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Fashionable rings that will give your style a fresh edge! (Giveaway)

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I hope your weekend has went well. I had my bridal shower this past weekend, and have felt so blessed and loved by my church family and friends. 🙂

Before I dive into today’s giveaway, I just wanted to take a minute to make sure you know that I’m now on Luvocracy! If you don’t know what it is, I encourage you to go give it a look. It’s kind of like Pinterest, except that you can order through Luvocracy and their pledge is that they will find you the lowest price on the internet for you. AND you get $10 off your first order when you sign up. Pretty sweet!

Okay, so for today’s giveaway I’m featuring another store on Etsy called A Wild Violet and is run by Branden and Jennifer.

Branden and Jennifer opened their Etsy shop back in 2010 and make rings, knuckle rings, earrings, and even bangles and cuffs. Their work is beautiful and they have had over 5,000 positive sales on their Etsy shop to prove their wonderful work and customer service!

I’ve been really intrigued with the recent fad of wearing smaller rings that don’t go past the second knuckle on your finger. It’s a really neat way to dress up your hands another notch. 🙂 A Wild Violet sells knuckle rings that are simple and elegant, and then others that are artistic and will appeal to a wide variety of people. 

As you can see from the pictures on their Etsy store, the quality and detail in their jewelry is beautiful! From the simple to the complex, they’re all lovely and unique.

The Giveaway…

Jennifer has very kindly offered to give one of my followers the chance to win something from A Wild Violet! The winner get’s to choose any one of her knuckle rings in her shop (up to $10 value). Don’t forget to check out all of Jennifer’s social media spots, too!



Rules: This giveaway is only open to GFC follower of Legacy of a Writer, so be sure you are a follower! There are many chances to earn extra entries, so come back every day to take advantage of them. 🙂 This giveaway will run for three weeks, ending at midnight on Monday, April 7th. 

—> ATTENTION: Please make sure you are following all the instructions in order to be entered into the giveaway. I do check it all, when the giveaways are over, and hate to delete entries. Thanks!

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Support your Military Significant Other with These Special Bracelets! (Review & Giveaway)

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I am really excited to feature this lovely Etsy shop today! Not only is the jewelry beautiful, but her bracelets mean something extra special to every Military wife/fiance/girlfriend out there.

Shannah’s Etsy shop is called Owl Meets Fox, but her banner proudly proclaims where she stands in the different military branches with a loud, “Our Love is Semper Fi”.

Shannah started this shop back in 2012 for a wonderful reason. In her own words… “I started this shop so that milsos could support their men even if they are far away. Nothing says “I’m waiting for you” better than wearing something that supports him!”

For those of you who don’t know, I am going to become a military wife in April. *smile* So when I saw her silver Navy bracelet, I got excited! It came in the mail a few weeks ago, and I’ve been really excited to share my thoughts about it with you all! 🙂

She’s only got four different bracelets available right now — “Army”, “USMC”, “Navy”, and “USAF” — but she plans to expand her shop in the near future. So stay tuned to see what else she comes out with! 😉

My Review…

The bracelet arrived strung around this really pretty card. It was a nice way to not only display the bracelet, but also to ensure it doesn’t tangle during shipping. 

As you can see from the picture, she writes “our love is ocean deep” and also includes a bible verse at the bottom. These special little touches really made her Etsy shop stand out to me — I love when things are taken to the next step, even if just a little bit, and personalized this way. 

As for the bracelet itself, it’s a really nice, shiny silver wire that makes up the words, and then just a traditional chain for the rest of the bracelet. While I think it is very well made, I also think it’s a very delicate, dainty piece of jewelry. Because of the wire used to write out the names, I wouldn’t recommend wearing this bracelet for any occasion — especially the situation is rather rough. I tend to wear it when I am going out and not so much when I am cleaning or cooking around the house. Again, let me say, this is just my own thoughts and how I personally think for my bracelet. My “Navy” bracelet hasn’t become bent, twisted, or ‘unwound’ in any way since I got it. 

All in all, I think these bracelets are great! And she sells them for very reasonable prices. You can’t ask for a better way to support your soldier then getting a “Army” or “USMC” bracelet for under ten dollars! 😉

I received this bracelet from Owl Meets Fox in order to review on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products I personally liked.

The Giveaway…

Shannah has very generously offered one of her bracelets as a giveaway for one of the followers of my blog! 😀 The winner get’s to choose any of the bracelets in her Etsy Shop. Make sure you check out all of Shannah’s social media spots, too!

—> UPDATE: Shannah has also made a coupon code for you all to use! So if you can’t wait to see if you’ve won, use the code “legacy2014” to get an additional 15% off your order. The coupon expires February 10th, so don’t delay!

Rules: This giveaway is only open to GFC follower of Legacy of a Writer, so be sure you are a follower! There are many chances to earn extra entries, so come back every day to take advantage of them. 🙂 This giveaway will run for three weeks, ending at midnight on Monday, February 10th. 

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