Happy New Year, Works in Progress, Where the heck have I been? And a Giveaway!

Hello everybody! Sorry I've been AWOL for so long- autumn was just insane with, well, life! Birthdays, holidays, craft shows, custom work, new clients, etc and something had to give, so I gave myself a break from blogging.

We've celebrated Thanksgiving

Watched sunrises

And sunsets

We've done craft shows

We've celebrated Christmas and New Years

(looking for the pickle)

and also my 36th birthday (dinner at a Japanese steakhouse followed by a movie, with a pit stop to the photo booth in the lobby)- just to name a few!

Today I'm back to work making new pendants

And it just so happens that my Work in Progress Wednesday post is also my 300th blog post. So to celebrate that milestone (as well as all the others that I've passed in the last few months) I'm doing a giveaway. It's been a long time since I've sent one of my readers a piece of jewelry in a giveaway, so I thought now would be the perfect time!

If you'd like a chance to win one of my new bangles, read on! They are sterling silver, hand forged by me, featuring a sterling silver sand dollar or scallop shell charm.

They are a standard 8.5 inch (large) size but I do have a few that are smaller, so if you win and need the smaller size, just let me know!

Here's the lowdown on entering to win:

1. As usual, leave a comment telling me a recent milestone you've celebrated.
2. For 1 additional entry, tweet about this giveaway and report back here with a separate comment linking to said tweet.
3. For a 3rd chance to enter, blog about this giveaway or post it to your sidebar. Again, come back here and leave a separate comment linking to your blog.

That's up to 3 chances to win! Deadline for entry is Friday the 13th of January (eek!) at Midnight, ET

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Some photos from the weekend craft show...

Just a few quick photos of my set up at the craft fair I did over the weekend. I have one (possibly two) coming up in the next month, so I have to get busy making more stuff!





Love this time of year for selling!

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I have not abandoned this blog, I promise! Here is what I have been up to...

A few photos to show you what I've been up to and why I've been so scarce around here lately...






And this is just the tip of the iceberg with things I've been making! More photos this week!

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Neck deep in organizing for a craft show...

Here's a peek at the current state of my dining room as I prep everything for the craft show tomorrow


And here's the set up from the last show I did

I've showed you mine, now you show me yours. I love looking at photos of how other vendors set up their displays. This is my first time using MckLinky and it's rather spur of the moment, so I'm not sure how well it'll go over, but let's give it a shot, shall we?!

If you don't do shows, but still want to show off, link up to your craft room/space/studio!

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