Friday, June 24, 2011

SNS 87 ~ unique lighting with a GIVEAWAY!


Welcome to Saturday Nite Special #87
Theme - unique lighting


This post is a review, as well as a giveaway event that is now over.
Congrats, Linda!



If you're new here, join in! There are three categories to link to. Home Decor as well as Crafts, Sewing, Recipes, plus the 3rd themed link up which stays open indefinitely. Check below for this weekend's theme.

Party starts Fri night and ends Sunday 11pm pacific, so you have all weekend to join!

I'll be featuring SNS highlights during the weekend on FJI Facebook, so join in and see what they're all saying about your stuff. :)
This weekend's theme:

~ 'unique' lighting ~


twig chandelier


I've been known to make the odd creative light in my time. :)

However I've always yearned to create a light fixture from some super cool odd thing I've found at the thrift. But to go into a store and buy the lamp components in bits and pieces from scratch? Overwhelmed from the get go! I want it easy, and to look cool. I just haven't been excited to build a light from scratch.

Until now.


 

Shandell's is the maker of these really cool vintage lighting kits!
We're talking cloth cords, porcelain fixtures, and the option to get vintage styled bulbs to match!



What you get



The kit includes EVERYTHING you need to make your own basic light, along with a few choices.

1. Decide on swag or pendant. $29-$39

swag - hanging light that plugs into a socket
pendant - hard wired hanging fixture


2. Choose your color of wire: red, gold, putty or brown.

3. Choose the length of your wire - 12 or 15 feet or custom. 

4. Choose BRASS or NICKLE hardware.




5. Pick your vintage styled bulb (sold separately) $18




6. And go thrifting for your kinda shade. :)


Feeling like a true lazy bones at this rate? Snoop around Shandell's. They make lampshades covered with vintage wallpaper like the one to the upper right, and ready to purchase vintage lights. (and so much more) They are gorgeous!


My take


I think this kit is genius. I've always loved the old vintage touch to lights and this one ticks my clock. You have the look you like and you KNOW it will be safe. And the fact that the fixture comes as a complete kit? What more could one ask for?

Although I have not used this kit before, its on it's way!  I am SO excited about this one I can barely stand it. So I'll be sure to share my own projects and all the details as soon as I can. 

I need to get junkin' for my shade! :)


A deal!
Dying to try out a customized kit of your own?
For the first time ever, they're on sale just for Funky Junkers!

10% off 

any of the 6 lighting kits avail!


Offer until July1st
Use code funkyjunk (no spaces) to get the deal.

A giveaway!

So, wanna win a vintage custom kit of your own complete with a vintage styled bulb?

What a question, huh?


How to enter the giveaway:


Visit Shandell's site HERE (scroll down, select SHOP)

Let us know in comments which kit out of the 6 you'd want if you won and you're in!

(1 entry)

 "Like" Shandell's on Facebook
or
follow on Twitter

and comment to enter again!

(1 entry)

Blog, Facebook or Tweet the giveaway and comment to enter again!

(1 entry)

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Giveaway until June 27
Winner announced June 28
10% discount until July 1st

Sale and giveaway for US and Canada!

Winner must have email active in blog profile in order to win.
If you don't have a blog, please leave your email with each comment.

Winner will be drawn by random.org
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Good luck friends!

Have you created your own unique light? 
Please share it in this weekend's 3rd themed linkup!





For more light ideas, check out my Pinterest lighting board.




And Shandell's 'vintage inspired listings.










~ next up ~

indoor elements outdoors

Have you brought items outdoors that are known to stay indoors?
Bring them along next weekend!
*the order of this list is subject to change: please check weekly for the new theme.


Be sure to check the themed linkups master list to add your newest creations anytime. 
They're always open.
List HERE.

 
~ SNS blah blah linkup rules ~

 1. DIY home projects only please.  Items for sale may be linked up if you show your project in tutorial form on your blog. Linkups or comments for selling items, advertising your giveaway or promoting your own link party etc. may be removed.

2. Please cut and paste the address of your post, not your home page.

3. Please link back to the party (button or text) within your post. See BUTTONS under main blog header.

4. For Home Decor and Crafts, Sewing, Cooking, please link projects up that are new to SNS and/or within 1 month old. Repeat linkups will be removed.

The themed link up may have older posts and not brand new to SNS and will remain open for your new additions at any time. Click HERE for the main list.

If you can't decide which category to enter yours in, please just pick ONE and go with it. It's all good!

 5. By linking up to SNS, you're cool with being highlighted on FJI Facebook, added to the themed linkups and for possible future features on FJI without additional permission required.











 Come on over and see if we're talking about you this weekend. :)

This giveaway is now closed. Thank-you for entering!





118 comments:

  1. hi Donna, Thanks for hosting tonight! Have a wonderful weekend!

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  2. Thanks for hosting this blog party every week. This is one of my favorites! :-)

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  3. Donna - thanks for sponsoring such a great give-away...I would want the pendant kit with nickel hardware - the light over my kitchen sink is dying for a junk makeover! and I "liked" Shandells on facebook. I've linked up an older post about my unique dining room lighting...I look forward to seeing everyone else's creative ideas this weekend
    amy of four corners design

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  4. Great inspiration pics! Love those kits! I'd want the pendant bell jar kit if I won. I have big plans to turn my guest room closet into a "cloffice" so that I can finally move out of the tiny office I share with the hubs. A bell jar pendant would be the perfect finishing touch to what I envision as a pretty girly cloffice. Thanks for hosting this terrific giveaway and this linkup party each week.

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  5. Love this week's theme! Thanks for hosting :)

    I'm obsessed with making lights out of things so I would go with the swag kit with brass hardware! I might have to get one even if I don't win!

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  6. Wow, those light kits look fantastic! I'd get the pendant with nickel... for my sewing room :)

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  7. I love the look of vintage bulbs! Very fun.

    Thanks for hosting, Donna!

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  8. Thanks for hosting, as always, and for infusing your special creative style into our lives!

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  9. I need, did you get that, NEED a pendant kit w/nickel. I've been wanting to try one with a wire basket!!

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  10. Loved the kit. I ordered one, but the FUnky Junk discount did not work. :-(
    But please enter me in the giveaway! I would love any kind of kit with a red cord. Any kit = groovy...Red cord = groovalicious! Lori L

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  11. I've always loved that twig chandelier, Donna. You have the best ideas. Thanks so much for hosting :)

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  12. Oh my gosh! I love this giveaway!!! I think I would like the Swag Kit for Ball Jars...I love this look...;) Thank you so much for the chance to win! And thank you for hosting!!!

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  13. Posted on my FB! Yay! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Midwestern-Sewing-Girl/148542325218346

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  14. #10 Lori, Oh no!! I've emailed Sharon at Shandell's. She'll get you all fixed up!

    Donna

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  15. Hi Donna, that's a great kit, the possibilities are endless. Thanks for hosting, have a great weekend.

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  16. Donna, I am lovin' this vintage set! I linked mine up, but used a $4 kit from IKEA. Now, it is not as nice, and I have contemplated bronzing it to give it an older look, but it is for a tree house, so cost effective is good! Thanks! Christie at Three Pixie Lane

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  17. Oh I would love the pendant kit with nickel, and I would add a vintage bulb...

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  18. The light kits are so cool and I love the vintage looking bulbs too!

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  19. I would LOVE the pendant kit for ball jar in gray!
    Linda
    Daisy522@aol.com

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  20. I follow Shandells on FB
    Linda
    Daisy522@aol.com

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  21. I posted this giveaway on my FB page
    Linda
    Daisy522@aol.com

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  22. Hi Donna~ Love the vintage light kit~ Thanks for hosting- I'm going to try to get back over with a light post this weekend too! :)

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  23. I'd love to win the Pendant Light kit w/nickel finish.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  24. I follow Shandells on Twitter.

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  25. I tweeted about the giveaway - http://twitter.com/#!/April_Pinkchip/status/84477174165413889

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  26. Great lamp kit!..I just bought only the bulb for $13 so this seems like a deal!

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  27. Thanks for hosting! Have a wonderful weekend :)

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  28. What a fun giveaway!!! I think I'd have a hard time choosing between the nickel pendant and the ball jar pendant kit for over my sink in my kitchen. Enjoyed watching the video for all the fun ideas of lights to make! How creative! Have a great weekend!!

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  29. I love the swags (as I'm in a rental) and especially the nickel finish...but the ball jars always look amazing too! I liked Shanells on facebook as well.

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  30. What an awesome giveaway!! I'd like the one for ball jars.

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  31. I'm following them on Twitter @coffeenkisses

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  32. I just realized that my email isn't showing on my blog for some reason, so until I fix it, here it is: Elizabeth_burr@yahoo.com.

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  33. OMG I love these kits! I would love the Swag Kit for Ball Jars with the brown cord....I can just see it with a blue jar:)
    *hugs*deb

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  34. Tweeted about the giveaway

    http://twitter.com/#!/dragnflytreasur

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  35. Pendant brass kit, please! These are really lovely...

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  36. I went to a lampshade workshop at Shandells last year. It was in the middle of nowhere and hard to get to, but what a nice place. I really learned a lot about proportion and lampshade shapes. I would like a pendant, nickel please. Thanks Ann

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  37. You're amazingly creative!
    Thank you for hosting. I'm a new follower.
    I have a page on my site that lists more than 300 hops, memes, and photo challenges… some for each day of the week. Yours is listed there, too! Check under the header for the link to that page. I’ve also started a BlogFrog community that focuses on hops, carnivals, memes, and photo challenges. Go to http://theblogfrog.com/1504201 to visit & participate.
    NCSue

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  38. Thanks for this great giveaway! I LIKED her on FB!

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  39. I would get the swag light kit and the vintage light bulb!! Love their site!!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  40. I'd probably want the nickel swag kit! It's hard to choose but that's what would most likely go whereever I'd use it!

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  41. Added the Giveaway to my "giveaway" section on my blog!

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  42. What a unique giveaway! Thanks for that. I think I would love the swag kit and the vintage light bulb. 8>)

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  43. I love this giveaway! I'm torn between the pendant lamp with nickel hardware or the pendant lamp for the jar ... it depends on whether I can convince my husband that a mason jar light would be perfect for our butler's pantry! :)

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  44. Oh this is the coolest giveaway! I like the pendant kit with nickel hardware the best although I like them all. I see things all the time that would make interesting lighting fixtures but me too, I don't want to build them from scratch either. Thanks for letting us know about these. Fingers crossed.

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  45. Ooooooh I so love the vintage brass finding pendant!! thanks for the gorgeous giveaway.

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  46. & I tweeted your giveaway :)

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  47. REALLY hard to choose! I'd love a hard-hired ball jar kit---but the red cloth swag with nickel would look FAB with a shade I made 2 weeks ago out of chicken wire and ribbon; I'm using an IKEA bulb kit. No pic at the moment and likely no time to get one on your SNS set....but I feel so in sync with this project!

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  48. I love the swag kit in Nickel. What a fun giveaway!

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  49. Love this product! What a great, safe way to play with old hardware! Thanks for sharing. I love the kit in brass with a putty cord.
    Thanks so much, hope you are having a fun junkin week.

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  50. This is a great thing...the light kit! I have a thing for making lights or redoing them I should say, but this kit makes a lot of things possible!

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  51. Thank you for hostessing, have a wonderful weekend!

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  52. I would choose the pendant kit w/ nickel hardware. I probably already have a shade stashed around here to use on it. Thanks for such a fun and unique giveaway. Jackie

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  53. Hi & thanks for another super SNS! I'd choose a "Cloth Cord Swag Light Kit" with nickel hardware.and the 1900 horseshoe bulb. I"m in the middle ( or is that muddle)of moving & trying to find "the one" houseso the pendant seems the most versatile choice. Dee in BC

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  54. I'd choose the swag pendant kit and use a blue ball jar!

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  55. oooh these are stunning. i would choose the horseshoe style!

    michele

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  56. A great giveaway. What great kits... they will sure make life easier!
    I love the pendant kit with nickel. Gorgeous!

    elisa(dot)mccoy(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  57. Definitely the original swag kit with nickel hardware. Thank you for a great blog. Lots of great ideas to drool over. tlcinpei@hotmail.ca

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  58. A cloth cord pendant light kit with a nickel finish. VERY cool giveaway! I had no idea you could still get the cloth cords!

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  59. okay - first of all - i WILL be commissioning a twig chandelier for my beach house (it's my 3 year plan to buy one!) - heck I may even fly you in to add a few cool pieces to it!! Get ready to name your price.


    Next up - those lighting kits are pure genius - love to win a swag with cloth cord and nickel finish - i have four girls and a guest room - and too many ideas to start to list!

    homepartieslife@gmail.com

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  60. Awesome product! Thanks so much for this giveaway! I posted a link from my blog!
    http://woohoogal.blogspot.com/2011/06/you-can-be-winner-too.html

    ~ Beverly @ Woo-Hoo Gal

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  61. I think the pendant nickel kits is pretty cool. Got my fingers crossed! :)

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  62. How fun! Cloth cord swag would be my choice. Thank you both for the opportunity. Hope she gets lots of orders from this.

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  63. Thank you for being the hostess with the mostest!
    Kerry at housetalkn.blogspot.com

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  64. This is a great giveaway. These are beautiful. I would choose the original swag with a red cord. I can always hope to win, but if not, I a going to order one of these. sahmaunt@pacbell.net

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  65. What a great idea. I'm always worried about safety when it comes to lighting, so this would be perfect. I love the swag kit with nickel hardware. I have the perfect spot for it too.
    Thanks for the chance to win.

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  66. I like the Swag Kit w/nickel hardware. Thanks for a chance to win.

    esterling9 at aol dot com

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  67. I liked Shandell on FB and left a note saying I was stopping by from FJI.
    esterling9 at aol dot com

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  68. I tweeted this giveaway @EveleneS.
    esterling9 at aol dot com

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  69. I love the whole idea, I think I would like the lantern style if I won.

    vikkinay@yahoo.com

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  70. Pendant kit for ball jars for me please!
    juliatrefethen@yahoo.com

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  71. What great fixtures in the shop. I especially like the kit with the brass hardware kit.

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  72. My first choice is the pendant kit w/nickel hardware. Thanks for making me aware of this source.

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  73. Thanks, Donna! What a great giveaway and site! I would like the pendant kit with nickel hardware. :-) I JUST picked up 1 green enamel barn shade and one milk glass barn shade to use these kits with{in Amish junk heaven!} Thank you!

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  74. Wow love this kit! Vintage brass finding pendant made with a cloth cord pendant kit. Gold cord.

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  75. I would LOVE the Swag Kit for the Ball Jars! I have been trying to figure out how to make my own, but alas I am not electrically gifted...this kit would save me! :)

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  76. Following Shandell on Facebook!

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  77. Following Shandell on Twitter!

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  78. I would Love to win the swag light kit with the nickel finish! It's awesome and I have an idea for a shade already!! Thanks for hosting the giveaway Donna and I appreciate Shandell donating a light kit! Take care, VBg
    trudywrightattroycabledotnet

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  79. The swag kit with the nickel finish would be my choice should I win. I have a small pile of things to turn into lights and love that this source is now revealed-thank you!

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  80. What a great product! I like the pendant with the ball jar, and I have a nice blue jar that would look great!

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  81. Just "followed" Shandell's on Twitter! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  82. Would love the swag kit with nickel hardware. I have the perfect funky junk metal shade for it! Jean Abrams ejabrams @ gmail . com

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  83. "Liked" Shandell's on facebook! ejabrams @ gmail . com

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  85. Oh my goodness, what a hard choice! Well, it would have to be a swag kit because I'm in an apartment. I think the swag kit with nickel hardware and 12 foot putty cord for Ball jars would be the way to go!

    What an interesting shop she has, her shades are gorgeous!

    Off to tweet this giveaway, and to follow Shandell!

    Best,

    Kimberly

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  86. Ok, I have followed Shandell and tweeted about this giveaway: https://twitter.com/#!/SterlingCherub/status/85069886778384384

    Good luck to everyone!

    Best,

    Kimberly

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  87. Love the vintage look. I'd like the Swag Kit w/Brass Hardware.

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  88. Love that vintage look, but I will bow out because hubby is an electrical contractor.
    I have been making lights for 40 years. He
    is always surprised to see what I make next.

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  89. Oh what a great giveaway, I think my favorite is the swag light kid with the nickel hardware!

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  90. I'm following Shandell's on twitter!

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  91. So glad to know about Shandells! I have a bunch of old items that are just waiting for those kits so thank you!!

    I love the pendant with the brass, hope to win.

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  92. GREAT GIVEAWAY ;) I would pick the nickel swag kit or the ball jar kit :)

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  93. Oh wow! I would choose the pendant nickel hardware kit...that would be so cool!

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  94. I'd get one of the pendant kits with nickle finish.

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  95. I'd pick the pendant light kid with nickel hardware. Thanks for another great giveaway!

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  96. Liked Shandells on Facebook. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  97. Tweeted about the Shandells giveaway.

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  98. OHHHHHH! L.O.V.E.! I really need to update our kitchen lighting, the Pendant Kit w/Nickel Hardware would be perfect! :)

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  99. I liked (but really love) Shandell's, handmade by Susan Schneider on Facebook!

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  100. I Shared this on Facebook (under personal profile since i do not have FB for my blog) :)

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  101. I would pick the nickel swag kit! Sweet giveaway!

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  102. I "Liked" Shandell's on facebook!

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  103. I would pick the swag in nickel. Thanks for the chance to win one of these wonderful kits!

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  104. I could use a lamp for my living room. I would love to make a lamp for my table that is right behind my couch so I can see when I am sketching at night. Always wanted to learn how to make a lamp. Posted on facebook, twittered (Ilovetobemom) and blogged
    http://crystalscreations-stillwatersgallery.blogspot.com

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  105. love the pendant with the nickel. i think 15 inch with brown cord.

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  106. This giveaway is now closed. Thank-you for entering! Winner is announced at the top of this post.

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  107. I like this post; it was very fantastic and amazing. Thank you for sharing this wonderful blog.


    Charles A

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  108. I love the Portfolio lights at Lowes. They are stylish and affordable.They're so good!
    I have always loved Circa, great style that is actually affordable while not compromising on quality.

    Lighting

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