We’re conducting this giveaway through the Blend Creations Facebook page, so:

1) Like Blend Creations on Facebook if you don’t already

2) Go to the “Giveaway” link at the top right (below the main image) of the Blend Creations Facebook page. (Unfortunately, the Giveaway link is not accessible through the Facebook mobile app/Facebook through mobile web browsers.)

3) Fill in all the fields.

4) Get a bonus entry if you already subscribe to our newsletter, or choose to opt-in to our newsletter.

We will draw randomly from all the entries received by Thursday May 31st at noon EDT, and announce a winner on Friday June 1st.

Good luck!

Laura has won this quartet Connection necklace:

(The final necklace won’t have ??? on the third ring, we’ll just have to wait to hear from Laura the name of the fourth member of this quartet!)

For all of you who didn’t win, you can use the promo code “DIDNTWIN” to get 15% off any of our Connection  necklaces until May 31st. (They do make a great gift for Mother’s Day — just make sure to check out our shipping and order deadline information.)

We’ll be announcing what our giveaway jewelry item for May will be later this week, so you can either come back to the blog then, or sign up for our newsletter to get an email notification :)

For April 2012, we’re giving away a customized family necklace! You can have up to 9 rings, and personalize the rings with the laser-engraving if you’d like!

We’re conducting this giveaway through the Blend Creations Facebook page, so:

1) Like Blend Creations on Facebook if you don’t already

2) Go to the “Giveaway” link at the top right (below the main image) of the Blend Creations Facebook page. (Unfortunately, the Giveaway link is not accessible through the Facebook mobile app/Facebook through mobile web browsers.)

3) Fill in all the fields.

4) Get a bonus entry if you already subscribe to our newsletter, or choose to opt-in to our newsletter.

We will draw randomly from all the entries received by Monday April 30 at noon EDT, and announce a winner on Tuesday May 1st.

Good luck!

Lara has won a long fusion necklace personalized with “Shasta”:

For all of you who didn’t win, you can use the promo code “DIDNTWIN” to get 15% off any of our Fusion necklaces until April 30th. (They do make a great gift for Mother’s Day!)

Tomorrow, we’ll be announcing what our giveaway jewelry item for April will be, so you can either come back to the blog then, or sign up for our newsletter to get an email notification :)

You can read a bit of background about Zack in this blog post by his mom Heather as she tells her story about why Elmo was so special to her son. Knowing about Zack, his family and how dedicated they are to honouring his memory and raising money to build not one but two special rooms at the York Central hospital, we didn’t hesitate when Heather asked for an auction item for the silent auction at the Being Elmo event.

So, if you’re in the Toronto area, want to see a fantastic film and support a great cause, and if you’ve been eyeing our @ symbol necklace, there’s a fantastic opportunity to bid on one this Sunday, March 18th. Tickets for the screening are available here (they’re only available online as they won’t be selling tickets at the door).

For March 2012, we’re giving away a Fusion necklace! You can choose the asymmetric, long or petite fusion necklaces.

We’re conducting this giveaway through the Blend Creations Facebook page, so:

1) Like Blend Creations on Facebook if you don’t already

2) Go to the “Giveaway” link at the top right (below the main image) of the Blend Creations Facebook page. (Unfortunately, the Giveaway link is not accessible through the Facebook mobile app/Facebook through mobile web browsers.)

3) Fill in all the fields.

4) Get a bonus entry if you already subscribe to our newsletter, or choose to opt-in to our newsletter.

We will draw randomly from all the entries received by Saturday March 31 at noon EDT, and announce a winner on Monday April 2nd.

Easy peasy! Good luck!

Like many guys, Eric doesn’t actually wear jewelry all that often (even though he is half the driving force behind Blend Creations). With necessity being the mother of invention (yes, that link goes to one of Eric’s old “wallets” that he made out of paper. George Costanza is his hero), we’ve recently prototyped this lovely wallet, complete with a bit of bling:

As evidenced by the photos, Eric carries a lot of cra.. er.. stuff in his wallet: 15 cards, some big bills and various other slips of paper. This wallet carries it all with room to grow, especially since leather will stretch with use.

It’s a hand saddle-stitched leather wallet, using waxed cotton thread. The leather is of 4 oz. weight (about 1/16″ thick) and comes from cattle that has lived a full life. (The full hide has evidence of a brand, scars, bug bites and other interesting marks). We’re still playing around with various options, but we expect to be able to offer these soon at a price tag of around $100.

Let us know what you think!

Update: The wallets are now available in our store!

We’ve been playing around with wool felt and our laser cutter. It seems only natural that we put it to some good use, so we made this pretty coaster with our Flower Lace pattern.

What do you think?

We had a few requests to have custom ornaments available in the future and while it’s no longer the season, these things take time and we’ve put our thinking caps on! Behold, a first prototype in 100% wool felt, in a beautifully vibrant shade of red:

As fun as they were in acrylic, the ornaments are spindly which could lead to the little limbs snapping off, and frankly, it smells horrible to laser cut plastic. (Not to worry, our laser has a carbon filter, but it certainly does not smell like roses or anything good for you).

Wool felt on the other hand is quite pliable and doesn’t smell any worse than a hair dryer. We’ve washed the final product and there’s actually no residual odor.

So we’ve got our thinking caps on and will be experimenting with designs for some trivets and other household goods aside from the ornaments. What do you think?