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Gorjuss Guest Giveaway – StilletoHeights & LOTS of Gorjuss NEWS !

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Hello everyone !  This weeks highlight was for sure, the large package of SOON TO BE RELEASED goodies by Santoro, they are sure to be a big hit with you all ! I cant believe the sheer amount of products that are popping up and its a delight to see you all enjoy them all so much!!

I cant wait ’til I can get into my Wheelchair and wheelie into the shops to see them there, it’s a true dream just to see them in the shops myself !!  I’m so grateful for the photos people are sending when they see them in shops, it really helps and its great to see them on shelfs or in windows, wow !

I cant show you ALL of what we received this week SAD2 but I can show you THESE fab super amazing new releases ! YES YAY!

Due to the popularity of our Gorjuss diary last year we decided to produce 3 choices for 2011; 2 pocket diaries in ‘Puddles of Love’ and ‘Ruby’, and a new A6 diary featuring ‘The last Rose’.

They all have the wonderful content that you are accustomed to from us; week to view, plus month to view calendars. Yearly calendars, notes and address sections and handy little stickers to highlight your most special occasions, plus protective covers, and ribbon bookmarks.

Enjoy your Gorjuss weekends. – Santoro

Isnt that fabulous? Of course, all these are in the Santoro shop but ALSO in brick & mortar stores NEAR YOU! ( and some online stores too!) .. these arent JUST in the UK, we have had sightings of gorjuss products in shops as far as Australia and Hing Kong, so do keep looking for them ! (if you want to know for sure where you canfind them, just drop Santoro an email and they will help you find some !) ..

Huge thank you to the wonderful Cuteable site, who mentioned me to their followers this week, please if you can, have a peek at their site and the wonderful Finds she shares, and mention I sent you ;)

Also, lots of you are asking if you need a special code or something to take part int he gorjuss SALE right now, you DONT! Its all set for you, all prices onthe Prints AND Tube Packs are ALREADY DISCOUNTED and waiting for you to grab them and fill you cart up !  Head over there now, click the image below !

Now are you all ready to meet our Guest this weekend?

Jennifer Gordon is a writer and mixed media artist who currently resides outside Columbus Ohio.  She graduated from the acting program at the New Hampshire Institute of Art.  After five years of regional professional theater she decided to express herself in other mediums as well, finally stumbling on the combination of writing and art. She decided to go back to school and study English and Art History at the University of New Hampshire while working as an assistant gallery director at the Art 3 Gallery in New Hampshire.  Her  mixed media art creations are another form of storytelling- her love for antique letters led me to an exploration of the hidden stories of letters of the past. Let’s find out more:

Meet Our Guest…

Question Hello Guest Giveaway lovely!  Please tell us a little bit about you, who you are, where you are from!?!
Answer Hi, My name is Jennifer Gordon, I’m originally from New Hampshire, but re-located to Columbus OH, about 6 years ago. I’m a former theater Actor,Poet, Comic Shop Owner, Magicians Assistant….and now I make my living selling my art. When I’m not busy in my studio I am a competitive ballroom dancer.

Question Tell us about what you make & your inspiration?
Answer I make mixed media collages (and then sell art prints of them). They are heavily influenced by Women, mainly showgirls, dancers, and actresses from the late Victorian Era through the very early 1920′s. I have always been very fascinated with this time period, and especially with the women who chose to be performers during such a repressed time period.

Question What is your favourite item to make/sell ?
Answer Small collages roughly 8 ×8 or 8 ×10 are my favorite thing to make and sell on etsy, as well as aceos on canvas. I like to think that my art can be very accessible to everyone and making small collages and prints are a good way to do that. I also love making aceos because it’s a good way to experiment with new ideas and techniques without having the pressure of a major piece of art.

Question Do you have any favourite Etsy items you’ve bought?
Answer I bought my husband and I’s wedding bands on etsy from downtothewiredesigns those are my favorite etsy purchases

Question Do you have any other websites people can find you?
Answer I have a website http://www.jennifergordonart.com

Question Whats the best advice you’ve ever been given?
Answer Just simply to be happy, and to try my hardest not to care what anyone else is doing or thinking, and to never play by the rules. Also to stand up straight all the time, this is advice from my dance instructor…it makes you look 10lbs thinner and makes you look and feel a lot more confident.

Great interview, thanks for answering our gorjuss questions Jennifer !

who wants to win

YOU COULD WIN: TWO Prints of YOUR choice from StilettoHeights Etsy shop ! What a great way to boost yoru art collection !

To Enter On Blog: What is YOUR favourite quote from a book?

For Example, from Lewis Carol’s Alice in Wonderland;

“Alice and the Cat: Quotes: Alice in Wonderland
Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?
The Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to
Alice: I don’t much care where.
The Cat: Then it doesn’t much matter which way you go.
Alice: …so long as I get somewhere.
The Cat: Oh, you’re sure to do that, if only you walk long enough.”

for a second chance..For an EXTRA entry: we will accept you to VISIT StilettoHeights, find your favourite thing there ( warning: It may take a while, you’ll love it all!!) and copy the URL ( the  www.sitename/faveitem.php bit!) and paste it into your comment here! Our Guest would love to hear your fave items & it will DOUBLE your chances of winning to do both !! ( I’m sure she’ll read your comments too, so please let her know what you think of her lovely Creations and wonderful interview she did for you all !) **TO DO THIS YOU MUST USE A SEPERATE COMMENT TO GAIN AN EXTRA ENTRY!

For an EXTRA EXTRA entry: For another EXTRA way to enter, Just hit the RETWEET button at the top of this blog and your RT will be entered into a draw too ! (RT’s are automatically counted in with the comments, so there is NO NEED to comment and tell us you have tweeted!!!)

…. Good Luck and have fun, Remember if you are new to the blog, it can take up to 12 hours for your post to be checked an authorised… once its given the ok all further posts should appear instantly. So don’t panic… ZZZ

Closes: Sunday Night at around 10pm GMT ( gorjuss time is shown on the blog clock!) Winner decided byRandom.org. For Facebook readers, comments must be submitted on the actual blogwww.gorjuss.co.uk/blog).You can enter as many times as you want on the blog ( but only one entry on twitter) just no back to back posting ( i.e someone should post between your posts!)

SPECIAL READER OFFER:

Gosh how generous is Jennifer, she’s offering all you gorjuss blog readers, a very special offer in her shop !  WOW!

Buy ANYTHING from StilettoHeights wonderful shop and get 20% Off your order !!  Just Enter ‘gorjuss20′ in the message to seller area a checkout & wait for a revised invoice!

ALSO there is a special Buy One Print ,Get Another FREE ! Check out her shop announcement for further details ! What  A Great Deal !

Good luck everyone, and a big thank you to”StilettoHeights” for joining us this weekend and of course her generosity with the prize! YES

Yay it’s a gorjuss™ SALE !!!

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

We’ve got something reeeeally special for you all, it’s nearly our very own shop ( www.gorjussart.com) Birthday, and we’re very excited about this !! !:)  Without YOU guys it would not be the success it is, we LOVE all our fans, and we thought the best thing we could do  to celebrate, was to do a huge great big gorjuss SALE !! TADA!  We dont do sales often, so this is your perfect chance to stock up on goodies you have had your eye on, or even start your Xmas shopping early !! WOW!

So from now ’til the 4th Sep  2010 you can pick up a gorjuss bargain !  While you are there, please note that now we have NEW gorjuss bags released from Santoro, we will be discontinuing our own tote bags for the forseeable future, if you have plans for giving some for Christmas, they will NOT be available after the next few weeks so grab them while you can !!! Hurry ! :blush2:


*Offer valid 112th Aug – 4th Spe 2010, Sale price valid to Prints and Tube Packs only. Indivdual Tubes & Bulk Packs are not included.  Tube use is subject to Terms Of Use, please read them, before you buy ! Tube sales are exempt from our refund policy.

New Absolutely Gorjuss Bags

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

We’re so excited here in GorjussLand, as the new Gorjuss Bag Collection has been released TADA! and will be in shops near YOU very soon !!!  As usual, you can expect the higest quality and amazing attention to detail AWW! as shown in the gorjuss products so far, these  bags are adorned with lots of beautiful details, and I cant speak highly enough of their designs, I LOVE them XOXO and you will love them too, when you see them!

We have a very exciteed gorjuss-ette who has her eyes on one for going back to school with, but, she’s not sure WHAT one yet, she just cant decide !!! Argh  hee hee !

There are 7 bags in the collection including 2 sling bags, 2 shoulder bags and 3 shoppers.

Seven different Gorjuss girls feature on the bags, and each bag is crammed full of details; embroidery, felt attachments, little pockets inside and out, wool, cotton and corduroy all brought together to make everyone ooooh & aaaaah and give an involuntary ‘aah….., it’s gorjuss’.

It’ll probably take a few days for the bags to arrive at your local store, or you can see them online at the santoro shop.

If you are a store owner interested in stocking these or any of the other gorjuss products, please contact Santoro HERE.

Santoro would love to hear any feedback that you’d like to give. Please send them emails using the ‘contact us‘ button on the top right of their home page with any thoughts or suggestions on these bags or any other Gorjuss items you’d like to see.

Thanks for peeking, dont be afraid to leave a comment, we love to hear your thoughts, and we do read them all ! x


New New New New New… yes, lots of NEW things!

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Hello everyone, what a week we are having here phew ! Hospital appointments galore, so it’s a very tired Suzanne that writes this post to you tonight!

[image courtesy of WeHeartIt
[image courtesy of WeHeartIt]

We have great news from Santoro, well two really, not only have they won some very amazing and smile-worthy awards recently, for some product lines that we are proud contains gorjuss products, but they are bringing you something NEW today too!

Here’s what they’ve won:

Santoro won Gift Under £10, For their Eclectic Range of Emery Boards * ( the gorjuss nail files are part of this collection!)

Also, their Soft Touch Premium Journals have won the highly commended title

And although they have no gorjuss line in these cuties, we thoought we’d mention them anyway !: They also won the CARD & WRAP category with their new innotive  Pop n Rock cards!

Well done to everyone at Santoro, they just keep leading the way, and I am so proud they are tkaing my girls with them ! YAY!

NEWLY RELEASED

We got news a few days ago that something new was being released, so I’ve been waiting for my Postman to arrive like a kid waiting for Santa ! LOL  Today it arrived with me, and it also popped into the Santoro online shop, I’m sure it will start reaching retailers near you, wherever you are, soon.. yes, it’s another soft journal, the same kind that WON an award ! WOW!

Gorjuss Premium Journal with Pen, The Last Rose.

I have to admit I collect little diaries, especially illustrated ones, so I know a LOT about them, when I tell you the detail in this little lovely is amazing ( I dont know how they do it, it astounds me !) .. I really mean it !!

Remember if you own a store and want to STOCK it, then just contact Santoro!

A NEW PROJECT

I’ve just started a new journal  project, it’s called ‘Journal For A Cause’, if you wanna sign up and play along, all you need is a pen and a journal/notepad ! You can find the link in the sidebar —>

Here’s the very first page, Copic Marker on Kraft paper, which I love, the brown of the paper dull the colours down a lot but it gives it a nice tone ! So, I’ll be sharing these for the next week or two, if you wanna peek at my LAST PROJECT then you can view it in the slideshow below,to use it HOVER OUR MOUSE OVER IT, then either SLIDE the bar at the BOTTOM or use the left or right arrows !!! TADA!  ( See one you LOVE? Drop me a email, you could OWN IT!)

30 Day Journal Challenge ( My First Journal Project)

Thanks for reading, please leave a comment, I do read them all !

NEW Gorjuss Trinket Box Available & Guest Giveaway: theRainbowRoom

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Hello everyone, it’s FRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDAAAAAAAAAAAAY,

Please do take the time to enter our Cullen Craft sponsored competition from yesterday, it runs till Thursday and we will promote it strongly from Monday onwards!

We have something NEW for you today, we’ve been working on this for weeks !! And now its ready, and very very perfect, she’s called ‘After The Circus‘ and she’s looking for a new home now !!

She’s WOODEN (not Papier Mache!) but she’s a nice thick wooden box, with plenty of space inside to hold bangles or watches, or necklaces and earrings, or embroidery threads ( as shown, embroidery thread not incuded!)!  Whatever you need to store, you’ll find this will house it perfectly!  She measures  in 4″ (9cm)  in diameter!

Check out the gorjussArt shop to find her!


Isnt she lovely? She made up of High Quality Scrapbooking papers (mostly Sassafras) and Ribbons, it has a thick Lace Ribbon around the top too, the bottom has a yellow felt base, to protect the surfaces you place it on, and it has a nice green felt base inside too, to keep the goodies you place inside in tip top condition!

She’s in the gorjuss Art shop here.


Clara Luna “Therainbowroom” is an artist/designer/craftsperson who loves colour and especially rainbows. She lives in Mid-Wales & the internet plays a large part in her life, especially for her work and in keeping up to date with the real world!! She has started to share alot of photos and details about her work in her blog & on Flickr. Clara has spent many years developing her art & designs and hopes to inspire.   Clara Luna has a BA (hons) in Fashion & Textile Design. She enjoys working & experimenting in many different mediums including felt, feltmaking, mosaic, polymer clay and anything she can use to express her love of vibrant colour and pattern. Let’s find out more:

Shop address: www.therainbowroom.etsy.com

Meet Our Guest…

QuestionHello Guest Giveaway lovely! Please tell us a little bit about you , who are you, where you’re from!??
AnswerHello Gorjuss, thanks for having me here, come take a sneeky peek into my colourful world of creativity and artistic adventures. I am an artist & mother who lives in rural Mid-Wales in the UK. I am currrently home educating my daughter and when she lets me…… I become Clara Luna and I save the world in my own special way by filling it with colour & rainbows!!

Question Tell us about what you make & your inspiration?
AnswerMy aim is to brighten up the world with rainbows and colourful creations.
I believe rainbows can make a real difference and a kaleidoscope of colours will keep you on top of the world. I am happy to say “I make Rainbows” lots of cute and funky felt rainbows in different shapes and sizes, a variety of felted jewellery, lots of lovely felted soaps, colourful felting supplies to inspire your creativity and a whole lot more too!

Question What is your favourite item to make/sell ?
Answer I love making everything, custom requests are lots of fun and felting beads for my jewellery is very theaputic.

Question Do you have any favourite Etsy items you’ve bought?

AnswerI really love your work Gorjuss, especially your ‘Sometimes Rainbows Fade’. I have a few fab trees from hitree, love summersville and her beautiful printed fabrics, unique cards from storeyshop, oh there are so many!!!….Etsy is great !

Question Do you have any other websites people can find you?

Answer I have shops on Etsy, Folksy and Dawanda
www.therainbowroom.etsy.com
http://www.folksy.com/shops/therainbowroom
http://en.dawanda.com/shop/therainbowroom
If you want to know a little bit more about me and my Rainbow Room, you can find my blog at http://therainbowroombyclaraluna.blogspot.com/ my photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/therainbowroom/ come follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/therainbowroom join my Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/TheRainbowRoom/

Question Whats the best advice you’ve ever been given?

Answer eerrr….still waiting for that I think ; )

Question Anything else you’d like to say?

Answer One life , Live it!

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Great Interview Rainbowroom, thanks for letting us find out a little bit more about you and your creations ! Now, lets see what you gave the lovely gorjuss Readers a chance to win this weekend..

who wants to w in

YOU COULD WIN: Rainbow Brooch & Claraluna Cloud Brooch!

It’s a star! To Enter On Blog: This seller is clearly colour passionate, so lets delve into our deep psyche’s and examine what colour of the rainbow’s we are. So tell us what colour of the rainbow you would be and why?!!! Whatever it is, tell us !

For an EXTRA entry, we will accept you to VISIT therainbowroom, find your favourite thing there ( warning: It may take a while, you’ll love it all!!) and copy the URL ( the www.sitename/faveitem.php bit!) and paste it into your comment here! Clara would love to hear your fave items & it will DOUBLE your chances of winning to do both !! ( I’m sure she’ll read your comments too, so please let her know what you think of her lovely Creations and wonderful interview she did for you all !)

…. Good Luck and have fun, Remember if you are new to the blog, it can take upto 12 hours for your post to be checked an authorised… once its given the ok all further posts should appear instantly. So don’t panic…

for a second chance..

To Enter on Twitter: We have a $7 GorjussArt Gift Certificate prize available for a twitterer winnerer too ! Just hit the RETWEET button at the top of this blog and your RT will be entered into a draw too ( the winning tweet will be chosen by random.org too!)

Closes: Sunday Night at around 10pm GMT ( gorjuss time is shown on the blog clock!) Winner decided by Random.org. For Facebook readers, comments must be submitted on the actual blog www.gorjuss.co.uk/blog). You can enter as many times as you want on the blog ( but only one entry on twitter) just no back to back posting ( i.e someone should post between your posts!)

Good luck everyone, and a big thank you to Clara Luna “therainbowroom” for joining us this weekend and of course her generosity with the prize!