SoulMakes Giveaway by Madalynne

Have you guys checked out our giveaway by the amazingly talented Madalynne?!

She is an avid sewer and in honor of her birthday (and mine!) and the holidays, she's hosting this lovely little giveaway for the chance to win ANY SoulMakes Dream catcher!

"When hung over the bed, it only allows good dreams to filter through and catches bad dreams in its net, which disappear when daylight hits. Well, can I extend the mythology and apply it to sewing? If I hung a dreamcatcher above my sewing machine, all four of them, would it only allow good garments to be sewn and banish all the bad ones to the Land of Horrid Me-Makes? Gosh, I sure hope so, because that would save me a lot of time and thread."

-Maddie

To enter, like and/or follow Madalynne on Facebook or Bloglovin, and like SoulMakes on Facebook.  To complete your entry, head over to Madalynne's page for details! Contest will close Friday, January 2nd, where a winner will be chosen and featured. Last, contest is open internationally.

Good luck everyone and Happy New Year!

Love,

MacK Mars

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Crystal Oracle Collection

The latest collection of gemstone jewelry is in the shop! I love the Crystal Oracle collection. The design is easy going, while still making a big statement. I always like to have a crystal around my neck and these are perfect little throw on pieces, inspired by nothing more than the idea of simple beauty.

The Eternal Goddess Necklace

It never ceases to amaze me how unequivocally inspired I feel when I work with these beautiful and powerful crystals. The Eternal Goddess Necklace was created out of this inspiration, made with genuine Turquoise and leather lace. It's a beautiful statement piece for the bohemian Goddess girl!

Be sure to stop by the shop and check out these new lovelies!

AND check out the GIVEAWAY we're doing over at His Little Lady!

Hope you're all having a wonderful week!
Love,
MacK Mars

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Just Keep Swimming

Sometimes it's best just to remain quiet, in order to absorb the lessons in the world around you. Right now I'm listening to my heart and more importantly I'm seeking guidance from this Great Universe. I'm truly on the most amazing journey and I'm so grateful for this opportunity! I'm learning so much and with that comes a little growing pain. It's a beautiful process nonetheless, so I'll just keep swimming. Spring is finally here (94 degrees), the trees are finally budding, the grass is turning green and I'm feeling refreshed by all the wonderful color and light. 

Here's a little Spring-spiration..

Citrine Sunrise

I'm loving Helen's spring look, with our Cosmic Lover Bracelet :)

Beautiful Stack of SoulMakes Bracelets

Don't forget to enter the New Moon Giveaway over at Moon Daughter Blogspot! Enter to win $40 store credit to the Shop

Hope you're all having a great week!

Love,

MacK Mars

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Enchanted Pixie Giveaway

We're so excited to be hosting our first ever giveaway! This Enchanted Pixie is all about being true to yourself. Inspired by a love for nature, the shop is full of handmade jewelry for the free spirited souls out there! It's an oasis of bright colors and whimsical designs!

Polly, the creative genius behind this beautiful shop, has an amazing blog where you can find tons of inspiration! This Enchanted Pixie will be giving one of my readers $30 store credit! 

TO ENTER:

Make sure you're following our blog and This Enchanted Pixie

Visit her shop and tell me which item is your favorite

FOR EXTRA ENTRIES:

 ** Must leave a separate comment for each entry **

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Follow @pixie_polly

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DETAILS:

Leave you email address in the comments below so that I can contact the winner

The winner will be announced Wednesday, March 13th!

Good luck everyone!

Love,
MacK Mars

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A Valentines Tale & Giveaway

When Trevor and I had our first conversation he asked me what the one thing I really wanted out of life was. For some peculiar reason or perhaps inspired, I answered honestly, I told him I wanted love. We were in a room full of people at a small party and he told me he wanted the same thing. We talked for five hours, asking each other questions back and forth, in our own little world. I remember occasionally I'd hear someone saying "they've been talking for hours..." or "..they're still sitting there talking"and it was as if everybody knew, it was like the whole universe had conspired to make this one magic moment happen.  Trevor and I had sort of met before, a few times, and even though I always maintained a crush on him the timing was never right.

Looking back I can see that we came together at exactly the right time, any sooner it would've been a catastrophe. We both went through a lot before we met each other. Some time before I ever knew Trevor existed a friend of mine, who I look up to greatly, told me that I didn't have to worry about finding my Soulmate. She said that the Universe was preparing someone for me right now and all I had to do was take care of myself. When the time was right, we'd meet, and not a second before. I was just barely sane enough at that point to believe her, but I did. I hadn't really been living a very healthy life style and quite frankly I didn't think much of myself, so I had a lot of work to do. I went on the biggest self searching adventure of my life. I learned a lot and I abandoned myself to the idea that there was a Greater Force working in my life, one that would guide me and take care of me always. Then and only then was I finally able to open myself up to the world and the people in it (This, of course, did not happen over night, it was a matter of years). And then I met Trevor. It was as if the Universe was returning my complete surrender with the gift of love.

I still had a lot to work on, but Trevor and I began a healing journey together. We were both finally able to heal old wounds that had been holding us back until that moment when we found each other, where the truest love I've come to know sprouted. I don't think either of us would have been able to complete our journeys with out the help of each other. It was our togetherness that truly allowed us to convalesce. It wasn't always easy, in fact, at times it was very hard. I was surprised and relieved to learn that no matter how perfect our union, a little work was required to maintain a healthy and happy relationship. Through the work we've done together, we've been able to grow so much and form such a deep and meaningful connection with each other. I don't think I ever knew that such a partnership could exist in the world. I couldn't be happier to have found it!

When Trevor jumped on board with SoulMakes, I was a little hesitant. It seemed a bit taboo to engage in business with my life mate, and that in itself has been a whole new journey for us. Trevor jumped in head first, while I wanted to take things slow. I was aghast at his insistence that my dreams could come true, and for a moment I considered that maybe I didn't want them to. Fear can make you think a little crazy sometimes. But finally, I got on board for this ride and it has been so magical! I love getting together with Trevor for our little business meetings to talk about what we've been working on and what our future goals are. He does such an amazing job with website management and photography. Did you guys know he taught himself code? He's pretty a much a genius. I love that we have different talents to bring to the table for our business and that we get to share them in this creative passion. I kind of think of SoulMakes as an extension of our love story; it's the visionary and tangible production of Trevor and I's enchantment! SoulMakes is a little wild, it's a little bit chic. Inspired by all things worldly, we want you to find your hidden treasure here with us. We want you to put on your favorite SoulMakes wonder and feel the love it was created with.

This Valentine's day we'd like to share the love with a special giveaway for you!

The winner will choose between:

1. Rainbow Boho Wrap

2. Black Skull Wrap

3. Skull Bracelet

4. Teal Wrap Bracelet

TO ENTER: 

Makes sure you are following our blog, leave a comment below telling me which bracelet you'd love to wear! And for a second entry you can tell us one thing you love about your special valentine :)

FOR EXTRA ENTRIES:

 ** Must leave a separate comment for each entry **

|| Like us on Facebook ||

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Follow @mysoulmakes

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DETAILS:

Leave you email address in the comments below so that I can contact the winner

Must be following our blog

Winner will be announced on February 8, 2013

Good Luck!
Love,
MacK and Trevor Mars

Special thanks to my best friend Nicole for editing!

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2012 & Giveaway!

2012 has easily been one of the best years of my life so far and I have a feeling it'll only get better! This year we went on so many great adventures..

Here's a few from out geographical adventures..

We've been on many journeys besides the geographical ones as well, namely, SoulMakes and it's been quite a success!

We've done lots of fun photo shoots, traveled for artisan fairs, launched our new website, had the amazing privilege to hand pick a plethora of beautiful rocks and crystals from a giant warehouse across the country(exciting!!), we've continued to make tons of new designs and we are more inspired than ever! 

Not to mention Trev and I have learned SO much from working together! We're such different people with different talents and we've been able to use that as our strength in building this business and we've carried a lot of these lessons into our personal life as well. We are quite a couple, if I do say so myself. I'm the luckiest girl in the world! We celebrated 3 years of togetherness this year :) Of course, there's not a single picture of us together in existence.. Here he is on one of our first dates, so handsome!

This year I've had the opportunity to nurture lots of growing relationships, especially with family..

(that would be the coolest big brother in the world)

 I've been able to get to know myself a lot better too! The wonderful journey Trev and I have been on with SoulMakes has given me new kind of confidence. To watch my dreams unfold before me has been the most amazing gift, I certainly can't take all the credit, but I've put in a whole lot of hard work. There's nothing for gratifying than hearing from our lovely customers and fans that they are in love with our digs! I've also made a habit out of eating healthy and working out a lot over the last year(although I've been slacking..only slightly). The combination of taking care of myself properly and sharing my artistic talents with the world has really allowed me to feel like a strong and respectable young lady. I think I've really grown into myself, if that makes any sense...A year ago you couldn't even get me to smile for a photo...

A truly amazing year comes to a close and I am so looking forward to see what the future has to bring us.  Here's a quick list of resolutions, in no particular order...

1. Continue to nurture my creative self and make lots of new jewelry!!

2. Rededicate myself to healthy living 

3. Show gratitude for this wonderful life with my actions

I will start # 3 right now with a giveaway for you! 

Win the Amethyst crystal fringe necklace (in center of photo, featuring camel colored leather and copper beads)

To enter, make sure you're following our blog and leave me a comment below telling me your resolutions along with your email address! You have until 5th at midnight! We'll select a winner at random and contact them on the 6th!

You can also ring in 2013 with 13% off here! Use code: NEWYEAR

What are you're resolutions?

<3,

MacK

Give Away!

Only three days left until the drawing for SoulMakes' giveaway!

If you haven't already, stop by A Little Etsy Love and put your name in the hat!  It's free, so why wouldn't you?!?  And if you REALLY want to win, you can earn more entries by doing a whole list of things; Leave a comment on the post, Tweet/Share/Pin the post, "Like" us on Facebook, "Favorite" us on Etsy, "Like" ALEL on Facebook... The list goes on!! You can add a total of 21 entries into the mix!

If you didn't know, the winner gets their choice of any item in the shop under $50! Thats means you could have any of these...FREE!!

1. Coral & Turquoise Necklace   

2. Braided Turquoise Choker 

3. Woven Turquoise Bracelet

4. Dangling Skull Necklace

5. Turquoise Wrap

6. Beaded Skull Bracelet

7. Chunky Turquoise Bracelet

8. Crystal Charm Necklace

9. Beaded Turquoise Bracelet

And that's not all! There's more items to chose from in the shop :)

Then, if you have time (and I know you do!), give Bhrett a visit at Lost in Relocation and Fringe and Feather. This lovely lady is the one that made this giveaway happen!

<3,

MacK

SoulMakes Give away!

Wow! I am so excited to present you guys with this give away opportunity that we are doing with our friends at A Little Etsy Love!

Winners choice of any SoulMakes item under $50! There is also a coupon code! click here for more info and to enter :)

Good luck everybody and have a beautiful day!!

<3,

MacK

Fringe & Feather Giveaway!

Check out this awesome giveaway and enter to win!

Featuring Bhrett, a new friend and talented artist, and her shop Fringe and Feather.

Check out Bhrett's blog, too!

So beautiful!

<3,

MacK