Wednesday, December 5, 2012

CitrusMangos Wrap Bracelet Give Away and the ASJ Winner!

Before I tell you about my next holiday give away featuring another small business owner, I want to announce who won the Art Studio Jewelry earrings.

Sarah Harper Scott! 

Congratulations, Sarah! Your baubles are wrapped and ready to be popped into the post as soon as I receive your address. Just email it to me when you have a moment.

And a big "Thank You!" to April for this wonderful give away. She is very close to making it to 100 likes...and when she gets there, she's giving away another pair of earrings!

Click here to find out more. 


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Continuing with my mission to get us all to buy more gifts and items for themselves from small business people rather than big box, chain, or department stores, I am featuring another small business owner, located here in California, who makes and sells hip, colorful and stylish five-wrap bracelets.

Last summer, my stepdaughter and I spent several days in Lake Tahoe, just the two of us. While shopping in the charming town of Truckee, we came across dozens of beautiful beaded wrap bracelets laying across the counter at a high-end boutique. 

Tori and I both went crazy for them and decided to pick out two that we would share.

Tori chose this one, "Luxurious Party Wrap":



And I selected this blue and green number:


The following day, we had lunch, then shopped around Tahoe City. We walked into another women's fashion boutique and lo and behold, the wrap bracelets were there too! Turns out, it was the same shop, just different locations.

Somehow, we rationalized buying another three!

A "Beautiful Sunrise Wrap Chan Luu Style" wrap bracelet,


a "Lovely Pastel Chan Luu Style",


and a "Deep Colorful Rich Wrap Chan Luu Style" with a vibrant dash of red.


Tori and I share the five of them and boy, do we wear them....and often!



When I returned home late August, I contacted the owner and artist, Lize, who makes these gorgeous, vibrant and modern bracelets. I told her how much I love her creations and asked if she'd be willing to give one away during the holidays to a reader. She agreed!

The winner may choose any wrap bracelet from her Etsy shop. Lize will ship anywhere in the world so it's open to all readers.

I wouldn't mind seeing this under my Christmas tree! 


Here's how to enter: 

Each item below is worth one entry. Choose to do as many as you like up to SIX entries max:

1) Leave me a comment below telling me you’d like to be entered {one entry}

2) "Like" The Rich Life (on a budget) on Facebook {one entry}

3) Visit Lize's Etsy shop, CitrusMangos, pick your favorite wrap and tell me its name in a comment {one entry}

4) Add CitrusMangos to your Esty "Favorites" - lower left corner under "actions" {one entry}

5) Share this give away on Facebook {one entry}

6) Tweet about this give away {one entry}

Please be sure to tell me which of these six you have done in your comment. I want to make sure I count each and every entry! 

Winner will be announced next Wednesday, December 12th.

Should you want to buy a wrap bracelet - or five, like I did - you're in luck!

Lize is offering a 20% discount to all readers of The Rich Life (on a budget) from now until December 25th!


Just enter the code, "RICHLIFE" when checking out to receive your discount!


I do these things because I want to encourage everyone to buy from small businesses as much as possible...



...but also because I really 'heart' you guys!

XO, 

Adrienne 








42 comments:

  1. How lovely! I'd love to be entered!

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  2. Adrienne- what gorgeous little things- I adore bracelets! And I adore supporting small businesses!

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  3. I'd love to be entered. I love the "Green Beauty Wrap Bracelet Chan Luu Style" one.

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  4. Thank you Adrienne for supporting us so that we can continue doing what we love to do.......make beautiful things for people to enjoy!

    Congrats to Sarah, and thanks from ASJ for looking at our page. I'm sure you'll love your earrings!

    I love these bracelets too and will be checking the one I want out on etsy.

    If you visit Art studio Jewelry today, we are 2 away from 100 likes in just 3 weeks of operation--so thanks again for all of your support!

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  5. Here I am with my entry to the giveaway, my fave one is the "Deep Beautiful Wine Wrap"; I've registered on Etsy and added CitrusMangoes among my favourite etsy shops, I've chosen other three bracelets, the labradorite wrap and the teal and brown one...hope I've gotten all the "how to enter the giveaway steps" right...

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  6. My favorite one appears to be called Cyber Monday SALE!

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  7. The one I like best is called Green Beauty Wrap Bracelet, I wear those colors all the time!

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  8. I would love to participate in the giveaway
    1. Already liked The Rich Life (on a budget) in FB. User name:Thripti Aravind
    2. I love vibrant colors, so my choice of wrap is :Wrap Bracelet Pink: Rose Quartz Cherry Quartz Crystals
    3.Added CitrusMangos as a favorite Mail id:thriptiaravind@gmail.com
    4.Have tweeted about the give away. Twitter Handle :@Opal88

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  9. These bracelets are beautiful! I would love to win - I'm having jaw surgery on December 12th, and will be confined to home for at least two weeks afterwards due to the heaavy duty pain medicine I'll be on. Winning would be another bright spot for - the first bright spot is being able to stay home with my kitties for a while! :)

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  10. Oh...it's so hard to pick out a favorite! It would be either the natural bright chan luu, or the soft pink wrap....

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  11. Hi,
    Thank you so much for sharing about these bracelets...I love them. I go to Tahoe each summer and look around the shops but have never seen these bracelets.
    I "liked" your FB page, added CitrusMango on the Etsy site and my favorite (this was tough) wrap was the Deep Wine Wrap with the Mother of Pearl a close second.
    Thanks for the giveaway...what a Christmas treat this would be!

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  12. Adrienne,

    I narrowed it down to three that are my favorite, but I will say the Deep and Colorful Rich Wrap for the give away. I'm hoping maybe to see one under the tree too...I told my daughter about them! :)

    Linda
    xo

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  13. Fantastic!!! Beautiful bracelets!!!

    Okay... Here are my entries:
    #1 I'd like to be entered in this contest
    #2 I "Favorited" CitrusMango on Etsy(as mamamoxie)
    #3 My favorite bracelet in her shop is "Mixed Stone and Sterling plated nugget wrap"... Luscious!
    #4 I "Liked" The Rich Life (on a budget) on Facebook... which is weird because I thought I'd already done that a long time ago. Hmmm... But, hey, I was #200!
    #5 I "Shared" the giveaway on FB

    Can't get into my (much ignored) Twitter account because I can't seem to remember my user name OR which email address I used to sign up. Oh well, that's still 5 entries out of a possible 6!

    Now to figure out whether I can justify purchasing another Christmas gift for myself to take advantage of the 20% off coupon at CitrusMango... But I just upgraded my camera and splurged on some yummy yarn!

    (Sorry if this gets posted twice - I got some sort of error message the first time.)

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  14. Very pretty. I think I will try for this giveaway. Thus, my comment. And I will favorite her shop on Etsy.

    Thank you, Adrienne! xo

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  15. Yes, I would like to win the wrap bracelet.

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  16. Oh my goodness! These bracelets are so pretty! Please put me down for 4 entries:

    1. This comment, asking to be entered in the giveaway

    2. I tweeted about it as @LouiseHornor

    3. I chose the "Perfect Denim Chan Luu" design bracelet (or maybe the five rows of freshwater pearls!) as my favorite in the store

    4. Favorited CitrusMango on Etsy. Love these!

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  17. I have been looking at bracelets like these for awhile, and these ones look gorgeous! I would love to be entered to win one :)

    I have definitely added Citrus Mango as a favourite seller on Etsy

    As for which Bracelet I like best, I can't decide between Beautiful Wine or the Fresh Lime

    And, of course, I already follow you on FB

    xo
    R

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  18. I loved to be entered this great giveaway, I also liked you on Facebook and shared it also. Have a great weekend.
    Carrie

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  19. The bracelets are gorgeous!! I'll definitely be visiting her Etsy-shop (just in case luck isn't on my side in the giveaway :) )

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  20. 1. Enter me please! I first saw this style of bracelet online in the spring, and thought it was a passing fad. But it has grown on me. I'd love one!

    2. I like you on FB (Lindsay Maki)

    3. The Soft Pink Wrap Bracelet Chan Luu Style is one of my faves.

    5. I shared it on FB (Lindsay Maki)

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  21. You and your friend are very generous thank you!

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  22. I thought I had already liked your page on fb -- I AM now! Thanks for the give away.

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  23. I would love to be entered in the giveaway.

    I also like you on FB.

    I actually like four styles.

    The Turquoise Classy wrap
    The Turpuoise Mix wrap which could be my favorite, and I like the Teal and Purple Gorgeous Wrap. I also think the Luxurious Party Wrap is really nice, too.

    I also like the freshwater pearl ones. I guess I like a lot of them.

    I may order one for my niece, but she may be a little young still.

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  24. 1-I'd like to be entered
    2-I Like you on FB
    3-My favorite wrap on Lize's Etsy shop is the Delicate Turquoise Wrap
    4-Added CitrusMangos to my Esty Favorites

    Thanks!

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  25. I did 1 through 4. My favorite bracelet is the love bracelet, no wait it is the pearl. Ah heck, I like them all.

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  26. Great giveaway!!! I would like to be entered.

    Thanks.

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  27. So many beautiful bracelets but I love the Beautiful Blues Wrap Bracelet Chan Luu style.

    Thanks!!!

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  28. I love supporting small business, and these are absolutely beautiful!

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  29. And of course I like you on facebook!

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  30. I would be a toss up between the sunrise wrap and the illuminating glass wrap and the silver mirror wrap for me. They are all so stunning, I may need to treat myself!

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  31. And I added her shop to my favorites!

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  32. The bracelets are beautiful. I would love to be entered.

    Thanks!

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  33. I am also a facebook follower :)

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  34. Yes, please enter me as well!

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  35. The wraps are super stylish and cooooool! This is a fab giveaway and I would love to enter! Thank u.

    Warm regards,
    Sabrina

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  36. Hi, I checked out the citrus mangos etsy shop and totally fell in love with most of the wraps! They are wonderfully beautiful and I can understand how you ended up buying 5. I wouldn't be able to resist either. However my ultimate favorite would be the Fresh Lime Wrap Bracelet Chan Luu Style.
    Thanks again for the contest!

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  37. Hi, These are gorgeous. Please enter me. Thank you and Merry Christmas

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