{"id":8039,"date":"2010-01-29T03:16:10","date_gmt":"2010-01-29T11:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=8039"},"modified":"2010-02-22T23:37:18","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T07:37:18","slug":"polymer-clay-bead-giveaway-contest-step-2-post-your-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-bead-giveaway-contest-step-2-post-your-comments\/8039\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymer Clay Bead Giveaway Contest – Step 2) Post Your Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Win <\/span>“Wondering where the entry pictures are… I was thinking you were going to start showing them last week.” ~Freda-K<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Glad to hear you are anxious to see the photos for the contest entries, Freda. The first batch is presented below, right here in this post. As the giveaway continues into the month of February, I will continue to add additional photos to this page, until everyone who is going to participate has had a chance to follow through.<\/span><\/p>\n

I would strongly encourage anyone who has not got involved yet, to do so. The prize that one lucky winner will receive as a reward, will make it well worth your while. Click on the following link to see a large photo of winnings: Polymer Clay Bead Giveaway Prize<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

And as an additional benefit, you may also experience some Polymer Clay Happy Dance<\/a> side effects, like Silverleaf did…<\/span><\/p>\n

Congrats on your sale, Silverleaf! Your execution of the watercolor beads is beautiful,\u00a0 … It is SO fun to look at all your beads on Facebook and see how someone has used the lessons we learn here. Great work!! <\/span>~Malinda-J<\/strong><\/span>
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I am doing the happy dance too. I am so excited for you Silverleaf. The beads are really pretty. And thanks Cindy, this is going to be such a great opportunity to see others work. <\/span>~Anna-S<\/strong><\/span>
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I’m so happy for you Silverleaf. It’s always exciting to get that kind of response.<\/span> ~Melinda-H<\/strong><\/span>
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Wow Cindy, thanks for mentioning me and for being so nice about my beads. I can’t wait to see what everyone else has made! So far Facebook has generated quite a bit of interest… one sale, several people saying they are thinking of buying pieces as birthday presents, and one person wants an “Anna (Silverleaf) Roberts” original as he put it. He just hasn’t decided exactly what yet but it will be a custom-made piece. So yay! It’s such a boost to my confidence that people have been making nice comments as well. This whole thing has spurred me on to actually get on with finishing some pieces. I assembled 24 pendants today and have another 33 to do later. I’ve decided if I can get 60 pieces assembled, photographed and listed in my shop by the end of the weekend I’ll reward myself by ordering some more clay and playing with the faux raku technique. <\/span>~Silverleaf<\/strong><\/span>
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As most of you already know, to participate in this fun contest, Step 1<\/strong><\/span> is for you to email your photos to me, along with your First Name; Last Name; City; State\/Province\/Region, Country; and a Short Caption or Title for Your Photo. You can read the full details of Step 1 at this link:<\/span> Polymer Clay Bead Giveaway Step 1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Step 2<\/strong><\/span> is for you to leave a comment on this page about your photo entry. Each photo is numbered. Reference that number in your comment so that others will know which photo you are referring to. In your comment, say a few words about your entry. Part of this contest is about encouraging everyone to interact. So feel free to share tips about lessons learned as you were creating your beads or jewelry items for this contest. You can also ask questions of each other and leave supportive compliments or helpful suggestions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Step 2 Strategy Tip:<\/strong><\/span> Each comment on this page will be assigned a number. It is one of these comment numbers that will be drawn as the winner… and NOT the numbers associated with the actual photos. If you understand what I am saying, you will realize that the more comments you make, the better are your chances of winning. So for those of you that entered multiple photos, be sure to talk about each one in a separate comment. Non participants are allowed to comment as well. In the event that one of their names is chosen in the final draw, I’ll just reach into the hat again, until a qualified contestant is selected.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Since there is a Step 1 and 2, you probably guessed there is also a Step 3<\/strong><\/span>. Full details about Step 3 will be provided in next Friday’s blog post. But since Step 3 ties in with the Step 2 Strategy Tip that I shared in the previous paragraph, I will give you you some Step 3 hints and tips today as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

As you can see further down on this page, the contest photo entries are fairly small. If they were any larger, this page would take too long to load and possibly even crash your web browser. Not a good thing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

So what I’m hoping for, is that at least a few of you will post larger pictures of your contest entries, at your own blogs or on photo sharing sites like Flickr, Photobucket, Facebook, etc. For those of you who do go to this extra effort, you will be able to post another comment here at the contest page, to let everyone know where they can go to view your extra photos. And as I said above in the Step 2 Strategy above, more comments means that your chances of winning also increase.<\/span><\/p>\n

I always put my jewelry on Deviant Art, Facebook, and Photobucket (I use it as a photo storage for my blog) and obviously my blog… I put my canes on Facebook too, and I’ve got comments from my friends who haven’t got a clue how I do it lol <\/span>~Cindy-G<\/span><\/strong>
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Indeed Cindy G, I’ve put some work and canes on Facebook and the canes amaze and baffle people. <\/span>~Melinda-H<\/strong><\/span>
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OK – I’ve avoided Facebook as long as I could.\u00a0 I just signed up – and I even have a link to Cindy on my first post. Being one of the older set I don’t know how to use all of these newfangled programs. But I’m learning. <\/span>~Carolyn-F<\/span><\/strong>
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I’ve set up a Flickr acct recently and had uploaded some of the pieces I’ve made using your techniques, Cindy. I’ve even shared a link to Flickr on Facebook, now how do I link the specific photos back to you?\u00a0 What an adventure.<\/span> ~Rachelle-W<\/span><\/strong>
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@Rachelle-W – I agree, the web is full of adventure and fun! On Flicker and Facebook when you post photos of your beads and jewelry that are related to my tutorials, what would be great is if you could say a little about this contest in a way that might inspire other clayers to get involved, or at least to come have a look. For tips on linking, read the following paragraph.<\/span><\/p>\n

Step 3 Strategy Tip:<\/strong><\/span> There will be some added perks for those of you who decide to post additional photos of your contest entries out on the web as described in the previous paragraph. I’ll explain more about this next week. But so that you know, it will involve you connecting back to one or more of the following links (as appropriate):<\/span><\/p>\n