EtsyVeg Contest!!! April 22- 28 April 22, 2009

I am one of the shops, Krista’s Kreations participating in the EtsyVeg Earthly Riches giveaway!  There are 20 prizes in 5 prize categories, with multiple chances to win. You will find one hidden Earth image in 20 shops, including mine – if you find them all you can earn an entry for the grand prize, worth over $100! You can also earn FIVE entries for the grand prize by spending $25 in this shop, and FIVE entries for the first prize for spending $10 (please see rules for details)!

For complete rules and details on how to enter, including a list of shops participating and prizes, please see the EtsyVeg blog. The giveaway runs from April 22-28.

The EtsyVeg team wanted to do something extra special to celebrate Earth Day this year. So we decided to have a HUGE giveaway!! We hope you join in the fun!!

RULES OF ENTRY

~ELIGIBILITY~

1) One entry per person, per email, and per mailing address.
2) EtsyVeg team members and anyone who has had involvement in this giveaway are not eligible to enter.
3) Entrants from around the world are eligible to enter.
4) All entrants must be 18+.


~HOW TO PLAY~

1) The game begins on Earth Day, April 22, 2009 and ends on April 28th, 2009 at midnight EST. Winners for all prizes will be posted on our team blog by Wednesday, May 6th.
2) The giveaway involves the 20 EtsyVeg member shops listed below. Each shop has hidden one earth icon (see image below) within one of their shop listings.
3) Visit the shops below, and look for the icon of earth hidden within each shop’s listings. Make note of the ITEM URL, not the shop URL.
4) Email your list of URL(s) for each earth icon you found to EtsyVeg@gmail.com. Please send only ONE list including all of URLs you’ve found, rather than one for each. Entries MUST INCLUDE your name, email address and mailing address. Entries lacking any/all requested information will be disqualified.
**Your personal information will not be shared under any circumstances other than for contacting the prize winners. Your information will not be used to contact you in the future for promotional purposes or any other reason.

~PRIZES~

1) Each entrant is eligible to win only one prize category. Grand Prize winner will be chosen first, by a random drawing. Once the Grand Prize winner has chosen their prizes, the First Prize winner will be able to choose their prizes, and so on. If a person does not win a category in which they are entered to win, they will be eligible to win other, lower categories. Once a person has been awarded a prize, they will be removed from the drawing to win other categories. Once a prize winner has been chosen they will have 48 hours to select their prize or the prize will be forfeit and another winner chosen.

GRAND PRIZE (Choice of prizes from 6 of the shops below):
*To Qualify? Find all 20 earth icons hidden within the shops listed below.
*Those who do not win Grand Prize will be entered into the prize categories below.

FIRST PRIZE (Choice of prizes from 4 of the shops below):
*To Qualify? Find at least 8 earth icons hidden within the shops listed below.
*First Prize winner will choose prizes after the Grand Prize winner has chosen. *Those who do not win First Prize will be entered into the prize categories below.

SECOND PRIZE (Choice of prizes from 3 of the shops below):
*To Qualify? Find at least 6 earth icons hidden within the shops listed below.
*Second Prize winner will choose prizes after winners of Grand and First Prize have chosen.
*Those who do not win Second Prize will be entered into the prize categories below.

THIRD PRIZE (Choice of prizes from 2 of the shops below):
*To Qualify? Find at least 4 earth icons hidden within the shops listed below.
*Third Prize winner will choose prizes after winners of Grand, First, and Second Prize have chosen.
*Those who do not win Third Prize will be entered into the ALL PLAY drawing.

ALL PLAY (One of the 5 remaining prizes after others have been awarded):
Those who have earned entries into All Play via promoting the giveaway or who have entered and not won a category above will be entered into a drawing to win one of the five remaining prizes. These winners will be randomly assigned a certain prize (they will not choose).

**Gift certificate prizes have no cash value. Any balance remaining after the winner has selected the item must be spent or forfeited.

Earn Additional Entries:

a) EARN FIVE ENTRIES IN THE GRAND PRIZE DRAWING by making a purchase of at least US $25 (twenty-five dollars US) from any of the shops listed below offering prizes in this giveaway. These entries may be in addition to, or instead of finding the 20 icons necessary to enter the Grand prize drawing as described above. You may make as many purchases as you like, every $25 purchase will count toward FIVE additional grand prize entries. You do not need to have found all 20 hidden images to gain the extra entries. If you do not win the grand prize drawing these entries will qualify you for the other drawings as described above.
*PLEASE NOTE: You must email your payment receipt URL/or PayPal confirmation email with your name, shipping address, and email address to EtsyVeg@gmail.com.

b) EARN FIVE ADDITIONAL ENTRIES IN THE FIRST PRIZE DRAWING by making a purchase of at least $10 (ten including shipping) from any of the shops listed below offering prizes in this giveaway. These entries may be in addition to, or instead of, finding the 8 icons necessary to enter the First Prize drawing as described above. You may make as many purchases as you like, every $10 purchase will count toward FIVE additional first prize entries. You do not need to have found 8 hidden images to gain the extra entries. If you do not win the first prize drawing these entries will qualify you for the other drawings as described above.
*PLEASE NOTE: You must email your payment receipt URL/or PayPal confirmation email with your name, shipping address, and email address to EtsyVeg@gmail.com.

c) EARN ONE ADDITIONAL ENTRY IN THE ALL PLAY DRAWING for the final, unchosen prizes by promoting the Earthly Riches Giveaway on Twitter, Facebook, your blog, or your Website. For each of these places you promote, you will earn one All Play entry. You must email the URL of the page or post with your name, shipping address, and email address to EtsyVeg@gmail.com.

Participating Shops and Prizes:
(Note: Shop names are linked to the main shop page – please click the link to search the shop for the hidden image which looks exactly like the one below but it may be MUCH smaller and well hidden!)

Aguavino – $25 gift certificate

Aktie9 – 11 x 14 photo collage with photos of winner’s choice

Carameldiezel – Beanie or pair of booties of winner’s choice

Chicken Scratch – Soy massage candle, winner chooses the scent

ClaynFiber – $25 gift certificate

Collar Me Gorgeous – Collar of winner’s choice

Julie Webb Photography – Photo block of winner’s choice

Juniper Journals – Choice of Journal

Kelle’s Kitchen – 4 Soaps of winner’s choice

Knightime Creations – $20 gift certificate

Krista’s Kreations – Custom made skirt and hair clip or headband to match

Laura Bucci – Linen Wallet of winner’s choice

Love Luca – $20 gift certificate

Mistical AcScents – Rose Bead Pomander

Panda with Cookie – $20 gift certificate

Natural Artist – $20 gift certificate

Rock Your Style – $20 gift certificate

Silent Lotus Creations – $20 gift certificate

The Finicky Stitcher – $20 gift certificate

Veganessa – Choice from shop up to $25

**Please direct all questions and any entries into the contest to our email address EtsyVeg@gmail.com. Thank you!

~Don’t forget to check back with the EtsyVeg blog for daily status updates and even some hints on the Earthly Riches Giveaway!!~