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!

WooHoo it's back! The One World One Heart Event

Carrie (that's me!) and Kathy (the crazy woman I craft with) are very excited to be participating again in this final year of the "One World One Heart" bloggers event giveaway... Yeah!!

Click on the picture above for more information on this most fabulous event.
 

Gather Witches all for the Practical Magic Blog Party...

Look what we found my pretties...

We’ve joined with other Witches and Witches at Heart around the world to present you with this amazing chance to Win some of the most Magical Prizes to be found anywhere this Halloween Season! 

Here’s what we’re offering...
...For the Kitchen Witch, this gorgeous set of hand crafted, Italian glass Oil & Vinegar bottles, embellished with dark vines inspired by our favorite movie...Practical Magic.

 All you have to do for your chance to win is leave us a comment here and tell us about your favorite Halloween tradition...please be sure to leave your contact information so we can reach you if you’re our lucky winner! We will be using a random number generator to pick our winner. We ship worldwide, so all are invited to enter the drawing.

A favorite Halloween tradition around here is our greatly anticipated annual Halloween Bash. It is our absolute favorite time of the year! Using craft, the help of our Sister Witches and a whole lot of laughter, we transform the house in to a darkly decorated delight!

Now ladies there are many prizes to be had and you don't want to miss out so check out The Practical Magic Blog party page for a complete list of Party Participants. (scroll down their blog page - the list is located on the right hand side.) 

The Party is in full effect from September 25, 2010 thru October 25, 2010.

Win this signed print by Laura Zollar...

We are excited to be giving away

this signed 8x10 print
of the captivating painting
entitled, "Sunflower"

by fine artist, Laura Zollar

Enter to Win! Don't miss out!

Here's all you have to do to enter:

1. Click here to visit Laura's web gallery.

2. Once there, pick out your favorite item on her site.....When your finished, exit the site 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, 6/30/09 after 5pm/pst.

This artist ships world wide!
All are welcome to participate in this fabulous drawing! Good luck everyone!

We have a Winner!

Congratulations to Jennifer from Texas! She is Ametista's May winner!
Your Yoga Fairy is on it's way!

A big thanks to all who participated! Be sure to enter June's contest.

We are very excited to be featuring a signed print of
"Sunflower" by fine artist Laura Zollar
as next month's prize! Don't miss out!

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

We have a winner!

We have a winner! We meant to announce this the night of the 31st, but here we are!
This month we drew the names from one of Carrie's favorite purses, a Sol Sisters original bag! They have a fabulous Etsy shop...totally worth checking out!

And speaking of great purses....Congratulations to Nico Designs for being this month's lucky winner! Nico Designs also has gorgeous bags for all occasions in her Etsy shop...go see for yourself!

Stayed tuned for the February monthly drawing post coming soon...hopefully this week! See what fun prize will be won this month!

Thanks to everyone who participated! You are all invited back to try again for more chances to win!

Enter to Win...it's Free!

This month you have the chance to win a great prize
from one of our very own shops!

What better way to highlight your loved ones, who's pictures inevitably
end up on your fridge, than to surround them with the icons of love...hearts!

Set of four handmade, one of a kind,
(well, four of a kind if you wanna get technical)
polymer clay heart shaped magnets. Approx. 2" x 1.75" each.

Artisan: Kathy Jones

Here's all you have to do to enter:

1. Click here to visit our shop Ametista.

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 before March 2, 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, 2/28/09 after 5pm/pst.

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

Time is running out...

Only one day left in our free drawing! You could win a really cool prize, so what are you waiting for?

Click here!

Enter to win our Free Drawing

For your consideration, is this beautifully handcrafted,
one of a kind necklace.

This 1-inch polymer pendant features a miniature, hand sculpted fully dimensional red rose that is 1/2 in in diameter. The back of the pendant features the same light cranberry colored swirls and a silver wire accent. The chain is 18 inches in silver plate, secured with a lobster clasp.

Just gorgeous!

Here's all you have to do to enter:

1. Click here to visit her shop JKay Jewelry Designs.

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 or before February 2, 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, 1/31/09 after 5pm/pst.

Great news...
This month's featured artist ships world wide! All are welcome to participate in this fabulous drawing! Good luck everyone!

Cino de Mayo - May 5, 2009 - Tuesday

2nd Quarter
The Moon is in Virgo and transitions into Libra at 5:51am est.

Virgo favors accomplishment of details and commands from higher up. Focus in health, hygeine and daily schedules.

Libra favors cooperation, compromise, social activities, beautification of surroundings, balance and partnership.

Tuesday is ruled by the planet Mars and it's influences over the day are passion, aggression, sex, courage and protection.

The color of the day is Gray.
The scent of the day is Basil.

Llywellyn's 2009 Almanac

May 4, 2009 - Monday

Click here to WIN

2nd Quarter
The Moon is in Virgo.

Virgo favors accomplishment of details and commands from higher up. Focus in health, hygeine and daily schedules.

Monday is ruled by the Moon and it's influences over the day are peace, healing, caring psychic awareness and purification.

The color of the day is Lavender.
The scent of the day is Sage.

Llywellyn's 2009 Almanac

May 2, 2009 - Saturday

Click here to WIN

2nd Quarter
The Moon is in Leo.

Leo draws the emphasis to the self, to central ideas or institutions, away from connections with others and emotional needs. People will tend to be melodramatic.

Saturday is ruled by the planet Saturn and it's influences over the day are longevity, exorcism, endings, homes and houses.

The color of the day is Gray.
The scent of the day is Pine.

Llywellyn's 2009 Almanac

Look what you could win....

This month Kathy and I are thrilled to be featuring our dearest friend

and fellow crafty sister

Suzanne Colucci of Belandaria Designs!

Her artistic offering is a stunning Handmade Artisan Sterling Silver Peace Charm Pendant Necklace, perfect for Spring and it could be yours!

This is one of the designs from her affirmation series of sterling silver originals. As a relavent topic of current day, this necklace states that we need, peace in the world.

A handformed circle of sterling silver supports beautiful peace charms and wire worked gemstones including blue topaz faceted tear drop, pearl, crystal, and opalite.

The necklace itself is a petite sterling silver chain, with a classic lobster clasp. The chain is approximately 17" (plus a 2" extender). It is truly gorgeous and unique piece and we are certain you will love it!


Here's all you have to do to enter:

1. Click here to visit her shop Belandaria Designs.

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 April 30, 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, 4/30/09 after 5pm/pst.


This artist ships world wide! All are welcome to participate in this fabulous drawing! Good luck everyone!

Last chance to Win!

This month we're very excited to be featuring Laura of ZoeOwyn.

Her artistic offering is a

Industrial dreaming of Steam Punk ACEO, ATC this piece is

currently entered in the PCAGOE Monthly Challenge.

This is a dimensional art card, standard dimensions of 2.5" x 3.5" not quite the perfect rectangle....made from dead watch parts, assorted rivets, washers and polymer clay.

She is also offering in addition to her artfully designed little steam punk heart.

Here's all you have to do to enter:

1. Click here to visit her shop ZoeOwyn.

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 March 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, 3/31/09 after 5pm/pst.


This artist ships world wide! All are welcome to participate in this fabulous drawing! Good luck everyone!