oooOOOooo ... Tourmaline Giveaway

Szarka is wonderful...I love reading her posts on the Wire Wrap Journal group on Yahoo, as well as her blog.  She just sounds so "real", and not plastic...oh, I hope that makes sense?  Some people do not sound real, when they write in their blogs, but she just lays it all out.  Then her videos, such as this one about making earring wires...well, again, make her seem like a real person...and lovely to boot!

Anyway, I know I am starting to sound a little weird here, but I did have a point on this post...I found out that she has given the author of The Beading Gem's Journal a beautiful strand of Grade A tourmaline tear drops.  There are 42, drilled end to end  and are 9mm long by 7.5mm wide.  Also included in this is a sweet pink Grade AA tourmaline cabochon that measures 20 by 15mm and 9mm thick.  Check them out:

Okay....so, you need to stop by her blog, and enter. And be sure to check out the other ways you can enter. She includes several ways to win, so make sure you check out her blog giveaway!

Random Items for Sale on Twitter

I did something similar on my other blog I started, and never finished...mainly Etsy finds, and people that had less than 5 sales.  This time, however...I just want to post what catches my eye.  Etsy.  Artfire.  Private Websites.  Whatever catches my eye.

And this time, I have to showcase first, this Marilyn Monroe painting.  Great detail, and catches her sensuality almost perfectly. 

Such a cute little kitty ACEO:

Mmmmmm.  Pretty!  Not sure if "commercial" or handmade, but the pearl earrings are gorgeous!  Probably could be handmade, if they aren't.

Very Cute:  The softer side of chainmaille

And the last one I am going to post today --- Bits of Blue Knitted Scarf

So...a nice variety, what I saw on Twitter today...and I should be doing this more often!

Freebie -- $5 coupon from Kohls (and more!)

I found this wonderful project, on how to make hair clips and hair bands. One of the links included how to sign up for Kohl's emails, and you would recieve a $5 coupon, and then 10% off of future purchase. I signed up, now am waiting for the other...

Anyway, here's the link, thought I would share...and check out the clips and hairbands! I might make a couple of clips for myself! They are cute!

Kohl's Coupon and More!

And just to show, here's the hairband that she made!

Contest: Sterling Silver Earrings

Oh my...aren't these gorgeous?

I had to show these off here, because they are gorgeous!  And if you want to enter the contest, here's the link:  Frugal Kiwi

Drooooooools: Beads that I *love*

Okay, normally I don't look lately, because I haven't been creating, and don't have the money to buy.  I also have been in pain, not having much time to create, and keep my website up (well...I do, I get too much ADD going on, and it takes me a while to get started, so I never have the time, by the time I am ready to start, it's time for bed.  *sighs*)

But Szarka posts some beautiful beads.  She's on my facebook, so it's hard not to see her items.  She has shown a LOT lately, that would have been in my price range, if I were purchasing lately (right now, I usually can only afford about $5-10/strand...except the one time I put in an order for $300, where each strand was about $45 each...and I am STILL kicking myself for that one...bad timing, and I'm not up to that level.  But I just *had* to have the herkimer diamonds...*laughs*)

Okay, so this is the one that caught my eye today:

Aren't those beautiful Ruby in Zooisite?  Some amazing detail, and gorgeous!

So I will drool for a while, til I get back into the creative mood.  By then, Szarka will be through her 1300 lbs of beads, and I will not see anything I like then...or can afford.

Anyway, if you like beads, and want to see more, check her new products here:  Magpie Gemstones