Thursday, September 02, 2010

Thursday Giveaway...

This week, one lucky winner will claim this stash of Chinese crystal beads. These sparkling treasures come courtesy of the fine folks at Auntie's Beads. The assortment of beads include: a long strand of copper crystal rounds, a strand of copper-colored rondelles, a strand of aqua rondelles with an AB finish, a strand of light amethyst rondelles with an AB finish, two Subtle Sapphire Diamond rectangular pendants, and two Golden Shadow faceted coin pendants. With these glittering crystal components, it's true that a little goes a long way – BUT the great thing about these particular pieces is that they are an inexpensive alternative to other crystals on the market. Their refractive qualities are so impressive that I've even heard people refer to them humorously as "Chinovski Crystal Elements". With these great prices, it's easy to indulge your inner Diva and "bling" it out as much as you want without sacrificing your wallet. CLICK HERE to check out Auntie's Beads full selection of Chinese crystal.

To win these Chinese crystal beads is easy! All you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post WITH your favorite color of Chinese crystals from the Auntie's Beads website. One lucky winner will be randomly selected from the comment section of this post on Monday (September 6th) at midnight EST. Anonymous comments won't score this prize, so be sure to include your name and email address if it doesn't already appear next to your comment. Don't forget to include your favorite color of crystal to be eligible to win! This giveaway is open to all participants, including international readers.

Bonus Points: How bad do you want these crystals? If you're seriously lusting after these pretties, you can earn additional entries to win by blogging, updating your Facebook page, and/or Twittering about this Thursday Giveaway. Don't forget to add you act of social media kindness as a SEPARATE comment to this blog post for your extra shot at winning these sparklies.

42 comments:

Moonwillow said...

Beautiful crystals! how are you suppose to pick just one favorite color? lol I think I like Siam because it looks like it holds fire! Thanks Andrew!

Clay By Clay said...

I like the dorado color.

Ellen Stoune said...

Ooooo! Me Me Me!

Yeli said...

I would have to say smoked. I am succer for browns.

Will blog and FB about it later.

Thanks!

Anonymous said...

Absolutely without a doubt copper... Love, love, love the copper. However I do like the aqua too... oh the fun I could have. Thanks Andrew... off to blog!

Kris, cherishdesigns@live.com

karlene said...

I LOVE the champagne luster!! but I agree, they are all pretty.

Craftymoose Crafts said...

I like the multi color strands a lot, but the single color that I am most fond of is red with copper!

Susan Marling said...

The Aquamarine are my favorites but they are all fun and sparkley.

Kim said...

I love them all, but the indigo is my favorite.
Kim

Anonymous said...

I blogged about your giveaway:
http://cherishdesigns.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/blog-giveaway-on-the-writing-and-art-of-andrew-thornton/

Thanks! This is awesome!

Spirited Earth said...

these are beautiful.
my fav color(s) are the copper and smokey amethyst.

TesoriTrovati said...

I love Auntie's Beads! They are always surprising me.
I would say that the beaded beads are intriguing to me. I am not of a mind to do that myself but it would add a lot of texture and sparkle to a piece. I like the plum dorado the best for fall, okay, for anytime!
Enjoy the day!
Erin

Melodie said...

Way too many choices to pick just one!! First there are the emerald rondelles, and then the deep red velvet rounds. Then I looked at the tanzanite barrels and the blue and plum pendant. Now I'm in real trouble cause ther is still the metallic plum dorado bicones and beeaded bead and the plum dorado twists. And not to leave out anything, I have to include the sapphire angel teardrops. Whew!

yogavq said...

Oh I love them all, I always have a hard time choosing.

Vikki

NEDbeads said...

Oh, what a gorgeous selection!!! My favorite crystal pendant would be the Multifaceted Rectangle pendant in Blue and Plum - YUMMY!!!!!

Abracadebra Designs said...

Wow. Do I really have to pick just one fave color? Well if I do, it would have to be the light siam ab.
-Gonna blog about contest tomorrow.
-Debbie

MoonRae said...

It's too hard to choose,but I know for a fact I'm ordering the tanzanite barrels for sure. This is a great giveaway and thanks for reminding me about Aunties Beads!!It has been a while and I forgot about all the great beads there!
thanks Andrew
~Sharon~
lunrei@yahoo.com

moonlitfantaseas said...

my personal favorite is the red velvet, I am not a big fan of red myself, but these beads are beautiful

Jeni said...

Tough choice since I love all things that sparkle. I'm torn between Candy Apple and Dark Red Gold Luster.

Yeli said...

I have blogged about your giveaway: http://imaginativejewelry.blogspot.com/2010/09/andrews-thursday-giveaway.html

Yeli said...

Just posted in FB

Courtney Breul said...

Hands down, candy apple. Even love the name!

Courtney Breul said...

I blogged about it.
http://beadsbybreul.blogspot.com/

swopemelmel said...

Wow !!! What didn't I like. Oh I must have some some of those Crystal Buttons in the midnight blue and the 3 hole spacer bars in crystal. Oh no , my credit card is shaking with fear !!! LOL swopemelmel

Abracadebra Designs said...

I dont dont do fb or twitter, but I just blogged about it here

http://abracadebradesigns.blogspot.com/2010/09/blog-giveaways-are-cool.html

Create With Joy said...

Oh Andrew, these beads are just gorgeous! As you know, I don't toss my hat in the ring every week - but these are calling out my name!

I went to the site and I could not narrow it down to just one - I suppose if I had to, it would be the blue and purple ones - but those red velvet ones also caught my fancy - again, these are just gorgeous!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and I enjoyed your long post. Now that I know you are saving up your wisdom for a cookbook, I'll stop badgering you every time I see something yummy appear on the site!

Hugs
Ramona
http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com

Create With Joy said...

P.S. I will also update the giveaway at Create With Joy!

Ramona
http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com

Coty said...

I love the copper crystals!

Mary said...

The Crystal Copper AB color is awesome! :)

Mary said...

tweeted :)
http://twitter.com/BirchBarkBeads/status/22984151244

Mary said...

Following you on twitter & heres another tweet: http://twitter.com/BirchBarkBeads/status/22984775159
Thanks for the great giveaway!

Maneki said...

Very nice colour combo.

I think my favourite colour among those I saw in the shop must be Plum Dorado or Opaque Plum. Coral Gold Luster and Royal Blue & Plum looks very nice too.

Maneki said...

And I've blogged about it, of cause: http://wildrosesandblackberries.blogspot.com/2010/09/3x-giveaways-and-contests.html

kat said...

I would have to say deep metallic blue or the plum dorado!

Bedecked Beads said...

Stunning beads, I love the tanzantite colour! Off toshare on Facebook!

simontink said...

I love the red. looks classy. although they are all beautiful. love the amethyst too. decisions decisions

Unknown said...

So hard to choose!
I love the light amethyst with copper finish, gorgeous :)

icequeen07 said...

i must say the blue is my fav would luv to own.great site luv the skull beads more please!

Sally Anderson said...

Gorgeous colors -- beautiful together. I hope I win! -- Sally

Here Bead Dragons said...

lots and lots of beautiful colors. the shade i like best is the Chinese Red Velvet.

cryssT

Beth Cobb said...

I love them all! But I would have to say that tanzantite is my favorite since my engagement ring is tanzantite. Will post this on my FB page.

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