Silver Layered Necklace Giveaway! {Closed}

{This giveaway is now closed. If you entered, take a look here for my thank you!}

I'm so excited to announce a giveaway in honor of spring's impending arrival! (You know, according to the calendar and not the forecast, of course...)

This layered necklace--a $23 value--features three dainty, silver plated leaf charms placed around silver plated cable chain. It measures over 57" with no clasp, the perfect length for doubling and draping however you wish.

The giveaway is open to the US and Canada and closes March 23 at 12:00 AM EST. There will be one winner, and there are lots of ways to enter through the form below! Good luck!

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Surprise Sale!

Short and very sweet! Applies to anything in my Etsy shop, and ends March 6! Don't miss out!

Calling Soldier Sweethearts!

Just in time for Valentine's Day, this week's sale is a big one:

Yep, my whole new Military Sweetheart Collection is 20% off today and tomorrow only!

Lockets and keys in silver and bronze...

With roses in either red, white, and blue or camouflage!

Rings in bronze or silver...

And a unique camo bracelet:

So many options, perfect for Valentine's Day gifts!

Use coupon code MILITARYCOLLECTION20 for 20% off any of the pieces from this collection January 25-26 only. They're waiting in my Etsy shop, so jump on it while you can!

Surprise Sale!

I don't know about things in your part of the world, but it has been a rough week around here, to put it lightly. So I think that calls for some happiness:

There are a few dozen pairs of earrings already on clearance on Katya Valera's Facebook page. We're talking $6 and $7 a piece. But through Monday, all those earrings are half-off their already reduced prices!

Just a sampling of your many options

So that means the majority of these earrings are now on sale for $3 and $4 a piece. That's insane. You can buy as many as you want, through Monday, September 23. 

Just take a look at my clearance album for all your options and comment or message me to claim the ones you love!

Aw, Katya Valera Loves You All Too!

Well, my Summer Giveaway is now over, but one lucky lady now has her free, one-of-a-kind Katya Valera necklace!

 

I love having giveaways! But this one held added interest for me, besides getting to give away a necklace. This giveaway worked a little different from my last one: I asked you, my customers, to tell me what you love most about Katya Valera jewelry by choosing from 7 very carefully considered options to make it easier for those voting (and I hear even that was hard enough!). 

Katya Valera is, by name, jewelry you love, and based on the responses from my dear customers over the past year and a half, I know it’s true! :) But I was curious to know more specifically what you love about it.

The responses were very interesting, and they also made me very happy! You do love the prices, the everyday wearability of so many pieces, and the huge range of styles, with so many pieces being so unique.

But there was a tie between the two things you all love the most—the fact that every piece is one of a kind or one of very few, and the fact that when you like a piece, you absolutely love it!

And that makes my heart so happy because that tells me you love buying limited edition jewelry, as opposed to mass-produced pieces, and also that you get as excited about my jewelry as I do!

In the business of jewelry making, it’s pretty common practice to make a piece, realize it’s popular, and then make the same piece over and over again dozens of times to keep selling it. It’s extra risky to make limited edition pieces—that’s a lot more variety to choose from for the buyer but that much more of a risk for the seller, with the fear that some pieces might never find their happy homes. But I've chosen to stick with the one of a kind route because it’s more enjoyable for me, there’s much more room for creativity when you get to design a brand new piece every time you sit down, and I had hoped it would be more exciting for the customer to know they’re getting a piece that no one else has. And now I know you love it that way too!

Regarding the other most-chosen answer, I simply adore jewelry, period, in addition to making it. So getting to read people’s comments about how much they adore their new pieces, or better yet getting to see them ooh and ahh in person at a Katya Valera party, is exactly the reaction I want my little children to get!

So in short, I know what I love most about Katya Valera, and I know what I had hoped you all love most about it—so thank you so much for letting me know what you really do love about Katya Valera jewelry! :D

 

Summer Jewelry Giveaway!

 I’m super excited to announce that it’s time for Katya Valera’s Summer Giveaway!

The first necklace you could win is part of the Journey Collection and features a bronze butterfly pendant and bronze/gold heart charms placed along a wide bronze chain. Such a unique look!

The second of the necklaces is also part of the Journey Collection and features a fun assortment of pink and silver beads along thin silver chain. This bib necklace is perfect for summer!

And the third necklace you could win is part of the Juicy Collection and features juicy (of course) orange beads in various sizes and tiny clear beads along thin silver chain. Definitely a bright and happy piece!

Entering is easy, and also very valuable to me—just head over to the Katya Valera Facebook page, where you’ll see a photo with a question and several answer options. Just comment with your answer of what you love most about Katya Valera, and you’ll be entered into the drawing!

The poll closes at 11:59 PM (EST) on Friday, July 19, with the winner randomly selected and announced shortly thereafter.

So go ahead and enter! You could win jewelry you love!

Lovely Spring We're Having...

I love how there's snow outside right now, coming just a day or two after I decided it was spring enough to plaster a spring coupon code across my Etsy shop announcement... Ah well. Maybe spring will be here by May?

Meanwhile, the "spring" coupon code still stands, so don't miss out on 15% off your Katya Valera purchases in my Etsy shop. Just use SpringIsHere13 at checkout to apply the discount.

... Ah, the irony in that name is almost painful. :P

Happy shopping and snowman-building!

Time's Almost Up!

Just one hour left to qualify to be entered in Katya Valera's first jewelry giveaway! Every purchase made puts your name in the drawing to win one of three gorgeous pieces, winner's choice! To find out more and see those pieces, take a look at this post. You can browse 116 items and get your name in the drawing at my Etsy shop.

Don't miss your chance, and happy shopping!

Also, Happy Easter!! :D

One Week Left!

There's only one full week left in March--and that means only one week left to be entered in Katya Valera's jewelry giveaway! Here are the three pieces for the winner to choose from:

Some happy customers have already added their names to the list, so make sure to take your turn, and you might win some jewelry valued at up to $12. And considering there's earrings on Sale at my Etsy shop for $6, that's a pretty good deal!

Every piece you buy enters your name in the drawing, so be sure to take a look around at my Etsy shop!

The Calendar May Be Lying...

...But it claims it's finally spring, so I'm going to go with it! Maybe the weather will get the memo in the next few weeks.

Yes, we're only about an hour into spring, so I'm really jumping on it. Everyone to the west still has another hour or two left in disgusting winter, I know, but it's here now, right? :D

And in case you missed it, the long-awaited, much-longed for season brings one more piece of happiness with it: the chance to win a handmade piece of happiness from Katya Valera!

Of course you'd love to win a free necklace or pair of earrings, right? And if for some reason these 3 pretty diverse choices don't suit your style, any would make a wonderful Mother's Day gift!

Here's more info on how you can be the winner, just by doing some fun shopping, along with lots of pictures of the potential prizes.

What a great start to spring--free springy jewelry! =)

Spring Jewelry Giveaway!

Congratulations--you here on my blog are the first to find out: Katya Valera is having a Giveaway in honor of spring! I know, it's not here yet, but it will be by the time the contest is over! ;)

You could be the proud owner of one of Katya Valera's most popular items--for free! Which one would you pick?

Each features polymer clay flowers, molded and baked by me.

The first features magenta, "shabby-chic" roses on silver, diamond-shaped filigree bases. 

The middle is composed of a gorgeous, large red rose on a heart-shaped bronze base and hangs from black ribbon.

The third is a unique, sideways-hanging silver heart embellished with earth-toned flowers.

Each is one-of-a-kind, and ready to be yours! Here's how:

Beginning now through March 31 at 11:59 pm EST, every Katya Valera purchase made, of any amount, will enter the customer's name into a drawing. The winner will be randomly selected directly after the above time and will be notified soon thereafter.

A way to increase your chances? Your name will be entered again for every purchase you make!

One last note, if for some reason there are 5 or less purchases made between now and then, we'll try again another time, okay?

So, go ahead and get a head start on everybody else--take a look!

Can't wait to announce the winner! Thanks so much for looking!