Vintage Jewelry Giveaway By Asielblue

11 Mar, 2010 by in Uncategorized 31 comments



Today’s giveaways come from Etsy shop owner Asielblue. I found her shop looking for a cool steampunk bookmark and she generously donated two necklaces!

One is the primitive looking head in a hallmarked silver backing with silver 23cm chain the other is silver coloured metal with painted cameo style pendant 3cm long – they are both pretty quirky items

To Enter To Win a necklace (there are two winners): leave your name and email address below
Additional entries
+2 go to Etsy and heart her shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/asielblue

+2 choose your favorite item from her shop and post it in the comments
+3 for each dollar contributed to the Chile relief earthquake fund, click on the yellow donate button right sidebar
+1 tweet this contest @FireIcePhotos and leave the link
+5 post it on your blog or facebook- leave the link
+5 add our button to your blog
+3 follow us on twitter @FireIcePhotos
+3 become a fan of Fire and Ice on Facebook
Add your entries up and leave the total in your comment

Contest ends on April 11, 2010 and is open internationally. Please email us of you cannot comment below. Thanks and Good Luck!

Yellow Rose Perfume CHILE Relief Giveaway

10 Mar, 2010 by in etsy 24 comments

Today’s giveaway is from etsy seller and Chile native, L’aromatica! Her hometown, Talca was destroyed by the earthquake and she want to give back to her country…

Loreto is an artisan perfumer and graphic designer. She lives with her husband and teenage son in a sunny flat on Haight Street in San Francisco.

Loreto creates all of L’aromatica’s fragrances from scratch using pure essential oils mixed with a little fragrance oil when necessary, for scents that nature can’t produce. L’aromatica also carries All-Natural perfumes that are made using only 100% pure essential oils diluted in jojoba oil, for those who are sensitive or opposed to the use of synthetics. Even for straightforward, single-floral scents like Honeysuckle, Gardenia or Jasmine, Loreto creates her own blend, based on her perception of the true flower fragrance.

Loreto doesn’t just pour fragrance oils and bottle them as her own. Every perfume she offers is a handmade, original creation. A lot of love is put into every scent, plus hours of attention and patience.

Natural perfumes are much more subtle than mass-produced, “name brand” perfumes but develop amazing qualities, once on the skin. Once applied, a natural perfume will combine with your body chemistry to create a scent unique to you. Natural perfumes contain no harsh chemicals, additives, fillers or fixatives. L’aromatica uses only the best quality essential oils (most are organic) and fragrance oils that do not contain phthalates (whenever possible.)

To Enter To Win a yellow rose roll on perfume: leave your name and email address below
Additional entries
+2 go to Etsy and heart her shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/loreto
+3 for each dollar contributed to the Chile relief earthquake fund, click on the yellow donate button right sidebar
+1 tweet this contest@FireIcePhotos and leave the link
+3 If you are from Chile
+5 post it on your blog or facebook– leave the link
+5 add our button to your blog
+3 follow us on twitter @FireIcePhotos
+3 become a fan of Loreto
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Laromatica-Perfume/99685634316 and Fire and Ice on Facebook
+2 go to her blog and leave a comment http://www.laromatica.blogspot.com/
Add your entries up and leave the total in your comment

Contest ends on April 10, 2010 and is open internationally. Please email us of you cannot comment below. Thanks and Good Luck!

Waiting On Wednesday-It’s Raining Cupcakes

10 Mar, 2010 by in etsy Leave a comment


Product Details
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Aladdin; 1 edition (March 9, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1416990844

My Waiting on Wednesday is actually ME waiting to run out and buy this book that I have been waiting and waiting for because 1) I love Lisa Schroeder’s books and 2) it had a book Birthday just yesterday!!

Product Description
Twelve-year-old Isabel is dying to get out of Oregon. She spends her free time in the library, reading and dreaming about faraway places. When her mom decides to open a cupcake shop in their little town of Willow, Isabel feels just like buttercream frosting to a cupcake stuck.
It seems as if it will be another disappointing summer, until Isabel learns of a baking contest. If she can come up with a winning recipe, she might have a chance of competing in the bake-off in New York City!

But Isabel’s best friend, Sophie, is also entering the contest and things always seem to go Sophie’s way. To make matters worse, Isabel and her mom don’t exactly see eye to eye on the type of recipe Isabel should enter.

In this sweet treat by popular teen author Lisa Schroeder, Isabel discovers that maybe it’s not about where you go in life as much as it is about enjoying the view from wherever you are.

GO GET IT!! In the meantime, enjoy my cupcake items in the Etsy shop! http://www.etsy.com/search_results_shop.php?search_query=cupcakes&search_type=user_shop_ttt_id_6824796&ref=auto

Brightly Woven Purse Chile Relief Giveaway

09 Mar, 2010 by in purse 30 comments

Today’s Chiule relief giveaway is from Etsy seller Lorena Ferreira.
Hello everyone, my name is Lorena. I was born in Chile and raised in New York. I started knitting first (self taught at 19), then crocheting when I was expecting my second baby (I have 3), and finally weaving–self taught too–I read everything that comes into my hands, of course the internet, …but mainly I get my hands “dirty” and weave.

I explore, experiment, and intuition is my way of going about making all my textiles. I start with colors—putting them next to each other…sometimes it takes weeks for me to figure out what will go with what…and the where is an ongoing process during the weaving (or crocheting…or felting). I learned to wet felt last year (self taught…what a surprise)…and I love it.

I make one of a kind textiles, non-reproducible (I’ve tried) , unique…..as you will see (and feel hopefully).

Description
This one of a kind and unique clutch is just bursting with color, ready to go to a party, to cocktails, work..anywhere. The truth is she just wants to be seen!!!
Crocheted in two shades of rosie pink and bulky rainbow…she then went for a swim in hot water and soap, and came out beautifully felted and strong.
Spunky hand felted blossom in handspun/handyed rainbow with black petals and a huge pinback so you can wear it on your coat, scarf….
she is 10-12″ wide
and 8″tall (without handles..add 3 more inches)
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To Enter To Win A Brightly Woven Inspired Purse: leave your name and email address below
Additional entries
+2 go to Etsy and heart her shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/lorenaferreira
+3 for each dollar contibuted to the Chile relief earthquake fund, click on the yellow donate button right sidebar
+2 Visit her blog and comment http://www.duwentextileart.blogspot.com/
+1 tweet this contest @FireIcePhotos and leave the link
+5 post it on your blog or facebook- leave the link
+5 add our button to your blog
+3 follow us on twitter @FireIcePhotos
+3 become a fan of Fire and Ice on Facebook
Add your entries up and leave the total in your comment

Contest ends on April 9, 2010 and is open internationally. Please email us of you cannot comment below. Thanks and Good Luck!

Teaser Tuesday-Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken

09 Mar, 2010 by in Uncategorized 4 comments

This is a weekly book meme
hosted by Miz B. of Should Be Reading.

This is how it works:
Grab a book that you are currently reading
Turn to any page and grab two teaser sentences from that page
Make sure it’s not a spoiler in case anyone wants to read the book
Include the author and name of the book


“His back was to me, but I saw how he brought his knees to his chest and pressed his face down hard against them. Something inside me lurched at the sight, and eventually I got up to wrap his grey blanket around him…” p. 53
Brightly Woven, Alexandra Bracken

Upcycled Earrings & Pendant CHILE Giveaway

08 Mar, 2010 by in etsy, Sol Del Sur 22 comments

Etsy shop owner SolDelSur has an awesome giveaway in store… as an Etsy shop owner she donates 30% of her shop sales to Red Cross International to help the people in Chile who lost their homes in the earthquake and tsunami.

Please visit her shop for more info .
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SolDelSur

The jewelry is made with repurposed fabrics that she gets from clothing at the thrift store (some vintage, some not), so they are limited editions. That means there’s just a limited number of people who might have the same piece of jewelry that you have.

Visit her fabrics at:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SolDelSur?section_id=6812384

Pattern placement might vary from the one pictured here.

To Enter To Win: leave your name and email address below
Additional entries
+2 go to Etsy and heart her shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/soldelsur
+2 join her mailing list http://tinyurl.com/y858rtr
+3 for each dollar contibuted to the Chile relief earthquake fund, click on the yellow donate button right sidebar
+1 tweet this contest@FireIcePhotos and leave the link
+3 If you are from Chile
+5 post it on your blog or facebook- leave the link
+5 add our button to your blog
+3 follow us on twitter @FireIcePhotos
+3 become a fan of SolDelSur
http://www.facebook.com/SolDelSurShop and Fire and Ice on Facebook
Add your entries up and leave the total in your comment
Contest ends on April 8, 2010 and is open internationally. Please email us of you cannot comment below. Thanks and Good Luck!

The Golden Woods Necklace Giveaway

08 Mar, 2010 by in maggie stiefvater, shiver, whimsical fiction 58 comments

One of our blog readers, Mundie Mom and Etsy seller, Cynthial 11 asked to contribute to our Chile fundraiser giveaway items. She is an amazing person! Here’s alittle about her…
My name is Cynthia and I live in Texas. Almost everything on here has been inspired by a book. I love to read and I have several favorite book series that inspired me. Hope you enjoy and don’t hesitate to ask if you have a question. TwilightMoms, MundieMoms and Fallen Archangel Forum members convo me for free shipping before purchasing. Thanx!!! =D
I love owls, so you will find owl jewelry on here sometimes.
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My daughter Kayle will be making jewelry for children to raise money for Alex’s Lemonade Stand. She has a fundraiser page if you would like to visit it’s: http://www.alexslemonade.org/stands/19734
to see Kayle’s items click on the side where it says “for ALSF”
She is contibuting a Golden Woods nexcklace inspired by Maggie Stiefvat’ers Shiver

Description
This necklace was inspired by Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater. The golden woods is were the wolves live in the story. The necklace is 22″ long silver tone chain with a toggle clasp, a bird charm, a leaf charm and a wolf charm hanging from an amber color glass bead.

To Enter To Win the Shiver Inspired Necklace: leave your name and email address below

Additional entries
+2 go to Etsy and heart her shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/cynthial11

+3 for each dollar contibuted to the Chile relief earthquake fund, click on the yellow donate button right sidebar

+1 tweet this contest@FireIcePhotos and leave the link
+5 post it on your blog or facebook- leave the link
+5 add our button to your blog
+3 follow us and her @cynthial11 on twitter @FireIcePhotos
+3 become a fan of Fire and Ice on Facebook
Add your entries up and leave the total in your comment

Contest ends on April 8, 2010 and is open internationally. Please email us of you cannot comment below. Thanks and Good Luck!

Book Review- Deadly Little Lies

08 Mar, 2010 by in Uncategorized 3 comments


Reading level: Young Adult
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH; 1 edition (November 10, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1423111451

Last fall, sixteen-year-old Camelia fell for Ben, a new boy at school who had a very mysterious gift – psychometry, the ability to sense the future through touch. But just as Camelia and Ben’s romance began to heat up, he abruptly left town. Brokenhearted, Camelia has spent the last few months studying everything she can about psychometry and experiencing strange brushes with premonition. Camelia wonders if Ben’s abilities have somehow been transferred to her.

Ben returns to school, but he remains aloof, and Camelia can’t get close enough to share her secret with him. Camelia makes the painful decision to let him go and move on. Adam, the hot new guy at Knead, seems good for her in ways Ben wasn’t. But when Camelia and Adam start dating, a surprising love triangle results. A chilling sequence of events uncovers secrets from Ben’s past – and Adam’s. Someone is lying, and it’s up to Camelia to figure out who – before it’s too late.


As the second installment in the Touch series, this book will again have you checking the locks on your windows and wondering whats going to happen next. Once again Cameila is being stalked, only this time she has started seeing and hearing things of her own through her pottery adn she wonders if Ben’s power of psychometry has rubbed off on her. We see the same character flaws as we did int he first novel with Camelia being hesitant to tell her parents and trust Ben. And Ben…what can I say? He is one of my favorites of all time. He remains aloof and distant in this novel and I can;t wait to see how he develops in the next book. The tension between he and Camelia is still there and I couldn’t put the book down! I give it 4 stars and here’s hats off to another wonderful thriller romance by Laurie Stolarz.
Click here to find the playlist and Camelia’s page http://lauriestolarz.com/novels/the_touch_series.html