Cheryl and I wish you and yours and very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  We are grateful for your patronage and are thankful for all the friends we have met through our nautical gift shop.  It has been a wonderful journey for us and we've had a lot of fun this year.  We look forward to another year of working together.  Our wish is that 2013 will be a good year for all of our friends and customers.  God bless and all the best to you!   

Our Vancouver Island Etsy Team Has A New Blog!

A Few of our Vancouver Island Etsy Team Members
(Click on photo below to see members' names and their shops via Facebook)

Cheryl and I of A2Sea Creations, are members of a terrific group of artists and crafters, called the Vancouver Island Etsy Team. I am happy to announce that our team now has their own BLOG! We will be featuring various members and their shops which will include photos , their stories of how they got started, their challenges, their successes, etc. so mosey on over and check us out from time to time! We hope to run a few contests in the future as well! It promises to be a very fun, informative and newsy site!

If you are a Van Isle Etsy Team member, check out our discussion link for all the info on how to featured!

For those of you on Facebook, you may also find our team there! We have our own Twitter account now as well. Yay for Vancouver Island!

Our First Blog Giveaway!

Handcrafted Glass Tile Sea Turtle Pendant

Our First Blog Giveaway!

Open to Canada and U.S. residents, 18 yrs of age or older.

Well it's finally happening! We are having our first blog giveaway! The sea turtle photo for this pendant was taken by yours truly in Oahu, Hawaii. You may see a close-up of the photo here.

You could win this lovely glass tile sea turtle pendant by following just a few simple steps. Here goes...

How to enter:

1. Leave a comment on this post, telling us what your favorite item is in our shop. (Scroll down to the bottom of this post and click on the word "Comments".)

2. Become a follower of this blog (Click on 'Follow' on the very top left margin of this page.) Leave a comment, letting us know you've done so.

3. 'Like' our Facebook page and leave a comment there letting us know.

4. Follow us on Twitter (Click on 'Follow' right under our Twitter profile picture) Let us know you've done so. Don't have a Twitter account? Then add a comment on your Facebook wall about our blog giveaway with the link to this blog. Then tell us you've done it.

5. Check out Micki's other site 'A2Sea Photography' and pick out a favorite photo. Tell us which one it is.

Good luck and may the best woman (or man) win!

Win A Mermaid Treasure Pendant!

THE MERMAID TREASURE PENDANT GIVE-AWAY!

Cheryl and I are pleased to announce that we are sponsoring a Give-Away Contest and if you would like to participate in the fun, just click on the photo above and it will lead you right there to the blog that is featuring the contest - 'Tools Are For Women Too!' And while you're there, take some time to peruse through this awesome blog and see what they are up to and the wonderful art they help promote.

Our Mermaid Treasure Pendant is a darling miniature bottle filled with precious mermaid treasure which consists of baby seashells, white 'fish netting', glass bits that sparkle in the sunlight and tiny beads. The blue fluid is... well... we can't tell you because it is a magical, secret solution known only by mermaids and mermen. But we can tell you that it is non-toxic. The top has a very tight, secure fit. It comes with a pewter starfish charm tied on with raffia.

For those of you who believe in recycling (as we do) you should know that the glass bits inside the bottle are actually, and you aren't going to believe this, tiny bits of broken windshield glass. Nifty huh? Mermaids collect EVERYTHING!

Best of luck to all you participants. May the best Mermaid or Merman win!