And the Winners Are…
Drum roll please! Now that we have confirmed them all, we are proud to announce the 25 lucky winners of the 2009 Happily Handmade Giveaway:
And they are…
Bonnie B. from Florida
Athena W. from Tennessee
Kristina K. from Maryland
Pat A. from New Jersey
Paulette D. from Missouri
Carrie R. from North Carolina
Heather S. from Washington
Jessica L. from Wisconsin
Karen W. from New York
Sandy D. from Arkansas
Steff L. from Iowa
Elisa D. from California
Julie B. from Kentucky
Regina D. from Texas
Sarah B. from Illinois
Sarah S. from Connecticut
Martha J. from Virginia
Quandra D. from Michigan
Joyce B. from Ohio
Mandy C. from Georgia
Aneesah S. from the United Kingdom
Mary Beth I. from North Carolina
Jennifer J. from Florida
Jessica M. from California
Terrye K. from Michigan
These winners were randomly selected from over 14,000 entries in all! A HUGE congrats to all of them. Gift boxes have been shipped and winners should be receiving them shortly (if they haven’t already).
A HUGE thank you goes out to everyone who participated in this event. We wish would could give a prize to everyone, but alas, we can’t. Hopefully the experience and discovery of our lovely sponsors was a prize in and of itself. We couldn’t have put on this event without you!
We encourage everyone to check out our sponsor discounts page, many of which have been extended beyond the end of the giveaway. There are some truly great offers for some fabulous indie goods.
Recycled / Reusable Packaging
After packing up and shipping out the Happily Handmade gift boxes it occurred to me I should post a little something about our shipping process. The contents of each gift box are packed inside USPS shipping boxes, which are reusable and recyclable and have been awarded the Cradle to CradleSM certification. We then reuse the packing materials used to keep the handmade goodness inside each gift box safe and sound during shipping: we save the packing materials our Sponsors use to ship their goods to us, to use when we ship the gift boxes to you. And you can reuse those same materials to ship your packages in the future. Then we ship via the USPS Priority Mail service, which delivers your gift box to with your regular daily mail delivery which saves energy.
I suppose we could use shiny new packing materials that would jump out of their boxes with their sparkly attractiveness, but we opt for a more environmentally friendly method. And no, the materials aren’t as green as they could be. Currently, it isn’t within the Happily Handmade budget to purchase completely eco-friendly packaging products. But we do what we can to use as little as possible, waste nothing and reuse everything we can.
Congratulations!!!
Congrats to all of our lucky winners!! You will not be disappointed when you see the contents of the super fine Happily Handmade gift boxes!!
We’re still waiting on a few winners to be confirmed. We may even be drawing new winners in 1 or 2 cases. So keep checking your inboxes, the show ain’t over yet :) In the meantime, for you lucky souls who snagged a happily handmade gift box, packages are shipping today and Tuesday (Monday is a holiday). The gift boxes are shipping via USPS Priorty Mail. You’ll receive the tracking number as well via email once your package has officially shipped. Hang on to your hats, handmade goodness is making it’s way to your doorstep….
Thanks so much for participating in this Happily Handmade event! Please do bookmark and visit our Sponsors often as these events could not be possible without their contributions and talented handcrafted wares. Many have their own giveaways via their mailing lists or secret sales… our Sponsors are worth keeping up to date with! Thank you for continuing to support indie businesses, everywhere!!
2009 HHG Winners!!!!
The 25 Lucky Winners of the 2009 Happily Handmade Giveaway were drawn this afternoon! Please stay glued to your inboxes as winners will be notified via email shortly!!
There is a very limited amout of time to reply back and accept your Happily Handmade gift basket, so don’t dilly dally! Check those inboxes like a fiend. heheee
OFFICIAL RULES: All winners will be contacted by email and must respond to confirm shipping address within 72 hours (if their address is not part of the entry). If they fail to confirm in this time period, or the email bounces, the prize will be forfeited and an alternative winner may be chosen in their place.
Last 24 Hours!!
To all of you fine indie-supporting, handmade-appreciating, happily handmade followers out there…. this is it! This is the last 24 hours of our current 2009 Giveaway!!!
If you have not already entered to win one of the 25 fantastic Gift Boxes, this is your absolute last chance! Enter to win through one, five or ALL of our Happily Handmade Sponsor’s websites. Just do it now. Tomorrow will be too late.
Thanks so much for checking us out!! The Happily Handmade Giveaway has come a long way since 2004 and we could not be half the event we are today without you and your support!! Thank you!
Feisty Elle & Christina Maser
Leslie Yang started Feisty Elle, her one-woman women’s business located in San Francisco, in the fall of 2005 out of her love for felting and using her hands to craft lovely things. Feisty Elle is all about producing great accessories for feisty ladies. Leslie calls herself a fiber artist because she loves working with textiles in new and traditional ways. Leslie loves thinking of and working out how different fibers and fabrics can be created into something that’s both beautiful and utilitarian in form and function.
Leslie contributed 6 of the seriously cute Feisty Elle Magenta Emi Brooches (below) as well as 2 Feisty Elle Badge Hairclip Sets!
- Magenta Emi Brooch or Hairclip by Feisty Elle
Leslie has also been working on a new addition to the Feisty Elle line… Earrings! Just look at how nice these earrings look on! Such a sweet accessory for summer! Dash on over to the Feisty Elle website to see all of Leslie’s creations and to get yourself entered in the Happily Handmade drawing!
Red Dahlia Earrings by Feisty Elle
Gretchen Maser (a.k.a. Christina) started her Lancaster, PA based Christina Maser product lines around 1990 when a friend taught her how to make jam! That fateful day led to many other fateful days of gardening, soap making and finally candle making. Christina Maser now offers bath and body products, soy wax candles and gourmet food products under the company names Christina’s Pantry and Christina Maser.
- Soy Wax Candle Tin by Christina Maser
Christina Maser is a new Sponsor to our giveaways but we could not be happier to have her on board! Creating the Happily Handmade gift boxes was a pleasure having these Soy Wax Candle Tins in the room with me!!! The unique candle scents like White Tea and Black Ginger Tea are simply to die for! 15 Lucky winners will receive a Christina Maser Soy Wax Candle Tin while 5 more winners will enjoy her equally wonderful handcrafted soaps! Visit the Christina Maser website to view all of the products offered!
Clinkscales Arts & Midnightsky Fibers
Susan Clinkscales of Clinkscales Arts is a multi-faceted artist from the Southwest who launched her online shop in 2006. Her work ranges from highly distinctive and detailed to classically modern and simplistic. Susan’s current online offerings feature necklaces, bracelets and earrings; all handmade using genuine gemstones, tiny seed beads, fiber and sterling or fine silver. Susan is a new sponsor of the Happily Handmade giveaway and we’re pleased to have her on board!
Six lucky winners will surely be the proud new owners of a Clinkscales Arts Woven Pendant Necklace! Below is a sampling of her stunning work, but be sure to visit the Clinkscales Arts website to see the entire collection!
Soutache Earrings by Clinkscales Arts
Woven Pearl Ball Necklace by Clinkscales Arts
Midnightsky Fibers opened January 2006 and uses natural and nontoxic dyes and mordants to create one of a kind yarns and fibers. Jenn is the fiber artist behind Midnightsky Fibers. She lives in Seattle, WA, where she spends her time knitting and weaving when she is not playing with the dye pots or spinning yarn. We are so happy to have Jenn back as a sponsor!
Midnightsky Fiber's Girlish Flight Handspun yarn from hand-dyed & hand-carded fibers
Mêlée Dungarees Handspun Yarn by Midnightsky Fibers
3 Lucky winners will receive a skein of Midnightsky Fibers’ handspun and naturally dyed yarns, while 4 more will receive baby socks naturally dyed and handknit from 100% wool! Visit the Midnightsky Fibers website to experience even more fiber goodness!
We want to hear from you! Yes, YOU!
So, in the past few weeks we’ve shined a spotlight on a few Sponsors of this year’s giveaway, we’ve posted photos of the Gift Basket Prizes and we’ve invited you and your long lost cousins to enter to win. Now, it’s time to hear from you!
Yes, YOU! We want to hear from each and every single one of you!!! And soon!
We want to know which Gift Basket you would like to win, which Gift Basket you have been eye-balling, and we want to know why. Yes, this really is a “what would you do with the winnings?” question. Inquiring minds really do want to know. So tell us… whatcha whatcha want….
Only 10 Days left!!!
Did you know that there are only 10 days left to enter this Happily Handmade Giveaway event? That’s right! We are nearing the end and May 13th is the very last day to get yourself in the running to win one of 25 absolutely fantastic gift boxes, filled with handmade items created by over 40 artists from around the world!!
It’s true!! Only 10 days left!! Go and enter today. Enter through all of our Sponsors websites for even more chances to win. Tell your friends, your cousins, your co-workers, everyone!!
Good luck!
Traveling to the Northwest
The Northwest corner of America seems to be home to a large concentration of indie artists within our crafty movement. I’ve been dreaming of a trip to the Northwest, one of these days it will happen. Here are two such examples of artists hailing from parts northwest-ward.
Lynae Straw is a ceramicist in her early 20’s, living in San Francisco, CA. Lynae is the artist behind Panopoly Creations. Lynae states that her ”aesthetic is one of simple, natural elegance. Although I’m an urbanite I’m mostly inspired by nature”.
Poem Pendant Necklaces by Panopoly Creations
Being a new sponsor to our Happily Handmade events, Lynae has contributed 20 very unique and equally beautiful Porcelain Poem Pendant Necklaces! We couldn’t be more pleased she could join us for this event!! Each Poem Pendant Necklace is handbuilt using stoneware clay and glazes. Lynae does not use a potter’s wheel. She uses an electric kiln to fire all of her ware, firing at temperatures in excess of 2000 degrees Farenheit.
Poem Pendant Necklace by Panopoly Creations
Poem Pendant Necklace by Panopoly Creations
Visit Panopoly’s online website and blog: www.Panopoly.org for more information and to enter to win the Happily Handmade Giveaway. Then pop on over to www.panopoly.etsy.com to see all of Lynae Straw’s work in her etsy shop.
Heading north to Seattle, WA, you’ll find bath and body maven Michelle Gephart of Lemon Lollipop. Michelle admits that the idea behind her Lemon Lollipop online store and the crazy delicious bath and body products she creates came to her between loads of laundry one evening! Now knee-deep in scents and ideas, Michelle manages four additional etsy shops featuring her candles, home, bath and body products!
Michelle has been a sponsor in the past, contributing her SparklePuss Candle tins! For this event, Michelle has donated one $25.00 Gift Certificate and a Lemon Lollipop Perfume Set for 2 lucky winners!
Roll On Perfumes by Lemon Lollipop
Visit www.Lemon-Lollipop.com for more information about Michelle and her many wonderfully scented endeavors 
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