Giveaway: Alaska-made jewelry.

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You’ve heard me mention my friend Linda B. a lot on this site. I do this because she’s the best friend ever. And since she’s also a jewelry artist, I decided to make the next Alaska-themed giveaway all about her work.

Jewelry is a great holiday gift because those who wear it never seem to have quite enough. A new color, texture or pattern, or a change in metals, can stimulate the eyes during this dark time of year, and turn a plain outfit into a canvas for wearable art.

Jewelry is easy to wrap, if you’re giving your presents locally, and easy to mail if you’re shipping your gifts. It can be given to folks of all ages. This particular batch of pendants and earrings is probably not right for toddlers with newly pierced ears or elementary-aged kids who’d likely be happier with pop-culture themes or shiny shiny rhinestones.

Linda came to jewelry art relatively late in life, beginning with freeform bead-weaving in her 50s and later developing a fondness for hammered metal embellished with beads and metal shapes. For a time she dabbled in what I think of as “resin captures” – putting shells, dried plants, charms and other oddments into forms and sealing them in clear resin. (Think of the mosquito in Amber from “Jurassic Park,” although nowhere near as deadly.)

But she made her living as a journalist and editor here in Anchorage, and since retiring she’s also become a playwright who’s regularly featured at the Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, the 8 By 10 Theater Festival in Fairbanks (she’s the only person to have been selected – in blind judging – all 15 years), and even in an off-Broadway new plays festival. 

The winner of this giveaway will get his or her choice of one pendant from the six pictured below, and also half a dozen pairs of earrings (only one of which is pictured – I’m not one of those bloggers who likes to make people scroll and scroll and scroll).

It was hard to choose even half a dozen from the many pendants Linda has on hand. Normally at this time of year she’d be selling them right and left at local crafts shows, but the pandemic put paid to that custom in 2020. Her work is available at several gift and art stores around the state, too.

But finally I bit the bullet and chose these:

Pendant 1

 

Pendant 2

Pendant 3

Pendant 4

Pendant 5

 

 

Pendant 6

 

Earrings

I apologize for the meh photography, but we do what we can with what we have. Guess I could have tweaked and cropped, but given my family’s recent loss I’m happy just to be able to get this giveaway posted. After all, Chanukah is just three weeks away and Christmas and Kwanzaa are about seven weeks off. 

Enter to win

 

Again, the person who wins gets to choose one pendant and will also receive six pairs of earrings. The pendant comes with your choice of a cord or a chain.

Note: If you want to purchase one (or more!) of those pendants, send me an e-mail and after the giveaway ends we’ll figure out the logistics.

For your chance(s) to win, do one or more of the following:

Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry (e.g., “Subscribed via e-mail” or “Follow you on Twitter”).

The deadline to enter is 6 p.m. PST Friday, Nov. 27 (Black Friday, in fact). If I don’t hear back from the winner by 6 p.m. PST Saturday, Nov. 28, I’ll have the random number generator pull a new name.

Note: Due to the high cost of international shipping, this giveaway is limited to U.S. residents.

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94 thoughts on “Giveaway: Alaska-made jewelry.”

  15. These are lovely pieces. I too am shopping local this holiday season for most of our gifts and supplementing with some Etsy shop purchases.

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  16. It’s hard to imagine that there is a person who would not like these custom made pieces of art for themselves or to give as a gift. These items are phenomenal, clearly delineating the artistic talents that Linda possesses. Thank you Donna & Linda. I follow via email.

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  17. I’m definitely going to pick pendant #2. Love the touch of steampunk. Also, since I didn’t win the Alaskan Chocolate giveaway, I bought myself the 2 pack bundle this morning. I’m not sure yet if I’m going to keep them for myself or give them as gifts though 🙂

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  22. Those pendants are beautiful. We are trying our best here in Ontario to support local businesses and artists. They often work in precarious circumstances at the best of times, and now is not the best.

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  54. The pendants are beautiful. Perfect to wear with a long sleeve t or sweater during the cold winter months. They would brighten up any outfit and be quite elegant to wear anywhere.

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  62. I follow you on e-mail. Linda’s jewelry is beautiful as are you two ladies. I will miss seeing you at the Talkeetna Bachelor Ball this year.

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  84. Donna, what a lovely offer! I don’t have pierced ears, but I know some lovely ladies who would surely enjoy the earrings.

    Happy holidays to you and Linda!

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  88. Thank you for doing this – I love Linda’s jewelry- she is an artist, for sure. I buy your books, get your email, follow you on Facebook and enjoy your writing, always!

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