One World One Heart 2011

 

What is it? Its a wonderful journey around the world to the hearts and imaginations of bloggers everywhere and is the brain child of  Lisa Swifka, the creator an amazing blog called "A Whimsical Bohemian”. Through participating in One World One Heart last year, I met some amazing people, read some great blogs and made a few friends that I keep in touch with. Lisa’s main reason for starting this was a way for fellow bloggers and blog followers to learn about one another. Way fun!

A bit about me  - I've been involved in some form of art or another since I was three. Drawing, painting, singing, sculpting, designing you name it. It's my passion...one of many. I answer to many names, including but not limited to, CarrieAnn, Carrie, Terrie, Sherrie and most things that rhyme with Carrie, Goddess of Tardy, Empress of Shiny, Mom, Princess of Purple and Hooker. (That last one reserved for use by close friends.) I wear many hats and juggle many balls. That's right, I said, "balls". 

Originally from Niagara Falls, NY and currently living in Las Vegas, NV with my super cool husband and our small but wild pack of beasties that we refer to as our children...because they are.  I’m part owner of Ametista Dark Décor.  Point of interest, "Ametista" is Italian for Amethyst, my birthstone and favorite color.  My business partner, Kathy and I have been working together for many years.We began making fine jewelry, but our passion turned to designing and crafting whimsically dark and slightly twisted home decor and more...because that's what makes us smile.

Blah blah blah, schmaltzy stuff about me over. Here's what’s up for grabs in this year’s One World One Heart Blog event giveaway, without further ado we present to you…

Ametista’s Magical Bath Bliss

LoVE

 The moment you immerse yourself in our luxurious bath salts, you will begin to enjoy the benefits of the aromatic pure essential oils and the soothing affects provided by our spa quality Dead Sea salt.

Our new line of LoVE bath salts has been especially created, during the waxing Moon in Venus, to ignite your passions with a special blend of superior essentials oils, consisting of Lavender and Rosemary for love, Yarrow for love and courage and Cardamom to stoke the lusty side of love.

Each heart shaped apothecary bottle is adorned with our original artwork to create a unique and timeless keepsake. Perfectly reusable for bath salts, bath oils, love potions or as a petite vase.

The Rules -

1.  Although you do not have to be a  participating blog host in the OWOH event, you MUST have a blog to be eligible for the giveaway.  

2. Our giveaway is our way of saying “thank you” for stopping by.  All you need to do is leave a comment and an email or the best way to contact you in the event you’re our winner!

3. Contest ends at 5 pm on February 17, 2011.

4. We will notify the winner via e-mail. 

5. Since we must mail our gift out within three days after the event, once you have been notified, you will have 48 hours to respond with your mailing address.  Otherwise, we will have to choose another winner.

We ship worldwide…so come on all you bloggers across the pond, join in!

Happy Blogging and Visiting!

And the winner is....

 Congratulations to "Robin" 

of Massachusetts! 

She's our May drawing WINNER

and the recipient of a Wild Things Wear
original artisan necklace entitled,
"Dancing Flowers"
a handmade PMC Silver art pendant with Citrine & Tiger's Eye.

Thank you, everyone who participated and thanks for all the lovely comments!sure to check back in June for another FAST FUN FREE Giveaway

                               

JaNuaRY's LucKY WiNNeR ! ! !

Congratulations to TiLT of Detroit! 

She's our January drawing WINNER

and the recipient of a Belandaria Designs
original affirmation necklace entitled,
"Love Will Grow In The Garden That You Keep" 
a handmade art pendant with Mother of Pearl, 
Peridot and Sterling Silver

Thank you, everyone who participated and thanks for all the lovely comments!

Be sure to check back in February for another

FAST

FUN

FREE

Give-Away!

Wishing you all the brightest blessings now and always!

Carrie & Kathy

Take part in this exciting global event!

UPDATE - Due the overwhelming  response  to this fabulous blog fest, 

we're adding an additional Fairy Wish Bottle for every 100 comments...

...so now there's 2 Fairy Wish Bottles up for grabs will there be THREE!

 

WHAT IS ONE WORLD ONE HEART?
We are so excited be involved in this global networking event. This is the forth year of this huge blog giveaway, but it's our first time participating...how fun! We are very much looking forward to meeting new and interesting bloggers out there in the blog universe.

Here's a little something about 'One World One Heart'...
Lisa Swifka of 'My Life as a Whimsical Bohemia' created this event in 2007. The original idea behind this giveaway event was to bring bloggers together from around the world who may never ordinarily meet. Lisa says, "It closes the gap of the blog community and enables us to interact, discover new and wonderful people, and in the process possibly win a prize or many prizes along the way". As of 2009, 911 bloggers from 28 countries participated. Can't wait to see the total this year!

In Lisa's words, "It transcends geographical location, socio economics, political affiliation, religious beliefs......it's a coming together like the giant community we are on this planet. If only it took a simple giveaway to create PEACE everywhere, in the mean time here we give from our hearts. We are not solving the worlds problems nor are we curing anything nor are we changing the world. We are merely generating a closer community between humans through blogging."

Contest starts NOW and ends February 15, 2010

So, in keeping with this year's theme of "Magic Carpet Ride", We offer up, for your sparkly wish fulfillment, your very own FAiRY WiSH bOtTLe!

Ametista’s FAiRY WiSH bOtTLes were created for the specific purpose of wish granting.

The first step to getting anything one wants is to envision it. You must have a clear image of what you desire. Writing down your intentions is a good way to strengthen your focus.

Now as everyone knows, fairies carry wishes into the realm of possibility...one of the more helpful/less mischievous tasks they perform. So do be careful what you wish for, you are likely to get it!

WiN YoUR VeRy OwN FAiRY WiSH bOtTLe, It's FAST, EASY and FREE

To enter simply...
1.  Leave your comments right here at the end if this post if you like, it's optional. You don't have to sign up for anything or even have a Blogger account, you can still leave comments by selecting the "Anonymous" button.
2. PLEASE be sure to leave your contact information, either your email address, Etsy or other online contact information, so that we may reach you when you win! (If not, we will move on to the next person who DID leave their contact info.)  If after 24hrs if we haven't heard from that winner, we'll pick another winner.
3. We will draw the winner's name on February 15, 2010 after 5pm est.

We ship worldwide so ALL are welcome to participate in this fabulous drawing! Good luck everyone!

Congratulations to a new MoNsTeR bOx owner!!

A big congrats goes out to
Lacy of Victoria Texas
who recently won the our
"Scare D'Cat MoNsTeR bOx
in Lolidots Halloween
Spooktacular Give-a-way!

Yeah!!

We're so happy that Scare D'Cat
has found a good home just in time
for Halloween!

A sneak peak at a "custom" MoNsTeR bOx.....

We are actually adding the finishing touches to this request for a custom MoNsTeR bOx, more details on all who and why which is very exciting...well to us that is. LOL!

More of this box will be revealed very soon......

Check out this "cool" contest

We've just entered a contest hosted by Creepy Queen Magazine and if we are one of the lucky winners we will have our Artistic Apothecary bottles included in a deliciously dark celebrity gift baskets going to three of our favorite actresses; Helena Bonham Carter, Christina Ricci and Rose McGowan.

Wish us luck!

 

Look what you can win.....

This month Kathy and I are thrilled to be featuring

an artistic offering from our newest shop
Yoga Fairies!

Add a little Zen to your life with our fabulous Yoga Fairies, featured in all the chakra colors.

The Lotus Pose or Padmasana in Sanskrit, requires one to cross the legs
while maintaining a straight back which makes this pose
ideal for Meditation.

Here's all you have to do to enter:

1. Click here to visit our shop YogaFairies.

2. Once there, pick out your favorite item in the shop.....When your finished, exit the shop and you'll return to this blog.

3. Come back to this post and post a comment telling everyone what you liked about the item you picked. (See "Comment" button below.)

4. PLEASE be sure to leave your contact information, either your email address or Etsy shop if you have one, so we can reach you if you win! The winner will be contacted on or after May 31, 2009. If after a week we haven't heard from that winner, we'll pick another winner.

5. We will draw the winner's name on the last day of the month, 5/31/09 after 5pm/pst.

We ship world wide! All are welcome to participate in this fabulous drawing! Good luck everyone!

We're extending the contest ...

I've decided to extend the contest through the weekend to give some of you late comers (those of you who are as stymied by the concept of time as much as I am) a chance to win this month's GOT TO HAVE prize. Click here
Good lucky my little gods and goddesses of tardy
and

These could be yours! Enter to WIN...

"imagine - explore - Create"!

These colorful magnets give inspirational reminders while they brighten up your home or office space.

The three art magnets are about 1.5" x .75" (3.75cm x 1.9cm). Embossed polymer clay, colored, and varnished. Each magnet is backed by a strong neodymium magnet able to hold several sheets of paper. Great accents for any home or office. The perfect little gift! ☺☺☺

Here's what you need to do to enter:
1. Click here to visit her shop MarciaPalmer.
2. Once there, pick out your favorite item in her shop.....When your finished, exit her shop and you'll return to this blog.
3. Come back to this post and post a comment telling everyone what you liked about the item you picked. (See "Comment" button below.)
4. PLEASE be sure to leave your contact information, either your email address or Etsy shop if you have one, so we can reach you if you win! The winner will be contacted on November 30th. If after a week we haven't heard from that winner, we'll pick another winner.

5. We will draw the winner's name on the last day of the month, 11/30/08 after 5pm/pst.

Please note:
This month's featured artist ships world wide! All are welcome to participate in this fabulous drawing! Good luck!

Congratulations to October's Winner!!

In honor of Halloween, we decided to draw the names from my witch's hat! I'm also wearing my Evil Eye ring, given to me by my best friend Angie! Happy Halloween Ang, Mac & girls!

Congratulations "JoeyandAleethea" in Orlando, FL for being this month's lucky winner!! She will receive this adorable OOAK Owl ornament handcrafted by Alissa of Diva Dea.

Thanks everyone for participating! Be sure to come right back in November as we will be featuring this vibrant and inspirational frig magnet set by Marcia Palmer of Maricia's Passions.

Only one week left to WIN...

You could win this adorable hand crafted ornament, but you have to hurry! Click here !
It's absolutely FREE! No purchase necessary.

Enter to WIN our Free Monthly Drawing...

Enter to win this adorable one of a kind owl ornament...

Doesn't get much cuter than this. A little owl, perfect as a Halloween or Christmas ornament. She's lightweight, fits in the palm of your hand, and could hang almost anywhere to cheer you up. This ornament has a secure hook made from crafting wire.

Measurements: approx 2" tall x 1.5 " wide.

Here's what you need to do to enter:
1. Click here to visit her shop DivaDea.
2. Once there, pick out your favorite item in her shop.....When your finished, exit her shop and you'll return to this blog.
3. Come back to this post and post a comment telling everyone what you liked about the item you picked. (See "Comment" button below.)
4. PLEASE be sure to leave your contact information, either your email address or Etsy shop if you have one, so we can reach you if you win! The winner will be contacted on October 30th. If after a week we haven't heard from that winner, we'll pick another winner.

5. We will draw the winner's name on the last day of the month, 10/30/08 after 5pm/pst.

Please note:
This month's featured artist ships world wide! All are welcome to participate in this fabulous drawing! Good luck!

Thank you for the votes!!

A BIG thank you to everyone who voted for our entry in the PCAGOE "Day of the Dead" Challenge. Because of your support, we tied for 2nd place!
Next month's Challenge theme is Autumn Leaves. Kathy and I have something really special planned! We'll keep you posted!