RockHill Designs

Our Lucky Facebook Fan Winner Is....

2011-09-23T11:15:00.000-07:00

Wow, it's dusty on our blog! We've cleaned up and are ready to announce the winner of our Facebook giveaway. Ok, for those who don't know what we're talking about...in an effort to learn more about and use social media at RockHill Designs, we decided to invite our friends, families, customers and anyone we could think of to become a Facebook fan with the promise that one lucky fan would step out in $100 in FREE RockHill designs when our Fall Collection 2011 debuted. (that is seriously probably the longest run on sentence ever, but writing is not my greatest asset!) Our Fall Collection 2011 is available now and while my son has enjoyed drawing our winners in are past Blog Giveaways, we felt we were in need of a more objective and random system! Plus, I just really want everyone to win and can't handle the stress (crazy right) of drawing just one winner. So the widget below from RandomOrg is going to objectively & randomly choose our lucky winner. I've taken myself out of it...phew! All of our 95 Facebook fans (thank you) were put into an excel spreadsheet with an assigned number...and the lucky winner is....
Kara Thuringer! Congratulations :)

Please don't stop sharing RockHill Designs with your friends and family...we will now be offering our Facebook fans special discount, offers and other giveaways!

Have a great weekend :)

Why Local?

2010-11-29T06:42:00.000-08:00

Why Local?

Last year Coloradans spent $12.7 billion during the holidays, which represents a huge chunk of $ for retailers. And since money spent at locally owned businesses recirculates at least three times more in our community, where you spend your money really does matter.

Every Bit Counts

A shift of just 10% of your purchases toward local retailers could translate to a $3 Billion dollar boost to our State's economy in just two months. This means more people are getting a paycheck, paying their rent, and getting what they need from other local businesses. Learn more about this year's Buy Local Week campaign!

Wherever you live,,,I hope you will shop your local businesses this holiday season! We can all make a difference in our communities, one gift at a time :)

Cheers,

Lynette

New Arrivals!

2010-11-19T11:13:00.000-08:00

We have been busy...building a new website, creating new products and branding ourselves with a new logo! As well as fitting in as many holiday bazaars, girl's nights out, and charity events as we can.

Holiday shopping is heating up & we would love to help SANTA BABY add a little SPARKLE to your HOLIDAYS! We can help you host your own personal shopping event for your friends or family. Or, check our our new and approved website and create your very own gift registry: every girls dream!

One of our newest offerings are fabulously made by a pair of 'girlfriend' artists in the USA. They have perfected the technique required and we our thrilled to be offering our own designs made exclusively for RockHill Designs. One of Lynette's personal favorites is featured below. To view the whole collection of buckles: click here.

Sweet William Buckle $40.00

That's all for now...be sure to check back for our November 26th
"Black Friday Special!"

Shine On,

Lynette & Melissa

NestFest Tomorrow!

2010-09-17T10:48:00.000-07:00

I love what you can do with cocodot! I think it is the most sophisticated evite option out there...of course it takes a little creativity to use it with some of the social networking tools out there, but that is half the fun! This little note was tweeted, posted to facebook, emailed to some friends & sent out with an email marketing group...plus no advertisements, you can add your own music, your own photos etc. Stop by and check out their free trial!

Have a great weekend,

Lynette

PS I am not nor will I be compensated in anyway for this review...

September Blog Giveaway...and the August winner is!

2010-09-04T06:58:00.000-07:00

Where did summer go?! The kids are back to school or starting in a couple of days...here's a great addition to any fall wardrobe...

Our September giveaway is a beautiful black freshwater pearl that dangles from two oxidized sterling silver chains. Necklace is finished with a sterling toggle clasp with two small black freshwater pearls linked in for a polished look!

How to enter:

~become a RockHill Blog Follower!

~post the giveaway link to your facebook status*

~tweet the giveaway link*

~make an online purchase in September AND get entered 3x

~host an eParty or a trunk show in September AND get entered 5X

Congratulations to our August Blog Giveaway Winner: Sarah from Washington!

*If you post or tweet the link to our September Blog Giveaway, please be sure to leave a comment here on our blog. We want to be sure everyone is entered to win!

August Blog Giveaway AND Upcoming Events!

2010-08-09T13:17:00.000-07:00

Our Chunky Monkey Bracelet with faceted, smoky quartz, rose quarts, prehnite, agate with citrine and a large hammered sterling silver Hilltribe bead is our August Blog Giveaway!

It's easy to enter:

Become a follower of our blog this month!
Post about the giveaway on your facebook page
Tweet about the giveaway
Make an online purchase AND be entered 3X
Host an eParty OR a Trunk show in August AND be entered 5X

If you post this to your facebook status or tweet it, please comment here with a link to your post! Good Luck!

UPCOMING EVENTS!

Saturday, August 14th

9am-3pm

446 Main Street

Lyons, CO 80540

Music, arts, foods & wine tasting

Saturday, August 14th
10am-4pm

Saturday Market at Port is uniquely situated on the waterfront in Ilwaco, WA near the mouth of the Columbia River!

To view more upcoming events, click the link above!

Shine On,

July Blog Giveaway Winner!

2010-08-09T12:14:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Ruth T. of Longmont, CO! She is the lucky winner of our July Blog Giveaway.

Coming next our August Blog Giveaway AND some upcoming events where we will be. We'd love to see you there!

July Blog Giveaway Is Here!

2010-07-01T13:56:00.000-07:00

Rock this awesome bracelet...

It's easy to enter to win this beautiful three strand bracelet made with turquoise of green and blue shades, yellow jade and amonazite with a brushed sterling silver toggle! Retail $34.00

Enter by:

~become a follower of our blog

~post about our giveaway with a link on your fabulous blog

~post a link to our giveaway on your facebook page

~tweet about the July giveaway

~make a purchase in July at our webstore

~host an eParty or a Trunk Show in July AND enter 5X!!

Be sure to leave us a comment with the link to your blog post, facebook page or twitter link! We want to be sure everyone is entered to win. Be sure to check back to see who the lucky winner is.

May Monthly Blog Giveaway!

2010-05-04T19:47:00.000-07:00

We love our giveaways and making one lucky winner happy each month! This month it is as easy as ever to enter.

So hurry and enter for your chance to win.

60" long, wood, turquoise, carnelian, agate,

sandstone, and Hilltribe hammered sterling silver accents. $44

Here's How:

~become a follower of our blog

~post about our blog giveaway

on your blog

~post a link to our blog on your facebook status

~tweet about our giveaway

~make a purchase from our webstore the month of May

~host an eParty in May!

Good Luck & Shine On!

Better Late...than...Our March Blog Giveaway WInner is...

2010-05-04T19:26:00.000-07:00

Congratulations Norma at Moonlit Fantasies, she is the lucky winner of March's giveaway, the awesome 'Chunky Monkey' necklace pictured below. Enjoy! Thank you to everyone who participated in March.

$58.00

Spring is in the air…and the Forecast is below!

2010-03-04T05:54:00.000-08:00

What happened to January and February? It's almost time to bust out the green for St. Patty's Day or should we say "Dried Herb" ( Pantone color #17-0627). The colors look hot hot hot this season, love Tuscany, Turquoise, Fusion Coral, Eucalyptus and especially Pink Champagne, the color is fab too...
The word on the street is the two hottest colors are: "Violet" and "Aurora" (yellow).

Color: Violet (Pantone Color Number- 16-3320)

Color Aurora (Pantone Color Number-

Color: Amparo Blue (Pantone Color Number- 18-3945

Color: Turquoise (Pantone Color Number-15-5519)

Color: Tomato Puree (Pantone Color Number- 18-1661)

Color: Tuscany (Pantone Color Number- 16-1219)

Color: Pink Champagne (Pantone Color Number 12-1107)

Color: Fusion Coral (Pantone Color Number 16-1543)

Color: Eucalyptus (Pantone Color Number 15-0513)

Can't wait to rock some of these delicious colors into our new Spring/Summer line debuting in April!

Cheers!

What would you be?

2010-03-03T08:23:00.000-08:00

If I were a month I’d be September

If I were a day I’d be Friday

If I were a time of day I’d be morning

If I were a planet I’d be Earth

If I were a sea animal I’d be a starfish

If I were a direction I’d be South

If I were a piece of furniture I’d be a porch swing

If I were a liquid I’d be champage

If I were a gem stone I’d be kyanite

If I were a tree I’d be a cherry

If I were a tool I’d be a hammer

If I were a flower I’d be a tulip

If I were an element of weather I’d be a balmy breeze

If I were a musical instrument I’d be a piano

If I were a color I'd be sea green

If I were an emotion I’d be joyful

If I were a fruit I’d be a blueberry

If I were a sound I’d be laughter

If I were an element I'd be water

If I were a car I’d be a Convertible Beatle

If I were a food I’d be chocolate

If I were a place I’d be a beach anywhere

If I were a material I'd be fine cotton

If I were a taste I’d be sweet

If I were a scent I’d be lemongrass/ginger

If I were a body part I’d be eyes

If I were a facial expression I'd be a smile

If I were a song I’d be Fireflies

If I were a bird I'd be a Bluebird

If I were a gift I'd be jewelry

If I were a street I'd be a street in San Fransisco

If I were a city I'd be San Francisco

If I were a door I'd always be open

If I were a pair of shoes I’d be comfortable

And what would you be?
This comes borrowed from Lori Anderson, with her permission. There are many of these 'get to know your friends' floating about in emails. This one really resonated with me and is a beautiful take on it! You can see what Lori would be by clicking on her link.

The photo is of an oil painting by Heidi Mallot, titled
"Happy Hour II" Girlfriends Sisters Beach Ocean, I love it!
Here's to a great day, warm & sunny in Colorado.

Are you a winner? Enter to win!

2010-03-01T14:12:00.000-08:00

Our March Blog giveaway is here and we are really excited about it. We love this necklace, it's chunkiness, boldness and colors. AND, we have made it even easier to win!

leave a comment below (easiest)
blog about this giveaway on your blog (coolest)
post the link to this blogpost on your Facebook Status (helping us spread the word)
twitter the link to this blogpost (we will soon be tweeting too)
make a purchase at on our website. (most fun)

No matter how you enter, good luck & make sure you leave a comment here letting us know how you're entering! Be sure to return on March 31st when the winner will be drawn.

And the "tree of life" necklace goes to...

2010-02-28T15:29:00.000-08:00

The very lucky winner (we think) of Our February Blog Giveaway IS...Liz Revit (email us your address Liz & and we will mail it you asap) Lynette's 8 year old son loves this whole lottery scenario...we might have a gambler on our hands. Thank you to everyone who participated! Check back tomorrow for our March blog giveaway.

To view more jewels, log onto: www.rockhill-designs.com

10 days really????

2010-02-27T14:39:00.000-08:00

Really! Ten days since our last post and ten days until we are off on another adventure in Shanghai. If you have never been to Shanghai, let's just say it oh so amazing and also overwhelming at the same time. There are several pearl markets, each one with different and amazing strands, like being in a "bead" candy land! If that wasn't enough...the silk! We are going to be expanding our use of Chinese Silk Brocades in our designs...so much fun.

So in ten short days it is with: the excitement of two little kids that we are setting out on this journey, mixed with the anxiety of two moms leaving their brood at home and with gratefulness for our husbands who ROCK!

There's not a lot of time to enter this great giveaway at Painting with Fire the brand new blog of Barbara Lewis. These are so appropriately called the 'mandarin orange' collection!

Tomorrow our February Blog Giveaway winner will be announced, and posted here, yay!

We have chosen our March Blog Giveaway design...come back on Monday to enter...hint...five different semiprecious stones are involved.

Shine ON,

Who doesn't love pretty and shiny things???

2010-02-16T10:32:00.000-08:00

Another lovely giveaway found...Marianna at Pretty Shiny Things is offering this beautiful necklace! There are a variety of ways to enter, yea, go to her blog above to check it out. Do you see ice, snow and cold in this design...is it a reflection of the weather gripping much of the nation? Love it!

Spread the LOVE!

2010-02-14T18:44:00.000-08:00

Spread the LOVE! Happy Valentine's Day and thank you to everyone who visited the Bead Soup Party and left such uplifting, encouraging and kind comments! It was incredible to view the creations of 84 very talented artists and designers. It is not too late to check out the party: Lori Anderson is the hostess with the mostess and has the list and links to all the party partipipants blogs!

Shine On,

View more RockHill Designs

Bead Soup Giveaways Too!

2010-02-10T07:51:00.000-08:00

Make sure you visit my partner Lisa at Lucid Moon Studio for some amazing giveaways that she included in her Bead Soup Party post, and check out the beautiful necklace she created with her ingredients! There are three prizes up for grabs...my fav has to be her very own owl pendant.

See more RockHill Designs

The Bead Soup Party is HERE!

2010-02-10T05:12:00.000-08:00

Thank you Lori Anderson of Pretty Things for organizing and inviting us all to the party! There are 84 jewelry designers and artists participating. I am awed by the amazing talent of these women and can't wait to grab a cup of coffee, sit, and view all of the creativity! You can view all the participants names with links to their fantastic blogs on my sidebar, just below our February Giveaway.
I hope you join us and have fun!

My bead soup ingredients arrived from my partner Lisa of Lucid Moon Studio on a very cold day in Colorado.

I love what Lisa chose: a starfish pendant by Erin of Every Heart Crafts, a pewter starfish toggle by Green Girl Studios, some faceted blue sodalite beads, seashell beads, mother of pearl rings and round beads, and my favorite a mermaid toggle that Lisa added as a bonus.

I chose to do an asymetrical necklace, so that the wonderful mermaid could be placed in view and not hidden at the back of the necklace! To season the ingredients, I added a dash of creamy freshwater pearls, some oxidized chain and sterling silver jump rings. The sea shells were more of a challenge for me...I love them...I love the ocean...so I made an additional bracelet with the shells beads, the starfish toggle, mother of pearl beads, chocolate genuine leather and some additional creamy freshwater pearls. I had just enough mother of pearl beads to make a pair of earrings! I hope you enjoy the photos, I am still learning how to best photograph jewelry. The very beautiful neck belongs to my lovely, but reluctant to 'model' daughter!

Shine On,

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Let me introduce....

2010-02-04T09:58:00.000-08:00

I want to introduce Melissa Preston my friend and business partner in RockHill Designs. Together we launched RockHill and we want this blog to be not just about us, but also about other artists, inspirational items and FUN! Melissa lives in Portland, Oregon with her beautiful family, she encourages me when I am having my "what am I doing?!" moments and I hope that she would say that I do the same for her. Melissa has a textile degree and has worked for major apparel companies across globe. We are excited to continue this journey together and are blessed to do what we love!

Giveaway Oops...

2010-01-29T17:18:00.000-08:00

A friend of mine brought to my attention that there is no way for those without a blog to enter! Uh oh...being so new to this, I should of realized this myself. That's what friends are for right!
SO, simply facebook or twitter about this giveaway and come back and comment with a link :)

Thanks for stopping by...

Announcing...a giveaway!

2010-01-28T18:39:00.000-08:00

I am having so much fun visiting sites like oh hello friend, humblebeads and many others too ...I love the photos, the giveaways, the inspriration gained...I thought why don't I do my own giveaway?! I'm entering others for the fun of it and because there's truly just so many fantastic finds out there. So I will be hosting a monthly giveaway and February's is starting early :)

RockHill Designs 'tree of life' sterling silver necklace.

(rolo chain is slightly oxidized, the necklace measures 16")

To participate is easy: post a picture of this 'tree of life' necklace on your blog with a link to our blog,

next leave a comment on our blog letting us know and your name will be entered in the drawing.

(You may also facebook or twitter about the giveaway, just let us know with a comment!)

Winner will be drawn on Sunday, February 28th! GOOD LUCK!

Oh...and here's a photo of what I entered to win today...from Olive Etsy~Love is in the air!

Have fun and to see more of RockHill designs,

visit www.rockhill-designs.com.

Shine On,

Smiling in landlocked Colorado...

2010-01-23T18:50:00.000-08:00

Here's a photo of the awesome bead kit my bead soup party and bead swap partner Lisa sent me! I feel most at home in my skin at the ocean, so this kit really warmed me up! (perfect after skiing with my husband and son in 20 degree weather with a blistering wind... I definitely enjoy warm weather skiing more every year!) I love it all: the starfish pendant is by Erin of Every Heart Crafts, a pewter starfish toggle by Green Girl Studios, some faceted blue sodalite beads, seashell beads, mother of pearl rings and round beads, and my favorite a mermaid toggle that Lisa added as a bonus. It is so different and cool. I can't wait to create something and post it on February 10th, along with all the other party participants! (party participants will be posted on my sidebar soon) Visit Lisa at her Lucid Moon Studio to see and hear more about her wonderful jewelry.
Now that I am all warmed up...time to enjoy a quiet Saturday evening at home....

And the mystery hostess is....

2010-01-20T18:23:00.000-08:00

The eParty has been totaled & the mystery hostess winner drawn! My son Alex is excellent at this "drawing" task. He loves it....and the lucky lady is...Melissa G. from Longmont, Colorado. Thanks to all who partied and congratulations to Melissa, she gets $50.00 hostess FREE credit with RockHill Designs!

On another note...I recieved my yummies for the Bead Soup Swap Party. :) It is an awesome collection and I promise to post a photo both of the beads and later of my creation. You'll definitely want to check out what Lisa from Lucid Moon Studio sent me. Hint: think ocean & sand...

Want to host your own eParty?
You can check it out at: http://www.rockhill-designs.com/

Fundraisers, Giveaways...How Cool!

2010-01-17T20:23:00.000-08:00

Less than a week into the blogosphere and I am wishing I had started long ago. There are many great artists doing fundraisers for the people of Haiti, who have been on my heart and in my prayers.

Lynn Davis is offering all of the proceeds from her cast pewter "helping hand" charm to help raise money for Haiti. I plan on purchasing one tomorrow, yea! I will be sure to post my finished piece too. This is by all means not all that should be done, but it is a fun way to incorporate

charity and art, love it.

"Keep The Flow Going" Giveaway....

These sterling wire earrings are beautiful and are going to be won by a lucky winner in Liz Revit's giveaway.
Keep on keeping...
Shine on,

The Pencil Maker...

2010-01-16T10:11:00.000-08:00

A PENCIL MAKER TOLD THE PENCIL

Five important lessons

1.) Everything you do will always leave

a mark.

2.) You can always correct the mistakes

you make.

3.) What is important is what is inside

of you.

4.) In life, you will undergo painful sharpenings,

which will make you

a better person.

5.) To be the best pencil, you must allow yourself

to be held AND guided by the HAND that holds you.

My sister-in-law sent this to me this am, thank you Cornelia.

Beautiful!

RockHill Design's Biggest eParty ever! Will you win?

2010-01-14T18:03:00.000-08:00

RockHill Design's Biggest eParty starts tomorrow! One lucky Mystery Hostess will win FREE RockHill Designs. Will you win? You're invited to join in the fun, you'll find all the info here.

As a newbie, I have really enjoyed browsing so many amazing blogs out there. If you are looking for beautiful things and inspirations oh hello friend is the perfect place to sit, sip a cup of coffee and stay awhile. That's all for now...

Lovin' the bead swap sample kit!

2010-01-11T20:03:00.000-08:00

I am so excited and had to show my husband the list of all the fabulous jewelry designers in the bead swap! (not that he really gets it...) My partner is Lisa and you can see her awesome blog at: www.lucidmoonstudio.com. Everyone will post their creation (along with the sources for the focal bead) to their own blog on February 10th! Can't wait!

Here's a photo of one of the bead swap sample kits, LOVE IT!

Vintage pendant, vintage ivory beads, aquamarine rondelles, Thai silver clasp.

photo courtesy of Lori Anderson

Here goes nothing...right?!

2010-01-09T11:39:00.000-08:00

This blog will be a work in progress with a lot of learning on my part to do!

Thank you Lori Anderson for hosting a Bead Soup Party and Bead Swap. One of her criteria is, you must have a blog!

Join in the fun!

http://lorianderson.blogspot.com/2009/12/bead-soup-party-and-bead-swap.html

I'm off to find a perfect focal bead for the party :)