Giveaway Feature - Meri Greenleaf

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I'm very excited about this giveaway! Meri is one of my best friends. We've never met in person, but between a thousand and one e-mails, and a few phone calls, she's been there for me through thick and thin.

Jolly Roger - Pirate Cartilage Ear Cuff

1. Where can we find your work and what do you create?
   
   
   I'm on Etsy (http://merigreenleaf.etsy.com) and Artfire (http://merigreenleaf.artfire.com), and I have a shop on Zibbet, too (http://www.zibbet.com/merigreenleaf), but I don't have as much stuff there. I make a random assortment of things, but almost everything is fantasy-inspired: cartilage earrings and ear cuffs, chainmaille, hemp jewelry, geeky keychains and phone charms (multi-sided dice- yay!), elf (and various other creature) ears and dragon horns, fantasy dolls, runestones, and lately I've started making framed fantasy embroidery, too. I have a very short attention span, in case it wasn't obvious. ;)
   
   
2. What's your favorite part about being an independent artist?
   
   
   Being able to make what I want to make- and being able to earn some money. I have health problems so I can't hold a regular job right now, so my online shops and craft shows are my only form of income at the moment.
   
   
3. Where do you find your inspiration?
   
   
   Fantasy (especially “The Lord of the Rings”), literature (need to use my BA in English somehow!), mythology (usually Greek and some Celtic), Dungeons and Dragons... I'm a geek and I'm proud of it! I also get inspiration from nature- trees, forests and the ocean in particular. I'm a geeky elf-girl. ;)

4. What advice would you give to other artists?
   
   
   Make what you want to make- create to make yourself happy, not to make what you think others will like. There will be people out there interested in what you do, even if you think you're the only person who would want it. And where's the fun in not making what you love? Follow your muse, fickle though it may be. :)
   
   
   
   
   
   Asian Zen Cartilage Earring
   
   
   Now for the Giveaway!
   
   
   Meri is giving you an option to pick any earring from her shop! 
   Here's what she says:
   
   
   I'm giving away a chain earring or an ear cuff of your choice from the earring section of my shop:
   http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&sc_id=56488&seller_id=30196&op=new
   For the chain ones, I can replace the pierced post with a slip-on cuff on the top, so don't worry if you don't have your cartilage pierced. I can even make the bottom post a clip-on if you have no piercings, or you can just go with a simple ear cuff earring- anyone can wear those. 
   
   
   So how can you win?
   
   
   

   1. Comment on this entry
   2. Share your favorite item from her shop (scroll up for link)
   3. Plurk or twitter about it and leave a comment with link.
   4. Blog about it and leave a comment with link
   5. Purchase an item from her shop (for 5 entries) (link above)

   
   

   Important: All entries must be submitted by comments on this blog post.

   I'm keeping track of the entries, so telling Meri about them won't help :P

   
   

   Interested in doing an artist feature/giveaway on this blog? Just let me know!

   
   

   And there is still a sale going in my shop! 15% off at Rose Works Jewelry :)