Givaway Featuring Lizzy Ford Books!

Well, it looks like once again I am posting few and far between... to host another giveaway in May.  When I sponsor The Great Diaper Cloth Hunt I like to showcase an additional giveaway for the hunters.  Remember if you are not already a hunter, its not too late.  Lots of great prizes to be won ... and a lot of them are not just for babies.

This time it is to showcase a giveaway that I am having for one of the authors that I do custom work for, Lizzy Ford of Guerrilla Wordfare.  I was contacted by Lizzy's amazing assistant, Jenn last year to make some swag for them.  Jenn also was kind enough to send me some e-books when she found out that I was a big reader.  Soon after that... well, a few weeks later since I was in the middle of the holiday rush I downloaded the books into my kindle and the rest is history.  I'm now officially a fan and have already read several of Lizzy's trilogies.

So far my favorite of favs is The Witchling Triology.  Along with many Lizzy Ford fans I'm highly anticipating the release of book 3... Winter Fire.  In the meantime I have a couple of prizes to giveaway.  You can only win once.  ;-)

1st Place: A Rhyn Trilogy paperback book and Lizzy Ford logo necklace handcrafted by Whimsical Charms (aka ME).

2nd Place: Book 1 & 2 of The Witchling Trilogy, Dark Summer & Autumn Storm with a themed bottle cap book thong featuring the new covers for the books. 

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WIN A $25 TARGET GIFT CARD AND A SIGNED COPY OF SASSY CASSIE on HALLOWEEN!

My friend, PLA is having a giveaway for her 1st published book, Sassy Cassie A True Little Princess.  PLA is not only the author of this children's book she is also the the illustrator and hand-painted all of the pictures  in the book.  I've had the pleasure of creating Whimsical Charms showcasing her work.  You can find some of the charms in her etsy store, Studio Sassy Cassie.  My two personal favorites are the ones showcased below. 

Now you have the chance to not one win a signed copy of the book and $25 Target gift certificate.  Simply follow the link to her Facebook page, like the page and follow the directions on the giveaway link.  Remember, the more things you complete on the raffllecopter, the greater your chances to win!  Good luck!!




The fine print: This contest is in no way associated with Facebook.  ;-)  No purchase necessary.

May Giveaway from Whimsical Charms!

May Giveaway from Whimsical Charms!

I'm testing out Rafflecopter to start having monthly giveaways for my business.  Hey, maybe this will force me to start being a monthly contributor to my own blog, huh?  I can't believe that its been 15 months since my last blog post!!

Anyways, let me know what you think of this new way to host giveaways.  Feel free to suggest prizes for future giveaways.  Thank you!





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Candejo's Creations is Having a 5 Year Anniversary Sale!

As some of you know, I belong to an online message board, Best of Boards (aka BoB) and we have an auction site on there. Our most successful seller on there is Candice, artist, creator, designer, manufacturer of Candejo's Creations. Candice started her business selling on the BoB auction 5 years ago! Wow, how time flies. You can see what she currently has for sale here: Candejo's auctions.



Candejo's Creations is having a 5th Anniversary Sale. You can read more about it on her blog. For my part, because I want to win one of her handcrafted clutches, I'm writing this post which includes the following review. :-)



Through the years, I have purchased from Candice purses, tons of purses.. sewn purses, felted purses, knitted purses... lots of purses. LOL Here is a couple of pictures of my gorgeous nieces from a birthday party a few years ago. These purses were purchased before the current CPSIA laws took effect. Sadly, Candice no longer makes kids items because of the moronic law (but that's another argument for another day). Luckily, these two girls were lucky enough to to enjoy their purses for many years... and look what the best thing for the purse is... and place to hold your pinata stash!



I've also bought from Candice lots of her Magic Slippers... and they do keep your feet warm. As a matter of fact, I need to go shopping soon and purchase some of them. One of the problems with our new home is the hardwood floors are sooo cold in the mornings. Even here in California!

Everything I've ever purchased I've been happy with and I love how she always ships everything right away. Great customer service is definitely something I look for in a seller when I'm purchasing online. I have met Candice a few times in person and she's a lot of fun and it s hows in her work!

Don't forget to check our her blog, Candejo's Creations Blog and find out all the different ways you can enter to win one of her unique homemade creations. Enjoy! Check back daily since she is doing a total of 5 giveaways. Woohoo!

Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday Sale!

As a special thanks to my loyal customers, followers, future customers, admirers I am offering a 25% discount (with a minimum purchase of $25, not including tax or shipping) from now until the end of Cyber Monday (11/29/10 at 11:59:59 PT).

Simply input: 10BFCM25 (make sure and use caps) into the discount coupon box and click on recalculate. This offer is not good for previous purchases and no other discounts coupons apply.

Thank you and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Great Cloth Diaper Hunt and Facebook Promo

The Great Cloth Diaper Hunt started yesterday. Yay! See more info in the post below! This hunt they have started doing Facebook promos and I'm on the schedule for today, November 2nd. As part of the promo, I'm giving away a pair of Christmas Tree Earrings made with sterling silver and emerald green Swarovski Austrian Crystal Earrings. Aren't they the cutest?

I'm also offering a 20% discount for the month of November for my Facebook fans only. You can find the code on my Facebook fan page. :D

Good luck!

It's Almost Time for the Great Cloth Diaper Hunt!

It’s that time again! We are proud to announce our sponsorship of the Eleventh semi-annual Great Cloth Diaper Hunt™!

Join us for fun and frivolity as we search for diapers, chat with other hunters and compete for some awesome prizes!

How does the GCDH work? It’s simple! You register at http://www.diaperdecisions.com/pages/greatclothdiaperhunt.php on or after October 15, 20010. Then you visit all the participating sponsor sites and hunt for the Diaper Decisions™ diaper to earn entries to the 90 random prize drawings, including Two Grand Prizes and one Ultimate Grand Prize!

For more details about this great event, please visit the Rules and FAQ pages at http://www.diaperdecisions.com/pages/greatclothdiaperhunt.php. See you at the hunt!

Win Margaret and Maurice Penguin Cake Toppers

You need to check out the really cute cake toppers that The Cat's Pajamas makes. They had me cracking up. The creator of these cake toppers is giving away a set of Penguin ones on a contest sponsored on m.sartin design's blog. Give me a run for my money by trying to win the contest as well. I would love for someone I know to win. Good luck!

Love the Margaret and Maurice Penguin, but don't want to wait for the contest to end? You can also purchase them at The Cat's Pajamas etsy store.

Wire Wrapped Wine Charms

I first saw wire wrapped wine charms when an old friend of mine from BoB put some up on the BoB auction a couple of years ago. I loved the look of them! Since then I haven't ran across them and over the years have made some hear and there. I decided to take it up a notch and make some that were a little more high end with sterling silver and Swarovski Austrian Crystals. You can now find them listed under my website's Whimsical Collection.



I will be adding some wedding themed wine charms soon that will be featuring bride and groom wine charms for the bridal champagne flutes. I will be also offering a more affordable line that will be made with glass beads and art wire instead of the Swarovski Austrian Crystals.

In the meantime I have kicked off the Wine Charms category with my Whimsical & Sassy pair of wine charms. The sample charms shown in the pictures were made as a giveaway for Classy Sassy Girls Facebook Fan Page Promotion. Become a fan of her Facebook page and then enter for your chance to win all sorts of giveaways, including these charms. I hope you enjoy the wine charms as much as I do. I can't wait to showcase future glass stem charms on margarita and martini glasses. They can be a great conversation piece at the party!



The Wine Charms that I donated (and featured here in this blog post) are made with sterling silver wire, 4mm topaz ab and crystal ab Swarovski Austrian Crystals, freshwater pearls in blue, pink, green and golden yellow. On one end of the charm is a peridot Swarovski Austrian Crystal shaped like a butterfly and on the other end is a 3/4" sterling silver hand stamped charm. One of the charms says Whimsical for Whimsical Charms and the other charm says Sassy for Classy Sassy Girls.

Bayshore Beach Themed Charm Bracelet

My latest Whimsical Collection piece is a beached themed bracelet that I named after an avenue located in Long Beach, Bayshore. Its a popular avenue with a small beach that families like to take their little ones to in the Summertime. The avenue is even closed from 9am - 5pm to automobiles.



This bracelet is made with lead free, silver plated pewter charms and findings crafted here in California by Tierra Cast. It also features 5 Ocean Agate beads in various green, peach, brown and yellow hues and ten 4mm Swarovski(r) Austrian Crystal beads. The Swarovski crystals include Sun AB 2x, Crystal AB 2x (looks more green than clear!), Rose AB 2x and Citrone bicone beads. The Swarovski Austrian Crystals guarantee that this bracelet will sparkle on your wrist!



Let me know if you are interested in this bracelet and want it personalized. For an extra charge I can add either a photo pewter charm or handstamped .995 sterling silver disc.

Yay!! My blog now matches my website.

Yay!! My blog now matches my website, whimsicalcharms.com. Thank you, Designs by Deanna for the beautiful job that you did! I'm usually bored with my website template by now and itching to change it up, but when I look this one I still feel content. Probably because it matches my scrapbooking style so well. :D

Madison's Graduation and Bonita Boutique

A few times this year it seemed a little touch and go, but Madison did manage to graduate from Middle School this year. Woohoo! Miss Maddie is my honorary niece, the daughter of my BFF, Angela. When Maddie saw me making some cute tutu's for my much younger nieces she asked if I could make her one for her graduation. Flattered that she asked I was happy to take on the task. She let me know that she wanted a longer black and hot pink one.

In early May we were browsing a few fellow Merchant Mom sites looking for a cute shirt for Maddie to wear that would compliment the tutu. One of the sites we were looking at, Bonita Boutique, had the cutest onesie with a zebra print "1" applique. Yes, I said onesie as in a baby outfit. :D I emailed, Camila one of the owners of Bonita Boutique to ask her if she would be able to make a youth t-shirt using the same style and to make it a 1o. BTW, the 10 stands for 20-10, not 10 years old. LOL Well, Camila saved the day and created the cutest shirt that I'm sure Maddie will be wearing until she outgrows it... then we may have to frame it. :-)

Enjoy the pictures. Oh, I forgot to mention that Miss Maddie preferred to have a lace overlay skirt over her tutu. I personally preferred it without, but I'm not the one who was wearing it.

We've Moved to Paradise & Lime Rikee Designs

As most of you know I recently moved for the first time in 18 years. I'm still not unpacked and hope to get the majority of that done before our housewarming party on July 4th. I was so excited by moving because for the first time in my life I ordered some "moving" cards. I didn't want some cards that I could pick up at Target... I wanted cute ones to help show my excitement. If I had time I might have went with creating my own, but I haven't had much in the way of time since I moved in April. So, instead I went with a creation by Lime Rikee Designs.

When I found out my friend, Barb was opening up her own personalized photocard business, I took a look hoping to find some "we've moved" cards. Sure enough I found a Moving subcategory and picked out my favorite one: Moved to Paradise. I picked out my selections (I went with the pebble texture (love it!) and adding my information. Within hours, Barb had emailed me my proof and within days I had my beautiful cards within my hands!!

I started (finally!) passing them out at my birthday celebration last week end (figured I would save a little on postage :-) and I have been getting compliments left and right. Everyone loves them!!

If you are in need of your own custom photocards or invititations I highly recommend Lime Rikee Designs. Maybe next year I'll have a birthday party here at home and use them to make my birthday invitations.

Been Busy...

Wow! Its been awhile since I last posted on this blog. I need to stop neglecting it so much. I opened up my site, whimsicalcharms.com to wholesaling last April and have been busy fulfilling some larger orders. Don't worry, I still love every order my site receives, big or small. I thought I would share a few pictures of the order that I just mailed off yesterday. Yay! I actually took the time to take some pictures. This order was for a total of 56 various charms. My client bought a selection of Scrabble tile, glass, and bottle cap charms. She also purchased a few of my .995 handstamped charms that I currently do not have available to the public, but it is coming soon. I just need to have the time to put the collection up on the site. Its hard to imagine how much work goes into running a website. Some days it could be little overwhelming, but since its a labor of love... it makes it all worth it!





Isn't this Whimsical Owl just adorable?

Daily Sponsor for Posh Mom Blog Party!

Just a quick note to let my followers know that I'm featured today as a Daily Sponsor on The Diary of a Posh Mommy Blog Party. Click HERE to learn more about winning a $10 gift certificate to my website. So far you don't have much competition to win, so head over there and participate!! Woohoo!