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A giveaway to celebrate my win!

  • 13 August 2010 4:49 am

I’m going to apologise now for the following excessive use of exclamation marks.

I won the makers-online competition with my upcycled morrisons plastic carrier bag crocheted necklace!!!!!

 

Really, honestly, still can’t believe it but its true!!

Rachelle Strauss of myzerowaste choose the winner and said:

  “Firstly, Jane used up carrier bags and these are one of my personal bug bears; so turning them into something more palatable and keeping them from becoming litter gets my vote!

 
 
 

Secondly; all the other materials that made her beautiful creation were old charity shop finds and she even used parts of an old chandelier; which is *so* innovative.
Third; her final creation is stunning. Definitely something I would wear myself and who would ever guess what it was made from? It proves that upcycled items can be stylish and chic and it isn’t all about kids junk modelling projects.”

 

 

Some of the entries were really stunning so I am unbelievably flattered to have won!

So, I thought in honour of this great occasion I would host my first giveaway!  If you would like to win this necklace all you have to do is leave a comment with an email address so I can let you know if your the winner, and pop by occasionally to read my ramblings, see what I’m working on and leave the odd comment as they are so, so important.  As much as I love my boys and OH, how can I put it, your comments are more, informative and welcome!

 

I’ll leave it open till Monday 6th September, the last day before the boys go back to school and they can pick the winner!  Well, thats all I think, I’m off to do a bit more screaming…

Jane x

35 Comments

  1. Julie - August 13, 2010 at 5:51 am

    Well done matey. It really deserves to be a winner and spend that money on something special for YOU !!!! Hope its me who wins the prize. I am your bessy Mate after all. XXXX

  2. wirralgirl - August 13, 2010 at 6:16 am

    Your recycled necklace is such a worthy winner , well done. Here’s hopeing I get to wear it!!

  3. anka - August 13, 2010 at 6:21 am

    Congratulations, your work is beautiful! Done screaming you happy lungs out? I think I can hear you all the way to Romania :)

  4. Carina - August 13, 2010 at 8:55 am

    Congratulations on winning the upcycle challenge. Hope you’re going to spend the money on yourself! Have a good weekend!

  5. bagladee - August 13, 2010 at 8:56 am

    Congratulations Jane on winning…..I def think your necklace was the best contender!! Beautiful, well done :) xx

  6. Stephanie - August 13, 2010 at 9:01 am

    Congratulations – the necklace is wonderful – well done you :)

  7. Sue - August 13, 2010 at 10:47 am

    Congratulations on your win Jane, this is the first time I’ve managed to get on your website and I’m amazed at what you do and especially amazed at the fact that this was made from a carrier bag. . . genious!! Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more, :-)

  8. fraggierocks - August 13, 2010 at 12:12 pm

    Well done again it defo was a worthy winner and it is a stunning necklace, very original! :)

  9. Rachel - August 14, 2010 at 5:06 am

    Well done Jane,
    What a great idea!! :-) ) Hope you get yourself something fab!!

  10. Rachel L - August 15, 2010 at 12:32 pm

    Congratulations Jane! It was such a brilliant idea, it deserved to win!
    R xx

  11. Sarah B - August 17, 2010 at 9:56 am

    Hey! Saw your post on folksy!

    It’s a lovely necklace, and such a great, resourceful idea! I would love to win that!

  12. Cathy Wheeler - August 17, 2010 at 10:57 am

    What a wonderful idea – and a beautiful necklace! Congratulation!!!

  13. Kerry - August 18, 2010 at 10:43 am

    Hiya, I really want to put a pic of this in the next issue of Popular Crafts, could you e-mail me one over before the weekend please? Ta x

  14. Julie Booth - August 23, 2010 at 1:19 pm

    It really is fantastic, and I agree wholeheartedly with the judges comments!

  15. Teresa - August 25, 2010 at 2:56 am

    Hi, i’ve popped over from My Zero Waste. I love what you’re making and that you make it with recycled materials – a cause close to my heart. Truely a deserving winner. I’ll definitely be calling in again.
    Teresa x

  16. laura jones - August 27, 2010 at 8:12 am

    well done i can quite see why you won i would love to win

  17. Julie - August 27, 2010 at 11:22 am

    I just love this gorgeous prize, and will come back and read you again. Thanks for the chance and tell your boys to pick me!
    jhbalvin at gmail dot com

  18. Audrey - August 27, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    Wow, that is amazing. So pretty and so awesome, especially since it’s made from recycled stuff. Congrats!

  19. AmeliaDesign - August 27, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    Oh congrats on the Make win! That is awesome! I love the necklace and it’s so pretty. :)

    ameliab555[at]gmail[dot]com

  20. Vicki S - August 27, 2010 at 5:48 pm

    Congrats, it’s lovely!

    sswpss at yahoo dot com

  21. Sarah Tennyson - August 27, 2010 at 6:36 pm

    congrats on the win it is such a lovely peice

  22. Catherine - August 27, 2010 at 6:48 pm

    Just Beautiful!!!

  23. Cindy - August 28, 2010 at 2:15 am

    the necklace is really fashionable, no one would be able to tell it was made from recycled materials! as an avid treehugger, i think it’s wonderful!

  24. Marci - August 28, 2010 at 9:48 am

    So fun! Thank you for the chance!

  25. Sara - August 28, 2010 at 10:44 am

    You are a very worthy winner – so congrats! And that necklace is beautiful too!

  26. liz - August 29, 2010 at 3:43 am

    What a great giveaway :) I would like to participate in it.
    It is so lovely :)

    Contact me dear :)
    liz_crowny@yahoo.com
    pintaliztiirene.blogspot.com

    thankies for helding this sweet giveaway and have a perfect day :)

  27. Stephanie - August 29, 2010 at 5:47 am

    Beautiful necklace and wonderful blog!

  28. ashley - August 29, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    Woah! This is just darling!
    So elegant and resourceful! <3

  29. Angelee - August 30, 2010 at 5:28 pm

    What a beautiful necklace… Hope I get to wear it :)

  30. Alexandra - August 30, 2010 at 5:29 pm

    Wow. That necklace is so gorgeous and creative! Well done! :)

    (Visuallyalex@gmail.com)

  31. Jmescia - August 30, 2010 at 7:03 pm

    Congrats, you did an amazing job. I love anything that’s Crocheted.

  32. Izabela - August 31, 2010 at 6:33 am

    this is so deserved your win, I couldn’t even try to compete with such an innovative creation – the idea of using old chandelier bits grown in my head too, they make such a pretty addition

    good luck to the winner

    x

  33. Lyudmila - August 31, 2010 at 12:45 pm

    Cts! You are lucky!

  34. Heidi Kratzke - August 31, 2010 at 8:57 pm

    Congratulations! Great work! I love the giveaway necklace… very artistic!

  35. Meg Wilkerson - September 4, 2010 at 9:40 pm

    OH MY GOSH! I just need this! So creative and soooooo stinkin’ cute. :) Really talented….I would be honored! meg.wilkerson@yahoo.com

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