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Feb 5, 2010

Barking Maddison Customized Leather Cuff Bracelet Review and Giveaway (CLOSED)

Bracelets are my absolute favorite type of jewelry! I love them all - dainty and sparkly, chunky and funky, bright and earth-toned. My favorite bracelet usually changes from week to week - and I'll admit that I have a bit of an obsession. Now, I have a new love that doesn't look likely to change soon! Barkingmaddison from Etsy sent me a custom leather letter word cuff that I. ABSOLUTELY. ADORE.


Forgive my terrible picture-taking skills (obviously I only took the above one - lol) for the moment and let me tell you how much I love this bracelet. First of all, when you get one of these cuff bracelets, you can completely customize it. You choose the color, the words, and you give your wrist measurements so that it can be created specifically for you! I chose pink, and the words 'To Live is To Write.'



You can choose 1 to 3 words that will be repeated, or you can choose up to 20 words - so song lyrics, your kids' names, a poem - pretty much anything can be put on your bracelet. Niclana will totally create your bracelet just for you. It has a snap closure, and is the perfect chunky bracelet for any outfit - plus it's not likely that anyone else will have a bracelet like yours, which is something I love!

I am absolutely enamored with this bracelet and have gotten so many compliments about it! It's such a great accessory and can be paired with jeans, a cute skirt, a summer dress - whatever you want. It's a definite statement piece with a literal statement.

I can't tell you how pleased I am with the bracelet. There are a ton of other great handmade items in Niclana's shop, too. Based in New York, Niclana often creates items that are inspired by vintage items, and her travels to various flea markets and other places also help her create her fabulous pieces.



Not only does Niclana create fabulous leather goods like guitar straps, clutches, belts and bracelets, but she also makes beautiful jewelry.



The Giveaway:

Now - here comes the exciting part!! Niclana has kindly offered to give one of you lucky readers your very own, personalized cuff bracelet. There are so many colors to choose from - and which words will you show off on your gorgeous bracelet? It will be created just for you...



How to Enter: Every comment must contain your e-mail address if it's not on your profile!

  • Follow this blog publicly - mandatory! Visit Barkingmaddison on Etsy and browse through her amazing creations. Then, leave me a comment letting me know what words you'd choose and which color you will choose if you win! (Initial Entry)
Extra Entries:

  • Make a purchase from Barkingmaddison and come back here and let me know. (10 Extra Entries)
  • Heart the Barkingmaddison shop. (1 Extra Entry)
  • Tweet about this giveaway. Example "Win a customized leather cuff bracelet from Barkingmaddison and @2LilMuffins - http://tinyurl.com/y9voa8m" (1 Extra Entry and you can do this daily.)
  • Enter any of the giveaways over at Champagne Wisdom and let me know which one. (2 Extra Entries)
  • Subscribe to this blog via email. (1 Extra Entry)
  • Visit my partner Yona Williams' brand new blog and subscribe via RSS! (left side of page, scroll down) Come back here and let me know. (3 Extra Entries)
  • Refer a friend! Have them tell me in their comment who referred them and the email address. Then, you leave a comment letting me know you referred someone. They must follow this blog publicly. (2 Extra Entries)
SHEW. That's a ton of extra entries, so you get a ton of chances to win. Keep this beautiful bracelet for yourself or give it to someone as a great customized gift. It's absolutely gorgeous and mine has found a comfortable place on my wrist. This giveaway will end Friday, February 12, 2010 at 8pm EST and the winner will be chosen by Random.org. Good luck!

I was sent an item to review for free by the sponsor of this giveaway. I was not compensated monetarily in any way for my opinions, and they are 100% honest and mine.

137 comments:

  1. I visited Barkingmaddison on Etsy and browsed through her shop - very cool items! If I won I would love a cuff bracelet in purple with the words "Crochet Rocks!" on it. :P

    amlowi@yahoo.com

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  2. I hearted Barkingmaddison's shop on Etsy.

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  3. I'm following you on Twitter.

    amlowi@yahoo.com

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  4. I just tweeted about this giveaway!

    amlowi@yahoo.com

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  5. I've subscribed to this blog via email.

    amlowi@yahoo.com

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  6. I'd pick either black or brown and have "You only become what you are" on it.
    ghainskom at yahoo dot com

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  7. I added barkingmaddison to my etsy faves (etsyname ghainskom)
    ghainskom at yahoo dot com

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  8. If I won I would choose Magenta w/ Black Letters and I would want it to say: "All you Need is Love..Love is All You Need"

    bakergurl02[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  9. Hearted Barking Maddison on Etsy Name=Xizelle

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  10. Following 2 Little Muffins on Twitter @Xizelle

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  11. I'm a follower. I'd want magenta with black letters, and I'd want the words: beads, flowers, freedom, happiness to repeat.

    carethediva[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  12. My favourite item is: Custom Guitar Strap your 70 words,lyrics,inside jokes Hand Tooled Leather because it makes me think of my son and all the guitars he owns and plays.
    I just became a follower of your blog and would love to be entered in your draw.

    wandanamgreb(at)gmail(dot)com

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  13. I follow your blog. I would choose the pink/magenta cuff bracelet with black letters. I would like for it to say, if possible, this line from the movie Pan's Labyrinth:

    "A long time ago, in the underground realm, where there are no lies or pain, there lived a Princess who dreamt of the human world"

    cyn.cynthiia at gmail dot com

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  14. I hearted the Barkingmaddison shop

    cyn.cynthiia at gmail dot com

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  15. I follow you on twitter as @THEotherCYNtwit

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  16. I tweeted:

    http://twitter.com/THEotherCYNtwit/status/8738268802

    cyn.cynthiia at gmail dot com

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  17. I'm an email subscriber

    cyn.cynthiia at gmail dot com

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  18. I'd chose black with silver or gold letters with "know thyself" as my words! These are awesome!

    schiffam21(at)gmail(dot)com

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  19. following on twitter: schiffam21

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  20. tweet 2/6: http://twitter.com/schiffam21/status/8738534975

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  21. email subscriber: schiffam21(at)gmail(dot)com

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  22. I entered the EcoStore giveaway at Champagne Wisdom #1

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  23. I entered the EcoStore giveaway at Champagne Wisdom #2

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  24. Wow - these bracelets are SO cool! I would choose a purple bracelet that says "A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power"
    Thank you for the giveaway :)
    hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

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  25. I heart BarkingMadison's shop!
    Thank you for the giveaway :)
    hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

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  26. Pink color cuff
    I am in Love with a higher power that steers me away from myself and gives me a firm base

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  27. I follow :) What a great giveaway!

    Her shop is amazing! If I won I'd choose the yellow with black letters and it would say "All you need is love" over and over :)

    Thanks!
    Kelly @ TLE
    thelostearring at yahoo dot com

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  28. I think that personalized bracelets are so cool and she does belts too!! I like the black bracelet and i would choose lyrics from one of my hubby's songs or 'The Answer is Love'
    I also like the vintage wallpaper pendants..I think my grandparents had the same Orange and Yellow Flower wallpaper..Love it:)

    cyclona66(at)aol(dot)com

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  29. I am an email subscriber
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  30. I would get the yellow; I have no idea what I would want it to say, maybe she could surprise me if I win;}

    Thanks for the opprotunity!!


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  31. I heart Barking Madison;}
    Ma21cuteboy

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  32. I follow via twitter;}
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  33. Tweeted:
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  34. I'm following your blog. I favorited her shop on Etsy. Cute stuff! If I won I would like the all white one with lyrics to the song Heaven

    "And love is all that I need
    And I found it there in your heart
    It isn't too hard to see
    We're in heaven"

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  35. Well of course I follow this blog! I ain't a total dope.

    And of course I would want green, because that's the color I always want. Greenity green with green on.

    And I know what I want it to say: "Time is life itself, and Life Resides in the Human Heart".

    Not to be on the bracelet, my email:
    carapacenator(at)gmail.com

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  36. And I have, indeed, hearted Barking Maddison!

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  37. I love these cuff bracelets! I would love one the combination of words "Live Confidently in the Direction of Your Dreams"--repetition of these words. I love the magenta with black letters. My fingers are crossed--I want to win this one!
    june_spirit2628 at hotmail dot com

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  38. I entered the Ecostore USA giveaway.
    june_spirit2628 at hotmail dot com
    P.s. forgot to say above I'm a follower (june_spirit2628)

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  39. Entry 2 entered the Ecostore USA giveaway.
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  40. Brown with Gold Letters! I do my thing and you do your thing.I had a poster of this poem when I was 17 and still love these words!creationsbytee@gmail.com

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  41. i would choose black, hope dream love.
    nannypanpan@sbcglobal.net

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  42. I would choose brown with black letters, and my children's names on it.

    the.blue.turtle at hotmail dot com

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  43. I am a public follower. I would choose the brown with gold letters, and it would feature the following line from one of the readings I had at my wedding:

    "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine."

    Deirdre
    dbyrne1[at]gmail[dot]com

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  44. tweet 2/7: http://twitter.com/schiffam21/status/8786877434

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  45. I'd get brown and probably a Bible verse. Maybe Jeremiah 29.11
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  46. I follow you on twitter. @houseofblue7
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  47. tweeted
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  48. I entered the Eco Store giveaway on Champagne Wisdom
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  49. I entered the Eco Store giveaway on Champagne Wisdom
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  50. Following! I would get the words "I think I can" in green!
    kkondek at gmail.com

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  51. Following on twitter - @ktkatherine
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  52. Tweet! 2/7 http://twitter.com/ktkatherine/status/8792013084
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  53. I love her site, and that she personalizes the bracelets! If I were to win, I like the brown because it would go with everything. I think the words I would choose would be "Rejoice in the Lord always." Philippians 4:4

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  54. I forgot to include my email address in my previous comment.

    demureprincess7(at)gmail.com

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  55. I love the red color, and I would get my name on it over and over- would look really cool. khaski78 at hotmail dot com

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  56. I hearted on etsy as 'stonehippoboutique'. khaski78 at hotmail dot com.

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  57. tweet

    http://twitter.com/THEotherCYNtwit/status/8794906401

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  58. WOW....LOVE this braclet!! I've pick blue or magenta! Words would be....miracles happen...I have proof ~ 1lb 15oz MIRACLE ~ If God brings you to it, he'll bring you through it

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  59. Following! And lusting after everything in her shop!

    I think I would have the cuff just repeat my boyfriend Tony's name -- but in 90s R&B group Tony Toni Tone style. Or is that too corny?


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  60. I forgot to put a color! I would choose brown. Or maybe red with black letters.

    I'm following on Twitter (http://twitter.com/neverdene).

    amysweeps at gmail dot com

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  61. I'm following on Twitter, and I tweeted: http://twitter.com/neverdene/status/8796947089

    amysweeps at gmail dot com

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  62. I subscribed to your blog via email.

    amysweeps at gmail dot com

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  63. I lvoe the Bright Pink and Black Leather Tooled Wallet or Tiny Bag with Vintage Fabric. So cute and unique. People would love it! My quote woul be, Life is like photography. You use the negatives to develop. Is that to long? ambrerose(at)aol.com

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  64. 2/8 tweet: http://twitter.com/schiffam21/status/8807006348

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  65. I just tweeted about the giveaway!

    amlowi@yahoo.com

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  66. daily tweet
    http://twitter.com/houseofblue7/status/8815317447
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  67. beautiful bracelets. they're so unique!

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  68. I would choose lyrics from my fave Dave Matthews song, "Best of What's Around". The clutches are also really cute, I love the bright pink! Thanks!

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  69. I tweeted!

    http://twitter.com/MaddyRu/status/8821652969

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  70. I added this store to my faves.

    MaddyRu

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  71. I would choose probably a yellow cuff, but I have NO idea what words to choose! I also think the customized guitar strap is an awesome idea.
    rach62803@yahoo.com

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  72. entered the Ecostore giveaway at Champagne Wisdom - 1
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  73. entered the Ecostore giveaway at Champagne Wisdom - 2
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  74. i love her custom guitar strap! i know someone who'd love it! i like the brown cuff with the yellow/gold lettering. I would have it say "du musst dein leben andern." it means you must change your life in german.

    kateandoli@gmail.com

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  75. Tweet! 2/8 http://twitter.com/ktkatherine/status/8832908529
    kkondek at gmail.com

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  76. i follow your blog!

    my favorite item is Big Yummy Purple and Black Flower Leather Wallet with Coin Purse!

    DolphinV27@aol.com

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  77. i hearted her shop @ColumbusCitizens

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  78. tweeted

    http://twitter.com/DolphinV27/status/8834905300

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  79. I would choose a purple cuff that says "Find the Divine depth in the ordinary." That's the title of my etsy shop and the motto I live by.
    My email is in my profile.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  80. I have hearted the shop on Etsy. :>)
    my email is in my profile

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  81. Now following you on Twitter.
    My email is in my profile

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  82. tweet

    http://twitter.com/THEotherCYNtwit/status/8841518929

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  83. daily tweet
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  84. I am so in love with these cuffs! Thank you for sharing this shop. I want one of those custom cuffs SO badly. I like the Yellow cuff, but I also like the Purple and Green and Brown and Light Blue. I also really like the Adorable Blue and Black Leather Tooled Wallet Bag with Vintage Fabric. Thanks!

    shevilkenevil1 at aol dot com

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  85. I faved/hearted the Barkingmaddison Shop on Etsy (Slnet)

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  86. I follow you on Twitter (lipstickncandy)

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  87. I tweeted:
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  88. I RSS subscribe to Yona's blog via Yahoo reader.
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  89. I RSS subscribe to Yona's blog via Yahoo reader.
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  90. I RSS subscribe to Yona's blog via Yahoo reader.
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  91. I just did my daily tweet for this giveaway!

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  92. I would choose Brown & prob. my kids names.
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  93. I subscribed to Yona Williams' blog via RSS :)

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  94. I subscribed to Yona Williams' blog via RSS :)

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  95. I subscribed to Yona Williams' blog via RSS :)

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  96. i'm following publicly and I love the geen peacock feathered headband!

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  97. I've also hearted Barking Maddison's etsy shop!

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  98. Awesome giveaway!!! I am a follower. If I was to win, the bracelet I want would be Magenta with black letters. I would get it to say my Husband and Son's names, and some other very close family members names.

    sarahcoulsey03 at gmail dot com

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  99. tweet 2/9: http://twitter.com/schiffam21/status/8874277396

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  100. I follow and i love her personalized belts

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  101. I follow you on twitter @timesurge

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  102. im on yonas rss 1
    either with adrenaline180(at)hotmail
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  103. Very cool! I would get one that said: "I am unstoppable"

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  104. I follow your blog, and I love this custom belt:
    http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=37416225

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  105. tweet 2/10: http://twitter.com/schiffam21/status/8900457589

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  106. tweet

    http://twitter.com/THEotherCYNtwit/status/8904285036

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  107. daily tweet
    http://twitter.com/houseofblue7/status/8907485179
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  108. I subscribed to you and I love this cuff!! I would get inspiration words like, time heals everything, or live, laugh, and learn. Something I can look at and can keep me moving in the right direction. I would get it in black!! janaya.jones@yahoo.com

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  109. daily tweet - http://twitter.com/neverdene/status/8927444850

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  110. Tweet! 2/10 http://twitter.com/ktkatherine/status/8928924879
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  111. i'd choose a black cuff, with the words
    Take me out to the Black/ Tell them I ain't coming back

    or with a walt whitman quote
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  112. miriam dot nussbaum at gmail

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  116. tweet 2/11: http://twitter.com/schiffam21/status/8983026942

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  117. daily tweet
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  118. I would choose black and I would want it to say:
    it's a fair wind, blowin' warm,
    Out of the south over my shoulder,
    Guess I'll set a course and go

    Raelena
    throuthehaze at gmail dot com

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  119. hearted on etsy-throuthehaze

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  120. follow on twitter @throuthehaze

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  121. email subscriber
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  122. My favorite is the MAGENTA with black letters cuff bracelet. I love what is showing on the bracelet now: Love, Peace and Happiness. Thanks for the chance to win!

    mrsmchappell at gmail dot com

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  123. Following you on twitter as MrsMChappell

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  124. Tweet - http://twitter.com/MrsMChappell/status/8989974243

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  125. tweet

    http://twitter.com/THEotherCYNtwit/status/8993933025

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  126. I'd get black or the magenta with black letters and it would say "Love always"
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  127. follow

    I would choose magenta with the word Madison

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  128. daily tweet
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  129. Tweet! 2/12 http://twitter.com/ktkatherine/status/9029281610
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  130. Amazing shop! Thank you for giving us the chance to win such a lovely gift. :)

    I would choose the yellow bracelet with the quote "In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different" by Coco Chanel.

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  131. I hearted the barkingmaddison shop. My shop name is hellcatvintage.

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  132. I follow you on Twitter via @hellcatvintage

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