And the winner is...

The entries were assembled and ready for the drawing...



Hubby prepares to draw a winner in a tension filled moment... (doesn't he look thrilled?)

And we have a winner!!



Ange from Ange's Ramblings!

Well done and congrats! Email me your addy and the prize will be winging its way to your house!

A huge thanks to everyone who entered! I'm thrilled so many people liked it!
There will be more giveaways coming soon so keep your eyes peeled!

Let's get this show in the road...

::This giveaway is now closed::

Want to win this?



Rustic Ruffled Sterling Silver and Amethyst Ring!

I've just discovered that I have 2 reasons to celebrate- this is my 304th post! Yikes! I've been dribbling on for over 300 posts! :)

AND I have over 100 followers (I'm humbled that ANYONE would want to follow me... well not me, that would be weird- my blog)

So I'm giving back and would love to send you this ring! So you better enter so I can!

To enter you'll need to become and follower or already be a follower.
Just leave a comment on this post before the 31st of July when I'll randomly draw the winner.

And for an extra entry you can either blog about this giveaway or go to my etsy shop (on the sidebar) and tell me your faves from the jewellery... so I can make similar ones :)
... but you are not required to do this!







Good luck to all!!

A hush falls over the crowd as the envelope is opened...

And the winner is....

bellaandmolly!!

For making my husband giggle like a little girl with this comment:

"A guy walks into his psychiatrist's office wearing nothing but plastic wrap. The shrink says, "clearly, I can see your nuts."

I am just nuts about this ring and would proudly wear it."

Yes my husband is in fact a 5yr old trapped in a man's body :)

Well done to bellaandmolly! I will need some details from you to make your ring so please contact me :)

But honorable mentions go to-

Rachel for this comment using poetic skills:

Just noticing how
Exceptionally sweet &
Romantic your love for
Each other is. In
My humble opinion,
Your husband is a lucky guy!

and Jennifer who took the art of sucking up to a new level! :

Wow, you must have the most incredibly HANDSOME, COMPASSIONATE, HARD WORKING, SELFLESS, STRONG, SMART and FUNNY husband that ever walked the Earth. How WONDERFUL he must be for you to be able to create such incredibly beautiful jewelry. He must be your inspiration. You should definitely worship the ground he walks on for giving you such joy that reflects in you work...LOL!!! How was that? Pick me, pick me!!!

And lastly Corak the Mysterious who appealed on the very basic level of 'man to man':

My wife raves about the jewelry posted on this blog, so when she mentioned the ring giveaway I felt I had to appeal to male camaraderie and hope you choose my post as the winner and help make me popular tonight.

Great comments guys, I've decided you need to get something for your efforts.
How's 30% off any 1 item in the Missie Krissie shop sound? To be redeemed whenever you wish, if there's nothing you like now, save it for later!

Thanks to everyone who entered, I had fun reading comments and had a few little giggles to myself! Please keep an eye out for the next giveaway!

200(ish) posts Giveaway!

Small oops, I missed my 200th post somehow. This is actually my 206th :)
But I'm celebrating anyway and I am having a giveaway (as is the done thing when celebrating in blog land!)

Here's the prize:





It's a textured dome sterling silver ring, with little 9k gold ball. I will make it to the winner's size.

All you have to do is leave me a nice/funny/unique comment on this post and the winner will be picked by my Husband according to what catches his eye (just something a bit different from the usual random draw)

Winner will be picked on Wed 24th Feb.

Good Luck and thanks for helping me celebrate!

Monday winner!

*Sorry again, for some reason blogger kept kicking me off when I tried to post this!

Anyway, the random winner for Monday is...

Danielle from Beautiful Shlopp Glass

It's on... get in quick!

Ok let the giveaway begin!

Remember that these are just my practice pieces, so they are by no means perfect. Some are not quite straight or have a small imperfection... or 2. But they are all sterling silver and some have nice stones.

Here's how it will work...

To enter you need to blog about this giveaway and let me know that you have by leaving a comment on this post . Once you've blogged about it, you have entered for the duration of the giveaway, meaning you have a chance to win something every day from Sunday until and including Christmas day. So people who enter earlier have more chance of winning something! Yay for the early birds!
I'll draw a winner each day at about 9pm EST each day... once kids are in bed.

So lets see what's up for grabs!

Sunday's prize:



A pendant with a rose quartz cabochon

Monday's prize:



A man's ring, dapped all the way round

Tuesday's prize:



A ring with a small dome and a tiny ball in the middle

Wednesday's prize:



A Russian wedding ring all in silver

Thursday's prize:



A toe ring with a turquoise cabochon

Friday's prize (Christmas day):



A 'flower' ring with small pollen buds coming out of the center... this is my fave!

So there you have it, get blogging fast and you could win one (or more if you are very lucky)!!

Good luck!!

I'm back... finally... and with goodies

Ok perhaps that was a little bit longer of a bloggy break than I had anticipated. Sorry, life has just been so sweet the last 2 weeks I couldn't bare to leave it for a second.

My host parents from Denmark couldn't have been more lovely and were just as I remembered them. Putting them on the train on the last day was very hard and I might have let a tear or 2 escape :( Aus made it a bit harder because he seemed to be of the opinion that we would be picking them up again few days later and taking them home to live with us again. It was hard to explain that it will be a while before he sees them again. But on the up side we are planning our trip to Denmark for the end of next year or the beginning of 2011. I am so excited and can't wait to go back and check out my old stomping grounds! (pfff! lol)

I've also been playing in my little studio and am now teaching myself Silver Smithing, with the help of a few books and lots of trial and error. I have quite a few practice pieces I've made so far and I was thinking perhaps a give away or 5 would be in order? I only need the pieces for a photo really and then they just lay around, why not share the love? So from Monday next week I will give something away every day until and including Christmas day.

That should stave off the 3 ghosts of Christmas, don't you think?

I am super organised this year and as of today have no more presents to journey after. I hate the last minute rush where people seem to lose all dignity and run around like headless chooks trying to find something that suits this person or that person. I think long and hard on what someone needs or would be pleased to receive, then I shop on the net or make it myself. Etsy loves me this year!
I did make the mistake of telling Hubby to get me something thoughtful this year and left it to him to decide what that should be. He's come begging 3 times already for me to just tell him what I want. It's going to be very interesting to see what I open of Christmas morning this year ;P

As for the kids, Aus has been very good- it seems that mentioning the fact that Santa bring presents to good children does a very nice job of curbing bad behavior. I wonder if I can use it all year? He's so excited though and randomly tells strangers in the supermarket that Santa might bring him presents soon. You have to smile and wish you were young enough to still believe that some big fat bloke would creep into your house and leave presents for you. ;P
Noah has no idea what is going on yet and just enjoys his Jolly Jumper. And lately chewing on rusks, now and again choking a bit, blinking and then continuing to chew. He's still the happiest child I know and gives me bright smiles every morning from his cot. All you have to do is look at him to get a smile and not much more for a giggle. His favorite person is his big brother, who gets giggles almost all the time.
We did have 1 day where Austin was intentionally hurting Noah, dropping books and toys on him just to see what he would do. I took him aside and we had a conversion about how little Noah is and how big brothers have to protect and look after baby brothers. The next day he wanted his seat pushed over next to Noah's in the car. I looked in the rear view mirror and noticed that he was holding Noah's hand and smiling. He saw me and said 'Mum, Austin gotta look after Baby Brother, he's very little!'. Awe, it so good to know that at least the most important things I tell him are being take in :)

Anyway, soon I'll put up some pics of what will be on offer for this big giveaway, it's worth a fair bit so make sure you get in on the action!

3 winners!!

Winners have been drawn at random for the earrings giveaway and here they are:

1. Sewfunky who had number 3 first as her favorite



2. Ladybug Cat who had number 6 as hers



3. and Vic @ Punky & Me who likes number 4



Congrats girls! I'll need your addresses to send your goodies!

Thanks everyone for entering and look out for the next one!

New earrings... and I'm Giving them away!

I'm not Blogtober Festing because a 2 yr old and a 4 month old simply don't leave enough time! But I'm getting in on the spirit of giveaways anyway...

So what's on offer? Well, another reason I've been quiet- new earrings. They're not in the shop as of just now but will be asap. They are all sterling silver with pearls and swarovski crystals. So here are the stars of the show:

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4.





5.





6.

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There will be 3 winners! To enter just comment on this post and tell me which 2 pairs you would like to win. That way hopefully all the winners should get one they like :)

The winners will be drawn Wed 28th Oct. So get commenting!

P.s please take a moment to look at the post below this one, new Jewellery Trees abound!!

A little competition...

Photo from kathrynivy.com flickr

I'm not a knitter. Several times over the years I've bought yarn/wool to have a go at something and it never eventuates. So I have a HUGE pile of all different types of wool that will never become anything while it lives with me. It all needs a good home with someone who will lovingly use it to create something fabulous.
Are you that someone? You could be.
How?
Easy peasy. All you need to do is guess which name we've picked out for the new bub. Leave a comment on this post with the name and once he's finally out (sorry I can't give you a precise date) there may be a big box of wool/yarn on its way to your house.
Good luck everyone!
(If 2 or more people guess the right name it will be the person who guessed it first, so get in quick!)
(hint, the post below may be of some help)

Giveaway Winner!!

Thank you all for entering and saying such nice things about my jewelery! As you know there can only be one winner (randomly drawn) and that is........

Banaghaise!!

Lucky last to enter! Congratulations! I'll contact you asap and once I have your address your new ring will be on its way!!

Thanks again everyone for entering- I REALLY appreciate it!
And if you would like one of the rings please mosey on over to my shop (in the side bar)

Thank you all!

For all the lovely messages, the good news is Aus has been checked out and he is fine- a few bruises and a bump. I am just so glad he's ok. And that I didn't go into labor in shock. I just keep seeing him laying on the floor with smashed stuff all around him screaming. I hope I never ever have to see it again... truely a mother's worst nightmare.
It turned out that the day didn't get much better. They say bad things in threes don't they?! Well I had to go and do my glucose blood test yesterday as well (which pretty much scares the crap out of me anyway) and I had to go and get my form to be sent with the blood. I was in a hurry and didn't really look where I was going and *SPLAT*. Fell down the steps onto my hands and knees. No damage, just hurt my pride. I got up rather sheepishly and slunk off to the car.
Later I found out that my Mum is sick and had to be taken to Bendigo to be admitted. So we ended up dashing to Bendigo and staying the night at my sister's house. My Mum is ok now but it's been so stressful. Hopefully she can come home tomorrow.
Really couldn't all this have happened at a time when I was not less than 6 weeks away from giving birth?! *Grrrr!* My head is still spinning from everything yesterday.
Oh well, today has been a better day, I got to go to some good Op Shops while waiting to go and see Mum. A few bargains made their way into our car for the trip home :) Shopping always makes me feel less stressed!! Thanks again for all the lovely comments of support. Tomorrow I'll post something more cheerful I promise.
Don't forget to get in on the action for the giveaway- so far only 2 people have entered!

Winners!

Here are the lucky people getting their own Missie Krissie piece.
The necklace goes to....

Comment number 6- Linda!
Who said: hi I have just popped over from Silly Gilly's and you are having a giveaway!!! Have just been peeking around your blog and I just love your designs, I love how lots of lovely pieces dangle together

And the 2nd prize, your choice of a pair of earrings goes to....

Comment number 8- Infarrantly Creative
Who said: Oh my gosh...love them. How did you dome it? I love the colors you choose. I hope I win, that would make my Friday. I am sooooo glad the nag board has worked for you. I hope it saves many-a-fights like ours has. Thanks for telling me about it. That pumps me up.

Congratulations guys! Please email me your address and details for what you would like on your jewellery. Thanks everyone for entering, feel free to stop by the shop- earrings will hopefully be there early next week.

Last chance...

This is the last chance you will have to enter the giveaways! I'll be drawing them tonight so make sure you comment on both posts if you want the chance to win the necklace and earrings!

Time for a Giveaway!

I meant to blog about this on Friday but instead we went to watch Geelong beat the Hawks at the MCG. It was very satisfying :)

So here it is, another new design to give away to some lucky winner. It's all sterling and can have anything you like stamped on it. Also the colours of crystals or pearls are up to you. The necklace will be the same chain as the dangle.
How to win? Just leave a comment on this post. Tell me what you think of the new design and any ideas you may have for new designs in the future. I'll be drawing a winner on Friday night.

I was going to give away a stamped ring as well but when I received them from the supplier they were horrible quality. I refuse to sell or even give away jewellery of a lesser standard than a normal jeweller. So I'm on the hunt for new rings.

So this is what we did on the weekend:

Some herbs I got a few weeks ago needed new pots and some little fingers helped me do it. Well, he did one and then lost interest. But was happy to water them all after for me :)

Later this is all that was happening on a Sunday afternoon:

Hope you had a nice lazy one too!

The Giveaway Winners... A day Late!!!

Sorry... I was going to post the giveaway winners yesterday but since we haven't been living at home the last week it kinda slipped my mind! Really sorry about that! But without further ado...

Winner #1 is (drawn randomly)... comment no. 13- Miss Muggins! Congrats, you've won the family initial dangle chain necklace!

Winner #2 is (my fav present)... Bronwyn who's lovely husband gave her old cob-webbed gumboots. They were the first clue in a treasure hunt to a beautiful jewellery box. Well done, you've won the silver bracelet with disk tag (anything you want stamped on it!).

Congrats guys, please contact me with your details so I can make your lovely jewellery!

A Give Away!!

I've now been blogging for almost a month, so I want to celebrate! I want to send someone a package of goodies. Including these:

They are size new born or a tiny bit bigger I think.
But it definitely wont be just these, I have several exciting things I've been stashing away! (including gorgeous vintage fabrics, a beautiful vintage book and you will just have to wait and see what else!)

So here's how you can win, leave a comment and tell me exactly why blogging makes you happy.
The winner will be the best answer as chosen by J and will be decided on the 20th- my one month blogging anniversary!
Ok get thinking and come up with some creative answers!