Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Wednesday Wellspring: In My Head Studios

Congratulations to #54 daer0n for winning inky star shop's beautiful necklace!

And this week, the well is overflowing with upcycled beauty from Vickie Porter of In My Head Studios - who was recently made famous in this wonderful article in the Rochester Craft Shop Examiner! Kathleen Landers' interview with Vickie reveals Vickie's true love of what she does. We're very lucky to have her on the RNEST team and one of you will be incredibly lucky to this amazing altered mixed media domino pendant!

The pendant is called Sophisticated Squares and boasts a colorful collage, which is a print of a larger work of art that Vickie made specifically for her domino pendant jewelry. The collage was created with a variety of papers, rubber stamps, acrylic paint, and ink. The print for the pendant was made with high quality archival paper and ink, then sealed with several clear coats to assure lasting durability for years to come.

Now, for the rules (This giveaway is open to the US only):

MANDATORY ENTRY #1: Go to In My Head Studios, heart the shop, and then leave a comment here telling me your favorite item.
MANDATORY ENTRY #2: Become a follower of this blog and leave a comment letting me know- or if you are already, leave a comment saying you're a loyal follower.

BONUS ENTRIES (leave a separate comment for each):
1. Check out the article in the Examiner and tell me what Vickie said "fuels her fiery existence of art making."
2. Become a fan of RNEST on Facebook.
3. Become a follower of the In My Head Studios' blog.
4. Follow In My Head Studios on Twitter.
5. Become a fan of In My Head Studios on Facebook.
6. Tweet and blog about this giveaway and leave a comment here with the link.

The winner will be chosen using the random number generator on Tuesday, June 22 and will be announced in the next Wednesday Wellspring.

63 comments:

  1. I love the home sweet home domino pendant!
    jenny.maurer84 at gmail dot com

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  2. I’m a follower of the blog on GFC as Jenny
    jenny.maurer84 at gmail dot com

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  3. Paper fuels her fiery existence of art making!
    jenny.maurer84 at gmail dot com

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  4. I like RNEST on facebook as Jenny Bolech
    jenny.maurer84 at gmail dot com

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  5. I’m a follower of In My Head Studios’ blog as on GFC as Jenny
    jenny.maurer84 at gmail dot com

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  6. I’m following In my head on twitter as JennyBolech
    jenny.maurer84 at gmail dot com

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  7. I’m following in my head on facebook as Jenny Bolech
    jenny.maurer84 at gmail dot com

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  8. Wow...all I did was open the page and fell in love with this pendant. I am a mixed-media artist with my own Etsy shop and I lean towards mosaics. Of course, you can now see why I fell for this necklace!
    juliana.pace@gmail.com

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  10. Of course I've become a follower! There's not enough hours in the day for all the artwork I'd love to look at, yet doing my own! Beautiful stuff!
    juliana.pace@gmail.com

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  11. My blog is pending verification so I couldn't blog it but I did Tweet it:

    JewelsPace Great giveaway: http://rochesternystreetteam.blogspot.com/2010/06/wednesday-wellspring-in-my-head-studios.html
    less than a minute ago via web

    juliana.pace@gmail.com

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  12. InMyHeadStudios is already a favorite shop...and my favorite item (as of now) is her Fly Away Home Pendant.

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  13. I follow Vickie's Blog...how had I not done that already??

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  14. I'm already a 'liker' of her facebook page :~)

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  15. Hmmm...I just tweeted but have no idea how to get the link for the post...whatta ding dong!

    Here's the tweet:

    I just entered this http://bit.ly/dhgFAd to win this http://bit.ly/aduAX2 #etsytwitter [fingers crossed!] 2 minutes ago via TweetDeck

    http://twitter.com/PunkyJane

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  16. Okay...now I know how to get the link! Thanks, Vickie!!

    http://twitter.com/PunkyJane/status/16331173564

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  17. Summer Garden Double-Sided Collage Art Pendant
    huffychic@gmail.com

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  18. I'm a new follower!
    huffychic@gmail.com

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  19. follow In My Head Studios on twitter
    huffychic@gmail.com

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  20. This is my favorite- http://www.etsy.com/listing/49490469/domino-pendant-sophisticated-squares

    So lovely :)

    samyrocks92 at msn dot com

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  21. Vickie said that "paper" fuels it!

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  22. I am a fan of RNEST on Facebook.

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  23. I became a follower of the In My Head Studios' blog.

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  24. I follow In My Head Studios on Twitter.

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  25. I became a fan of In My Head Studios on Facebook.

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  26. Vickie's shop was already a favorite - and boy, do I love THIS pendant - Sophisticated Squares! I love teeny tiny - love precision, the perfect little squares all lined up. Color! It's got it all.

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  27. "fuels her fiery existence of art making"

    Why paper, of course! Takes one to know one. :-)

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  28. I swear I was already a follower of this blog. But sometimes that seems to happen, that I have to refollow. Yeah, I'm a refollower!

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  29. I'm a fan of RNEST on Facebook!

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  30. I'm a long-time follower of Ms Vickie's blog!

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  31. I follow Vickie on Twitter!

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  32. I'm a Facebook fan of In My Head Studios. Pretty sure all this qualifies me as a stalker....

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  33. I blogged about the giveaway, Vickie, RNEST, etc. here: http://stefanitadio.blogspot.com/2010/06/in-my-head-studios-giveaway.html

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  34. StefaniTadio Please do not enter this giveaway - *I* want to win it! http://stefanitadio.blogspot.com/2010/06/in-my-head-studios-giveaway.html

    That's my Tweet, which links to my blog, which links here. Oh my. I think I'm getting a little dizzy.....

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  35. What a nice site! love everything here!

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  36. I love the Summer Garden pendant!!!


    Amy
    artsyrockerchick at aim dot com

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  37. It is times like this when it sucks to be Canadian!!

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  38. I hearted Vicki's shop. I'm on the Twitter team with her and she's fabulous
    Linda B.

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  39. I'm following your blog now.
    Linda B.

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  40. I already follow Vicki on Twitter.

    How do you get your comments to number? I tried, but it's not working. If you get a chance, can you please help me? http://linorstorecom.blogspot.com

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  41. Hurray! New follower, excited to be here. I hearted her shop on etsy, and I have to say that my favorite In My Head Studios' piece is the very piece that's up for giveaway! The design is awesome, the colors are so springy and cheerful... it's great :) Summer Garden collage is a very close runner-up... love the rich earthy feel.

    Thanks for the opportunities to win this beautiful piece.

    1 - Hearted and picked fave!
    2 - Stalking your blog here!
    3 - Paper! It's good fuel.
    4 - Fanned you on FB!
    5 - Stalking IMHS' blog!
    6 - Following IMHS on Twitterpate!
    7 - Great big fat fan of IMHS on FB!
    8 - Posting this on my FB as we speak! (facebook.com/Mystamir) =D

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  42. Hearted- pyrodamsel, I like the Home Sweet Home Nesting bird collage.
    six_one_nine_girlie86 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  43. I'm a new follower!
    six_one_nine_girlie86 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  44. I hearted Vickie's Shop, and like the Domino Pendant - Heart On A Tag - Altered Domino Jewelry Pendant!

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  45. I'm a new follower of yours now! Thanks.

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  46. I "heart" In My Head Studios and I "heart" Domino Pendant - Heart On A Tag - Altered Domino Jewelry Pendant as my favorite item in her shop.

    Donna
    dwarrington1@gmail.com

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  47. I follow your blog, I love your blog, I find the creators of beautiful items on your blog

    Donna
    dwarrington1@gmail.com

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  48. I follow In My Head Studios' blog

    Donna
    dwarrington1@gmail.com

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  49. I'm a facebook fan.

    Donna Hufman Warrington
    dwarrington1@gmail.com

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  50. I "like" In My Head Studios on facebook

    Donna Hufman Warrington
    dwarrington1@gmail.com

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  51. I follow In My Head Studios on Twitter as 2Cats2See

    Donna
    dwarrington1@gmail.com

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  52. Ok here is my favorite...
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/48138397/domino-pendant-home-sweet-home-nesting
    extra...already a fan on faceboook, already hearted the shop, think it is paper...read it couplde of weeks ago and pretty sure I am a follower/member o fthis blog :) WANNA WIN THIS>>.it s is pretty cool!

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  53. Vicky your pendants are all beautiful. I went to the website and I think my favorite is the black and White damask pendant.

    Donna H
    Hartley@frontiernet.net

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  54. I can't seem to figure out how to 'follow this blog' but I did add it to my favorites list.

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  55. Enjoyed the article about your work and inspirations. You are fired up about paper!!

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  56. I've been following In my Head on Twitter since the PTI game. Saw this notice today when I reactivated my twitter for score, BTW.

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  57. And I fanned the In My Head site on Facebook today as well. Hope these posts make me a winner!!!

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  58. I added the shop to my fav list and I love this necklace - -
    http://www.etsy.com/listing/48138397/domino-pendant-home-sweet-home-nesting

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  59. A BIG wonderful "Thank You" goes out to all who entered the giveaway! This has been fun! Let's do it again sometime!!

    -Vickie

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