Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Give Away- Our First Ever!


Check out the newest cover of People Magazine!!

Sandra's new baby Louis is wearing some fun trade beads just like we have been selling for ever.


Mali Wedding beads are of the African Trade Bead variety. Made in Czechoslovakia in the early 1900s and traded to Africa for exotic treasures, these beauties are old and well worn (check out the white one if you don't believe me). Young men would bring one bead to a girl when he would come a courtin' and she would save them. When she married, she would string these into a lovely necklace!!

Isn't that the sweetest thing? I think they would make the best bridesmaid gift. And go ahead and feel good about them because they truly are recycled!!

SO we are doing our first giveaway ever! Leave a comments and one oh so lucky winner chosen at random- Friday, May 7 at noon- will get this a Mali Wedding Bead Bracelet.


Good Luck Fancy Stakers!

50 comments:

  1. Oh damn. First comments never win. However. I love what you do, hope my shout out was appropriate in a Jen kinda way and that my visitors will visit you. Was my stack fashionable? It felt fashionable...
    Anytime you want to craft, give me a holla'. Seriously, I went to a pottery class with Ladycakes and we made some mean hand-built birdhouses....it was crazy fun and super inspiring. Kimball stuff. And by the by..can't wait to show you my new painted glass. I think you might dig. Love what you do girl, I admire your everything!

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  2. I should win for longest post EVER, sorry!

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  3. wow...between me and jen so far?
    i LOVE my mahli bracelet...so bedangle anothers wrist.
    just adding my 2cents worth to these wonderful beads.
    it doesn.t hurt that their history story ROCKS!
    loving your stuff dear allison.
    loving.
    xoxo
    c

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  4. I love love love these... thanks to Chrissy for the heads up! and I am glad to have found your blog.

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  5. my eyes & heart are dazzled
    with all that colorful deliciousness
    & i hope hope hope
    to wear such a wrist wonder!
    thanks to chrissy for pointing out
    this amazing giveaway!
    rachelawes@gmail.com

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  6. Just popped over from Chrissy's blog. That is such a sweet story, so romantic. Beautiful jewelry Allison! Thank you to Chrissy for sharing the secret of your fabulous baubles!

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  7. I love these beaded necklaces and bracelets. Their history is so great and makes the jewelry that much more beautiful.

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  8. Love that bracelet and love your jewelry (I've always admired it on your best model, Chrissy.)

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  9. I love that Chrissy shared her secret for always looking so beautifully put together.

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  10. Awesome! Those are so beautiful - and the story behind them makes them even more precious!

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  11. beautiful. just beautiful. and chrissy is a super model/spokesperson. so glad she spilled.

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  12. More IS better! Especially with such super cool-groovy jewels!! Love the colors, the history, the everything about them :)

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  13. found you through jen at the hive, very nice stuff. . . and good story to back up the beads!
    kate

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  14. Hi Allison,
    Please throw my name in the hat; these are
    so beautiful. I love jewelry that is unique,
    with a history! Wonderful story regarding the beads; the colors are so vibrant...love these!
    Chrissy, shared her secret;Thanks for offering this giveaway! I love wearing items that are symbolic of events,that have a special meaning! Thanks Chrissy for sharing~

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  15. want want want, please. The beads look juicy. The baby is cute but really the beads were the first thing I noticed on the People mag cover when I saw it.
    Thanks for a great giveaway!

    I came from Jen's site too.

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  16. Please count me in your work is beautiful. I adore it!!

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  17. i found you through the ever so sweet chrissy! thanks for the fabulous giveaway.....i love the mahli beads story! :)))

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  18. What a neat story about some beautiful jewelry.
    It would be fun to be so creative.

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  19. love it! I am a huge fan of all of your jewels! This would be fun to have in a collection!

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  20. so awesome! I'll be spending some time on your site...shopping!

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  21. that is lovely! i love the colours is is so beautiful :)

    kshuttle@uoguelph.ca

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  22. so bright and 'festive'??? i that the right word? anyway, i think they're adorable and would be perfect for spring and summer!

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  23. colors strung together makes happiness..wow it is a colorful world! blessings

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  24. I love those trade beads! I just read People this weekend and smiled BIG time when I saw baby Louis wearing them ;)

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  25. I love the color - and the story behind the beads. What a way to remember the whole courting process!

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  26. I saw the zine at the market the other day and thought... those beads are amazing....
    I sure hope to have some for myself!!!!

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  27. beautiful beautiful beautiful!!!
    love the colors....

    i had the honor of seeing many of your gor-juss jewels in person on that precious friend of yours Chrissy!!!

    she wears them well!!!

    happy monday!!
    xoxo
    k

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  28. What a terrific giveaway! I found you through Chrissy's blog Cultivate . . and I love your jewelry! I just ordered two new bracelets from you--can't wait to start stacking them on!! : )

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  29. I'm lovin' the history of the beads! and that I've found your site. Chrissy's a great marketeer. Cheers!

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  30. oh i just love the colors! :)

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  31. I am so proud.:-) I was born in Czechoslovakia and was its resident until the country was split to two independent countries. We were tought in the school about factories making beads but I never realized that they exported so much and over the whole world. Thanks for the giveaway!
    lubaska dot k at gmail dot com

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  32. great story to go with a lovely bracelet! count me in please!

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  33. WOW! the coolest bracelet I have ever seen. what a cool giveaway!

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  34. what a beautiful bracelet!!I would so love to win this!.

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  35. what a sweet story. love those old traditions. sounds like something i would do...if only my SO would bring me something every time he visited ;)

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  36. I love the story of these beads, how neat is that. Thanks for e chance to win.

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  37. I really like the stones and the story, thanks for the giveaway!
    kitkat 234 at gmail dot com

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  38. I love these- would be such a lovely accessory to a monotone outfit like black on black. And I agree with some of the others- great story behind the beads!

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  39. What an unusual, lovely bracelet! I would love to have this to wear with my summertime outfits :) Thank you for the contest.

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  40. omg it is so beautiful! I love it! I love that it would match everything I own and I never would have to take it off


    hippopurplemonkey at yahoo dot com

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  41. that is a cool bracelet! I love colorful jewelry :-)

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  42. So beautiful & love that it is 100% recycled...love the story & meaning behind the bracelet too!

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  43. Oh wow, gorgeous bracelets!!! I sure hope I or someone who really appreciates great jewelry wins!! ;)

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  44. Very pretty bracelets, thank you for the great giveaway!

    tigpooh1516"at"yahoo"dot"com

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  45. That's a very colorful braclet.
    Just followed and tweeted as
    @dianetowin

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  46. What a beautiful bracelet. Thanks for the giveaway.


    charisscharity at yahoo dot com

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  47. I'd love to win this adorable bracelet!
    Thanks!

    sarahjd766@yahoo.com

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