Featured!: EtsyDarkTeam, SWStitchery & The Redding Shift on HandMadeNews

I've been mentioned in two articles on Handmade News!

The first is concerning giveaways as a fun promotional tool which includes mention of the EtsyDarkTeam and my favorite Rock band The Redding Shift:

http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=1574

Pic: Some of the goodies from my May giveaway which also included a custom color Maneki Neko (not shown)

The second is a featured article on Handmade News called Helping Others Helps Everyone: Put a Little Love in Your Heart. The article talks about charities and quotes me about the EtsyDarkTeam's involvement with the Bat World Sanctuary:

http://www.handmadenews.org/article/index.php?id=1253

For Bat World items from the EtsyDarkTeam follow this link. More added all the time so  check back often! Also if you's like to donate directly to Bat World Sanctuary or just read up more about them and what they do, go to http://www.batworld.org/

Special thanks to Xane Dravor of HouseMorbidLtd for writing the articles! ♥ ~Static

Super Kawaii Happy Maneki Neko May Giveaway

This giveaway has closed. Thanks everyone! See my post from today (June 1st) for the winner and be sure to follow my blog for the next one!

My sweet kitty has inspired this month's giveaway: Maneki Neko! Yatta!

Maneki Neko's are also known as Beckoning Cats, Lucky Cats, Money Cats, Welcoming Cats, and Fortune Cats. They are believed to bring good luck to the owner and I have heard that they're considered even more so when received as a gift. I'm just sayin' ;)

Because our gestures differ many Westerners think that Maneki Nekos are waving when in actuality they are beckoning, as in "Come here!". Generally the left paw up beckons customers, while the right paw up beckons wealth and good luck. Traditionally Maneki Nekos were made to resemble Japanese Bobtail cats - white, orange, black calicos with kawaii nubby tails - but now come in many colors, each having a different meaning (see my definitions list here).

Okay I could ramble on forever about Maneki Nekos but I'll get on with the giveaway instead!

The MAY GIVEAWAY is...

♦ a custom color Maneki Neko* from yours truly

 
♦ PLUS the debut Rock album from The Redding Shift (that's been getting nothing but rave reviews!)
♦ PLUS a wonderfully decadent bar of soap called Black Hole from Dark Side Soap
♦ and more dark & delicious samples from the EtsyDarkTeam!

 

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To enter this giveaway simply visit SWStitchery.Etsy.com then leave me a comment here letting me know what you'd like to see more (or less) of in my shop!

Be sure to leave me a way to contact you if you are not a Blogspot user (your Etsy shop, Myspace, email, whatever you like). This contest is open to team mates, friends and all.

Contest ends May 31st, 2009 at 11:59pm CT.

Want more entries (up to 4 total/person)? I will happily award additional entries if you additionally do one or more of the following:

1. Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter.com - comment here with a link to your tweet (Twitter.com/SWStitchery if you'd like to follow me there).
2. Blog about this giveaway on your blog - comment here with a link to your blog post.
3. Promote this giveaway in a Myspace Blog or Facebook Notes post. Again, be sure to post a link to it so I can check it out!

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*The winner will get to choose the Maneki Neko's color (samples here), whether it will be a pin/brooch or ornament or hair clip, and gold or silver tone bell. Full details will be emailed to the winner.

The winner will be chosen with the help of Random.org and should be contacted with 48 hours of contest end with the exception of Acts of God(s) or bribe induced choco-comas.

Featured!: SWStitchery, the EtsyDarkTeam & The Redding Shift

You may (or may not but should ;D) remember that Cabootique was a winner in my April Showers Make Bats Come Out of Their Towers Giveaway! last month. Well she wrote us all a rave review! Check it out here:

http://mycabootique.blogspot.com/2009/05/swstitcheryetsydarkteam-giveaway.html

Show her some love and leave a comment or two! ♥ ~Static

Room3 & the March Giveaway

Don't you just love coincidences? Okay sometimes. Maybe. But this was the good kind, promise. Room3Designs was the winner of my giveaway last month and this is what she had to say about her goodies!:

http://room3designs.blogspot.com/2009/04/reasons-i-should-check-my-mail-more.html

 

If I can get my stuff together over here I'll be having another giveaway soon so keep reading ;)

This is the end dun-dun-dun...

Haha gotcha! It's only the end of the March Giveaway, silly!! So in a small attempt at being "green" (okay fine, lazy but my laziness just happens to be "green") I did not write names on paper and put them in a hat. Instead I had my husband go to random.org and use their Random Number Generator. I already had everyone plugged into a Notepad list. I numbered the names. And the number is...

 

Are you screaming "Get on it with it already!"?

 

 

 

I was pleasantly surprised, 8 being my number. The number 8 is said to be "the path of the warrior". And apparently only 11% of the population have this life path. Interesting...

 

"Shut up, who's number 8???"

 

Okay, okay jeez. The Giveaway winner is *drum roll*...

-:¦:-·:*'""*:·.-:¦:-·*Lady Miss Tiff*·-:¦:-·:*'''''*:·-:¦:-

Congrats!

Thank you so much to everyone who entered & contributed goodies. You made my first giveaway great! And, I definitely plan on having more giveaways soon so keep reading!

♥ ~Static

March of the Dead Theme & Zombie Pin (and then some) GIVEAWAY!

The Etsy Dark Team holds a monthly theme Exhibition of art, fashion and more online. This month's theme is March of the Dead!

New items are added to the Exhibition throughout the month, every month so please check back often! Past months Exhibitions can be seen here.

And while you're at it sign up for our public team site to stay on top of new items, discounts, contests and, best of all, interact with the members of the Etsy Dark Team!

 

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THE GIVEAWAY:

Go check out this month's Exhibition , then leave me a comment here about  your favorite item and what you like about it.

That's it! Your comment here enters you into the giveaway. At the end of the month I'll randomly choose a name from my e-hat.

Please be sure to leave a way for me to contact you if you're not a Blogspot user (Myspace, email, Etsy shop, etc)!

 

The lucky winner will get their very own:

♦ OOAK hand stitched 4" tall Not-So-Fresh Zombie Pin from Static White's Stitchery (yours truly). It'll even arrive in it's own little body bag that doubles as a tissue holder when unoccupied.

♦ Debut CD from the up and coming Rock band The Redding Shift.

♦ And sample goodies from members of the Etsy Dark Team!

 

Update: Notice the new photo?? The purple boxes are an awesome mystery gift from GypsyEye!! I, of course, know what's in there and I promise it is lovely gift for a lucky lady. Don't fret guys! If a guy is chosen as the winner I have a secondary, just as mysterious gift for you, if you prefer.

Does this mean there is a second prize? *Gasp* Maybe. Maybe ;) You'll just have to enter and find out.

 

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Update #2: More of the goodies previously mentioned have arrived! Click the pic to go to my Flickr if you'd like a closer look and check the notes for details.

 

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Update #3: I just got the goodies from AgonysDecay... wow. Can I enter my own giveaway? So many great items! From everyone!

 

♥ Extra special thanks to LushPUNK for the CD artwork and KitCameo, GypsyEye, SacredOak, HandmadeHorrors, TheTinyTragedies, BellaLili, AgonysDecay (more may be added, you never know!) for all their goodies ♥

Enjoy and good luck!

xx ~Static, The Redding Shift & the EtsyDarkTeam

March Giveaway Update 2!

I have yet another pic for you, my darklings! Click it if you'd like a closer look & more detail as to what is there, I added notes on Flickr.

The last day to enter is tomorrow so if you're going to enter do it now!

Details here:

http://staticwhite.blogspot.com/2009/03/march-of-dead-theme-zombie-pin-and-then.html

A Feature & The March Giveaway

The InCrowdteam interviews their members on a regular basis, Lauren Murray of ToterTots being the latest happens to have mentioned me as one of her favorite shops! *Blush*

Check it out here:

http://indianaetsy.blogspot.com/2009/03/incrowdteam-interview-lauren-murray-aka.html

Thank you, ToterTots! ♥

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And don't forget, my darklings, the March Giveaway will be ending in 2 days! Don't pass up a chance at these goodies (samples & gifts from HandmadeHorrors & SacredOak not shown but believe me they're excellent!):

xx ~Static

March Giveaway Update!

 

Notice the new photo?? The purple boxes are an awesome mystery gift from GypsyEye!! I, of course, know what's in there and I promise it is lovely gift for a lucky lady. Don't fret guys! If a guy is chosen as the winner I have a secondary, just as mysterious yet awesome gift for you, if you prefer.

Does this mean there is a second prize? *Gasp* Maybe. Maybe ;) You'll just have to enter and find out.

 

Hurry, the lucky winner(s?) will be drawn at the end of March!! Read & comment here: http://staticwhite.blogspot.com/2009/03/march-of-dead-theme-zombie-pin-and-then.html

 

Good luck!