A Great Giveaway For My Wonderful Customers

I am thrilled to announce that I have a giveaway being hosted on Aquariann's blog Fantasy Art And Tree Chatter!  So head on over there and sign up.  There are a lot of ways to get your name in there for chances to win.

I'm offering a $30.00 gift certificate so you can create any custom hand stamped treasure you have in mind.  It will be a great gift for you, or for a loved one as well.

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Click the picture above to head over to the giveaway!

And while you are over there check out her blog.  It's loaded with great treasuries and other awesome giveaways.  Enjoy!

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A Giveaway From Me...

Sponsored on Aquariann's blog, Art And Tree Chatter.   Aquariann is an amazing artist! Click here to check out her shop.  And to celebrate this great giveaway I'm offering a rare 10% discount with coupon code: FAIRYDEAL. 

And to check out my giveaway, click the pic below.  Thanks Aquariann!

Click me!!!

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Great Wire Wrapping Tutorial Giveaway from Danagonia

I really love the wire tutorials that Danagonia offers.  And now she's offer 5 free ones!  It's really easy to enter. Just give her a little loving promotion and post it to her blog.  Simple as that!

Pplease click here ore the pic below and check out this beautiful pendant tutorial you could win!! You've gotta see that pendant! wow!!

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Give-Away Introducing My New Bead Bars!

This drawing is now closed! Thanks :D

I'm going to really make this one simple. Only one comment needed, but I'll give you more chances to win by doing one or all of the following:

1. Post a comment here and tell me which you prefer: a premade bead bar, or a changeable bead bar you can stack your own big holed beads on
2. Post a second comment telling me you've signed up for my newsletter. It's over on the top right over there. If you already subscribe to my newsletter, then just post a second comment telling me that.
3. Post a comment here telling me you blogged, tweeted or posted (include link please) somewhere in your social networking system about my give away.

And now, I'd like to introduce my new Bead Bars! Made with genuine copper, which I love because it's such a warm and inviting color, and it brings out the natural beauty in everything.

Floral Bead Bar Necklace

Blue, pink and white flowers

Brown satin ribbon necklace

This is the Lampwork Bead Bar Necklace you will win. It has one of my handmade floral beads, which I don't make very many of these days. And it features one of my copper bead bars wrapped in copper wire hugging that little floral bead. A simple brown tie on ribbon necklace completes this necklace. This particular pendant is completely finished and ready to wear.

I also sell just the bead bars. Why you ask? Well, I'm a huge fan off the Trollbeads, Pandora and Biagi bracelets. And I love making beads for them. But I can't really wear an big beady bracelet to work since I work on a computer all day. So I wanted something to wear my beads on and show them off. So I created this cool bead bar that you can slide beads on and off of to decorate and adorn yourself!

This has a larger bail for Pandora and Biagi Beads

This has a smaller bail for the Trollbeads, which have smaller holes

This is the Trollbeads Bead bar with multiple beads

This is another pre-finished bead bar, ready to wear

I'd love to hear any other comments and feedback you have. I'm very excited about this design. I hope you like it as well.

Winner to be selected on 1/31/11!

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Christmas In July is still going strong!

The Christmas In July Sale is still going on over at ArtFire! Now is the great time to get your loved ones some awesome handmade goodies. You can find just about anything you could ever imagine.

I still have 15% off all items, even sale items, until July 31st (items already marked down!). AND, today I just added free shipping for purchases of $35 and over!! Woohoo :D Use coupon code FREESHIP (COUPON CODE HAS EXPIRED AS OF 7/26/10)

Visit GlasstasticTreasures's Studio

Receive free shipping on Order Total (orders above $35.00)

Use Coupon Code:

FREESHIP

during checkout.

Woodwork

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AND THE WINNER IS....

I want to thank everyone who participated in my drawing for Nobody Ever Gives Away The Good Stuff For Free!! I had 32 entries and Random.org chose #20. Can I have a drum roll please!!! *inserts drum roll*

The winner is Holly, from SpoiledBratzwear!! I want to thank everyone who commented and signed up for my newsletter and "liked" me on Facebook!! I love you all!!

Holly, just contact me with your address info, either via Facebook or ArtFire!

I know some of you worked your butts off, so I'll have a surprise for you all in my next newsletter, which is coming this week!!

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Nobody ever gives away the good stuff for FREE...

...EXCEPT ME!!

That's right. Check out this awesome handmade key chain with one totally awesome handmade artisan lampwork tree bead :) I picked this great bead which is great for guys and gals, and has a great wow factor. And with the oil spill in the Gulf, we need to celebrate Mother Nature more then ever!

Is there a catch you ask? Well, of course there is. But it's nothing too drastic, I promise. But the more you do, the more chances you'll get ;)

All you need to do is:

1. sign up for my newsletter (it's on the right)
   
2. subscribe to my blog (also on the right)
   
3. blog about my drawing with a link back here
   
4. like my facebook page (let me know if you already like it)
   
5. make a purchase at GlasstasticTreasures during the contest period
6. comment on this blog post with which requirements you did and links to your blog and facebook page (Very important you do this so you get all your chances. This gives you an extra chance too, for a total of 6!)
   

It's as easy as that! I told you it wouldn't be too difficult. Do one & get one chance, do all six & get six chances to win!! The more you do the better your chances.

Here are the rules:

Fulfill one or all the requirements for chances to win. Each completed requirement will give you a number. Six total chances are available. The winner will be randomly selected by the super awesome random drawing site random.org . Contest starts on 6/17/10 and runs until 6/30/10. Comments posted after 6/30/10 will not be added to the drawing, maybe, well, I'm pretty sure. Drawing will be held the first week of July. The winner has one week after they are notified to provide mailing info or an alternate winner will be drawn. Winner will be announced via the newsletter so don't forget to sign up for that!! I might try to look you up on blogger, but if I can't find you or contact you that way, then that's going to be very very difficult!

Subscribers to my newsletters receive special deals offers and goodies. I won't ever send out more then 2 newsletters a month. As a matter of fact, sometimes I don't even send out one a month. There's just too much life interfering with my crafting!

I look forward to meeting all you great people!

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Get it free, now at Glasstastic Treasures

If you've been to my ArtFire Studio and browsed my sections you would have noticed a Not-So-Perfect section were you could get some really great beads at some really great prices. Not-so-perfect doesn't mean they're not usable. On the contrary, they are quite usable. And I've had people ask me what was wrong with the items because they thought the beads were fine.

Well, there may have been a nick, or something a little off center or I simply wasn't happy with the end result. And I love to offer my customers good deals, and what could be better then a great price on a bead with a slight flaw?

Well, how about FREE! Yep, that's right. I'm now offering my not-so-perfect beads free with a purchase from my Studio. Each Get-Me-Free item has a coupon code and minimum purchase details in the listing.

So go check it out, and get some goodies for free! And check back often, as I'll be listing more items that you can get for free!

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ArtFire Treasure Hunt

Sorry, the ArtFire Treasure Hunt was called off. However, I left my items with their hidden treasure chests in my shop. So Feel free to browse and still buy and find treasure!!

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Be there, or be square! hehe, I'm such a dork!

We are having great fun on ArtFire with a treasure hunt today! I have a gagillion items with a little hidden treasure chest in them! Each item comes with an awesome cool FREE gift. It will be a surprise! But you will love, love, love it!

Come visit me in my SHOP and see what goodies you find.

I would normally provide you with the link to the forum thread with a listing of all the cool shops that are participating, but I will be off helping my mommie today, so I can't post that til later this evening.

So if you missed the Etsy Treasure Hunt yesterday, definitely stop by today, I have different items and lots for available with freebies!

Enjoy!
:)

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Let's Go On A Treasure Hunt Together!

Doesn't that sound like fun! It does to me. Come and join me this Saturday in my ArtFire shop for an awesomely cool spectaculoso treasure hunt.

Here's how it will work...I'll bury a treasure somewhere in my ArtFire shop, and you have to dig it up. No shovel required, just your eyeballs!

The treasure you are searching for will actually be picture of a treasure chest. You need to find that in one of my listings. It will either be one of the pictures itself, or it will be hidden inside one of the pictures. I haven't quite decided yet, but feel free to comment and let me know :)

Your treasure will be an awesome spectaculoso gift from me! Just ask my dear friend Verna. She visited my Artfire shop and was the first person to make a purchase, and I gave her a gift of one awesome hot pink handmade lampwork bead and one cute little fairy pendant. Which she loved, by the way! Thanks Verna!!

While I'm chattering about my shop, let me add that I charge a very minimal shipping fee of under $2.50, no matter how many items you buy. Why? Because I can! lol Sassy, aren't I?

If you have any questions, please ask here, I'll be happy to answer them for you!

And, if you don't mind, I'd love to tell you my future plans for Glasstastic Treasures. As you may know, I have been searching for a new home for selling my items. Etsy has grown in popularity and size. But with that comes the added responsibility of having to list and relist my items just to get noticed. That means I have to pass the cost on to you, my customer, by raising my prices so I can pay all the fees I have to pay Etsy and PayPal.

So, I've hunted high and low, and finally found a site that drives traffic to my shop, and I don't have to list and relist to get my items seen. That venue is ArtFire. I love it. It's fun, friendly, and colorful on the eye. AND, they're going to let us customize our shops with awesome cool colors. We get to be unique and individual! How great is that?

I pay one low fee per month to list, and I can list and list and list. Nothing else. So I don't have to add fees to my items. All I have to do is make that one extra sale to cover my costs! Yahoo!!

And, even better is the fact that ArtFire offers a 28 second check out. No need to sign up for an account, or sign in. Just click and buy, pay and run. Zippity doo dah, you're all done. Check it out below. I know Verna used it. And she didn't have any complaints! (Waves to Verna)

So, come help me pay my first month's rent, hehe, buy something great for yourself, and get something great from me! See you there, this Saturday!!

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Aye, Matey, we be lookin' fur treasure!

"Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate," quote Jack Sparrow. Or some such said he.

And that is true. Treasure is in the eye of the beholder. Wait, is that beauty? Either way, this is going to be fun, despite all my misquotes! lol

I have just heard about the awesome funness that is the Etsy treasure hunt. And now it will be coming to ArtFire too!

So keep a weather eye, mate. And see if ye can't find yer treasure! Details to come...

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Hmm, what to do, what to do....

Just sitting, drinking coffee, wondering what to do.

I'd love to have a monthly drawing, what do you think of that? I like it too. Now....What to do, what to do....

Leave comments, I'd love to hear what you think. And I'd love to hear some of your ideas.

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What? FREE SHIPPING?

That's right. I've decided that everyone deserves a little something. And what I can give to you is free shipping!

What inspired this? Well, I received a couple of gift certificates, and excitedly went online shopping yesterday. Picked out my item, yeah, I still had money left over. Calculated shipping and WHAT? Now the final price had more then doubled!

I was more then irritated. Why would I buy something online when it's going to cost me DOUBLE the original price of the item in the end? I wasn't, that's for sure.

So enjoy my summer offering of free shipping! The more you buy, the more you save!!

:)

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