GIVEAWAY Earrings by Fivelittlegems

Jewelry Giveaway

 

Do you love jewelry?
Do you love getting it for free?

FiveLittleGems is a jewelry shop run by a woman named Holly. 

Everything she sells is completely handmade. Most of it is one of a kind! A bead obsession and great eye for color means her shop is a never ending supply of fantastic jewels. She has a fantastic talent of fitting together pieces that look like they were meant for each other, though she states in her profile "The beads create their own jewelry, actually. I'm just here to hold the tools for them."

 Would you like to win a piece from her shop? FLG is giving away one set of earrings to a very lucky winner!











Rules and Regulations:
1)Stop by here and take a look at her current selection of earrings.
2)Let us know down below in the comments which is your favorite pair. Include your email address in your comment since this is how I will contact the winner! You could win the EXACT pair you tell us that you love!

Want to get an additional entry?
Like Fivelittlegems on facebook. Leave your name in your entry so we know who it matches up to.
Contest will end Tuesday January 31st at Midnight!

BONUS to taking part in the facebook piece! There will be a surprise posted on her facebook page for anyone who doesn't win. You have to be subscribed to the FLG page in order to know what that surprise is!

Valentines Crafts

Valentine Crafts Round Up!

 

Pancakes by More Design Please

Grocery Bag Valentine from Family Chic.

Valentines Cards by Valley & Co

Fotoshop by Adobé (Adobe)

This lil gem I saw on Outsapops blog.
Fotoshop by Adobe. 

This raises fantastic points about how airbrushed models are in the world of fashion and beauty.

Balenciaga Pre Fall 2012

Took a quick peek at Balenciagas pre fall collection.

Overall? NOT impressed. At all. These pieces don't impress me.

I found one "gem" in the collection I'd say. This one.

Change the shoes.

Ditch the hat.

What is with the gloves?!?!
Now... belt it. One thick waist belt or maybe a few strappy ones going all the way down.

That may look better.

What do you think?

Image from style dot com.

Spragwerks

Did you keep up with the first season of Project Accessory? 

I'm not big on TV shows. I've never been one of those people who has to catch the newest episodes of their favorite show, or say "I can't go out tonight because I have to have the TV on at 8pm." It almost feels lazy to be that type of person. Almost like you're watching life go by for other people instead of living it yourself.

I made the mistake of turning on the TV on a Thursday night. 

It was the season premier of project accessory. I was dragged in. 

 

Very quickly I picked a few favorite designers. Both of them made it to the very end of the season. The girl, Nina, I picked mainly because of her awesome chain body harnesses she always wore.  I. seriously. love. them. The other, Rich, had a style that screamed to me. 

Very rough looking pieces. Metal work. Fantastic stuff.  His line is called Spragwerks.

Belt buckles that look like tail lights and break pedals. Rings fashioned into corests and wrenches.
Pendants sharpened into scissors and saws. 

 Not into jewelry? There are wallets, wine accessories, cheese knives, notebooks, and more. The whole brand carries a distinct style that can be seen in any of the pieces. Simple, yet detailed with an industrial feel.

Want to meet the guy behind the line I love so much? Everything can be bought online at spragwerks dot com. You can even read a little about him, his product, and how his background as a mechanic brought him into the word of jewelry.

Oh, and wondering what my favorite piece is? You can just go ahead and buy me this if you'd like.