Happy Canada Day!

Tomorrow, we celebrate Canada Day here in this fabulous country. I want to celebrate with all of my fellow Canadians.

I have decided to have a sale in my Etsy shops Chicki and Chickibeads.

Here are the details of my sale!

CANADA DAY SALE!
To celebrate Canada Day in my shop, I am offering free shipping within Canada. Please use the code CANADA DAY SALE in message to seller section. Shipping costs will be refunded via Paypal.Valid until Thursday July 2nd. Items must be shipped to Canadian addresses to recieve this discount and code CANADA DAY SALE must be used.

Happy Canada Day!

Icraft.ca Bootcamp specials on Indiesmiles.com!

Last post, I told you about Icraft.ca, a Canadian-based venue for selling handmade items. I also told you about Bootcamp, a program that myself along with several other sellers are participating in to promote our shops and learn some valuable marketing tools.

Icraft.ca Seller's Bootcamp and Indiesmiles.com have teamed up to offer coupons for valuable savings. Please visit all of the shops here and check out all of the savings that are being offered.

My Icraft shop located here is offering FREE SHIPPING. This applies to all orders, even international ones! Please use coupon code BOOTCAMP in your instructions to seller section of your purchase. Shipping will be refunded to you via PayPal. Offer runs from June 10-25th 2009.

Thanks and Happy Shopping!!!

Icraft.ca!

I opened a small shop on Icraft.ca just over a year ago. Icraft.ca is a Canadian-based website featuring lovely handmade items from all over the world!

I love that I can offer my items in Canadian funds which is great for my Canadian customers. And with our dollar being less than the U.S. dollar, it is also good for U.S. customers too!

I have been participating in a bootcamp program over on Icraft. Christine of PillowThrowDecor is running a program that is showing participating sellers valuable marketing tools. Thanks so much Christine for this valuable program!!

Please stop by and check out my shop Chicki on icraft! While you are there, why not browse all of the amazing items found there!

We have a winner!!!

Last post, I announced a contest for those reading my blog.

Today, with the help of random.org, I have drawn a winner.

Congratulations Adornyourself (Kathy)!!! You have won this bracelet.

Thanks to all who entered....stay tuned....I may have another giveaway soon!

Bracelets galore and a GIVEAWAY!!!!

This past weekend was a long weekend here in Canada (Victoria Day) and it was a very busy weekend for me. We planted trees, gardened a bit and did a bunch of yard work. I also had time to craft a little too! Here is what I accomplished on the weekend.




And now for my GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT! Since I had such a productive weekend I thought that I would reward my readers with a giveaway. I have decided to give one lucky reader this black memory wire seedbead bracelet.



How to enter:

Visit either http://www.chicki.etsy.com/ or http://www.chickibeads.etsy.com/ and take a look around my stores. Come back here and post the link to your favorite item. Easy peasy!


Want more entries?????

You can also get additional entries for tweeting this giveaway or by following my blog too! Just let me know in a separate posting.

Draw will take place on May 31 and the winner will be announced June 1st 2009. A random number generator will be used to pick the winner.

Good luck!!!!

New items and an announcement!

Chainmaille and Polymer clay keychain
Originally uploaded by Chicki2008

Here is a new way I am incorporating my polymer clay beads into my chainmaille.

This keychain is made with bright aluminum rings in a byzantine weave. The polymer bead was made by my own blend of clays and silver leaf. It has so much depth and is very lovely in person. The combination of the aluminum rings and polymer clay is so lightweight and would be a lovely accessory for your keys.

It is available in my Etsy shop! I also have some other fun new items...please check them out!

Stay tuned.....I am going to announce a fun giveaway in the next day or so!!!

Oceany Blues Chainmaille Bracelet

Oceany Blues Chainmaille Bracelet
Originally uploaded by Chicki2008

Here is another new item for me! It is made totally by me! I wrapped each bead myself and even made the chainmaille myself out of bright aluminum jump rings. You can find it in my Etsy shop right now.

I am really pleased with it and hope it finds a good home! Maybe I will even make it in other colours too!

Any requests???