Liberate Your Art Postcard Exchange Project

I've signed up for this cool art exchange project. It's free, your only expense is materials to make your postcards and postage. There is both a facebook event page and info on the organizer's website

Join us!

I plan to explore this ink and water color technique I used for my friend's self-portrait postcard project last year.

Liberate your art image copyright Kat Eye Studio 2015 and available at the above facebook link 1.29.15 

Self Portrait watercolor my original art work. Copyright Virginia E. Berry 2015

HandmadeMN Giveaway - Sea Glass Necklace & Earrings Set

Now is your chance to win some of my handmade sea glass jewelry. HandmadeMN, a collective of MN based artist's and crafters I am a member, is hosting a giveaway of a necklace & earring set made from handpicked Salem, MA sea glass.

Enter now through May 21! www.handmademn.com
Choker Necklace and Earring Set - Emerald sea glass and beach pottery hand picked by Virgina on the beaches surrounding Salem, MA. Wire wrapped in her signature spiral style with silver plated wire. Recycled silver beads as spacers and sterling silver ear wires. One of a kind transferware beach pottery shard.

FREE Handmade Gift for 150th Sale

Help me send 2010 out with a roar and reach 150 sales before the end of 2010. In honor of my 150th sale I will be giving that customer a free handmade gift with their purchase.

I will carefully select a piece of jewelry from my collection that coordinates with your purchase to thank you and to celebrate my 150th sale.

I am confident that we can reach 150 in the next few days. I am giving a 15% discount until January 7, 2011 off of your total purchase. Use it wisely, YazBerry discounts are very rare. Discount code endof2010sale15off at checkout on yazberryfashion.etsy.com.

Vintage Giveaway Winners!

First, I apologize for the long delay in announcing the giveaway winners. We had a really awful week here: a death, a funeral, 2 jobs lost & 5 days in the ER! My boyfriend's uncle passed away unexpectedly. We both worked for him and have lost our full time jobs because of this. YazBerry is our only income right now until we make our next move. If you've had your eye on something for a while, now is definitely the time to buy it, please.

The winners are: Nora Dundervill and mermaid12 Please watch for a direct message from me. Both of these lovely vintage aficionadas have vintage stores on Etsy. Click on their names to visit their stores.

Thanks again for participating. Stay tuned for future giveaways.

Vintage Goodies Giveaway!

It's time to reduce my vintage inventory and before I donate these cute vintage items, I wanted to give you a chance to get them for free in my giveaway!

Thank you Twitter buddies @showtimevintage and @dolphinlover197 for your votes on which items I should giveaway.

Included in this week's free giveaway are:
1960's Belted Dress - Pale Green Tulip Print



Quiet yet bold print splattered with graphic tulips throughout. Polyester long sleeve shift can be worn belted or un-belted. Zips up back. I love this one!

Color truest on close up of fabric.

-ERA: 1960's
-COLOR(S): Pale apple green background, shades of yellows and light greens throughout, some white, black outlines of flowers.
-FABRIC: Polyester with some stretch
-LABEL: Joan Curtis
-MEASUREMENTS: 16" Shoulder to Shoulder at back, 41" Back length hits mid calf (on 5'2" woman), 22.5" Sleeve length, 42" Bust at fullest, 38" through Torso, 42" at Hip
-FITS: M/L
-CONDITION: Mint

Also up for free giveaway is:
1980's Embroidered Sweater - Pink with Black Detail

Abstract leaf motif embroidered in the couching technique which is cord placed on top of the fabric and then sewn on. Pink three quarter length sleeve sweater. Pairs great with floor length plaid skirt available in my store.

-ERA: 1980’s
-COLOR(S): Pink, black
-FABRIC: 80% Cotton, 20% Nylon
-LABEL: Designers Originals
-MEASUREMENTS: 35” bust, 30” waist.
-FITS: XS, cording does not stretch. Lays best on small bust.
-CONDITION: Mint

RULES:
1. Leave a comment below with which item you like best and where you would love to wear it!
2. Additional entry if you follow me on twitter @yazberryfashion. Please post a second comment with your twitter name included.
3. You can get a third entry if you become a fan of YazBerry Fashion on Facebook. Please post an additional comment saying you became a fan.
4. Get an additional entry by visiting my store and listing your favorite item in a separate comment: yazberryfashion.etsy.com
5. You can get 2 extra entries if you make a purchase from my store yazberryfashion.etsy.com Please leave a comment with what you purchased listed.

Thank you and good luck! Contest ends Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 9:00 PM Eastern Time.

Handmade Card Holder Giveaway!

FREE GIVEAWAY!!!

I promised you giveaways all month and all December too! Here is the next one, in time for the holiday for giving thanks. I love these because they are very sustainable in design. I keep all of my scraps 1 inch and bigger and use them in projects all the time. These super useful card holders are made completely from scrap fabric. Talk about reduce, reuse, recycle!

Crazy quilts were the first thing I learned how to sew when I was a child. My grandmother had a delightful scrap fabric bag (favorite toy) which she would let us kids rummage through and she taught us to assemble crazy quilts!

Three lucky winners will be mailed a handmade card holder. I actually carry one in my purse all the time as they are perfect for business cards. I've also used them when I go out dancing and don't want to carry a purse as they are perfect for ID, Credit Card and a little cash!

(Click on the pictures to view them larger)

The first is: Crayon
Plaid shorts, super hero stripes, t-shirt trimmings and jeans. Mix them all together in a crazy quilt and you get a wallet or business card holder!




The second is: Superhero
Super hero stripes, cape, t-shirt trimmings and jeans. Mix them all together in a crazy quilt and you get a wallet or business card holder!




The third is: Blue
Some curtains, upholstery, t-shirt trimmings, table linens and a cable knit sweater. Mix them all together in a crazy quilt and you get a wallet or business card holder!




Not a fan of the card holders I'm giving away? I can make card holders in any fabric, crazy quilt, not crazy quilt, with lace, buttons etc. Please send me a message at berry {at} yazberry {dot} com if you would like to place a custom order. These retail for $14.

TO ENTER THE FREE GIVEAWAY:
Do any 3 of the following and comment below which you have done :)

1. Visit yazberryfashion.etsy.com and list your favorite handmade item in your comment.
2. Visit yazberryfashion.etsy.com and list your favorite vintage item in your comment.
3. Follow yazberryfashion on twitter.
4. Tweet about this giveaway! Be sure to @yazberryfashion
5. Become a fan of YazBerry Fashion on Facebook(that's where I keep my portfolio).
6. Leave a comment on YazBerry Fashion's Facebook page or in one of the albums there.

Be sure to mention which handmade card holder you would like.

Good luck and have fun :)

A winner will be selected at random at 1:00 PM EST Wednesday, November 25. I'll notify you by e-mail if you win and will pay to ship your gift to you!

I'm Starting the Giving Early!

FREE GIVEAWAY!

Since November is the month for giving thanks and December is the month for giving, I've decided to give away a bunch of YazBerry goodies! In November & December I'm going to give away something each week.

Maybe it will be a gift or stocking stuffer for someone special on your list. Maybe it will be a treat for you!

Today's giveaway is a set of 6 handmade wine glass charms to two lucky winners!!! There are two sets available.

I like to call these jewelry for your dinner table. They are made with designer color combinations and metal and glass beads. You can use them on wine glass stems and you can also use them as a napkin ring or in a decorative table setting. Be creative!

I always keep a set on my wine glasses. Here they are chilling in my cabinet to give you an idea of what they look like in use!

The first set up for giveaway today is Golden Dragonflies and Butterflies. It features 3 gold toned metal butterflies and 3 gold toned metal dragonflies on a gold plastic coated wire (so your stemware won't get scratched). The accent beads are different on each of the six so they can double as identification tags. Colors include: forest green, teal, purple iridescent and gold glass beads.

The second set up for giveaway is Copper Leaf. It features inch long glass leaves in varying shapes and colors with sea glass beads on a copper tone plastic coated wire. Again each is a little different to serve as identification tags. Colors include various shades of blues and greens, some white and pale pink.

In both sets the rings and closures are hand formed. I use the plastic coated wire so your stemware loves you. Each is mounted on a shiny sliver corrugated card stock ready to gift!

Not a fan of either set I have in today's giveaway? Send me a message at berry {at} yazberry {dot} com and I would be happy to make you a custom set in your color scheme. These retail for $18.

TO ENTER THE FREE GIVEAWAY:
Do 3 of the following and comment below which you have done :)

1. Visit yazberryfashion.etsy.com and list your favorite handmade item in your comment.
2. Visit yazberryfashion.etsy.com and list your favorite vintage item in your comment.
3. Follow yazberryfashion on twitter.
4. Tweet about this giveaway! Be sure to @yazberryfashion
5. Become a fan of YazBerry Fashion on Facebook(that's where I keep my portfolio).
6. Leave a comment on YazBerry Fashion's Facebook page or in one of the albums there.

Be sure to mention which set of wine glass charms you would like.

Good luck and have fun :)

A winner will be selected at random at 1:00 PM EST Monday, November 16. I'll notify you by e-mail if you win and will pay to ship your gift to you!

Thanks,

Virginia