosting this wonderful giveaway from Linda's Krafty Kreations!
Remember she is selling these wonderful slippers for only $8.00 a pair..what a deal!