And the winners are .... / In nagrado dobita ....

  It's time to announce the winners of my blogoversary giveaway - in collaboration with the nice and generous Cynthia Machata of Antiquity Travelers. Cynthia participated in my blogoversary blog hop and gently offered two of the pieces she made with the components made by me for the prize of this giveaway:
  In prišel je čas, da izberemo zmagovalki nagradne igre ob obletnici mojega bloga - v sodelovanju s Cynthio Machata (ki ustvarja pod imenom Antiquity Travelers). Cynthia je sodelovala v mojem izzivu in ponudila dva svoja izdelka, ki jih je naredila z uporabo koškov, ki sem jih izdelala jaz, za nagrado v moji nagradni igri.

bracelet (cuff) / zapestnica

necklace / verižica

 

  To enter the giveaway a participant needed to leave a comment and be a follower of my blog. Let's see who entered:
   Za sodelovanje v žrebanju je bilo potrebno komentirati pod objavo in slediti moji strani. No, da vidimo, kdo se je uvrstil v žrebanje:

             1. Carolyn                                           10. Angi
             2. Ginger Bishop                               11. Therese
             3. Jo-Ann                                            12. Kepi
             4. Becky Pancake                              13. Nelly May
             5. Dini Bruinsma                              14. Dolores Raml
             6. Kathy Lindemer                           15. DogsMom
             7. Monique                                         16. KayzKreationz
             8. Zan Caperton                               17. Amy S.
             9. ACbeads (Ana)

   
  I'll use a True Random Generator  to select the winners - the first winner will have the possibility to choose the prize, the second one will win the other prize.
  Za žrebanje nagrad bom uporabila kar True Random Generator  - prva izžrebana bo lahko izbrala med obema nagradama, druga izžrebana pa bo prejela drugi kos nakita.

 Soooo .... the FIRST winner is: 
  Torej .... PRVA izžrebana je:

KayzKreationz!

 The bracelet goes to her!  (she said she prefers the bracelet in her comment)

Ker je že v komentarju navedla, da ji je ljubša zapestnica, jo dobi ona!

 and .... the SECOND winner is: 
  in ... DRUGA izžrebana je:

 Ginger Bishop!

 The necklace goes to Japan!

Verižica gre torej na Japonsko!

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!

ČESTITKE NAGRAJENKAM!!!

And for the others that did not win this time - I'm sure there will be soon a new opportunity to celebrate something - so, keep an eye on my blog! ;-)

Za ostale sodelujoče, ki tokrat niso imele sreče z žrebom, pa naj povem, da bo verjetno kmalu spet kakšna priložnost za praznovanje, zato kar sledite mojemu blogu! ;-)

 Be happy,

Bodite veseli,

 

Alenka 

It's here!!! Pepita 1st Blogoversary Blog Hop / Končno!!! Blog hop ob prvi obletnici mojega bloga

  I'm so happy to announce the BLOG HOP - the grand finale for celebrating the first blogoversary of this blog!!! I have to say the date of this reveal was not chosen randomly, but on purpose: August 11 was the date of my reveal for last year's Bead soup blog party, the main reason I've started to write a blog.
  Vesela sem, da lahko končno razglasim tale blog hop - veliki finale obeležitve moje prve obletnice tega bloga!!! Datum tega dogodka (razkritja) ni bil izbran naključno, ampak namenoma - 11. avgusta lani je bil namreč datum mojega razkritja izdelkov iz Bead Soup Blog partija, ki je v bistvu glavni razlog za to, da sem začela pisati blog.

  Thirteen jewelry creators have played with me and the components I've made from polymer clay using different techniques. 
  Trinajst izdelovalk nakita se mi je v tej igri pridružilo in iz različnih koščkov, ki sem jih izdelala iz polimerne gline, ustvarilo končne izdelke.

  Here are the components with the names of the person that received each:
  To so koščki z imeni posameznice, ki je vsakega dobila:

   You would say one is missing ... It's true, because Cynthia proposed to use the components she won in my last giveaway:
  Pravite, da eden manjka? Res je, Cynthia je namreč predlagala, da izdelke naredi iz tistih koščkov, ki jih je zadela v moji prejšnji nagradni igri:

  If you are interested in any of the components, just drop a line to my e-mail: pepita.handmade@yahoo.com - they can be made to order in any color combination, we can arrange everything. My Etsy shop is a work in progress and will be open soon, hope by the end of this month.
  Če vas zanima kakšen od mojih izdelkov, mi lahko pišete na e-mail: pepita.handmade@yahoo.com - izdelam jih lahko v kakšnikoli barvni kombinaciji in po vaših željah. 

   So let's go, now, and see what everybody has made!!! But don't forget to come back and read this post to the end as there is a surprise for my readers - a little GIVEAWAY!!!
  Zdaj pa se lahko "sprehodimo" po spodnjih blogih in si ogledamo, kaj je pravzaprav nastalo iz zgornjih koščkov!!! A ne pozabite se vrniti, na koncu te objave vas čaka NAGRADNA IGRA!!!  

Ginger Bishop

Susan Kennedy

Becky Pancake

Debbie(Kepi) Rasmussen

Evelyn Shelby

Dini Bruinsma

Monique Urquhart

Jo-Ann Woolverton

Penny May

Carolyn Lawson

Ana Cravidao

Dolores Raml

Cynthia Machata

 ~ o ~

 And now, the GIVEAWAY!!!

Sedaj pa - NAGRADNA IGRA!!!

Cynthia Machata used all the components I've sent to her to make several pieces and she was so generous that proposed to me to have a giveaway here of two of her pieces, a bracelet and a necklace.

Cynthia Machata je uporabila kar vse koščke, ki sem ji jih poslala, in je predlagala, da lahko dva svoja izdelka podari v nagradni igri na mojem blogu - to sta zapestnica in verižica:

 And what do you need to do to participate:

1. you have to be a follower of this blog

2. leave a comment under this post

3. you can also write which prize would you prefer

4. be sure to leave your e-mail address (if it's not connected to your profile), 

so I can contact you 

Kaj pa morate narediti za sodelovati v žrebanju:

1. spremljati morate moj blog

2. pod to objavo pustiti komentar

3. lahko tudi napišete, kaj bi rajši zadeli (ni obvezno)

4. pustite svoj e-mail naslov (če ni že povezan z vašim profilom), da vas lahko kontaktiram 

That's it!! Very simple, isn't it?

The winners will be drawn next Sunday, August 18th, at 12:00 CET.

Zelo enostavno, kajne?

Zmagovalca bom izžrebala naslednjo nedeljo, 18. avgusta, okrog 12h.

   Thank you, ladies, very much!!! It was so fun that I'm thinking about repeating it each year!!! What do you think?
  Na koncu bi se rada zahvalila sodelujočim v tej moji igrici. Meni je bilo tako zabavno, da razmišljam o tem, da bi tak način praznovanja ponovila vsako leto. Kaj pravite?

  Be happy,
  Bodite veseli,
   
  Alenka  
 

Waiting for the Blog Hop ... / V pričakovanju blog hopa ...

  A few more days and we will finally get to know what have 13 nice ladies (jewellery artists) made with my components for my Pepita 1st Blogoversary Giveaway & Blog Hop.
  Še par dni in končno bomo videli izdelke, ki jih je 13 prijetnih ustvarjalk naredilo iz mojih koščkov za prvo obletnico mojega bloga.

  Just to remind you - I have sent to 13 participants one or a pair of components made by me from polymer clay:
  Da vas spomnim - 13 sodelujočim sem poslala en košček (ali par) iz spodnje slike, ki sem jih izdelala iz polimerne gline:

 
  I have packed the components in envelopes, mixed them and only after that put the labels with the addresses on them. That means I had no idea who would receive what. Well, this is no more a secret as they revealed it on their blogs. If you are curious just as I am, you can visit their blogs and see what the "little fairy" sent to each of them:
  Koščke sem zapakirala v kuverte, jih premešala in šele nato nalepila nanje naslove. To pomeni, da se mi sanjalo ni, kateri košček je šel kam. No, to ni nič več skrivnost, ker so jih prejemnice že predstavile na svojih blogih. Če vas vsaj malo daje radovednost, se lahko sprehodite po njihovih blogih in si ogledate, kaj je kateri namenila "ustvarjalna vila":

Ginger Bishop           

Susan Kennedy         

Becky Pancake          

Debbie(Kepi) Rasmussen   

Evelyn Shelby --> Ev received a broken piece, so I've sent to her another one. Hope it arrives in time.  

Dini Bruinsma           

Monique Urquhart   

Jo-Ann Woolverton  

Penny May     

Carolyn Lawson       

Ana Cravidao                        

Dolores Raml                        

Cynthia Machata --> Cynthia will use one of the components she won in my previous giveaway.

  The final reveal with the blog hop will be this Sunday, August 11, so I'll appreciate if you will come back then and enjoy all the beautiful creations these ladies will present.  

  Razkritje izdelkov, ki jih bodo sodelujoče naredile z uporabo teh koščkov, bo to nedeljo, 11. avgusta. Vesela bom, če se boste takrat vrnili in uživali v čudovitih izdelkih, ki jih bodo sodelujoče predstavile.

  Can't wait!!! 

  Komaj čakam!!!

 

Be happy,

Bodite veseli,

 Alenka 

 

My 1st Blogoversary Giveaway Update / Novice o nagradni igri ob 1. obletnici mojega bloga

  Hello! Do you remember the giveaway & blog hop for my 1st Blogoversary? Well, there are 13 artists that will play with me. 13 is my lucky number, so I'm sure we'll have fun!!! 
  Živjo! Se še spominjate moje nagradne igre ob 1. obletnici mojega bloga? Tokrat se bo kar 13 ustvarjalk igralo z mano. Trinajstica je moja srečna številka, zato že zdaj vem, da se bomo imeli fajn!!!

  Today I want to show you the ingredients of this game - the components the participants will have to cook with. In fact, each participant will receive a component (or a pair) and will have to create a piece of jewelry, an ornament or something else. 
  The mysterious part is that I have packed the components in envelopes, mixed them and only after that put the labels with the addresses on them. That means I have no idea who will receive what. How fun!!!
   Danes vam bom pokazala sestavine te moje igrice, in sicer sestavne dele, s katerimi se bodo sodelujoče poigrale. Vsaka sodelujoča bo namreč dobila en sestavni del (ali par) in bo morala iz njega ustvariti kos nakita, okrasek ali kaj drugega.
  Skrivnostni del je, da sem vse sestavne dele zapakirala, kuverte premešala in šele nato nalepila nanje naslove prejemnic. To pomeni, da niti jaz ne vem, kaj bo katera dobila. Kako zabavno!!!

 

Ingredients: two clasps, a pair of yabba-dabba beads, four bars, three connectors and two pendants / Sestavine: dve zaponki, par jaba-daba perl, štiri ploščice, tri vezni členi in dva obeska

 

     The packages will go out tomorrow. I know I'm a little late with this, but was working hard for my swap piece at the International polymer clay swaps FB group ... It was a fantasy vessel & twinchie swap and I'll show you what I've made when my partner Tina Holden receives it.
    Paketke bom poslala jutri. Vem, da sem malo pozna s tem, vendar sem imela precej dela z izdelkom za mednarodno izmenjavo v FB skupini International polymer clay swaps. V polimerno glino sem morala obleči aluminijasto škatlico na fantazijsko temo in dodati plščico 5x5 cm. Kaj sem ustvarila, vam bom pokazala, ko moja partnerica Tina Holden paketek prejme.

  So, the reveal date for my 1st Blogoversary giveaway & blog hop will be after a little more than a month - the August 11, 2013. Can't wait to see what everybody will create!!! 
   Sodelujoče bodo na svojih blogih razkrile svoje izdelke iz te moje nagradne igre čez približno mesec dni: 11. avgusta 2013. Komaj čakam, da vidim, kaj bodo ustvarile!!

  Be well,
  Bodite dobro,

  Alenka
 

Giveaway Winners Update

  Do you remember my Giveaway? I've randomly picked three winners, but I was not able to contact the first winner - Vicky Cederquist (and this was one of the rules).

  That means Kepi had the opportunity to choose between all the three prizes - and she choosed the BEAD SOUP (prize A).

  Cynthia of Antiquity Travelers (the next winner) wanted to be surprised, so the SECRECT GIFT (prize C) is for her.

  I'm still left with one of the gifts I wanted to give away - the LITTLE OWL (prize B). I've put again the names of those who commented in the jar ...

  DRUUUMS!!!!

and the winner is:

TANYA

Congratulations!!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tomorrow is the 3rd reveal of the 7th Bead Soup Blog Party and it's also the reveal of my partner Gite and me ... I'm still working on the last two pieces, have to take the pictures and write the post, but I'll be ready in time.

I'm sure you don't want to miss all the beauties that over 200 participants out of a total of 541 have made, so I'm waiting for you tomorrow.

Be happy,

Alenka

Giveaway!!! / Nagradna igra!!!

  Welcome to my second giveaway on my blog!!! 
Dobrodošli na moji drugi "obdaritvi" (nagradni igri) na mojem blogu!!!

  This time we will have 3 prizes (A, B and C) and 3 winners, but will be a little different than previous:
     - the first winner will have the opportunity to chose one prize between all the three prizes,
     - the second winner will chose between the two other prizes
     - and the third winner will receive the last (but not least) prize.

  Tudi tokrat bom podarila tri nagradice (A, B in C) trem zmagovalcem/kam, vendar nekoliko drugače:
      - prvi izžrebani bo lahko izbiral med vsemi tremi nagradami;
      - drugi bo lahko izbiral med ostalima dvema,
      - tretji pa bo dobil nagrado, ki bo ostala.

   Let's see the prizes:
   Pa poglejmo nagrade:


PRIZE A





 A bead soup - some of my beads, made from polymer clay
"Župca iz perl" - nekaj mojih sestavnih delov za nakit iz polimerne gline

PRIZE B



 One of my little owl pendants - the winner will chose the colour

(faux turquoise, orange or light green)

Eno od mojih malih sovic (obesek) - izžrebanec/ka bo lahko izbrala barvo ("falš" turkiz, oranžno ali svetlo zeleno)

PRIZE C



 A secret gift

Skrivnostno darilo

Now the RULES:
1. You have to be a follower of this blog.
2. To participate in the draw you have to leave a comment under this post. You can write the first and the second choice, but it's optional. I'll convo the winners to make a final decision after the draw. 

3. Make sure I will be able to get in contact with you (e-mail) IF you are the winner.
4. The giveaway ends Sunday, 14th April at 6 a.m. CET. The winners will be drawn the same day.  

Sedaj pa še PRAVILA za sodelovanje:
1. Spremljati morate moj blog.
2. Za sodelovanje v žrebu morate pustiti komentar pod to objavo. Lahko navedete tudi prvo in drugo izbiro, vendar ni nujno. Izžrebane bom v vsakem primeru kontaktirala glede želja.

3. Poskrbite, da vas bom lahko kontaktirala (e-mail), če boste zmagali.
4. Nagradna igra se zaključi v nedeljo, 14. aprila ob 6. uri zjutraj. Zmagovalci bodo izžrebani še isti dan.

Ok, that's it! Just go and leave a comment!
To je to! Zdaj pa hitro napišite komentar!

Wishing you luck!
Srečno!

Alenka

Gift receiving Thursday / Obdarovani četrtek

  Last Thursday was a gift-receiving day for me, even if it wasn't my birthday. Coming home from work I've opended the mail-box and there were two envelopes from United States waiting for me!!! Can you imagine - two in the same day. I'm not getting packages from US very often, so this was a great surprise (even if I was expecting both of them)!
  Prejšnji četrtek je bil dan za prejemanje daril zame, čeprav ni bil moj rojstni dan. Ko sem se vrnila iz službe, sem v poštnem nabiralniku našla dve kuverti iz ZDA. Dve kuverti na isti dan!! Glede na to, da ne prejemam ravno pogosto pošte iz Amerike, je bilo to veliko presenečenje (čeprav sem obe pričakovala).

  The first one was a yellow envelope with a nice handwritting from Lori Anderson - and I knew exactly what was inside: do you remember, some time ago I won a giveaway as part of her Bead Soup Book Tour. And this was the content of the envelope:
  Prva pošiljka je bila rumena kuverta z lepo pisavo od Lori Anderson, za katero sem točno vedela, kaj vsebuje. Se spomnite - pred nekaj tedni sem bila srečna dobitnica nagradne igre na Lorinem blogu v okviru njene Bead Soup Book turneje. To pa je bila vsebina kuverte:

different threads I will certainly use for jewelry making. Lori, thank you very much!
 različni trakovi, ki jih bom, seveda, uporabila pri izdelavi nakita. Lori, najlepša hvala!


  The second envelope was from my journal cover swap partner Byrd Tetzlaff - I've blogged about her here. And the content of this package was a total enigma for me - well, not really, I knew it was a journal cover ... but had no clue about how it looks.
  Drugo pošiljko je poslala moja partnerica v izmenjavi naslovnic dnevnika Byrd Tetzlaff, o kateri sem že napisala par besed tukaj. Vsebina te pošiljke pa je bila velika uganka zame - no, ne ravno neznanka, ker sem vedela, da vsebuje naslovnico dnevnika ... vendar pa nisem imela pojma, kakšno.

  My heart almost stopped when I saw the package was weirdly flattened and there was a label "item from abroad arrived damaged" on it. I was so afraid to open it and find a broken cover ... As the curiosity was stronger than fear I opened it immediately and a sigh of relief was the next thing everybody heard.
  Kar zmanjkalo mi je sape, ko sem opazila, da je škatla čudno sploščena in da je na njej nalepka z napisom "pošiljka iz tujine je prispela: v poškodovanem stanju". Kar strah me je bilo, da bom notri našla polompleno ploščico ... Vendar pa je bila moja radovednost veliko večja od strahu in naslednji glas, ki ga je bilo slišati, je bil vzdih olajšanja.

  This is the journal cover Byrd made for me. I like all the bright colours and and the mandala like pattern very much. Thank you, Byrd!

  To je torej naslovnica za (umetniški) dnevnik, ki ga je Byrd izdelala zame. Zelo so mi všeč svetle, živahne barve in vzorec, podoben mandali. Najlepša hvala, Byrd!

  I've sent my cover for Byrd the same day as she did, but she still hasn't received it :-(  I'm getting a little worried about this delay ... hope it will arrive safe to her. Of course, I can not show it yet .... you will have to come back again.

  Naslovnico, ki sem jo izdelala za Byrd sem poslala isti dan kot ona, vendar še vedno ni prispela do nje :-(  Počasi me že skrbi, da se je pošijlka kje izgubila ... res upam, da bo kmalu prispela na cilj. Ravno zaradi tega pa vam je še ne morem pokazati, zato se boste morali vrniti še kdaj na moj blog.

  By the way, tomorrow I'll be hosting a giveaway on this blog, so you're welcome to join me.

  Mimogrede, jutri bom objavila nagradno igro na tem blogu in vas vse vabim, da se mi pri tem pridružite.

  Be happy,

  Bodite srečni!

 

  Alenka

  

Pay it Forward Giveaway / Nagradna igra Podari naprej

  It seems recently I'm quite lucky in winning at giveaways ;-)  After the fiber soup from Lori Anderson, the luck knocked on my door again with a little particular giveaway hosted by Sandra Young of Gypsy Road Beads. I commented in time and won a surprise gift from her.
 Zadnje čase imam kar nekaj sreče pri nagradnih igrah na blogih ;-)  Pred kratkim sem bila izbrana kot dobitnica raznovrstnih trakov na blogu Lori Andersen, sedaj pa sem zadela še skrivnostno nagrado na blogu Sandre Young od Gypsy Road Beads v nekoliko posebni nagradni igri.


  Let me introduce Sandra with one of her creations that I like very much and would be happy to wear. What will I receive from Sandra will be a secret until I receive her package...   
    Naj vam predstavim Sandro s sliko ene od njenih kreacij, ki mi je zelo všeč in bi jo z veseljem nosila. Kaj pa bom jaz dobila za darilo od nje, bo skrivnost vse do takrat, dokler ne dobim njenega paketa ...

Sandra Young's Tribal Conch Shell & Coral necklace

  And now IT'S YOUR TURN - you can WIN A SURPRISE GIFT FROM ME, you just need to agree to the following instructions:
   Zdaj pa JE PRILOŽOST VAŠA, da dobite SKRIVNOSTNO NAGRADO OD MENE - pri tem morate slediti naslednjim navodilom:

  I’ll send a surprise gift to the first three commenters on this blog post. The gift will be a handmade surprise by me and will be sent to you some time in the next 365 days (yep, mystery gift at a mystery time).

  To complete signing up you MUST play along too. To do this you must blog a similar post and pledge to make a surprise gift for the first three people who comment on it. So, are you in? Comment below and make sure you include your email address in the comment if your profile doesn’t include it already. If I cannot contact your easily, unfortunately that will mean you can not win and that would make me sad.

  Skrivnostno darilo bom poslala prvim trem, ki bodo napisali komentar pod to objavo. Darilo bo moje ročno delo in bo poslano na naslov zmagovalcev enkrat v naslednjih 365 dneh (tako je, skrivnostno darilo ob skrivnostnem času).

  Za uspešno sodelovanje MORATE to igro nadaljevati. To pomeni, da morate na svojem blogu objaviti podobno objavo in se zavezati, da boste izdelali skrivnostno darilo za prve tri osebe, ki bodo komentirale vašo objavo. Torej, ste za igro? Če ste, takoj pustite svoj komentar pod to objavo in navedite tudi svoj e-mail naslov, če ga nimate že avtomatično nastavljenega v vašem profilu. Če vas ne bom mogla enostavno kontaktirati, ne boste mogli zmagati v tej igri, kar bi me zelo razžalostilo.

 

  I’ll email the first three commenters for your snail mail address and a ask a few questions (likes/dislikes, favourite colours, sizes general stuff like that). 

  Prvim trem, ki boste pustili komentar, bom poslala e-mail sporočilo z nekaterimi vprašanji (poštni naslov, kaj vam je/ni všeč, priljubljene barve, velikosti in podobno).

 So, go and comment, now!!! It's funny to make a day to somebody with an mystery gift at a mystery time, isn't it? ;-)

  Zdaj pa takoj napišite komentar!!! Kaj ni zabavno polepšati dan nekomu s skrivnostnim darilom ob neznanem času? ;-)

 

  Wishing you a lucky day,

   Želim vam srečen dan,

 

 Alenka