Wednesday Giveaway : Superhero
Tags:Today I want to celebrate a wonderful blogger, jewelry artist, mother, and life coach who has become a friend: Andrea Scher of Superhero Designs. [ photo below by Boho Girl Denise Andrade ]
Andrea is the reason I began blogging back in 2004. I was working on a project for a workshop about designing with color (& color inspiration) and was searching the internet using the search terms "colorful jewelry." I stumbled onto Andrea's Superhero site (and of course I had to order a handmade necklace as part of my research), started reading her blog and checking out all her inspiring links, and decided then and there that what she was doing was cool and I wanted to start my own blog.
I finally got to meet Andrea in person last summer after corresponding back and forth from time to time over the past four years. It was awesome. She has a heart of gold, a wonderful written voice, and a gift for helping people get in touch with their own inner superhero.
Today, lucky readers, Andrea is giving away a one of her fantastic, colorful bead necklaces. In addition, she has a special holiday sale happening now that includes $20 off necklaces bead necklaces. Passion would make a great gift for a special friend (or a suggestion for a spouse who may need a little help in choosing a Valentine gift).
Here's a little FAQ on her lovely necklaces. She has also added these very cool silver pendant necklaces to her offerings.
To be entered into the drawing today leave a comment that highlights your own personal superpower (or superpowers). And before you think you have none, stop and consider the possibility
for a moment. What is something you are just awesome at? Take a
minute to be proud of something about ourselves and share it publicly.
I bet you are your very own superhero in some very special way.
Comments will be closed at 8pm Pacific tonight with the winner posted shortly after.


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love these necklaces - thank you so much for the opportunity.
this is a very difficult question for me to answer - something that i've not considered before.
i think my super power has to be the ability to talk kids down from hysteria. i am a middle and high school teacher with several emotionally disturbed students. they often have outbursts that are difficult to subside. i have a knack for talking them down and appeasing the situation. definitely one of the most satisfying aspects of my job. :)
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I am a fantastic photographer. That is a statement that is hard for me to say because I am always doubting myself, but I hear it from others all the time so it must be true.
2009 is the year to start believing in ourselves.
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My superhero power is being a supportive and nurturing aunt, especially to my 6 year-old niece.
As always, thanks for the awesome give-away!
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i would have to say that my superpower is when i lay down at night with my three children 6,4, and 2 in a full size bed, with the reading lamp hovering over us...I read wonderful chapter books to them...i get into "voice" character and read with power...superpower so that they to will love reading. There is something about inspiring a child through books and the characters in the books that makes me feel like I have superpowers.
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I would have to say my "gift" from God is in gardening. Not the vegetable kind. But beautiful pots and beds of annuals and perrenials. Love it!
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My superpower is organization...You're never fully dressed without a smile and a well-organized office, home, etc.
I LOVE that necklace! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Ali for making me recognize and share something wonderful about me.
My superpower is my ability to get out almost any stain that ends up on my children's and husbands clothes. I have mastered the mixing of all natural products, by trial and error of course, to come up with an array of homemade fighting power!!
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Very cool idea for a giveaway. I have the power to forgive easily. Even if I want to, I can't hold a grudge against anyone. And I think that's a pretty cool thing
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My superhero power? The ability to listen. I've been told more than once that they (the person) doesn't know why they told me what they did, but now they feel better. I love being able to help people out just by listening.
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My superpower???? If I could call it a superpower then my hyperactiveness is the source of all my power. I get hyper over anything and that allows me to quickly finish tasks when they seem endless.
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Very cool idea for a giveaway. I have the power to forgive easily. Even if I want to, I can't hold a grudge against anyone. And I think that's a pretty cool thing
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Wow! My superpower? I guess I'd say my superpower is cooking healthy dinners for my family ever night rather than eating fast food or easy-to-cook-but-unhealthy meals. I love that we have a family dinner every night - where all five of us talk about our Best and Worst from the day, including my two year old!
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Ali- what a gret necklace. Hope I win it!
My super power would be patience. While my husband usually falls apart in stressful times, I am calm and patient.This has a big effect on my children.
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These are beautiful! :)
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Superpower? Let's see...I work full time outside of the home, raising 2 teenage sons (with the help of DH), chase them to ALL of their activities, laundry, cooking, cleaning (sometimes...ha, ha)...I'm thinking it's a miracle each day that I even get out of bed! Thanks for the chance to win...oh yeah, I help feed 2 cats, 1 dog & 2 gerbils in the morning too! jeez...what a life!
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My Superhero power is being able to bake magnificient cookies from scratch for my family and friends. Just last night, out of chocolate chips, but not out of creativity I whipped up a batch of chocolate chunk (bittersweet & milk chocoloate bars chunked up) and dried cherry & dried blueberry cookies! Yummy, chewy, sweet indulgence that I believe must give it's consumer superhero powers as well! : )
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I think my superpower is my ability to laugh @ anything - which makes me fun to be around (people can tell their bad jokes to me, and I will laugh).
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Hi Ali- not sure if I'm the only one with issues, but for the last few days of posts i can not read any text- I'm only seeing the photos in the post.
Anyways, baby A's room looks lovely, as does todays give away. Love your blog!
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I would have to say that my superpowers as Mom to 4 kids who are very close in age would be that I can organize and prioritize very quickly.
Thanks for the great giveaway!
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My superhero power is to be able to juggle many things at once.. I have 6 kids, a dog, a husband and a huge house. Enough said.
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