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Gorgeous Wedding Gift – Custom CZ Elegantee’

Charissa Cowart — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:24:00 +0000

**CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED, THANK YOU TO ALL THE BLOG AND TWITTER ENTRIES! CHECK YOUR EMAIL TO SEE IF YOU WON!** Once I get confirmation from the winner I will announce who it is, here on the blog.

A good fashion/twitter friend of mine, Donn Bryant sent me a gorgeous wedding gift. I hope to wear it with my wedding dress!!

Donn is a brilliant designer and craftsman. He handmade this bracelet – Elegantee’ from his collection at Jaydon Studios.

Elegantee' Bracelet from Jaydon Studios

Now, I’m not just blogging this to brag… well I kind of am… but here’s the exciting thing about this. Donn has offered to give one of these beauties away to one of YOU!!

So here’s what you need to do…leave a comment below and tell me what you plan to wear for your Valentine’s Day date whether it’s a cocktail dress and stilettos for a night of dancing, or PJs for a night in with the girls!

Also, you can Retweet this on Twitter:

RT @CharissaCowart V-Day Contest: Win some brilliant Elegantee’ arm candy-Check it out http://bit.ly/9t0bY5 (RT 2 enter)

Now, go enter and Good Luck!

*Contest closes at Noon CST on Monday February 15, 2010. We will contact the winner by email as soon as a winner is chosen.*

*Jaydon Studios bracelets are all handmade in the US. Click here to read more about Jaydon Studios’ Designer Fashion Magnetic Bracelets and the special CZ stones included.

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There better be a diamond in that little box on V-Day

Charissa Cowart — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:10:30 +0000

Ok fellas, while it is such a generous thought for you to want to give your Valentine jewelry on the day of Pink and Red, you must, I repeat must be careful what jewelry you choose and how you wrap it. In fact, there is only one piece of jewelry you need to stay away from and that my friend, is the Ring. The only reason you should give a woman a ring on Valentine’s Day is if that ring is a diamond and you plan to drop down on one knee and ask her to spend the rest of her life with you! If that is not your plan, do not get her a ring.

If you get her a necklace or earrings instead, please make sure they are not packaged in a box that could resemble a diamond ring box.

Guys, these are things you must think about especially if you have been dating the love of your life for 4 wonderful years, but aren’t ready to make that big leap into marriage. Odds are, she’s ready and is just waiting for you to pull out that little ring box. And when you do, you bet it better have a diamond on the inside and a “Will you marry me” coming out of your mouth!

(Otherwise, you will spend days making up for the disappointment she will feel when she sees a pair of earrings instead.)

Not, I’m not here to just tell you guys that if you planned to get jewelry you are doomed to fail… nah, I would never do that Here are some options for jewelry on Valentine’s Day.

1. Put it in a box that isn’t small and ring-box-shaped.

2. Get her a necklace or bracelet to avoid the look of a proposal.

Check out eBillme’s list of Valentine’s Day gift ideas or their list of gift ideas for HER. (Ladies, for those of you getting ready to forward this post in an email to your boyfriend with “hint, hint, hint” in the subject line, check out the Valentine’s Day gifts for HIM too.) In fact, they have a really great contest running right now. Up for grabs is $600 worth of jewelry, a diamond necklace for her and a Citizen watch for him. Check it the Who’s Your Valentine contest, you might win big!

eBillme's Valentine's Contest Prizes

If you want to stay away from jewelry altogether to avoid the Valentine’s Day from Hades, check out the gorgeous bags at Handbag Heaven. (I particularly love the pink one shown below).

Ribbon Shoulder Tote from Handbag Heaven

Men, if you want to go above and beyond the call of duty this V-Day check out this striking red clutch from The Butler Bag’s new Boutoure Line. The Butler Bag is an amazing bag (I have 2 and love them so very much). Jen Groover created the Butler Bag which has a built in organization system for your purse. I promise, it works!! (The red clutch pictured below is $800, it’s a perfect splurge, but she does offer less expensive bags around $65 and up.)

So get out there and find the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for your love and come back and let us know what you chose!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Allure Clutch Butler Bag

Allure Clutch - Inside View

Flowers for your fingers

Charissa Cowart — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:38:32 +0000

Most of you know that I don’t typically blog about contests other than my own simply because I’m not a “contest blogger.” However, my dear friend Elise is a Star Stylist for Stella & Dot. She is running a contest and you just have to see these prizes… Flower rings! And let me tell you… they are B-e-a-utiful!! (Take a look at the Coral/Gold Bloom Flower Ring below… that’s just a sample of what’s being offered as prizes.)

Bloom Flower Ring Coral/Gold from Stella & Dot

So I decided to help her get the word out by blogging about it. Do me a favor and check out her blog and enter to win these amazing star-studded accessory pieces!! Also, click here to see the full contest details.

If you win – let me know so we can feature you on Fashion Trend Spotting!!

Good Luck!

Announcing the Handbag Heaven winners…

Charissa Cowart — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:27:34 +0000

Thanks so much to all of you who participated in the Handbag Heaven giveaway over the past 2 weeks!! It was so much fun reading your comments and meeting all of you on Twitter!

Now to announce the winners…

*Our Twitter winner is @Red5050 aka Kelley Walker! Congrats Kelley!

*Our Fashion Trend Spotting winner is Amanda!

Amanda said “I love the Bermuda Satchel (http://www.handbagheaven.com/bermuda-plaid-satchel.html). I picture it with my dark jeans, white dress shirt, black patent pointy-toed pumps and my tan short trench coat. Oh, and my bright red lipstick, of course.“

Congrats Amanda you won the Bermuda Satchel from Handbag Heaven!

I chose Amanda as the winner because the outfit she chose was simple but classy. I agree, the Bermuda Plaid Satchel will look Awesome with her dark jeans, white dress shirt, and black patent pumps! And LOVE that you didn’t leave out the red lipstick!

Amanda, when you get your bag, show off in that trend you spotted and be sure to shoot a pic for me to post here on the blog! (Same for you Kelley! We would love to see you with your new Handbag Heaven bag and see what you choose to wear it with.)

Congrats to both of you ladies!

Huge thanks to Handbag Heaven for the two bags in this giveaway! Be sure to get your next bag from Handbag Heaven, they have great prices and Fabulous bags!!

**They also wrote up an awesome Q&A post about me and Fashion Trend Spotting! Be sure to check that out – here!

Fashion Trend Spotting’s FIRST Handbag Giveaway

Charissa Cowart — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:05:18 +0000

BOTH CONTESTS ARE NOW CLOSED! THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED! WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY MORNING (NOV. 4TH)! CHECK BACK TO SEE IF YOU WON!

I am SO excited that I can hardly stand it! Today we kick off an amazing giveaway here on Fashion Trend Spotting. First I want to say a huge thanks to the wonderful people at Handbag Heaven. They wrote up a really cool post about me in their blog from a Q&A session I had with them, be sure to check it out, just click here. I also want to thank them for offering two handbags for this giveaway. That’s right… TWO! There will be two winners! But they are also two different ways to enter. So let’s get right to it:

How To Enter:

1. It’s so easy to enter. Follow me (@CharissaCowart) AND Handbag Heaven (@HandbagHeaven) on Twitter AND RT this tweet: RT @CharissaCowart Follow and RT to win a @HandbagHeaven handbag!! Details here http://bit.ly/3QXzfl (Note: If you don’t have a Twitter account, it is definitely worth your while to create one, Twitter ROCKS.) One winner will be chosen at random. (**Hint: The more you tweet about it, the better chance you have of winning. Each tweet or RT about the contest = 1 entry.)

Deadline for the Twitter entry is Sunday @ 10pm Eastern – Winner will be sent a DM from me (@CharissaCowart) then announced on Twitter. >>>THIS PORTION OF THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – THE SECOND PORTION IS STILL OPEN AND ACCEPTING ENTRIES! THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED THE TWITTER CONTEST.

2. This is the more detailed & creative way to enter, BUT if you win, you receive the handbag of your choice from Handbag Heaven. You must go to their website (www.handbagheaven.com) and pick your favorite bag. then leave a comment here on the blog with a link to the bag you chose and tell me what outfit you either own or have trend spotted that would go perfect with that bag. I will choose the entry that has the best Fashion Trend Spotting Skills as the winner.

Deadline for the Trend Spotting Comment entry is Sunday (Nov. 1) @ 7pm Eastern. Winner will be emailed and announced on the blog on Monday (Nov.2).

Good Luck to everyone! If you have questions Tweet me or send me an email – charissa cowart at gmail dot com.

Don’t forget to check out the Q&A series I did with Handbag Heaven check it out right here. http://www.handbagheaven.com/blog/charissa-cowart/1116/