The End - blogtoberfest 2013. And a giveaway.

It's the last day of Blogtoberfest.
How did I go?
I managed 20 posts (0ncluding this one).
I passed a total of 800 posts. I never knew I had so much to share!
I planned to have a giveaway for the 800th post, but I just wasn't organised enough - what with the bushfire distractions and all. (see below)

I have visited some lovely new blogs and replenished other connections.
I'd like to have visited more, but I still can!

I want to thank everyone who has visited my blog and left kind and thoughtful comments - I totally value them.

I'd like to thank Michelle from Shells in the Bush for hosting blogtoberfest this year and doing a wonderful job.

What now?

I'd like to be a bit more structured with my blogging or a bit more organised maybe.
I'm going to run a series of posts about some of my arty and crafty friends, seeing as I know so many!
Starting tomorrow.

It's never too late - right?
so I'm having a giveaway now!

This is the prize - 

A pretty and feminine shell necklace decorated with roses and connected by a silver-plated chain.

Here's what you need to do.

1. Follow my blog.
2. Follow me on facebook. https://www.facebook.com/planettreasures
3. Follow me on pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/tesscarrad
4. Visit my shop and tell me which piece of jewellery is your favorite. https://www.etsy.com/shop/planettreasures
5. Leave a comment here when you have done any or all of the above.
Remember to tell me how I can contact you if you should win.

Closes midnight Monday 11th November.

ps if you have trouble leaving a comment  hop over to my facebook page and leave it there and I'll be sure to count it.

Thanks so much for visiting and good luck!

Why blog? and a giveaway

Why blog?
Wow! I really opened a can of worms in my head when I asked myself that question.

Because I can?
Because it's there?
Because everybody else is?

I lead me on to think about the many billions of blogs out there. Most of the blogs I am familiar with are to do with crafting, art or creating stuff.
But there are all sorts - travel blogs, foodie blogs, political blogs, financial blogs etc etc and many more, I'm sure that I have no idea about.

There are more blogs out there than we will ever need!

So why me? And why you?

I guess I started blogging as an extension of my on-line business.
Over on etsy (where I have 3 shops now!) we're told that you can't just load you items in your shop and expect them to sell - oh, no - you have to promote yourself.

"Have a blog", they said - those gurus of the etsy forums.

Let people see the person behind the goods, let them get to know you - "connect with your customers".

And so we all rushed over to blogger or wordpress or wherever and blogged our hearts out.
But was anybody reading our blogs?
Why would anybody read our blogs?
We networked and read other people's blogs and we commented like crazy!
We joined memes.
We joined blog rings and jumped through hoops!

Why do we continue to blog in this world of 140 character grabs, flickr photos, facebook friends, and tumblr (plus no doubt many more I have no concept of!)?

Here's what I have gathered.

1. Blogging can be the centrepiece of all your on-line marketing and your social media activities.

2. You can explain more about yourself and your creative processes. you can post works in progress and get those appetites whetted.

3. You can share.
You can share tutorials, display ideas, successes and failures.

4. The posts you write are enduring. Facebook and twitter scroll through pretty quickly and if you want to find something again is pretty much impossible.
You can refer back to blog posts or refer others to them.

5. You can use photos to tell your story - a picture tells a thousand words so they say.
" Ok, you say you can have photos on facebook too". But on your blog you can post several pictures, you can have a coherent storyline - or not, depending on what your post is about.

6. You can hold giveaways or competitions.

7. You can link to all your other activites - you on-line shop, your fabebook, your twitter, your flickr etc. They can all be in your sidebar or wherever you want to have them.

Do you blog?
Why do you blog?
What do you blog about?

Oh, and my giveaway!
Please leave a comment of you'd like to be in the draw for a beautiful pair of planettreasures earrings.
The winner will be drawn next Tuesday 9th October.

 thanks for reading : )

*bespoke* winner!!!!

*drum roll!!!!!*

the winner of the *bespoke* giveaway is va!!

Yay! for va!!!!

and thanyou to everyone who took part.

If you missed out why not head on over to *bespoke* and treat yourself to a copy of issue #2

Giveaway - Bespoke!

Would you like to win a copy of *bespoke*?

What is *bespoke* you ask?

Well it's sweet little full-colour Australian print zine (also available in digital download form!), published by Jessica Van Den (the blogger behind EpheriellDesigns.com) Issue 2 of *bespoke* features a huge array of Aussie and international crafty types.

Issue 2 includes articles such as:

- vintage crafts - rag ruggin'

- how to find your vintage era

- a tutorial on how to carve a sweet birdie stamp

- the stories of 3 women who gave up corporate careers to launch thriving creative businesses

- thrive - an interview with a crafty lady making a full-time living from her upcycled kimono jewellery

- and lots more :)

Issue 1 had a print run of 500 copies, which all sold out, and issue 2 has a limited run of only 1,000. Oh - and *bespoke* is written totally by the community, for the community - Jess is always on the lookout for submissions from artists, photographers, handmade and vintage biz owners etc.

How to enter - leave a comment here mentioning *bespoke* and I'll pop your name in the draw.

I'll draw the winner next wednesday.

Giveaway! #5

This giveaway is now closed!
Many thanks to everyone who took part.


Hurrah! for Caitlin. She won the crystal earrings!

This one is for Australia only! Due to very large earrings and enormous postage!




Large balls of coral and black czech glass beads.
Balls are nearly 2.5cm (1") across, drop is 6cm so they are not for the faint-hearted!

Please leave a comment here including a way to contact you if you win.
Closes 6pm Sunday 25th July.

Giveaway! #4

this giveaway is now closed.
Thanks to all who entered.

Yesterdays winner is Kottage Kreations!

yay! for Kottage, thanks so much for taking part.

Today's giveaway is for girls who like a bit of sparkle in their life!
and who doesnt?


Clear, red and amethst crystals dangle gracefully to 6.5cm.

Please leave a comment here.

This giveaway closes @ 6pm Saturday 24th July.

Giveaway! the third

Tada! Yesterday's winner was Carmel!

congrats to Carmel.

Todays earrings are somewhat bold.
But they are not bold in colour, they are neutral, earthy colours - but not beige!

They are rectangles of stone, a type of jasper with balls of citrine on the top.
They dangle down 7cm (2 3/4")

They were originally a partner for a necklace but there was a divorce and the necklace went overseas to a better life.
So if you would like to give these poor lonely earrings a good home please leave a comment.


Closes 6pm (Australian Eastern time) Friday 23rd July.

Giveaway! #3

This giveaway is now closed.
New one opening any minuye now!

Tada! Yesterday's winner was Carmel!

congrats to Carmel.

Todays earrings are somewhat bold.
But they are not bold in colour, they are neutral, earthy colours - but not beige!

They are rectangles of stone, a type of jasper with balls of citrine on the top.
They dangle down 7cm (2 3/4")

They were originally a partner for a necklace but there was a divorce and the necklace went overseas to a better life.
So if you would like to give these poor lonely earrings a good home please leave a comment.

Giveaway! the second!

This giveaway is now closed.
there will be another one shortly.....

I am very pleased to announce that the winner of yesterdays giveaway is Del! RAAAAA!


These earrings were for sale for $20.
They are sterling silver with czech glass leaves and flowers.
Measure 3.5cm across.

Pretty? yes?

Leave a comment here to have a chance to win them.
Make sure I know how to contact you.

closes 6pm Australian eastern time Thursday 22nd July.

Giveaway!

This giveaway is now closed, but there is a new one!



I'm a bit fed up with seeing the same earrings I've had for ages and they haven't sold, so I'm going to give them away.

Starting today!


If you would like these somewhat bold earrings - leave a comment here.

Closes 6pm (Australian eastern time) wednesday 21st July.

Then there will be another giveaway after that and another until I have got it out of my system!

November giveaway.

My creation
Originally uploaded by planettreasures

This month I am giving away some paper items from my destash shop - planetdebris.
A selection of cardboard pieces, card, silver card and gold sticky stuff.

These have all sorts of uses -
- scrapbooking
- display
- cardmaking
- signs
- labels
- kids craft
- etc etc....

I'm sure you can thing of many other uses.

To enter you need to leave a comment here, include how I can contact you when you win!

Extra entries,
- add planetdebris to your favorites
- twitter this giveaway
- blog about this giveaway
- become a follower of this blog

I will pick the winner on Thursday 26th November.

Good luck and thanks for entering my giveaway!

Giveaways

Everybody loves getting something for nothing, or winning a prize, or getting a gift - dont they?

There must be hundreds of thousands of giveaways on the interwebs every day!

Here are a few that I have found -

EmpressWu is having a fundraising giveaway for pink ribbon day to support breast cancer research.
http://empresswu.blogspot.com

Miahenry is also incorporating a bit of fundraising, for a school in Sudan
http://miahenry.typepad.com/


rubyvictoria is having her first one.
http://rubyvictoria.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-first-giveaway.html

The wonderful chrisy of artdecadence has a giveaway every month if you leave a comment and is hosting other giveaways. At the moment some lovelies from michvanetta and koot are up for grabs.
http://sophismpress.blogspot.com/

Bellasiacreations is offering a US$30 certificate to spend in her etsy shop.
http://bellasiacreations.com/page/4/

original mischief is giving away a cute baby suit.
http://originalmischief.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-giveaway.html

epherielldesigns hosts regular giveaways.
http://www.epherielldesigns.com

secretjewellz is having a giveaway to be drawn on October 30th
http://secretjewellz.blogspot.com/

There are also sites dedicated to giveaways - here are some.
you probably know more.

Handmade giveaways

The Aussie handmade giveaway

Salad for breakfast


And in case you didnt know there are a swag of giveaways happening as part of blogtoberfest.
You can see a list of these on curlypops blog
http://curlypops.blogspot.com/


Dont forget my giveaway - you still have time to enter as it will be drawn.
Enter here - http://planettreasures.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-give-away-blogtoberfest-day-8.html

and the september winner is.....

image by camera slayer via flickr

.....melanie!

I will be contacting melanie and she can choose a tshirt from BoosTees shop.

In case you are wondering, the results of my survey on tshirt colour are as follows -

Black - 12
White - 4
Sand - 4
Grey - 3
Pink - 3
Brown - 2
Orange - 1

So black is the clear winner!

We'll also continue with white and may try grey instead of sand this summer.
Pink and orange are very unlikey to happen, but we do have lovely pink and orange designs on our tshirts.

It was a bit difficult to be very accurate as some people obviously couldnt decide and voted for several colours, and some people voted for a tshirt design instead.

But that's OK.

I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to look and entered and commented and twittered and blogged,
and hi to all my new blog followers.

Look out for another giveaway next week for the month of October.

Look what I won!

I was thrilled to receive my prize from a blog giveaway on funky finds .


These delightful tags by the very talented Anastasia over at Percival Road Designs.



Three whole packets!



Such cute pictures.



Thanks so much to the generous funkyfinds and the delightful Percival Road.