Tuesday, May 25, 2010

The Next Milestone: 1000 Facebook Fans!

I'm thinking about having a jewelry giveaway when I reach 1000 facebook fans
I will pick the winner on my blog, of course, since facebook no longer allows you to do giveaways. But reaching milestones is exciting!

Will you help me? Are you a facebook fan of waterwaif
Will you suggest the page to your friends?
You will have my undying devotion. Really.


If you're a fan, leave me a comment and let me know.
If you've suggested my page to your friends, please let me know that, too!




Monday, May 24, 2010

Giveaway: Hair Accessories by AcuteDesigns!

This week's giveaway is brought to you by Gina from AcuteDesigns!


Gina is a cook, a writer, a self-taught artistic creator, and the owner of an Etsy shop. Her items are are made utilizing a mix of materials (satin, chiffon, voile, cotton, silk), feathers, buttons, vintage jewelry that has been deconstructed, vintage buttons, and quality artificial flowers. She loves to make people smile, inspire them, and dreams about being her own boss soon doing what she loves. I'm happy to introduce you to her, a girl after my own heart!


The winner of this giveaway will have their choice of a satin bobby pin set OR a chiffon flower headband. I'd have a hard time choosing. Look at how beautiful these pieces are!




















To win:

Mandatory entry: Visit Gina's Etsy shop and leave a comment here telling us your favorite item. Make sure to include your email address or a way to contact you if you win!

Extra entries (make sure you leave a separate comment for each). Current fans are eligible!

1 entry: Follow my blog publicly and leave a comment letting me know. You can follow by clicking follow in the left sidebar or at the very top left of the screen. 

1 entry: Follow Acute Designs' artistic blog publicly and leave a comment here. 

1 entry: Follow Acute Designs' foodie blog publicly and leave a comment here.

1 entry: Become a fan of waterwaif on facebook and leave a comment with your facebook name.

1 entry: Become a fan of Acute Designs on facebook and leave a comment with your facebook name.

1 entry: Blog about this giveaway and leave a link here.

1 entry: Tweet about this giveaway and leave a link here. You can tweet once per day and each tweet will count as another entry, just make sure you leave a separate comment for each tweet. There is a retweet this button at the bottom for your convenience! Otherwise, feel free to use this tweet or something similar:  

RT @thewaterwaif Win gorgeous satin hair accessories! 
#Blog #giveaway ends 5/31! http://bit.ly/95pnvP

1 entry: Grab one of my buttons and put it on your blog. Leave a link here.

1 entry: Feature my shop or Gina's shop on your blog and leave a link here.


1 entry: Enter another of my current giveaways and leave a comment here.

5 entries: Purchase an item from either my shop or Gina's shop and leave a comment here.












The giveaway will end at midnight eastern time on Monday, May 31.

The winner will be chosen by random.org on June 1.  The winner will be announced here and he or she will have 48 hours to respond with their mailing address. If the winner cannot be contacted or does not respond, another winner will be chosen after 48 hours.

Make sure you leave a separate comment for each entry. The more entries you post, the more chances you have to win!

This giveaway is open worldwide. The more the merrier!

If you would like me to host your next giveaway or if you'd like further details, please feel free to email me at tara@waterwaif.com


My disclaimer: I received no monetary compensation for this giveaway nor did I receive any items. I am hosting this giveaway purely for the love of helping other small sellers and artists, and for the fun of a giveaway. All opinions expressed in this post are my own.


Sunday, May 23, 2010

Win My Sea Glass Starfish Necklace!

This giveaway ends today and is your last chance to win my sea glass starfish necklace!

Head on over to Diaper Discussions and enter now!





Friday, May 21, 2010

New Things I'm Working On

Bookmarks!
I LOVE to read. And I hate to dog ear pages. I never do it, in fact, because I hate it so much. But I always seem to lose my paper bookmarks.
So out of desperation comes design. Or something like that.

These are a couple bookmarks I've made in the last couple days. Of course they're ocean inspired. What do you think?


Sea glass with pearls



Labradorite with smoky quartz crystals





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