Pssst! Have you noticed anything different around here? Say… a new website! Brian’s been working away on Westervin’s new look for many, many weeks, and we’re finally happy to launch the new and improved Westervin.com. Well, it’s still a work in progress–B will continue to make improvements throughout the week–but to help celebrate our soft launch, our dear and talented friend Sarah Newby has donated one of her handmade necklaces from Newby Treasury for our first giveaway of 2012. I’m so excited I could just spit!
Sarah has her own launch to celebrate. This prize, her One Five One Necklace, is now for sale, and her equally talented boyfriend, Ryan Glenn, has created a gorgeous and intriguing video to showcase it!
So Sarah, tell us about the inspiration behind this One Five One Necklace and its video.
I like to think of the necklace representing this metaphor for life by the Venerable Bede. I’m paraphrasing, but as he said it, a sparrow passes from darkness into a warm, well-lit room and immediately out again into the darkness. Life is the brief interior moment, and we are completely ignorant of what is outside.
As for the video, I go through phases where I favor one form of media or another and right now I’m greatly inspired by films. I had been throwing around the idea of making a video for one of the necklaces, but I didn’t have a concept, and when I rewatched Picnic at Hanging Rock a few weeks ago, I knew I wanted to make the video something like that; the colors, the seductive force of nature, and the mystery surrounding the young women are all interesting to me.
What have you been working on since we last saw you? Any other new jewelry designs you’re excited about?
Why, yes! I just released a set of bangles inspired by Robert Altman’s beautiful and mesmerizing 1977 film 3 Women. I saw it recently for the first time, and it has led me to a more nuanced understanding of my own visual language. I identified with it right away.
And what are you most looking forward to with the approaching spring?
I’m looking forward to coming back to life with all the trees and other plants.
HOW TO ENTER:
- Leave a comment with your email address in the email field
- Enter before 11:59pm, CST, on Monday, March 26th
ADDITIONAL ENTRIES:
Leave an additional comment for each of the following:
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- Tweet: “I just entered this #giveaway on @westervin to win a #handmade necklace from @iamsarahnewby! http://bit.ly/GBjm69″
- Like Westervin on Facebook
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- Pin one of the pictures above on Pinterest
The winner will be randomly selected using Random.org. I will notify the lucky recipient via email on Tuesday, March 27th.
LOVE the necklace!!! anamarie84@live.com
Additional Entry 1: following @westervin on Twitter
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Additional Entry2: following @iamsarahnewby on Twitter
Additional Entry3: Tweeted “I just entered this #giveaway on @westervin to win a #handmade necklace from @iamsarahnewby! http://bit.ly/GBjm69“
Additional Entry4: Liked Westervin on FB
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So beautiful what a great gift for my Mom’s , sister and friends I love nature & natural pluse hand made woo hoo!
Beautiful and non-metal, yay. noisehello@gmail.com
additional entry 1: liked on facebook
additional entry 2: pinned on pinterest
additional entry 3: liked newby treasure on facebook (other one was for westervin)
Lovely, simple & elegant necklace. Perfect for spring!
yaelpalmon@gmail.com
additional entry 1: liked Westervin on facebook
additional entry 2: liked Newby Treasure on facebook
additional entry 3: followed @westervin on twitter
additional entry 4: followed @iamsarahnewby on twitter
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such a beautiful necklace and very talented artist!
i love this! i loved hearing about it and i love seeing it finished! so beautiful
i tweeted about you guys! I just entered this #giveaway on @westervin to win a #handmade necklace from @iamsarahnewby! http://bit.ly/GBjm69
Pick me! Pick me!
I liked westervin!
LIked Newby Treasury!
Love it love it!!!!! Have been loving Sarah’s works for a long time.
Nicely done
Awesome work, Sarah!
Beautiful necklace!
Hope this is open to Canadians (I think it is). swak50 at hotmail dot com
I like Westervin on FB (Journeysof TheZoo).
I like N.T. on FB (Journeysof TheZoo).
So beautiful!
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Thanks for the giveaway! That is a really nice necklace!
I follow @westervin on twitter as zaira_faith
I follow @iamsarahnewby on twitter as zaira_faith
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/zaira_faith/status/183003982275411968
I like Westervin on facebook (same name)
I like Newby Treasury on facebook (same name)
Thank you for the chance to win this necklace!
I am now following Westervin on Twitter! @KatyLMA
I am now following Sarah Newby on Twitter! @KatyLMA
I like Westervin {the blog} on facebook!
I like Newby Treasury on facebook!
Love Newby’s aesthetic! So elegant and well made. I commissioned her to make a necklace out of an earring that lost its match and love it! I wear it with everything
Liked you both on facebook, sent out a tweet, and pinned ya!
Hooray for social media!
This necklace is darling! Your desigsn are unlike anything I’ve ever seen, so unique! I adore them! l.t.johnson94@hotmail.com
thank you for your information, i like the website very much
great necklace. I love the feel and flow of the design
great looking necklace
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