I'd like to introduce my brand new store on Zazzle called Beading Gem !  It's a collaborative project between mother and daughter.  I'm the one with the ideas and the shop experience, my daughter, an impoverished university undergraduate, has the Photoshop skills.



Zazzle is a clever enterprise where users and shoppers can get unique customized products.  Designers like my daughter and I upload our images to our store. Anyone in any country where Zazzle operates will be able to order and have it produced and shipped from a Zazzle store in their location. We earn a small royalty on each item sold.

The Forever Beading Collection is inspired by an actual sign I photographed in Halifax a few years ago. As you can see the construction workers had a sense of humor! 


At the time, I thought how appropriate it would be to have something like a mug or apron at home to hint to the family bead construction never really ends.  I am always working on one project or another.


Roll on a few years, and our sign now appears on various items like stickers, buttons, clothing, mugs bags, etc  - perfect gifts for beadaholics!


Here is my mug in action on my work table in my basement studio.  Yes, there is tea in it! And yes, the quality is great - the mug has been through several dishwasher cycles.


The strings of beads created for the shop banner became the Beading Gems collection.  It's not just for me. That's because we all making beading gems!  The items are all customizable so adding your name or a recipient's name is a breeze.


Giveaway
If you'd like to win a a $50 gift certificate for something from our Zazzle store,   please make a comment below.  Make sure you leave contact info below if you do not have an online shop or blog.

Subscribers need to click on the post title to come to my actual blog. Scroll down and enter your comment. Pick Name/URL. If you don't have a store or blog, leave the URL blank.

This giveaway is international but only where Zazzle operates.  See list of countries here.

Extra entries if you become or are a blog subscriber or follower etc. If you also do shout outs about this giveaway, those will count as additional entries too! Please say so in the comments.

It ends in a week's time at 6 pm EST Monday, November 25, 2013. I will pick the winner randomly and announce the results as soon as possible after. So be sure to leave a contact email if you don't have an online link or make sure you come back and check! Otherwise I will redraw in a week. Good luck!


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