The Happily Handmade Giveaway

I am so excited to announce that the Happily Handmade Giveaway is back once again. We’ve got a new domain, a spiffy new website, and a great team of volunteers ready to make this giveaway bigger and better than ever. And we promise, we won't disappear for two years ever again!

*2009 EVENT TIMELINE*
3/3–3/20: Sponsor Application Period
3/23: Donations Deadline
4/1–5/13: Giveaway Entry Period
5/18: Winners Announced!

Even in trying times like these, we are confident that this giveaway will be more popular than ever. I mean, free stuff? No one can resist the prospect of that. And the cost to participate is minimal. Only $20 plus a donation for the gift boxes. It's a small investment for a huge return - I think past participants will agree, there is no other tool more powerful to grow a mailing list than the Happily Handmade Giveaway.

The goal of the HHG is twofold:
- To promote indie businesses with an affordable promotional opportunity, allowing them to reach new customers and build their mailing lists.
- To reward shoppers for their continued support of indie business, for making the conscious decision to purchase from an independent crafter and not a big box retailer.

We're currently in our sponsor registration period, which lasts through March 20th, and are looking for indie businesses who'd be interested in sponsoring the giveaway. For a small fee (only $20) and a donation to our prize boxes, Sponsors will be listed on our website as an official hhg entry site. Contestants can enter the giveaway by visiting any the participating Indie Shop Sponsors' websites. Each website will feature a separate entry form, allowing entrants to increase their chances of winning by simply visiting more of the Indie Shop Sponsors. Each Sponsor will also have the full list of sponsors on their entry page, creating an active stream of traffic from site to site to site. Businesses participating in the giveaway report a huge increase in traffic to their site and subscriptions to their mailing list (often a requirement for entry).

If you are an indie business and would like to participate in the giveaway, please visit the sponsor information page (http://www.happilyhandmade.com/sponsor) for details and to register.

Please read through all of the information on our website before participating. A few rules have changed. We have updated the site with a sponsor FAQ page and outlined handy steps to make things smooth and easy for everyone. We're anticipating a huge event, so we hope you will join us!

From all of us at the Happily Handmade Giveaway, thanks for supporting indie shoppers, everywhere. We hope you are as excited about this event as we are!

                   

Just a friendly reminder... 

If you'd like to enter to win one of our incredible Happily Handmade Gift Boxes you must visit our Sponsor Shops and sign-up through their websites.  You may enter through your favorite website or enter through all 80 websites for even more chances to win!!

Also, we'd LOVE to hear from you... if you spot a Blogger or media outlet that has posted about the Happily Handmade Giveaway Event please let us know!  We want to help spread the love, too.  We're creating permanent links on our Press Page for all the kind souls that helped us spread the good word about indie artists, everywhere!

Today is officially the last day for donations to arrive.  The Winter 2007 Happily Handmade Giveaway will officially kick off on February 12th!!



Sixteen handcrafted Sterling Silver Rings in various designs and sizes from Silver Style



Twenty sets of elegant handmade Thank You Cards with matching envelopes from Zuzu's Petals

Plus...

+  12 Tea Gift Sets and Virtual Gift Certificates from SBS Teas
+  10 Pairs of Earrings with Lampwork Glass by Larissa of A Little Red Heart
+  10 Handmade Belts in various styles and designs from Three Pink Monkeys
+  Five Roxy Wristlets and six Key Fobs in various prints from Daisy Janie
+  Two adorable Bib & Burb Cloth Sets, 2 Toddler Aprons and 2 Cuddle Blankets from Lucky Ducky Designs
+  Five assorted handcrafted Porcelain and Stoneware Buttons and six Porcelain Magnets from Shevon Gant Ceramics
+  Three handspun and handpainted skeins of yarn from Midnightsky Fibers
+  Eight pairs of Earrings and 10 Lushious Lip Balms in Coconut Lemongrass from Mahleewan
+  Sixteen pieces of beautifully handcrafted jewelry from Dee-Zigns
+  Set of 4 Dotty Thank You Cards and a set of 4 Talking Menagerie Notecards from Rosebud Designs

Wow!   21 Packages arrived today - all chock full of happily handmade goodness :)



15 Pendants made with Amazonite Briolettes, Czech Glass and handwired with gold-filled wire from Weekend Jewelry



Five Sorbet Cluster Necklaces in various color schemes from Appus Design by Amy Blair

   

A wonderful mix of Notecard Sets, Love Notes, Earrings and a Water Tower Pendant on leather cord from bLuGrn design




2 Hothouse Flower Pins, 2 Mod Necklaces, 2 pairs of Gumdrop Earrings and 4 Gift Certificates from Like A Fox



Six pairs of earrings and four Magical Snowflakes in various colors from eeni-ren designs



10 Gift Certificates, 6 pairs of earrings and 3 lovely Ribbon Wrapped Bangle Bracelets from Erica Burns Designs



Scented Soy Hand & Body Lotions, Shea Butter Sugar Scrub, Milk & Honey Face Masque and SLS Free Aloe Shower Gels from Humble Bubble



10 Pairs of Lacquered Paper Earrings with Japanese Kanji "Love" and 5 Lacquered Paper Pendants with Japanese Kanji "Dream" or "Love" from Paper Jewels



2 Perfectly handcrafted Wristlets and 5 sets of Beaded Bobby Pins from india*romeo



Five Mini Handbags in both the 'Long' and the 'Short' sizes from byKimLane DESIGNS


Plus...

+  2 Baby Tees, Ruffled Baby Pants, a Burp Cloth Set, Bandana Change Purse and Pom Pom Earrings from Junk In Our Trunk
+  A Seaside Bracelet, an Aqua Dream Necklace and 2 Gift Certificates for a Personalized Pendant from Sentimental Silver
+  Eight pairs of Silver Earrings and one Lemon Jade w/off-center Fluorite Stone Necklace from Chick Rocks
+ 5 tubes of "You Are My Sugar" Sugar and 15 tubes of yummy Herbal Teas from Herb and Ginger
+  Three pretty Wristlets from iglubu
+  20 Absolutely fantastic Sugar & Salt Scrubs in various scents from Bidwell Botanicals
+  2 Necklaces, 2 Ivory Wood Bracelets and 1 pair of gorgeous "Carmela" Earrings from Bellissima Jewelry Design
+  10 super cute Pocket Mirrors from Cherry Mama
+  Four Fused Glass Pendants, a Screenprinted Bunny Card Sampler and 2 sets of Notecards from Head Full of Pixies
+  Six beautiful Necklaces and 11 pairs of Earrings from Stunning Details by Rhonda Reagan