February 2009 ArtFire Giveaway!!

CLOSED FOR NEW ENTRIES!!--Winner is Elaine R

Well, welcome to February and therefore, to the February ArtFire Giveaway! Our January Giveaway was a huge success, so we're back this month with another fabulous bundle of girly goodness!!!! There are 11 sellers participating in this giveaway, so the entry rules are a little bit different. Please read them carefully as any entries that don't meet the criteria will be skipped. But first...here's the loot!!!

(There is one more item on the way that's not pictured.)

This month's prize consists of these fabulous gifts: Pink Sugar Natural Soy Wax Candles by Soy Scentual, a jar of Pamper Your Hiney Satin and Silk Lotion in Love Spell from Shine Your Hiney Soap, a Have a Heart beaded bookmark from bijouxdesignsforyou, a 7.5" hematite and Swarvoski crystal valentine bracelet with a toggle clasp from Jewelry to Keep by Suzanne Baxter, matchbook notepads (6) and floral envelopes by Recupe Fashion, a bar of Pomegranate soap from soapdeli, handmade valentine notecards from timelesspaperarts, Hearts Aflame earrings by GemKitty, and the Access ceramic pendant from my shop, Risky Beads. The item pictured separately arrived a little later; it's a beautiful Irish Wool and Linen bracelet from Painted Bull. One item hasn't arrived yet: 5"x7" Red Berries on Blue photographic print from MNH Photography and . These products retail for $110.00!!!

But, wait, it gets better!!

Each owner of these shops has volunteered one of their products because they want to promote their shops but also ArtFire as a venue so we are all offering 10% off in our shops during this giveaway! Use this code when purchasing: RBFEBAF10P** ArtFire is a relatively new site in the grand scheme of the online handmade market scene, but we like it because it's very open and has a fee structure that allows us to put our money into our product. If you've been considering giving ArtFire a try, I encourage you to do so. The site is growing fast; the administration is extremely responsive when there's an issue, and there are many different platforms for community involvement and improvement that are community driven.

So on behalf of Val at Soy Scentual, Patti at Shine Your Hiney Soap, April at bijouxdesignsforyou, Suzanne at Jewelry to Keep, Nathalie at Recupe Fashion, Rebecca at soapdeli, Kalla at timelesspaperarts, Kathy at GemKitty, Deon at MNH Photography , J.J. at Painted Bull, and me (Lori) at Risky Beads, here are the rules for entering the February ArtFire Giveaway!

The winner of the contest will be chosen by the random number generator at random.org, so each comment is one entry unless it's incomplete, in which case it will be skipped. To enter the contest, you must visit at least 6 of our 11 shops listed above, come back, and leave 1 comment mentioning your favorite item from those 6 shops. You can earn extra entries by doing any or all of the following, putting each one in a separate comment:

--visit the other 5 shops you didn't visit in your first comment and mention your favorite item in your comment
--blog about the giveaway and link back in your comment
--tweet about the giveaway and link back in your comment
--purchase from any Artfire shop from February 2-8 (deadline is noon) and link back with your order #. Your seller will give it to you or ask for it.
--purchase from any of our 11 shops and receive 2 extra entries per shop and link back with your order #. Your seller will give it to you or ask for it.

Please remember to leave your contact information in your comment. We can't contact you if we can't find you!!! Anonymous entries with no email address will be skipped.

Have fun, good luck, and Happy Valentine's Day!! May you find some heart fire on ArtFire!

-Lori

**Some sellers have other sales running, so some items may have different or even bigger discounts!

Any comments that do not/did not meet the requirements of entry are/were deleted.

2/10/09: Congratulations!!!! The winner of this giveaway and $110 worth of fabulous, handmade girly goodness is Elaine R. She has 48 hours to respond to my email and claim her prize or I will draw again.
The March giveaway kicks off on Sunday, March 2, 2009 so stay tuned! In the meantime, visit ArtFire!! New shops are opening every day! Thanks for entering! ~Lori