Luellabird Giveaway ends 8/21

We've got a great giveaway sponsored by Luellabird!
I'd like to introduce you to Nancy, who's shop specializes in making unique handmade jewelry and vintage treasures.


Photograph by Mycah Schrader Photography

Nancy, tell us a little about yourself..





My inspiration is my Grandmother Luella.  She taught me how to sew and up-cycle items in and around her house into crafts.  So going to Grandmas to me was more of a treat than a torture.  She also loved bird watching in her backyard, and had many bird knick-nacks around her house.  This is all how my inspiration and shop name came about.  She passed away in 2001 from breast cancer, and my shop was named in her honor.




Poppy Brooch Hairclip - LOOOOVE this!

 I was born and raised in a small town in Indiana near the Ohio border, and we now reside in Gainesville, Florida.  My husband works for the University of Florida, and I'm continuing my college education at the university in the Fall.  I participate in local charity festivals for Luellabird every 3-4 months, and I'm also a vendor at the Downtown Union Street Gainesville Farmers Market every Wednesday. Luellabird is also sold in Persona (a vintage, costume, and collectible boutique) and Jeannie's Attic in Thornebrook Village (an upscale furniture and home decor store).

 I only create pieces that I would wear and treasure.  I guess you could say my Goddess necklace is what sparked my interest in starting my own Etsy shop.  I was at my usual coffee spot one morning, and the ladies there commented on my handmade necklace.  The comments continued, and then they asked me to start bringing them in pieces for them to shop from, and one thing lead to another... The pace of small business and the excitement of meeting new people and learning new crafts is exactly where I want to be!

Great news!

You can get 20% off at Luella Bird's etsy store

when you use SAVE20 at checkout!

GIVEAWAY!

One lucky follower will win their choice of not one, but 

TWO pairs of earrings 

from Luellabird's etsy shop!
One for you and one for a friend?  
Or maybe just two for just you =).

How to enter:

Mandatory:  You must be a follower of my blog!  

open to followers in the US only

1.  Mandatory entry: Check out Luellabird's etsy store and then come back and fill out the form below 


optional additional entries:

2.  Like Jewelry By J on facebook (1 entry)

3.  Like Luellabird on facebook (1 entry)

4.  Heart one of Luellabird's item in her etsy store (1 entry)

5.  Heart Luellabird's etsy store! (1 entry)

6. Heart my etsy shop or an item in there! (1 entry)

7.  Follow Luellabird on twitter (1 entry)

8.  Purchase an item from Luellabird's store (10 entries)

Contest ends on 8.21.2011

Winner will be chosen by random.org