First review/giveaway! WINNER ANNOUNCED

I have been excited all weekend to pick a winner for my first ever giveaway!
So here we go.....drumroll please.....

I used the Random Integer Generator to keep it fair:
Here are your random numbers:

27
Timestamp: 2008-11-17 15:48:10 UTC

and with this the winner is..............
Carolyn

Everybody, thank you so much for participating in this giveaway. It was a blast!
Keep your eyes open for more to come!


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As promised here's my very first review/giveaway! I am soooo excited!

Every day I look at several stores on Etsy, it's like window shopping in a giant shopping mall and I stumbled upon Katie's Creations. I just love her store (and so does my oldest daughter Lisa), so I contacted Katie from Katie's Creations to see if she would be willing to participate in a review/giveaway!

Katie was very excited and immediately said yes!

Katie, please tell us a little more about yourself:

I am 36 years old and a busy stay at home mother of four beautiful little girls. They range in age from 1 to 7. Crafting is the thing that keeps me sane. It is the only thing that I can truly call my own.

I work in my studio space almost every night when everyone has gone to bed. I love trying new things and my mind is constantly racing with new ideas. I enjoy spending time with my clan, reading, knitting and catching up with old friends. I love the summer, watching my kids play on the beach and I dread the winter (ughhhh), soon to be upon us!

Katie is also the owner of another store on Etsy called 55mapledesigns.

You really need to go check out both stores! They are great!

Here are some examples:

* 55mapledesigns:

* Katie's Creations:

Katie let me pick out an item in her store, so I let my oldest daughter Lisa pick. So 5 minutes and a coffee later, she finally decided. It was so hard to choose as she loved so many of them.

This is what Lisa picked:

Isn't it beautiful?

So Katie send it over and added a goodie from her other store 55mapledesigns.

Last week both Items arrived and Lisa changed her mind on her favorite, she now loved the other Item more as it has an owl on it. She's been wearing the necklace ever since and it now officially has a name: Owlie!

Katie, again thanks for this!

Now onto the giveaway!

Please head on over to Katie's Creations and/or 55mapledesigns and let us know the following in the comments section:
* what is your favorite piece?

* what other Item you would like Katie to offer in her stores?

The prize?

This beautiful Olive and Blue Lace Flower - Ceramic Tile Pendant!

For extra entries:

* blog about this giveaway, mention your blog in a separate comment with a link to your blog (I will check)

* become a follower of my blog, let me know in a separate comment.

So you can have up to 3 entries for this giveaway!

If you're not a blogger, make sure to leave an email address so I can contact you.

As this is my first giveaway, this giveaway is open to US residents only.

The deadline for the giveaway: 11/16/08 midnight. The winner will be announced on Monday 11/17/08 on my blog, so please check back if you're the winner!

The winner has 48 hours to claim his/her prize, otherwise another winner will be chosen.

Good luck to all!

Katie, thanks for your help with this great giveaway!