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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

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 !

WOW ! Win More stuff? Now we’re really spoiling you !

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

I mentioned a few days ago that Crafthouse Press, are part of the huge QVC event this Saturday, you can watch it on TV if you are in the UK, or Online if you are elsewhere ( or just cant reach your TV!) .. we’ve been told it might be some new gorjuss things making an appearance, so you’ll def wanna be grabbing them quickly, I know you all like to be first!!!

We dont have any times yet, the event seems to run all day, but if we find out our time slot, we will be sure to update this post and let you guys know !! Thanks for the continued support – you guys rock !

Have you seen the wonderful Imaginative Bloom sites yet?  They Find & Feature some great Arty Treats, so it was thrilling when we were featured a few days ago!! (you can find that Feature here!)

We’ve joined up with the great Arty guys over at Imaginative Bloom XOXO who are giving away an amazing prize pool of 19 prizes !

WOW.. so for your chance to win, take a peek at their site and see what ya have to do to get your hands on the lovely yummies, wouldnt that be a great start to your Summer?! YAY!

One more thing before I head off to dream pretty things AWW!   I’ve added two new blog links to the LINKS page at gorjuss.co.uk ! You can find ONE of them right here on the blog, in the right hand bar –>  With the handy code to copy & paste, they are .png so have a transparent background ( great if your blog theme isnt white!).. here’s a peek:

Feel free to use them, but remember to link back with them !!! (Tip: Use the code to copy & paste into your blogs sidebar!)

Thats all for now, leave a comment, say hello !

Some news and our Variation Winner

Sunday, July 18th, 2010

Hello everyone, did you have fun with the Guest Giveaway this weekend? We have some lovely news for you today, WOW! We have heard of the release of this lovely DOUBLE Pen Set from Santoro, they will be in shops everywhere soon, so keep an eye out for them ! They have little gorjuss charms attached, arent they just darling ! YAY!

Also, the guys over at Crafthouse Press are always busy creating NEW craft products for you, and we’ve just heard that there might be NEW things for you gorjuss fans, being launched at QVC on July 24th ! TADA! Add it to your diaries now, so you dont forget, remember if you are NOT in the UK you can STILL WATCH ONLINE, to see what’s being released, a lot of shops ship worldwide so it’s worth a peek !

We’ll give you another reminder nearer the time, with links and channel numbers, but until then, SAVE THE DATE !!!

who wants to win

YOU COULD WIN: little handmade doll charm/pendant/ornament made w/ vintage beads!

I’ve consulted with The Random Robot and it picked comment number: 7

Which was:

Congrats Sue, contact us, (gorjuss[at]gorjuss.co.uk] and we’ll pass it on to Variation for you! Let us know when it arrives with you, or share a pic with you wearing it, we’d all love to see ( and be jealous!)

There were 19 Retweets, and Random Robot picked number: 17 !! Which was ReTweet 17, by:

Congrats Shirley_G_09 l !!! Drop us an email ( gorjuss {at} gorjuss.co.uk to arrange getting your Gorjuss Gift Certificate !

Hope you all had fun trying to win the Guest Giveaway, a HUGE thank you to variation for donating such a lovely Prize this weekend! YAY! Remember we have Giveaways EVERY weekend, so bookmark us for future reading, all it takes is a comment ( or a Re-Tweet!)

Thanks for reading !