This week, TWO lucky winners will claim prizes! The prizes are sets of ceramic beads! The art beads come courtesy of California-based artist and jewelry-maker, Gaea Cannaday of Gaea Ceramic Beads. Each bead is lovingly hand-made from start to finish and is conveniently paired with complimentary beads to create the sets. I adore the earthy colors and subtle textures, and I appreciate the hard work that went into crafting them. Gaea is having a MASSIVE summer sale in her Etsy shop that is not to be missed! CLICK HERE to visit her Etsy shop.
To enter to win these lovely beads is super easy! All you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post WITH your favorite item from Gaea's Etsy shop. There are a lot to choose from!
Two lucky winners will be randomly selected from the comment section on this post on Monday (August 23rd) at midnight EST. Make sure to leave your name if it's not next to your comment already. Leaving your name facilitates easy verification. Don't forget to say what your FAVORITE item in her Etsy shop is. This giveaway is open to all participants, including international readers.Bonus Points: Want another shot at winning? All you have to do is blog about, update your Facebook page and/or Twitter about this Thursday Giveaway. Leave a SEPARATE comment with what you did for an additional opportunity at winning.
Extra Bonus Points: Become a follower of Gaea's blog and leave a SEPARATE comment afterwards. Becoming a follower is simple. Find the widget on the sidebar to the right and click, "Follow". Don't forget to add an additional comment for your extra chance at winning these beautiful beads!
If I made ceramic beads Gaea would be my guru! She cleaned out my bank acct recently with her beads! Naughty girl for being so talented! This is a wonderful giveaway. I hope maybe to Win this time around...! Thank your the giveaways they are very generous Andrew ox
ReplyDeleteForgot to say. The fave thing in her shop I would have to say is her Head in the Clouds necklace. I have Blogged about it (am right now) and then am facebooking it!
ReplyDeleteLove lots of Gaea's creations, but her floating hearts lately are so cute and unique.
ReplyDeleteLove everything Gaea does but the earth and stars beads are extra gorgeous (so is the glaze on the mermaid beads bracelet). Beautiful giveaway beads! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Andrew for your kind words and hosting the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love the connected heart - the colors are fabulous! I also love the bead with the star pressed into it. I need to order some of her beads.
ReplyDeleteAnn
http://www.mycriticaleye.com
The choice was so hard to make, but I think "earthy blue and brown" are my favorites.
ReplyDeleteI love Gaeas Beads! From what is currently available in her shop I choose the group called "Love Gem" as my favourite.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.etsy.com/listing/54187790/sale-love-gem-blue-heart-ceramic-bead
I love Gaea's work, so amazing and I really enjoy following her blog... Thanks Andrew and Gaea!
ReplyDeleteI love everything she has in her shop, but if I had to choose, I think Dark Beauty would be my favorite! Who can resist Chocolate & Blue!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/53237570/s-a-l-e-dark-beauty-earthy-blue-and
Thanks, Kris!
I have been checking out her etsy store and am having a hard time keeping myself from buying. I think my resolve is sinking. I love her mermaid bead and the hearts.
ReplyDeleteBeth F
all gaea's beads are wonderful.
ReplyDeletebut i am really liking the new brown hearts.
Lovely give-away items, thanks Andrew for doing it. My favorite from her shop is the floating heart pendant in dark green. Such a rich beautiful color! Best wishes to you.
ReplyDeleteI love the "love and roses" set of beads, which is weird because I usually don't do the whole "girlie girl" thing with hearts and flowers. I think its the color scheme. Also the day of the dead pendants are very cool!
ReplyDeleteErin
My goodness. It's like saying who your favorite child is! In general, I love the greens, especially on the darker clay. I guess if I HAVE to choose one: "Green with love". I like the green, and the crackle in the glaze - although I like all the matte pieces too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win!!
I just became a follower of Gaea's blog. Please enter me a second time for these sweet beads!
ReplyDeleteErin S
I love the mermaid beads and the connected heart! Thanks to Gaea and Andrew for this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely the ceramic bone ring. I love the simplicity :)
ReplyDeleteOh I do so love Gaea's earthy work. I had her make me a skully necklace last summer to celebrate my birthday. These are gorgeous. You are a doll to feature them, Andrew.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the day!
Erin
oops. I am a follower of Gaea's too!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the day!
Erin
Wow, I just discovered your blog, and a chance to win some beautiful beads, right off the bat.
ReplyDeleteAnyhow, oddly enough, I find her day of the dead stuff extremely beatiful. I especially like the blue and tan pendant
Debbie
I am now following Gaea's blog.
ReplyDeleteThankyou Andrew for posting her work. In the past I was a czech glass & glass pearl girl. Now I have anew awareness of lovely
Ceramics.
Debbie
Magnifique travail et quelles belles couleurs!
ReplyDeleteI really like the "My Star Bracelet", it's gorgeous!
ReplyDeletePam
bookworm1414 (at) yahoo (dot) com
Love her beads, amazing textures and colors! I just became a new follower on her blog.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to pick just one favorite but I think the "You hold the key" heart pendant is lovely.
ReplyDeleteHer beads are beautiful! My fave is Gaea handmade ceramic Head in the Clouds Necklace.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!!
What a fabulous giveaway!! My fav in Gaea's shop right now are her Day of the Dead beads.
ReplyDeleteThanks Andrew!
Sharon
lunrei@yahoo.com
I am also a follower of Gaea's
ReplyDeleteSharon
lunrei@yahoo.com
All her creations are so beautiful; they are so down to earth and natural, they give off such a relaxed feel :) My favorite would have to be the Star Shine chain and ceramic bead bracelet; it's absolutely breathtaking!
ReplyDelete-Ruki
Oh good glory I couldn't make up my mind on Gaea's beads!!!!Her art work is glorious too so I am going with the owl greeting card:D
ReplyDeleteI'm following!!!:)
ReplyDeleteI love these beads! In her shop I love the little moonfaces, but the Head in the Clouds captivates me most of all!
ReplyDeletePick just one favorite? Hmmmm, that's difficult, but I would have to say the Connected Heart 'you hold the key' pendant would be my favorite.
ReplyDeleteAlice
thepetersons13@mchsi.com
I'm a follower of Gaea's blog.
ReplyDeleteAlice
thepetersons13@mchsi.com
I haven't bought from Gaea's yet, will check out the site. Would of course love to win.
ReplyDeleteVikki
I love her skulls~ so smiley:)
ReplyDeleteI am a followers of gaea's already
ReplyDeleteGaea's buttons have to be my favorites. My mom makes wonderful pieced jackets and a variety of ceramic buttons is a perfect compliment. Birthday idea! Yeah!
ReplyDeleteI work in clay and her things are so well executed, creative and beautiful. It was hard to chose a favorite....I love her connected and floating hearts, empty frame pendants and the horizon earrings....but I think my most favorite is the earthy Red and Green floating heart pendant. It's almost like a heart leaf on a branch.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great give away. Thanks to both of you.
Gee what a tough choice picking my favourite so I am going to mention two... "Mermaid Beads Bracelet" and the ''Connected Heart / You Hold The Key Pendant''. I just love the shades of green in both of these pieces. The Mermaid Beads have such a watery, summery feel to them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for yet another great giveaway!
Karyn
I am now a happy follower of Gaea's blog :D
ReplyDeleteKaryn
I also love the Opposites Attract / Round and Heart Ceramic Bead Bundle
ReplyDeleteFollowing Gaea's blog
ReplyDeleteI love the mermaid beads bracelet! Just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI follow Gaea's blog.
ReplyDeleteI love the Connected Hearts/you hold the key. beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this give away, Andrew.... I've been a fan of Gaea's beautiful ceramic beads and found a few sets in her shop that I couldn't resist just now too... one of my Gaea favorites is the You Hold the Key piece. I love the soft color palette that she so often uses, as well as the character in the finishes.
ReplyDeleteOh! Hard choice! I love Gaea Mermaid Beads and Chalcedony Bracelet. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this opportunity.
Antonietta.
lovepotiondesignatyahoodotcom
Enter me! I love the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite item is Day of the Dead Skull Ceramic Beads.
Ana Belén R.M
fisiwoman(at)hotmail(dot)com
Spain
Tweeted: http://twitter.com/fisiwoman/statuses/21650579256
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fisiwoman(at)hotmail(dot)com
Spain
Post it on FB: http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000825276857&v=wall&story_fbid=138034392905115
ReplyDeleteAna Belén R.M
fisiwoman(at)hotmail(dot)com
Spain
I'm a follower of Gaea's blog via GFC.
ReplyDeleteAna Belén R.M
fisiwoman(at)hotmail(dot)com
Spain
Definitely the "Connected Heart / You Hold The Key Pendant" is my favourite, it's just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe 23rd is my 23rd birthday! Hope that brings me extra luck :P
ReplyDeleteMy fave item in her shop [currently] is this set of beads [http://www.etsy.com/listing/52602460/sale-wooded-dream-earthy-blue-and-brown]. I REALLY am loving the wooden tube bead.
It's so hard to choose a favorite, all such wonderful little works of art.
ReplyDeleteI guess I would have to go with the Love Gem set, love those colors.
Thanks Andrew for all your hard work with the giveaways and promoting other artist!
Catherine Pruitt
I also updated my FB page.
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Lovely beads... hope lady luck is on my side :)
ReplyDeleteThanks
I have blogged about it:
ReplyDeletehttp://imaginativejewelry.blogspot.com/2010/08/andrews-giveaway.html
I would love to win!
ReplyDeleteI love her hearts the most :-)
ReplyDeleteVery nice giveaway...Love her beads. Sooooo hard to pick a favorite, but I do like: Dark Beauty / Earthy Blue and Chocolate Ceramic Bead Bundle....
ReplyDeleteI follow Gaea, too.
ReplyDeleteSo hard to choose... but the English rose set really caught my eye. Good luck everyone!
ReplyDeleteI love all of Gaea's! I actually just bought a set that includes a beautiful goddess bead and I received them in the mail today!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway!
I'm also a follower of Gaea's blog!
ReplyDeleteThese are so worth envying! Wonderful colors...please enter my name in the give away!
ReplyDeleteLove all the beads and their soft colors. My favorite is the Connected Heart.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing in Gaea's shop is the pretty pink heart bead frame. Very sweet! Thanks for another great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'm a Gaea follower!
ReplyDeleteAnother great give away Andrew...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Andrew, for this terrific giveaway - Gaea's work is beautiful and I'd be thrilled to win these wonderful beads!
ReplyDeleteMy MOST fave from her Etsy shop is the beaming-blue Ceramic Moon Face Necklace - it has a dreamy, ethereal quality that is so peaceful...
here is my blog post
ReplyDeletehttp://copperdiem.blogspot.com/2010/08/andrew-is-doing-another-cool-giveaway.html
and I follow her too!
ReplyDeleteLove the beads, would I be that lucky?
ReplyDeleteI am a follower of Gaea's blog too. I think her framed heart bead is a beauty.
ReplyDeleteLove Connected Heart / You Hold The Key Pendant.
ReplyDeletetynebodennecklaces@gmail.com
Gaea has a new follower!
ReplyDeletetynebodennecklaces@gmail.com
my favorite item is the heart with key - i love it.
ReplyDeleteAnd i would enjoy to win the beads
greetings
Doris
Gaea, First I want to tell you your beads and creations are magical and adorable. They are all so pretty. I am very fond of the moons n stars charms but the one that really speaks to me is the Luna Tarot charm. :) A big thank you to you and Beading Arts blog (where I found your blog).
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Terry
Not only am I following you, I tweeted your blog as well!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Terry
I posted on my facebook! I hope I win, these beads are perfect for a prayer bead necklace I am designing!
ReplyDeleteWOW !!!! What didn't I like. Everything is so cool. I would have to pick the English Rose set with the Face as my fave. swopemelmel@aol.com
ReplyDeleteAll her beads are wonderful - her moon faces and skulls make me smile. I love the "Through the Wood" ones I think the best (but really hard to pick).
ReplyDeleteI am keeping my fingers crossed for this one! I adore Gaea's work, recently put in my first order and am very much looking forward to my beads arriving! My favourites are many but I particularly love her turquoise and red sets namely Opposites Attract. Thanks for another brilliant giveaway Andrew!
ReplyDeleteThe Free Love Necklace with garnet beads is my favorite item in Gaea's Etsy store. But honestly, it was very difficult to choose. I love most of her things! Just dreamy. Thanks for a chance to win something crafted by her.
ReplyDeleteI love all of the earthy beads, they are so beautiful. I especially love the connected heart pendant. Thanks for the giveaway. Raida
ReplyDeleteThis is an outstanding give-a-way. The connected heart pendant is new and wonderful. The beads here are enriched with the earthy colors. ' love all her work.
ReplyDeletethanks for the opportunity.
Chris
I love the possibilities of the Ceramic wooden style empty square frame pendant. The colors on all the glazes are fab, too.
ReplyDeleteI'm also following Gaea with GFC now.
ReplyDeleteI really like her heart earrings and the ceramic button. Great colors.
ReplyDeleteCheryl Roe
Here is my favorite http://www.etsy.com/transaction/33299068 I loved it so much I claimed it :) Love her stuff! And your blog :)
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