Star SunFlower Studio Artist Feature and Giveaway! CLOSED

i am pleased to announce Su Smith as my featured artist!

Su is a long time friend, and inspiration. She is the one who first introduced me to peyote stitch bead work, and inspired me to really get into sewing and marble/stone wrapping beadwork.
Su made many of my all time favorite dresses (that i still own!) Her work is incredibly detailed, high quality and beautifully made.

Su is into all things crafty! She has been beading and sewing as a profession since 1993. It all intensified when her roommate asked her to go on Dead tour and guerilla vend with her on Shakedown Street.
Su has also vended at several Michigan music festivals including Bliss, Farm Fest, Blues Sunday and Spirit Of The Woods.

"I’m inspired by planting seeds and singing songs, local wild edibles and medicinals, bottles, trash, dryer lint and sometimes cat tail fuzz for stuffing, jars, twigs, sticks, marbles, beads, scrap copper electrical wire, gemstones, sacred geometry, spiritual endeavors, being a busy bee, community cooking fires, pot lucks, drum circles, and the pheonix rising up from the fire to the luminous lovelight of the One."

"One of my passions is to utilize things that the masses typically throw away and turn these disrespected items into useful, respected functional artwork."

Want it? You can purchase Su's work here and here.


Win it! On to the Giveaway!!

Su, has generous offered three items up for grabs!

First place winner will receive their choice of any beaded item from Su's store or Etsy shop.

Second and third place winners will receive a surprise beaded item, picked out by Su.

**Mandatory Entry**

Go to the StarSunflower Studio Etsy Shop and have a look around then leave a comment here telling me what item you love the most! Please be sure to leave your email address, or make sure it's visible on your profile. *You MUST do the mandatory entry! Bonus entries will not count, if mandatory entry it's not done first!*

**Bonus Entries**
Bonus entries are not required. However, you may do one or all to increase your chance of winning!
{Please leave separate comments for each entry or it will not count}


1. Check out StarSunflower Studio Website and tell me your favorite item. {1 entry}
2. Add StarSunflower Studio to your favorites on Etsy. {1 entry} (leave your etsy user name in comment)
3. Subscribe to the StarSunflower Studio Newsletter {1 entry} (right column half way down)
4. Follow The enchanted tree blog publicly on google friend connect {1 entry}
5. Become a friend of Su Smith on Facebook {1 entry } leave facebook name in comment
6. Become a fan of The enchanted tree on Facebook {1 entry} leave facebook name in comment
7. Blog about this giveaway and leave me a link to the post {2 entries}
8. purchase an item from Star Sunflower Studio Etsy shop or Shopping cart {5 entries} must be verified.

**Rules**

• Giveaway ends Friday, April 23, 2010 at 11:59pm EST
  
• Winner will be chosen via Random.Org., and contacted by email
• Winner will have 48 hours to respond to the email or another winner will be chosen