HandmadeMN Giveaway ~ Gryffin Designs

by Monique Parent, Glass Garden Designs

Congratulations to our latest giveaway winner! Thanks to all who entered and we wish you good luck with this week's giveaway!

This week's giveaway is from Diana of Gryffin Designs. She is giving away this lovely wire wrapped pendant.

This whimsical copper and turquoise wire-wrapped pendant is from Gryffin Designs' Autumn 2012 Copper Collection. Gryffin Designs is a fun little Etsy shop where the wonder of the natural world and and magic of the mythic world mingle... featuring the collaborative efforts of corporate strategist turned artist Diana Sefkow and her occasional studio assistant and constant inspiration, Gryffin.

Open to US Residents.

Contest ends Saturday, June 1st, at 12:00 noon Central. One winner will be chosen by Random.org.

How to Enter:

Visit Gryffin Designs, pick your favorite item and leave a comment on this post about it. (Scroll to bottom of post and click on Comments)

          Please make sure you include your email address

                so we have a way to contact the winner!

For Bonus Entries:

Please leave each in a separate comment, as each comment is an entry (To qualify for extra entries you must do step one above). And be sure to include your email!

1. Visit other HandmadeMN team members shops (listed in the sidebar here) and leave a comment(s) here with your favorite pieces.

2. Blog about this giveaway with a visible link back to this posting and comment here with a link to your post.

3. Tweet about this giveaway and leave a comment(s) with a link to your tweet(s).

4. Follow this blog (you want to do this anyway to learn about upcoming giveaways!). Leave a comment here letting us know you are a follower. If you are already a follower, leave a comment anyway, as each comment is an entry.

5. Follow HandmadeMN on twitter. Comment back here with your Twitter link. Existing followers just leave your Twitter link here.

6. Become a Facebook Fan of HandmadeMN. Comment back here with your Facebook name. Existing fans just leave your Facebook name here.

7. Become a Facebook Fan of Gryffin Designs. Comment back here with your Facebook name. Existing fans just leave your Facebook name here.

8. Follow Gryffin Designs on Twitter.  Comment back here with your Twitter link. Existing followers just leave your Twitter link here.

Contest ends Saturday, June 1st, 12:00 noon Central. One winner will be chosen by Random.org.

Good luck!

HandmadeMN members are not eligible to win.

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Fun Friday Finds: Love is the Law

By Sharon Parker
Arty Didact

There was a time in the 1970s and '80s that Minnesota was at the leading edge of the new music scene, with the new wave punk rock sound followed by the eponymous Minneapolis sound. One of the bands that put our state on the music map was The Suburbs, a new wave band that formed in the western suburbs of Minneapolis in 1977 (says Wikipedia). They released several songs that proved quite popular, including "Love is the Law" in 1984. That particular song was revived recently during the campaign to legalize gay marriage in Minnesota, an effort that achieved fruition just this month, when, on May 14, Governor Mark Dayton signed the new law.

While HandmadeMN does not take a position on matters of political and religious controversy, of course, Minnesota artists on Etsy and elsewhere certainly celebrate love and marriage in many ways. The following collection offers a sampling of those fine handmade goods.

(Clicking on the above image will not only take you to the collection on Etsy, but will also lead you to a link to the Suburb's recording of "Love is the Law" on YouTube.)

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HandmadeMN Giveaway ~ All Things Herbal

By Mara Olden of Dragonfly Adornments

Congratulations to our latest giveaway winner! Thanks to all who entered and we wish you good luck with this week's giveaway!

This week's giveaway is from Christine Kennedy of All Things Herbal and she is giving away a  set of 3 decadent herbal handmade soaps (you pick the 3).

Christine has been creating wonderful handmade soaps for over 13 years in her Pequot Lakes home! Her 12 year old daughter encouraged her to start making handmade, earth friendly soap. She uses everything from homegrown dried herbs, spices to plant-based sustainable oils that will keep your skin looking and feeling amazing! Her soaps smell as good as they look!  

Open to US only. 

Please make sure you include your email address

so we have a way to contact the winner!

How to Enter:
Visit All Things Herbal, pick your favorite item and leave a comment on this post about it. (Scroll to bottom of post and click on Comments) Please make sure you include your email address so we have a way to contact the winner!

For Bonus Entries:
Please leave each in a separate comment, as each comment is an entry (To qualify for extra entries you must do step one above).

1. Visit other HandmadeMN team members shops (listed in the sidebar here) and leave a comment(s) here with your favorite pieces.

2. Blog about this giveaway with a visible link back to this posting and comment here with a link to your post.

3. Tweet about this giveaway and leave a comment(s) with a link to your tweet(s).

4. Follow our blog (you want to do this anyway to learn about upcoming giveaways!). Leave a comment here letting us know you are a follower. If you are already a follower, leave a comment anyway, as each comment is an entry.

5. Follow HandmadeMN on twitter. Comment back here with your Twitter link. Existing followers just leave your Twitter link here.

 6. Become a Facebook Fan of HandmadeMN. Comment back here with your Facebook name. Existing fans just leave your Facebook name here.

7. Become a Facebook Fan of All Things Herbal Comment back here with your Facebook name. Existing fans just leave your Facebook name here.

8. Follow All Things Herbal on Twitter.  Comment back here with your Twitter link. Existing followers just leave your Twitter link here.

9. Follow All Things Herbal on Pinterest.  Comment back here with your Twitter link. Existing followers just leave your Twitter link here.

10. Follow Christine's blog.  Leave a comment here letting us know you are a follower. If you are already a follower, leave a comment anyway, as each comment is an entry.

11. Follow All Things Herbal on Tumblr.  Comment back here with your Twitter link. Existing followers just leave your Twitter link here.

12. Contest ends Saturday, May 25th at 12:00 noon Central. One winner will be chosen by Random.org.

Good luck!

HandmadeMN members are not eligible to win.

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