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Holiday Facebook and Twitter $100 in Silver Give-Away – Win Gorgeous Recycled Silver Jewelry

Recycling silverware into the most fantastic silver jewelry ever is, once again, my  friends, Barbara C. Ryan and Elsa M. Mikus. They run an awesome shop based on a green reuse concept which keeps metals out of the landfills. Tempest In A Teapot is a small business which specializes in recycling and reusing teapots and silverware into beautiful jewelry and wind sculpture creations. 

Barbara and Elsa sent the Medussa Clamp Bracelet (see photo) for Gardening Nude to give-away to one lucky reader for the holidays. This real silver bracelet is made out of an antique fork and is valued at $70. Also included in the give-away is a pair of Vintage Silver Plate Earrings (see photo). These adorable earrings are made from demitasse spoon handles and are valued at $30. That’s $100 worth of silver right at the holidays – what a great gift!

TO WIN $100 WORTH OF COOL JEWELRY:

1. Sign up to become an email subscriber to this blog. Do that by going to the upper right hand corner of this page and entering your email address, then follow the instructions.
2. Tell people on Facebook and Twitter about this blog. Create the message of your choice to post and include the phrase  “www.gardeningnude.com” in the post. You can say anything you want about the blog or contest – hopefully positive! :-)

(An example: ‘Go to www.gardeningnude.com to learn about being green and healthy!’)

A random number generator will be used to determine the winner on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18th. Just in time for the holidays!

Every time you post the Gardening Nude URL you will be re-entered in the contest for more chances to win!

(Special note – be sure to notify Shawna each time you post by sending her a note if you post on Facebook so she will know you are entered to win.)

And the winner of the silver jewelry is - -

::DRUMROLL PLEASE::…………………..

Randomly selected person who used “www.gardeningnude.com” - “www.twitter.com/ali_konu” from the http://allysonlyonphotography.blogspot.com blog. Congratulations Allyson – you won a cool green holiday gift! :-)

If you would like to see more selection and order one of these awesome recycled silverware gifts, please go to this link - - Tempest In A Teapot Silver Flatwear Jewelry.

Shawna Coronado says Get Healthy! Get Green! Get Community! www.thecasualgardener.com, The Green Blog - www.gardeningnude.com, or The Garden Blog - http://thecasualgardener.blogspot.com

Win A Recycled Wind Sculpture For A Christmas or Holiday Gift and Help Keep Metal Out Of Our Landfills!

My favorite recycled green gift of the year comes from two fantastic artists who are long time friends and partners, Barbara C. Ryan and Elsa M. Mikus. They run an awesome shop based on a green concept which keeps metals out of the landfills. Tempest In A Teapot is a small business which specializes in recycling teapots and silverware into beautiful wind chime creations. 

After starting their arts and crafts business, the ladies were soon happy to see Tempest In A Teapot’s products available in art shows, galleries, and gift shops through out the United States.

Barbara and Elsa were kind enough to send the teapot wind chime (see photo) for Gardening Nude to give-away to one lucky reader for the holidays. This teapot wind chime is valued at $175  and is approximately 24” tall and 10” wide. There are seven silver spoons that hang below the teapot, one of the spoons is engraved with the artists signature.

TO WIN THIS TEAPOT:

1. Sign up to become an email subscriber to this blog. Do that by going to the upper right hand corner of the page and entering your email address, then follow the instructions.
2. Sing about this blog on Twitter.com (you must belong to Twitter to do this.) Create the message of your choice with the phrase  “www.gardeningnude.com” in the tweet. You can say anything you want about the blog or contest – hopefully positive! :-)

(An example: ‘Go to www.gardeningnude.com to learn about being green and healthy!’)

A random number generator will be used to determine the winner on THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4th, so start tweeting ASAP. Every time you tweet the Gardening Nude URL you will be re-entered in the contest for more chances to win!

If you would like to see more selection and order one of these awesome recycled gifts, please go to this link - - Tempest In A Teapot.

And the winner of the Teapot Wind Sculpture is - -

::DRUMROLL PLEASE::…………………..

Randomly selected Twitter person who used “www.gardeningnude.com” in a tweet - “@genewrites” from the Gene Was Here Blog. Congratulations Gene – you won yourself a fantastic green holiday gift! :-)

Shawna Coronado says Get Healthy! Get Green! Get Community! www.thecasualgardener.com, The Green Blog - www.gardeningnude.com, or The Garden Blog - http://thecasualgardener.blogspot.com

2009 Mexican Eco-Blogging Green Adventure – TWITTER ME Olympus Waterproof Camera Give-Away

Win a WAY COOL Olympus STYLUS TOUGH-6000 Camera valued at $299.99 by re-tweeting the below message on Twitter. The more times you retweet, the more chances you have at winning.

My family and I are going to Mexico on an exciting green eco-adventure and I’m taking you with me to experience all the fun. I will be using an Olympus STYLUS TOUGH-6000 Camera on the adventure so you can see how well the camera works as I post photos on the blog site. Follow along daily on www.gardeningnude.com.

I am very excited about the itinerary which includes eco-adventures like jungle zip-lining, snorkeling, cave spelunking, and visiting a mangrove jungle. I will also be searching out green lifestyle stories all along the way to share with you.

About the Prize:

The STYLUS TOUGH-6000 is one of the most durable point-and-shoot cameras on the market, bar none. There’s really only one word to describe the new shockproof, waterproof, freezeproof and now shakeproof camera from Olympus: TOUGH!

• Waterproof to 10ft
• Drop-proof to 5ft
• Freezeproof to 14 degrees F
• Employs tap control technology—take and review pictures by taping the top, bottom, front, back and sides of the camera
• 10 megapixels
• 3X optical zoom
• 2.5” LCD screen
• Colors: orange, yellow, white, blue
• More details on the camera

CONTEST RULES:

1. To qualify, you must be a Twitter user. (If you don’t know what Twitter is, you should go sign up first at www.twitter.com.)
2. To qualify, subscribe to my blog email. You can do that by placing your email addy in the box at the top right of this page.
3. To qualify, “follow” me at www.twitter.com/shawnacoronado, and
4. To qualify, you must tweet this message – the more you tweet, the more chances you have at winning – copy and paste the exact message below in a tweet and get started:

Follow @ShawnaCoronado on her Mexican Eco-Adventure - http://bit.ly/RX8nj - win a $299 Olympus Water Proof Digital Camera #MEX8

This is a beautiful Mexican sunrise on the shores of Cancun. I hope this is just the beginning of the gorgeous photography for our environmental adventure – remember the contest only runs from March 19 to April 5, 2009 so start Twittering NOW!

MORE CONTESTS:

Remember to enter these other two blog contests which are also going on only as long as the 14 day Gardening Nude 2009 Mexican Eco-Blogging Green Adventure - - link through below and follow the blog to win BIG -

“WIN A $100 Gift Certificate from Boston Proper” Contest!!!

“WIN A $50 Gift Certificate from H20x2.com” Contest!!!

*NOTE* – As you can see in my Site Disclaimer – I would never, ever, ever allow another company to decide what I should or should not say on this blog site. All product reviews, and indeed, all discussion and experiences about any product or sponsor will receive my honest opinion. The give-away above is proof of this as I will be testing the sponsors product as well as giving away a product and will inform my readers HONESTLY about my opinions. All sponsors agree to this in advance as well. I am not now, nor will I ever, be paid specifically to say something I do not believe in.

Shawna Coronado says Get Healthy! Get Green! Get Community! www.thecasualgardener.com, The Green Blog - www.gardeningnude.com, or The Garden Blog - http://thecasualgardener.blogspot.com

2009 Mexican Eco-Blogging Green Adventure - Boston Proper Gift Certificate CONTEST

AND THE WINNER OF THE $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM BOSTON PROPER IS - -  (drum roll please…)

ALLISON LYON FROM ALLISON LYON PHOTOGRAPHY ONLINE

The Contest - -

WIN A $100 Gift Certificate from Boston Proper!!!

Boston Proper is an online retailer of distinctive women's apparel (www.bostonproper.com) They are sponsoring a contest right here on the Gardening Nude Blog.

Here’s how the contest works:

My family and I will be going to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico for 14 days from March 20th through April 5th, 2009.

Every day I will be reporting on green lifestyle concerns and eco-adventures like jungle zip-lining, snorkeling, cave spelunking, and visiting a mangrove jungle.

Often I will be wearing one of two fantastic Boston Proper bathing suits shown in the photo below. Whenever you see one of these bathing suits in a photograph – whether I am wearing it, or it is hidden in the background photo somewhere – leave a comment on that days blog. No other bathing suits qualify for the contest. Just these two:

You may leave one comment per blog – entering whenever you see either of the bathing suits. To make it easier for you to follow, feel free to sign up to receive the Gardening Nude Blog via email on the top right hand corner of this blog page.

When I return from the fourteen day adventure, I will assign your comment a sequential number, than use an online random number generator to select a winner. Boston Proper will send the winner a $100 Gift Certificate for use on their online store.

Ready to win? Get started commenting on March 20th!

*NOTE* – As you can see in my Site Disclaimer – I would never, ever, ever allow another company to decide what I should or should not say on this blog site. All product reviews, and indeed, all discussion and experiences about any product or sponsor will receive my honest opinion. The give-away above is proof of this as I will be testing the sponsors product as well as giving away a product and will inform my readers HONESTLY about my opinions. All sponsors agree to this in advance as well. I am not now, nor will I ever, be paid specifically to say something I do not believe in.

Shawna Coronado says Get Healthy! Get Green! Get Community! www.thecasualgardener.com, The Green Blog - www.gardeningnude.com, or The Garden Blog - http://thecasualgardener.blogspot.com

2009 Mexican Eco-Blogging Green Adventure – H20x2.com $50 Water Bottle Contest

AND THE WINNER OF THE $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM H20x2.COM IS - - (drum roll please)

Naomi from Superdumb Supervillain Blogspot

Congratulations!!!

WIN A $50 Gift Certificate from H20x2.com!!

H20x2.com is sponsoring a contest right here on the Gardening Nude Blog during the 2009 Mexican Eco-Blogging Green Adventure.

Last week many of you will remember the horrible incident I had with SubZero Water Bottles (here’s the story) and the disgusting stuff I discovered my daughter was drinking. YUCK!

H20x2.com came to my rescue. They sent me five of their best water bottles to try out during the Mexican trip and promised a $50 gift certificate to one of my lucky followers. WOW! Thank you H20x2.com! Here are photos of the regular sized Klean Canteen, Sigg, and Guyot water bottles we will take on the trip:

How cool are they, right? My husband loves the Sigg skull bottle and we cannot wait to try them out.

Meanwhile, H20x2.com packed a little surprise for me; the Mercedes of water bottles! It is a Sigg Vintage Bottle 0.41 and I swear that the clouds parted, choirs sang, and mysterious light shown down on it when I opened this baby. I am sure that lots of uh… water (really… water…) will be put in this gorgeous bottle. I love it! 

What I like about H20x2.com is that this awesome little company was conceived with the notion of replacing disposables because of their nuisance factor. “The Sierra Club reports that we are discarding over 30 million plastic bottles each day. That's over 10 billion per year! In addition, we're using 17 million barrels of oil each year to manufacture enough water bottles to satisfy the demand in the U.S. alone. That's enough to fuel more than 1 million cars for a year!”

Drinking from reusable bottles is a very small change that we can all make to take long term responsibility for our planet's health.

Here’s how the contest works:

My family and I will be going to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico for 14 days from March 20th through April 5th, 2009. I will be reporting every day on green lifestyle concerns and eco-adventures like jungle zip-lining, snorkeling, cave spelunking, and visiting a mangrove jungle.

Whenever you see one of the cool water bottles from the photographs above – whether one or our family is wearing it, or if it is hidden in the background photo somewhere – leave a comment on that days blog. No other water bottles qualify for the contest. Just the bottles you see in the photos above.

You may leave one comment per blog – entering whenever you see any of the water bottles. To make it easier for you to follow, feel free to sign up to receive the Gardening Nude Blog via email on the top right hand corner of this blog page.

When I return from the fourteen day adventure, I will assign your comment a sequential number, than use an online random number generator to select a winner. H20x2.com will send a $50 Gift Certificate for use on their online store to the winner!

Ready to win? Get started commenting on March 20th!

*NOTE* – As you can see in my Site Disclaimer – I would never, ever, ever allow another company to decide what I should or should not say on this blog site. All product reviews, and indeed, all discussion and experiences about any product or sponsor will receive my honest opinion. The give-away above is proof of this as I will be testing the sponsors product as well as giving away a product and will inform my readers HONESTLY about my opinions. All sponsors agree to this in advance as well. I am not now, nor will I ever, be paid specifically to say something I do not believe in.

Shawna Coronado says Get Healthy! Get Green! Get Community! www.thecasualgardener.com, The Green Blog - www.gardeningnude.com, or The Garden Blog - http://thecasualgardener.blogspot.com