Jewels Of Eden Giveaway! CLOSED

I don't often think of rock & roll as classy and elegant, but I find the music to be interesting and the musicians quite fashionable. One of my favorite albums of all time is the downward spiral by nine inch nails.

I get Trent's message. I understand how life spirals continuously, sometimes out of control... sometimes into something beautiful, like these spiral earrings from Jewels of Eden on Etsy.

Eve, the designer for Jewels of Eden, is a self taught jeweler. She is inspired by the way nature contrasts and balances itself, and tries to capture the boldness of nature without making it overpowering.

Eve is currently attending the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland Oregon. She is enrolled in a 6 year dual program which incorporates two 4 year programs together. When she graduates, she will have a doctorate in natural medicine, a master's in science of oriental medicine and an acupuncture license. Since wellness is so important to her, she brings that mindfulness to all the pieces she creates.

Being a doctor, myself, I know medical school can be crazy. If handled well, the student should spiral right into the amazing physician he or she is meant to become. I applaud Eve for her intelligence and talent. I also thank her for her generosity with this giveaway.

Eve would like to offer TWO of you a chance to win items from her shop. One winner with receive a $20 gift certificate, a second winner will receive a $10 gift certificate... and both winners get FREE SHIPPING!

To Enter:
Visit Eve's shop, Jewels of Eden. Come back here and leave a comment with your favorite piece.

Please leave your email address.

If you can't wait to win, Eve is offering my readers 15% off her shop! Just message her that you found her through RoxyShops.

DON'T FORGET TO ENTER MY OTHER CONTESTS LISTED IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER!

Contest ends Nov 23rd, 2009

Winner will have 48 hours to contact me.

US & International entries are welcome!

DISCLAIMER: Eve 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.

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.

Think Pink! Jimbo's Jewelry Giveaway! CLOSED

It's breast cancer awareness month, and I can't help but LOVE the pink I see everywhere. I'm currently lounging around in my pink velour hoodie with matching pink velour pants. As if I couldn't have enough pink, I'm also wearing a pink necklace from Jimbo's Jewelry.

It's absolutely lovely and I adore the way it drapes around my neck. I think it's perfect as we honor men and women who have suffered from breast cancer.

I have been very fortunate that nobody in my family has had breast cancer, or cancer in general. As a physician, however, I see it every day in the hospital. I have witnessed the pain of discovering the diagnosis, the drama of deciding what to do, the tears at a sense of loss of femininity.

This month we honor those lost to breast cancer or suffering from the disease.

Jim, of Jimbo's Jewelry, makes a lot of amazing jewelry and has personal experience with breast cancer. His mom is a breast cancer survivor. Getting her annual exam saved her life! She had a double mastectomy at 59 and the reconstructive surgery all at once. Doctors were able to take all the cancer out without chemo or radiation, and she is a healthy 64 year old woman today!

That is just wonderful to hear!

As for jewelry, Jim started about 6 years ago as a therapeutic outlet for creative energy. Friends started asking him to make them items and it has grown from there. Jim

loves working with natural stones and handmade items (beads). He also LOVES to re-purpose old jewelery and beads....the ultimate recycling effort!

Jim is his own inspiration. He love colors of nature and has to "feel" the colors and materials in order to create an item. He lets them "speak" to him...the rest is easy!

Jim's handmade items are one of a kind, based on the availability of materials and his own imagination. No two pieces are exactly alike, and he prides himself on new and innovative uses for materials. He also has vintage collectibles in addition to jewelry.

Now it's your turn to own a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry. Be it something pink for breast cancer awareness or something else unique, it's your choice of any item up to $20 from Jimbo's Jewlery on Etsy. Shipping is not included.

To Enter: leave a comment for each entry with an EMAIL contact!

1. What would you get up to $20 from Jimbo's Jewelry?
2. How has breast cancer affected your life?

Can't wait to win? Jim is offering 10% off for Roxy Shops readers! Message him that you found him through this blog.

Contest ends Nov 2nd

Winner will have 48 hours to confirm win.

International entries welcome! Again, shipping NOT included.

DON'T FORGET TO ENTER MY OTHER GIVEAWAYS LISTED IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER!

DISCLAIMER: Jim of Jimbo's Jewelry 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.

Andrea Despot Photography Giveaway! CLOSED

The photo, Drinks for Two, is what I find to be genius talent. Andrea Despot, the photographer, makes it very clear what the main ingredient of wine is... grapes. I love it. The concept is so simple, yet truly profound.

In addition, the photograph itself is of exceptional quality. The glasses against the black background seem to jump of the photograph. I love that the photo is not glossy as I think the matte shows the lighting better.

Andrea caught the perfect lighting to make this picture astounding. I framed it in a simple black frame and let it jump off my wall.

Andrea has been a photographer for eight years, shooting mostly objects. She loves taking an ordinary thing and making it extraordinary by using exceptional lighting techniques and color to emphasize shape and texture. Isn't that what I was trying to say about the Drinks for Two photo?

Photography started as a hobby but is now Andrea's career. She works as a full-time photographer at a printing company and also does freelance work... eventually wanting to become a full-time photographer at a studio, and maybe even someday own her own business.

Well I think Etsy and her website are a great start. She clearly is talented, and I'm sure she'll take her artisitic vision around the world.

Photgraphy makes Andrea happy. This photo makes me happy. Now, she wants you to be happy. Andrea would like to offer one of you the print of your choice!!

To Enter:

Visit Andrea's etsy site:

Etsy: www.andreadespot.etsy.com

Come back and leave a comment with your favorite print. Be sure to leave your contact email as well!!

Don't forget to enter my other giveaways listed in the top right corner!

Contest ends October 24th

US participants only

Winner with have 48 hours to contact me

DISCLAIMER: Andrea of Andrea Despot Photography 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.

Letter Happy "King of Pop" Print Giveaway!

It's been about a month since the passing of Michael Jackson, and I'm still roaring his music on my ipod. His music will forever remain in the mainstream, and tributes will continue until the end of time.

One of my favorite tributes is this art print by Christen of Letter Happy. She captured one of Michael Jackson most famous poses in this incredible silhouette, and she would like one of you to have it.

Christen is constantly creating, focusing on what makes herself happy and of course what she thinks will make her customers happy. She love taking song lyrics or movie quotes and making them not only wonderful to hear, but also beautiful to look at!

Just a little bit more about Christen. She is 23 years old and proudly owns her own graphic design business. She's a true southern belle who wants an eco-friendly house with the guy of her dreams. She wants to raise her children to love people, nature, animals, and the world in general!

Christen agrees that Michael Jackson was an integral part of our world. He was a wonderfully talented man with a great voice, an amazing message, and fantastic dance moves. There will never be another like him.

Now it's time for the giveaway of the King Of Pop 8x10 art print!

To Enter:
Tell me one of the following in a comment:
What did you love about michael jackson?
What is your favorite MJ song?
Any moment in your life that you can attribute to MJ or his music?

Make sure to leave your email address in your response so I can contact you if you're the winner.

If you'd like to buy the print or any of her other products ASAP, Christen is offering my readers a 10% discount on the items in her shop. Just mention "roxyshops" in the message to seller.

Contest ends October 22

!!!Don't forget to enter my other giveaways listed in the top right corner!!!

US entries only. Winner will have 48 hours to contact me.

DISCLAIMER: Christen of Letter Happy 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.

Crimson Peachy Art Giveaway! CLOSED

Often the symbol of rare and delicate beauty, orchids are one of the most popular flowers. With over 25,000 varieties, you can be sure to find the unique orchid that appeals the most to you.

When I first came across Helen's shop, Crimson Peachy Art, on etsy, I was immediately drawn toward the print of the Orchid Heads. First, purple is my favorite color. I knew exactly where I could hang this print on my walls. Second, I found the print to be absorbing. I couldn't stop staring at it.

I wanted it to brighten my apartment, and it has done just that. In addition, Helen generously send me a second print, In the fall, which complimented my place as well.

Helen loves the feeling of creating an image, whether it be a drawing, in acrylic paint, in collage or digitally. She is inspired by all sorts of things; colours, people, nature, art of past decades, especially the 1950s. She aims to create colorful contemporary images that catch the eye, but as long as the image has a an interesting structure and feel, she is happy.

Helen's goal is to create images that amuse or absorb her customer, and the Orchid Heads print certainly consumed me.

Now Helen would like one of you to feel the same way by offering one of you the print of your choice!


To Enter:

Visit Helen's shop on Etsy, Crimson Peachy 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 October 17th

Contest is open to US & International winners

Winner will have 48 hours to contact me