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Art Bead Love Chain Giveaway!

The Art Bead Love chain has lampwork, ceramic, polymer clay, metal, resin, and wood beads and pendants...all handmade!  Now it is my turn to pass the chain along to the next winner!  (Please read the entire post before entering!)

This post is very long so here are my pictures of the Art Bead Love Chain:


Here's the Scoop:  The Art Bead Love Tour is an ongoing project to spread the love of handmade to new and exciting places.  It's a way to reach people who may have never stumbled upon your blog on their own, and give them a chance to share the love of handmade.  A chain was chosen to link beads as a symbol of how this project links us all together ~ in our unity to stand behind handmade.


The winner of the chain will be allowed to take up to 30 beads from this chain. They will then replace each bead they took with another handmade bead, charm or pendant of equal quality.


(So remember-----You're not winning the ENTIRE CHAIN---just a chance to take some beads from it!)

It is so important that the quality of the beads be maintained, so we can keep the Art Bead Love Tour alive.  We want to share consistent quality with the next winner.  If you make your own handmade beads or components, it's a great way to get your beads into the world for people to try them out, or, if you hoard collect art beads it's a great way to share your collection and get some new additions as well.

I may put a few more on the chain before it goes to the next winner!
 Art Beads should be handmade by an artist, and not mass produced, such as Hill Tribe Silver beads or others like them.  Remember, the focus is on replacing handmade with handmade, and beads/components taken should be replaced with beads/components that are made by an individual artist - not an organization.

Former Keepers of the Art Bead Love Chain:
Genea Beads 
Keepsakes by Kristi
baubles, beads, & other curiosities 


And now the chain is in my hands:  LamplightCrafts by Renetha 

 HOW IT WORKS:  (Please read the entire post before entering!)

1. The winner of the chain will be allowed to take up to 30 beads from this chain.  They will then replace each bead they took with another handmade bead, charm, or pendant of equal quality.

2. The winner will post pictures of what was taken and what was added, in order to keep an account of the chain's progress and to keep our followers drooling.  Please be sure to give credit to the bead artists as well (if you know them).

3. The winner will then have a giveaway, just like this one, to keep passing the chain on and on.  Rules can be copied and pasted from here.

4. When you repost your giveaway (remember you can copy and paste from here) - a list should be added to show where the chain has gone, with links to each previous blog.  Ultimately, this will end up a very long list!

5. Chain must be shipped to its new home via Priority Small Flat Rate box with delivery confirmation. Please package it carefully.

6. There will be a button on the Love My Art Jewelry website that links to the current blog and giveaway, so if you have the chain it will link to your blog.  That way our followers can have another chance to win it!

7. You MUST exchange your beads and have your giveaway completed within two weeks of receiving the chain.

Please, please, please, if you cannot adhere to the above rules, do not enter the giveaway at this time. It will go on and on and you can always enter at a later date.  There will be a button on the side bar of our blog so that you can track where the chain currently is.

HOW TO ENTER:

1.  You must have an active blog to enter.

2.  Leave a comment below.  Make sure your email is linked to your blog or leave it in the comment.  Entries without emails will not qualify.

3.  Share on Facebook, Twitter or your blog for extra chances to win.  Leave a comment for each way you share, with a link if possible.

4. Winner will pay shipping and will be billed through PayPal.  Package to be shipped via small priority flat rate box with delivery confirmation, $6.00.

5. Open only to our readers in the United States due to problems with tracking and shipping overseas (sorry).

The winner's name will be drawn on Saturday, January 19, 2013 
GOOD LUCK!!

Comments

  1. I would love the chance to play!

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  2. I would love to participate.

    Tiff.goff@gmail.com

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  3. I would love a chance to participate!

    Thanks, Cheri

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  4. I wondered where this ended up! I love when I see it pop up. It is such a fascinating journey. Enjoy the day. Erin

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  5. Yay! I see you grabbed some of my wing dings! Enjoy! xo Genea

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