Not Your Mother's Pearl Necklace - Etsy Giveaway

Well, its about time for another great giveaway! I am so excited to share with you a dear friend of mine's gorgeous jewelry shop. I have been adoring Tamara's work from McFarland Design's on Etsy for a long time now. Tamara lives in beautiful Loleta, California on a small ranch on some rolling hills right off the coast. The area there is absolutely beautiful and inspiring to her I am sure.
Tamara's work has evolved over the years and she really has perfected her style and technique when it comes to soldering. She is a true "silversmith", and gives me great inspiration. Her work is just beautiful, and I hope someday to progess to this level of jewelry making. Tamara is also a vegan...meaning she uses no animal products (pearls, silk, leather, etc.) in the construction of her jewelry and basically lives a true vegan life as well as recycles and reuses everything she possibly can. You can learn more about Tamara on her blog too at www.mcfarlanddesigns.com.

The ring pictured above is one of her trademark rings using a "Moissanite" gemstone and recycled 14k Rose and White gold. Moissanite is a truly remarkable man made gemstone. Please read more about the stones she uses on her etsy site. The use of Moissanite is a symbol of Tamara's dedication to using products that do not cause the ethical issues of harvesting gems and minerals from the earth.
Tamara is offering to giveaway this gorgeous asymmetrical Swarovski pearl and sterling silver necklace. She uses Swarovski simulated pearls in a lovely charcoal hue ranging from 4mm - 10 mm with some gorgeous sterling silver chain made from flattened ovals to create this beautiful piece.

This necklace measures 18" in length (not including the part that hangs down from the center, which is about 2-1/4" long) and is handmade by her. As always all of her jewelry is vegan.

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 Tamara's Etsy store, McFarland Design's and check it out. Come back here to my blog and post a comment on your favorite thing from the shop. Also, please be sure to leave your email address so I can notify you if you are a winner.

3. 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!)

4. 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.)

5. For a 4th entry ..follow me on Facebook. I am HelenesDreams.Etsy.com on Facebook. Okay it needs some help..but getting some more followers there will allow me to have my blog on there too, and inspire me to keep that going.

This Giveaway ends on Saturday, June 6th, 2009 at 12:00 Midnight PST. A winner will be chosen randomly using Random.org. We will disclose the winner on Sunday, June 7th, 2009 here on this blog post. Good Luck and Thank you for participating!

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This Giveaway Has Ended!

The lucky winner chosen by Random.Org is entry # 4 which goes to Leslie Malone!

I want to thank all of you wonderful blog readers who took a moment to enter!

I will be hosting another giveaway here in a few days. Sarah from Bella Bejeweled will be giving away a $25.00 gift certificate to her "Twilight" inspired jewelry shop!