Giveaways!

I have been doing some giveaways lately! And my latest one is ending in just a few days. Check it out here.

This time I'm giving away this mother & child glass pendant in bright blues (it started around Mother's Day so that affected my choice).

This giveaway is part of an "Ultimate Fan Giveaway" and it's a different approach for me, but I thought I'd try it out. It's a group thing, part of Crochet Addict's celebration of reaching 7,000 fans on her blog. Wow, that's impressive!

There are several possible prizes, including mine shown above, and every entry is a chance to win. Go to this link for entry instructions, but the basics are: follow the sites of the artists doing the giveaway (blogs, facebook pages, etc.) and then leave a comment on the original blog post about it.

So, what's the point of doing a giveaway? For me, it's a combination of exposure, networking, and the joy of giving a little piece of my work to a fan or potential fan. I hope they enjoy it and tell others about it... or, give me constructive feedback. And here's the thing, glass is a passion but not a full time gig, so I don't have a lot of time for the promotional stuff, and a giveaway is fairly easy and good for networking. Will I do more giveaways? Absolutely! Follow my Facebook page for announcements about future giveaways and other stuff (don't worry about more clutter in your newsfeed, I only post a few times a week at the most). I hope to see you there!

2 Great Giveaways!

So, there's this other blog I'm involved with: HandmadeMN. HandmadeMN is a "team" or collection of artists & crafters in the Minnesota/Western Wisconsin area. The big thing we have in common, besides geography, is that we all have shops on Etsy. In fact, that's what brought us together, and we formed what's called a "street team" on Etsy. We share ideas & network with each other, have a great blog, do weekly giveaways on that blog, and get together for local sales a few times a year. So that's the skinny on what the other blog is all about, and now to my main point.............

I'M DOING A GIVEAWAY!

Here's a pic of the

Spring Wildflowers & Dragonflies

necklace you could win in the giveaway:

You have 2 weeks to enter!!! The giveaway started today on the HandmadeMN blog, and it ends on Saturday, May 5th, at Noon. Go over to this blog post to enter: HandmadeMN. Every comment you leave there is an entry. The blog post will also give you instructions for several ways to enter---and be sure to leave comments because each one is an entry!! Oh and be sure we have a way to contact you in case you win!

But wait, there's more! There's another way to win! I'm doing ANOTHER GIVEAWAY at the same time for all my FACEBOOK fans, through Saturday, May 12th, at Noon!! It will be another glass necklace similar to this one, but a little different. Even if you're not a fan yet, you have time---click here and "Like" my page now: GlassGardenDesigns.

The only rules of the extra giveaway are:
1. Be or become a Facebook fan of GlassGardenDesigns.
2. Leave comments on this post and on any Glass Garden Designs Facebook post between today and Saturday, May 12th, at Noon. Each comment is an entry; be sure I have a way to contact you if you win.
3. You can't win both giveaways.

Please feel free to share this with others and enter as many times as you wish! Good luck!