Going, going...

and they will be gone tomorrow!!! These necklaces by Mary Jane of http://mairedodd.blogspot.com are up for auction to support the Komen Race for the Cure for Breast Cancer research!

Necklace #1 Hearts aflutter (at $20 as of 8:30 pm Thurs)


Necklace #2 Hope will Set you Free (at $50 as of 8:30 pm Thurs)


Necklace #3 Hope Whispers ($30 as of 8:30 pm Thurs)

Auction ends at midnight PST on Friday October 30th!

You can see more photos of these lovely pieces on Mary Jane's Flickr account (as well as her beautiful quotes for each piece).

Necklace #1 is looking like a crazy bargain right now!! Head back to the original post... here ... if you'd like to claim one of these gorgeous pieces for yourself! Just add your bid in the comments.

One more day...

to bid on these guys...



Both necklaces are currently at bids of $25. Interested in trying to snag one or just making a nice donation to the Susan G. Komen foundation? You can go to this post and place your bid in the comments.

Thank you so much for all your support in these auction items everyone, I so appreciate it!

More Breast Cancer auction items...

for the Komen Race for the Cure to support Breast Cancer research! These beauties are all the creation of Mary Jane of http://mairedodd.blogspot.com/

Necklace #1 Hearts aflutter

vintaj brass used for warmth, mixture of stones, pearls, glass & ceramic beads, chinook jewelry ceramic swirl heart pendant, embroidery thread...

Necklace #2 Hope will Set you Free

the caged heart is reminded that hope will set it free... handforged copper cage, etched vintaj hope tag, stamped copper bird disc, double vintaj chain, a chinook jewelry ceramic heart, cherry quartz and smokey topaz...
Necklace #3 Hope Whispers

like the etched glaze on the chinook jewelry porcelain soft pink button and mika's etched ivory glass... hope whispers in our ear to never give up... pattern on etched vintaj blank is echoed in the vintaj decorative piece...

Shall we start the bidding at $10 for each of the gorgeous pieces? Please put the number or name of the item you're bidding on and the amount in the comments on this post. Auction ends at midnight PST on Friday October 30th!

You can see more photos of these lovely pieces on Mary Jane's Flickr account (as well as her beautiful quotes for each piece).

Good luck to all! Not only will you receive a beautiful piece of jewelry, but 100% of the price will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

** Also, don't forget the two porcelain pendants on leather for auction here that end on Thursday! **

Open House

I'm one of the Beads of Clay members who will be participating in the BOC open house on Sunday, October 25th from 1-4pm EST (10am-1pm PST for me!). Participants will share about their work with clay, have a bunch of giveaways, and other fun posts. Be sure to come by my blog throughout the day so you don't miss any of the fun!

There's still lots of time to place a bid on my Komen Race for the Cure auction items! Stop by this post to check it out!

Do some good...

seems to be the theme for this month. It started with Erin of TesoriTrovati's invitation to participate in "Blogging for a Cause". Next it was another invitation, this time to participate in the Komen 5K Race for a cure. I managed to recruit a couple more people to join up with us so I think it will be both inspiring and fun to participate. How could I resist joining the teamed named "Babes for Boobs"?!It seems like almost everyone I know has been impacted by breast cancer in some way, including me so it's certainly an important cause to support. The walk is November 1st so I don't have much time to get my fundraising done. I'm thinking that a couple of auctions (pink of course!) might be a good way to add to my other (groveling for money) fundraising efforts.

So without further ado, I (with fingers crossed) offer two necklaces up for auction...

The first is 17 1/2 inches long and combines on of my Petal porcelain scoop pendants with three faceted tourmalines on sterling silver headpins and a bail that I created. It hangs on a strand of chocolate brown Greek leather and is finished with a sterling silver lobster claw clasp.

The second is a little bit more on the funky side, it's about 17 inches long on black leather, again combining sterling silver wire for the porcelain attachments and a hook clasp. This necklace has a midnight black porcelain scoop pendant with a Petal pink porcelain star in the center.



















(I can add extenders if auction winners would prefer a longer necklace)

If you'd like one of these necklaces (or even if you hate them but would like to give one as a gift...or just put it in a drawer and make your purchase a donation to a good cause!) just comment on this post with your semi-silent auction bid. Just be sure that I have a way to contact you :) I'll start the bidding at $5 and since the walk is only about 2 weeks away, let's make the close of the auction two weeks from today: Thursday, October 29th. I'll close bidding at 7:00pm EST.

Good luck and thanks for supporting such an important cause!