I am absolutely delighted to let you all in on a little gem of a website (pardon the pun), a fantastic jewelry ministry created by my amazing friend Thea. How can a jewelry designer make a ministry out of her craft, you wonder?
I'm glad you asked.
Thea designs and creates incredible pieces of jewelry art, and then takes all the proceeds from the sales of those pieces and contributes them to Christian organizations that are dedicated to spreading the gospel, feeling the hungry and helping the needy. Many of her pieces have biblical application and she has generously allowed me to give away one of those pieces to one of you.
This is her design known as 'The Gemstones of the Bible', representing the 12 stones listed in Revelation and their associated symbolism for the Apostles, with the mother of pearl cross representing Christ, the gate into heaven. I have this piece myself and have given it to several friends, so appreciating the reminder.
So here's the deal for the Designs on Heaven Giveaway. Head over to Thea's, take a look at all her amazing creations, do a little Christmas shopping if you like, tell me your favorite and check back on Wednesday to see if you've won!
Best of luck!
WOW, Thea does some stunning designs! My favourite is the Pearl, crystal and Bali bead chandelier necklace. it is one of the icons on the photo albums page and I HAD to go and have a closer look as soon as I saw it. It's beautiful, they all are, I didnt see a single one that I thought I couldnt wear:) Not sure if us Aussies are in the running but I wanted to let you know what a tallented friend you have, I love making jewellery (and I love supporting people who make and sell their own) so I had to go and check out her designs. I'm going back now to drool over some more of them...
ReplyDeleteIt is very beautiful I will have to go and check out her other stuff.I read your article on Rocks yesterday it was very touching.
ReplyDeleteI like the mommy and baby butterfly and dragonfly bracelets.Very nice..
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ReplyDeletemy dh is shaking his head that you introduced me to this website :)
What a beautiful ministry. I love this. I really can't decide but the mommy & baby items are each just precious. The watches are beautiful... the gemstones of the Bible are beautiful. She's very talented.
ReplyDeleteLove that pearl and crystal chandelier necklace, but they're all really gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteHow do you meet all these creative people? My friends can barely make cookies!
I love the mommy and Baby/Child bracelets. I am going to buy a couple whether I win or not. And what a great mission. I LOVE shopping for a cause! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm having trouble loading her site, but the necklace you posted is beatiful!
ReplyDeleteI like the labrodorite pendant on raku seed bead, pearls and crystals. They are all great and it is a great cause. I am glad I came across your site and found it.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful. I love the one you posted because of the meaning in it. It's very pretty. My favorite piece is the "Pearls and agate on multi link chain" which I think is really my style. I love it! What a nice ministry. I've never heard something like that called a ministry... but I love it.
ReplyDeleteThe jar idea is fantastic! I think that will definitely be one of his gifts. :) thanks
ReplyDeleteooh, how lovely!
ReplyDeleteI will be back to look more (my sisters would love these, too). Thanks for sharing!
(I especially love "Labrodorite pendant on raku seed bead, pearls and crystals")
I love the one you posted - the necklace is beautiful but also has a wonderful meaning. I also love the mom's pearl bracelet (and all the items with pearls!)
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what a beautiful necklace...I'm going over to check out thea's other stuff now...thanks!
ReplyDeleteStunning piece of work there, and what an awesome lady, giving proceeds to good causes such as she does. I will be heading over there when i have hit the publish buton ;) Hope you are all well.x
ReplyDeleteSo hard to decide on a "favorite"! I love all the items she is great and I love the Bible inspired ones! My fave would be the Prayer Box Bracelet.
ReplyDeleteFavourite? Oh my! So many to choose from. I adore the mother and baby ones - they are just wonderful. But my favourite has got to be the Hand forged sterling cross pink stone and Bali beads for the girls in my life and the Leather cord with bone, Bali and African trade beads, pewter cross for the little guy.
ReplyDeleteI will be shopping here for sure. Bookmarked the site - thanks O'Mom!
What a unique way to give back to God and show your love to others. I don't usually do these things but I thought I would give it a go. My favorite was the purity bracelet for both the bracelet and the message behind it. http://www.designsonheaven.com/Designs_on_Heaven/Jewelry_Albums/Pages/Gemstones_of_the_Bible.html#5 I am doing a thing right now for church for Reach 4 Life and fasting from facebook for 40 days. It ends Decemeber 1st and in those 40 days you're supposed to raise money. The purpose is to teach purity to the kids in Africa and the team gives these kids bibles. It is a really awesome ministry and I just felt like all of her pieces could speak to you. Thanks for sharing this and Congratulations to whoever wins! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the bracelets, especially the turquoise one. It is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
I love the Pearl, crystal and Bali bead chandelier necklace!
ReplyDeleteYou know... I still don' know your real name... How funny that you are Octamom to me... :-) anyhow... what gorgeous stuff she has!!! I was especially drawn to the two necklaces: Pearl, crystal and buli bead chandelier necklace---and the Labrodorie pendant on raku seed bead, pearls and crystal necklace... and then the watches!!! Loved those... especially the The "blue" Green and bali beads one... and the preal and crystal one... So beautiful! love the colors and the forms... If i had to pick ONE... hm... the "blue" green adn bali bead watch!!!! :-) so wonderful how she feels about her ministry!!! :-)
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ReplyDeleteThea's work is beautiful! I love the Pua pearl shell pendant with antique seed beads. I like it because we picked our sweet baby's name for it's meaning "Pearl of Mercy" and this necklace reminds me of that!
ReplyDeleteCute necklace! I wish I was that talented!
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff there! I like the Gemstone of the Bible Bracelet - it's colorful and has great symbolism.
ReplyDeleteI am glad to find Thea's site. It was difficult for me to choose my favorite, to say the least. I think I most like the Colorful multi gemstones on knotted twine with cross and heart charm. Thanks, Thea, for letting Octamom do this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteShe does gorgeous work ... her bracelets are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThere are so many beautiful things to choose from. However, since baby #10 is due in January, I'm going to say I love the Mommy and Baby bracelets that match. Too cute.
ReplyDeleteOh... the one you are giving away is my favorite! The others are great - but the one you posted is beautiful....
ReplyDeleteThat is just stunning! LOVE it!!!!
ReplyDeleteI may have to buy it for myself for Christmas :)
BTW I have something for you on my blog. It will be posted Saturday afternoon. Ok, ok, I just wanted to be able to put one of those "two year" awards on my blog. LOL...kidding....
Hey I hope you have an awesome weekend! Check out my blog to get your awards with l♥ts of l♥ve from me :) ♥ Hugs! :) Shauna
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Love the boy stuff, go figure. I also like the Green turquoise, agate and antique German glass.
ReplyDeleteFun give away.
Wow! What a great website! Everything is so original! Thea is so very talented:) I'm bookmarking it for sure! Thank you so much for the giveaway and for sharing such a great site:)
ReplyDeleteI love the turquoise chunks and sterling twist tubes bracelet! Very pretty:)
Her jewelry is amazing, and I love that she is using her gifts to glorify God and share His word with others! What a neat person!
ReplyDeleteYour post (or my logging in to see what you've been up to) came at just the right moment. I always try to give my sisters something meaningful, and this jewelry may be just the thing. Everything is so beautiful, it's hard to decide on a favorite. But for now, my favs are: the pearl, crystal and Bali bead chandelier necklace, the labrodite on raku seed bead, pearls and crystal, AND the filigree cross, crystals, and pearls on a multilink chain.
Thanks so MUCH for telling us about these beauties!
Roban
Can't leave without saying I also love the Gemstones of the Bible necklace that you have pictured on your page. That's the one I most want to give my sister (and one for me, too!)
ReplyDeleteOooo the Venetian multi colored heart necklace. I think I like that one best...if I had to choose a *best*
ReplyDeleteI also really like -Leather cord with bone, Bali and African trade beads, pewter cross- for my Eldest :) I think he'd dig that one.
Whoa...so incredibility awesome!
ReplyDeleteI think the gemstones of the bible necklace is very neat..
Thank you for introducing Thea to all of us! Her jewelry is beautiful and the ministry is genius. Well, being so heavily involved with the Orlando House of Prayer, I would have to say that the Prayer Box bracelet is my favorite, but it was a hard choice. The Gemstones of the Bible necklace is amazing; I was just reading the throne room chapter of Revelation to the kids at our Children's Prayer Watch and they made some great pictures of the beautiful gems mentioned there.
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