March’s Giveaway: $$ Gift Certificate $$

Now that February’s Personalized Gift Box Giveaway has come and gone (Congrats to Jen P!), it's time to move into March's contest.

We are now a week into March and I’m happy to report that some of the snow around here in Wisconsin has begun to melt! Over the weekend, I spotted a dozen Sandhill Cranes poking through a neighboring farmer’s field- a sure sign spring must be on its way!

Easter is coming soon, and Mother’s Day will soon follow. Have you thought about a Mother’s day gift yet? Since jewelry can be a very personal thing, la Naváa will be introducing Gift Certificates! They are perfect for those who are particular, (I’m one those- my fiancée will agree) and great as a last minute add-on gift.

To kick-off la Naváa Gift Certificates, I’m giving away a $15 Gift Certificate for la Naváa’s two shops on Etsy:

la Naváa ~ the Beautiful Jewelry
Giving with Love Gifts

As a bonus to this month’s contest, you can increase your chances to win with multiple entries!

You can get up to seven entries simply by:

- Following la Naváa on Blogspot
- Following la Naváa on Facebook
- Following la Naváa on Twitter
- Following la Naváa on Flickr
- Adding la Naváa’s shops (three total) to your “Etsy circle”

Get an unlimited amount of entries by sharing la Naváa with your friends/followers:

- Post a link about this contest on Twitter mentioning @lanavaa
- Post a link about this contest on Facebook referring to @lanavaa
- Post a blog about this contest leaving the link here in a comment

Every time you share la Naváa with a link you will receive an entry.  You can be creative too; post a facebook link or tweet about your favorite necklace, earrings set, or gift box from la Naváa.  Every link counts!

After you have followed and/or shared, leave me a comment letting me know what you did so I can count all of your entries!

So go ahead and enter! Someone must win- it might as well be you!  ;)


Good luck to everyone,
Much♥Meg


PS... March's Contest closes March 27th.  The la Naváa Gift Certificate will be emailed, or mailed to the winner depending on their preference.

50% Off EVERYTHING Sale!

Announcing la Naváa's 50% off EVERYTHING Sale beginning at 6am

Black Friday thru Cyber Monday!

Shop till you drop without even having to leave your house!

Happy Shopping & Holidays!

♥Meg

*Sale applies to la Naváa's Etsy shop listings only.  Custom orders do not apply.

A new Etsy Banner?

I've been meaning to create a new banner for my Etsy shop for a while.  I finally got around to making one. 

It's really simple; I actually used the Etsy Banner Generater to start, and threw in a few extra touches to make it more my own.  Certainly not the final project, but enough to change it up for a bit.

So I'm wondering, where or how other Etsians go to find and create their banners?  There are some GREAT ones out there.  ZoeTropa of Etsy has a simple but fun banner.  SnuggleBebe has an absolutely adorable banner that fits her baby boutique quite well.  Incorperating your work in your shops banner is the way to be I think; see photographer ShannonLeighStudios banner.

Sometimes I'd love to be my own little graphic designer, but that's not where my business is taking me... yet.  ;)

Back at 213

My designs are back at Studio 213.  Located on the Avenue (College) in downtown Appleton; that's where you'll find this little gem of a shop.

You'll be greeted by one of a kind hand painted carousel animals, murals, pottery, jewelry and more.  Truly a wonderful place to get an early start to your gift shopping for the holidays. 

Among this array of mixed media, you will find la Naváa's newest line!  Opposite the cash register and Cherie, you'll find a limited selection of my new Keepsake gift boxes; most new and never been seen!


 A number of different styles and colors of la Naváa Gift Boxes are displayed together with the amazing Crimson Sky jewelry, by Kate Stelow.

I hope you will stop by, tell Cherie "hi" and check out the newest edition to la Naváa. 

Much♥
Meg

~ Christmas in July ~

I would have to say that my favorite holiday is Christmas. I love the togetherness it brings. Friends and family seem to come closer during this time of the year. It’s easy to forget the real purpose of Christmas, and why we are here.  But once that Christmas music starts playing on the radio it all comes back.

 Too bad we have to wait a whole year to feel sentimental, and do nice things for each other. While I can’t speed up the clock (nor do I really want to :/ ), I can bring a bit of the holiday rush to you now, in July.

la Naváa is participating in Etsy’s 2010 “Christmas in July” event. Selected la Naváa designs have been reduced in price and are shipped to you for free!

Take a look at my Christmas in July Sale section to see all my specials. Hope you find something you like! Or perhaps you’ve had your eye on one. ;)

It’s never too soon to start your holiday shopping. Only 157 days till Christmas!

Have you started your shopping?

And there was la Naváa

Hello my dear reader,

I'm excited to share my journey with you. I've never been a blogger before, so I am oh-so new to this. Please hang with me though, I'm a quick study.

That's actually how I began making jewelry; quickly. I don't have years invested like some, but I can tell you I like it just as much as them, and perhaps sometimes more. ;)

I've always been fairly artistic and creative, just never really with an outlet. My friend introduced me to jewelry, and I thank her for it. I've found my vice. The methodical rhythm one gets into when stringing a necklace or wrapping wire is something that I find very soothing. And then, when it's all done, the excitement is nearly overwhelming. After sometimes hours of thought and care and meticulous work, I take a look at this masterpiece I, yes I just created... yeah, great fun. Like I said, it's a wonderful outlet for me. In my opinion, everything should have an outlet of some kind. One that actually allows them to be productive. One where they can enjoy the fruits of their labor. Highly recommended by me.

So I should tell you how la Naváa came about. Being a spiritually centered person, I wanted to tie my art back to the being that allowed me to create it; my creator.


la Naváa to me means the beautiful. My inspiration was derived from an Aramaic translation of the word "nava," meaning beautiful. Upon adding my own little sense of creativity, la Naváa was born.

It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you: la Naváa.

My sincerest appreciation to you for allowing part of my world to become part of yours.

♥Meg

http://lanavaa.com/

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