Busy Busy and Contest Winners! (Updated)

Things have been much busier than a usual January, mostly because of shop orders, 5 this month! I've also been spending time sketching out new ideas, can't wait to do more of that in a few weeks. I'm very excited to finally pull together an idea I've been waiting to try... charm bangle bracelets! Many of my smaller pendants are a perfect size to adorn simple forged bangles. I made some in brass with a sterling rivet and some in sterling with a brass rivet. I love the way these came out and they'll soon be in my Etsy shop and available for stores to buy. The Chakra Bangle is in my shop now on brass or silver.

Restocked Trinket with this large order. They will be all set for Valentine's day!

Just finished this order for The Shoe Horn, love the mix of shapes and colors!

Got this sweet, small order together for Common Deer.

I sent out an earring order to Pure.Original last week, love how they're displaying them. 

I've had 17 lovely entries for my Instagram contest! (Blog post has been updated) The 3 winners each won $75 credit for my Etsy shop. Winner of most Instagram likes from Lyn: 

It was tough for me to pick my two favorite entries. So many kind words! Ultimately I decided that if the image was of someone wearing my work, I wanted to be able to see the jewelry. I chose Lea's, I really loved the Bohemian vibe of this one too.

If the photo was an image of just jewelry, I wanted it to be a strong photo of the jewelry. Also from a graphic design standpoint, I wanted to be able to read the words. So in thinking of those criteria and also the words used, I chose Sara's. Thanks so much to all who participated! The rest of the entries follow below.

Winners!

So last week I held my first Instagram Contest and it was super fun! There were over 25 submissions and it was so close! Laina won for most likes, here is her fab photo: 

Maureen won for best overall jewelry photo. I chose this one for the high image quality, pieces, arrangement, color and background. This was not an easy decision so many great photos. Laina and Maureen each won a $100 gift certificate for my Etsy shop. All participants get 10% off in my Etsy shop. 

 Here are some other awesome submissions that show the jewelry really well:

Melissa sent in this one of her collection.

Andrea took this one among water worn rocks

And this great under water shot!

Alanna sent this lovely photo of Chakra Wraps taken in the Caribbean.

Kristi submitted this earthy photo of her collection hanging on a reclaimed door display that her husband made for her.
Thanks to all who participated! I will definitely be doing more contests...

Contest Time!

Via Instagram... Starting right now - through Friday at 5:00pm (EST)

All participants have the option of getting a 10% coupon code for use in my Etsy shop. 2 winners will get a $100 gift certificate in my Etsy shop!

All you have to do is:

>>>Follow: @jenkahnjewelry

>>>Share:  photo of you or someone else wearing Jennifer Kahn Jewelry, or a photo of your Jennifer Kahn Jewelry Collection! 

>>>Tag:  @jenkahnjewelry in the photo and include #jenkahnjewelry 

>>>Enjoy:  10% off discount code in my Etsy shop. Contact me for the code, just send me the link to your post. 

[note: This only works if your profile is public]

>>>Prizes:  $100 Jennifer Kahn Jewelry gift certificate for use in my Etsy shop to my favorite photo, I really want to be able to see the jewelry as well as a good overall quality image.

and a $100 Jennifer Kahn Jewelry gift certificate for use in my Etsy shop to the photo that receives the most likes in the contest. Check the hashtag often and support your favorite photos!

Ready, set, GO!

Please Vote For Me!

When you vote you get a coupon code for my shop!

To vote: First go the link: http://bit.ly/Commune-Feed-Need-Not-Greed and "like" it, then click on my image where it says VOTE on the image. They will receive your public profile and friend list. I hope that's okay! You can vote once a day for the next 3 weeks so please vote daily if you can. Sorry to bother you! I wouldn't ask but as contests go, with only 9 contestants my chances seem pretty good. It would be awesome to make it to the final round and have a video made of me and my work and to have a chance for 1 of the cash prizes!

Read more about the contest below. Thanks so much for considering this!

Commune has asked me to take part in their competition. Commune is a movement of artists, designers, musicians and people that take a stand against tobacco corporations and their presence in the scene. 

Every month they host an event with a local band, DJ, designer and artist at Commune Wednesdays. By celebrating local and educating people about the things Big Tobacco does or contributes to that they may not otherwise support, they hope to shift the creative scene image from one that smokes to one that focuses more on creativity, music and art. This Wednesday will be Jacques Greene at Signal Kitchen. Next month I will be the featured artist! 
   
For this contest, they chose 3 local vendors from each of the Commune cities (San Diego, San Francisco and Burlington) to compete to win a grand prize of $750. This campaign is called “Feed Need Not Greed” and will help raise awareness about world hunger caused by the tobacco industry. 
    
There are 2 rounds of voting, after the first round 3 finalists (1 from each of the 3 cities) get a featurette video filmed by Commune's video crew and a 1 in 3 chance of winning $750. The potential prizes for the finalist round are: 1st - $750, 2nd - $500, 3rd - $250. Also, during the finalist round Commune will donate $1 per vote up to $1,000 to an organization that helps feed children in a country heavily affected by hunger caused by Big Tobacco.  

I'm so psyched to have been chosen as one of 3 vendors to represent Vermont and to help spread the word about Commune and their efforts. To vote go to: http://bit.ly/Commune-Feed-Need-Not-Greed
Thank you!