Drum Roll Please.......and the Winner is......

Okay, so the copied web page isn't all the clear but it can be read. To the right of the page is the random number generator with the numbers 1 - 40 as the range. Below the range is the randomly generated number of 13. Woohoo, lucky number 13!

Prior to using the number generator I assigned numbers to each person based on the amount of entries they submitted. Entries were gained by three options: posting comment about a favorite item from my shop = 1 entry, blogging/posting about my giveaway = 2 entries per blog post, purchase = 3 entries per purchase.

Listed below are all the persons who entered and the numbers which I assigned to them. Since all numbers have equal chances to be drawn regardless of position I just assigned them sequentially to ease tracking.

Silver River Jewelry - 1 entry - 1
Evil bendy - 3 entries - 2,3,4
Carapace - x 1 entry - 5
Redcrow x 1 entry - 6
Amber x 2 entries - 7,8
Jerri x 3 entries - 9,10,11
Gym Mama x 5 entries - 12,13,14,15,16
Aik x 3 entries - 17,18,19
2 Virgos x 3 entries - 20,21,22
Patrice x 1 entry - 23
Beadlady x 3 entries - 24,25,26
Larry Hamm x 1 entry - 27
Jennifer Anderson x 3 (purchase) - 28,29,30
Karen White x 6 (purchase) - 31,32,33,34,35,36
Jazzy Jems x 1 entry - 37
Bon Bon Babe x 2 - 38,39
Marion x 1 - 40


If you are unable to read the random screen capture (it is blurry...sorry) The winner number is:

13

Congratulations Gym Mama aka Brandi!!!!!!!!!

Contact me as when you can and we'll discuss the custom aspects of your bracelet!

I'm cleared for duty!

Just saw my doctor today and she gave me a clean bill of health and clearance to resume my normal life, woohoo! I have my written clearance to return to full duty at work July 11 and I can do everything I'm used to doing without restriction. Of course, I still have anemia but it's improving everyday. I know I'm now 100% yet but I feel like my old self more this week than I have in months, almost years!

I had originally decided to have my giveaway contest run through July 15 but I'm thinking I'll bump it up. So I'm going to give everyone a few more days to enter and do the drawing July 5 for the holiday weekend. So make sure you have all the entries that you want cause you've only got 3 more days!

Nice weekend getaway

My husband and I decided to spend Friday and Saturday in New Braunfels, Tx with my best friend Debbie. I've been feeling stronger and my energy is starting to return so she suggested that we drive out for a visit. We had a great time, which was to be expected since I've known Debbie for over 12 years. The only bummer was that I couldn't play in the Guadalupe River becase my incision is not completely healed and who knows what critters and bacteria lurk in the natural spring waters. ;o(

So you're probably wondering why I posted a picture of supplements on this post. Debbie recommended this energy/stamina/mood boosting supplements from Irwin Naturals to me. She tried them a few weeks earlier and became and immediate believer. Normally I'm not one to use energy supplement because most have awful side effects and can be seriously damaging to one's health. I take my usual multi vitamin, prescribed medications and tried to live a healthy life of varied diet, exercise and sleep. But I tried these and I must say that I felt great all day!

Considering my current anemia I was able to walk around in the Texas heat most of the day and as long as I took breaks and stayed hydrated I didn't feel my usual malaise. I didn't take them the next morning to see what type of difference I felt and I was definitely more tired without them in the same conditions.

The average about $16 for a bottle of 75 and I liked them so much I decided to let ya'll know about them.

And don't forget about my giveaway! You have until 7/15 to enter!

My first Blog Giveaway! Let's Play!

This is my first blog giveaway! I was going to do it for my one year anniversary of starting my business in August but since I'm starting to feel so much better I decided to go ahead and do it now. My poll showed that most people preferred a bracelet or ring as a prize so I'm going with bracelet.

The bracelet pictured is an example of the type that will be the prize. The actual prize is a CUSTOM bracelet in this style with or without feathers. I used artistic silver plated wire with Swarovski crystals and a silver plated clasp with adjustable sizing links. If you win you get to pick the color and size of the bracelet and you get to choose either non tarnish silver plated or non tarnish brass wire for a gold look. If you decide to include feathers, be aware that while I have numerous colors/sizes in stock some colors/sizes may be limited or unavailable. Let me know what you prefer and I will do my best to match it.

The Rules:

1) Go to my artfire shop Feathered Friends Mementos, pick your favorite item and post a comment about it here. That earns you 1 entry!

2) Post about my giveaway on your blog/twitter/plurk/ etc and post a comment here with a link to that post and that earns you 2 entries!

3) Buy something from my shop and that earns you 3 entries! Woohoo!

FYI- you can do any combo of the above, only one comment entry allowed and multiple entries allowed by posting with a link in a comment or purchasing.

This giveaway will run from today June 15 until July 15. Then I'll randomly draw a name and announce the winner the next morning! Yippee!

I'm going to post a separate link to this post at on the upper right hand corner of my blog and keep this post up for a few days before a update again.

Thanks for all the support and follows! I hope this will be fun and can't want to see who wins!

Artfire Jewelry Artists and Supply Shops Sale Event

Visit Artfire Jewelry Artists and Supply Shops

Are you looking for great deals this month? You should check out the Spring Cleaning Event and Treasure Hunt Eventof the Artfire Jewelry Artists and Supply Shops on Artfire.com! Lot's of handmade jewelry and supplies offered at great prices and a chance to win handmade jewelry items

The Spring Cleaning & Treasure Hunt event will begin on April 17th and run through May 1st.
Every studio member will have a "Spring Cleaning" section that will showcase items on sale and specials.
Twenty studios will have 1 item in their Spring Cleaning section that will have either of 2 phrases in the description of this item. If 10 studios are discovered with the phrase that person will submit their names to me. If 15 studios with the phrase is discovered then they submit their names and the same if all 20 studios are discovered.
So, there are 3 categories for winning. The names will go into 3 different containers--3 winners will be picked from each container. Lovely handcrafted earrings will be the first category prize, beautiful handcrafted bracelets will be the 2nd category prize, and fabulous handcrafted necklaces will be the 3rd category prize. The phrase to be hunted for will be announced in our ads.
Good luck to all!

My shop is participating so come on by for a visit and join the hunt!