Creepy Crafts Giveaway! CLOSED

I don't have a costume for halloween this year. Usually I do something slutty because it is of course the one time of the year when it is acceptable. This year I shunned the slut and welcomed the dark fashionista...

I've got a great outfit that would be perfect for all my party invites as long as I added some creepy accessories. I couldn't think of a better place to look than agonysdecay's Creepy Crafts on etsy. Jenny, the designer, makes very cool, very creepy, very fashionable accessories for any dark affair.

She began designing jewelry in her late teens. Initially, she only made jewelry for friends as gifts. Then she began selling on Gothauctions and Gothicauctions and began making jewelry to sell.

Jenny finds inspiration in the darker, more macabre side of life. It is Halloween all year round in her world, and she likes to create pieces that reflect that. If you're having a gothic-style wedding, birthday, or get-together, Jenny can absolutely custom-make pieces for all members of the party! If you are looking to make a large order for your wedding, birthday, or get-together, please give Jenny an ample amount of time before your event. This way she has time to get your spppoooookkkyyys to you on time!

Jenny's designs are unique because they are shared by a limited amount of people... People who see past the mundane, or are curious about the darker side of life. Each item she creates has a song, person, or moment in mind. She has an overwhelming list of things to create but there just isn't enough time in one day!

Jenny custom-made the Gorgeous Spider Lace Ribbon Bracelet Wrist Cuff With GID Spiders that you see in the picture, but she has too many more amazing items available in her shop... and she would love to share them with you.

Jenny has generously offered to give ONE of you $15 Bones (dollars) of merchandise of YOUR CHOICE from her shop!

To Enter:

Visit Jenny's shop, agonysdecay's Creepy Crafts. Come back here and leave a comment with your favorite piece.

Please leave your email address.

If you can't wait to win, Jenny is offering my readers 15% off all purchases made until the contest ends, shipping NOT included! Just mention 'Roxyshops' in the 'Message to Seller' box upon checkout. You can only get this discount if you mention 'Roxyshops'! Refund will be refunded via Paypal.

Contest ends Nov 12, 2009

Winner will have 48 hours to contact me.

US & International entries are welcome!

DISCLAIMER: Jenny did NOT pay me to do this review. I understand there are new FTC guidelines on blog giveaways. I want you all to know that *I* approach artists and designers for reviews & giveaways when I find their products online. *I* ask their permission to review their products, and I will only speak truthfully about their products.

Tursi Art Print Giveaway! CLOSED

This may sound off topic, but I swear it's not... how hot is Johnny Depp?

Yes I'm obsessed, but I truly think he is an amazing actor. I love all the characters he plays and he plays them so well!

So I got this headless horseman print from Tursi Art... and I, of course, remember how hot Johnny Depp was in that movie.
See... I told you I wasn't off topic!

A beautifully done print by Rose Tursi, she was inspired to read the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and sketch ideas from it after exploring a creepy old graveyard during one of her visits to the area... in the middle of the night... in the dead of winter. EEK!

Rose is an incredibly talented artist who draws inspiration from all over the place. A lot of her style originates from her background in animation. She has watched nearly every animated movie ever made. She also collects childrens' picture books. A lot of her art, 'The Headless Horseman' included, are inspired by mythologies, folk/fairy tales and classics.

Rose has been an artist for what seems like forever. Even as a very small child, she used to get in trouble for doodling all over her school work. Rose loves to draw animals the most of all. She attributes this to a fantastic professor she had in college: Dr. Tina Schmidt. Dr. Schmidt taught 'Animal Life Drawing', but she also had a medical background so she really stressed the importance of understanding the anatomy of the animals we were drawing.

Funny... I have a medical background too. Though mine is the human kind. And while I have you on the medical topic, I encourage you all to come back to my blog in January/February when I will be reviewing another print by Rose... the medical kind.

In the meantime, why not check out Rose's current art on her etsy shop, Tursi Art, because she'd like to give one you a print of your choice up to $10!

To Enter:

Visit Rose's shop on Etsy, Tursi Art, and tell me your favorite print.

Be sure to leave your email in the comment as well for contact.

DON'T FORGET TO ENTER MY OTHER GIVEAWAYS! Listed in the top right corner!

Contest ends Oct 31st

Contest is open to US & International winners

Winner will have 48 hours to contact me

DISCLAIMER: Rose Tursi did NOT pay me to do this review. I understand there are new FTC guidelines on blog giveaways. I want you all to know that *I* approach artists and designers for reviews & giveaways when I find their products online. *I* ask their permission to review their products, and I will only speak truthfully about their products. In addition, once the winner has confirmed win, *I* am not responsible for the delivery of the prize. I trust my sponsors to uphold the giveaway, and I cannot guarantee the prize will be delivered to the winner.

Love Handle Bags Halloween Giveaway! CLOSED

Halloween is my favorite holiday. I didn't care about the costumes. I only cared about candy. And let me tell you the progression of my trick-or-treating experience.

I lived in a pretty spread-out suburb. Trick-or-treating required a car and cardiovascular endurance. My mom would drive us kids around the neighborhoods. We would run in and out of every home. It was cold, often wet, and really could be miserable.

The thing that could make or break the trick-or-treating experience was the bag I used to collect candy. I started out with plastic, like probably many kids. As the bag got heavier, the handles started stretching and eventually ripping. I smartened up and went for the pillow case. It was strong and never broke, but the lack of handles eventually wore on my grip.

Now years later, Mindy from Love Handle Bags, sends me a cotton bag with handles that is painted with the cutest pumpkin and decorated nicely for Halloween. This is the one time I wish I had a kid to take trick-or-treating. Instead, it's a great bag to hang on the door with treats for neighbors. I live in a high-rise, so there is plenty of traffic outside my door.

Mindy, of Love Handle Bags, loves EVERYTHING about Halloween! She loves all of the creative costumes, handing out treats, watching kids scurry from one house to another, and most of all, the candy!

Mindy has always been a crafty person. As a kid, every year she would enter my crafts in the fair and would always come out with a first place ribbon. Very cool!

Though she doesn't make the bags from her shop herself, Mindy will one day learn to sew them. In the meantime she uses acrylic paint, and on every bag you will find a reused button, adding a unique twist to it.

Currently, Mindy is working on a unique and very cute way to package the bags when mailing them to the buyer, along with a little thank you gift inside! She wants everyone to know that she will be doing some Christmas bags soon, and anyone who reads this post and checks out her site which is www.lovehandlebags.etsy.com will recieve 10% off of every purchase!!!

Just message her that you found her on RoxyShops.

But if you love this Halloween bag and would like it for yourself, you have the chance to win it!

You have two chances to WIN!! Post one comment for each:

1. MANDATORY: Visit Love Handle Bags on Etsy and tell me your favorite item.

2. What do you love about halloween?


Please leave your email in the comments as well!!


Contest Ends October 24th.


Winner will have 24 hours to email me so I can mail you the bag in time for halloween!


Open to US and Canadian winners

Be sure to enter my other giveaways listed in the top right corner!

DISCLAIMER: Mindy of Love Handle Bags did NOT pay me to do this review. I understand there are new FTC guidelines on blog giveaways. I want you all to know that *I* approach artists and designers for reviews & giveaways when I find their products online. *I* ask their permission to review their products, and I will only speak truthfully about their products.