If you are a fan of my (almost) weekly Friday Favorites, you may remember the gorgeous beaded chandelier I featured on August 1, 2014. What I failed to state then, but I’ll mention now is that the maker of that chandelier is a small company called Hellooow Handmade. They’re located in South Africa, and they employ HIV positive women to make their products.
A few short months ago Hellooow Handmade asked me if I was willing to evaluate their jewelry and give away a few of their pieces. At first, I was a little surprised that they wanted me of all people to write a blog post about jewelry. A fashionista I am not — (it’s laughable to think otherwise) — but I will say that I love wearing handmade artisan jewelry made by small businesses. In fact, one of my favorite pieces necklaces is a simple turquoise stone hung from black twine.
Let me put it this way: mass produced pieces don’t seem to have the soul that handmade pieces do, nor do they usually have the patina.
For that reason, I loved seeing and feeling the pretty colors and texture of HH’s jewelry. I hope the photos communicate my experience.
First of all, let me show you the necklace that I decided to keep (in exchange for evaluating her jewelry).
It was so difficult to choose just one!
Their Stonehenge necklace reminds me of teeth, and I like its animalistic quality. Plus, I like the fact that the necklace can be knotted and worn long or short.
Let me show you the necklaces I’ll be giving away.
I also received 2 handmade heart necklaces (1 in white and the other in ochre).
As shown in the photos, each necklace is long but could easily be looped around the neck twice to make a shorter necklace.
I also received beaded necklaces (1 in blue; the other in charcoal). I love, love, love the colors.
They are such pretty blue hues!
Again, the strands are long, but could be worn shorter as shown below.
Last but certainly not least – (I almost kept this one!) – is this gorgeous, long stone ball and lace necklace. Any lady looking for a piece of jewelry to a special event would love this necklace. The glazed balls are all so unique and lovely, and the necklace has a really nice weight to it.
So, here’s the deal. Hellooow Handmade and I are giving away the FIVE necklaces shown above to five people who enter the contest.
Each person may enter as many times as they like. Just enter via the Rafflecopter form above so that your entries are captured by the Rafflecopter tool.
[UPDATE AS OF 2/20/16: And the winners are: Regine Karpel, Jerry Marquardt, Lonnie Hutchinson, Darlene Sullins, and Cynthia Mercado.]
Giveaway Rules:
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This giveaway will begin when this blog post is published and will end at midnight on February 20, 2016.
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This giveaway is open to anyone who visits my blog and follows the entry rules above.
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The winners will be chosen randomly and announced via Facebook. This blog post will also be updated with the winners’ names. Prizes will be selected at random, but each winner will win one of the necklaces pictured above.
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Each winner will be notified via email shortly after the giveaway ends. Each winner has 3 calendar days after the date of the notification to provide their name, address, and phone number to Living Vintage. (The phone number is needed for shipping purposes only.) If the winner does not respond within that time frame, that person will be disqualified and another winner will be chosen. The process will continue until Living Vintage receives the requested information from each winner.
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Beautiful jewelry and good for you for featuring these ladies! I enjoy your blog very much!
These are all so beautiful!! Thank you so much for the giveaway!! I am going to invite a few of my daughters college friends to like the page too. Also a few of the widgets (I guess that is what you call them!) on the rafflecopter tool are not working properly. It could just be me but I know that one of them says follow Living Vintage but also says Hellooow for Pinterest.
Thanks so much for the heads up, Michelle! I have corrected the issues and added one more entry option. Have a great weekend!
These necklaces are lovely and rustic. I like that your giveaway benefits the women with HIV who made them. Thank you.
These are all so beautiful. I love that these women have a way to be of value and show their creativity. Just lovely
Kim these are beautiful pieces, I will definetly be visiting their website, thanks
Love the organic textures and looks of the jewelry , Kim. Thanks for the opportunity.
These are just beautiful Necklaces! I hope I get to be one of the winners honored of wearing one!
Would love to win one of these beautiful, earthy necklaces!
These are absolutely gorgeous in their simplicity. It would be hard to chose between them.
Oh I love them all, but the white one is my favorite! Thank you for the giveaway.
I really like the necklaces and would give this prize to my daughter. She would appreciate this gesture.
These necklaces are absolutely gorgeous! I am torn between the black/grey beads and the glazed white beads as my favorites! 🙂
Beautiful necklaces! I love the vintage look & feel. I would love to wear these earthy necklaces.
My Great granddaughter would love one of these necklaces
beautiful necklace
I really love these necklaces. Thank you for the giveaway!
I appreciate the interesting textures of these necklaces. I am imagining the how I would style these.
All the necklaces are pretty but I especially like the Stonehenge necklace.
Beautiful jewelry; these would make great gifts!
The handmade jewelry is beautiful. I especially love its simplicity.
Beautiful!!!
Beautiful necklace
What a wonderful company, and what beautiful pieces! I love all of the strings of beads – the charcoal coloured one particularly reminds me of natural stone, and the glazed balls are beautiful as well.
Simple elegance!! I would love one of these for my daughter-in-law. They are just her style!!
I love these, very pretty!
My favorite is the long stone ball and lace necklace.
Seriously lovely! Esp the beaded ones!
These necklaces are beautiful. Very good that the product helps women in Africa..
Thanks for the giveaway.
My interest url is pinterest.com/margie1715. The entry above closed up on me before I finished, and I couldn’t change it!
Beautiful fingers crossed
These look really nice! Would be great for casual or dressy occasions.
The necklaces are very pretty- thanks for the chance to win
Very nice necklaces… I especially like the charcoal colored necklace – very bohemian!
Those are very pretty necklaces.
These are all so beautiful and I love how unique they are.
These are beautiful pieces of jewelry! I would love to have a piece to definitely have a topic of conversation!
Beautiful necklaces. Wish I had the talent to hand make jewelry.
I love these necklaces. So pretty! 🙂
i love handmade things they are so beautiful and have meaning
I love these handmade necklaces! I especially like the ones with the round beads!
I like these necklaces and would enjoy wearing one of these.
My favorite is the beaded necklace in the charcoal shade.
Thanks for the great giveaway!
These are all so beautiful
These necklaces are beautiful and unique- it would be great to win this!!
I love these beautiful handmade necklaces.
This is a very beautiful necklace. I would like to thank you for giving all of us this chance to win this fine giveaway.