NOVICA.COM: Review & Giveaway, CLOSED

CONTEST CLOSED!

My family has ALWAYS loved National Geographic and all things associated with it. From Television specials to the NatGeo Channel to their amazing on-line marketplace:
Novica.com

Novica.com is... a stunning global market. Rugs, Furniture, Handbags, Jewelry, Musical Instruments, Collectibles, Masks, Boxes... it's all there and it's all finely crafted by artisans from almost every nation.

You can, quite literally, spend hours browsing the on-line catalog.

I was recently blessed with the chance to review an item for Novica.com and I was so happy to accept!

After many hours, I choose the gorgeous Emerald Blossoms Lacquered Box from artist Nantana Sompamitre of Thailand.

This box is hand-carved and sculpted from Mango Wood (A hard, dense wood excelelnt for crafting bowls, boxes, and furniture). After carving the wood, sculpting the design, and painting it, Nantana polishes the wood then coats the box with layer after layer of lacquer. The shine is so glossy that it looks like glass!

The Novica Mission:

We want to give artists and artisans around the world a global platform to express their true artistic talents and to spur their creativity. And, we want to provide you with access to unique, hard-to-find items at great values that only the Internet infrastructure can allow.

At the deepest essence of our philosophy, we want to create a bridge between you and the many talented artisans across the globe.

We want you to know about who you're buying from. We want you to feel that attachment to the product and to the hands that created it.

In the spirit of the Internet, let us bring you together.

NOVICA. The World is Your Market.

The wonderful folks at Novica want to share their marvelous finds with you! So have they've generously offered one of our followers a chance to win a $35 GC to their store!

Just follow the directions below for your chance to enter and win!

Open to USA only, please.

***NOTICE: You MUST leave your email address in the body of your comment or make your email address visible in your profile. If I cannot contact you -- you can't win! If your profile is set to private and your email is not visible, your entry will be discarded.***

Please leave a separate comment for EACH entry!

MANDATORY ENTRY: Leave a comment telling us what product you'd like to have from Novica! Please leave a link to the item.

ADDITIONAL ENTRIES:

1. Follow Novica on Facebook

2. Follow @novica on Twitter

3. Follow Gathering My Roses PUBLICLY via Google Friend Connect (Located on the sidebar)

4. Follow Gathering My Roses via Facebook Networked Blogs (Located on sidebar)

5. Become a fan of Gathering My Roses on Facebook (link on Sidebar!)

6. Follow @GeorgiaMist on Twitter

7. Tweet about this contest (no more than twice daily, please!)
@GeorgiaMist @novica Win a $35 GC from Novica and Gathering My Roses!
Ends 6/20/11 http://bit.ly/kcdBtu

8. Grab our button and post it on your sidebar or favorite's page!

9. Enter another contest on our blog and then come back and tell us which one.

BONUS ENTRIES!!! -- Want *6* bonus entries?

1. Follow my daughter's new review blog Once Upon a Product Review (leave two comments!)

2. Follow her on Twitter @onceuponreview (leave two comments!)

3. LIKE Once upon a Review on Facebook! (leave two comments!)


This contest will be open from Monday, June 6th until Monday, June 20th. Winner will be announced on Tuesday, June 21st.

DISCLOSURE:
Novica provided me with a complimentary Emerald Blossoms Lacquered Box for the purpose of this review. I was under no obligation to review this item. I received no monetary compensation. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and based on my own personal use of the item.