Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Blackbird Bazaar Giveaway! {CLOSED}

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Hey lovelies! It's giveaway time! :D I'll be posting fabulous giveaways all week and this is numero uno!

Get to know Blackbird Bazaar etsy shop. If you're a girl that likes to stand out in the crowd and be noticed, then this shop is for you! It's full of beautiful jewelry created from feathers and leather. It is FULL of rockin' super long feather earrings!!


Q&A w/ E {shop owner}

1.) Please tell us about Black Bird Bazaar etsy shop.
Blackbird Bazaar is my little night child. After tattooing professionally for 10 years I felt like I needed another outlet. One that was just my own vision and didn't have to please anyone but me. I started making feather earrings and hairpieces just for myself to wear. It became a bit of an obsession. I had never even seen etsy before, but once I did I kicked it into high gear and now have almost 100 sales! I have so many ideas and work mostly at night listening to music and zoning out on my creations.

2.)As a jewelry and accessories designer, what made you choose to work with feathers over any other medium?
I love all things textural in my accessories. I work mostly with feathers, but also with leather and lots of beaded fringe. All of these things feel amazing running through your fingers and move with you. I love the idea of a bird's feathers getting a second life and all the leather I use is recycled from thrift stores. If I were a bird I would want my beautiful feathers to live on in these earrings!

3.)What inspires you to create your pieces?
I'm inspired by my customers who are bold and confident enough to wear 18 inches of feathers and go grocery shopping. I also get inspiration from the bohemian aspects of the 1920's and 1970's. I love the over the top designers like Lanvin and Alexander McQueen. I think fashion goes in cycles and like other forms of art has a sort of collective consciousness. The periods where women were draped in beads and expressing themselves as feminine and edgy at the same time... those are my inspirations.

4.) What type of girl do you envision wearing your pieces?
I moved to California from New Hampshire when I was 19. I loved the fashion of California because the free spirit feeling has never left this place and you could sense it in the comfortable and easy sexiness of the women here. There's a saying about how "girls all dress to impress each other'. The girls I see wearing my designs dress for themselves and aren't afraid to get a little attention.

5.) What's your fave piece in your shop?
Right now my favorite piece in the shop is the Dear Lulu Headpiece inspired by the amazing 1920's silent film artist Louise Brooks. There is so much going on in the headpieces and I'm sure they're not for everyone. They take so long to make I have to love them! I sold my first one to a belly dancer last month and I love the idea of her looking sexy and dancing with flowers, feathers and beads all over her head.

6.) What's your own personal style like?
My personal style is pretty 70's rocker chic these days. I'm covered in tattoos so I don't feel comfortable in lots of patterns. It's too much! In the tattoo world I get bombarded with the whole pin up/betty page look and not that there's anything wrong with that, but I'm a little over it! So on an average day it's levi's and a vintage rock t-shirt with some feather or leather fringe accessories. On a night out, it's a different story. Black leather and wooden platform heels... just to start. I don't get to be very fancy at the tattoo shop. Getting ink on some amazing vintage will ruin your day, so when I go out I go for it and express myself!



Here are some of my faves from the shop:

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Blue Darling Feather Earrings




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Candy Long Feather Earrings




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Myrrha Long Feather Earrings




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OWL Long Feather Earrings




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Supernova Long Feather Earrings





One lucky winner will win these "Little Fawn" earrings:

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***This Giveaway is Open to US Residents Only!***


How to enter:
[Please one comment]

1.) Become a public follower of Belle de Couture via Google or Blog Lovin' (please state how you are following in your comment).

2.) Visit the Blackbird Bazaar etsy shop and tell us your fave item(s) in your comment.


Additional Entries
[please leave a separate comment for each additional entry]

1.) Become a public follower of Belle de Couture via Blog Lovin' AND Google.

2.) Become a follower of BelledeCouture via facebook (Don't forget to state your FB name in your comment so I can find you!)

3.) Mention this giveaway on your blog and/or facebook page (Don't forget to leave a link to your post!).

4.) Add the Blackbird Bazaar etsy shop to your favorites if you have an etsy account.

**MOST IMPORTANTLY: Don't forget to leave your E-MAIL address in your comment(s), so we can contact you if you win!!**

The Giveaway will be open until Tuesday, February 8th at 6:00 PM eastern time.
The winner will be chosen at random by random.org


**Don't forget to leave your E-MAIL address in your comment(s), so we can contact you if you win!!**


GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! :)

16 comments:

  1. Love the super nova earrings!
    follow via bloglovin
    sideskh@gmail.com
    http://roamwhereyouwantto.blogspot.com/

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  2. ooh those little fawn earrings are precious!
    following via GFC and bloglovin'
    xo lina
    allergictovanilla@gmail.com
    AllergicToVanilla.com

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  3. GFC follower (Mallory)

    I think these are gorgeous! The color is amazing

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/65793136/madame-strawberry-long-feather-earrings

    Mallory1031 at gmail dot com

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  4. added to favs on Etsy

    Mallory1031
    Mallory1031 at gmail dot com

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  5. GFC/BL follower

    Mallory1031
    Mallory
    Mallory1031 at gmail dot com

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  6. I love the blue darling feather earrings! I'm thinking a plain top would do them justice :)

    anhowser@gmail.com

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  7. I am following in google and blog lovin!
    anhowser@gmail.com

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  8. Following Belle de Couture on facebook!
    anhowser@gmail.com

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  9. i'm obsessed with the blue darling and pandora long. gorgeous earrings!
    i'm a follower of yours!

    leilahg@yahoo.com

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  10. Love the MYRRHA// Long Feather Earrings. Follower on Google Friend Connect.
    Fingers Crossed!
    ~Giselle
    chicgiselle@yahoo.com
    www.machinewashwarm.blogspot.com

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  11. Follower on GFC and Bloglovin.
    ~Giselle
    chicgiselle@yahoo.com
    www.machinewashwarm.blogspot.com

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  12. Following on FB: Chicgiselle Machinewashwarm
    ~Giselle
    chicgiselle@yahoo.com
    http://www.machinewashwarm.blogspot.com

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  13. Luckily I love the fawn earrings! My other favs are the Boho Gold & Bronze Swarovski headband and the Owl Long Feather Earrings!

    xx Cristina
    fujifilesblog@gmail.com

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  14. ps I'm following on Google Friend Connect

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  15. Hi! I'm Ashley's roommate at Nova and she told me about your blog, which I must say you have done a really wonderful job with. I think the blue darling feather and little fawn earrings would be perfect for livening up an otherwise simple outfit. great giveaway! :)

    Vathielil@gmail.com

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  16. oh and btw, I am following you on fb and now on google. my name is Jelena Vathielil. :)

    vathielil@gmail.com

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