*** Early Holiday giveaway ***

Hello everyone,

*** GIVEAWAY EXTENDED FOR ONE MORE WEEK END 11/28/2010 MIDNIGHT PST *****
Holidays are just round the corner and I am sure you all must have a shopping list getting going by now. I have !!! :)
I just can't wait for the holidays to begin; it is the time of the year to eat a lot, shop a lot, and just have fun and be happy with the family.
So how about celebrating the season with a nice giveaway?

For the giveaway this time, I chose an autumn themed earring so we can soon kinda bit farewell to fall and welcome the winter.
The earring is a lucite fall leaf bead with a tiny bellflower flower bead attached to it. it is very lightweight and very focal too.
Here are the pictures below...

Do you like it? So what are you waiting for? Enter in this giveaway right now !!!
And here is what simply you have to do:

1. Visit my Etsy store and comment back saying which item you like the most and why. (Mandatory Entry)

2. Follow my blog.
(Mandatory Entry)

3. Visit my facebook page and "Like" my page.
(Optional Entry)

4. Blog about this giveaway in your blogs/website where applicable.
(Optional Entry)

5. Follow me on my Twitter
(Optional Entry)

Giveaway will run for 3 weeks and will end Nov 22nd 2010 at midnight PST. Winner will be picked by random.org and will be announced on Nov 23rd 2010. An email will be sent to the winner and a post will be published as well. So participants, please make sure you comment your email address in this post.

Have fun and good luck everyone !!!

Time to announce the winner of CSN giveaway

Hello everyone

Sorry I am a bit late in posting about the winner of the $35 gift certificate from CSN Stores giveaway but here it is finally. Applicants, sorry to keep you waiting this long, but we a winner now....

The winner is: Rich and Mallory
She commented:

I would love this stool for our breakfast bar!!
http://www.allbarstools.com/Boraam-Industries-Inc-94824-BAA1122.html

Congrats Rich and Mallory, you will receive an email from me with a coupon code and you can start shopping right away !!!

Thanks to the rest for participating and guess what., stay tuned coz there is another giveaway coming up soon !!!

Have fun and n joy !!!

Hurray it is giveaway for $35 gift certificate at CSN Stores

Hello my readers,

It is time for another fun giveaway and this time we are entering for cool, chic bar stools for our homes !!!
CSN Stores, one of the top online retailers for office and homes are giving away a $35 gift certificate for any of their site.
Did you know CSN Stores has over 200 online stores where you can find anything you need whether it be a stylish handbag, a chic bar stool or even cute cookware!

Check out these cool pictures:

How do you enter for this awesome giveaway? It is very simple, here is what you have to do.

1. Follow this blog and post a comment saying you are a new follower. (1 point mandatory)

2. Visit CSN stores' http://www.allbarstools.com/ and post the link of an item you would love to have in your home. (1 point mandatory)

3. Spread the word on this giveaway in your blog/facebook page/twitter and post the link here as a separate comment. (additional entry point)

4. Visit my facebook page and become my fan (additional entry point)

Giveaway will run for two weeks and will end on 10/21/2010 mid night PST. The winner (picked by random.org) will be announced the next day 10/22/2010

Enjoy everyone and good luck !!!

My vacation in a net shell people !!!

Hello my readers,

I am so sorry for not being an active writer over the last few days. You see I finally took a vacation after a long long time. My husband and I really needed a nice long break from our busy lives. So considering it is fall, we decided to go to Aspen, CO which is called the Switzerland of US and indeed it is !!!!

It is a beautiful place and those who haven't visited the place yet or have visited only in winter for skiing, you should definitely try going there in fall. And I will show you why by sharing some awesome pictures taken from my simple camera.

The best way to get to Aspen is to fly to Denver and drive there. There is a scenic route from Denver called the Independence Pass that takes a little longer to reach Aspen but it is totally worth it. You should drive that way at least one way of your trip. The other shorter route that takes only 4 hours is the I-70.
Aspen is a small town but has really cute shops and restaurants. I would suggest you stay at a place called Snowmass Village a little further from Aspen, it is simply beautiful there.

Anyways here are the pictures: Enjoy them people and have a great day !!! If you have any questions about my trip just post a comment and I will respond.

Maroon Bells. A must visit place. This is the most photographed place in North America

This is a view from the Independence Pass. The elevation here is 12000 feet. Isn't it just wow..

Independence Pass again.

Snowmass Village, CO

Finally, the colors !!!!

Designs with pearls

I call Pearls as women's best friend after diamond of course :)) It has been popular since a long time.. for many many years actually where the queens and kings of the yore had them in their jewelry closet..
Obviously those are the purest form of pearls which are not very abundant and affordable today.

Then came cultured pearls where the pearl is actually grafted and are a lot less expensive than natural pearls. I just love those..
I would pounce on freshwater pearls the moment I see them :))

My another favorite form of pearls are actually GLASS pearls which are not pearls. They are made of glass that is coated with nacre, the same material that coats a genuine pearl. I use them a lot in my jewelry designs since they give it has nice glow and are available in various colors. Plus they are a lot cheaper than the cultured ones. Swarovski probably has the best of these and if you plan to buy glass pearls I would suggest you buy the Swarovski ones....

So anyways I just wanted to write a few lines about Pearls and also show off some of my latest designs on them so here they are !!

** Winner of Aug 12th Giveaway **

Hello everyone,

It is time to declare that lucky winner who won this gorgeous vintage necklace at the giveaway I hosted earlier that ended on Aug 12th.

And the winner is: Lynnette Penoro AKA Hachi

She is a 20 year old girl from Long Island, NY. Loves fashion, art, and music. Addicted to pink, Juicy Couture, Chanel, Hello Kitty, and all other things cute & glamorous.
Stop by her blog http://hachidork.blogspot.com/ it is really cool !!!
Hachi, I hope you like the necklace !!! :))

Thanks to every one of you who participated, I was truly overwhelmed reading all the lovely comments by you lovely ladies. I will be hosting another contest soon so I hope to see you all again then. Till then Cya and have a great weekend.

Metallic-a

For a while I've been wanting to create jewelry that is all metal and no beads in my designs; I would actually start making one but then end up adding a pearl or so some how I got a feeling that they look bald without anything .. LOL...

So anyways, now for the first time I present to you necklace that are all metal and they do look really pretty without any embellishments or additions, what do you think?? I decided to call them "Metallic-a"
Now I like the idea so much that I can't stop.. :)) I will be posting more.... But for now check these out..

Steam punk wheel necklace

Musically yours necklace

Tick Tock Clock Necklace

New Gold finish collection

Hello Everyone

I wanted to share with you all my new collection of jewelry that I recently launched in my Etsy shop. They are the new gold finish jewelry. I personally wasn't sure if I should do this since I don't like yellow gold so much myself but these Matte finish edgy style gold finished ones looked soo amazing after the design was done that I decided to launch a whole new collection on it.

I listed a few in my shop if you want to check them out but I have pictures here... And I have more of them coming up so stay tuned !!!

Abstract Rose bouquet necklace


Peace birds in matte gold earrings


Romance in Bordeaux earrings - matte gold

Giveaway Scout - A place to post your blog to expose all your giveaways

Yes, Giveaway Scout is an awesome giveaway search engine that will scan through all the blogs that has been subscribed at http://www.giveawayscout.com/addblog/ and will automatically publish giveaways on their site. Isn't it just great? They reduce half our work of spreading the word on our giveaways and to top it all it is FREE !!!

Here are some of the site's highlights:

1. They automatically scan thousands of blogs to bring you the latest blog giveaways, sweepstakes and contests.
2. You never miss out on a giveaway!
3. Their lists update every hour.

I think it is a great way to reaching out to a lot many readers and exposing your blog (which in turn will expose your business) to a much larger audience. And for those of you who like to participate in giveaways, just subscribe to their feed and you automatically get updates on all the current ones...

Stop by right now and get started !!! =)))

**** SUMMER GIVEAWAY: Vintage Black cabochon necklace **** CLOSED NOW

Hello everyone and welcome to my third giveaway !!!

It is time to have some fun and try and win this gorgeous, delicate looking vintage necklace. Yes ladies, You read it right... It is Original vintage!!!

The black cabochon antique looking pendant is taken out from an old jewelry and attached to an antique brass delicate chain.
So don't you feel like winning it?? I bet you do and here are the 3 simple things you need to do to take part in the giveaway..

Giveaway rules:

1. Since it is a summer giveaway I thought lets do something different. Visit my Etsy shop and pick an item that you think will be your favorite summer accessory... Then come back to this blog and paste the item link. (Mandatory Entry and 1 point)

2. Become my fan on my facebook page. (Extra point)

3. Follow me on this blog. (Extra Entry)

Easy peasy?? No complications... And I will run the giveaway for a month so it ends on 08/12/2010 midnight PST.
Winner will be announced on 08/15/2010 and I will use random.org to pick the winner.

Enjoy everyone and here are the pictures of the pretty necklace.

A fun filled Summer Boutique at Irvine

Hello my readers,

I am a bit late in blogging about this but I wanted to share with you all that, Etsy artisans living in Southern California had a great time at what we called "Summer Boutique" in Irvine.

It was simple, an amazing lady Layna let us use her lovely home in Irvine to be used as a space area for a bunch of Etsians to display their goodies and pretties and have like an event/get together, basically host a "Boutique" !!!

There were different kinds of crafters from clothing artisans to hats, beach bags, jams and jewelry ones. It was a perfect blend so there was no
competition and the whole idea of this boutique apart from selling stuff was to have a good networking with other crafters,
your shop exposure and lots of learnings on how to sell.

I really appreciate Layna for her help and two other great ladies, Brooke and Kyla. Thanks to them for contacting me and letting me display my jewelry.
It was truly truly a fun filled exciting event. I was able to take a picture of me and Layna together and one more with me and my stuff.. check it out!!!

Product Review of Ganesh Emporium by Sarah

Hello Everyone,

Happy weekend to all and hope every one is having fun.

I wanted to share with you all the Product review done by Sarah on some of my Jewelry items. Sarah's blog SaladForBreakfast is a PR friendly site and she and her team does reviews on products and gives genuine feedback on them.

I am so happy to share the review she did for my shop and my designs, here is the link: http://saladforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2010/05/ganesh-emporium-review-and-giveaway.html

Not only did she blog the feedback with all the kind words but she is also hosting a giveaway for me. It is a very interesting giveaway that is coupled with fun contest, so come and check her link and participate in the giveaway !!!!

The giveaway will run till 13th June 2010 and is applicable worldwide.... Winner is gonna get this really pretty necklace...

Handmade goodness by ByYourSide

Hello Everyone,

Michele at http://michele-byyourside.blogspot.com has this regular "Handmade goodness" feature post on her blog where she picks a theme and displays items from Etsy shops that matches her theme and this time I got picked !!! yay !!!

She also has this lovely facebook page to promote her handmade items and I am her fan ofcourse!!!
I really like the way she does "link love" - a place to share artisan's links and meet more people and one of my favorite link love category is the "Handmade goodness" that she blogs.
I always wanted to get featured in it. Every time I post my Etsy link in her link love discussion tab on facebook I would always think if I will ever get picked
and one day I was so pleasantly surprised to see her email saying that my item was picked !!!

I am soo happy and thanks a lot to Michelle for that. Check out her handmade goodness blog here

Also do drop your Etsy links in her facebook discussion tab, trust me you will like it !!!

Below is a snap shot of this week's Handmade goodness:

First Donation from Ganesh Emporium

Last week, I, on behalf of my friends and family and most importantly my clients without whom my shop would not even exist, made a donation to Red Cross of $100 to help the needy.
It may not be a big amount but I am sure it is sufficient to help at least one person who needs to be helped.



It feels good to do charity and I encourage all my friends to do as well....

I wanted to write about it and personally Thank all my Etsy customers, my Artfire customers and my friend Mai from ShopRuche who helped make this happen.

On another note about donation, I happen to read this quote/fun joke some where online and I thought it was cute.. =))
Thought I'll share with ya'll.

"The pig and the chicken were on their way to breakfast, trying to decide what to have. When chicken said, ''Let's have ham and eggs.'' The pig then replied, ''That's fine for you, it's a small donation on your part, but it's a total sacrifice for me.''"

Raindrops and Roses Treasury

After a long time I logged into the Etsy Treasury to see where the list number was at and GUESS WHAT ??? I was LUCKYYY.. the list had just dropped below 333..

I was listening to the song "Raindrops and Roses..." from Sound of Music then ..
When the spot opened up, I was so excited I couldn't think of any title at that very moment and I had to be quick to lock the slot, so I entered "Raindrops and Roses" as the theme title. =)

But I was fun creating the treasury based on that theme and I even got a bunch of nice comments too..

You can check it out here

Below is a snap shot ........

My new spring collection preview

Hello my blog followers and friends !!!

It is a great Saturday and the weather is just lovely here in California and I am sitting in my living room sipping tea and just relaxing... and also kind of showing off my new designs :))

I had been working on ideas for my spring line and after lots of design and re-design I have finally launched it !!!!
All the items are uploaded to my Etsy Shop if you want to check it out but I am also putting an image here to give you a little preview :)



This collection is special to me because it is my first ever "line or collection" where this is the first time I have designed something specific and it was fun working on. I am quite happy with the end product but I also would love to hear feedback and comments from you, so please keep dropping lines....

And as mentioned before The Mother's day discount of 15% is still on so if you are looking for buying something special for your mom at a great price, you know you could visit Ganesh Emporium too...

:)

Happy blogging and have a great day you guys !!!!

Little Birdie on my backyard, she likes her food...

Me and my hubby went shopping at Home Depot to get some plants for our backyard, after selecting a few, we then strolled in their garden section...
They had all kinds of interesting stuff including some cute bird feeders there... and so we decided to buy one... just for the fun of it, to see if it really does attract birds. We have a small pond in the backyard and we get birdie visitors sometimes who come by for a little drink ... so we thought why not serve food too?? =).

Anyways, we hung the feeder at an elevation and kept looking for birds but none showed up and then my hubby came up with this great idea of keeping the feeder near the pond instead of hanging on a branch and guess what we had our first visitor yesterday and luckily I could capture her on my camera... She is soo pretty, blue with brown lines... she made my day... =))
Of course I wanted to put her picture in my blog immediately and so here she is !!! I named her Birdie Blue... lol...


Hmm.. Yummy food


Thinking if I should eat more.......

What is new this week? - Mother's day discount !!!

Hello Every one,

I know I have been a bit slow on blogging... but that was only because I have been working on my new collection..
Still, I know, I knowww, that is not an excuse for not posting regularly... =)) Ok, I admit I got lazy!!!!. :))

Anyways, I hope you all are having a great Saturday... Mother's day is a month away and I know every one must be looking for gifts to buy for moms, which is why I thought I will post my new designs in here so my lovely followers can take a look and see if you like them.... I love feedbacks - good or bad - so please post your comments.

Ok, ready for the snap shot? Here it is......



But it doesn't end here, FOR MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL, I AM OFFERING A 15% DISCOUNT ON ALL ITEMS FROM MY SHOP... YAY...
AND AND... FREE SHIPPING TO ANYWHERE IN US.... Just click here for more goodies...

Didn't I just make your lives easy?

Keep browsing you guys and see you soon ......

Wordless Wednesday ....

After a long time..................... Spotted outside my back yard =))

Fingers crossed for today...

And why? :))
Because I have booked a slot under the "Jewelry Category" of Etsy to promote my shop items, trying to boost some Page Views if not a Sale.
Among the many methods that I have tried to promote my shop, this one I am gonna try out more. And why not? it costs only 7$ a day to feature your shop in the top category that gives a lot of exposure. I have noticed several times that people literally buy this spot every day to showcase their items and it seem to have worked. Not to mention buying the spot in itself is quiet a challenge :))
Anyways I hope this Sunday turns out lucky for me and wish for somehow a magical sale to happen and so... keeping my Fingers crossed.......