Big Little Fan Frames Interview and Giveaway! (Giveaway Closed)

Etsy Feature:

Big Little Fan Frames

Interview with Big Little Fan Frames:

~Tell us a little bit about yourself.~

My 'day job' is a corporate meeting and event planner for a real estate company in Atlanta, GA. I married my college sweetheart 3 years ago and we have two golden retrievers, Charlie and Sammy, that we are absolutely obsessed with! My husband has made me a huge Georgia football fan and we go back to Athens for almost all home games.  I also love traveling, volunteering and spending time with my family.  

~What inspired you to start your shop? 

I'm 27 so I just finished what we call the "wedding circuit"; between bachelorette parties, showers, engagement parties and weddings, it seemed like we had some sort of wedding event every weekend for the past three years. So, I guess it only makes sense that we are now entering the baby boom phase! With so many of our college friends having babies, I wanted to give them something personal. I looked around and couldn't find exactly what I wanted, so I just decided to make them. After I made a few for gifts, I had friends and family asking me to make some for them, so I decided I'd open up an Etsy page. I have fun making them and I love to see the reaction when they open it!  

~What is your all-time favorite item in your shop?~

Being a huge UGA fan, I feel like I should pick a Georgia frame as my favorite, but to be honest, I love the way the Alabama frame turned out. The elephant is just so cute!

  ~What is your favorite quote or saying?~

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill

 

~Giveaway!~

Enter to win a FRAME of your choice from Big Little Fan Frames!

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Giveaway ends on Dec. 14, 2010 at 11:59 P.M CST

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Mystique Jewellery Interview and Giveaway(Giveaway Closed)

Etsy Feature:

Mystique Jewellery

Interview with Melissa from Mystique Jewellery:

~Tell us a little about yourself....~

My Name is Melissa and I am a mum of 4.I am studying Art Therapy at the moment and run my own small jewelry making business.I am engaged to my souls mate and grew up in Sydney NSW.I now reside in South Australia.I have always been very creative, I paint, do glass painting, mosaicing, candle making and more!I love summer....going to the beach and meditation.I also love music....Missy Higgins, Kasey Chambers, new age and world music.I hope to one day have my very own shop selling jewelry and teaching jewelery classes.

~What inspired you to start making jewelry?~

I got taught how to make how to make jewelry.Everyone was so impressed with the jewelry I was creating that it inspired me to start making it not only for myself but for others.Firstly I thought of making gifts and then I got more and more compliments so decided to start selling it on facebook....a friend on there told me to go on etsy and sell, so I did.I also have a website www.melissajaynejewellery.com
I absolutely LOVE making jewellery and it is like therapy or meditation for me....very relaxing and inspires my creative flair!

  ~What is your favorite piece in your shop?~

I have lots! However,  the
The butterfly pendant with amethyst crystals within it on a chain of amethyst and moonstone beads....very feminine and beautiful!
 
  ~What is your favorite motivational quote?~

LIVE, LOVE , DANCE, SING!

~What are words that BEST describe you?~

1. Artistic
2. Creative
3. Loving
4. intuitive
5. Good Sense of Humor

Be sure to visit Mystique Jewelery at:

Etsy

Melissa Jayne Jewellery
 

~Giveaway!~

Enter to win a pair of Malachite Earrings from Mystique Jewellery!

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Giveaway ends on Dec. 14, 2010 at 11:59 P.M CST

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First of State by Robert Greer Review and Giveaway(Closed)

First of State
Robert Greer
ISBN: 9781556439155 

Book Description:

Robert Greer’s latest novel—a prequel to his CJ Floyd mystery series—takes readers back in time to a very young CJ Floyd. It’s 1972, and the 22-year-old decorated war vet has recently returned to Denver from Vietnam with post-traumatic stress disorder. Navigating depression, he finds a friend in World War II vet and amputee Wiley Ames, who shares his passion for rare and valuable western memorabilia.

When Ames and a mysterious Chinese man are found murdered, CJ’s already fragile world threatens to collapse. His attempts to find his friend’s killer are thwarted at every turn, and finally he joins his Uncle Ike’s business as bail bondsman and bounty hunter. Five years later one of Ames’s treasured antique license plates turns up at a Denver flea market, and CJ is once again off and running. The trail to Wiley Ames’s murderer leads CJ down a dark path strewn with backstabbing antique dealers, conniving friends and relatives of Ames’s, and a shadowy musician. Equally a white-knuckle-ride murder mystery and a tale of a traumatized young man coming to terms with his past, First of State features the kind of fresh characters, street-smart dialogue, and ingenious plot twists that have made this series a critical and commercial success.

~About the Author~

 Robert Greer, author of the CJ Floyd mystery series, lives in Denver, where he is a practicing surgical pathologist, research scientist, and Professor of Pathology and Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. He also edits the High Plains Literary Review, reviews books for National Public Radio, and raises Black Baldy cattle on his ranch near Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

~My Review~

I absolutely love how Robert Greer added a second story line to First of State! I don't know if he meant to keep the readers interested in it by doing so, but he kept me wanting to come back for more! I must say that Mystery is one of my all-time favorite book genres because of the characters and the whole idea of maybe being able to solve the 'mystery'  yourself by developing you own ideas. The characters were absolutely unique and very interesting, ones that surely won't be forgotten-even if Mr. Greer kills them off in the end.  Not many people really pay too much attention to the quotes that are in the beginning of the book...I do! I love quotes and this particular one really piqued my curiosity. 

From the book:

Money is the last thing a wise man will hoard-Will Durant

For some reason this particular quote is what made me read this book before all the others and I'm so glad I did!  

If you enjoy reading mysteries with awesome characters I highly recommend First of State by Robert Greer!

~Giveaway~

One of my LUCKY readers will win a copy of First of State by Robert Greer!

Thanks Random House!

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Giveaway Ends on :  Dec.13, 2010 at 11:59pm CST

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First of State by Robert Greer 12/13 US

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