Monday Giveaway and Feature: Swank and Capricious Adornments

This week's featured shop/artist is Natasha Suter of
Swank and Capricious Adornments.

Natasha Suter always had a thing for creating and trying new techniques of art. She loves to sketch, paint, sculpt, decorate and cook. Today, she works on her passion of creating jewelry. Natasha has two distinct shops on Artfire. Capricious Adornments is home for her classic and traditional pieces and Swank, her trendier sister. Capricious Adornments is also on Etsy.

Win a boot bracelet of your choice from Swank (up to $24.99 value)



Shipping is free to U.S. and Canadian addresses. If you are outside the U.S. and Canada, you will have to pay shipping charges if you win

For a chance to win this week's giveaway, you must:

Name and post a link to your favorite item from one of the featured artist's shops in the comments section of this post (link at the end of this post)

Featured Shop = swank.artfire.com and capriciousadornments.artfire.com

For additional chances to win (leave a separate comment for each entry):

1) Tweet the giveaway and post your tweet in the comments below (include @NMArt in your tweet and your twitter username with the entry comment) - 1 extra entry

2) Post a link to the giveaway on your Facebook page and leave a comment below with the Facebook post and a link to your Facebook page - 1 extra entry

3) Blog about the giveaway and post a link to your blog post in the comments below - 1 extra entry

4) Purchase an item from the featured shop and post a link to the item you purchased (transaction link) - 2 extra entries

ENTRIES WITHOUT CONTACT INFORMATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
(Email address, Etsy username and Artfire username accepted. Leave contact info for each entry.)

Entries will be accepted until Monday, November 30, 2009, 2pm Eastern Time. I will notify the winner the following day. Please be sure to stop by every week for more great giveaways.

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While you are visiting Natasha's shops, please take advantage of her special 10% discount with coupon code NATUREBLOG. In addition, Natasha is offering FREE SHIPPING in the U.S. and Canada and a FREE pair of earrings with every purchase.

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A little bit more about Natasha's craft and shops:

What is your favorite stone?
All gemstones, especially in unique mined colors or vintage style forms.

Do you participate in craft fairs?
I no longer sell at craft fairs, but have a studio attached to my home for walk in and custom work by appointment. I also do home parties.

Do you belong to any Artfire guilds or Etsy Teams?
Yes - New Jersey ArtFire/Guildmaster, Steampunk Artists of Art Fire, Verified Artfire Seller Guild, SRAJD Members, HAF Artfire Guild & EtsyNJ

Please provide a link to ONE of your favorite Artfire shops.
I shop AF quite a bit; soaps, candles, supplies - but my Favorite is Creative Critters. I just bought a cute handmade catnip filled mouse that actually made my cat move! Must be some fresh catnip in there!

Tell me something interesting about you or your shop.
Born here, I am fluent in French and Russian, and have spent many years volunteering, working and teaching in the school system with Special Needs Multiple Disability children - both in New Jersey and Florida. I retired my service when my own children became older, my business grew and life became more demanding with their activities. I'm a married full time Mom with teenagers also!

To keep up-to-date with Natasha, her work, guilds and teams, please visit her blog. Natasha can also be found on Twitter, Plurk, Facebook (Swank) Facebook (Capricious Adornments) and Networked Blogs.


Thanks for participating in this week's giveaway. Be sure to stop by next week for another great giveaway.