March 2025 Free Bling Friday

Well, hello there, and happy Free Bling Friday! Congratulations to the recipient of my February Free Bling, Lee from Jacksonville! This year for the #the100dayproject, I'm doing #100daysofsparkly things, so I decided to send this pair out into the world for March Free Bling! I created these with yummy handmade lampwork beads, accented by copper Swarovski crystals and 14K gold-filled findings. They hang just shy of 2" from top of earwire to very bottom. The 100 day project happens every year over on Instagram, with makers all over the world committing to 100 days of something. For me, I know it's not feasible for me to create every single way because - ya know, life! - so I tend to create a batches of three of four at a time and post them two or three times a week. If you are on Instagram, you can follow along with me there @kellynwarren. I'd love to see you there!

For now, want this pair to head your way? Leave me a comment below with your location and what brought you to my blog today. Due to shipping charges, the giveaway is open to US residents only; my apologies to my out of country readers. I'll draw March's winner on March 31, so you have a few weeks to get your entry in! Subscribe to my monthly newsletter here to get a reminder of Free Bling Friday and other updates, including newsletter only discounts. Want another entry? If you are on Instagram, you can comment on my March Free Bling Friday post! Just look for these earrings! (Note: If you comment anonymously here on the blog, be sure to leave your name, location, and how to reach you in case you win! It's best to log in with your Google or Gmail account before commenting.)

February 2025 Free Bling Friday!

Happy Friday, ya'll, and Happy Valentine's Day to those of you who love to celebrate Valentine's Day! Normally I do Free Bling Friday on the first Friday of the month, but I was out of town traveling for much of the first half of February, so here we are on the second Friday. Congratulations to Kristin from North Carolina, who will been receiving January's Free Bling Friday in her mailbox soon!

Whenever I'm out and about at little vintage shops and such, I love to stumble upon vintage cloisonne beads. If you've ever wondered just exactly what cloisonne is, it is "the technique of creating designs on metal vessels with colored-glass paste placed within enclosures made of copper or bronze wires, which have been bent or hammered into the desired pattern." How's that for a description? I just find them very pretty. Here I've accented pretty blue cloisonne with sparkly green crystals, all wrapped up with 14K gold-filled findings. For a size reference, the cloisonne beads themselves are just a tad smaller than a dime. Want them to head your way? Leave me a comment below with your location and what brought you to my blog today. Due to shipping charges, the giveaway is open to US residents only; my apologies to my out of country readers. I'll draw February's winner on February 28, so you have a couple weeks to get your entry in! Subscribe to my monthly newsletter here to get a reminder of Free Bling Friday and other updates, including newsletter only discounts. Want another entry? If you are on Instagram, you can comment on my February Free Bling Friday post! Just look for these earrings! (Note: If you comment anonymously, be sure to leave your name so I know how to reach you if you win! Best to log in with you Google or Gmail account.)

The First Free Bling Friday of 2025!

 

Happy New Year, friends! I hope you all had a lovely holiday season. I've never been much for New Year's resolutions, but I do try to set some goals for the year, and one of them is to get back to blogging here regularly! I've realized that having a regular blog schedule seems to keep me focused a bit better than all that scrolling on short-form social media (I'm talking about you, Facebook and Instagram!). One of things I'm doing this year is bringing back Free Bling Friday, so the first Friday of the month, I'll be posting some pretties that I plan to send out into the world to a lucky reader. Maybe you! 

So pictured here is the first Free Bling Friday of 2025! These little beauties are made with freshwater pearls, resin blooms, and sterling silver. Want them to head your way? Leave me a comment below with your location and a favorite memory from the holidays to get your name in the hat. Due to shipping charges, the giveaway is open to US residents only; my apologies to my out of country readers. I'll draw January's winner on January 31, so you have a few weeks to get your entry in! Subscribe to my monthly newsletter here to get a reminder of Free Bling Friday and other updates, including newsletter only discounts. 

Whatever your resolutions and goals for 2025 are, I hope that you give yourself some grace to take a step back, take a breath, and re-evaluate whenever needed! 

November Free Bling Friday!

Hello there and welcome back to Free Bling Friday! Congratulations to Kristi in New Jersey, a new newsletter subscriber, who will be adding October's Free Bling to her mailbox. Thanks for putting your name in the hat by following along, Kristi! This month, I wanted to share something that might bring a little sparkle to the upcoming holiday season. I've topped pretty green glass briolettes with Swarovski crystals and sterling silver accents. These little briolettes are a little differently shaped than the ones I normally use for this style. This style of earrings is one of my most popular!

To get your name in the hat to win these little lovelies, leave me your first name, city and state, and a way to contact you in the comments below no later than midnight EST Thursday, November 28. If you haven't already subscribed to my monthly newsletter, click here to subscribe and you'll receive a reminder each month for Free Bling and another entry. Newsletter readers get a Free Bling entry simply by replying to my monthly email as well as access to subscriber only discounts in my Etsy shops over there in the right column and my website. Share this post on social media and post a separate comment letting me know you did that for one more entry for a total of three chances.

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October Free Bling Friday!

Happy Free Bling Friday (on a Saturday, whoo hoo!)! I've been a little under the weather in these parts, so things have not been running on schedule around here! Congratulations to Barb in Jacksonville, the lucky recipient of September Free Bling. On to October! These little jewels are a true, true one of a kind as I received these two little pink leaf beads in a package from a friend. I've combined them with deep silver crystals and sterling silver accents. They are petite, the beads actually smaller than a standard pencil eraser.

To get your name in the hat to win these little lovelies, leave me your first name, city and state, and a way to contact you in the comments below no later than midnight EST Thursday, October 31. If you haven't already subscribed to my monthly newsletter, click here to subscribe and you'll receive a reminder each month for Free Bling and another entry. Newsletter readers get a Free Bling entry simply by replying to my monthly email as well as access to subscriber only discounts in my Etsy shops over there in the right column and my website. Share this post on social media and post a separate comment letting me know you did that for one more entry for a total of three chances.

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September Free Bling Friday!

Happy Friday, and welcome back to Free Bling Friday! Congratulations to Whitney from Jacksonville, the recipient of August Free Bling. On to September Free Bling! I created this pair during my #100daysofshinythings project and they include one of my favorite stones: amazonite.  If you are interested in the meanings of stones, Robert Simmons in his The Book of Stones describes amazonite as "a stone of harmony, both within the self and among people. It is a truth-teller and peacemaker, assisting one in communicating one's true thoughts and feelings without overemotionalism." Me, I just really love that it reminds me of the beach, which is my happy place. Here, I've accented the stones with simple 14K gold-filled findings and gold-plated pewter caps.

To get your name in the hat to win these little lovelies, leave me your first name, city and state, and a way to contact you in the comments below no later than midnight EST Thursday, September 26. If you haven't already subscribed to my monthly newsletter, click here to subscribe and you'll receive a reminder each month for Free Bling and another entry. Newsletter readers get a Free Bling entry simply by replying to my monthly email as well as access to subscriber only discounts in my Etsy shops over there in the right column and my website. Share this post on Facebook and post a separate comment letting me know you did that for one more entry for a total of three chances.

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August Free Bling!

Happy Friday, and welcome back to Free Bling Friday! Congratulations to Monica from California, the recipient of my July Free Bling. Monica got her pick from my #100daysofshinythings pieces on Instagram. I have finally wrapped up that project and really enjoyed pushing myself to create 100 new pieces in such a short time span. I'm taking the month of August to get them uploaded to my website.

So on to August Free Bling! This style in a couple different variations was really my favorite that I created in the #100daysofshinythings project. I told myself that I was going to keep things simple, but I veered a bit off track with these! They are a bit labor intensive with all the wire wrapping, but I really love them! These are sterling silver with small Czech crystals. They are just a tad small than the size of a nickel in diameter. To get your name in the hat to win these little lovelies, leave me your first name, city and state, and a way to contact you in the comments below no later than midnight EST Thursday, August 29. If you haven't already subscribed to my monthly newsletter, click here to subscribe and you'll receive a reminder each month for Free Bling and another entry. Newsletter readers get a Free Bling entry simply by replying to my monthly email as well as access to subscriber only discounts in my Etsy shops over there in the right column and my website. Share this post on Facebook and post a separate comment letting me know you did that for one more entry for a total of three chances.

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July Free Bling / #100daysofshinythings

Happy Friday, and welcome back to Free Bling Friday! Congratulations to Jeanette from Lake City, Florida, the recipient of my June Free Bling. Jeanette gets her pick from my #100daysofshinythings pieces on Instagram. July brings the wrap up of my #100daysofshinythings project, and as of today, I still have 13 pieces to post before I wrap things up. Haven't been following along and wondering what the heck #100daysofshinything is? It's my #the100dayproject! Artists and makers the world over are busy creating their little hearts out, whatever they choose to create, for 100 days and posting their creations on Instagram. You can read more about it here.

The lucky winner of July Free Bling will be able to choose her pick of any piece posted in the project has not already been scooped up on Instagram, like this beauty above!  If you are on Instagram, be sure to follow me @kellynwarren.  If you are not on IG, no worries, you can still view all the pieces here.  When the challenge is over, I'll be posting all the pieces on my website and in my Etsy shop. I'll be doing a weekly round up on the pieces here on the blog as well. 

To get your name in the hat to win, leave me your first name, city and state, and a way to contact you in the comments below no later than midnight EST Thursday, July 18. If you haven't already subscribed to my monthly newsletter, click here to subscribe and you'll receive a reminder each month for Free Bling and another entry. Newsletter readers get a Free Bling entry simply by replying to my monthly email as well as access to subscriber only discounts in my Etsy shops over there in the right column and my website. Share this post on Facebook and post a separate comment letting me know you did that for one more entry for a total of three chances.

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June Free Bling Friday - #100daysofshinythings!

Happy Friday, and welcome back to Free Bling Friday!  Congratulations to Erin from Tallahassee, Florida, the recipient of May Free Bling. I'm still chugging along with my #100daysofshinythings, so Erin gets her pick of any piece posted in May that hasn't already been scooped up on Instragram! Haven't been following along and wondering what the heck #100daysofshinything is? It's my #the100dayproject! Artists and makers the world over are busy creating their little hearts out, whatever they choose to create, for 100 days and posting their creations on Instagram. You can read more about it here.

So now, continuing on along, the lucky winner of June Free Bling will be able to choose her pick of any piece posted in June that has not already been scooped up on Instagram, like this beauty above!  If you are on Instagram, be sure to follow me @kellynwarren.  If you are not on IG, no worries, you can still view all the pieces here.  When the challenge is over, I'll be posting all the pieces on my website and in my Etsy shop. I'll be doing a weekly round up on the pieces here on the blog as well. 

To get your name in the hat to win, leave me your first name, city and state, and a way to contact you in the comments below no later than midnight EST Thursday, June 27. If you haven't already subscribed to my monthly newsletter, click here to subscribe and you'll receive a reminder each month for Free Bling and another entry. Newsletter readers get a Free Bling entry simply by replying to my monthly email as well as access to subscriber only discounts in my Etsy shops over there in the right column and my website. Share this post on Facebook and post a separate comment letting me know you did that for one more entry for a total of three chances.

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April Free Bling Friday: #100daysofshinythings

Happy Friday, and welcome back to Free Bling Friday! Congratulations to Carole from Jacksonville, Florida, the recipient of March Free Bling. We are going to do something a little different the next couple months!  I'm participating in a global art/maker project called #the100dayproject. Artists and makers the world over are busy creating their little hearts out, whatever they choose to create, for 100 days and posting their creations on Instagram. You can read more about it here. This is the first year I've done this project.  Since I'm forever "easily distracted by shiny things" -- and let's be honest, they don't have to be shiny ... I'm just plain easily distracted -- I decided to do #100daysofshinythings.  So! For April Free Bling, the lucky winner will be able to select any one of the pieces I create during the month of April that have not already been scooped up on Instagram, like this beauty above!  If you are on Instagram, be sure to follow me @kellynwarren.  If you are not on IG, no worries, you can still view all the pieces here.  When the challenge is over, I'll be posting all the pieces on my website and in my Etsy shop. I'll be doing a weekly round up on the pieces here on the blog as well. 

To get your name in the hat to win, leave me your first name, city and state, and a way to contact you in the comments below no later than midnight EST Thursday, May 2. If you haven't already subscribed to my monthly newsletter, click here to subscribe and you'll receive a reminder each month for Free Bling and another entry. Newsletter readers get a Free Bling entry simply by replying to my monthly email as well as access to subscriber only discounts in my Etsy shops over there in the right column and my website. Share this post on Facebook and post a separate comment letting me know you did that for one more entry for a total of three chances.

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March Free Bling Friday!

Happy Friday, and welcome back to Free Bling Friday! Congratulations to Kristen from North Carolina, the recipient of February Free Bling. I was doing some cleaning up and organizing of my studio and came upon this little beauty that I created a while back and never listed in my shop, so I thought I'd share her here. Amazing what you find when you clean up! This is a vintage flower image that I've sealed behind a piece of 1" x 2" glass. It is fully sealed, though not shower-proof or swim-proof! It hangs on a silver ball chain which I will size to your preferred length. It's a perfect little bit of spring for your neck.

To get your name in the hat to win this little beauty, leave me your first name, city and state, and a way to contact you in the comments below no later than midnight EST Thursday, April 4. If you haven't already subscribed to my monthly newsletter, click here to subscribe and you'll receive a reminder each month for Free Bling and another entry. Newsletter readers get a Free Bling entry simply by replying to my monthly email as well as access to subscriber only discounts in my Etsy shops over there in the right column and my website. Share this post on Facebook and post a separate comment letting me know you did that for one more entry for a total of three chances.

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February Free Bling Friday!

Hello there! Time for February's Free Bling Friday! Congratulations to Angella in Chicago, the recipient of January's Free Bling. This month, I thought I'd get you ready for St. Patrick's Day with these. I've combined Czech glass and Swarovski crystal beads and sterling silver in pretty shades of luck o' the Irish green. My family has Irish and Scottish history on my mom's side, so we always love celebrating St. Patrick's Day around here!

To get your name in the hat to win these little beauties, leave me your first name, city and state, and a way to contact you in the comments below no later than midnight EST Thursday, February 28. If you haven't already subscribed to my monthly newsletter, click here to subscribe and you'll receive a reminder each month for Free Bling and another entry. Newsletter readers get a Free Bling entry simply by replying to my monthly email as well as access to subscriber only discounts in my Etsy shop and website. Share this post on Facebook and post a separate comment letting me know you did that for one more entry for a total of three chances.

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Happy New Year! January Free Bling Friday!

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season with family and friends. We enjoyed two weeks at home in Jacksonville which included shelter volunteer time, a visit from my dad, some shopping, and lots of being lazy. Just what we needed. So now it's back to Free Bling Friday! We'll start the year with a little golden shine. I created this little sparklers with 14K gold filled findings with sparkly light rose Swarovski crystals, simple and elegant. The crystals are 8mm, so these are on the dainty side.

To get your name in the hat to win these little beauties, leave me your first name, city and state, and a way to contact you in the comments below no later than midnight EST Thursday, January 31. If you haven't already subscribed to my monthly newsletter, click here to subscribe and you'll receive a reminder each month for Free Bling and another entry.  Newsletter readers get a Free Bling entry simply by replying to my monthly email as well as access to subscriber only discounts in my Etsy shop and website. Share this post on Facebook and post a separate comment letting me know you did that for one more entry for a total of three chances.

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November Free Bling Friday!

Welcome to November Free Bling Friday! Congratulations to Nikki from Jacksonville as the winner of September's Free Bling. This month, since the holiday season will soon be upon us, I wanted to send a little holiday cheer out into the world for Free Bling. I created these little cuties with petite handmade lampwork beads accented by tiny Swarovski crystals and sterling silver. The lampwork beads are about the size of a pencil head. These are fun little Christmas baubles!

To get your name in the hat to win these little beauties, leave me your first name, city and state, and a way to contact you in the comments below no later than midnight EST Thursday, November 29. Share this post on Facebook and post a separate comment letting me know you did that for another entry. And if you haven't already subscribed to my monthly newsletter, click here to subscribe and you'll receive a reminder each month for Free Bling and one more entry. Newsletter readers get a Free Bling entry simply by replying to my monthly email as well as access to subscriber only discounts in my Etsy shop. Love these and can't wait? I'm listing five festive pairs similar to these in my Etsy shop and on my website.

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October Free Bling Friday!

Happy Friday! The calendar may say October, but it's far from Fall here in Florida. We've still had temps in the 90's this week. We're ready for a little cool down! Are you ready for Free Bling Friday!? Congrats to Whitney from Jacksonville, the recipient of my September Free Bling. Whitney is a long-time supporter of both the Happy Shack and me personally, so it was extra fun to draw her name this month. If you've been following this blog for many years or met me at one of the arts festivals I participated in early on in my Happy Shack journey, you likely met Whitney, as she was my assistant extraordinaire!

I decided to continue the small and delicate theme this month with these little blue beauties for October. The blue glass beads are smaller than a pencil eraser, so that'll give you an idea of over all size. All silver is sterling. To get your name in the hat to win these little beauties, leave me your first name, city and state, and a way to contact you in the comments below no later than midnight EST Thursday, October 18. Share this post on Facebook and post a separate comment letting me know you did that for another entry. And if you haven't already subscribed to my monthly newsletter, click here to subscribe and you'll receive a reminder each month for Free Bling and one more entry. Newsletter readers get a Free Bling entry simply by replying to my monthly email as well as access to subscriber only discounts in my Etsy shop.  Love these and can't wait?  I've listed a second pair in my Etsy shop and on my website.

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September Free Bling Friday!

Hello friends, and happy Free Bling Friday! Congratulations to Julie from Jacksonville, Florida, the recipient of my August Free Bling! This month I have another delicate little pair for you. These pretty little mint green drop beads came to me as a sample with a larger order, and I thought they were so pretty! I had enough to create two pairs of these, so I'll be listing the second pair on my website soon. They are small, about the size of a pencil eraser, while the smoky gray beads above them are only 3mm. I've pulled them all together with sterling silver accents. These would be really pretty on post earrings as well, so I'm happy to change them out for this month's winner if desired.

To get your name in the hat to win these little beauties, leave me your first name, city and state, and a way to contact you in the comments below no later than midnight EST Thursday, September 27. Share this post on Facebook and post a separate comment letting me know you did that for another entry. And if you haven't already subscribed to my monthly newsletter, click here to subscribe and you'll receive a reminder each month for Free Bling and one more entry. Newsletter readers get a Free Bling entry simply by replying to my monthly email as well as access to subscriber only discounts in my Etsy shop.

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August Free Bling!

Happy August to you! Congratulations to Tracy from Jacksonville, the recipient of July's Free Bling! This month, I'm sending these delicate little beauties out into the world. These are small rhodochrosite gemstones with little seed pearls, all wrapped up in sterling silver. These are on the petite side, with the pearls and the gemstone just about one inch in length total. In the Book of Stones, Robert Simmons shares, "Rhodochrosite emanates one of the most tender and loving energies of any stone, soothing the heart, comforting the soul, and vibrating to the frequencies of inner peace. It is a marvelous talisman of joy and healing, of embracing one’s rightful powers and rising to one’s full potential." My girls and I did a little gem mining with my sister and her girls in the North Carolina mountains a few weeks ago, and it got me interested in the meanings behind different gemstones. Fun to explore!  And while gem mining wasn't as fun as I remembered it being when I was a kid, it was definitely fun for the kiddos!

To get your name in the hat to win these little beauties, leave me your first name, city and state, and a way to contact you in the comments below no later than midnight EST Thursday, August 23.  Share this post on Facebook and post a separate comment letting me know you did that for another entry. And if you haven't already subscribed to my monthly newsletter, click here to subscribe and you'll receive a reminder each month for Free Bling and one more entry. Newsletter readers get a Free Bling entry simply by replying to my monthly email!

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July Free Bling!

Hello, there! Ready for July's Free Bling? First, congrats to B.J. from Orange Park, Florida, the recipient of June's Free Bling! This month, I'm sending these little beauties out into the world. I've combined aqua blue cat's eye glass with all sterling silver accents. These are on the petite side, hanging just about 1" from the top of the ear wire. To get your name in the hat, leave me your first name, city and state, and a way to contact you in the comments below no later than midnight EST Thursday, July 26. If we are connected on Facebook or Instagram, just let me know your name or handle there and we're good! Share this post on Facebook and post a separate comment letting me know you did that for another entry. And if you haven't already subscribed to my monthly newsletter, click here to subscribe and you'll receive a reminder each month for Free Bling and one more entry. Newsletter readers get a Free Bling entry simply by replying to my monthly email!

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And just an FYI, I've closed my Etsy shops for the month of July to take a break and catch up on some things!  New things coming soon! 

June Free Bling Friday!

Happy June! And, of course, happy Hurricane Season to my fellow Floridians! I feel like hurricane season just ended, and here we've already had our first named storm of 2018 before the season officially started. We're still not fully recovered from our Irma damage from last year!  So time for this month's Free Bling. Congratulations to Peggy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who received May's Free Bling. This month, I've pulled together something from some beads that have been hanging out on my bead board for a while. These are actually from a sweet little bracelet my girls received from a gallery owner. He makes the beads and turns them into bracelets specifically for young visitors who receive them free of charge. So sweet!  This one was a little too big for Sarah, so she asked me to size it down for her, and I ended up with four extra beads, two of which you see here!  This pair reminds me of old-fashioned barbershop poles.

To get your name in the hat, leave me your first name, city and state, and a way to contact you in the comments below no later than midnight EST Thursday, June 21. If we are connected on Facebook or Instagram, just let me know your name or handle there and we're good! Share this post on Facebook or Twitter and post a separate comment letting me know you did that for another entry. And if you haven't already subscribed to my monthly newsletter, click here to subscribe and you'll receive a reminder each month for Free Bling and one more entry.  Newsletter readers get a Free Bling entry simply by replying to my monthly email!

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May Free Bling Friday!

Welcome to Free Bling Friday! Congratulations to Patricia from Kennesaw, Georgia, the lucky recipient of March Free Bling. Since May's birthstone is emerald, let's go with something green this month!  Here I've started with green glass briolettes, wrapped them with sterling silver wire, and topped them with twisted sterling rings and deep green Czech glass rondelles, all hung on sterling silver french wires.  They hang approximately 1 1/2" from top of ear wire to bottom.

To get your name in the hat, leave me your first name, city and state, and a way to contact you in the comments below no later than midnight ET Thursday, May 17. If we are connected on Facebook or Instagram, just let me know your name or handle there and we're good! Share this post on Facebook or Twitter and post a separate comment letting me know you did that for another entry. And if you haven't already subscribed to my monthly newsletter, click here to subscribe and you'll receive a reminder each month for Free Bling and one more entry.

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