Sale for St. Jude Children's Hospital

Hosted by the Etsy Jewlery Artist Guild. All proceeds benefit St. Jude Children's Hospital.
There are some really beautiful pieces in the shop! If you're still looking for gifts for any of the women on your list, check out the EJAG Shop for some great deals and give two gifts at once!

Stocking Stuffer Give Away - Candy Cane Necklace

How's the holiday shopping season coming along? I've hardly begun, but I'm getting motivated! And I've decided to help out some other folks as well!


I'm giving away this fused glass pendant with a stainless steel magnetic choker cable. The pendant measures approximately 1" x 1" and comes with either a 16" or 18" cable neckwire. (I also have 24" chains available, if you prefer.)


How do you win? Simply leave a comment below with your favorite piece from CalyxAnn's Etsy shop. Don't forget to leave your preference of chain length (16", 18", or 24"), as well!

Additionally, you can enter by:

(**leave a comment for each extra entry!**)

• Become a fan of CalyxAnn on facebook
  
• Share this giveaway via facebook
  

• Follow my blog publicly on Google friend connect
• Blog about this contest
  
• Enter this into any give away link and tell me where you left it (worth 2 entries each place)
• AND, any purchase from CalyxAnn's Etsy shop earns 5 entries!
  

This contest is open to US and Canada Residents only, and ends on Wednesday, December 9th. The winner will be drawn randomly from a hat and contacted via email. If they don't reply within 24hrs a new winner will be drawn.

Happy Holidays and Good Luck!

Buy Local for the Holidays

'Tis the season of craft fairs and holiday sales. Now that holiday shopping is upon us in full swing, I thought I'd point out some of the places I'm shopping which will support local people and keep the money in our own communities!

Hot Shops Art Center Holiday Open House in Omaha's Old Market Neighborhood
Saturday, December 5th from noon - 8pm
Sunday, December 6th from noon - 5pm

"Our biggest event of the year, the Hot Shops Open House features informative art demonstrations and live music, plus, most of the Hot Shops artists have their studio doors open to the public! Live music, informative demos, cool art, dense location -- a genuine good time."

Artitudes Holiday Art Show and Sale - Fundraiser to benefit The FoodBank of Lincoln Backpack Program

8th and Q Streets
Friday, December 4, 4pm-?
Saturday, December 5, 10am-5pm
Sunday, December 6, 11am-4pm
For photos from previous Artitudes events, visit their blog.

There's also the option of armchair surfing and buying local, through Etsy.com! On Etsy's homepage, there are several links down the left hand column. If you scroll down to the "Explore" box, you will find a link that says "Shop Local," which gives you the option of choosing the location you would like to search.
Look at all these great local Nebraska finds: