erin s. come on down!

you are the giveaway winner for this week! contact me with your address to have the earrings sent out to you - 


just for fun i am going to compile a list of the books you recommended and ask our other members what their favorites are... stay tuned...

winners all

mary jane dodd

for spring has sprung in the northern hemisphere and autumn begun in the southern...

'in the spring, 

i have counted 136 different kinds of weather 

inside of 24 hours.'

~ mark twain

and congratulations to carol of dillman's dallies for winning d'arsie's earrings!  please contact her here ... 

you also still have a couple of days to enter march's call to create - for the generous offerings to one randomly chosen winner - see the right hand sidebar!

The Monday Winner is.....

Rosebud101! 

Please contact MaryAnn with your address.

Thank-you to everyone who entered.

Our next giveaway will by next Monday, the 14th.

Giveaway Winner.....

Choosing from random.org, the #12 was generated making FireFlyMyst the winner of these gorgeous charms!  Please contact Barbara with your address.

Congratulations and thanks so much for sharing our post with others :O)

monday giveaway winner -

mary jane dodd

i hadn't made this announcement before... doing so now, i think it is really nice to have it be on monday - what a great way to kick off the week!

the winner of these textured & patinated mixed metal earrings is::

shannon - for my sweet daughter

congratulations shannon! please email me with your infomation - mairedodd@gmail.com

also be sure to see our new call to create for february - the colors are especially uplifting while winter has us firmly in its hold... 

Lampwork Focal Winner...

...is Kell from Beadativity!

Please contact Patty with your mailing address.....

More information regarding donations for our giveaways and our challenges can be found in the "sponsor" tab at the top of this blog.  In exchange for donations, you will receive a button "ad" on the sidebar with a link to your shop or blog for one month. 

Thank-you to all who participated in our giveaway and to the generosity of those who have donated.

mini giveaway winners ~

mary jane dodd

i am pleased to announce the winners of our mini giveaway...

the first set -

goes to doreen!

the second set -

goes to boot~c!

congratulations, ladies - please contact me so i can get these into the mail for you... 

the deep reds and purples got to me this week as well... 

thank you for participating - we are looking forward to seeing your entries in our call to create for the month!

The Winner is...

MyWifesStudio  who said,

"I bought myself a christmas present...pepe jumpring kit!!! I'm so excited to start playing with my new toy!!"

Thanks for commenting and please contact Kelli with your address.

If you are interested in seeing how that new toy works, click HERE.

And, you still have until this Saturday to win these colorful groups offered in a mini giveaway by Mary Jane Dodd.  Click HERE for your chance to win.

~Thank-you for creating handmade from handmade~

And the Winner is....

Jen Crossley....

You've won these ceramic and copper earrings.  Please click HERE to send MaryAnn your address.

Congrats!

And our Designer of the week is:

Erin Prais-Hintz

Shop Link:  Tesori Trovati

Illuminated Treasure - Gail

Illuminated manuscript bead from Humblebeads
faceted iolite
cream keishi pearls
sterling silver
swarovski crystals

Created for my mom, Gail for Christmas. Shhh! Don't tell!

There are 4 more days left to get your entries in for a chance to win some fab beads and components as well as a month with a page on our website as well as on our blog.

Thanks to all of the participants!!!

Monday Winner...

now officially announced.....

The winner of these fantastic earrings.......

is.....

Rosebud101!!! 

YAY!!! 

Please contact Barbara Lewis with your name and address!

Next Giveaway, Monday, December 20th....

A Winner and the Spotlight...

by MaryAnn Carroll

Due to Thanksgiving falling on the same day that we announce our weekly Call-to-Create Designer Spotlight Winner, we did not select a designer to be shown off on our blog. Today we will be announcing that designer AND announcing our weekly LMAJ Giveaway Winner...... 

Soooooooo....without further ado,
Our Designer Spotlight winner is...

Lu Behrman from Designed by Lu.

~Hidden Forest~

Here is how Lu described this gorgeous necklace...

Deeply etched copper forest pendant (44x34mm) by jenniferstumpf; bronze leaf by summerstudio; glass headpins by GardanneBeads; HUGE (approx. 3/4") lampwork nuggets by twosisters; and the incredible chestnut/indigo chain and toggle clasp by missficklemedia. Measures 24"...

Now...for the winner of this beautiful necklace by our own Mary Jane Dodd......

using the random number generator, the #1 was picked......and that person is...

Carol DeLater.

Congratulations, Carol!  You're one lucky woman :O)  Check out Carol's blog Beads and Birds.

This is MaryAnn Carroll...

reporting to you from Love My Art Jewelry.  Light rain is looming over Central New York, while the prevailing winds have died down....it should turn out to be a......

CUT!!!!

This isn't a weather report! 

This is a GIVEAWAY report!.....

Excuse me........

Wrong script......

The winner is...... NANCY MARKOSKY (a.k.a. Baglady-

we won't ask where that name came from, now will we?????)

Here is Nancy's comment regarding creating something handmade as a gift.....

"Beautiful Bead! You are a truly talented artist to create such beautiful things. I made quilts for two of my boys, using fabric that speaks to their interests and talents. My boys are young adults and I'm not sure they appreciate the amount of work but maybe someday they will :). I posted on my blog about your fabulous giveaway. Thank you!"

Thanks to everyone who participated.  Our next giveaway will be Monday, November 22nd.

Nancy, you can click HERE to contact Patty with your address.

The LMAJ Winner is....

by MaryAnn Carroll

Before I announce it....don't forget that we have just started our new "Call-to-Create."  Click the button on the side bar to for simple "how to" directions.  The theme for the month is also located on the side, as well as in the original post. 

Well, look at that....it ended up right here too!!!

We would love to have a designer to show off this week!  Hurry!!!

Please, get your handmade with handmade jewelry created and upload to flickr.  Remember....if you don't make your own handmade components yet, there are many art beads out there to choose from.  As a matter of fact, I love to include the work of others in my own work since it makes it that more unique!

Where did I leave off?  Oh, that's right....

is.....Dracowin! 

Please send an email to lovemyartjewelry@gmail.com with your address information.

Our next giveaway will be Monday, November 8th.

Thank-you to everyone who participated.

LMAJ Monday Giveaway Winner...

The winner of these fabulous handmade earrings is......

RIKI SCHUMACHER

Congratulations Riki!  Please contact Mary Jane so that she can mail these out.

Our next giveaway will be Monday, October 25th.

*The random number generator was used to select the winner.