It's giveaway time!

Nov 17, 2011
icemaiden013

Alright cats and kids, who’s up for a giveaway?!

I’ve decided that after more than a year of successful blogging, it’s high-time I rewarded my faithful readers with a little something (for putting up with my incessant ramblings!)

My friend M, over at Phoenix Fire Designs has created a beautiful necklace for one lucky reader to win!

Honestly, her work is fantastic, I love, love, LOVE her little birds nests and ‘Tree of Life’ necklaces.  M is clearly a very talented gal, and lately, she’s had a lot of trials and hurdles to combat in her private life, at the young age of 34, she’s recovering from a medically necessary full hysterectomy.

Her job doesn’t provide benefits or medical care, and, after being diagnosed, she couldn’t get health insurance (due to her condition being ‘pre-existing’), most insurance companies turned her down for coverage.  Obamacare helped her, when no one else would, and she was able to undergo the surgery, thanks to the PCIP insurance, after hitting a deductable and now has to pay a 20% copay on all her bills.

Don’t let this number fool you, 20% of a lot, is still A LOT and she’s now working her recovering butt off, to pay off the tens of thousands of dollars worth of medical bills.

She truly is an inspiration and a reminder to us all that women’s health and getting regular check ups is so very important!

Here’s the prize, one lucky winner will get one of M’s best sellers, a gorgeous Tree of Life!

The Tree of Life is a concept that’s been featured in myth, story and legend literally all around the world. Since ancient times, people have used variations on the theme. Connecting all things – the realms of the spirit, the physical, the Divine and the mundane – the roots of the Tree and the branches touch all things and bring them together in harmony.

This pendant is handmade using painstaking wire-wrapping techniques.  Permanently colored brown wire frames and encircles the pendant, and is then used as the roots, trunk and branches of the tree.  Peridot is a natural, semi-precious gemstone in the most amazing green color.  It has been considered sacred and a symbol of purity for thousands of years.  It was considered a stone of Springtime and a gift of Mother Nature by the Ancients.  It is a stone of lightness and beauty and is said to enhance wellness in the spiritually aware.  Peridot, while possessing a uniquely vivid tone of green has some natural variation in it.  Each pendant is fully hand crafted and thus one-of-a-kind.  No two are alike.

What do you have to do to win this little gem? (No pun intended!) You must write a separate comment for each individual entry you make.

1. Go to Phoenix Fire Designs Etsy shop and tell me what your favourite piece is! – 1 entry

2. ‘Like’ Phoenix Fire Designs on Facebook – 1 entry

3. Blog about the giveaway and leave a link here to your blog or share this giveaway on facebook tagging my blog  – 1 entry

4&5. Subscribe to Las and Col go Texan by email (flick the follow button to the right)  – 2 entries

Good luck!

Winners will be drawn on Thursday 1st December 2011 at noon CST.

88 thoughts on “It's giveaway time!”

  1. Not sure if I was supposed to put my comments on here or on your page so will do both, love the halloween post, liked the page and love her work passing onto Richard. Might get one for me!

    1. Comment here for entries 🙂

      I Love her stuff too and she’s a lovely girl too, which is always nice 🙂 The Halloween hutch is cute!

  2. I checked out the Etsy shop and immediately subscribed to it. These pieces are fantastic. The peridot one you have shown above is my favorite (its my birthstone).

    I liked your page and phoenixfire designs with both my personal and business account and I posted a link to my facebook.com/xoxoDigi page. I will also share all your future giveaways.

    Good luck to all… but most luck to me. =)

    1. Thanks Dana! I’m going to enjoy doing this giveaway thing, I’m so lucky to be blessed with such creative friends! 😀

    2. I’m going to have to go with my favorite piece being the Tree of life, I like the green and the copper. Although both of the harvest moon pieces were very stunning. 🙂

  3. 1. Go to Phoenix Fire Designs Etsy shop and tell me what your favourite piece is! – 1 entry

    I have 3 pieces I really like, actually – Tree of Life necklace, Ruby and Rainbow earrings and Harvest Moon – Tree of Life necklace.

  4. Okay, liked Phoenix Fire Designs on Facebook, and signed up for the news letter..

    Blog to giveway is here:
    Um.. it’s on my Facebook… http://www.facebook.com/styleen I can’t link it directly.. >.> I was going to just click Share but wanted to make it definitely mind. The entry is public though.. so hopefully that’ll count.

  6. The gemstone tree of life is gorgeous, and exactly what I’ve been looking for! I love the pendant with peridot gemstone and brown wire. I’m sending it to my husband with a big HINT HINT 🙂

    I liked of FB, how could I not?

    and I posted on my FB too 🙂 https://www.facebook.com/meg.grooms
    I’m at

    1. A fan of hockey too?! Well I think I just found a new friend! LOL! Your FB post isn’t public, screenshot maybe? or tag my Las and Col go Texan on facebook in the post?

  7. 1. I love the August Silver Tree of Life on Etsy.com. It is beautiful.
    2. I have hit the like button. Thank you

  8. This one is my favorite: October Tree – Pink Tourmaline Tree of Life Pendant Sterling Silver

    Shocking… it’s pinky purple. I’ve been wanting one of these for a while though!

    1. I have no idea! I did do some re-jigging last week, I was playing with the widgets and figured out how to put links etc on there, maybe I cleared up some space!

      1. haha yeah, i’ve guested on a couple of more popular blogs and it’s amazing how crazy my inbox goes with replies! i’m not sure I would want that many replies on my day-to-day life, but it’s neat to get them wehn you’ve put some effort into the posting!

      2. LOL not that your blog isn’t popular — I meant more popular than my personal ones have ever been… ‘sides, I haven’t guested on your blog anyway!

  13. Favorite: Tree of life pendant, but I really like the nest jewelry.

  16. I went to her etsy site and I think my favorite is the March tree of life. We are expecting our twins this March so it would be great!

  18. I Subscribed to Las and Col go Texan by email (flick the follow button to the right) – 2 entries

  20. Liked her on FB. (If all your blogs already come to my email does that mean I am already subscribed to the email and if so do I have to unsubscribe and re-subscribe?)

  21. First Entry Submission:

    I’ve always loved her “Under a Halloween Moon” pendant. I really adore all the tree of life pendants, though. They’re so beautiful.

  25. My favorite piece of hers is the Tunduru Sapphire Tree of Life necklace. I love the amber colors of the beads1

  27. Liked on Facebook, and my faves…. I have four, because how do you choose? 😉
    I like the Tree of Life, June Bride, Halloween Moon and Harvest Moon pieces. gorgeous!

  30. My absolutely favorite piece is Under A Halloween Moon – Tree of Life Pendant with Orange Pearl Coin Bead in Black Wire… it’s BREATHTAKING!!!!!

  33. I periodically check her shop out just to drool over everything, but I’ve never been able to afford any of it. My favourite is a tie between the harvest moon necklace and the one above!

  43. Liked Phoenix Fire Designs…it was easy to do because her jewelry is gorgeous.

  44. My favorite design is Autumn Leaves…followed by Under A Halloween Moon.

  46. Just checked out Phoenix Fire Designs on Etsy…I’ve never seen the Under A Halloween Moon before – absolutely spookily gorgeous & my favourite! Thanks for the competition.

  50. I’ve loved PhoenixFire’s work since it was posted waaaay back when on Craftster! Watching her style develop has been a drool-worthy experience 😀 I’m especially fond of her bubble-trees, with multiple sizes of pearls.

  51. I think the piece for the giveaway is my favorite thing she offers. I think it’s the fact that it’s actually brown/green, like a real tree!

  53. I shared your post on facebook, not sure if that counts or not…

  55. OK that is a gorgeous necklace.

    Entry the first: Favourite piece is Under a Halloween Moon Tree of Life Necklace.

  57. I have now “Liked” Phoenix Fire’s fb page, but I prefer to read your blog when I get the time, rather than do the email subscription thingy. Hope that’s OK! Nicer to chat with you in person about what you’ve been up to!

  59. Entry the fourth and fifth – added my email to follow the blog 🙂

  60. Oh and thank you for doing the competition – that is a lovely piece of jewellery 🙂

  61. I love, love, love (do I need to say love again??) her November Tree Citrine Tree of Life Pendent!

  62. Great giveaway! Was just telling M the other day that someday I would love to get one of those Tree of Life pendants, which is my favorite of what she is selling on etsy! Thanks for the link to PhoenixFire Designs! I didn’t know she had made that page & we are even fb friends! 😉

  63. My favorite piece is the September Tree – Blue Sapphire Gemstone in Sterling Silver Tree of LIfe Pendant. I adore all the detail that goes into making all of the trees of life, and blue is my favorite color.

  64. I have liked PhoenixFire Designs on Facebook; her link is how I arrived here. 🙂

  71. I love the Frosty the Snowman earrings. I really am into holiday jewelry and these would be fantastic to add to my collection.

Comments are closed.