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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Thanks for the opportunity Ali! I don't know that superpower is the right phrase for it but I have the ability to calm my clients down and put fears at ease. Sometimes that is a really good thing in my line of work. Good luck with little sweet girl Edwards!
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I am a good listener and a very loyal and caring friend, mother, grandmother, wife, auntie, niece, daughter and sister. Whatever "life" throws at me or mine I deal with logically and compassionately ..... My superpower .... well I am just me.
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I would like to think that my super power is being easy going. I'm not one to freak out or melt down, I just go with the flow. ;)
And I love Superhero Designs. I have admired her jewelry from afar for awhile now but have yet to indugle.
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hey ali.
hope you are doing well as you near the end of your pregnancy! anyway, i'd love to be able to fly. my family is spread far apart, so i'd love to fly to spend time with each of them more often. (plus it would be much cheaper than airline tickets!) thanks for making me think today!
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I'd have to say my "superpower" is being extremely organized. I love to have everything in its place, ready for me when I need it.
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Andrea - your necklaces are beautiful!!
Well I guess my superpower would have to be data analysis and creating excel spreadsheets for that. I make a good living at it as an accountant. That way I can support my crafting habit!!
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beautiful necklace...andrea is amazingly talented. :)
my superhero power would have to be making the most basic (and sometimes boring) stuff - like reading, writing, math, science - come alive and be fun for my first grade students.
also...it never ceases to amaze me how these kiddos have their own superhero powers, too - learning to read, write and do a million other things in the span of nine months. :)
thanks for this lovely giveaway opportunity.
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Hmmm, as much as I want to say it'm my artistic or scrapbooking skills, it' not, it's research.
Can't find a resource, website, book, well I'm your go-to person. I'm like a dog with a bone and will not stop until I find that thing I'm looking for or you if you want help. Luckily I'm channelling these very handy skills into doing my Master of Arts with a 40,000 word thesis that is currently using all of my skills.
KazT
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I did ponder the question, “What am I awesome at?” For a long time I have thought my ‘awesomeness’ was in the past. Working outside the home, worship leading, music, mentoring, owning a business, to name a few. Those were all part of a past life. But you know what? I AM an awesome Mom to a very special young man. Everything I have experienced was for this moment in my life. My ‘awesomeness’ is helping this special young man succeed in life.
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Superpowers~well let's see, taking care of my fabulous hubby who has MS and running my own certified daycare (16 kiddo's) ~ my days are filled to the top. Sometimes I amaze myself that I make it thru the day. If I really do have superpowers they come to me from above~because I know I am definitely blessed. Love the colorful necklace.
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My SuperPower for my family is the organizer/loose end protector. I pull the snack out thin air when someone cries hungry, the safety pin and band-aid are at the ready, and I always know what time we are suppose to be there. My boys marvel at how smooth things go even when chaos surrounds us.
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OH! How pretty!
Thank you for entering me.
I was thinking about my superpower.
I think mine is that I am willing to see the good in people and look at their side of the story even if their actions or attitudes hurt me.
Does that make sense? I'm able to see why they acted that way and try to extend mercy and understanding.
Some people call this a fault (Pollyann I've been called) but I don't think it is a fault.
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Well my girlfriends think it is cool that I can still do the splits at 44.
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my superpower, like many Moms is juggling. having multiple conversations at the same time w/a 2, 6 and 40 year old and keeping them straight and myself sane (ok, the sanity part doesn't always happen). cooking, while preparing lunch for the next day, retrieving a toy and finding a puzzle piece. i need a cape...but a pretty necklace would do just fine!
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I have to say, that after nursing three kids for nearly two years each, I think that my superpower is the ability to do almost anything with one hand, while nursing a baby on the other arm. I mean it, pretty much ANYTHING.
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My superpower allows my husband to open up to me about his tragic past. Something that no one has been able to do. WOW.
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Hi Ali! My superpower is empathy. I'm good at placing myself in other people's shoes when they need help or a sympathetic ear.
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So cool!
I'd have to say that my superpower is living my life to a schedule. And because I am organized a stick to a schedule, I'm able to get everything done that I need to in a day, and then some. I just had someone scoff at me the other day about sticking so closely to a schedule..."You and your schedules, Holly!" My reply was, "There's nothing wrong with having a schedule!"
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I think that I'm awesome at listening to others.
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Hmmm my superpower...it's hard to explain...even though I don't have kids, I have this motherly instinct towards people I care about! It could be my older brothers, my neices/nephews, my bff, my boyfriend. I always want to take care of them and do things for them like making food or running errands.
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