KraftyMax Celtic SunCatcher - Matching Game WINNER

The Matching game was one of 5 AWESOME games during mv's April games. Players were invited to pick a favorite item of theirs, find a match in one of my shops that would wear or pair well with theirs, and post the match on Twitter. My favorite match would be featured on my blog... and HERE IT IS! :)

The winning match is KraftyMax's tweet matching her amazing beaded suncatcher and my beadaholic t-shirt :

Her tweet asked:
This is my work - do you think I fit into this category??

Well, that's a TOTAL match, she IS a beadaholic, and her SunCatcher is the best proof there is. I mean, look at it! Over 100 hours of work went into it, and over 11,000 beads. ELEVEN THOUSAND TINY BEADS! Can you believe this lady's PATIENCE and PASSION for beadweaving?

No wonder her suncatcher was accepted in three competitions. Her beading skills are AMAZING. Check out her shop and gallery for even more of her beautiful handmade beaded creations.

It's probably hard to appreciate all the work and detail that go into one of Max's masterpieces... until you have the wonderful opportunity to TOUCH one of her creations. You wouldn't believe how tiny these beads are. She uses size 11 Delica beads, which means you can fit 121 of these beads in a square inch! That's TINY! And she weaves them one by one, thousands upon thousands of them.

How would I know? Well... I happen to have one of her GORGEOUS creations right here in front of me. Almost 3,500 tiny beads wrapped around my wrist. This was a surprise bracelet Max made for me and let me tell you, THIS is a work of LOVE ♥

Wanna see it? :)

It's made from tiny tiny black, purple, and green (my colors!) Delica seed beads, with a gorgeous fringe made with matching crystals. The clasp is so beautiful too! Gorgeous scrollwork antique gold with a magnetic closure, AND a tiny chain so it stays safe around your wrist in case you bump into something and it comes loose.

The beadweaving is so flexible and smooth it's amazing. And the detailed design... well, suffice to say KrafyMax can make ANYTHING from beads. Give her a photo of your kid and she'd make a bracelet in likeness! She can PAINT with beads.

And now that I'm done with the 1,000 words, here is the photo worth more than 1,000 words :)

From AMAZING suncatchers to GORGEOUS bracelets, KraftyMax is AWESOME♥ Check her out! :)

You can find her at:
http://KraftyMax.artfire.com
http://fb.com/KraftyMaxOriginals
http://kraftymax.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/kraftymax

I hope you've enjoyed reading about the winning product match and I'll see you May 1st for the next FUN filled games! :)

mv April Games, Contest, and Giveaway - FUN

This month's games have ended. See you all May 1st-6th for the next games and awesome prizes. THANK YOU ALL for an AMAZING week, it's been a BLAST! You are ALL ☆☆☆☆☆ LOVE YA!

Let's have FUN FUN FUN! :) There's the usual TOP PLAYER contest, and there will be a random drawing giveaway as well! The games are week-long and end April 8th 2011 at 11:59 PM EST.

See below for prizes, scores, and rules, or just click this button to enter the giveaway ➜ Sweet (5 mvpoints)
Click the extra entries links to increase your chances of winning :)

Jump to:
Prizes ~ As many prizes as players :)
Games ~ 5 AWESOME games
Contests ~ TOP players
Giveaway ~ random.org drawing 4/8/11 @ 11:59PM EST
Rules ~ How to participate & italic print
Scores ~ The list of AWESOME tweeps and peeps :)
WINNERS ~ 19 GCs, coupons, and gifts awarded & LOADS of SEO dots! :) CONGRATULATIONS ALL!

● The PRIZES ●

TOP SCORE PRIZES (40 mvPOINTS+)
1st place ........ PayPal Gift Certificate ($10)
2nd place ....... mv Gift Certificate ($10)
3rd place ........ Surprise Earrings ($10 value)

mvPOINTS PRIZES:
200 .......... GIFT CERTIFICATE: $5
160 .......... GIFT CERTIFICATE: $3
120 .......... GIFT CERTIFICATE: $2
80 ............ GIFT CERTIFICATE: $1
40 ............ Your link on the BONUS List
20 ............ COUPON: FREE mv magnet & 10% OFF one item
1 .............. One cool SEO dot on the dotties page (19 max) :)
~MAX mvPOINTS: 600 (three $5 gift certificates if playing to the max :)

Giveaway PRIZE:
One lucky participant will be chosen using random.org and will win ❤FOUR $10 Gift Certificates❤ for jewelry, cards, services, fair trade coffee, candles, soaps, bags, amazing art, keyfob wristlet keychains, recycled bottlecap pendants, and MUCH MORE!

Enter the giveaway either by posting a comment, sending an email, or in any of the ways described below (all venues qualify, FB, twitter, blogs, etc.) Yes, you can get extra entries :)

That upcoming birthday is just about to be taken care of :)
Use your GCs to shop for your AWESOME gifts and prizes at:
➊ mv GC valid on cards, jewelry, and services only.
➋ ES&H GC valid at energyspirithope.com
➌ QuirkyDame GC valid at QuirkyDame.ArtFire.com
➍ Happie Hippie GC valid at HappieHippieChick.ArtFire.com
~ All GCs are transferrable (so you can use them as gifts or for yourself). By default, they all expire April 30th. Please contact me if you need to use them beyond the end of the month.

❁ April GAMES ❁

❁ Secret Item GAME:
Every day, a secret item will be discounted more than 50%OFF. The item will go back to its old price at midnight and will be disclosed on twitter. Tweet the secret item and add the word #mvsecret to win 10 mvpoints! Purchase it and win 20 mvpoints! That's almost half way to the first gift certificate!
~ (Secret items have a ❁ mark in their More Info area. Find the mark to see the original price. Today's secret item is SILLY)

❁ Find the Duck GAME:
A real duck has hidden somewhere in my shop. Find the duck, hit the TWEET button on that page, and add @mvbeads DUCK! to win 5 mvpoints. Toy ducks don't count :)
~ Beware, this ain't no sitting duck! THIS duck likes to waddle around. It last changed location Friday 7PM. Find it again after it moves, and win again.

❁ TUMAY GAME:
Every day, I will ask a question on my Fan page. Click 'like' and post a quick answer to win 3 EZ points. :)

❁ Positive GAME:
Tweet @mvbeads a positive thought every day for 5 mvpoints each. I am looking forward to reading your tweets ♥

❁ Matching GAME:
Pick a favorite creation of yours, find an item from mv's ArtFire shop or gift shop that would wear/pair nicely with your creation, and put both links in a tweet to @mvbeads for 5 mvpoints. One match per day.
~Particularly nice matches will win 10 mvpoints and my favorite match will be featured on my blog. So go ahead and have FUN, your apron with an mv necklace, your earrings with an mv card, your handmade gift for mom with mv's Kakuro/Sudoku Poster... Looking forward to seeing your creative matches! :)

10 mvpoint matches so far:
This is my work - do you think I fit into this category?? (Totally LOL)
This would go great with these (Ooh! GREAT colorful coordination!)
I think this goes well with this because I know you love it! =D (Ayup!)

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♥ How to participate ♥

♥ Twitter:

Find the secret deal of the day mentioned above and tweet with #mvsecret: 10 mvpoints each

Play any of the other games above: 5-10 mvpoints each

SweetPromote the games: 5 mvpoints each

Retweet any of @mvbeads's tweets: 1 mvpoint each

Add #mvlove to a funny tweet: Priceless :)

Anything with #mvlove will get my attention, so be creative :)

♥♥♥ Spread the word and help Tatyanna. ♥♥♥ She is currently in China undergoing treatment, let's hope and pray everything will go well. While she may not have access to the Internet while there, her hope is that of many, so let's keep spreading the word. Thank you so much!

♥ FaceBook:

Promote the games and add @mv Fan Page: 5 mvpoints each

Comment on any games related post on my Fan page: 2 mvpoints each

Click 'Like' on any games related post on my Fan page: 1 mvpoint each

♥ ArtFire:

Purchase any product from mv.ArtFire.com: 20 mvpoints per item
~ (Mention Tatyanna in Note to Seller and 50% of proceeds will be donated to her Hope Fund.)

Activate the mvgames widget: 10 mvpoints

Post a link to this blog in the forums: 5 mvpoints

♥ Blogs and other venues:

Follow this blog and comment below: 10 mvpoints (valid if already a follower as well)

Add the mvgames widget: 10 mvpoints

Promote the games and comment below with a link: 5 mvpoints each

Tell me your favorite item from my zazzle store, maximum one link per day :) 5 mvpoints
~ (100% of my Royalties from "Get Well Wishes" Senbazuru products will be donated to Tatyanna's Hope Fund.)

Be creative: 2-10 mvpoints each :)

♥ BONUS Giveaway Entries:
The links below will tweet about players who have reached the 40 benchmark. Click to tweet and win extra entries in the giveaway. Easy Peasy! Each tweet will count as one extra entry. Maximum 5 clicks per link per day.

Keep your friends close and your dishtowels closer

Wear your fun like heaven… or earrings, or keyfobs :) ☮

Julie puts the art in heart. Get ready to be amazed!

This is what passion looks like. Weaving 11k+ beads one by one!

The cats did it :) No. Really! Check it out

Help Tatyanna win more time against Batten Disease

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Games widget/gadget (10 mvpoints)

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PRIZES while supplies last. First come, first served. Ties broken in order of comments on this post. 600 mvpoints max. Coupons and gift certificates cannot be combined (one coupon/gift certificate per order). Coupons and gift certificates are transferrable. All prizes come with FREE shipping to the US. mvPOINTS can be redeemed at any time by sending a tweet to @mvbeads with the hashtag word #mvredeem and your choice of prize. I will reply either through Direct Message or email within 24 hours and send the code corresponding to your prize. The points will be deducted from your available mvpoints as soon as your code goes live. April coupons/gift certificates expire April 30th.


============ SCOREBOARD ============
totalSCORES - POINTSavailable - @player
3 - 0 - @8231v
14 - 0 - @ABCClothing TS
1 - 0 - @AkCatkeeper
1 - 0 - @Amollies
498 - 0 - @apronsbymeme TS
3 - 0 - @artwitch
2 - 0 - @BackyardHabitat
2 - 0 - @barleecreations
8 - 0 - @BattenDiseaseUK TS♡
6 - 0 - @belinhadesigner
303 - 0 - @BernoullisAttic TS
1 - 0 - @BluegrassPundit
5 - 0 - @blueshedcrafts
1 - 0 - @bonafidechic
11 - 0 - @cobraxcobrax
1 - 0 - @colorsofthewood
7 - 0 - @CorbnDallas
1 - 0 - @corsecrafts
1 - 0 - @craftynessss
5 - 0 - @CrankyCatStudio
2 - 0 - @CrossStitchCard
7 - 0 - @demure4you
2 - 0 - @DesignsbyAudrey
5 - 0 - @djrunnelsdotcom
1 - 0 - @DonnasDesignsSC
1 - 0 - @ErmaTarella4316
1 - 0 - @FadedLeaves
2 - 0 - @FairyElephant1
1 - 0 - @fairy_jewelry
6 - 0 - @freetweetdaily ♡
2 - 0 - @GOJewelry
1 - 0 - @gossamerfae
12 - 0 - @Granstreasures
454 - 0 - @happiehippiechk TS
1 - 0 @JenifferLiee
135 - 0 - @kraftymax TS
11 - 0 - @luvsParis TS
36 - 0 - @MaggiesDesigns TS
1 - 0 - @MillionaireSoc
1 - 0 - @nacyanne
1 - 0 - @PantyhoseArt
15 - 0 - @PrettyGonzo
2 - 0 - @PSJDesigns
152 - 0 - @quirkydd TS
1 - 0 - @ReneeANDSharon
1 - 0 - @rileygrf
1 - 0 - @Sassyseren
6 - 0 - @saxie5
12 - 0 - @scrapitbeaut
13 - 0 - @sleem1948 TS♡
1 - 0 - @swallow_MeHoee
#ff - #ff - @tatyannashope TS♡
2 - 0 - @thecammiemax101
1 - 0 - @UrbanMatchInc
2 - 0 - @WowMiracles
1 - 0 - Adka's Art
1 - 0 - Badger Dog Bead Co
1 - 0 - BeDazzled Jewelry by Tonya
1 - 0 - Energy, Spirit & Hope
1 - 0 - Jewelry by Dolcie Crawford
1 - 0 - PaganGypsy

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Last updated 11:59 PM. Next scheduled update: See you May 1st :)
Do let me know if you are a player and I've missed you.
Click the Follow buttons on the follow-fun-fellow-players list to easily follow these awesome players. They RT and they are interactive! :)
| (TS) Tatyanna Supporter | (♡) No contest entry |
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Let's have FUN FUN FUN! Go ahead, have a blast, and enjoy the games! :)

Love,
mv
♥

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AWARDED PRIZES:

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☆☆ GIVEAWAY WINNER (random.org):
61 players and 300 giveaway entries!

Giveaway drawing in progress at random.org...
Randomizing list...
Picking random number... 285!
WINNER IS...

285. @kraftymax

She should totally go buy a lottery ticket LOL She wins FOUR $10 Gift Certificates, for a total of $40, from these AMAZING shops:

➊ mv GC valid at mv.ArtFire.com or any SEO services.
➋ ES&H GC valid at energyspirithope.com
➌ QuirkyDame GC valid at QuirkyDame.ArtFire.com
➍ Happie Hippie GC valid at HappieHippieChick.ArtFire.com

Please email me for the codes and details.

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☆☆ TOP SCORE PRIZES:
➊ @apronsbymeme (498) ........ $10 PayPal Gift Certificate
➋ @happiehippiechk (454) ..... $10 mv Gift Certificate
➌ @BernoullisAttic (303) ..... $10 Surprise Earrings

Please send me an email for your codes and preferences.

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☆☆ Gift Certificate PRIZES:
Everyone with over 80 available points, please contact me for your codes :) I forgot to deduct the 40 for the bonus list before announcing the scores last night, so you all have 40 bonus points this month :)

200 .......... GIFT CERTIFICATE: $5
160 .......... GIFT CERTIFICATE: $3
120 .......... GIFT CERTIFICATE: $2
80 ............ GIFT CERTIFICATE: $1

498 - 498 - @apronsbymeme - 2 x $5, 1 x $1, 18 SEO dots
303 - 303 - @BernoullisAttic - 1 x $5, 1 x $1, 1 x 10% coupon+3 SEO dots or 19 SEO dots
454 - 454 - @happiehippiechk - 2 x $5, 1 x 20% coupon, 14 SEO dots
135 - 135 - @kraftymax - 1 x $2, 15 SEO dots
152 - 152 - @quirkydd - 1 x $3 (or 1 x $2, 10% coupon, and 12 SEO dots)

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☆☆ Magnet and 10% COUPON PRIZES:
Everyone with over 20 available points, please contact me for your codes :)

36 - 36 - @MaggiesDesigns - 10% coupon and 16 SEO dots

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☆☆ Cool SEO dots:
Anyone on the players list can save up to 19 mvpoints a month and accumulate them over the year to use for future prizes. Just let me know and I will add your SEO link to the dotties page. Tweet SEODOTS @mvbeads and add which shop/website/blog you would like a backlink to.

Do you see yourself? Then you've won :D
@8231v, @ABCClothing, @AkCatkeeper, @Amollies, @apronsbymeme, @artwitch, @BackyardHabitat, @barleecreations, @BattenDiseaseUK, @belinhadesigner, @BernoullisAttic, @BluegrassPundit, @blueshedcrafts, @bonafidechic, @cobraxcobrax, @colorsofthewood, @CorbnDallas, @corsecrafts, @craftynessss, @CrankyCatStudio, @CrossStitchCard, @demure4you, @DesignsbyAudrey, @djrunnelsdotcom, @DonnasDesignsSC, @ErmaTarella4316, @FadedLeaves, @FairyElephant1, @fairy_jewelry, @freetweetdaily, @GOJewelry, @gossamerfae, @Granstreasures, @happiehippiechk, @JenifferLiee, @kraftymax, @luvsParis, @MaggiesDesigns, @MillionaireSoc, @nacyanne, @PantyhoseArt, @PrettyGonzo, @PSJDesigns, @quirkydd, @ReneeANDSharon, @rileygrf, @Sassyseren, @saxie5, @scrapitbeaut, @sleem1948, @swallow_MeHoee, @tatyannashope, @thecammiemax101, @UrbanMatchInc, @WowMiracles, Adka's Art, Badger Dog Bead Co, BeDazzled Jewelry by Tonya, Energy Spirit & Hope, Jewelry by Dolcie Crawford, PaganGypsy
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Thank you all for the AWESOME FUN! See you May 1st for the next big games, or on twitter and FaceBook for smaller games throughout the month :)

♡ With LOVE and THANKS! ♡