Tuesday, July 14, 2009

GEMiny, it’s another giveaway!!

One of the things I love most about Facebook is getting to reconnect with friends from the past and seeing what they have been up to since I last saw them.

One of my friends from high school, Courtney Harleston, has started her own jewelry line.yhst-18273370034183_2051_15376999 She is so talented and her jewelry is exquisite. You can tell she puts a lot of time and love into each piece. 5892_224951350062_124920190062_7510825_1776931_n Courtney’s company, Agape Gems is an Atlanta-based jewelry enterprise featuring beautifully handcrafted jewelry that blends precious and semiprecious stones, precious metals, pearls, and exotic finds that are carefully appointed by Courtney herself.il_430xN_47858335If you venture over to her site you can also read about what each stone means and represents. I love that Courtney takes all of that into consideration when making her jewelry.il_430xN_36356107

Courtney is such a doll, she is not only giving away the following bracelet to one of my readers, but she in fact made it just for one of my readers! It is one-of-a-kind and oh-so-beautiful!  (I’m a little jealous I can’t win it – I definitely think it needs a name…any ideas?)6540_791579077070_4932265_49461378_151842_nIt is an Agape Gems bracelet that is lovingly assembled with Smokey Quartz, Aqua Quartz, Chalcedony, Jade, Peruvian Opal, and Adventurine stones hand-wrapped on sterling silver wire with a pewter toggle clasp. A small hand-stamped, sterling silver, Agape Gems charm ensures it's authenticity!  It measures 7.5 inches and will fit small-medium wrist.

If you would like a chance at winning it (see, “it” just doesn’t do the bracelet justice… “it” definitely needs a name), visit one or both of Courtney’s sites:

http://www.agapegems.com or
http://www.agapegems.etsy.com

and come back here and leave me a message about which piece is your favorite. This entry is a must! But for extra entries, you can Tweet about this giveaway, Facebook about this giveaway, blog about this giveaway, and/or become a fan of  Agape Gems Handcrafted Jewelry on Facebook. Just leave a comment for each seperate thing you do with a link where it can be verified.  Just so you know, that is a total of 5 possible entries for this gorgeous one-of-a-kind bracelet.

I will leave this contest open until Monday evening. I will announce the winner a week from today. Good luck everyone!!

 

**Photos courtesy of Agape Gems

30 comments:

Natalie Meester said...

agape starfish necklace is ONE of my favorites. She is extremely talented and puts together nice color and texture combinations!

What a great friend to give one of these away to your readers.

Natalie Meester said...

I'll follow on facebook too

Dawn said...

I love the Nikole Paisley pendent. Her jewelry is beautiful!

Dawn said...

I became a fan on FB!!

Dawn said...

I Tweeted It! =)
http://twitter.com/DawnsDiversions/status/2633963981

Unknown said...

Oh, so pretty. I love the high heel with the necklace on it too. So cool!

I like the Necee necklace a lot. Very cool : ) I will go be a fan right now! I am a fan of any of your friends Melinda!

Sally's World said...

wow, this is all very 'me' i'll go and check it out xxx

4chalseys@blogger said...

Love Love Love the Believe Necklace!

Jenny @ flutterbyechronicles said...

Very pretty stuff. I like the Agape Gems, Citrine and Pink Topaz Necklace.

Drew said...

Seriously beautiful stuff! My favorite was the Paris paisley necklace and the Necee necklace. Both look like they would go nicely with many different outfits and would definitely make my friends jealous. (Because, really, that's what it's all about! :)

ThatsBaloney said...

It's all so pretty!

Melinda said...

From: Dawn Malone Goldys - Melinda, I'm too new to blogging, so here is one of my comments-went to her websites-she has such a gift-love the Bailey necklace-very simple and understated, but gorgeous-I want it all!!! Making Fiesta Bowl tonite-will let you know how they like it!!

Melinda said...

Dawn Malone Goldys also became a FB fan.

Unknown said...

I love the Paris Paisley pendant because I adore blue and green together. Those are my favorite colors and to see them together is the best!

Unknown said...

I left a blog post about it at http://lillianlucasyoung.blogspot.com

Michele P. said...

glad you were able to connect with an old friend! I absolutely love her work, and my fave is the Julitta Necklace by Agape Gems, Amethyst and Peridot, so pretty and the color combination is so nice!

micaela6955 at msn dot com

Elizabeth P. said...

Beautiful Jewelry!

alyssa10 said...

I just signed up for her newsletter. Melinda, her jewelry is gorgeous. I think i like the Item# 320 earrings most(june earrings and the blue ones posted on your blog), the paris paisley pendent...I also really like the ivy drops& riley ,fern... i notice a style difference in her artistic approach that i haven't noticed in jewelry before. I like when she beads inside the structure, like the paisley necklace or the blue earrings you posted (love those too)--usually the beading is hanging off the structure, that makes her unique and interesting. I think she is definitely talented and the jewelry is gorgeous. Thanks for making us all aware of her! alyssa (ps. i also became a friend and posted her link on my facebook for brownie points!)

Melinda said...

Alyssa - became a fan

Melinda said...

Alyssa - posted it on FB

Unknown said...

It should be called Ember just because :)

I love her Agape Gems, Aqua Agate Necklace the most, it's SO pretty and in my favorite color :)

Yessenia said...

My favorite is the Anitra Earrings they are beautiful.

y_nia28(at)yahoo(dot)com

Stacey Cannon said...

I LOVE her stuff!!! It was so hard to choose, but I believe my favorite piece is the Fairy Tales Come True Custom Bridesmaid Necklace. I do love the one she made for this giveaway...SO TALENTED to make such beautiful jewelry! I'll be saving her website for sure!!!

Stacey Cannon said...

I became a fan on her FB page... her page link is here, along with a comment I left. Plus I think you can see I am a fan on my FB page...

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Agape-Gems-Handcrafted-Jewelry/124920190062?ref=ts

Stacey Cannon said...

Okay, AND I posted a thread on FB about the giveaway and linked to you! You can check it out on my FB status!

5 Miles Past Empty said...

Wow! The Abigail and Queenie necklaces are FAB! Love all her stuff! How do we win the Bracelet? It does need a name! I was thinking La Bella Vida (A beautiful life in Spanish). The Quartz, Jade, and Peruvian Opal made me think of South America and the Adventurine stone made me think of an adventure, kinda like a beautiful life should be! Just a corny thought!

Anonymous said...

She has some beautiful jewelry! My favorite is the Sonora necklace.

Daniele said...

They are all so beautiful! My favorite is the Necee Necklace is is so cute!

Anonymous said...

I love the silver stamped necklaces! I think im going to order one with my kids names!

Agape Gems said...

This was so fun Melinda! I can't wait to do it again! Andrea, I hope you love the bracelet!