Virtual Open House III Day 5

Welcome to Day 5 of the Virtual Open House!

To find out all the details of what is going on here, see Day 1 of the Virtual Open House.

Congratulations to our Day 4 winner, picked by random:  Jennifer

Each day there is a Giveaway!

Get 20% off in my etsy shop all week with the coupon code VIRTUALOPENHOUSE

Freebies with orders each day!

Today's Giveaway:

Artwork Pendant:  Van Gogh

This pendant was made with a glass tile and a miniature image of the artwork of Van Gogh.  It's 7/8" square.  Find all of my Artwork Pendants in my online shop.

To Enter to Win this Pendant:

Simply leave a comment below!  If you don't have an account, you can leave your comment anonymously.  Just make sure to leave your email so that I can get a hold of you!

Get extra entries for doing any of the following.  For each item you complete, leave a separate comment:

• Get a chance for joining my facebook page.  If you are already a fan, just leave a comment saying that.
• Tweet about this giveaway.  Please make sure to include a link to this website.  Here's an example tweet you could use:  I just entered to win the giveaway from @BBBellezza at http://www.BBBellezza.com There's a new giveaway each day this week!
• Share on your facebook wall.  You can use the same example from above or write whatever you want.  
• Join my newsletter, or leave a comment letting me know that you already are a subscriber.  (Make sure you're leaving the same email address that you are subscribed with.)
• Note:  if you need help commenting or aren't technological, just email me and I'll leave your comment for you!

That's 6 total chances!  Winner will be chosen around 8:00 am Eastern tomorrow (Saturday) morning!

Also, I'll send along a freebie with each purchase today!  Today's freebie is a scrabble tile pendant - I'll choose a random pendant to send along with your purchase.

To get the freebie, just make a purchase today in my online shop using the coupon code VIRTUALOPENHOUSE.  You'll get 20% off and a free scrabble tile pendant!

TOMORROW the Grand prize will be listed.  Everyone who has commented thus far, made a purchase or who comments on tomorrow's post will be entered to win!  

Update:  Winner has been chosen and comments have been closed!  See the Grand Prize post for your last chance to win during Virtual Open House III!

Virtual Open House III - Day 4

Welcome to Day 4 of the Virtual Open House!

To find out all the details of what is going on here, see Day 1 of the Virtual Open House.

Each day there is a Giveaway!

Get 20% off in my etsy shop all week with the coupon code VIRTUALOPENHOUSE

Freebies with orders each day!

Today's Giveaway:

 

One of my brand new ornaments!

These ornaments are made with glass tiles and have a ribbon to use as an ornament.  They are 7/8" square.  You can use them as a pendant instead! 

Find all of my new ornaments listed in my online shop.

To Enter to Win this Cool Ornament:

Simply leave a comment below!  If you don't have an account, you can leave your comment anonymously.  Just make sure to leave your email so that I can get a hold of you!

Get extra entries for doing any of the following.  For each item you complete, leave a separate comment:

• Get a chance for joining my facebook page.  If you are already a fan, just leave a comment saying that.
• Tweet about this giveaway.  Please make sure to include a link to this website.  Here's an example tweet you could use:  I just entered to win the giveaway from @BBBellezza at http://www.BBBellezza.com There's a new giveaway each day this week!
• Share on your facebook wall.  You can use the same example from above or write whatever you want.  
• Join my newsletter, or leave a comment letting me know that you already are a subscriber.  (Make sure you're leaving the same email address that you are subscribed with.)
• Note:  if you need help commenting or aren't technological, just email me and I'll leave your comment for you!

That's 6 total chances!  Winner will be chosen around 8:00 am Eastern tomorrow (Friday) morning!

I'll send along a freebie with each purchase today!  Today's freebie is a heart glass tile pin!

To get the freebie, just make a purchase today using the coupon code VIRTUALOPENHOUSE.  You'll get 20% off and a free pin!

UPDATE:  We have a winner for this giveaway!  I'm giving away prizes all week, so click "home" above and find the latest giveaway to enter!

Wonderful Wednesday - Free Digial Scrapbook Kit Download!

It's Wonderful Wednesday!  

Today I have a fun freebie for you to download!

I used one of the quick pages to make the page above.  Then I added a blue ribbon from the kit across the bottom.

Click to download the free digital pack.

In this pack you get:

• 2 digital papers
• 4 page elements
• 2 quick pages

If you are interested in the My Memories Digital Scrapbook Suite software, I have a $10 off coupon code.  Plus after you purchase the software you get $10 to spend in their store.  Use code STMMMS70060 (cut and paste the code to make sure you get it right!)  You can get the software for just $29.97 with the code. 

Check in next week to get another great freebie pack!

Virtual Open House III Day 2

Welcome to the Virtual Open House III - Day 2

For more information about what's going on here this week, see yesterday's post.

First, the winner from yesterday's giveaway is Brenda! 

Congratulations!

Today's Giveaway:

Hardware Bracelet

Or

Hardware Necklace and Bracelet Tutorial

Winner gets to choose whether they would like a hardware bracelet or if they would prefer to learn to make one themselves.

To Enter:
Simply leave a comment below and indicate which you would prefer to win!  If you don't have an account, you can leave your comment anonymously.  Just make sure to leave your email so that I can get a hold of you!

Get extra entries for doing any of the following.  For each item you complete, leave a separate comment:

• Get a chance for joining my facebook page.  If you are already a fan, just leave a comment saying that.
• Tweet about this giveaway.  Please make sure to include a link to this website.  Here's an example tweet you could use:  I just entered to win the giveaway from @BBBellezza at http://www.BBBellezza.com There's a new giveaway each day this week!
• Share on your facebook wall.  You can use the same example from above.  
• Join my newsletter, or leave a comment letting me know that you already are a subscriber.  (Make sure you're leaving the same email address that you are subscribed with.)
• NOTE:  if you are not internet savvy, just email me and I'll put your comment up for you!  Don't stress! 

Winner will be chosen tomorrow morning around 8:00 am Eastern or so!

FREEBIE:

Get this freebie with any purchase from my online shop today:

Free cord of your choice!  Choose black, white, natural, dark brown or pink in the length of your choice.  (If you don't make a choice, you'll receive 18" black cord.)  Just leave a note when you're checking out of your preference.

Discount:

Don't forget to use this coupon code to get 20% off in my online shop all week VIRTUALOPENHOUSE

Click on "coupon code" and enter the code when checking out.

Good luck!

(Note:  discount and freebies are for my online etsy shop only.  If you wish to purchase a tutorial with the discount, please purchase from my etsy shop and put the discount code in there.) 

UPDATE:  Comments are now closed for this giveaway, but giveaways are happening every day this week 10/31/2010 - 11-6-11!

Welcome to B.B. Bellezza Virtual Open House III

Welcome!

Hi!  Welcome to the home of B.B. Bellezza and the Virtual Open House!

If you would like to learn more about me and how I got started, you can find that information on the about page.

I make green handcrafted jewelry, rag dolls and digital tutorials.  Digital tutorials, which I sell, are on my tutorials page (or this week to get a discount, make sure to purchase them from my etsy shop green tutorials section and use the coupon code below.)

For free tutorials, head over to my free tutorials page.  

I believe strongly in preserving the Earth, and regularly post tips for greener living and how to reuse or recycle certain items, on my blog.  My tutorials are all about reusing items usually, too.

Virtual Open House

If you have been to either of the previous Virtual Open Houses here, this one is a little different!  Usually it's one crazy frenzy of a night.  This time, it's for the entire week!

10/31/11 - 11/6/11 

How it works:

Starting today, there will be a giveaway right here every day.  To enter to win, just leave a comment and make sure I have a way to get a hold of you if you win! (Click on comment below the individual blog post with the giveaway and then write your comment.  If you don't have an account to log in with, just leave your comment anonymously and make sure to include your email address.)

You just have one day to enter to win each giveaway because the following morning, I will announce the winner and list another giveaway!

Get extra chances to win by tweeting about the giveaway with a link, joining my facebook page, or for sharing on your facebook wall.

Every day I'll be giving away a different freebie with any purchase from my online shop - I'll let you know what the freebie is each morning.

All week long you get 20% off in my online shop!!  Just use the code VIRTUALOPENHOUSE when checking out to take advantage of the deal!

Any questions along the way, email me, tweet me or leave me a comment on facebook and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. 

I think this is going to be more fun and give more people a chance to win!  Plus, there are all kinds of freebies for anyone to get!

Here we go....

Monday, Day 1 Giveaway

Hardware Earrings

OR

Hardware Earrings with Bead Tutorial

Winner chooses whether they would like the earrings or an eBook tutorial to learn how to make the earrings themselves.

To Enter:

Simply leave a comment below and indicate which you would prefer to win!  If you don't have an account, you can leave your comment anonymously.  Just make sure to leave your email so that I can get a hold of you!

Get extra entries for doing any of the following.  For each item you complete, leave a separate comment:

• Get a chance for joining my facebook page.  If you are already a fan, just leave a comment saying that.
• Tweet about this giveaway.  Please make sure to include a link to this website.  Here's an example tweet you could use:  I just entered to win the giveaway from @BBBellezza at http://www.BBBellezza.com There's a new giveaway each day this week!
• Share on your facebook wall.  You can use the same example from above.  
• Join my newsletter, or leave a comment letting me know that you already are a subscriber.  (Make sure you're leaving the same email address that you are subscribed with.)

That's 6 total chances!  Winner will be chosen tomorrow morning!

Freebie!

Free with any purchase today is:

Scrabble Tile Magnet (Magnets will vary depending upon my supply.)

To get this freebie, make a purchase in my online shop any time between now and tomorrow morning.  (Tomorrow a new freebie will be announced.)  Everyone who makes a purchase gets this freebie!

Don't forget, get 20% off in my shop the entire week, too!  Use code VIRTUALOPENHOUSE when checking out.  (click on coupon code and enter the code)

Good Luck!

UPDATE:  This giveaway and Day 1 are now closed!  Congratulations to Brenda! 


The fun continues all week!!


Tuesday, Day 2 Giveaway and Freebie
Wednesday Day 3 Giveaway and Freebie
Thursday, Day 4 Giveaway and Freebie
Friday, Day 5 Giveaway and Freebie
Saturday, Day 6 Giveaway and Freebie

Count Down to the Virtual Open House!

Just a friendly reminder that the B.B. Bellezza Virtual Open House is coming up in JUST 2 DAYS!  I've updated the Virtual Open House post with more information about what to expect.  (Plus, how to get a better discount and enter for door prizes without even being at the Virtual Open House!)  

See Wednesday evening!

Charm Bracelet Sale

If you're local to Lancaster, PA, you're in luck!  I just marked all of my charm bracelets down 50%!  I'm phasing them out, so this could be your last chance to get one of my charm bracelets.  

I've also added items to the "sale bin."

They are in my booth at BUiLDiNG CHARACTER 342 N. Queen Street, Rear Warehouses, Lancaster, PA

This weekend, 25% of all purchase from my stand (Fri, Sat and Sun) will be donated to KPets.

February 2010 Newsletter

February 2010 Newsletter

RECYCLE:

I found a great way to use up newspapers and make them into something really sweet and pretty:
Make sure to check out my blog for tips and tutorials regularly.

VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT GUIDE:

Valentine's Day is sneaking up on us! Get your sweetie something special while also helping out the planet! B.B. Bellezza has lots of eco-friendly jewelry and gifts that are also inexpensive and nice to the planet that your honey is sure to love!

Button Bouquets made with upcycled buttons. Bonus: They Never Die!

Keep your office cheery with bottle cap magnet sets! Perfect for dull filing cabinets or the fridge, I created these using strong magnets that will hold up a lot!

Customized Glass Tile Pendants make fabulous thoughtful gifts. (Act quickly, though, to get them in time for Valentine's Day!) These Initial Pendants come in a sweet gift tin.

Contact me to order, or see my Etsy Shop listing.

Other sweet Valentine's Day Gifts: (Click on photo for Etsy listings. To purchase in person at my Building Character Booth, please contact me to order BBBellezza@comcast.net )



Of course, don't forget all my other jewelry including Scrabble Tile Pendants, Earrings and much more in my online shop and in person shops.

FEBRUARY EVENTS:

February 5, 2009 6 pm – 9 pm

First Friday in downtown Lancaster

Building Character, 342 N. Queen St., Rear Warehouses, Lancaster, PA 17603

*Come out to my stand and make a purchase of $15 or more and receive a free Valentine’s Day Zine!

February 10^th 11 am – 2 pm

February 11^th 11 am – 2 pm

February 12^th 11 am – 7 pm

Saturday 13^th 11 am – 3 pm

Hugs & Kisses

Studio B – 39A E. Philadelphia Avenue, Boyertown, PA 19512

February 19, 2010 7 pm – 9 pm

Ladies Night Out

Live music – Facials – Massages – Special Sales – Dessert Bar – Wine Tasting

Building Character, 342 N. Queen St., Rear Warehouses, Lancaster, PA 17603

SPECIALS:

Valentine’s Day Zine

Now until February 14, 2010, make any purchase of $15 or more in my Etsy Store and get a free Valentine’s Day Zine; just put “VD Zine” in the notes to seller.

OR in person, make a $15 purchase or more at B.B. Bellezza at Building Character on First Friday, Friday 5, 2010 and get a free zine

Zine is also available for purchase at Building Character and in my Etsy Shop

DISCOUNT CODE:

To get the monthly discount code, subscriber to my email newsletter or become a facebook fan (see the right bar ->)

WINNER:

The winner of this month's giveaway of the Gettysburg Cross Pendant is Michele Thomas Stahl! Congrats!

Next Month:

Win a pair of Crystal Chandelier earrings.

Just sign up for my email newsletter or be a fan of B.B. Bellezza on facebook. (or do both and get 2 chances to win!)

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! Remember, it's all about love, so tell everyone that you love how much they mean to you!

January 2010 Newsletter

Happy New Year!!!

Recycling Tip:

Make your New Year's Eve party more recycle-friendly. Check out this article from 1800recycling.com with lots of tips.

New items:

I have added another original photography scrabble tile pendant to my Etsy Shop. (and even more are on the way!) This one, "Wood Street", was taken in Centralia, Pennsylvania, a ghost town with an underground mine fire that has been burning for years. (Actually, you can get a copy of the Outta the Way zine all about Centralia.) This is the street sign for Wood Street and is probably the most unique and cool street signs I have ever seen.

There are also more cord choices listed in the Mix and Match Pendant Section of my Etsy Shop.
Brown Cotton Cord, Natural Cotton Cord, Off-White Cotton Cord, Black Cotton Cord, Black Satin Cord and Ball Chain. (Ribbon Cords will be added soon, as well as pink cotton cord)

And don't forget about the Glass Tile Tutorial I have listed. You can make your own personalized Valentine's Day present. (And the recipient would LOVE it!)

Discount:

This discount is available only to my email newsletter subscribers and facebook fans. Usually the discount is available in my Etsy Shop, but occasionally I will make it also available at my brick and mortar shop at BUiLDiNG CHARACTER. This month is for my Etsy Shop only.

To get the discount, join my email newsletter or become on fan on facebook. (see to the right)

Giveaway:

To make things go a little smoother for me, here are the giveaway rules for this month forward:

1. In order to enter, you just must be an email newsletter subscriber or facebook fan. If you are both, you are entered twice automatically. You do not need to do anything else to enter.
2. To win, you must either have a mailing address in the United States or be willing to pay the shipping to receive the giveaway item if you are not in the U.S.A. If the winner does not have a U.S.A. mailing address and is not willing to pay shipping, a new winner will be picked.
3. I will pick the winner sometime at the beginning of the month and email the winner (or send an email through facebook.) The winner will be chosen with the random number generator at Random.org. (I count the numbers this way: email subscribers are the first numbers and facebook fans are after. It is arranged by order that you signed up.)
   
4. The winner has 3 days to claim their prize by responding to the message I send. The winner should respond with their mailing address. (If I am giving away a customizable or choice of items, they should also respond with their choice, again, within 3 days of my email.)
5. If I do not receive a response within 3 days, I will pick a new winner who will have 3 days to respond. If that person doesn't respond, there will be no winner for the month.
   
6. I will send out the prize within 2 days of their response. (Custom items may take a couple extra days.)

Whew!!!!

This month's giveaway is:
Gettysburg Cross, An Original Photography Scrabble Pendant (which will come with a ball chain)

This is a brand new item that isn't even available to the public as of right now! It is a photo of a monument at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

(Remember, to join the giveaway, make sure you sign up for my email newsletter or fan B.B. Bellezza on facebook.)

Sales:

I have placed many items on sale in my Etsy Shop, here are a few examples:

Bluebird of Happiness Charm Bracelet
Originally $50, now only $30

Amore Mio Charm Necklace
Originally $25, now only $15
(would make a great Valentine's gift!)

Buttons Charm Bracelet
Originally $30, now only $18

Wine Lover's Charm Bracelet
Now only $30

For all sale items, search for "sale" in my shop, or click here.

Open House - Details

Booth at Building Character, originally uploaded by B.B. Bellezza.

Hi Everyone!

I just wanted to do a reminder with some details about upcoming B.B. Bellezza Open House at Building Character!

What: Open House

I will have a discussion about my work, my inspiration and how I got started and I will be showing my newest pieces.

There will be door prizes, discounts and snacks!

A portion of the proceeds will benefit Lancaster Buy Fresh Buy Local.

There will be surprise discounts to the first 50 people!

When: Saturday, July 11, 2009 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Where: Building Character
342 North Queen Street, Rear
Lancaster, PA

From Queen Street, you walk back an archway, where you will see a sign for Building Character.
There is some parking available behind Building Character. To access the parking lot, turn down Market St. (which is really an alley) from Lemon St. or Walnut St.

Building Character consists of 2 warehouses. The event is taking place in the second warehouse you come to from Queen Street. You will see everything set up when you come in. (But feel free to browse the entire place! There are a lot of great vendors and also very unique architectural salvage pieces that you can't find anywhere else!)

And, as a special added bonus, I think there will be some live music as well! :)

Please feel free to contact me with any questions at all prior to the Open House or bring any questions you have about me or what I do with you to the Open House.

Hope to see you there!!

Announcement: Open House!

On Saturday, July 11, 2009, 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., B.B. Bellezza will host an Open House at BUiLDiNG CHARACTER!

Please join me to learn about how I got started, my process and my jewelry.

There will be door prizes (my jewelry!), discounts, free food and new products!

A percentage of the proceeds will benefit Lancaster Buy Fresh, Buy Local

(and if you can't make it to Lancaster on that day, a virtual open house will be held on Sunday, July 19, 2009 right here on the blog.)