Thursday, March 17, 2011

Felt Your Heart Beat Giveaway!

Last month I blogged about an adorable necklace called Three Little Owls that I came across in the Etsy shop of Felt Your Heart Beat. Everybody loved the piece so much that I reached out to shop owner, Nayana, about doing a giveaway and she (obviously) said yes!

That means one of my readers gets a chance to win not one, but two, rad items from her amazing shop!

Before we get to the goods, I'd like to give you insight into Nayana. Although we've only communicated through e-mail, I can tell she's the type of spunky girl that you just naturally want to be friends with. I mean, c'mon, check out her pic. How fun is that?!

When did you create your shop and what motivated you to do it?
I opened my Etsy shop in December of 2009. My friend, who comes from a fashion background, gave me a serious reality check after taking a look at my blog and the initial work I had done. He was adamant I also set up a Twitter, an Etsy, and everything else you can name under the sun, in order to better establish the presence of my work. At first I was upset, no one had ever given it to me straight in such a way before. But after reflecting on everything he said I realized he was right. The next day I started on my Etsy and opened up shop with ten items. It was the best thing I have ever done and continue to work on.

Where do you get inspiration for the items you make?
People and personalities are my sole inspiration. Whenever I meet someone new, I love to observe their gestures, their movements, and hear their voice. I keep this to myself so I don't come off as too strange, but I am usually accessorizing people in my mind. My favourite inspiration is a woman I work with everyday. She has gorgeous blunt cut white hair and she has a very unique style. I constantly come up with new ideas while thinking about what colours and shapes would flatter her look. If I've met you before, odds are one of my designs are inspired by you.

Why should every woman accessorize?
Because it's way too much fun not to.

Here's what one lucky winner will receive, a Wind it Up bracelet and Hoot Hoot earring (since the Three Little Owls were such a hit with you all).


To enter you must be a GFC follower of Join the Gossip AND visit Felt Your Heart Beat, pick your favorite item and let me know. If you already follow let me know so you can be entered.

For additional entries you can do any of the following:
#Giveaway over @jointhegossip! Win two awesome jewelry pieces from @feltyourheart: http://tinyurl.com/4dtueuk

That's a total of six possible entries.

Contest open to everyone, everywhere! Winner will be announced on Monday, March 28 at 1pm PST. Good luck to all!




Photos courtesy of: Felt Your Heart Beat

56 comments:

  1. love the wind up bracelet! already following you :)

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  2. I am LOVING the wind it up bracelets - especially the green one because it's my favorite color :)

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  3. And I follow you both on Twitter and FB =)

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  4. You know that I'm a follower and I really like the anchor earrings from her shop. I'm loving both of the items in this giveaway. Owls are so cute and that bracelet is very cool.

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  5. I am a fan of Join The Gossip on FB.

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  6. What an awesome giveaway! I also love the wind up bracelets. So cool looking!!

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  7. i'm a follower and i LOVE the wind it up bracelet!

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  8. and i follow you on twitter!

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  9. I'm a GFC follower! Such cute items & my favorite item from her shop is the Queen earrings in silver :)

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  10. I'm a follower of yours on Twitter! @audreyallure

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  11. Cute jewelries especially the earrings!

    xoxo
    Stella

    http://www.jadore-fashion.com/

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  12. Love, love, love this Etsy shop and the lovely interview with the owner! <3
    I love the wind up bracelet, and those anchor earrings are to DIE for.
    Obviously, I follow you on GFC, Twitter, and Tweeted this giveaway!
    Miss/love you, dear friend! <3

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  13. I follow with gfc as Shilo Beedy and like the Aerial ring

    shilobeedy@gmail.com

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  14. I follow you via GFC. My favorite item is the Bad Girl DAMAGE Earrings. dwelchert@yahoo.com

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  15. I liked you on Facebook/Debbie Welchert dwelchert@yahoo.com

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  16. I liked Felt Your Heart Beat on Facebook/Debbie Welchert dwelchert@yahoo.com

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  17. I follow Felt Your Heart Beat on Twitter/flipper211 dwelchert@yahoo.com

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  18. I tweeted giveaway. http://twitter.com/#!/flipper211/status/49341326730330112 dwelchert@yahoo.com

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  19. I totally adore the wind it up bracelet. Its such a great piece! Happy Monday, darling and kisses

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  20. I love the Wind It Up bracelet!

    I also follow you!

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  21. my favorite item is .BAD GIRL presents PEW necklace

    following you via GFC

    gintare[dot]amber[at]gmail[dot]com

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  22. Follow Join the Gossip on Twitter (@Ginni_007)

    gintare[dot]amber[at]gmail[dot]com

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  23. Follow Felt Your Heart Beat on Twitter (@Ginni_007)

    gintare[dot]amber[at]gmail[dot]com

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  24. Great interview. Such a good read and love these pieces. pls enter us! we're followers. xo style, she wrote

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  25. Ooh, I am so loving this shop!

    I am a follower on GFC; and my favorite piece is the Sweet Girl Presents Starry Sky - http://www.etsy.com/listing/67779293/sweet-girl-presents-starry-sky

    Absolutely stunning!! :)

    cafefashionista@yahoo.com

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  26. Cool giveaway! Sorry, I haven't been commenting as much. I have been really busy with my job lately. :(

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  27. Already a follower ;-)
    I love the Royal Pack earrings!. Awesome giveaway!

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  28. I am a fan of Join The Gossip on FB

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  29. Liked Felt Your Heart Beat on FB

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  30. Follow Felt Your Heart Beat on Twitter

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  31. And now that I am on Twitter I follow you there too! :o)

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  32. I already follow you through GFC and my favorite item from feltyourheartbeat's shop is BAD GIRL presents SNAKE.

    Yay for Toronto! I noticed that Nayana is from Toronto and that's where I'm from.

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  33. Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog! I'm already a follower, and I LOVE the silver queen earrings on her Etsy shop.

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  34. I follow both you and feltyourheart on Twitter.

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  35. I'm a fan of Felt Your Heart Beat on Facebook

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  36. i'm a follower of your lovely blog and am so happy you're featuring a fellow torontonian! my fave piece is *facet*.

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  37. I love the whole site, but the propelled earrings are my favorite! Great giveaway, I'm a follower!

    xo
    Valerie
    redvinesforbreakfast@gmail.com

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  38. The hoot hoot earrings are probably my favorite! I just love owls. Following you, of course!!

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  39. yaaay after seeing you Tweet about this I finally get to enter! ;) She has such amazing pieces, just love it! ;)

    Okay I follow you.
    I follow your FB.
    I follow you on Twitter.
    And I am going to tweet right now.

    Oh and loooove the owls.
    xoxo!

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  40. the wind it up bracelet and the anchor earrings! :D

    and i am a follower. :D

    <3, Mimi
    http://whatmimiwrites.blogspot.com/

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