we interrupt your program....

to bring you a very special announcement!

from the makers of heatherlymade & nataliexmarie:

WE'RE HAVING A GIVE-A-WAY!!

that's right friends! After our craft show bust 

we just had to get our stuff out there & into the hands of some eager cutesy-pie's!

If you guys don't know, nataliexmarie is my bestie!! 

but she also makes some really fantastic jewelry! 

From her love of owls, she has created a whole line

of loving owl ear rings, and let me tell ya, they're a HOOT! 

Not only does she used her beloved owls

as inspiration, but nature influences 

are also found in her crafty goodness.

Using leaves, flowers & birds nataliexmarie's ear rings

are the perfect match for any and all occasions.

Just the other day I was wearing

a very coveted pair of owl ear rings.

The ear rings featured a little owl 

perched on a branch.

He was adorned with black and green beads.

He dangled ever so perfectly & several 

envious looks were thrown my way!!!

As for heatherlymade... well, 

it's just a little something 

I refused to give up.

And by that I mean that I'm a self-taught crocheter. 

Yep, I grabbed up a book at wal*mart 

(:| closest thing to a craft store within 60 miles..bummer.)

& began the journey that took nearly 3 months to even figure out what a double crochet stitch was. (Seriously, it was hideous.)

I tried to give it up. A lot.

Crochet was a mystery to which I couldn't

help but solve & I honestly couldn't rest until I figured it out.

But, now I love crocheting. I don't know if it's because

of all the pretty yarn colors,

or the fact that crochet has purpose,

but I like the way crocheting makes me feel.

I feel like I'm actually making 

something useful. Whether it's dish cloths, coasters or scarves

I know that what I'm making will be used

& that's really important to me.

Besides, it is really fun to have handmade things &

with crochet you can make so much!!!

ok, enough rambling!!!

on with the GIVEAWAY

so... here's what we got!

from nataliexmarie:

one pair of teal & yellow button earrings; 

one pair of  teal & yellow lovey owl earrings; 

from heatherlymade:

a set of 4 cotton crochet coasters in dusty teal & chocolate 

a barista cozy in mustardy yellow!!

don't you want to be ever so stylish in these cute little guys?!

I am already a huge fan of buttons!! I actually have 2 pairs of these little gems & I wear them often! Button earrings are so great, especially when I don't feel like wearing a heavy pair of earrains all day. They are cute & different & just make me all giddy inside!!

so... here's what you gotta do!

(each task counts as one entry & leave a comment for EACH otherwise it won't be counted!

please include your name && e-mail address!!)

-follow nataliexmarie & heatherxdawn on twitter

-tweet about this give away 

-comment on what your favorite item in the give away is & WHY.

-follow natalie & I on blogspot 

(for extra points encourage natalie to become a frequent blogger ;) srsly. 2 extra points.)

-blog about this give away

-visit our etsy shops & tell us what you like or would like to see :

www.nataliexmaire.etsy.com

www.heatherlymade.etsy.com

GIVE-A-WAY CLOSES ON OCTOBER 15, 2009 at 12:00 a.m. EST.

The winner will be chosen via random.org & posted.

Also, the winner will receive an e-mail from me and have 48 hours to respond!

There are 7 other contestants who will be added at the close of the give-a-way. These contestants are the only people who registered at our table at the craft show this past week. Our small response is the reason we've extended the give-a-way to our internet pals.

:)

so... SIGN ON UP!!!! 

&goodluck to EVERYONE!! :))))

EDITED SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 1:54 a.m.

(see red text for edited portions of this post. sorry for the scatter brain..)