Sadafulee ~ Always in Bloom

Here we are in the second month of my new Features :) Last month we did Tori Sophia and gave away some of Shelley's lovely glammed up wires.

This month we're featuring Kashmira Patel's labor of love, Sadafulee  .

Etsy Shop Link

Look at these gorgeous butterfly wing earrings!

Etsy Shop Link

And these fun twisted hoops !

Etsy Shop Link

And this gorgeous blue & ruby red bracelet :)

Not only is does little shop have some gorgeous jewelry, but it's full of love, since Kashmira donates all the proceeds to benefit the kids of Project Why ( http://projectwhy.blogspot.com ).

First... same rules apply as for the last one.

You can earn entries by paying a visit her shop and leave a comment about your favorite piece here, fave her shop, like an item in her shop, and share her shop link. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SAVED THROUGH RAFFLECOPTER! If you can't use rafflecopter, send me an email @ mattiashogan@gmail.com and list your entries and I'll see that they get in for you :)

ONE MORE THING!! Due to the nature of the prizes ( yes TWO) , you MUST have paypal account.

This is because there are two $15 reimbursements to Sadafulee up for grabs. Since Etsy redid it's gift card deal, we can't figure out how to do 'in shop only' gift cards for a set amount. So rather then stick Kashmira with a hassle of pulling items upon request and creating a special order, or refunding part of the cost... we just figured it would be easier all around to do it this way. 'We' being myself and Marla James who has generously donated the second prize :) The winners will be chosen and their names will be given to Kashmira. When they place their orders, she'll let us know, at which point we will send the winners the money. This way, the money can't be spent in anther shop, thus denying this lovely shop a bit of business it deserves, as could happen with an Etsy gift card, or if we sent the money first ;)

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#100 + Tori Sophia

... hmm... suddenly wish I knew how to do animations and crap... woulda been cool to have exploding fireworks and crap right here...

... post number one hundred on Blogger :)


... and I'm using it to tell you all about something new I'll be doing this year... starting right now, actually :)

I have lots and lots of friends online here who have Etsy, Artfire or FB shops...some for jewelry, some for beads and other goodies. Seeing comments all over FB about driving traffic to the shops, and advertising, etc etc etc... it got me thinking I should go back to doing 'artist features' again.. like I'd started on my old blog. Only this time around, make each feature... special ;)

So here's what I'm doing.

 I contacted five of my shop-owning friends, all of whom I believe are also followers on this blog, actually, come to think of it. Well, no, I contacted FOUR of them about continuing this idea... the lady up today I contacted before hand, just about today ;)  Each month until April or May, I will be featuring one artist and their shop... and hosting a giveaway to go with it. It might be in place of a Freebie Friday ... or in addition too... depends ;) This month, it's 'in addition to' ;) There'll also be a new catch to some of the F.F.'s to come.. starting with Feburary's... that I'll fill you in on later... you can all blame Kashmira for giving me the idea ;)

Okay... off track ... gotta stop rambling...


 I hope most of you know Shelley Graham Turner.

 She's a member of both the FB groups 'Bead Soup Cafe', and 'Creative Bead Chat',  has teamed up with Marlene Cupo to host two rounds of 'The Holiday Bling Blog Hop'...( and I believe I saw mention of a third in the works?), and start a new group called  'MarShell Swaps'.

Plus, Shelley is also the lady who started the 'Pink Hair For Lori' campaign last summer :)

She's witty, sarcastic, fun, and just a great lady to know :) She also has one of the biggest hearts I know of.

And some of the cutest grandkids ;)

Anyhow... back to business ;) She's also pretty talented when it comes to making stuff ;)


 Have you seen her adorable LOL charms?

Etsy Link

  They are SOOO CUTE!!! I have a purple one... I call him ' Lol' ( pronounced lawl ;) )


 You've probably seen her sand dollar... right?

Etsy Link

How about her new Dressed Up Ear Wires?

Etsy Link

Well I have a surprise for you :)  One lucky person is going to win, not one.... but TEN pairs of  Dressed Up ear wires. All of these...

Makes you want to pull out your beads and start designing earrings for these, doesn't it?

So, anyone who wants a chance to win these pretties, here's what you have to do... ( There's a Rafflecopter widget below to check off each entry you've done. If you can't use rafflecopter, please say so in your entry comments! )

Go to  Tori Sophia  and look at all the goodies. Come back here and leave a comment telling me what your favorite item is. Check it off in rafflecopter... Tada! One entry.

You can get another entry by faving her shop or an item in her shop ( and letting me know in a comment & rafflecopter).

Hmm.. and how about one more entry for sharing a link to her shop on your FB page or blog? Yeah... not a link to this blog & giveaway... Share the link to her Etsy store, Tori Sophia.  And again, leave  comment & rafflecopter check to count it :)


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I'll let this run for a week, then have rafflecopter pick the winner.

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO USE RAFFLECOPTER -- please let me know. Leave your entries comments below, and state with each one that you are unable to use rafflecopter... , and I'll make sure you're included :)

So now that you have something to look forward to... and drool over... ;) I guess I'll let you all know... that one of my followers has ALREADY  won a little something. Just for being a follower on this blog :) I've got 52 followers here, and after assigning everyone a number... the winner is LISA LODGE ( aka pineridgetreasures, for those searchers for her among my followers ;) ) Lisa,  I'm sending you a little something in the mail... not sharing pictures or anything until you get it ;)

Make sure to drop back in on Saturday for the Memories & Thanks bloghop!