ANOTHER GIVEAWAY!!!!!

Would you like to win this set of 4 beautiful hand pyrographed cards made by me?

Check out this amazing giveaway by http://www.simplyshopandsave.ca/

Thank you very much to Marg at Simply Shop and Save for reviewing my products and putting together this wonderful giveaway!

http://www.simplyshopandsave.ca/2012/04/23/bk-inspired-pyrographed-celtic-deer-cards-giveaway/

Scavenger Hunt Starts Today!!!

Ok, this is what we've all been waiting for...the start of the HUNT!

Here's where you begin:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/96395906/pcf-team-spring-track-flip-flop

Good luck and have fun!!

PCF Team Scavenger Hunt

IT STARTS TOMORROW!!!!!!!

Tomorrow morning the PCFTeam Scavenger Hunt will begin!!  I will give you a starting point and then you are to find a flipflop image in 40 shops by following the links provided.  Once you're done submit your list of shops, in the correct order, and you have a chance to win 1 of 8 prizes worth $50+!!!

A longer explanation of the hunt is below, how to earn extra entries, AND instructions on how you can be entered to win a prize worth over $400!!   Read on....

The PCF Team on Etsy is having a great event for April! It is called the Spring Tracks Flip Flop Scavenger Hunt! There will be 40 shops, and all will have a hidden picture that you will have to "hunt" through their shop items for! Each shop has donated a prize worth at least a $10 value; that is a total of $400 plus in prizes...woohoo!!! There will be a total of 8 prize packs given out (winners will be chosen at random, based upon number of entries they have)...each prize pack will consist of 5 prizes..so each winner will get a prize pack of at least an incredible $50 value..how about that? The contest will begin at 12:00 noon EST on April 17th, and will run for one week; all entries must be submitted by midnight April 24th.

To enter, you have to go to a directed starting point (that will be given the day before the event), and then follow the links to the next shop...every time you find the hidden picture, that item description will give you a link to the next shop. As you go through the shops, make a list of all shops, in the order you are given them. At the very last shop, you will be given an email address; you will send the completed list to this address. If anything is incorrect, you will be notified, and given a chance to re-do the hunt to get it all right! :)

Everyone who sends a complete shop list, in the correct order, will receive one entry to win a prize pack. If you "fave" the shops as you go through (you have to fave every single shop..this means having an Etsy account, and adding each one of the 40 shops to your "favorite shops" list..simply click on the tab to the left that says ♥add to favorites), then you get another entry. If you "fave" one item from each shop as you go through (again,  you have to fave an item from every single shop...to do this...when you have a single item from a shop pulled up..look to the right, and click the ♥icon that says "favorite"), then you will get a third entry. If you share the shops' item (again, this means one item from each of the 40 shops..to do this, simply look to the right when you have an item from a shop open...and click on the FB like button, or the Tweet button, and follow the steps to share the item) on your Facebook or Twitter account (you must send Nichole Kidd (Ciara & Company Bowtique)www.CiaraCompanyBowtique.etsy.com the link(s) where you shared the items,  so she can verify you have done so)...you can also gain 1-2 more entries to win a prize pack! If you blog about the team event, and send Nichole (info above) a link to the blog post, you will get 5 extra entries! So, you have the opportunity to receive a total of 10 entries to win a prize pack in total!

In addition,  1 surprise random drawing prize pack! The winner of this pack, will only be chosen amongst those who make purchases from one or more of the 40 shops. To be included, purchases must be a $10.00 minimum, before using any coupon codes that the shop(s) have listed...it can be less than $10 after coupons! :) You will get 1 entry for the surpise prize pack, for each dollar you spend...money spent at different shops will be combined for your total entry points. Please send all transaction links to Nichole (info above) for validation of purchases!

Winners will be chosen on April 25th! :) They will be announced on Nichole's blog, on the PCF Team blog, on other member's blogs, on the PCF Team Etsy Group, and on the PCF Team Facebook page! You can join us on Facebook to keep up to date on this event, plus all of our ever-so-cool upcoming events...we always have something in the works! :) Our PCF Team Facebook page can be located at:https://www.facebook.com/#!/pcfteam

You can also see pics of all the donated prizes for this event on the FB page..so go check it out...you will see for yourself, we are talking some great loot here for the 8 winners of this event! (Surpise Prize Pack pics will not be shown..it is a surprise, lol..but most fabulous indeed)!

If you love this event, let us know...we are thinking of doing them often..let us know you want us to! :)

Good luck, and we hope to see you there!

This event will be happening very soon!!!  It's so exciting!!

Once everything has been arranged I will share the details here and on Facebook and Twitter!

The Liebster Award!

Yesterday I was awarded the Liebster Award!

The what??  


Yeah, that's what I said too.  I had never heard of it before yesterday.  And after doing a tiny little bit of research it seems that the origin of the award is very unclear.  This is what I found:


'Liebster' means 'favorite' or 'dearest' in German. This award, which originated in Germany, recognizes up and coming bloggers with less than 200 followers. 

In accepting the award, the recipient agrees to: 

Thank the person that gave the award and link back to their blog.

Copy and paste the award to your blog

Reveal the 5 blogs you have chosen to award and let them know by commenting on their blog.

Hope they pay it forward by accepting and awarding it to bloggers they would like to honor.

Not a lot of explanation but the idea is simple and straight forward enough.

I think it's another way to connect the blogging world and its bloggers, with the emphasis being on the smaller, lesser known blogs getting a little more exposure.


Since I am blogging about it, it would be safe to assume that I have accepted the award and will then of course thank the person who passed it on to me:

Thank you Heather from http://fruitfuldelightsonetsy.blogspot.ca/
Check out her etsy shop as well, she sells yummy jams and spreads:  http://www.etsy.com/shop/FruitfulDelights




Here are the five bloggers I have passed the award on to:

Nichole at  http://ciaraandcompanybowtique.blogspot.ca/

Marsha at  http://bagsbyhags.blogspot.ca/

Bee at  http://thefuzzybuzzybee.blogspot.ca/

Anne Marie at  http://moanasuniquedesigns.blogspot.ca/

Coral at  http://toppytoppyknits.blogspot.ca/

Please take a few minutes to explore and enjoy each of these blogs.  These are some hard working women and they have some wonderful things to share.

Ready Set Jump!

Happy Etsyversary!!!

Ok, so my actual 1 year anniversary is tomorrow but I wanted to make sure I got this promotion out the day before!!

In honour of my first year on Etsy, and having such wonderful customers, I am sharing my celebration with you and offering a

FREE GIFT

with every purchase made from

Saturday, April 7th to Saturday, April 21st!!

Thank you very much for being the amazing customers you are and for allowing me to learn as I go while creating this new venture of mine!!

Remember to check the shop often over the next couple of weeks as I will be adding new items!!!  Some are perfect for Mother's Day.  And what better way to show how special your Mom is to you than to present her with a unique one-of-a-kind gift!

Time for a nap

My DAD is in a new movie!!!

I have to share this with you!!

My Dad, who's been acting on stage for several years, has recently started acting in small indie films.  The first one was Sherlock Holmes and he played Dr. Watson.  This time he is Van Helsing in "The Terror of Dracula".

The movie is based more on the original story by Brahm Stoker rather than the more recent adaptations of Dracula.

I've only seen the trailer so far but it looks so good!  Especially for an independent film!!

Please take couple of minutes to browse the movie's website:
newdraculamovie.com/
Watch the trailer:
www.scifitalk.com/2012/03/23/terror-of-dracula/
And listen to the podcast (you'll need 30 minutes for this):
www.scifitalk.com/2012/04/01/terror-of-dracula-podcast/

I am so excited, it's even going to be in a movie theatre for a week at the end of April!  So cool!!

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!!!

Hey there everyone! Do you want to win some amazing prizes?
If so, keep reading..


we have over $800 in prizes during this event...8 prize packs will be awarded to hunters at a value of at least $50 each, and 1 super duper prize pack with prizes from all 40 shops in the hunt will be given to the person who spends the most money at PCF team shops during this week-long event; this is valued at over $400! Read on for details........

The PCF Team on Etsy is having a great event for April! It is called the Spring Tracks Flip Flop Scavenger Hunt! There will be 40 shops, and all will have a hidden picture that you will have to "hunt" through their shop items for! Each shop has donated a prize worth at least a $10 value; that is a total of $400 plus in prizes...woohoo!!! There will be a total of 8 prize packs given out (winners will be chosen at random, based upon number of entries correct and complete entries we have)...each prize pack will consist of 5 prizes..so each winner will get a prize pack of at least an incredible $50 value..how about that? The contest will begin at 12:00 noon EST on April 17th, and will run for one week; all entries must be submitted by midnight April 24th.

********************HOW TO ENTER*******************

You have to go to a directed starting point (that will be given the day of the event- you will find the location of that shop listed at www.CiaraCompanyBowtique.etsy.com) precisely at noon EST on the morning of April 17th..... then follow the links to the next shop...every time you find the hidden picture, that item description will give you a link to the next shop. As you go through the shops, make a list of all shops, in the order you are given them. At the very last shop, you will be given an email address; you will send the completed list to this address. If anything is incorrect, you will be notified, and given a chance to re-do the hunt to get it all right! :)

***********WANT MORE CHANCES TO WIN?**************

READ ON!!!

Everyone who sends a complete shop list, in the correct order, will receive one entry to win a prize pack. 

If you "FAVE" the shops as you go through (you have to fave every single shop..this means having an Etsy account, and adding each one of the 40 shops to your "favorite shops" list..simply click on the tab to the left that says ♥add to favorites), then you get another entry.

If you "FAVE" one item from each shop as you go through (again, you have to fave an item from every single shop...to do this...when you have a single item from a shop pulled up..look to the right, and click the ♥icon that says "favorite"), then you will get a third entry.

If you SHARE the shops' item (again, this means one item from each of the 40 shops..to do this, simply look to the right when you have an item from a shop open...and click on the FB like button, or the Tweet button, and follow the steps to share the item) on your Facebook or Twitter account (you must send Nichole Kidd (Ciara & Company Bowtique) www.CiaraCompanyBowtique.etsy.com the link(s) where you shared the items, so she can verify you have done so)...you can also gain 1-2 more entries to win a prize pack!

If you BLOG about the team event, and send Nichole (info above) a link to the blog post, you will get 5 extra entries!

So, you have the opportunity to receive a total of 10 entries in total to win a prize pack!

****SUPER DUPER PRIZE PACK DETAILS*****

$400 VALUE AT MINIMUM

In addition, all shops are donating another prize...all 40 of these prizes will be combined into one HUGE prize pack. This pack will be valued at a minimum of $400!!! The winner of this super duper prize pack, will be the one person who spends the most cumulative amount of money shopping at PCF team shops during this week-long event...it can be from the 40 shops listed in the event, or any other PCF Team shop..all PCF shop purchases will be combined for a grand total! Please send transaction links of all purchases to Nichole at kidd.robin [!at] ymail.com ...thanks! Purchases not submitted will not be counted! You will get 1 entry for the surpise prize pack, for each dollar you spend...money spent at different shops will be combined for your total entry points. 

Winners will be chosen on April 25th! :) 

They will be announced on Nichole's blog at:

 http://ciaraandcompanybowtique.blogspot.com/ , 

on the PCF Team blog at:

http://pcfteam.blogspot.ca/2012/03/pcf-team-spring-promotion-event.html , 

on this and other member's blogs, 
on the PCF Team Etsy Group:

http://www.etsy.com/teams/10036/promoting-creative-friends, 

and on the PCF Team Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pcfteam

You can join us on Facebook to keep up to date on this event, plus all of our ever-so-cool upcoming events...we always have something in the works! : ) 

All prize packs will be featured on the team FB page by April 16th!
..so go check it out...you will see for yourself, we are talking some great loot here for the 8 winners of this event! (Surpise Prize Pack pics will not be shown..it is a surprise, lol..but most fabulous indeed)! 

If you love this event, let us know...we are thinking of doing them often..let us know you want us to! :)

Good luck, and tell everyone you know about this amazing event!!! 

And if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask me!  Have fun!!