13 December 2011

Glass + Resin Pendant Giveaway

I am excited to announce that I am participating in the Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway Day! What is Giveaway Day, you might ask? Well, first off- it's awesome. Second- it's a chance for you to win many, many amazing handcrafted items from some very talented crafters. Bloggers and shop owners are giving away fabric, handmade bags, items for the home, jewelry, and accessories - the list goes on and on!  So be sure to visit from  Sew, Mama, Sew now through December 16th for your chance to win!


I've chosen to give away one of my Glass + Resin Pendants in the Lichen color way.  Each handmade pendant features a microcosm of tiny glass spheres encapsulated beneath multiple layers of glass-like resin and is set in an antique brass bezel. The Lichen color way features a monochromatic selection of green and gold glass spheres perfect for the holidays!  


The pendant includes an 18" hand-oxidized brass chain and will arrive boxed and ready for gift giving!  


To win this lovely necklace all you need to do is comment on this post and tell me what your favorite holiday tradition is.  Do you bake an assortment of cookies for family and friends?  Do you host a party? Is there a particular dish that you make each year?  Tell me- I'd love to know!  Be sure to leave an email address so that I can contact you, too!

There are two more ways to win, and they are in no way mandatory.  I am simply offering these two additional entries as a thanks for my old and new followers.  : )
a.)  If you are a follower of my blog, please leave an additional comment and let me know!
b.)  If you have fanned Helen Ethel Studio on Facebook, be sure to comment that you are a Facebook follower!

You will have until Friday December 16th to enter.  Comments will close at 5pm PCT on December 16th and one winner will be chosen at random (using random.org) on December 17th.  I will announce the winner no later than Sunday, December 18th and will note whom that is in this giveaway post.  If there is no contact info, or if I do not hear back from the winner within a week of my original email, I will select another individual at random.

Finally, I will ship INTERNATIONALLY!

Thank you for stopping by and participating in this great event.  Be sure to visit my my shop, Helen Ethel Studio, as there is still time for holiday shopping!  From now until December 17th,  I will be offering free shipping on all items.  This is open to domestic and international shipping.  Please enter the code FREESHIP2011 at check out.  Thank you!












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64 comments:

Jingle said...

This is stunning! My favorite tradition is our annual Christmas Breakfast! It is a nice time together and always filled with wonderful treats!
jinglesells at gmail dot com

Sarah said...

Stunning necklace! I love attending the Festival of Lights in Lyon during the holiday season

Thanks for the giveaway
Sarah @ http://kiwigetscrafty.blogspot.com

Gill said...

What a beautiful necklace!
Every Christmas we all go to the midnight church service on Christmas Eve - it's so magical!

Second Chance Tan said...

Gorgeous.... we make fudge - and give bags of it to everyone we know!!

I am joining in with this give away day, so pop over to my blog and say hello if you get the chance

http://sewasecondchance.blogspot.com/

Spontaneous Threads said...

We have one that involves pouring over all the pictures we took during the year and picking the perfect one for our Christmas Card. The discussions are lively!! Thanks for the give away.

Anonymous said...

I just love this necklace, Amy!! It's gorgeous!

No idea what my favorite holiday tradition is, but some include our elf Noel that visits us in December and surprises the kids with a new hiding spot or other fun things each day. I also love baking and making goodies to give with gifts. And a personal favorite has been making a move to mostly handmade items for presents.

~I'm also a fan on Facebook.
~I also follow your blog.

Kristi said...

Lighting the advent candles every night, and making and decorating cookies!
mindfulhome at gmail dot com

Nancy said...

I love putting up the tree and the daily count down on the advent calendar!

nancebagance at yahoo dot ca

deserae said...

We love making gingerbread houses every year!
deserae (at) gmail (dot) com

daydream kate said...

My favorite holiday tradition is any type of Secret Santa giving. Drawing names at work, adopting a family, angel trees...I looooove them all. :)

Merry Christmas everyone!

daydreamhouse ... at ... hotmail ... dot ... com

Michell said...

Wow amazing. Would love to win it

Esther said...

That is so pretty and unique! After Christmas my mom and I get together and cut up all the cards we received and make new ones for next year!

Jenna Z said...

Most of all, I love decorating the tree! It's such a great group project and seeing the ornaments you haven't seen in a year is like saying hello to old friends!

Oso said...

I usually host all the celebrations at home, but my mother and my mother-in-law are the ones who do the cooking. I love having all my family around me.

Thanks for the chance to win.

lauramdd(at)terra(dot)es

Amy said...

My favorite tradition is cutting down our Christmas tree! Amy @ gasudimack(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

sandyandcosmo said...

What a beautiful necklace! I enjoy listening to Christmas music while decorating the tree.

Ashley said...

One of my favorite holiday traditions is Black Friday shopping with my mom!

ELNM said...

Beautiful necklace - thanks for the chance to win. I love the cookie baking (and eating!). ellen@myerly.net

Jeanine The Crafting Fiend said...

my favorite holiday tradition is opening stockings on Christmas eve

Jasmine1485 said...

I watch 'Love Actually' with my partner every Christmas Eve :) I still love it!

kate1485 at hotmail.com

Jeannie D said...

I make Rocky Road candy and give it to friends and neighbors

mynadala(at)gmail(dot)com

Lisa said...

after all the running around is done, my husband and I get to snuggle up on the couch and watch Love Actually - my favorite movie. It's a quiet, cozy tradition that I love. :)

Lisa said...

(I'm a follower too!)

Anonymous said...

I follow your blog through GFC.

LOra W.
imnstitches(at)hotmail(dot)com

Anonymous said...

We have a tradition of giving a special ornament to each of the boys on Christmas Eve.

Lora W.
imnstiches(at)hotmail(dot)com

Shevvy said...

I like the end of the day when me and my Mum get home and relax in front of the telly with a bottle of champagne.

Faddict said...

Gorgeous! I love it!
My fave tradition is Xmas dinner, it's the only time get a proper western style roast out here!

Faddict said...

I've fanned on FB!

Leo said...

one of my favourite traditions is writing advent calendar postcards to friends and recieveing one in return - that way we catch up with each other before the Christmas turmoil starts. And on the plus side we al get several advent calendars to open a window each day.

enbartlett said...

My favorite traditions are making Christmas cookies and watching holiday specials on tv.

Susan said...

So beautiful! I love your work! My favourite tradition is cutting down the christmas tree in the woods behind our house.
mcintoshsusan(at)hotmail.com

Angie said...

Wow that thing is beautiful! My family plays board games for the holidays.

Holly U said...

This pendant would have my name under the tree, noone else's! Lovely! one of my favorite holiday traditions is caroling with 'chosen family' at the (nursing) homes of elderly and sick family or friends of the group. We've been doing it since I was a girl more than 30 years ago.

CMEH said...

my favorite tradition is christmas eve with family. eating, visiting and wearing the kids out so they will sleep. thanks for a great giveaway

Kimberly said...

Advent calendars filled with chocolates to count down Christmas. Thanks!

baukje said...

We go out for dinner together every year in an other restaurant

Anonymous said...

So beautiful!
Our family tradition is reading every afternoon, with tea or cocoa and biscuits...in German we say: gemütlich LOL
Thank you for the chance to win this wonderful prize.
Kind regards from Germany.
Claudia
frauknopf@gmx.de

Kess said...

A group of family friends and my family get together and bake/decorate cookies. We've been doing it since I was two, so it's definitely a tradition that we all look forward to.
Thanks for the giveaway!
kessilari(at)gmail(dot)com

Sarah Weaver (A Beautiful Life) said...

After dinner, my family and friends all go out and watch a movie. Then we head back to my mom's house and eat leftovers and watch the guys play poker!!

Love the giveaway! Thank you for entering mine!! :)

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Sarah Weaver (A Beautiful Life) said...

Following! :)

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Heather said...

I love doing an Advent calendar for my kids every year!

Anonymous said...

I love getting together with family and friends and celebrate Christ's birth! Making cookies, croquettes and olibolen.
ashandgeoff(at)yahoo(dot)com

Robbie said...

One of my favorite holiday traditions is to do my Christmas baking cinnamon pecans, chex mix and toffee.

Shayla Sharp said...

I love painting cookies with my mom and sisters while listening to Christmas music and recalling funny stories.

Anonymous said...

I send out real Christmas cards, scads of them!!

Love the pendant, very pretty. I also like the ones in your shop. I haven't been brave enough to try resin yet...

Thanks for the great giveaway!

Katina
kjkoukla(athotmail...

MooBear Designs said...

We started a new tradition this year with our children. We hand made our own advent calendar which has been a wonderful success. I also made each child their own personalised felt bouble. Cant wait till next year to do it all again!!

xo Steph

Ann S said...

I love baking cookies with the kids.

Alessa said...

Wow, so pretty, I love the greens!
We always have a Christmas party. The whole family invites their friends (that includes my parents and siblings) so there's people of all ages having fun. :)

DangAndBlast! said...

That's really eye-catching! Don't have anything at all like that.

I like going to the German-language service at the local Lutheran church with my father - it's the one thing just the two of us do together.

knitgirl66 said...

You are a very talented artist!
At Christmas we always spend lots of time putting up our tree and decorating the home.

Amy B said...

my favorite holiday tradition is our various advent/countdown calendars.

ab3belote at gmail dot com

♥Duff said...

My favorite holiday tradition is cooking up some homemade caramel corn!

Kate said...

Lovely necklace-- my college's school colors were green and gold! My favorite holiday tradition is making a big batch of marinara with my mom for Christmas eve. akmajor (at) gmail (dot) com

Jeane said...

My favorite holiday tradition is eggnog on Christmas Eve with are family. Your necklace is beautiful and my provincial colors.

Jeane said...

I have become a follower of your blog.

Goldogmom said...

this is lovely! thanks for the opportunity to win.

As for my holiday tradition, they change some based on what directions my family is moving. But my mother made a special dish and I like to make it each year, to anchor me to some continuity.

And I like to have my children over, share some food and play a game together. We all enjoy the shared fun.

Michelle
bellamichelle(at)gmail(dot)com

Caren said...

You MADE this?!!! It's GORGEOUS!!! Wow. OK, I was sidetracked. Back to the question. Um...what was the question again? Oh yes. My family is just starting traditions this year, we're doing 3:
advent calendar, Christmas Eve church service, and my newest fun thing, which may become my favorite (I'm not sure since I just got the fruit loops tonight after the kids went to bed): making fruit loop garland for the tree!

Ballardquilter said...

Enjoying the lights

The Sewing Dork said...

Our tradition is to cut down a homely tree, drag it home and burden it with decorations that threaten to tip it over. We do it year after year, and I must say, I love those little Charlie Brown trees.

jeifner said...

I like to eat The 12 Grapes at midnight on New Years Eve. If you can eat and finish them by 12:01 you are supposed to have good luck for all of the new year. Yay!

hwscutie said...

The first Monday of December my family goes caroling and take goodies to friends

Laura said...

We have a Jesse Tree we put ornaments on every day during Advent.

The Hungry Crafter said...

Such a pretty necklace! My favorite tradition is going to see The Christmas Revels performance in Cambridge, MA -- I just so happen to be going tonight, and it will truly kick off Christmas for me!

Anne said...

That is gorgeous! On Christmas eve we make rum balls, go to church, then come home and watch "It's a Wonderful Life." I can't wait. Merry Christmas!