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*CLOSED* Giveaway: $100 Origami Owl Gift Certificate (One Winner)

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I recently was introduced to a new line of jewelry – Origami Owl.  I had not heard of them before so was intrigued to learn more.  What I found out is that this is not your average line of jewelry.  This is customized jewelry (at affordable prices).

What is really interesting is that this company was started by a young lady who was only 14 at the time.  Her aspiration was to save enough money for a car.  She is proof that if you have an idea and the drive, you can make it happen.

Now, about the goodies – the jewelry!!!  The way that this works is that you just pick the pieces you want to create your custom jewelry.  I have a clear pendant which contains the birthstones of my family.  To be honest, I am not big into wearing much jewelry.  However, I do like to do so when I dress up – which is what I did this past Sunday.  Of course, I wore it because it was pretty and held a special place in my heart, but was shocked at the number of people who asked me about it.  They thought it was just stunning (and I must say that I agree)!

Origami Owl offers initials, birthstones, charms — nearly anything you can imagine to truly customize your jewelry.  You can even select from various chain lengths — to make it fit perfectly!  When I look at mine, the first thing that comes to mind is Mother’s Day.  This is the perfect gift idea for any mom for mother’s day.  Head on over to Origami Owl and look around.

THE GIVEAWAY:

One reader will receive a $100 e-gift certificate to create your own jewelry

Entry is simple — just leave a comment answering the question.  You can gain bonus entries if I’ve listed them below — just leave a separate comment for method of entry. Note: All comments must be left HERE on the blog. Comments left via Facebook, Google+ or Twitter will not be included.

REQUIRED ENTRY:

1.  What do you normally give your mom for Mother’s Day?  Or, if you are a mom, what are the gifts you love the most?

BONUS ENTRY:

1.  Like our sponsor’s page on Facebook.

This contest will be open until March 9, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. CST. The winner will be chosen at random and contacted via email. Said winner will have 48 hours in which to provide me with their mailing address so that the prize can be forwarded to them. GOODLUCK!!!

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Comments

  2. Kim Swieder says

    I usually give my Mama a hanging basket of flowers and a photogift of the grandchildren. I love to get anything that requires a little thought, be it cheap or expensive, big or small!

  3. Heather says

    I LOVE to receive any personalized or handmade gift for Mothers Day. Those are the things I see as being priceless!!

  4. Kristy Edmondson says

    I normally get my mom either a piece of jewelry or a piece of Fenton glass. For myself, each year my husband takes the kids and I to the local greenhouse and I pick out everything for my garden that summer. We come home and plant everything. It’s the bouquet of flowers that lasts me months!

  5. Terri says

    I love receiving handmade gifts from my kids. And when my mom was with us I used to take her out for the day – shopping, a movie, lunch or dinner – just the 2 of us.

  9. Rebecca says

    I usually take my mom out for lunch/dinner and give her a gift certificate to get her nails done.

  10. Amie P says

    I usually give my mom chocolate or a gift card. I LOVE personalized jewelry like this. Those are all adorable.

  12. Mitch says

    my favorite gift is when my husband plans a big outdoor type of art project with the kids. Last year was stepping stones

  13. Kelly L says

    I am a mom and love the homemade gifts and/or the ones that have thought and meaning behind them. One year I was taken to a nursery and picked out 2 trees for our new yard,love watching them grow and bloom each year.
    My mom is usually out of town for Mother’s Day I usually get her a plant, card, or dinner and a card.

  14. Shelby says

    I love personalized gifts for Mother’s Day. It is also what I like to give my wonderful mom! I also love all the sweet homemade gifts my kids make at school and on their own 🙂

  16. Stephanie Johnson says

    I give my mom recent professional pics of my children and sometimes do handprint gifts as well.

  17. Marisa says

    I usually take my mom to dinner or add to her pandora bracelet. But I saw Oragami Owl for the first time this week and I’d love to have one for mothers day !!!

  21. Jenny says

    I just love spending time with my kiddos on Mother’s Day. Homemade cards/gifts are the best!

  22. Dawn Flory says

    I love the handmade gifts from my kids. My favorite is a handprint in Plaster of Paris that my sons daycare did for the moms.

  24. george reynolds says

    i always give my mom a card, since i was 4 years old, and she has a box with all of them. oh and yes, they are still hand made by me in crayon….

  27. Jane says

    My Mom loves anything made by her Grandkids. Us “kids” useally do a yard project for her, new garden bed, benches, ect.

  29. Dawn says

    I love to get anything made by my kids. Handmade cards, pictures, etc. Spending quality time and cherishing them is what that day is all about for me. 🙂

  31. SaraM says

    I love sweet cards made by my girls. Gifts for my mom are usually something she’s noticed when we’ve shopped together but would never buy for herself.

  33. Cindy says

    Since I live far away I usually send my mom a card and flowers or a plant for Mother’s Day. She can enjoy them for days or years to come.

  35. DAWN says

    I love anything that my son makes! It is always so special then he make something himself!

  37. Amanda says

    We have the kids make something for the grandma’s, stepping stones, cards, etc. As a mom, I love spending the day with the family. Have started doing the Race for the Cure that day with extended family. And then finishing the day at my grandma’s.

  38. Mandy Lynn says

    Since I a mom, I love receiving those hand made cards with a special message straight from my daughters heart.

  39. Mandy Lynn says

    I love Origami Owl! I follow them on fbook, but I just signed up to follow your sponsor too!

  42. Melissa L. says

    I once gave my Mom a book where you were supposed to write in stories that reflect the suggested topic. I’m not much of a writer, but I love photography. So I took old childhood photos and put them in the book. Gave it to Mom 13 years ago and it’s still displayed proudly in her livingroom.

  43. Cathy says

    We usually go plant flowers at the mother’s house on Mother’s day after we have breakfast buffet with everyone. I like to just lounge around after that.

  44. Beth Perona says

    I usually get my mom a card for Mother’s Day. And my favorite gifts from my daughters are the homemade ones. 🙂

  45. Cindy says

    I always give my mom a hanging flower basket/pot for her deck. I love getting home made cards and flowers from my kids.

  46. Melissa L. says

    I also liked her FaceBook Page. Hope I win, I can’t wait to get my first locket!!!

  49. Courtney says

    I was just introduced to Origami Owl jewelry my self and it is wonderful. I am thinking of creating a piece for my mother this year with all her children/grandchildren/great grandchildren.

  52. Cassie says

    My mom loves to garden, so I usually end up getting her a gift certificate to her favorite local nursery, or something she can use in the yard.

  53. Amanda B says

    I love the gifts that my kiddos pick out with their Dad…it’s their “secret time” & they love getting to spend quality time with Daddy!!

  55. Brenda says

    I usually give my mom candles for Mothers Day. My kids are pretty young so I LOVE the get anything handmade from them. They make me some of the cutest stuff at school 🙂

  57. Kathryn says

    I like homemade gifts. They are so sentimental. Last year, my two old made a canvas that said… “If mommies were flowers… I’d pick you!” and his feet were the flowers. 🙂

  58. Heidi says

    My Mom is nearly 70, so she doesn’t need anything that collects dust. Rather, I purchase something where we can spend time together to celebrate Mother’s Day (ie – tea room outing, lunch @ a special place, etc…)

  59. Jean says

    It will be three years ago this Easter that I lost my Mom. I loved to give her framed pictures of us together. Now that I’m a Mom, I’m a sucker for the handmade gifts my daughters make me. At Christmas, my five year old drew a bunch of pink lip prints on a piece of paper, wrapped it in a box with help from Daddy and gave it to me as a “box of kisses.” It just melted my heart.

  60. Jean says

    I liked Rachael’s page on FB – Jean Fisher Brinkley

    jeanbrinkley73 at gmail dot com

  61. Angela says

    I like to sew so I usually craft something for my mom and mother-in-law.
    This certificate would be perfect though as my mom loves this company 🙂

  62. Anne M. says

    I’m a mom and I love getting to be princess for the day. I know I’m supposed to be the queen now…but actually prefer being the princess 😉 No cooking, no chores, treats and presents and the best part is it all planned especially for me by my boys (as in DH and DS). And the best part of the whole day, a NAP! hehehe

  65. Greta @gfunkified says

    I normally give my mom a piece of jewelry or a plant or something like that for Mother’s Day.

  69. Tamah Collier says

    I like to recieve gifts of time.

    I usually give my mom any gift that includes pictures of her grandkids.

  70. Valorie says

    I usually give my mom something that deals with her being a “Nana”. Now that there are 2 grandchildren I will probably see about making her something. She is thrilled with anything that promotes her having grand babies!

  74. Madison says

    I love O.Owl that is actually what I got last year for mothers day and my mom loved it so I was hoping to her one this year:)

  75. Gretchen says

    I typically give gift cards to Kohls or to get her nails done. But I LOVE getting massage gift certificates!

  76. Michelle says

    I love to give my mom pictures of her family. Kids grow and change so often. I usually get together with my brother and sister and their kids and we take pictures. Each year its something different. Scrapbook of just crazy pictures, professional sittings, or just a giant collage. She loves it.

  78. Renee L. says

    As a mom, the best gifts are the ones hand-made! I love to keep all those gifts and look back through the years to see how my son has grown and changed.

  80. Melissa M says

    I give her a hanging flower plant. And I like to get handmade gifts from my kids.

  85. Stephanie Campbell says

    I usually give my mom pictures of her grand kids + I usually try to find something that I know she will love to add to her home {she collects sheep, she loves to garden, etc….}

  86. Molly says

    I take my mom to dinner every year. She loves to plant flowers every year, so I always buy her flowers.

  89. Lori says

    I give my mom a card and a gift of some sort. Sometimes she’ll request something she wants, other times I’ll shop for something I think she’ll really like–usually something fragrant, decorative or unusual. And, we almost always go out for brunch as a family.

  90. Throuthehaze says

    It changes every year. I’ve gotten her books, a rose bush, I’ve taken her out for lunch and a movie…and the list goes on.

  92. Ashley Vazquez says

    I really enjoy receiving homemade gifts from my children. I treasure them the most. 🙂

  94. Jennifer says

    Honestly, I’d die to have just half a day of peace & quiet around the house…without my baby tugging at my legs all the time 🙂 don’t get me wrong, I love my child — but I also love some quiet time 😀

  96. Danielle says

    Now that I have kids…we give Grandma homemade gifts and include a few candles and lunch! I love anything homemade from my kids…drawings too!!

  97. Jennie says

    I usually enjoy the morning with my kiddos snuggling and then an afternoon all by myself 🙂

  99. Ginni Haynes says

    I normally give my mother flowers, potted or plants for her yard. This is a gift that keeps on giving and gives her great pleasure!

  101. Mary Kate Cropper says

    I normally give my mother something small like a candle or a gift card; but I always make sure that she has a thoughtful card that shows/tells her how much I love her and how much she means to me! My mom means the world to me and I want her to always know that she is my best friend and that I love her!

  102. Allyson F. says

    I always get my mom a gift certificate for a massage –she deserves to be pampered!

  104. Daily Woman (Lacey) says

    I am a mom and I love to get gifts that take thought, like handmade things. I know my kids do not have jobs so I don’t expect anything large. I believe it is the thought that counts.

  106. Melissa P. says

    I normally give my mom a card and I like to take her out for lunch. And I always try to purchase something special for her that represents her as my mom and nana to her grandchildren.

  107. NeKisha says

    The gifts I appreciate the most are the ones my children make for me themselves. I cherish those more than anything someone buys.

  108. NeKisha says

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  109. Lisa H. says

    My mom has passed so I don’t get to giver her presents anymore, 🙁 but when I could, I loved giving her pretty tea cups and flowering tea. We always had the same taste.

  110. Lisa H. says

    Liked Origami Owl FB page. What a cute idea…would be great for a grandmothers gift too.

  111. Melissa P. says

    I “Like” Origami Owl by Rachael T on Facebook (Melissa P./Mel4Him)
    Mel4Him777{at}gmail{dot}com

  112. LaDonna says

    I Love Homemade gifts from my girls for Mothers Day also love a new watch. I have a watch fetich

  117. Kerry G says

    I normally get my mom chocolate. We both share the love of chocolate. My favorite gift from my kids is dinner with them at home or a restaurant 🙂

  119. nicole says

    Time, my favorite gift to give and receive is time. My mom and I usually plan a day to go thrift store shopping, lunch and craft shopping. This year will be special because my grabdmother (she’s 95) is staying with my mom. So we’ll havea 3 generation mothers day.

  121. Manda Marie says

    Usually, as long as the weather looks steady I get her flowers for her hard and maybe some kind of decoration for it. Sometimes maybe a pair of earrings or some makeup that she wouldn’t get for herself. I love my Mom, shes my best friend. <3 I really love the idea of these lockets, not just something pretty to wear.

  126. Jennifer says

    I usually give her jewelry and a beautiful card. Sometimes my sister and I go in together and give her something that she has asked for like she wanted a wind chime last year. This year, it’s my second mother’s day and I would love something thoughtful that I can wear to remind me of the baby all day long 🙂

  130. Cindy says

    I love this and would love to win……can’t wait to see who has been the lucky one 🙂

  131. Kat Coleman says

    I love anything my daughters get me. 🙂 I usually bought my Mom flowers to plant and something like perfume or a gift set.

  132. Michele L. says

    I always took my mom out for lunch and to the bookstore to get her whatever she wanted. I enjoy having breakfast with my family for mothers day

  134. Hannah D says

    I usually give my mom a single red rose and as a mom I like to receive flowers I can plant in my yard.