Give-away:)

I have a really awesome give-away to share with you...

A line of artistic items sponspored by National Geographic called Novica.

Here's a little bit about it.

"A Nation of artists throughout the world --
a village of carvers in Bali;
a family of ceramists in Brazil who have handed down their craft
from generation to generation;
a farmer in the Andes who hand-weaves alpaca sweaters.

It is a community of artists who have been isolated
for centuries by distance, time, and geography --
isolated from the very community of collectors seeking
their unique, inspired, and undiscovered arts and crafts.

Now, finally, there is a bridge connecting our separate
communities into one worldwide nation --
this is The NOVICA Nation.

A nation of people inspired by the arts and
empowered by the Internet."

I ordered this necklace,  the Brass beaded choker, 'Alive', made in Thailand.

It came in this beautiful box with a story about Chuleekorn, the woman who made it.

I had a hard time choosing.

They have a line of home decor, jewelry and apparel, and paintings.

Here are some of the other jewelry pieces I'd love to own:

I love their mission statement:

We want to give artists and artisans around the world a global platform to express their true artistic talents and to spur their creativity. And, we want to provide you with access to unique, hard-to-find items at great values that only the Internet infrastructure can allow.

At the deepest essence of our philosophy, we want to create a bridge between you and the many talented artisans across the globe.

We want you to know about who you're buying from. We want you to feel that attachment to the product and to the hands that created it.

In the spirit of the Internet, let us bring you together.

NOVICA. The World is Your Market.

Novica is letting me give-away a $50 gift certificate to one of you!
Leave me a message telling me what you would order, and I'll pick a winner on Friday, May 25th!