And the winner is...

The winner (using random.org to select) of the MJennings Designs single strand name bracelet is...

Kari- A fellow blogger of The Red Head in the Corner!

Kari said...
Wow, I'd keep it for myself! It's so pretty! Thanks for a chance :)

June 6, 2008 2:01 PM

Kari has confirmed and this is what she had to say...

Wow, I really can't believe I won your contest!! I love the bracelet, I can't wait to tell everyone! Thank you! :)

I want to thank everyone who made a comment! I had so much fun with this giveaway that I plan to do more in the future!

Thanks for celebrating our special Family Day with us! You can view my Family Day blog post here!

Slab Agate Pendants

Several weeks ago I introduced a slab agate pendant necklace that I made for my former student Brittney. I have now found the agate slab pendants in five color's! It is available in pink, purple, teal, dark blue and brown. I just love these pendants and I am going to place an order for one of each. If you would like one please let me know. I think these will make awesome Christmas presents! Brittney is actually ordering one for all of the women on her Christmas shopping list!



Here is the finished necklace with the pink agate slab pendant.



The price for this piece is $35.00

Gold and Silver Name Bracelet

I love this name bracelet set! I designed this name bracelet and earrings for a customer to give as a gift to her mother for Christmas. I think it turned out nice! I used 14k gold fill, sterling silver and bali silver. I did two names on a single strand and included each of the boys birthstones. She also wanted some matching earrings which I think is the finishing touch to this gift! I know I love to wear matching jewelry and this set is very striking in my opinion. Placing two names on a single strand is a very economical way to include more names and reduce your final cost. I wanted to share this design with you because it is one of my favorites!

Couples Bracelet

I designed this special couples bracelet as a wedding present for one of my customer's. She wanted to create a one of a kind design for the new bride! I used swarovski pearls for this piece. I also added swarovski crystals in each of the bride and groom's birthstones. What a perfect gift for the bride to be and a treasured keepsake that she will be able to wear for year's to come!

The price for this piece is $40.00

Getting ready for vacation?

Are you getting ready for vacation? I know we are :-) I wanted to share with you a product that I think is a MUST have if you are taking your children out of town or to a crowded amusement park or other activity this summer.



My friend at Chicks and Cubs sells ID bracelets for kids! Her goal is that she wants kids to have the right information they need to get back to their parents QUICKLY if they become lost while on vacation or at a water park or amusement park. Take a moment to check out her ID bracelets here.

Happy Birthday To You!

I designed this special bracelet for my friend Leah for her birthday. She does all of my photo editing, she designed a catalog for me and she is my "unpaid" public relations DIVA! I appreciate everything that she does for me and in addition she loves my designs and often has me design pieces for her to give as gifts.

As a thank you and special birthday gift I designed this bracelet for her. I used a variety of cat's eye beads and added a special sterling silver "happy birthday" charm. I love this piece because it goes with so many color's and also because unlike flowers or a gift card this gift will last forever :-) Happy Birthday Leah!

The price for this piece is $30.00.

A special gift for a coach!

I designed this bracelet for a very special coach! Obviously a female coach ;-) My friend ordered it because she wanted to give a special gift to her son's coach. She coaches both soccer and basketball so I did a mix of both ceramic sports balls with cat's eye, black onyx and sterling silver beads. Since we were not sure what the exact wrist size is for the coach we opted to do an interchangeable lobster claw clasp. I think it turned out nice and I hope that she enjoys wearing it!

The price for this piece is $30.00

MJennings Designs featured on 5 minutes for Mom!

MJennings Designs, LLC has been featured on 5 minutes for Mom. Take a moment to check it out here!

A special "big sister" gift made for a princess!

I designed this special bracelet for my friend Cindy to give to her daughter Sophie when she becomes a "big sister" in August! Cindy wanted me to design a special bracelet for Sophie that she could give her in the hospital when she comes to meet her new sister! Sophie already has a name bracelet and she is really into princesses so I decided to design something to make her feel special as she adjusts to "sharing her stage" :-) I used pink and purple swarovski crystals and sterling silver daisy spacers. This bracelet features and adjustable lobster claw clasp so it will continue to grow with Sophie and can be re-sized as she outgrows it. I found a special "big sister" charm to add the final touch!

The price for this piece is $30.00

A chance to win a child size name bracelet from me!

Another giveaway! I am participating in the berriessweetpicks blog party! It is not too late to sign up for all the awesome giveaways...including a MJennings Designs, LLC child size name bracelet valued at $25.00! Check out berriesweetpicks blog and sign up today!

A new stamping forum

For those of you that stamp I wanted to share with you my friend Karie's new stamping forum. Karie started the forum for her Close To My Heart team, but the forum is open to anyone! This is a newly created community to share, chat and get ideas from. Stop by, register (say no to all the free ad stuff when registering) and pop in to say hello! When you get a chance also check out Karie's blog.

Karie is a good friend who supports me 100% in my business and I appreciate her so much! She always has my back and hands out my business cards and gives me referral's time after time and I really appreciate her! So when you get a chance stop by her blog and new stamping forum!

I have designed many items for Karie. However the first item I designed was this key chain for her beloved bulldog Diamond. Diamond just recently passed away so I thought I would share this in memory of her.



The price for this piece is $15.00

Tea Jewelry Collection

I designed all of the items in this special tea collection for my mother. She is a tea specialist and has traveled the world enjoying tea and collecting tea related items. She has just returned from a 20 day trip to England and Scotland and enjoyed so many wonderful tea's. You can visit her blog to read all about her trip! I hope you enjoy these tea items as much as my mother and her friends. If you know someone who enjoys tea please let them know about this collection. The bookmarks make excellent favor's if you are hosting a tea.

Abalone Shell Pendant

This piece was designed for me by my former student Brittney (she is our babysitter and as I have mentioned before she is my right hand :-) I taught her how to bead so that she could help me this year during the busy Christmas season. She has an eye for design and offers a hip style. I have had this abalone shell pendant in my jewelry box for year's. A dear friend of mine actually collected the shells and polished and drilled them himself. He then added a sterling silver bail and created a pendant. I was not sure what I wanted to do with it and never have time to make things for myself so I gave it to Brittney and she designed and made me a beautiful necklace for it!

The price for this piece is $45.00.

Go TEAM!

I wanted to share with you three of my team spirit bracelets. Each of course for a fan that loves their team! If you are married to a sports fanatic like I am then you will appreciate this "bling". I know that when I go to watch the VOLS play this year I will have my bling on :-) Each of the these bracelets are made with cat's eye beads and sterling silver accents. They can be customized for any team!

The price for the bracelets are $30.00 and the price for the earrings are $10.00.

Summer Inventory Sale!

I have a few items in "inventory" and I want to offer them at a special discount! I have sports earrings, sports pendants and two sports bracelets as well as several pairs of swarovski crystal cube earrings. If you need a birthday present, have a child that plays sports, shopping for Christmas early or just for yourself then take a look! I will sell them first come first served...either leave a comment with your email address (unless I know it) or email me. Thanks!

The prices include shipping and tax if applicable.

Soccer Earrings (3 pair), $8.00
Basketball Earrings (5 pair), $8.00
Soccer Pendant (2), $4.00
Basketball Pendant (2), $4.00
Soccer Bracelet (adjustable 6 1/4-7 1/4 inches), $16.00
Basketball Bracelet (adjustable 6 1/4-7 1/4 inches), $16.00
Swarovski Crystal Cube Earrings, $8.00
Pink, Blue (denim), Orange, Purple, Yellow and Hot Pink

Swarovski and Pearls

I designed this piece for a customer to give a friend who is moving away due to her husband's job. We used her birthstone (crystals) and pearls. I love the simplicity of the design and think it turned out nice. It is a very reasonably priced gift idea and can be dressed up or down.

The price for this piece is $20.00

Baby Modeling and Beyond

I would like to introduce to you Sibylla Nash. She is the author of the book, Baby Modeling & Beyond; From the Stroller to the Red Carpet. This book gives you an honest look about building a career in the entertainment industry for your child. Sibylla is a journalist and after her daughter began modeling at 4 months of age she decided to write about her experiences.

If you are looking to get your baby into showbusiness then you must check out Sibylla's website and blog! She provides so much information and is a wealth of knowledge. She has some very informative articles including how to make sure that you don't get "scammed" by people who claim to be "talent scouts".

When you get an opportunity check out her blog and website.

Mamitas Creations

I would like to introduce to you Vivian (Amy) Nelson Melle of Mamita's Creations Amy offers one-of-a-kind hand made creations at reasonable prices!

Her one-of-a-kind hand made creations embrace her cultures and offer some interesting flare to her work. She is a third generation Mexican-Danish-American who takes great pride in her cultures and and the beauty they offer to the artisan world.

She offers everything from clothing to purses and accessories. She has two blogs. One is her personal blog
and the other is a business blog
Check them out when you get a chance.

Amy is doing her best to "go green" and using materials until they are no more. She loves customizing orders, so please feel free to let me her know what you are looking for if you don't see it on her site..

Inexpensive little girl's birthday gift ideas

If you are like most Mom's your child is invited to dozens of birthday parties each year. It can really add up quickly when you are buying gifts to take to all of the parties. I have a collection of inexpensive child size bracelets that every little girl will love! Each of the bracelets are made with adjustable lobster claw clasps so that they will "grow" with your child. Also, when they outgrow the bracelet you can send them back to me and I can resize them for a small fee! All little girls love jewelry and these bracelets can be custom designed for the special birthday girl!

The price for the Bee Bracelet is $12.00
The price for the Birthstone Bracelet is $10.00
The price for the Pink Seed Bead Bracelet is $8.00
The price for the Butterfly Bracelet is $12.00

It is time for a MJennings Designs...GIVEAWAY!

I have never hosted a giveaway on my blog before and I decided with my new blog "redesign" that now is a great time! I am giving away a single strand sterling silver name bracelet customized for you or your child (or you could give it as a gift). You do not have to be a mother to enter :-) The bracelet is valued at $35.00!

To enter visit my website and then come back to my blog and post a comment telling me what your FAVORITE MJennings Design is! Be sure to include a valid email address. To get an "extra" entry all you have to do is blog about my giveaway on your blog and post a link when you make your comment! If you do not have a blog just forward this post to 5 of your friends and cc me on it!

The winner will be drawn randomly on June 30th in honor of my son Peyton's 3rd year as a member of our forever family! This is the day that we landed back on U.S. soil from Guatemala with our precious son and he became a U.S. citizen!!!!



Everyone that enter's will also get a 10% discount on any purchases made from my website through June 30, 2008! Just mention the code BLOG10% when placing your order.

Good luck and I can't wait to see who wins!

NASCAR Bling!

I just made several NASCAR items for two lucky ladies who love #88 and #24! I was so excited when I was asked to design these pieces. My hubby is a big NASCAR fan and watches the race every week. I thought it was a fun design and I really liked how they turned out. These charms can be made into earrings, key chains, cell phone charms, bracelets, necklaces, book marks...you name it! I was really pleased with how they turned out. What do you think?

The price for the charm bracelet is $50.00
The price for the earrings are $24.00
The price for the key chain is $13.00
The price for the cell phone charm is $13.00