It's Giveaway Time!

Oh the pretty, pretty amber...

I'm so excited to announce my very first giveaway! After the success of the Athena Bee's coupon code (which is still valid through this giveaway!) Inspired by Finn generously offered to give away any one item from their site to one lucky winner!

As you recall (probably because I talk about it all.the.time.) I'm a rock-solid believer in the benefits of Baltic amber for pain management. At the risk of sounding too dramatic, I couldn't live without it due to my migraines, and it is a GODsend for teething babies.

Inspired by Finn is THE place to shop for Baltic amber and hazelwood jewelry.

Amber:

"When baltic amber is worn on the skin, the skin’s warmth releases trace amounts of healing oils from the amber. These oils contain succinic acid and are absorbed into the skin." It is useful for pain relief, boosting the immune system, restoring energy, maintaining wellness, and to break a cycle of chromic inflammation. Full information on the benefits of amber here.

Hazelwood:

"Wood from the Beaked Hazel (Corylus cornuta) tree has the medicinal property of neutralizing the body's acidity." It relieves or prevents ulcers, acid reflux, skin problems and is a GREAT tool to fight heartburn and nausea during pregnancy. Full information on the benefits of hazelwood here.

How to enter:
*Please leave a separate comment for each entry. (Like if it says 2 entries please leave 2 comments, deal?) Make sure I can contact you via email if you win.
1. Visit Inspired By Finn and tell me which item you'd like to try. (1 entry)
2. Follow me on Google Friend Connect over on my sidebar. (1 entry)
3. Follow Athenabee on Twitter. (leave your Twitter name as your comment so I know it's not a beep boop autobot following me.) (2 entries)
4. Tweet: "Enter to win Inspired By Finn Baltic Amber or Hazelwood Jewelry from @Athenabee http://tiny.cc/y3zl2 Ends 2/25 (1 entry per day)
*May be tweeted 1x per day for an additional entry each day.*
5. Like Athena Bee's on Facebook also on my sidebar. (1 entry)
6. Like Inspired By Finn on Facebook. (1 entry)
7. Share this giveaway on Facebook.
8. Add my button to your blog. (3 entries)
9. Blog about this giveaway and leave me the link. (5 entries)

On Friday February 25th I'll randomly select a winner from the comments!

As you're looking around the site I'm SURE you'll see something that you absolutely have to have, so rest assured the 25% off coupon code ATHENABEE will remain valid through the giveaway.

Comments

Oh, comments... how do I love thee? Let me count the ways...

Really though, I can't tell you how excited I get for every single comment left here on Athena Bee's. I thought Intense Debate comment system was going to be perfect for me. I absolutely love it on other blogs and I wanted it for me so badly. Alas, it's not meant to be. For some reason it is REALLY clashing with my blog, so the time has come for me to give up. In the last week during all these commenting switcheroos, I've lost a ton of comments, and we can't have that now can we...

Especially since Monday I get to do my very first giveaway with Inspired By Finn amber jewelry!!!

So cross my heart, no more switcheroos and no more wonky commenting systems. I SO look forward to hearing from you all on Monday... :)

Coupon Code for Baltic Amber Jewelry and Teether Necklaces

As many are aware, I think Baltic amber is amazing. It's pain relieving properties have helped my migraines and my back pain so much. Since many of my friends and family have expressed interest in amber for their ailments or for babies' teething, I contacted Inspired by Finn to see if we could do a little incentive to get them to finally try it and get themselves some help. They got back to me with an Athenabee's coupon code!

So PLEASE! Go check out their site. Shop around, read their info, and check out some more of the testimonials. I really think you'll love amber as much as I do. When you find your perfect piece, just use coupon code ATHENABEE at checkout for 25% off!

Let me know what you got and PLEASE feel free to share this!

Amber Jewelry Making - An Athena Bee's Experiment

These harmless little beads are ticking me off way more than I was expecting.

I've just yelled "Grrrrr! I hate you, you mother-humpin silk string! I cast you down in anger!"

Well, we have one teething bracelet so far. It's a little sloppy, but it'sdone. Let me tell you something... jewelry making, beading in particular, is a little more involved than one may think. Them knots are tough, dude.

Without further ado, here's our first official Athena Bee's Teething Bracelet as modeled by Zofia:

She seemed to like it anyway.

Any beading advice would be welcomed warmly.