Anddddd....the WINNER is.................

Giveaway Item Simple Sterling Love Necklace by MyBellasBeads Etsy Shop

I am so very excited to have the opportunity to announce the winner of my very first hosted Giveaway!

And it's all Thank's to Liz of MyBellasBeads Etsy Shop, I didn't even have to ask, she just offered to give something away!!! Wasn't that so nice of her?!

I've learned a lot, things to do and not to do for the next giveaway (hoping to have many more), so I'm sure they'll go smoother in the future.

And just so you know that this was all done very professionally, here's how I conducted the drawing...

-I know there are sites that will do random drawing, but I'm not set up yet to do that, this all came about rather suddenly, hopefully I'll get that set up for future giveaways

-I wrote ALL the names down, of those that entered, cut them out, folded them neatly in half, then in half again

-Put all names in a basket

-Mixed up said names

-Held said basket far above Hubby's head and asked him to draw a name (the look on his face...priceless)

-I opened the paper with equal measures of excitement and anxiety (seriously, how would it look if my own mother won?!)

-Yelped with happiness for Nikki Bond of "Bond Girl" Creations blog and BondGirlCreations26 Etsy Shop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now I know that I have featured Nikki's shop and her awesome cards on my blog before, but trust me, this was all completely legit with no favoritism shown (I triple checked to make sure I had all the names in the bowl)...you can ask my hubby!!!

Now maybe we can talk Nikki into offering a Giveaway........hmmmmmmmmmmm.

Giveaway Time!!!!

Class of 2011 Personalized Handstamped Necklace

MyBellasBeads etsy shop

I previously posted about having a "giveaway" this week...and today is the day. I've included a couple of other items for you to see, but the giveaway item is at the bottom of this post.

The wonderful Liz of MyBellasBeads has graciously offered to giveaway a necklace to one of my followers. The gorgeous Simple Sterling Love Silver Necklace.

Her work is amazing, she offers personalization on many of the items in her shop. You'll find dog tags, luggage tags, mom necklaces, inspirational and spiritual quotes, earrings, necklaces, bracelets and even more so you really need to hop on over and check her out.

Color Splash Personalized Disc Necklace

We wanted to keep the rules simple, so here they are:

1) "Like" her facebook page MyBella By Liz Lollar

2) Check out her etsy shop

3) Come back here and leave a comment in this post about your favorite item from her shop

* Giveaway closes Thursday, April 14th at 9:00pm EST Random winner will be drawn Friday, April 15th

And here's the giveaway necklace....drum roll..

Giveaway -- Simple Sterling Love Limited Edition Necklace

Ta Daaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE it! Too bad I can't enter...