Scarab Beetle Necklace Giveaway

Hello friends! It's November, we have a big relaunch of the shop on its way, and in celebration we thought we'd do a new GIVEAWAY! Hurrah! The prize this month is our brand new, utterly gorgeous 'Scarab' necklace - geometric finery at its best. The Dung-Rolling beetle (or Scarab Beetle) was a symbol of regeneration and spontaneous creation to the ancient Egyptians as they seemed to emerge from nowhere. It's the perfect symbol for anyone who's embarking on a new project or anyone in need of a new start.

TO ENTER and be in with a chance of winning this lovely little fella, all you need to do is visit www.pennymasquerade.com or www.etsy.com/shop/pennymasquerade find your favourite piece, then post a reply to this post telling everyone what it is and why you love it. SIMPLE! Worldwide shipping is available so wherever you are in the world, you can enter.

Multiple entries can be gained by:
1) Blogging about the giveaway or your favourite item
2) Following this blog.
3) Tweeting about the giveaway or your favourite item (Please include our Twitter name - @pennymasquerade - and the link to this contest in your tweet).
4) Following our twitter page - www.twitter.com/pennymasquerade
5) Liking our Facebook page - www.facebook.com/pennymasquerade
6) Commenting on the post about this contest on our Facebook page.
7) Following us on Instagram - www.instagram.com/pennymasquerade
8) Joining the Mailing List - you can subscribe here: http://pennymasquerade.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3f0e4543542c8b7eb81bb6923&id=36d045d624

Please tell us what you've done to enter in a message below. Each extra thing you do will gain you one extra entry but PLEASE make sure that each extra thing you've done is listed in a seperate message as we use a random number generator to pick the winners. Once the numbers have been generated we will go down the list of entries until the corresponding number is found. If you've listed everything you've done in one great big message, it will only count as one entry so make sure you don't do that!

PLEASE REMEMBER to leave your name and e-mail address so we can contact you if you win. If we can't contact you another winner will be chosen. The competition closes on the 12th of December and a winner will be announced on the 13th. GOOD LUCK!!! xx

Delightful Christmas Packaging

Sometimes a flimsy polythene bag just doesn't cut it. You - like most other discerning shoppers out there - would no doubt love for your online purchases to arrive beautifully packaged in a way that shows just how much love, care and attention has gone into the item. It just makes you feel special. We're proud to say we've never used flimsy polythene bags or uninspiring packaging in any shape or form. We believe in presenting our jewellery in the most beautiful way possible, using the most eco-friendly materials. Every piece in our collection is sent to the recipient in a reusable organza bag, which is then parcelled up in a hand-printed brown-paper envelope, tied up with string and finished with a dried rosebud. And until the 25th of December, we'll be adding a gorgeous little cluster of sleigh bells to each and every parcel. Perfect for giving as a Christmas gift or keeping as a little present to yourself!


P.s. Don't forget to enter the November giveaway below for your chance to win our brand new Antler necklace!

The Autumn/Winter 2012 Collection

Just on the off-chance that you hadn't noticed the huge influx of new items over at www.pennymasquerade.com and www.pennmasquerade.etsy.com we thought we'd better mention it. We've added over 50 new items to the site, including vintage lockets, quirky necklaces, pocket watch jewellery, unusual rings, dainty bracelets and gorgeous earrings. The Autumn/Winter collection is inspired by woodland creatures, vintage illustrations, nautical niceties, English eccentricity, geometric design, the art deco period and all things tribal. Prices range from £5 and £26 so whatever your budget and whoever you're buying for, you'll be sure to find the perfect piece. Happy shopping!

P.s. Don't forget to enter the November giveaway below for your chance to win our brand new Antler necklace!

The September Giveaway!

Bless our ears and whiskers it's September already! We wanted to provide you with a prize this month that's simple, beautiful, versatile and new! Our brand spanking new "Lovely" bird necklace is just that. Comprising of an image of a gorgeous vintage illustration of a bird dancing over sheet music, an acrylic bubble, a silver ox plated setting and stainless steel chain, it oozes simplicity and beauty. What's more its muted colour palette of grey, black and cream will make it the most versatile piece in your wardrobe this Autumn.

TO ENTER and be in with a chance of winning this lovely necklace, all you need to do is visit either www.pennymasquerade.com or www.pennymasquerade.etsy.com and find your favourite piece, then post a reply to this post telling everyone what it is and why you love it. SIMPLE! Worldwide shipping is available so anyone and everyone can enter.

Multiple entries can be gained by:
1) Blogging about the giveaway or your favourite item
2) Tweeting about the giveaway or your favourite item (Please included our Twitter name - @pennymasquerade - and the link to this contest in your tweet).
3) Following this blog or the twitter page (click on the buttons on the right to find the twitter page)
4) Joining the Mailing List (click the mailing list button on the right to be directed to the sign-up page)

Please note: Facebook does not allow a condition of a competition entry to be liking a facebook page. We'd still love it if you'd follow us though - our facebook fans are the first to hear about giveaways and we offer exclusive discounts to facebook and twitter followers. You can find our facebook page here: www.facebook.com/pennymasquerade

Please tell us what you've done to enter in a message below. Each extra thing you do will gain you one extra entry but PLEASE make sure that each extra thing you've done is listed in a seperate message as we use a random number generator to pick the winners. Once the numbers have been generated we we will go down the list of entries until the corresponding numbers are found. If you've listed everything you've done in one great big message, it will only count as one entry so make sure you don't do that!

PLEASE REMEMBER to leave your name and e-mail address so we can contact you if you win. If we can't contact you another winner will be chosen. The competition closes on the 30th of September and a winner will be announced in the first week of October . GOOD LUCK!!! xx

20% Off This Weekend!

Thought you all might like to know that this is happening! 20% off your entire order! THIS weekend only. The offer ends at midnight on Monday 7th May so make sure you get your orders in quickly and feel free to take advantage of the free domestic shipping on orders over £30 offer as well. Also keep your eyes peeled because a new giveaway will begin HERE tomorrow...and don't tell anyone, but it's only a triple giveaway! Oh my! xx

Congratulations...

to Tirabaralla! You have won the July giveaway and the Bella necklace will be on its way to you soon!

Apologies to everyone for announcing this one so late. I have had problems getting into the blog owing to e-mail problems. Everything is sorted now and a double giveaway will begin later today!

xx

Congratulations...

...to Diana! You have won the May Giveaway and your Penny Farthing necklace will be with you as soon as I receive your address details! Don't worry if you didn't win, there'll be another chance to win a piece of jewellery starting on the 10th June so watch this space!

xx

The May Giveaway

This month I will be giving away the spectacularly summery "I Like To Ride My Penny Farthing" vintage inspired necklace to one lucky fan! To see more photos and a description of the piece click here: http://www.pennymasquerade.bigcartel.com/product/i-like-to-ride-my-penny-farthing-long-bronze-pink-and-cream-floral-bicycle-necklace TO ENTER all you need to do is visit either the etsy shop - http://www.pennymasquerade.etsy.com - or the new shop - www.pennymasquerade.com - find your favourite item and post a reply to this message telling everyone what it is and why you love it. SIMPLE! I will ship internationally so anyone and everyone can enter. Multiple entries can be gained by blogging and/or tweeting about this giveaway on twitter (please provide the link to your post below as evidence) and/or becoming a follower of my blog or the facebook page (www.facebook.com/pennymasquerade). You can now also tweet your favourite item for an extra entry, tweet or facebook like the etsy shop (see the left hand side of the shop page for buttons to press) and/or gain an extra entry by joining the Mailing List. To join the Mailing List, scroll down the page until you see the mailing list box on the right and click. Then enter your name and e-mail on the next screen. Please tell me what you've done in a message below. Each extra thing you do will gain you one extra entry! Each thing you do to gain an additional entry needs to be listed in a separate message as I will be using a random number generator to pick the winners. Once the numbers have been generated I will go down the list of entries until I find the corresponding entries.

PLEASE REMEMBER to leave your name and e-mail address so I can contact you if you win. If I can't contact you another winner will be chosen. The competition closes on the 25th of May and a winner will be announced on the 26th. GOOD LUCK!!! xx

Congratulations...

 
...to Micki! You have won the April Giveaway and your Mint and Ice ring will be with you as soon as I receive your address details! Don't worry if you didn't win, there'll be another chance to win a piece of jewellery starting tomorrow so watch this space!

xx

The February Giveaway

This month I will be giving away my brand new "Alice in Gold" vintage inspired long necklace to one lucky fan! To see more photos and a description of the piece click here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/68353271/alice-in-gold-long-alice-in-wonderland TO ENTER all you need to do is visit either the etsy shop - http://www.pennymasquerade.etsy.com - or the brand spanking new shop - www.pennymasquerade.com - find your favourite item and post a reply to this message telling everyone what it is and why you love it. SIMPLE! I will ship internationally so anyone and everyone can enter. Multiple entries can be gained by blogging and/or tweeting about this giveaway on twitter (please provide the link to your post below as evidence) and/or becoming a follower of my blog (please let me know what you have done in a message below). Plus you can now get an extra entry by joining my mailing list! Just scroll down the page until you see the mailing list box on the right and enter your name and e-mail. Each extra thing you do will gain you one extra entry! Each thing you do to gain an additional entry needs to be listed in a separate message as I will be using a random number generator to pick the winners. Once the numbers have been generated I will go down the list of entries until I find the corresponding entries.

PLEASE REMEMBER to leave your name and e-mail address so I can contact you if you win. If I can't contact you another winner will be chosen. The competition closes on the 28th of February and a winner will be chosen on the 1st of March. GOOD LUCK!!! xx

Drumroll Please...

Thank you so much to all who entered the January contest. I can now reveal that the winner is...Kirsten! Congratulations! An e-mail has been sent to you and as soon as I get your address your necklace will be shipped.

To anyone who didn't enter, don't panic! A new giveaway is due to begin tomorrow and you'll have a chance to win a piece of Penny Masquerade jewellery all over again!

Ta Ta For Now xxx

A New Home for My Jewels

The Penny Masquerade Vintage Inspired Collection. Model in Photograph: Chesty Von Ellem, Photographer: Steve Prue

Somewhere in between stock taking, accounting, making up orders, running to the Post Office, responding to enquiries and sorting out wedding requests - gosh this year has been busy so far! - I have managed to find a new UK stockist! You can now buy Penny Masquerade jewels at Hairworks on Silver Street in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. As you've probably gathered from the name, it's a hairdressers rather than a shop, but they have a few cabinets filled with jewellery and accessories in their foyer.

Unusually I actually got to go to this one and set everything up for them. Most of the stockists I have at the moment are too far away to visit so it was really nice to go to one for a change and make everything look all pretty! If you live anywhere near Doncaster and want to go and peruse the jewellery for sale at Hairworks please do so. They currently stock a small collection that comprises primarily of exclusive pieces not yet available online! Exciting!

The January Giveaway!

This month I will be giving away my "What Big Teeth You Have" Red Riding Hood vintage inspired necklace to one lucky fan! To see more photos and a description of the piece click here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/54048121/what-big-teeth-you-have-bronze-and-green TO ENTER all you need to do is visit either the etsy shop - http://www.pennymasquerade.etsy.com - or the brand spanking new shop - www.pennymasquerade.com - find your favourite item and post a reply to this message telling everyone what it is and why you love it. SIMPLE! I will ship internationally so anyone and everyone can enter. Multiple entries can be gained by blogging and/or tweeting about this giveaway on twitter (please provide the link to your post below as evidence) and/or becoming a follower of my blog (please let me know what you have done in a message below). Plus you can now get an extra entry by joining my mailing list! Just scroll down the page until you see the mailing list box on the right and enter your name and e-mail. Each extra thing you do will gain you one extra entry! Each thing you do to gain an additional entry needs to be listed in a separate message as I will be using a random number generator to pick the winners. Once the numbers have been generated I will go down the list of entries until I find the corresponding entries.

PLEASE REMEMBER to leave your name and e-mail address so I can contact you if you win. If I can't contact you another winner will be chosen. A winner will be picked on the 15th of February GOOD LUCK!!! xx

Bad Blog Mum

So I have to apologise. I am not being a very good blog mum at the moment. I'm surprised social services hasn't swept in and taken it away from me. The neglect has been shocking. But it is one of my New Year's Resolutions to be better and to bring you more exciting posts about lovely things, rather than the competition-centric stuff you're getting right now. That's not to say that competitions will stop, on the contrary, they will still be monthly occurences designed to give something back to Penny Masquerade aficionados, but this time round they'll be interspersed with posts about places I've been and things I like. Whether or not this will extend past the local park and cats remains to be seen but I shall certainly endeavour to write something you'll want to read!

 
Ok apologies over, now to announce the December competition winner! December's winner is.... Amber! Congratulations Amber! I have sent you an e-mail and as soon as you send me your address your teapot ring will be shipped!

The next giveaway will begin this evening so watch this space!

Ta Ta For Now! xxx

The December Giveaway!

Apologies for the delay with this month's contest, things have been very busy here in the run up to Christmas! This month I will be giving away my beautiful new "Time for Tea" vintage inspired teapot ring to one lucky fan! The piece is available in either silver or gold plate. To see more photos and a description of the piece click here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/59982601/time-for-tea-silver-or-gold-teapot-ring TO ENTER all you need to do is visit either the etsy shop - http://www.pennymasquerade.etsy.com - or the brand spanking new shop - www.pennymasquerade.com - find your favourite item and post a reply to this message telling everyone what it is and why you love it. SIMPLE! I will ship internationally so anyone and everyone can enter. Multiple entries can be gained by blogging and/or tweeting about this giveaway on twitter (please provide the link to your post below as evidence) and/or becoming a follower of my blog (please let me know what you have done in a message below). Plus you can now get an extra entry by joining my mailing list! Just scroll down the page until you see the mailing list box on the right and enter your name and e-mail. Each extra thing you do will gain you one extra entry! Each thing you do to gain an additional entry needs to be listed in a separate message as I will be using a random number generator to pick the winners. Once the numbers have been generated I will go down the list of entries until I find the corresponding entries.

PLEASE REMEMBER to leave your name and e-mail address so I can contact you if you win. If I can't contact you another winner will be chosen. A winner will be picked on the 30th of December GOOD LUCK!!! xx

The November Giveaway!

Welcome to the November Penny Masquerade  giveaway! This month I will be giving away my beautiful new "Two Little Birds On A Branch" vintage inspired gold tone hair comb to one lucky fan! To see more photos and a description of the piece click here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/59574994/two-little-birds-on-a-branch-gold TO ENTER all you need to do is visit either the etsy shop - http://www.pennymasquerade.etsy.com - or the brand spanking new shop - www.pennymasquerade.com - find your favourite item and post a reply to this message telling everyone what it is and why you love it. SIMPLE! I will ship internationally so anyone and everyone can enter. Multiple entries can be gained by blogging and/or tweeting about this giveaway on twitter (please provide the link to your post below as evidence) and/or becoming a follower of my blog (please let me know what you have done in a message below). Plus you can now get an extra entry by joining my mailing list! Just scroll down the page until you see the mailing list box on the right and enter your name and e-mail. Each extra thing you do will gain you one extra entry! Each thing you do to gain an additional entry needs to be listed in a separate message as I will be using a random number generator to pick the winners. Once the numbers have been generated I will go down the list of entries until I find the corresponding entries.

PLEASE REMEMBER to leave your name and e-mail address so I can contact you if you win. If I can't contact you another winner will be chosen. A winner will be picked on the 30th of November. GOOD LUCK!!! xx

The October Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to Aero who won the October giveaway! The Rococo bracelet will be making its way to you very soon! Thank you to all those who entered and don't worry if you didn't win as another competition will begin tomorrow! Yay!

The October Giveaway!

Welcome to the October Penny Masquerade  giveaway! This month I will be giving away my beautiful new "Rococo" bracelet to one lucky fan! To see more photos and a description of the piece click here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/59218340/rococo-ornate-gold-beaded-bracelet-with TO ENTER all you need to do is visit either the etsy shop - http://www.pennymasquerade.etsy.com - or the brand spanking new shop - www.pennymasquerade.com - find your favourite item and post a reply to this message telling everyone what it is and why you love it. SIMPLE! I will ship internationally so anyone and everyone can enter. Multiple entries can be gained by blogging and/or tweeting about this giveaway on twitter (please provide the link to your post below as evidence) and/or becoming a follower of my blog (please let me know what you have done in a message below). Each extra thing you do will gain you one extra entry! Each thing you do to gain an additional entry needs to be listed in a separate message as I will be using a random number generator to pick the winners. Once the numbers have been generated I will go down the list of entries until I find the corresponding entries.

PLEASE REMEMBER to leave your name and e-mail address so I can contact you if you win. If I can't contact you another winner will be chosen. A winner will be picked on the 7th of November. GOOD LUCK!!! xx

The September Giveaway Winner!

Hello lovely followers!
Firstly I want to apologise for the loooong delay in getting September's giveaway winner chosen. I had flu, then launched www.pennymasquerade.com (yes that's right!!!) and have been working like mad to make and list some lovely new designs ready for the Christmas rush. In all the panic I completely forgot to choose and announce the winner! But I can now reveal that September's prize goes to Starved Fashion! Congratulations!!!! Your Call of Love necklace will be making its way to you very soon indeed!

By way of apology for the delay I will be holding two giveaways in quick succession. One that will start this evening and end in the first week of November and another that will start immediately after the October one has finished! Thanks to everyone who entered September's giveaway and good luck to everyone who enters October's! xx

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Claire who won the August Penny Masquerade competition! Your Lovebirds necklace will be making its way to you a.s.a.p!
Don't worry if you didn't win, another competition will begin tomorrow! Hurrah!
xx