Dandy Dandelion Giveaway
These Dandy Dandelions are made mostly of vintage sequins from the 1920's - 1950's, the last of their kind, of intense colors no longer made. Some of the sequins were imported from Japan, some from France, others from Belgium. These vintage sequins represent an era forever gone.
I named them *dandelions* because their structure is similar to a dandelion flower. Dandy Dandelions are based on high density foam balls. Each sequin is attached with a stainless steel pin capped by beads.
These Dandy Dandelions were inspired by my aunt to who is the goddess at creating these things. The four that you see here were created lovingly and meticulously by yours truly. To make a long story short, the Dandy Dandelion venture was a grand idea that did not materialize. However, these prototypes are too pretty to keep hidden away, so I am sharing three of them with you.
If you like these Dandy Dandelions and want one, well, what do you have to do? Let's talk about resolutions. What are your top three? Add a comment to this post with your top 3 resolutions and your name will be entered in the giveaway. Three winners will be selected at random using Random.org's Random Integer Generator.
The first name drawn will receive Martha Stewart:
The second, Sunset at Ocean Beach:
And the third, Mojo:
Entries will be accepted until the evening of December 25th, at 8pm PST and the winners will be announced the following morning.
Good luck!
{ More Dandy Dandelion photos HERE. }
Comments: { Add your own }
1. Read more books (self-help books don't count)!!
2. Learn how to cook real food (no microwave recipes).
3. Become fluent in PHP, MySQL and land a job as a programmer (web developer), preferably at either Gap Headquarters down the street, Chronicle Books, or SFGate.com.
1) Train up to Walk the Milford Track in New Zealand next October
2) Be kind to my body by eating the right food
3) Learn how to sew properly with my fancy new machine
they are SO colorful! exactly my taste :)) i love the color combinations and the design...
oh, i love these! they are so beautiful. haven't really thought about resolutions yet, but here are some off the top of my head:
1. finally lose the baby weight!
2. launch my new product line that i've had swirling in my head.
3. spend more time with the kids and less time working.
1) Take advantage of more of the things L.A. has to offer, like cultural events etc., instead of hearing about them after the fact and thinking "I would have liked that."
2) Get myself to Paris before the end of the year.
3) Find a bigger, better apartment that's closer to work.
yay! thanks so much for sending me the link...they're beautiful!!!
1.find a better apartment with more windows for me to daydream from
2.be nice to josh and be thankful for all he does for me.
3.dont give up on the whole "run a half marathon" idea
they are stunning!!!
1-trying to get my body back from before my pregnancy
2-cooking more often and with more variety
3-finally tidy the front room and make that studio for myself
Love them! :]
1. Re-read the classics.
2. Go on a road trip
3. Get closer to my little sister.
You did a great job! I can't wait to hear who wins! :]
Those are so fantastic! I luv em!
1. call my friends more.
2. get organized.
3. eat more cupcakes.
1. Play with my cats more
2. Stick to my budget!
3. Send birthday cards to my whole family
1. Eat less food after 7pm.
2. Go to bed by 10:30 pm.
3. Never ignore the generous impulse.
hello there!
ahem, my three:
1. i've already begun, but to live healthier. i have had to change my diet drastically bc i have severe acid reflux flare-ups. so, i have to eat better and cook more for myself (and my family too) and become more active.
2. be more productive artwise and continue to get myself 'out there'.
3. doing my best in raising my daughter who will be the big 5 in january.
♥
Oh what lovely dandelions!
Here are my 3...
1. read more books (I used to read 3-4 books a month but not so much the last two years, hoping to get back into reading!!)
2. exercise more!
3. take the trip that I missed in 2008...I'm thinking Ireland is finally in my plans :)
Those are amazing! You need to make more of them!
1-Lose some weight and tone up.
2-Be happier.
3-Get a new job.
love the dandelions!
1) continue treating my body as a temple
2) be loving to my husband
3) walk my dog
Oooh, lovely!
1) Treat myself better health-wise by eating better, exercising, getting decent sleep, etc.
2) Sew more of my own clothing, like I used to.
3) Find myself a better paying job that uses my intelligence and skills more effectively.
My resolutions always seem the same...
1. Exercise more
2. Be more spiritual/pray more
3. Develop a deeper relationship with my husband
Your dandelions are beautiful! It's too bad that you couldn't continue with this venture.
1. Cut up my credit cards.
2. Pay off more than the minimum balance on my credit card bills each month.
3. Channel my inner artist more frequently.
:)
I especially love the MoJo. :)
Top three resoultions:
1.Excercise more and eat healthy
2. start my own business
3. start building our house
Thanks!
Wow, Katrina... those are amazing!!
My resolutions:
1. Save as much money as possible so I can afford to buy the coffee shop at which I work (the owner offered it to me!).
2. Eat healthier, and less (unoriginal, but necessary).
3. Blog more. I miss it, and I know it's good for my mental health to process things.
These are lovely.
1- I vow to spend more time with my family.
2- I vow to try to be on time.
3- I vow to keep the weight off that I've lost.
1. clean out the garage
2. stick to a diet
3. pay credit cards down
3 resolutions:
Lose weight
Spend more time with my kids
Go on more "dates" with my husband
1. Lose the weight I've been carrying around for too long.
2. Take time to enjoy life's little pleasures.
3. Find ways to do good deeds for others randomly and anonymously.
These are absolutely gorgeous! I've never seen anything quite like them. Beautiful!
My top 3 resolutions are:
1. Get back on the treadmill regularly.
2. Be more positive when dealing with issues.
3. Plan a grocery budget and stick to it.
Thank you for the generous giveaway! Happy Holidays to you!
My top 3 resolutions are:
1: Fight harder against the pain and the disease I am fighting.
2: Spend quality time with my family!
3: Have more patience with those around me.
1. Find more quality time with my husband.
2. Watch my blood sugar more closely.
3. Dance like no one is watching; daily!
thanks for the opportunity!
My top 3 resolutions are:
1. Exercise regularly.
2. Have more patience with people who irritate me.
3. Plan a budget and stick to it.
BTW, the globes are beautiful.
How adorable are these????
Here are my resolutions:
1. Make more of a conscious effort to make healthy decisions.
2. Be wiser with my finances!
3. Learn something new...often.
My current top three are:
1 - be healthier, eat better and get more exercise
2 - finish my degree (I went back to college at 50)
3 - Have a totally clean house, all at one time, instead of working sections at a time
You do beautiful work, thanks for the contest.
They are soooo cute!!!!
Here are my resolutions:
1. Get a better job.
2. Dance more, laugh more, go more to the movies, (I know it's a lot, but they are the things that I love doing and haven't done in a looong time)
3. Take better care of myself.
I love your Dandelions!
Resolutions,
1)eat more healthy
2)use the treadmill consistently this year
3)Be more organized
Your Dandy Dandelions are absolutely beautiful.
My top three resolutions are:
1. Lose 30 lbs before March 15th - I'm taking a trip to Japan and I want to look my best.
2. Find a full time job - I have been out of work for 2 years.
3. Pay off all my current bills - totally $10,000 this year, which includes my car.
oooh - working at Gap - cool!!
those dandelions are lovely lovely. . . all three have me mesmerized. martha stewart - LOL:)
okay:
1-take a french class
2-budget my time better, to make crafting/artsy time a priority
3-ride the recumbent bike or do tae bo at LEAST three times a week.
and bonus:) - 4)rent a movie twice a month for at home date nights (and get bean a movie of her own to watch too)
1. consciously parent my three children better - enable them to see their mother in a more positive light; i.e., remember that i am the example that they see first,
2. remember to think of others first, especially since i sometimes don't know their innermost feelings about certain things, and
3. attempt to keep track of each and every book i read in the year 2009, since i tell myself every year that i'm going to do it the next, but always forget to do it, until i remember around april that i was supposed to have done it...oops.