And the winner is...

Nicole from Lillyella! She says she would love to see a penguin and more fruit in the shop because she loves the pear. Congratulations Nicole, and thank you, Alex for the interview!I've been a bit busy with the holiday rush, but I will be posting one last interview for the year. I hope you've enjoyed the series so far, and if you know of an artist that you think should be featured, shoot me an e-mail to june [!at] juneshin.com. Thanks!

Lillyella Giveaway Winner!

Wow, there were a lot of entries for this giveaway! Thank you all for reading and entering, and thanks to Nicole for participating! There were almost 140 entries, so I used random.org instead of putting everyone's names in a bowl. That would've taken much to long. Anyway, congratulations to F.Sarah who said she would choose the Filigree Fleur Silver Ring!
Be sure to check back a little later to read about my next feature artist.

Lillyella Giveaway Reminder

Just a few days left to enter the Lillyella giveaway. You have until Monday night, and I'll announce the winner on Tuesday! Hope you all have a fun Halloween!

Get To Know... Lillyella

Have you met Nicole, the lovely woman behind Lillyella? No? Well let me introduce you. She's sweet and friendly, and just recently got married! So read on to learn a bit about her past, present and future, and how you can enter to win a pair of earrings of your choice (except one of a kinds) or a $15 gift card from her shop!I am… a 31 year old newlywed, 'mom' of many animals, insanely lucky, slightly compulsive, madly motivated, overly organized self-employed jewelry designer who never sleeps, loves peanut butter, is obsessed with her cameras and teaches dance.

I was… a wild child, a rebel, a flutist, a pizza maker, a graphic designer for 10 years and a photographer for a magazine.

I will be… a faithful wife, a loving mother, a good daughter, a successful business owner and happy for the rest of my life.

My passion is…creating. and eating. but mostly creating. I can't function if more than a day goes by and I haven't created something. Doesn't matter much what it is these days, though I thrive best on variety and love finding new projects to get into and thing to try.

Many people don’t know that I… have five tattoos, love goats and can handle a shotgun like nobodys business. (don't worry, I only shoot paper and clay!)

Most days, you can find me… equally divided between my workbench, my computer, my refrigerator door and my bathroom.

I’d like to learn… blacksmithing and welding!

I can't believe that I... make jewelry for a living. seriously. I'm amazed and thankful every single day.

If I won the lottery, I would… buy a huge piece of land somewhere rural, get lots of goats, have an orchard, a huge garden, a turtle habitat, a gigantic workshop and I would make stuff all day long.

I’d like to thank the Academy for… my success, throughout my entire life. Maybe it was my dedication or maybe it was luck. There are times I can see how I got to where I am and there are times I can't believe I'm not dead.
Now for the Giveaway!
In order to enter, visit Nicole's shop and comment on which item you would select if you won a free pair of earrings or the $15 gift certificate. Please include your name and way for me to contact you or your entry will not be valid. You have until Nov. 2nd, and the winner will be announced on Nov. 3rd.
For Additional Entries, you can do the following:
1. Follow Nicole's blog and tell me that you do.
2. Join her mailing list, which you can do from her blog, and tell me that you do.
3. Twitter about this giveaway. Please have @juneshindesigns in the tweet.
4. Become a Lillyella fan of Facebook and tell her you say hi on her wall.
5. Become a Facebook Fan of June Shin, and post a comment on my wall.
6. Blog about this giveaway and link back to this post.

Earrings giveaway

I apologize for not posting this month's poll/giveaway. But to make up for it, Nicole from Lillyella jewelry is hosting a giveaway on her blog, where you can win a pair of earrings from my shop!

Let me tell you a little about Nicole. She is super friendly, and in less than a year, has become a top jewelry seller on Etsy! I met her through twitter when I was having some graphic design woes. So not only did she help me with my newly designed stickers (I will post pictures later) but she also featured me on her blog. All I can say is that she is one of the nicest people in the world. So please check out her shop and blog and tell her I said hi!Coral Bells Earrings from Lillyella

You have until 11am this Thursday to enter, so hop on over there! Good luck!

Thanks Nicole! You're the best!