a beautiful jewelry giveaway with miranda britton!

lovely lines.
exquisite designs.
luxurious materials.
beautiful artistry.
such are the ingredients in each of jeweler miranda britton's delicately handcrafted rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets.

working with primarily sterling silver, i love how miranda weaves natural shapes and found objects into each stunning piece of jewelry. the understated elegance thrills me. wouldn't you agree?

be sure to visit miranda around the web, and read on to WIN this pair of handsawn $75 sterling silver spruce tree earrings! woohoo!

miranda britton jewelry

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one way to enter is to grab one of my rikrak studio buttons,

like this one for YOUR BLOG! here they are!

and add it to your blog!

{ ... just copy & paste the text in the box above onto your blog sidebar! thanks! }

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:: RULES ::

a) it is possible to have numerous entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as its own comment. thanks!
c) using random.org, 1 winner of this  giveaway will be chosen on feb. 3rd, 2013 @ 12:01 am EST.
d) open to contestants worldwide.
e) please be sure to leave me an email where i can reach you if your account doesn't link to one. thanks.

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a gorgeous giveaway with jacaranda designs

"Fresh, fun and playful handmade jewelry that adds some sparkle and individuality to your everyday." this is how jane of jacaranda designs describes her beautiful jewelry shop.

and what a wonderful, and true, sentiment that is!

i just love the charming array of pretty pretty hues and whimsical designs jane creates.  

with something for everyone: from gorgeous & feminine earrings, necklaces & rings, to functionally beautiful bookmarks & hair accessories, i think you'll adore this vintage-inspired boutique. everything is so fantastically lovely! and jane? she's just  wonderful!

so be sure to visit jacaranda designs around the web, and read on to 
WIN a beautiful pair of jacaranda design's gold leaf and blue pearl earrings, 
valued at $35! woohoo!

jacaranda designs

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a Rafflecopter giveaway

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one way to enter is to grab one of my rikrak studio buttons,

like this one for YOUR BLOG! here they are!

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:: RULES ::

a) it is possible to have numerous entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as its own comment. thanks!
c) using random.org, 1 winner of this  giveaway will be chosen on
saturday sept. 30th @ 12:01 am EST.
d) open to contestants worldwide.
e) please be sure to leave me an email where i can reach you if your account doesn't link to one. thanks.

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artists 101: architect shigeru ban

the paper house, lake yamanaka japan by shigeru ban

the japan pavillion for expo 2000 by shigeru ban

 

paper concert hall, l'aquila italy by shigeru ban 

the paper dome, puli taiwan by shigeru ban

 the paper tower by shigeru ban (image by duncan)

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who's your favourite architect these days, nicies?

mine?

shigeru ban!

a brilliant, innovative & award-winning architect, shigeru ban's  reknowned works include the most fabulous permanent paper structures made from inexpensive, recycled materials like paper-board & tubes of cardboard. (i can't stop leafing thru the latest book: shigeru ban: paper in architecture! eegadz his work is amazing!) while he works in many medium, i'm especially in love with the paper delights!

and just incase that wasn't enough to love, his amazing designs for prefab emergency housing, shelters, schools (even churches!)  have been adopted by the united nations for numerous emergencies around the globe. and he's the founder of VAN ( the voluntary architects network!)

brilliant & ethical & functional.

love!

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temporary school made of paper by shigeru ban

emergency tubing partitions by shigeru ban

below: emergency multi-storey container housing, miyagi, japan

&

temporary cardboard cathedral plans for christchurch, new zealand by shigeru ban

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a gorgeous necklace giveaway with vadjutka

woohoo! today we're visiting again with one of my all-time favourite artists, the brilliant textile superstar vadjutka.

as you might recall,  judit masterfully weaves together oh-so-many of my favourite things: gorgeous vintage textiles, beautiful colourful dangly jewelry and an eco-forward, always brilliantly friendly approach to creating.

it's my great pleasure to invite you to tour around the beautiful vadjutka shop today: gorgeous bracelets, rings, necklaces, brooches and more with vivid personality! i love it!(& read on to see how you can WIN one of gorgeous spring-forward pieces!)

vadjutka

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if you're ever lucky enough to be in beautiful budapest, be sure to visit judit in-person at her amazing new brick & mortar shop, too! 

 

 

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and now... one lucky rikrak studio reader will WIN

---> this beautiful mixed media necklace <----

valued at $41 USD 

 

 

 

1. visit the beautiful vadjutka shop.

tell us what your favourite piece of jewelry is.

=   1 entry

 

2. heart/fave the vadjutka shop on etsy.

...  & tell us.
=   1 entry

 

3. become a friend/ like vadjutka on facebook.

...  & tell us.

=   1 entry

4.  post about this giveaway {with a link here} on YOUR facebook page.

...  & tell us.

=   1 entry

5. subscribe to the vadjutka newsletter. 

= 1 entry

 

6. inspired by judit's beautiful shop, what's something you're looking forward to about SPRINGTIME?

= 1 entry

7. follow BOTH vadjutka { she's @vadjutka } AND the rikrak shop (that's me! @therikrakshop )  on twitter

... & tell us.

= 1 entry

8.  follow or burn the rss feed  to the rikrak studio blog

... & tell us.

you can become a google friend connect *follower* by clicking "follow" on the top left of the blog home page OR subscribe via email or *reader* on the left hand column.

= 1 entry

9. tweet on twitter

... about this giveaway and come back here and tell us! be sure to include @therikrakshop so i can find you! 

= 1 entry

10. blog about this giveaway

... come back and tell us.

= 1 entry

11. grab one of my rikrak studio buttons,
like this one from the left hand sidebar, for YOUR BLOG!

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and add it to your blog!

{ ... just copy & paste the text in the box above  onto your blog sidebar! thanks!}

12. :: PLEASE NOTE ::

each entry must be its own comment.

thanks! ::

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:: RULES ::

a) it is possible to have a maximum of 11 entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as its own comment. thanks!
c) using random.org, 1 winner of the vadjutka  giveaway will be chosen on 

friday, february 24th @ 11pm EST.
d) open to contestants worldwide.
e) please be sure to leave me an email where i can reach you if your account doesn't link to one. thanks.

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