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Hello! I'm Suzannah, a serious DIYer and mom of two little ones. Follow along with my DIY fixer upper house renovations, sewing and crafty projects, real food recipes, and de-stressing goals.
I believe you can love your home just the way it is, AND have the power to design and make big changes to make it better.
I'm also the author of DIY Wardrobe Makeovers!

Cool new sponsor and giveaway!!

Happy June!
This month I'm happy to announce a new sponsor here at Adventures in Dressmaking, DulcetDesign, where you can find beautiful handmade jewelry that's as easy to wear as it is cute!
Here's Alicia's bio.  Alicia is the brains behind DulcetDesign:
I am a recent graduate of Architecture school, and wanted to do something completely different with the education and abilities I gained during design school. This brought me to jewelry design. I believe this background allows me to have a completely different take on the field, and the simplicity and structural nature of my designs definitely reflects this. I love the process of making, whether that be a new piece, creating my own fabric napkins, a dress, my garden or when designing a house or building. I hope it is apparent to others how much I love what I do!
Alicia is generously offering a giveaway to my blog readers--this beautiful necklace/earrings set:
This beautiful set is comprised of a lightweight pair of earrings and delicate necklace, both created with lightweight acrylic and light peach/pink freshwater pearls. Perfect for night out, a wedding, or any other special event you want to bring some class to!
The earrings are appx 15." long on silver plated earring hooks and the necklace is on an extremely delicate 16" chain. Please convo me if you would like a different length. Anything within reason is included in the price.
I hope you enjoy looking as much as I have enjoyed making them!!
Hope you all check out the DulcetDesign shop and check out Alicia's work!
This giveaway is open to entries through the end of the day Sunday, June 6th when I will pick a winner at random!
Two ways to enter:
Leave a comment on this post,
and/or share this giveaway: Facebook, Twitter, your blog--leave a link in a comment on this post!
You get one entry per comment, so if you share this in two or three places, make sure to leave two or three comments!
Please be a follower of my blog if you're going to enter.  Thanks!  I will announce the winner Monday, June 7th... good luck and have fun!
(And yes, this giveaway is also open to international readers!)

79 comments

  1. I recently started sewing, and have loved following your blog. This jewelry is beautiful. Thanks for a great giveaway.

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  2. these are gorgeous!
    http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=506868035

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  3. I love them!
    http://twitter.com/emmab9686

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  4. I'm an amateur at sewing (i have no clue what I'm doing) and I love your blog! it's always such an inspiration!

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  5. Just found your blog this week, and I'm excited about trying some tutorials! Love this jewelery!

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  6. Anonymous6/01/2010

    Great giveaway - that jewelry is gorgeous! A nice twist on classic pearl pieces.

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  7. Katarina6/01/2010

    I`d like to enter though I`d like to know whether the contest is open for international readers, too, as I`m living in Germany?!

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  8. Love the modern simplicity of these!

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  9. Very pretty!! Love it :)

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  10. Beautiful - thanks for sharing!

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  11. Beautiful jewelry designs.

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  12. What gorgeous jewelry! I love pearls, especially ones that are not the traditional white.

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  13. Anonymous6/01/2010

    So pretty - very nice work!
    jess
    jessmusumarra@hotmail.com

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  14. I love the jewelry! It is so delicate and fun!

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  15. Beautiful, I'd love to own them.

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  16. Joelle6/01/2010

    gorgeous ... pick me, please! :-)

    joellemarie72 at yahoo dot com

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  17. Love the set! I recently got my ears pierced again after they grew in five years ago, and I am SO glad! I had given away all my earrings and am trying to develop my new collection with only handmade earrings (no mass produced made in China sorts of things!). Thanks for the chance at winning!

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  18. Great looking design.
    Debbie

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  19. Love the jewelry...and love your blog even more! I'm obsessed with making old shirts new and ruffly!

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  20. I love the way those necklaces hang, they are so pretty! Your blog makes me wish I could sew...

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  21. Cathryn6/01/2010

    I love pearls! This jewelry is stunning :)

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  22. Cute jewelry. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for hosting such a nice giveaway!

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  23. This jewelry is beautiful!
    erobison09@gmail.com

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  24. I tweeted!
    http://twitter.com/erobison09/status/15218271153
    erobison09@gmail.com

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  25. Wow, that is absolutely gorgeous. I love it.


    alice.lapray (at) gmail dot com

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  26. Oh my, I love her designs! I hope I win... ;]

    bridget639[at]gmail[dot]com

    bridget-frances.blogspot.com

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  27. Thanks for the chance!
    six_one_nine_girlie86 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  28. Gorgeous jewlery! I'm another international reader (UK) so keeping fingers crossed I can enter too!

    :)

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  29. Always love to read your blog. Keep up the good work. As for the jewelry-WOW. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  30. Beautiful jewelry!!!

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  31. The simple design along with the pearls is stunning!

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  32. I love Alicia's Designs! My earrings are so lightweight that I never know they are there, but i always get tons of comments! I support Dulce Design!

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  33. These are so lovely!!! Thanks for the giveaway!!!

    ashleycardon@yahoo.com

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  34. Great giveaway. Thanks for sharing with us!

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  35. Anonymous6/02/2010

    Thanks for this chance,
    Hugs

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  36. The frosted acrylic jewelry is so beautiful and unique. Really something special. This is another good lead from your fabulous blog. Thanks Suzannah.
    Marilyn

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  37. Just found your blog and I'm looking forward to looking at everything you have to offer here.

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  38. Thanks for sharing! I love this giveaway!

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  39. Anonymous6/02/2010

    Hi! I love this set...so elegant. I would feel honored wearing this. Thank you for a beautiful giveaway. :)

    Connie
    connie_bryant@hotmail.com

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  40. Anonymous6/02/2010

    These are so unusual and pretty - thanks for the giveaway!

    ang
    ang_vaughan at yahoo dot com

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  41. Anonymous6/02/2010

    Beautiful jewelry and great blog.

    Jill
    Jillotoolemusik@yahoo.com

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  42. I'm following your blog! (gee-baby)
    That is one splendid set of jewelry.

    grace
    ilovearevolution (at) live (dot) com

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  43. Gorgeous. Love to win!

    slblog@post.com

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  44. Oh my gosh! I have a friend who is getting married and this jewelry would be PERFECT for her! This is totally her style and would go with her dress and I would love to win these for her!
    katidyd at hotmail dot com

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  45. Or how about WANT?
    http://thecraftyvixensden.blogspot.com/2010/06/little-progress-and-give-away.html

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  46. Or maybe Mememememe! please? ;-)
    http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=612486635

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  47. Anonymous6/03/2010

    beautiful - I love the simplicity and elegance of this jewelry. Thank you for the chance to win!
    june_spirit2628 at hotmail dot com

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  48. I love those! They would be gorgeous on my Mom...

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  49. lovely! great for a fancy dinner or just going to the movies!

    kshuttle@uoguelph.ca

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  50. So pretty and unique!

    waterchic83@yahoo.com

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  51. What a great giveaway - this jewelry is so pretty!

    jenny.maurer84 at gmail dot com

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  52. enter me please
    this is a lovely jewelry

    black11angel at yahoo dot com

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  53. blog post

    http://gustosa-giveaways.blogspot.com/2010/06/acrylic-freshwater-pearl-jewelry-662010.html

    black11angel at yahoo dot com

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  54. Beautiful jewelry! I love the contrast of the modern lines of the acrylic against the organic nature of the pearl.

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  55. These are neat! I'm a follower (Google Friend)
    Ladytink_534(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  56. wow! amazing jewllery! and i totally love pearls. these are minimal and oh so chic!
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  57. ms(dot)verymarried(at)gmail(d0t)com

    great giveaway - please enter me!

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  58. wow what a gorgeous giveaway! i am officially following your blog, and would love to be entered for the giveaway. thank you!! =)

    kristyquinnn@gmail.com

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  59. hi, enter me please
    already your follower

    email me :)
    liz_crowny@yahoo.com
    pintaliztiirene.blogspot.com

    thankies for helding this giveaway

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  60. Anonymous6/05/2010

    Beautiful jewelry! I love that you have lots of different outlets for your design talents.

    aluttrell at cox dot net

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  61. It is very original jewelry, unusual. I like it. Thanks for a chance!
    lubaska dot k at gmail dot com

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  62. I tweeted about contest
    http://twitter.com/Lubaska/status/15510819219
    lubaska dot k at gmail dot com

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  63. This is very pretty. My favorite is the one with the pearl.

    Justine
    elusjustin@yahooDOTcom

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  64. I blogged :)

    http://justbettertogether.blogspot.com/2010/06/extreme-personal-measuress-giveaway.html

    Justine
    eplusjustin at yahoo . com

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  65. I love your blog! My mom loves to sew & I shared some of my favorite posts of yours with her & now we always discuss which of your projects we want to try : )

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  66. You have a great blog and the jewelry is beautiful.

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  67. I love your blog! What a great giveaway, gorgeous jewelry!

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  68. I love your blog!!!Keep making tutorials

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  69. very pretty!
    vrtheriot@gmail.com

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  70. I love this blog! hope to take up sewing once my schedule frees up!. Love the jewelry too

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  71. Your site is so inspirational. You've given me so many great ideas to "anthro-ize" my existing wardrobe!

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  72. very unique! love your designs, Alicia! :)

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  73. Great giveaway! I love her pieces!

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  74. Thanks for the giveaway. I'm a follower.

    raeviola at hotmail dto com

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  75. tweet!
    http://twitter.com/kimhigueria/status/15605484251
    kimhigueria at gmail dot com

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  76. I would love to win!

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  77. you are talented. If this was furniture, I'd say it was contemporary/modern. Good luck with your contest and with your future endeavors.

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