CLOSED--Valentine Handmade with Love Gift Giveaway Hop Feb. 2-6--CLOSED

 Giveaway is closed. Winner has replied.  Random.org drew number 88 tearyeyedstars.  Doing a 2nd draw for the US only prize.  Winner will be emailed and have 48 hours to reply.


Thanks for hopping over to Free Stuff, Fun Sites, Contests, and More. I'm very happy to be be participating in the Valentine Handmade with Love Winter Giveaway Hop. All items being offered by all the great sponsors are handmade. Give them as gifts or keep them for yourself.

If you read my spotlight posts before this hop, then you've probably already read about the awesome handmade sponsors that are offering you, my readers, some great prizes to try to win.  When entering please be aware of which prizes are available worldwide and which ones are only for US.  This list is in no particular order.

The following Giveaways are open Worldwide

HautTotes

You'd have to read the sponsor spotlight on how much I love HautTotes. I've been a customer for a while now.  Fantastic handmade bags that you'll find the likes of NOWHERE else.  Durable, fashionable, current, and custom if you like.  HautTotes is offering one of my winners this super "Haut" zipper pouch.  This print is exclusively available from HautTotes shop ONLY!

You can also find HautTotes on twitter: @HautTotes
and on Facebook.

HautTotes' Giveaway is open Worldwide!

The Clever Hedgehog

The Clever Hedgehog is a new online handmade jewelry shop.  The creativity behind The Clever Hedgehogs' beautiful pieces amazes me. Never could I imagine creating such beautiful pieces from materials like buttons and beads.  Feminine and contemporary styles at a very reasonable price.  The Clever Hedgehog is offering 1 FFCM reader a $25 gift certificate!

You can also find The Clever Hedgehog on Facebook

and The Clever Hedgehog's blog: http://www.thecleverhedgehog.com/

The Clever Hedgehog's giveaway is open Worldwide!

Concrete Minerals

After years of working in the natural cosmetics industry Emily decided to create Concrete Minerals.  The beautiful colors and attitude of the make up is sass that mineral make up needs.  Concrete Minerals is offering one FFCM reader two full size eyeshadows in their best selling shades!

Smut

 and Lolita 

 

Find Concrete Minerals on twitter: @CM_Official

and Facebook

Concrete Minerals giveaway is Open Worldwide!


The next two giveaways are open to US and Canada Only

Madame Koiteh

Madame Koiteh's shop offers handmade products inspired by and learned from her African elders.  Madame Koiteh's love of Shea Butter is also an inspiration for many of her products.  You can find Organic Shea Butter, African black soap, handmade glycerin soaps, and more in her shop.  Madame Koiteh is offering one FFCM winner a Romantic Lover's Gift basket which is a 3 piece bath and body set that includes:  Shea butter enriched spa bath salts,  Shea butter infused massage oil, a moisturizing glycerin soap all in Strawberry Kisses scent, and she will also include a bonus handcrafted candle tin in Japanese Cherry Blossom .


You can also find Madame Koiteh's products on these site:
www.madamekoiteh.com 

www.thesheabutterqueen.com

As well as Madame Koiteh's blog:
www.madamekoiteh.blogspot.com

Madame Koiteh's giveaway is open to US and Canada

ANGIE'S HANDMADE CANDLES 

Yes it's me.  I can't have a handmade giveaway and not give one of my readers something from my own shop. One FFCM readers will win a wax dip bear in their choice of scents available in my shop.  I make wax dip bears, jar candles, and melting tarts using soy wax.  I try to keep my business as green as possible by reusing boxes, packing material, and whatever I can to ship my products.  Wax dip bears work similar to a room air freshener.  Sit one of these guys on their provided glass plate on a dresser in a bedroom, on your mantle, kitchen counter or wherever you'd like to add some fragrance.  Fragrance without the flame.  Scent will generally last about 30 days.  After 30 days you can refresh the scent by running a hair dryer over them for about 30 seconds.  

You can also find Angie's Candles on Facebook
and on twitter: @angiewith3

Angie's Handmade Candles giveaway is open to US and Canada






The following Giveaway is Open to US ONLY



SOUTH TEXAS NATURALS

South Texas Naturals offers a variety of handcrafted soaps from milk, glycerin, natural, on more.  Also handmade lotions, cuticle cream, bath bombs and more.  There is a scent and type for just about anyone.  South Texas Naturals has been making handmade soaps for about 10 yrs and are planning to add more products to their line. South Texas Naturals will be giving one FFCM reader 5 bars of handcrafted soap in the scents of their choice.

You can also find South Texas Naturals on etsy
On twitter: @STNaturals
and on Facebook.  

South Texas Naturals giveaway is open to US ONLY

Mandatory Entry

Follow FFCM with Google Friend Connect (located in Right column).  Be sure to leave your email address so I can contact you if you win.  

 Bonus Entries:

Please leave a separate comment for each bonus entry completed.  Bonus entries will be deleted if mandatory entry is not completed. 

1.  Like FFCM on Facebook

2.  Follow me on twitter: @angiewith3 and leave your twitter id in a comment.

3.  Tweet about this giveaway using the RT button in upper left corner OR you can use this phrase:

"  Big Valentine giveaway on http://bit.ly/gsRjEz with 1 winner to be spoiled by the sponsors ends 2/6 worldwide! @angiewith3 "

Can tweet once per day during the giveaway.  Leave a link to your tweet.  

4.  Subscribe to FFCM via RSS feed and/OR Email (email must be confirmed to count)  

+1 for each one completed.  Located in Right hand column.  

5.  Follow any of the sponsors on their respective links: IE.  twitter, facebook, blog, or heart etsy shop and tell them FFCM sent you and get 1 extra entry for each.  Just leave a comment telling me what you did with the respective id ( twitter handle, facebook name, etsy id etc.)

PLEASE READ RULES:  I will draw one winner no later than Feb. 7 using random.org.  If the winner is in the US, that winner is eligible for all prizes and only 1 winner will be chosen.  If the winner is from Canada, that winner will qualify for the worldwide and US/CAN prizes and a 2nd winner will be drawn for the US only prize. And in the odd scenario that a worldwide winner is drawn and then a Canadian winner is drawn 2nd for the US/CAN only prize, a 3rd winner will be drawn for the US only prize.  Make sense?

Winner will be contacted via email and will have 48 hours to reply to winning email notification.  IF no response in the given time frame, a new winner will be chosen. 

Now that you've entered here, why not stop by one of the other participating blogs for even more Valentine gift giveaways!

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Valentine Handmade gift hop starts tomorrow get 5 bonus entries now

I'm so excited for the Valentine Handmade with Love gift giveaway hop that starts tomorrow and runs until Feb. 6. Many blogs are participating. I have 6 awesome sponsors that have offered up some really cool prizes.

1.  HautTotes is offering a really cool zipper pouch with a fabric design exclusively available from HautTotes.

2. The Clever Hedgehog is offering a $25 gift certificate for her beautiful handmade jewelry,

3. Concrete Minerals is offering 2 of their best selling mineral eye shadow shades in Lolita and Smut.

4. South Texas Naturals is offering 5 bars of hand crafted soap in the winner's choice of scents.

5. Madame Koiteh is offering a romantic lover's gift basket that is a 3 piece bath and body set which includes: shea butter enriched spa bath salts, shea butter infused massage oils, and a moisturizing glycerin soap all in Strawberry kisses scent. As a bonus she will also give the winner a handcrafted candle tin in Japanese Cherry Blossom scent.

6. Angie's Handmade Candles is offering a wax dipped bear in the winner's choice of scents.

Several items will be available to International readers.


So how can you get 5 bonus entries today? Blog about this giveaway today with a link to my blog. Then when you come back to enter the giveaway tomorrow (starting at midnight) just leave 5 separate comments that you blogged about this giveaway with a link to your blog post on the giveaway post!  Feel free to copy whatever you like from this post to use in yours. 


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Valentine Handmade with Love sponsor spotlight: The Clever Hedgehog

The Valentine Handmade with Love Gift Hop will be happening Feb. 2-6. Many blogs will be participating. All giveaway items are handmade items. I'm so excited to be sharing my wonderful sponsors with you. The next awesome sponsor I have is:    The Clever Hedgehog

I found out about The Clever Hedgehog while tweeting away on twitter a couple weeks ago.  @Peggylikesstuff told me about her new handmade shop.  I stopped over to see her items.  I love the creativity behind her jewelry.   Peggy makes beautiful jewelry with beads and buttons.  I was impressed with how she was able to turn buttons into lovely, feminine pieces of jewelry.  I could never be so creative. 

Here is a just a glimpse at some of the beautiful pieces from The Clever Hedgehog:

I asked Peggy a few questions about her shop and she was kind enough to take the time to answer them for us:


Q: How/why did you start your handmade business?

From the sounds of things, the start of my handmade business is quite like how others plunge in. We love being creative and making pieces (whether it's making jewelry, knitting, clothing and so on) for both ourselves, friends, family and it kind of grows from there into a business.

I've always been crafty (It's very much in my blood!) but I became much more serious and focused on making jewelry about a year and a half ago. While I've made and sold pieces locally, it's only since October and November that I've set up my online store.

Q: What is your favorite item to create and why?

I actually don't have a favorite item to create - that's what's great about working with beads! Whatever my mood is, there's something to make which will fit - whether it's a putting together a simple pair of earrings, stringing together a necklace or working on more complex weaving or piece of bead embroidery.
 
Q: Do you have any future goals or plans for your business that my readers would like to know about?

As my business is only a handful of months old "officially" and online, my biggest goal for the future is to just have it grow and become more well known. For myself, I hope to become more skilled at what I do - there's always something new to learn and get better at!


The Clever Hedgehog also has a blog:  http://www.thecleverhedgehog.com/


You can also find The Clever Hedgehog on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Clever-Hedgehog-Crafting-Company/145085318851505



The Clever Hedgehog is sponsoring a $25 gift certificate in the Valentine Handmade with Love Gift Hop.  The Clever Hedgehog has such great prices that you'll be able to pick a couple pieces if you so choose.  So stop on over The Clever Hedgehog and start deciding what you want if you win. By the way, this giveaway will be open Worldwide!


Please stop you any of The Clever Hedgehog's links and thank them for being a sponsor in the Valentine Handmade with love Gift Hop on FFCM!


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