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PDX Local: Paper Treasure + A Giveaway!

Even before I moved to Portland, I was a fan of local artist Jess McCloskey's line of revamped vintage jewelry, Paper Treasure.

Inspired by "shipwrecks and the prospect of sunken treasure", the entire line is created with vintage and antique pieces, broken and cast-off jewelry bits that she transforms into intriguing and unique new items.

And you lucky readers have a chance to win one of her loveliest lovelies, this one-of-a-kind Linden necklace!
Named after an actual shipwreck, it features a wealth of little treasures: a vintage brass oval locket with vintage beaded leaf charm, golden bead and antique purple glass bead.  It also has a little ship charm at the clasp and retails for $65.

Enter to win! Just leave a comment on this post noting your favorite item from the Paper Treasure shop. One winner will be chosen randomly and notified on June 3rd via email. One entry per person.

Paco + Lupe Giveaway!

I have a special giveaway for you lucky readers today, from Paco + Lupe!

You have a chance to win their beautiful, best-selling Wine Tasting Weekend bag! It's handmade and so pretty, plus it's the perfect size to be your everyday bag and comes equipped with pockets galore to organize all your goodies. It retails for $115 CAD (that's about $100 US!)

To win: Leave a comment on this post noting your favorite item from the Paco + Lupe shop. Entries are now closed, thank you!

• Entries will be accepted thru this Sunday, May 17th. One winner will be chosen randomly and notified on May 18th via email (so make sure you include your email address in the comment form!)
  
• One entry per person. Open to US and Canada residents only.

UPDATED May 18th- a random # was chosen and the winner has been selected- Congrats Mir!

Happy Earth Day!

Today is Earth Day! Have you entered the Cosa Verde & Modish Earth Day Giveaway yet?

It's filled with $1375 worth of eco-friendly handmade goodies, and 4 winners will be chosen this Sunday, April 26th! A pretty good way to celebrate living eco-consciously, hmm?

Cosa Verde & Modish Earth Day Giveaway!

Oh, I'm so excited to bring you a very special treat today! Earth Day is coming up on April 22nd and to celebrate, I've teamed up with Liz over at the beautiful handmade & eco-friendly marketplace, Cosa Verde, to bring you a special giveaway filled entirely with earth friendly goodies! Yay!

We're talking a whole heck of a lot of earth friendliness here- $1375 worth to be exact! Woah! And what's even better? At the end of giveaway, we'll be choosing 4 very lucky winners randomly to take home a share of all the incredible goods, worth almost $350 each!

Take a peek at all the wonderful goodies that you have a chance to win, 45 items donated by 39 talented artists:

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Flores Handbag from zelaya
Dandelion Necklace from Lulu Bug Jewelry
Little Birds Pillow from Chakra Pennywhistle
Tied Up Hat from Haute Andi
iPod case from Blythe King
Sea Urchin Earrings from BlackStar
Old Hippie Pillar Candle from Besem Natural Scents
Glass Earrings from tru-che
Modern Tote from Earth Cadets
Circle Fawn Necklace from Figs & Ginger
MamaGoToMarket Bag from BananaSaurus Rex
Origami Star Bracelet from Paperelle
Screenprinted Tote from Willywaw
Magnetic Locket from Olive Bites
Naturalist Necklace from pica pica jewelry

Sewing Pattern Tags from Copabananas
Organic Wrap from 2enju
Paper Earrings from papermode
Panel Painting from Dolan Geiman
Knit Mug Cozy from KnitStorm
Silkscreened Organic Tee from cloud9design
Bamboo & Cotton Knit Napkin Rings Set Tickled Pink Knits
Fairytale Hood from Sienna Orlando
Recycled Skateboard Necklace from 2ReVert
Laptop Case from Blythe King
Eco Laundry Soap from Eco Everyday
Hand-drilled Stone Beads from StoneMe
Organic Baby Hat from Natural Star
Clothespin Pouch from Pouch
Bicycle Chain Wall Art from Re-Bicycle

Panel Painting from Dolan Geiman
Your choice of 3 stationery downloads from up up creative
Circle Mountain Necklace from Figs & Ginger
Circle Bird Necklace from Figs & Ginger
Organic Kid's Hoodie from Kaya Now
Set of 4 Recycled Wine Bottle Glasses from Rewined Recycled Glassware
Set of Reusable Produce Bags from Kootsac
2 Fork Easels from DinnerTimeChimes
Strawberry Sweetheart Earrings from Sienna Orlando
Moss Pincushion from Ottoman
Garden Seed Set from Green Thing
Perfume Sampler Set from Illuminated Perfume
Cork Necklace from Olive Bites
Market Bag from Mary Zoom
Letterpress Numbers Poster from SweetBeets

ENTER TO WIN:

• We all know the "3 Rs" of Earth Day, right? Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Choose an item you love from any of the contributors above and note how it addresses one or more of those 3 Rs- then come back here and leave a comment on this post letting us know which shop you visited and how their goods are helping reduce, reuse or recycle. That's it!
• You can enter multiple times by visiting various shops, just leave one comment per shop you visit (that'll increase your chances of winning :)
• Be sure to leave your first name and last initial so I can differentiate between entries, along with your email address
• You have until Sunday, April 26th at 11:59pm PST to enter. 4 winners will be chosen randomly the following Monday and notified by email.

Have fun! And a BIG thanks to Liz and all the Cosa Verde contributors for putting this amazing giveaway together! I'm just the happy hostess! :)

edited to add: Any comments left under a www.google.com/accounts/... address will be deleted and not counted toward an entry! There's no way for me to contact you if you don't leave your name and email address, and google account comments don't include either. Whoops!

Want a free copy of Underground Art School?

Yeah, I thought so... to win a copy of the winter issue of Underground Art School, a quarterly magazine that focuses on life, art and creativity, just leave a comment on this post!

You have until this Sunday, Mar 29th at 11:59pm (pst) to enter. One random winner will be selected on Monday morning and notified by email. Have fun! And psst: you can see a sneak peek of the mag here.

Valentine's Day Giveaway!

I have a special giveaway for you lovely readers, just in time for Valentine's Day!  Two great Aussie artists are helping me spread the love, Lexy Art and Flower Press!

You have a chance to win all five of these great items, worth $86 total.  From Lexy Art: a puppy giclee board and Little Red Birds print.  From Flower Press: a filigree linen tea towel, a set of ruby slipper cards and a filigree gocco print.

TO ENTER:

• Visit one or both shops, note your favorite item and leave a comment on this post letting us know what you like. 
• You can enter up to two times selecting one thing from each shop.
• Please include your first name and last initial when entering.
• One winner will be chosen at random on Valentine's Day (Sat, Feb 14th) and notified by email.

Have fun!  And thanks Alex and Susie for hosting!

The Giveaway is now closed, thanks for participating!  Congrats to commenter #53, Rubyjo, who won all the goodies!

2009 Reader Survey + Mini Giveaway!

As we step into the new year with changes about, I would love love LOVE to have your feedback to make sure Modish keeps heading in the right direction- so, if you have 5 minutes to spare, please help by participating in the Modish 2009 Reader Survey!  I'd really appreciate it!

To sweeten the pot a bit, survey entrants will be entered into a random drawing to receive this oh so adorable Animal Alphabet poster by Kaching Design! 

Hand-printed on 100% recycled paper, these cute little animals will brighten the room of kiddos and adults alike!  Valued at $48, it's dated, numbered and signed and will be shipped to you in a sturdy mailing tube (doesn't come framed.)

To win: Just take the 2009 Reader Survey and include your email address at the end
or visit Kaching Design, have a look around and leave a comment here on this post about an item you found there that you adore. 

(That way you can remain completely anonymous during the survey if you'd like, or enter to win without participating in the survey at all, although, I'd really appreciate it if you did!)

The survey and giveaway will close on 1/12/09 at noon, PST.  One winner will be chosen randomly and announced here on 1/13/09.

So, have fun!  And thank you so much for your participation!
<3 jena

And the big winners are....

Today's the day!  Time to announce the three winners of the last three huge giveaways here on Modish! 

First, I want to say thank you thank you to all the artists and crafters who contributed to these giveaways, and to ALL THE INCREDIBLE giveaways I've had over the past couple years!  Yes, years!  It's kinda funny to look at the first giveaway I ever hosted back in August 2006 (what kind of horrible camera was I using??) I still remember all those wonderful contributors and am so thankful they put their faith in me with their creations! 

It's been a long and fun run, but I've got my eye on the future and am really hoping to find more focus next year and accomplish some new goals.  So, in an effort to free up some spare time for other plans, I've got to say bye bye to giveaways like these.  I've enjoyed them all though, and I've so enjoyed having you readers take part in them.  Thank you all!! 

And now, drumroll please....dudududududdudududududududududududum!

Giveaway #1 is going to commenter #105: Madelyn!

Giveaway #2 is headed off to commenter #878: Jenn M!

And giveaway #3 is coming home to commenter #733: Katina!

Congrats ladies, you're all very lucky ducks indeed!  (I wish I could win! :)  I'm off to email you all now to get your mailing addresses so I can send these out straight away!  I hope you have fun divvying up what to give, share and keep amongst all the awesome goodies!

It's been a wonderful run of giveaways galore here on Modish.  Thanks again to everyone for participating along the way! 

<3 jena

Giveaways!

Just a reminder that today is the last day to enter Modish's three days of giveaways!  Incredible packages from day one, day two and day three are all up for grabs still- enter by tonight at 11:59 pm (pst!) for your chance to win!  Three winners will be selected randomly from all the comments and announced here on the blog tomorrow morning!  Good luck!

And speaking of giveaways, I just got word about a wonderful charitable giveaway on now at Scoutie Girl!  Enter to win a calendar by our lovely Modish guest blogger, Renee from Wolfie & the Sneak, by commenting on the post about which item you like and why.  For every comment received, Jan will donate 10 cents to the Young Survival Coalition, a breast cancer awareness group advocating for women under 40, because yes, it can happen to us too.  Renee will also be matching Jan's 10 cents per entry, so this is a good opportunity to raise some money for a great non-profit group!  Details over at Scoutie Girl, hop to it!

And the winner is...

Again, thank you thank you to everyone who entered the 2nd round of the November giveaway!  I appreciate you all taking the time out to explore the sites of the contributors and to post about the giveaway on your own blogs too, how awesome are you!?  And an extra BIG THANK YOU to everyone who donated prizes!  You're amazing, all of you!

And now, the winner of the $805 worth of handmade goodies, chosen randomly from the 2050 comments left (yOWza!) is...

#708: Katie!

Congrats Katie!!  Please contact me with your mailing address so I can send all your goodies out!  jena @ modishblog.com.

The rest of you, stay tuned for the December giveaway (or giveaways??) to be announced next week! 

And psst: December is going to be the last of the big giveaways like this on Modish!  You read that right, no more humongoid gargantuan up all night organizing eye crossing giveaways like this, starting in Jan!  So make sure you check back next week for your last chance to WIN BIG!