Giveaway Time! Win some celebrity swag gifted at The GBK Gift Lounge in honor of The Primetime Emmys

In honor of Kathryn Designs participation in The GBK Gift Lounge for The 2013 Primetime Emmys, I am hosting a giveaway of the necklace I am gifting the attending celebrities. Enjoy! Thank you for your support :)

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Click here ---->Check out my Press Release with all the details about The GBK Gift Lounge Event!

Kathryn Designs Jewelry: Gifted on The Wendy Williams Show

Once again, The Artisan Group has opened up a huge door for Kathryn Designs!
My { No Time For} Fool's Gold necklace will be making the trip to The Wendy Williams Show for a special segment and Oscars Swag giveaway episode on February 22nd.

If you have a Pinterest addiction, like me, you will probably love The Artisan Group's board of all the amazing handcrafted creations that will be gifted on the show!  You will find everything from bath and body products, jewelry, stationery, scarves, hair accessories, and even a gorgeous clutch handbag.

Inspired by the gold faceted polymer beads I created last month, I decided to make some beautiful bling-ed out statement necklaces using small and large versions of the beads, crystal beads, and crystal rondelles.  I hope Wendy loves the necklace!

{No Time For} Fool's Gold Necklace

We're going to Hollywood! Hello, Oscars and hello,swag giveaway.

Finally!  I have been itching to post about Kathryn Designs being featured in swag bags at the GBK Oscars Gift Lounge, via the fabulous Artisan Group.  It has been a long and busy road, that ended up with 100 plus of my Open Locket necklaces. They are created using polymer clay, liquid polymer clay, and resin.



Open Locket necklaces

Here are some of the lessons I learned along the way:
1)  If you think it will take one month to create these necklaces, which involve several steps, you are SO wrong!  Maybe it is my perfectionism, but I ended up spending too many hours to count making these creations.
2)  Applying several layers of resin will assure maximum glow and depth of color.  To pass the time while stirring each batch of resin, it is helpful to listen to music by Adele, Amy Winehouse, Joni Mitchell, Florence and the Machine, U2, Johnny Cash, Kings of Leon, and Wilco.  It is even more fun if you sing along.  It is especially great that my dogs are not judgemental of my singing voice.
3)  Deciding on how to package your items will be a real challenge and will involve lots of internet searches.  In the end, I decided on a small grey velvet bag and added a small silver charm with my business name and a fabric flower to glam it up a bit.  I placed the bagged necklaces and my business card and product information card into a simple sheer organza bag. I won't tell you how many things I ordered that I ended up not using!  I know they will be perfect for something else, so I am chalking it up to "lesson learned."

I could go on and on, but I will save my other insights for another post.  Without further ado, let get to the giveaway......
To celebrate all the lovely people who have been so supportive and encouraging on my Facebook page,and to celebrate reaching 1470 Facebook fans, I am going to give away this necklace:

This necklace from my Open Locket Collection features lovely and luminous shades of blue and gold, with a hint of lavender. The center flower charm is shimmering gold.  I am selling this style in my Artfire shop for 65.00.  The winner will receive this beauty all packed up like my Oscars swag. 

To enter, simply leave a comment for this blog post and include your email address so I can contact you if you win.  If you are not following my blog, that would be great too, but it is not required!
The giveaway will start tonight, February 3rd at 6:30 PM EST, and will end on Sunday, February 12th at 11:30 PM EST.  The winner will be drawn using Random.org and I will announce the winner here on my blog and on my Kathryn Designs Facebook Page on February 13th. Thank you for visiting my blog and good luck!

Celebration and thank you giveaway......500 fans and counting on Facebook!

To say "thank you" to all the wonderful people who have joined me on my Kathryn Designs Facebook page, I am celebrating reaching 500 fans with a giveaway of this vintage inspired necklace:

This unique piece of art jewelry was created using liquid polymer clay to create a translucent veneer, which I applied to a polymer clay background. I used a great retro pin up image from Lunagirl.com, and embellished the piece with Swarovski crystals and individually placed microbeads. It is coated with jeweler’s grade resin for a glossy finish. The necklace portion is beaded with crystal AB and seed beads. Similar pieces sell in my Artfire shop for 55.00.

To enter follow these steps:
1) Follow my blog by using the blue “Join This Site” button to the left. Please select the option to “follow publicly.”
2) Leave a comment for this blog post to let me know you have joined Kathryn Designs blog, and include your email address.
3) Make sure you have completed both steps so your entry will count!
4) If you are already following this blog, you can still enter by leaving a blog post letting me know you are following.


There are always rules, so here goes:
1) Each person is eligible for one entry. The contest will run from today (November 2nd, 2011) until Saturday, November 5th at 11:00 PM, EST.
2) This contest is only open to people with a mailing address in either the United States or Canada.
3) A number will be assigned to your entry upon receipt. A winning number will be generated using Random.org shortly after 11:00 PM, EST on Saturday, November 5th. If your assigned number matches the winning number, and you meet the eligibility requirements, you win!
4) I will post the name of the winner on my Kathryn Designs Facebook page and at KathrynDesigns.blogspot.com on Sunday, November 6th, 2011. I will notify the winner by email as well. If I do not hear back within 72 hours, I will have to select an alternate winner.
Thank you all again for your support! Wishing you good luck!

100 Facebook Fans Giveaway!

So excited about my new fans that I have decided to host a giveaway of this necklace now that I have reached the 100 mark on Facebook! Make sure you "officially" enter! If the contest entry widget does not automatically show, click on "see more" below for the official form that lets me know that you left a blog post comment or that you are following me on twitter.  

This cute necklace was created with layered liquid polymer clay, paint, metal leaf, and polymer clay.  The pendant is about 3/4 of an inch in diameter, and the 18" necklace with chain extender was beaded with faceted black beads and seed beads.  Similar necklaces sell in my studio for about 22.00.

Great Giveaways!

There is still time to enter two fabulous swag-a-licious giveaways!  The first is an Emmy's Blog to Blog Giveaway sponsored by members of The Artisan Group and hosted by Ashley of Fancy Designs.  One of my retro flapper girl necklaces is among the prizes.  The second is The Artisan Group HUGE 2000 Facebook Fans Giveaway.  I am gifting a lovely handmade open locket flower necklace as one of the prizes. 

More to come soon....so very busy working my hot little hands to the bone making jewelry!  Thanks for checking out my infant blog :)