Black Mountain Jewelry – Mother’s Day Gift Idea And Giveaway

My two most favorite pieces of jewelry in the world are my favorites because they were made for me and because they mean something to me. One is my mother’s ring, which RB had made for me several years ago. The other is a gold necklace bearing two engraved photo charms of my sons, which my parents had made for me several years ago. If you wear jewelry regularly, I’ll bet that there’s a story and meaning behind your favorite piece. Imagine if you had input on design of a piece of jewelry for yourself. What would be special to you? What would the story behind it be? Think about it, it’s important.

When I first learned of Black Mountain Jewelry the first thing I did was check out their website. Black Mountain Jewelry Company is a small company offering jewelry handmade by an Arizona couple named Mark and Carla Mead. What struck me the most about this company and these people, besides the beautiful handcrafted jewelry, is how much they care. About everything. Mark and Carla care what materials the jewelry is made from and where that material comes from as well as what happens during and after the jewelry is manufactured. They use recycled and reclaimed materials and only buy gems that are mined by responsible sources. It’s obvious that Fair Trade and environmentally responsible business practices are more than just buzz words for them. Mark and Carla also care about people.

In celebration of Mother’s Day, Black Mountain Jewelry has offered to present one of my readers with a custom Tree of Life Charm.

More on the Tree of Life Jewelry Collection – “Celebrate your milestones! Gifts of jewelry that honor the special people and times of your life. This collection was designed to help people find strength, feel connected and to celebrate life in a way that becomes possible when you have a tangible talisman, a physical reminder you can touch and be reminded of what touches you.”

WIN IT!

One winner will receive a custom Tree of Life Charm in Sterling Silver, 14k and Semi-Precious Stones (code TCS1) of winners choice – with up to 5 smaller accent stones to symbolize their children on 18″ sterling snake chain. The winner will choose the stones and the charm will be custom made for them. The charm will be shipped to the winner at no charge anywhere in the US.

The minimum value of this prize with the chain is $84.95 (value increases if extra stones are added). Besides the obvious immediate value, this charm will surely become a cherished family heirloom. It also provides immeasurable value to the earth and all of us because this line uses recycled metals and Fair Trade Gemstones are used in this jewelry line and 5% of each sale is donated to Jewelers for Children.

If you can’t wait to find out if you win it or simply must have it now, Mark and Carla of Black Mountain Jewelry Company are generously offering all of my readers free shipping on any order placed by 05/31/09 – just need to enter FS315 on your order form.

HOW TO ENTER. (MANDATORY)

To enter leave me a comment telling me what the Tree of Like Design would mean to you. Please look into your heart and put thought into your answer. Carla mentioned in an email to me that she sent out a Tree of Life piece to a old dear friend. They put her stone in the roots of the tree and her three children in the branches. She’d lost one of her children, whose stone was set in the human heart in the branches – because he’s always in her heart. These pieces are so individualized and so special, and so much heart is put into making them. Make sure your heart is in your entry.

BONUS ENTRIES – LOTS OF THEM!

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Leave an additional comment for each entry you qualify for. You must have completed the first entry according to the instructions to be eligible for any bonus entries.

THE SMALL PRINT.

US addresses only please. This contest will end on Wednesday 05/06/09 at 11:59 pm est.  If you’ve entered any of my giveaways before then you know that only comments containing all of the requested information will be eligible for entry. The winner must contact me to confirm they wish to receive the prize within two days of my email notifying them they’ve won.  Good luck to everyone!

A huge thanks to Mark and Carla of Black Mountain Jewelry for sponsoring this terrific giveaway!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

THE FOLLOWING NOTE IS TO MY READERS FROM MARK AND CARLA.

We are so grateful to have been part of this Mom Knows It All giveaway. We were touched by the readers comments and wish we could afford to send each and every one of them a Tree of Life necklace! When we meet people at our craft shows so many share their stories and why they connect with our jewelry but we never have time to document what we’ve been told – the show atmosphere is too busy. We would like to quote the readers on our website. Please e-mail Mark and Carla at info@blackmountainjewelry.com if you wouldn’t mind being quoted. We could keep anonymous with just a first name, city & state if you prefer. If you’d like to receive monthly updates just need to say Join Mailing List in the e-mail and you will be entered into the jewelry drawing – next drawing 6/30.

Tags: Black Mountain Jewelry, Fair Trade, jewelry, Mother's Day, responsibility, Tree of Life

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