Another beady giveaway

More cleaning up and clearing out going on.
First up, two heart pendants:

The on on the left is fused, made by, I believe Jeanne Kent, the one on the right is lampworked by, I think, Cheryl Keggan.
Next is a pendant by Kate I-don't-remember-her-last-name - sorry. She used to sell on ebay many, many years ago:

Leave a comment here (or on my facebook page if you are one of my FB friends). The drawing will be sometime this weekend.

A giveaway at Summerfield Designs

I've been meaning to do one of these a month, but October frankly was challenging and I never got around to it.
So, here is the deal: Like Summerfield Designs on Facebook, look at the latest photo album, entitled Dumplings and/or Tacos, and leave a comment telling me which one you'd like if you were to win.
The pictures are not great, I'm the first to admit, but, you know, I'd much rather sew (or hammer or torch) than take pictures these days. I'm sure it'll change, I hope it will.
Here then are the pictures as well:

All bags were made from a tutorial by Michelle of http://www.michellepatterns.com/.

A giveaway at Summerfield Designs

To celebrate the re-opening of my etsy store, I am having a little giveaway.

The little pouch above is the prize, one of my new favorites, scrappy and quilted on the front, a solid piece of fabric (not solid color, mind you) in the back, also quilted. There's a layer flannel between outer and lining fabric for a bit of padding.

Here's how to enter:


Visit my etsy store.  Like Summerfield Designs on Facebook and leave a comment there telling me which of the bags in the store you like best.

The giveaway is open until Friday evening. I will draw a name on Saturday and announce the winner both here and on Facebook. Please make sure I have a way to contact you for the address to send the bag to.

My new favorite book:

A few weeks ago, while surfing the web and looking for links to torch fired enamel, I discovered Barbara Lewis' website - http://paintingwithfireartwear.blogspot.com/.
It's not just a website, there are links to video tutorials, a link to her shop and a link to an online forum - a ning. I'm not much of a joiner (of anything), but I joined the forum and have found it tremendously helpful. Experts and beginners alike, all very willing to share what the know and are discovering, and Barbara herself answers questions very knowledgeably.
As if that wasn't good enough, she's written a book: Torch Fired Enamel Jewelry, which is available from her shop and through Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Torch-Fired-Enamel-Jewelry-Workshop-Painting/dp/1440308861/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318523382&sr=8-1). Total eye candy, the kind that makes you want to drop whatever you're doing and go play in your little studio. I don't yet have the right kind of set-up, but I've improvised and it works.
There is a blog tour going on at the moment to promote the book and it includes giveaways of some pretty fantastic prizes. Obviously, I'd love to win, but I get a real kick out of seeing what others are doing with copper and glass powder. So inspiring!
Today's blog tour stop is here: http://www.prettythingsblog.com/2011/10/torch-fired-enamel-virtual-book-tour.html