Select Item Sale Feature for 3/5/11

Love Pink????

Today, my Select Item Sale Featured piece is a very special one!

It is a long, lariat style necklace that can be worn in a variety of ways. All the metal components are sterling silver of either a Bali or Hill Tribe origin. It has swarovski crystals of rose, light rose, and fuchsia, along with coordinating czech faceted and pressed glass. A stunning, attention getting piece....Today offered at $12.00 the original price of $32.00....only $20.00

To make the deal even sweeter.....20% of the purchase price will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Cause for a Cure For Breast Cancer! I was able to make a $25.00 donation to this worthy cause last year, from sales of Breast Cancer support and/or awareness items! Thanks to all who made that happen! Let's do it again!

To view the listing for this very special piece; click here.........

http://www.etsy.com/listing/38912947/select-item-sale-sterling-and-glass

Remember, the sale ends at 10pm CST tonight! Act now!

I have other Breast Cancer Awareness Handcrafted Jewelry and Bookmarks in my shop. Please come look at those as well; http://carolsjewelryorchard.etsy.com

I offer these items year round, not just in October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month).

Thanks!

Carol

Select Item Sale- 2/20/11- Gemstone Bracelet for Breast Cancer Awareness

Well, I'm very late today with my post!

It must be that snow we are having.....slowing me down!

Today's featured Select Item Sale is a very special, one of a kind bracelet for Breast Cancer Awareness! The bracelet is made from a semi-precious gemstone and sterling silver beads that spell out HOPE! It has a sterling clasp.

The bracelet's usual price is $30.00, now it is only $20.00, through 10 pm CST tonight!

Here is the link for the bracelet to view more details and/or purchase click here;

http://www.etsy.com/listing/56003193/select-item-sale-one-of-a-kind-rhodonite

I carry Breast Cancer Support/Awareness Jewelry in my etsy shop all year, not just in October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Last year, 2010, I was able to make a $25.00 donation to the Susan G. Komen Cause for the Cure Breast Cancer Research Foundation from partial proceeds from the sale of these items in my Etsy shop; Carol's Jewelry Orchard.

Please go to my shop to view ALL my pink items!

http://carolsjewelryorchard.etsy.com

Thanks! Stay warm and happy shopping!

~Carol~

Breast Cancer Awareness Give Away..........

Announcing A New Give Away.........in honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I am giving away this beautiful, handcrafted PINK necklace from my shop on October 25th!

Here is how to enter;

1) Write a comment on this blog about your favorite item in my etsy shop--One entry per this type of comment per day.

Visit http://carolsjewelryorchard.etsy.com to view my pieces.

2) Become a follower of my blog. Sign up to follow me, come back to this comment section and post that you are following---one entry.

3) Buy a piece from my shop----get 5 entries. Come back and write the transaction code; copy and paste into five comments. Item must be paid for before you enter the giveaway this way.

4) Tweet about any item in my shop- one entry for tweeting. Come back here and tell me you have tweeted by leaving a comment. You can tweet as many times as you like, but tweeting will only count as one entry.

5) Link this post to your blog; come back and post the link in comments here.

This piece of jewelry is a one of a kind creation! It has a beautiful focal piece of dichroic or fused glass made by an artisan in Maryland. The rest of the piece includes miyuki seed beads and swarovski crystals in all shades of pink and a slight touch of lavender. The clasp is a lead free pewter leaf toggle that is easy to work. The necklace is 20 inches long. I have long sold similar pieces at gift boutiques. This has an approximate retail value of $25.00.

Good luck!

The winner will be picked via Random.org on October 25th. I will post the winner, here on my blog. Be sure to stop back and check if you have won! Thanks for your interest in my handcrafted jewelry!

~Carol~

Wordless Wednesday.... October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Homemade Ice Cream......Fun for a Summer Day!

Yesterday, my kids and I made homemade ice cream! It was close to 90 here in Western Wisconsin and very humid outside. We had gotten an LLBean ice cream ball for christmas but not used it yet! It proved to be relatively simple and delicious!

For this first time (with the ball, 1 qt. size), we used one of their recipes;

S'mores

1 quart half-and-half
2 tsp vanilla
2/3 c sugar
1/2 c chopped marshmallows (or mini marshmallows)
1/2 c chocolate chips or chopped chocolate bars

Serve with graham crackers for dipping.

(recipe obtained from: http://www.llbean.com/shop/guidePages/sizeCharts/iceCreamBallrecipespopup.html

The additional items we needed were some rock salt and ice cubes. And about a half hour for the rolling! The food ingredients are added to the metal canister inside the ball. The rock salt and ice is added to the space between the canister and the inside of the plastic ball! Once everything is added, then you roll the ball back and forth to one another! There were four of us. It was fun! My youngest did get a little impatient with all this rolling!

I've made homemade ice cream in metal coffee cans before, also. These yielded very similar results to this ice cream ball! I'm sure the recipes would work as long as the canisters were of the correct size (pt. or qt.). We were able to find the rock salt (morton) right in the grocery store, in the baking isle. One box is enough for multiple rollings. Have Fun!

Please remember to check out my shop for some end of school sales on unique handcrafted jewelry and beaded bookmarks! And I am also running a sale on all PINK jewelry through the end of May!. Please see prior posts and pictures to the right for details! Have a great week! Carol

http://carolsjewelryorchard.etsy.com