Giveaway: An Adorable Handmade, Upcycled Vintage Ring from Cassie/QueenofDiamonds16!

March 23, 2011 by humarashid

What better way to (temporarily) come out of my hiatus than by announcing a super awesome giveaway?!

A while back, I was browsing Etsy and befriended Cassie, who has an adorable Etsy boutique stocked with tons of vintage and upcycled goods. I used to roam around flea markets when I was younger, and would still be doing it if I had the time. I just loved how all the items there came with a story, and I loved browsing and poking around and getting a glimpse into other people’s lives, even though I rarely ended up buying anything.

That’s why I love the things in Cassie’s Etsy shop. She’s got brooches and little coin purses and TONS of awesome rings (it was so hard to narrow down the choices for the giveaway!) and clothing, too. And, of course, everything has a great, unique, vintage-y feel to it.

Be sure to follow Cassie on Twitter ( @qofdiamonds16 ) if you’re interested in flea marketing, thrifting, and collecting. She’s always on the hunt for vintage treasures and posts lots of links and pictures … and makes me wish I could step away from this paper on putting together a framework to dispose of pet custody issues and check out my local flea markets and thrift stores instead! ;) Whoops.

Today’s giveaway is a lovely ring from among Cassie’s wares. I absolutely love this one, even though all of her rings are super cute.

You guys know me. This deep, rich, emerald-turquoise color is basically my most favorite color ever. I even had a conversation with myself (until others joined in) recently on Twitter on how I could care less about cold, plain, sterile diamonds on my engagement ring – I want an emerald. They’re just the best stones ever, in the best color ever. (Brittle, though. I’m going to have to learn to wear my jewelry gently if I don’t want to totally mess up the stone.)

Aside from being a gorgeous turquoise color, I love that the ring is simple, but still bold and eye-catching. It’s a great piece of statement jewelry to add to your collection, and one lucky winner will receive it in the mail, courtesy of Cassie, who is awesome.

I urge all of you to check out her Etsy shop for great pieces like this, and a whole lot more great vintage stuff.

Here’s what you do:

There are several ways to score entries. Each way scores you one entry. The giveaway will start today, March 23, 2011, and will end in one week, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 12PM CST. Yes, noon on Wednesday. Central time.

The first one MUST be done; others are optional.

1. Comment on this post. Say anything, like, your birthstone and how you feel about it. Personally, I hate my birthstone. Peridot. Really?! I wish it was emerald instead. (You will be asked for an email address in order to post; this is so I can contact the winner. Your email address will NOT be made public.)

Additional entries:

2. “Like” the FB fan page for this blog. Leave a comment here letting me know you have done this, or that you are already a FB friend.

3. Tweet the following: I <3 vintage upcycled rings – so I entered the giveaway at @huma_rashid’s blog, sponsored by @qofdiamonds16! http://tinyurl.com/4mrbsze When you’ve done this, just leave a comment linking me to the status that says this, so I can just email you instead of trying to contact you on Twitter.

Easy as that! Remember, the giveaway ends in one week, so get your entries in and then forget about it. I’ll be contacting the winner next Wednesday, in the afternoon.

Good luck! And thanks again, Cassie!

(Reminder: all comments go to a moderation queue first so I can filter out the hate and spam comments I always get. So if you don’t see your reply posted even after an hour or two, and you definitely left a comment, don’t worry. ;) I’ll get around to approving it ASAP. It’s there. Just not public yet.)

http://twitter.com/qofdiamonds16

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20 Responses

on March 23, 2011 at 1:15 pm | Log in to Reply Amie

I like to win stuff. My birthstone is the garnet, which could be pretty but normally is sort of muddy and not pretty at all. It’s like the poor-man’s ruby. Blech.
- on March 25, 2011 at 5:17 pm | Log in to Reply Jemi
  
  oooh preeety! I love my birthstone (Opal), I think suprisingly to most people, pretty and just different.
on March 23, 2011 at 1:16 pm | Log in to Reply Amie

And tweeted here: http://twitter.com/#!/JudgyAmie/status/50606666483367939
on March 23, 2011 at 1:16 pm | Log in to Reply Brandi

Um, this ring is cute and I will now be checking out the shop. And I agree, emerald is the best! I’ve always thought myself to be lucky to be a May kid for that reason.
- on March 23, 2011 at 2:21 pm | Log in to Reply humarashid
  
  My BFF is a May baby, and I’ve always been jealous. :P Hahaha. She loves her birthstone, too. Meanwhile I have PUKEY GREEN. >:(
on March 23, 2011 at 3:15 pm | Log in to Reply Pauline

What a gorgeous ring. What size is it (or does it matter)?
- on March 23, 2011 at 3:18 pm | Log in to Reply Pauline
  
  Also. https://twitter.com/#!/pev7184/status/50637054530437121. And I’m already a Facebook fan of yours.
on March 23, 2011 at 3:20 pm | Log in to Reply Caitlin

Cassie is the bombdotcom and this ring is gorgeous! I also am a peridot, and I used to hate it but I’m not made about it anymore.
on March 23, 2011 at 5:54 pm | Log in to Reply Mad

That ring really is beautiful in its simplicity. Gorgeous color, perfect size.

My birthstone? I’m a March baby, and I often get different answers for what my stone is. It’s either Aquamarine or Bloodstone (modern versus traditional, respectively).

Tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/madnesshp/status/50672450526121984

Also, I just “liked” your facebook page. :D
on March 23, 2011 at 11:04 pm | Log in to Reply newteacherwife

Love the ring!

My birthstone is aquamarine and I think it’s pretty in the right setting. But i’ve always been a blue fan.
on March 24, 2011 at 2:19 pm | Log in to Reply Megan

Love the ring! June birhtday — so I think there are a couple, pearl and some ugly pink stone. Pearls are ok.

By the way, my cousin has a gorgeous uncut emerald engagement ring. Europeans are so on the mark with jewel tone rings instead of diamonds.
on March 24, 2011 at 4:20 pm | Log in to Reply beckalina

This ring is so pretty!

And I am cool because I was already a Facebook fan of your blog. :)

http://twitter.com/#!/beckalina/status/51013242406961152
on March 24, 2011 at 10:02 pm | Log in to Reply Jenny

My birthstone is emerald. You best be jealous.

And look, I even threw you a twitter bone:
https://twitter.com/#!/JennySangASong

Also, I’m not only a facebook fan of yours, I AM A REAL FAN OF YOU IN THE NON-INTERWEBZ REALM. Ring me.
on March 25, 2011 at 3:36 am | Log in to Reply verbage

liked the fan page and oh look, it’s my comment!

i love that color – my bedroom walls are painted a lovely turquoise.

I’m also a Peridot. :/
on March 25, 2011 at 9:03 am | Log in to Reply Amy

I love this ring! My birthstone is a garnet. Blech. Enough said.
on March 28, 2011 at 3:40 pm | Log in to Reply Darra

I love this ring.. I’m a newcomer to your site.. And I love the outfits you put together.. I’ve been suggesting it to all my friends!

My birthstone is Opal!
on March 29, 2011 at 5:56 pm | Log in to Reply Cindi

Pretty ring!

I’m a June baby so I can choose whether I want a pearl for mild-wear stuff or a synthetic pink for heavy-duty wear items – like rings!

I’ve signed up to follow you on FB too ;-)
on March 30, 2011 at 12:28 am | Log in to Reply Kayla

I absolutely love my birthstone it is diamond! Emerald is cute too! Totally love this ring!
on March 30, 2011 at 11:57 am | Log in to Reply laura

My birthstone is amythest and I hate it. See? I can’t even SPELL it I hate it so much. I am instead a big fan of diamonds and routinely beg my mother for her ring. It’s original 1920s design and exactly what I want when I get married (hope you’re listening, yet to be determined future husband of mine!).
on March 31, 2011 at 8:09 pm | Log in to Reply Amanda

Can I just say, I’ve really missed reading blogs. Like, whoa. So I’m back!

Back to say that my birthstone is also a garnet and Amie is totally spot on – it is definitely the poor man’s ruby. Sad.