The Pretty Peacock - GIVEAWAY!
First, I want to tell you what an honor it is to work with Ana, the owner of The Pretty Peacock. I first saw her stunning artisan jewelry a few months ago and fell in with this piece:
Then she showed me this piece made of eco-friendly fine silver (99.9% pure silver composition as opposed to 92.5% in sterling silver) she is offering to the winner of THIS giveaway, and I fell in love a second time:
When Ana found out my boys were adopted, she mentioned her interest in creating a few pieces of jewelry to celebrate adoption. So, in a post a few weeks ago, I asked for some input on a piece of adoption jewelry Ana could design to honor adoption, first parents, and our children. We got a lot of awesome feedback and Ana has created an INCREDIBLE collection of jewelry called “celebrate adoption,” with pieces just as unique as our families. For my family, I really wanted something that incorporated Nature and Nurture, which speaks to me and also makes room for all my kiddos (adopted & bio) Those 3 words, “Nature & Nurture,” on this piece Ana created is just perfection in my eyes. I had goosebumps when I saw it; just look at the detail:
The other side of the heart says “Nature & Nurture,” and each ornate silver tag has a birthstone on the front and the child’s name hand-stamped, oxidized, and polished on the back:
But my absolute FAVORITE piece of jewelry, EVER, is a “Nature & Nurture” piece Ana created to go with a poem I wrote. My poem is based on an analogy I came up with that uses the sun, moon, and sea to represent the birth parent, adoptive parent, and child. I wanted to make sure I was not making any assumptions or speaking for a birth parent in the analogy or poem, so yesterday I wrote this:
Nature and Nurture, by Laurie Good
I the moon,
And you the sun,
We, together, shape the one
The one that will grow,
The one that will be,
Vibrant and strong, he is the sea
The sun gives him life,
The moon helps him glow,
One presence he’ll feel the other he’ll know
The sun gives him warmth,
The moon guides his tide,
Nature creates what nurture will guide
I the moon,
And you the sun,
We, together, shape the one
Ana thought out every detail when she created this jewelry to match the poem. She used citrine for the sun, sapphire for the moon, and aquamarine for the sea. The necklace has a subtle, but eye-catching toggle closure and you’ll notice all the circles Ana used in this piece – fitting with the Circle of Life, interconnectedness theme. Tasteful, elegant, unique. How gorgeous is this piece:
The sun, moon, sea piece of adoption jewelry will be packaged with the poem insert – I think this would make an amazing gift for anyone who is adopting or has adopted a child. Here it is altogether:
We also LOVED Jme’s explanation of “Forever Family,” which was also the theme for HeatherM.’s and Jena’s great ideas for an adoption jewelry piece. Jme said:
We use Forever Family, but in 3 ways.
1. Our son’s birthmother is his family forever through birth. They are forever connected.
2. Our family is a forever family connected through love.
3. We (birthmother, bio sibs, me, hubs, son, etc.) are a forever family through an incredible journey of love and sacrifice.
Ana incorporated those 2 words, “Forever Family,” in this meaningful bracelet I think a lot of families touched by adoption will appreciate. The back of the tag will be personalized for your family and Ana used 3 bracelet circles to symbolize the 3 parts of the adoption triad. Simple, elegant, and fittingly symbolic:
Understand that with Ana’s artisan work, if you can dream it, she can make it…and chances are, what she’ll create with your idea will be more unique and beautiful than anything you could have imagined. So whether it’s “Hers. Mine. Ours.” “Three-way-tied,” “Born in Our Hearts,” “Ohana,” or any of the other thoughtful suggestions many of you made, Ana can customize it for you to honor your special family. We appreciated all your ideas, btw, and would LOVE any more people would like to share!
GIVEAWAY DETAILS
What’s Up for Grabs:
A personalized Sparklette Tag from The Pretty Peacock’s Eco-Friendly Good Karma Collection, with a hand-stamped initial and birthstone:
The Pretty Peacock is offering a 10% discount to all Pho for Five readers. Just enter PHO as promo code! Discount applies from now until 6/19/09, so get your orders in soon!
Who Can Win:
Anyone with a US or Canadian shipping address
How to Win:
Visit The Pretty Peacock and leave a comment here telling us your favorite piece from her collection by 6/12 at midnight! Winner will be randomly drawn and announced 6/13.
To Earn Extra Entries (up to 5 total entries per person):
- Blog about this giveaway and drop your link in a separate comment
- Twitter about this giveaway and drop a link with your twitter id
- Facebook this giveaway or chat about on a group elsewhere and drop a comment telling us where you spread the word
- Give yourself an extra entry if you commented with a suggestion for a piece of adoption jewelry on my previous post – leave a separate comment on this post telling us you contributed previously!
- Give Ana another idea or suggestion for an original jewelry design in a separate comment below (1 extra entry per person for this)
- Post The Pretty Peacock button on your blog sidebar:
DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY!<–>
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I LOVE your poem!!! Perfection!!!!
I am blown away - LOVE the poem and LOVE the jewelry that resulted. My favorite thing on her site is the necklace and pendant inspired by your poem. Gorgeous.
wow, girl, I am really blown away, by the poem and the jewelry, that is so amazingly special! how to get me one of those…
Alright this is for you!
Okay, for me actually! The poem was GREAT! That’s not one of my strong points! You’re one rocking mama!
I have to say the necklace inspired by your poem is amazing. I have a friend who recently adopted after years of infertility and this would be an amazing gift for her. I want her to see this poem, so I’ll be sending her your way!
I love the “Good Karma Family Stone Pendant”.
Love that are the birthstones are there together.
Just got your button.
And that poem is awesome. It flows so nice. And I can feel the emotion it holds when I read it. Fantastic.
What a BEAUTIFUL collection. I am totally not a jewelry kind of gal, but I love these designs because they seem so natural, so simple, so expressive, so meaningful. One of my favorites would have to be the Regal Family Tier Pendant.
Thanks for telling us about The Pretty Peacock. I will definitely be sending a “Hint Hint” email with the link to my husband!
ooh, ooh I commented previously!
I LOVE the Regal Family Tier.
I love the nature and nurture pendants. I have put it on my wish list for my birthday!
I love the sun, moon and sea pendant I’m don’t have any adopted kids, but I love the significance of the piece and would lovingly give it to my dear friend. Beautiful poem, Laurie.
I am a jewelry gal and I love the Nature and Nurture Pendants. I also really like the Eternal Love Washer and the Family Stone. Cool stuff and it’s really cool that she has some adoption stuff.
Sanskrit “Abhaya” Pendant with Birthstone is beautiful!
I get another entry for commenting with a suggestion before! Woot!
Sanskrit “Abhaya” Pendant wtih Birthstone are so beautiful. I also love how it is eco-friendly
Oh I must have them…all! Thanks for the link! Every word of your poem is beautiful & her jewelry is spectacular & something I would wear everyday. Heather M.
My favorite piece on the web-site is the one inspired by your poem. I’ve said it before but have to say it again: you are a truly gifted writer!
blogged about it…
http://cutecovered.com/?p=183
OK not to be a kiss *ss but I LOVE the poem and the necklace to go with, its amazing and should be published!!
I like the Circles of Love Pendant
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I adore the Love You to the Moon pendant.
Your poem is wonderful!
Andrea
I like the Good Karma Wise Owl
the fsmily stone is my fave!
ana-it would be cool if you used zodiac signs in your jewelry!
zodiac signs…nice…will have to look into that one!!
I think one of my favorite is the Eternal Love Washer Pendant
Yay! I can comment now! I love bracelets - so my fav is Forever Family: An Adoption Bracelet.
I tweeted about it for another chance too!
http://twitter.com/lina19
I really like the Nature/Nurture Pendant - I think I would want it on one of the bracelets. I am also crazy in love with the Good Karma on Your Wrist bracelet.
I tweeted! (We just taught the girls how to say excuse me after they tooted - I feel like i need to say excuse me now.)
http://twitter.com/tycastteam
I also love the Hearts Afire Bracelet
A suggestion for a new design would be for tweens anything Twilight.
I LOVE the Forever Family braclet, Poesie Ring & the Sun, Moon, Sea necklace. Awesome poem Laurie! ! !
All so pretty but my favorite is the Petite Circles of Love Pendant .
And the picture of Jack when the ice cream truck drove by is heart-breakingly adorable!
Love all, esp. the forever family baracelets and the fathers pendant with kiddo’s names, 4 Father’s Day! The Daddy’s need a charm as well! Lovely jewelry! Carole
The owl necklace is soooo me!
Amazing poem. I love the forever family bracelet!
I am not an adoptive parent (but hope to someday), but I absolutely LOVE your poem…very nicely done.
Pretty Peacock has some beautiful designs, I really like the sparklette circles and tags…I think a combination of the two on a single chain would be beautiful.
I like the Eternal Love Washer pendant best! C’mon…..big money…..I gotta win one of these giveaways someday! Love the bracelet you had made for Ashlyn - it’s really delicate and beautiful - did you see it before Ana sent it? If not, I’ll send you a pic. That was so thoughtful!
I’m not sure how it would look - but the “three-way-tied” seems like it could have some really pretty ways of being both physical and metaphorical in jewlery.
I love the Personalized Cuff Links for dad!
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Oh, just remembered I commented about the jewelry in the earlier post!
I tried to add the button, but it doesn’t seem to be working? I will redo if needed!
Eternal Love Washer Pendant is def my favorite!!! Great poem also!!!
Love the jewelry, the poem and the contest. I love the necklace :Love you to the moon. I say that to my family ALL the time….
i love the nature/nurture piece, and I love the forever family piece as well, I was looking for earrings on her site, didn ‘t see them will have to email her and ask, but would love to win something from her.
i am blogging about this contest. hope i win.
Blogged it! Really want to win… really!
Beautiful poem Laurie! Thanks for the discount I got John the dog tag with our kids names on it for Father’s Day.
I love the forever family bracelet! the poem is awesome too!!
Love all Ana’s pieces! Hope I win. I need a pick me up. I mean other than my rum & diet.
Entry #2, friends, since I threw out “forever family.” I’m a rock star like that.
her necklace, I love you to the moon, really beautiful. thanks for showing us her site. just missed father’s day orders, but i will probably use the discount for something else! i guess it will have to be for ME!
I like the personalized dog tag key chain–wish I would have known about it in time to order for father’s day. Oh well, I’m sure I’ll find another excuse to order.
I LOVE the Nature & Nurture Pendant and have asked my hbby to order one for me. Perfect as I have 2 bio daughters and of course now Derek. These are stunning pieces.
Your poem is absolutely beautiful!!! Hope I win!!!!
Really beautiful jewelry!! I love the Regal Family Tier pendant and the Forever Family bracelet.
Thanks,
Lisa
Incredible jewelry!! Love all the adoption pieces!!! And, Laurie, the poem was beautiful!
Great stuff from a very talented designer. Hard to pick just one thing I like best… I guess it would be the Forever Family bracelet and the Family Stone Pendant (though every time I look, I like something else!)
Very nice poem and complimentary jewelry, Laurie!
Suggestion for Ana: I would love a cross pendant similar to the Family Stone Pendant that would incorporate birthstones.
I linked this to my blog!
I LOVE all of her jewelry and would love to own a piece! The forever family bracelt is beautiful!!
I would LOVE to have a piece that represents a poem I heard while adopting my daughter called kisses in the wind!!
I posted it on my facebook page. I love the nature and nurture, the eternal love washer and the family stone. Your poem is amazing as well!
Love the Sparklettes ~ The Circle pendant. Thanks for sharing~
I love all of the jewelry, so hard to choose! The Forever Family bracelet is probably my favorite. Your poem is beautiful, I really connected with it:)
Beautiful - what a great find! Will definitely recommend to my friends too…
I love all the symbolism! the forever family bracelet is my favorite.
Laurie, these are gorgeous and your poem is beautiful! I love the gold family tier.
The owl necklace is sooo me!
It is so hard to choose…I love the stacking rings, I love the Eternal Washer, I love the Love you to the Moon necklace…wow—I cannot choose!
All of the jewelry is beautiful. My favorite is the Love you to the Moon necklace. I love the forever family bracelet too, the simple design is beautiful! Thanks Lori!
OK, another suggestions for Ana - could you make hearts (small, medium & large) out of different materials? My husband and I buy these when we see them. He carries one in his pocket everyday. I have one on my desk and one in my purse. Whenever I see it I smile.. ….then I get home, he pi$$ses me off and I want to kick him in the nuts. Oh, dear, excuse me.
Anway, we have a tiny silver one from a garden shop in Boulder (vacation), a jade one from Guatemala (pick up trip) and a pink one (not sure what type of mineral it is?). They vary in shape, size and weight.
We sent a tiny silver one home with our foreign exchange student. We exchange it in the mail once in awhile just to let each other know we are thinking about each other across the miles. He actually purchased one for his parents before he left the States.
Just a silly little “thing” we do. Would love to see a heart that could be engraved with an initial or something made out of unique materials.
What beautiful jewelry! And I love your poem. I liked the Love You to the Moon Pendant.
I mentioned the giveaway on my facebook!
I like the eternal love washer pendant, but my idea for a piece of jewelry would be to put the birthstones into the circle. Maybe put a name, then a birthstone, the another name, and a birthstone….and so on….if you had more children, you could put another circle inside the first.
This jewelry is beautiful! I love the sparklette circle and the eternal love washer is also gorgeous. What a great giveaway!
My favorite item is the FlyLeaf Birthstone Charm/Pendant
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I like many pieces from her collections, but I’ll just say my pick is the Mini Bar Name Pendant.
i’m loving the necklace inspired by your fantastic poem!
I just love the Nature & Nurture piece! And I love your poem Laurie!
What a fantacic poem. When we adopted our daughter, our nine year old son wrote a poem for her and yours reminds me of it so much. I love how you rhyme so many of the lines.
The Nature and Nurture is just beautiful, I love it!
I also submitted suggestions in that previous post.
I have been thinking of an idea for another piece of jewlery: if there was a way to link 3 rings together and knot them in the center - maybe with birthstones on one of the rings for your son or daughter. It would be the idea of “three way tied”…
I love you to the moon is my favorite piece…so pretty!
blogged about the giveaway
facebook too
I’ve added The Pretty Peacock to my blog sidebar
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I just love and have to have the Nature & Nurture Pendant. Must remind good old hubby tonight to order it!!!!
Facebooked this too!!!! She is totally talented and your added poem piece and help in the design added an extra sparkle!
Definitely the “love you to the moon” pendant!!
Circles of Love Pendant has to be my favorite.
Love your poem and the jewelry she designed for it.
I love the sun, the moon, the sea, but Nature & Nurture is a close second!
Oh, I love them all…of course I want the piece with your poem..oh, wait or ANY of them..how to choose : )
What a great poem and really awesome pieces. I love all of the adoption pieces - so hard to choose!
Love all the jewelry! But the Nature & nuture is my FAVE!
I love The Dunaway Pendant
The Nature and Nurture is lovely, but I also like the FlyLeaf Birthstone Charm/Pendant
I like the nature / nurture the best, they are all lovely!
love the Eternity Bangle
My favorite item is Good Karma Wise Owl.
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Laurie, I love your poem. I am still trying to process our amazing adoption. After meeting an adoption lawyer to try a domestic adoption while waiting for a China adoption we were miraculously matched with a beautiful newborn baby boy 2 hours later. Unbelievable! I am still in shock and amazement. Ahh, I digress… I loved the nature & nurture pendant and the yin/yang pendants. Thrilled to discover the Pretty Peacock. Beautiful work!
I love “Love You to the Moon”–really like that cooper and silver combination. Also love “Family Stone Pendant”
Really love all of it. I never buy jewelry, but thinking of getting a custom piece for my darlings with “Amazing Grace and a Safe Haven” engraved on it. Will have to negotiate with Hubby. Maybe an early Christmas present!
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I made a suggestion on the previous post about something with the theme of “gift” or pieces that are country specific. 2 entries for me. Yippee.
By the way, I have been stalking your blog for quite awhile. My husband is a stay home dad and you are definitely not a traditional stay at home mom. I really enjoy your sense of humor. If you’re ever in Houston come have a beer with us. I think we have similiar tastes. And your kids are stunning! You ought to pay off medical school by making them kid models!
I loved so many pieces on her website but the eternity bangle may be my favorite. Yowsa.
You are the Yin to My Yang is my favorite. It makes me think about the passionate gazes and hugs my husband and I share each day. Even when it’s stressful we can connect and everything is right with the world after that.
It’s so hard to decide…I think I’ll have to go with the “little goldies” though…I can see having one for each of my girls =) Thanks so much for doing this giveaway!
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Love the nature and nurture pieces. Just a great way to think about adoption!!
I love the Sanskrit “Abhaya” Pendant wtih Birthstone, that whole line of eco friendly jewelry is great!
Love the forever family piece!
I like the nature and nurtures pieces. We joke about nature vs. nurture when our Cam does crazy/quirky things (did we teach her this or did it come from Vietnam???)
I fell in love with the “love you to the moon” pendant and just ordered it for myself as an anniversary gift. Thanks so much, Hubby. You always know just what to give me! I’ll be sending him to the online store when my birthday rolls around in December. Love the adoption pieces.
omgosh the good karma wise owl. i dont know what it is, but lately ive been totally into owls. they are so cute!
I liked too many to just pick one favorite, but here are my top three (I think!):
The Sun, the Moon, the Sea
Nature and Nurture
Family Stone
love the sparklettes tags