first giveaway

I started this blog as a way to remember the good, the bad and the ugly as a mom of young kids.  Somewhere along the way, people started reading it.  I'm not sure who you all are, but now you can be rewarded...  My friend Stacey is a very talented artist.  Since having her 2 children, she has started her own line of jewelry using Precious Metal Clay as the medium, as well as personalized ceramic plates! Kids are the inspiration for all of her work! The beautiful jewelry is easy to create. A molding compound can be mailed to you. Once the mold is created and you mail it back to her, she uses her amazing talent to design it, then fire it, and turn it into a charm or pendant of your choice.  Multiple charms and pendants can be created from one mold! Every grandmother and great grandmother in my family got A's thumbprint necklace on her first Christmas.  They were by far my favorite gift to give that year.  Now, every time I see one of them wearing their charms it brings a smile to my face knowing we have her captured at that age.

Here are some examples below. There are MANY more at her website: www.getcapturedinclay.com

If jewlery isn't your thing, Stacey also makes ceramic plates.

Last but definately not least, Stacey donates her time to make jewelry for families that have lost their children.  This memoir allows family members to keep their child close to their hearts at all times.  She donates the time but needs donations for the supplies.  So, if a donation is on your mind, this is a unique yet fantastic opportunity.

Drumroll... for my first giveaway on this lovely mommy blog, my lucky friends, you can be the recipient of a free necklace.  Here is how it will go.
For one entry- write a comment on this blog with your name and what you would purchase from her website www.getcapturedinclay.com
For an additional entry- Like her page Captured in Clay on facebook then come back and write your name in a comment
For another additional entry- Write about this contest on facebook or tweet about it and then tell me about it in a comment
For 3 additional entries- Make a donation to her website to help her provide her jewelry as a gift to families that have lost their children.
Finally, for unlimited entries- Purchase something today on her website www.getcapturedinclay.com and get one entry for every 5 dollars you spend.

All entries must be received by Tuesday night at midnight.  I'll post the winner on Wednesday (I'm extending it because so many people had a hard time commenting)  For some reason it only works if you use "name/url" and then type your name. 
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