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Black Mountain Jewelry Honors Moms with Tree of Life Charm Giveaway!

April 28, 2009 By Leticia

I recently heard about Black Mountain Jewelry Company and not only have fallen in love with their products but also their wonderful philosophy.

Handmade by Mark and Carla Mead, Black Mountain Jewelry Company helps customers celebrate their milestones with gifts of jewelry that honor the special people and times of your life. While their spectacular jewelry is indeed one of a kind, I’m impressed by this little mom and pop company’s commitment to fair trade and environmentally responsible business practices.

Carla and Mark practice fair trade and responsible sourcing while minimizing the impact on our environment and are concerned about their own practices on their local environment. Black Mountain jewelry uses reclaimed and recycled materials and purchases responsibly sourced gems from companies whose mining practices don’t violate human rights. They also give 5% of each sale to Children’s charities.

In honor of Mother’s Day, Black Mountain Jewelry is honoring one lucky Tech Savvy Mama reader with a custom Tree of Life Charm. The Tree of Life jewelry line is made from 100% recycled metals and fair trade gemstones. This collection was designed to help people find strength, feel connected and to celebrate life in a way that becomes possible when you have a tangible talisman, a physical reminder you can touch and be reminded of what touches you.

One reader will receive a Tree of Life Charm made of sterling silver, 14k gold, and semi-precious stones (code TCS1) of their choice. The charm can have up to 5 smaller accent stones to symbolize their children on 18″ sterling snake chain. This meaningful jewelry amulet is semi-custom with a birthstone on the front and custom stamping on the back and has a minimum value of $81.95.

To enter, leave a comment telling me what the Tree of Life Design means to you along with your e-mail address.

Ponder the gorgeous image and share your thoughts! Carla says that they “have many different customers – mom’s, nurses, survivors- and they share their stories with us. Recently I sent out one to an old dear friend. We put her stone in the roots of the tree and her three children in the branches. She lost one of her children who’s stone we set in the human heart in the branches – because he’s always in her heart.” Isn’t that just beautiful?

Other ways you can enter to win the Tree of Life Charm:

  • Tweet about this giveaway and include a link to your Tweet in your comment. Feel free to Tweet this: @techsavvymama is honoring moms with a jewelry giveaway from Black Mountain Jewelry. Enter here: http://tiny.cc/3S9tq
  • Blog about this giveaway and leave a comment with your permalink
  • Add the new Tech Savvy Mama button to your site and leave a comment with your blog’s URL
  • Join the Tech Savvy Mama Facebook blog network and leave a comment with your Facebook name
  • Subscribe to my feed and leave comment telling me you’ve subscribed
  • Add me to your blogroll and leave a comment containing the URL of your blog

Leave a separate comment for each entry!

I’ll select the winners from all the comments using Random.org and get in touch with you before Mother’s Day so you can let your mom custom create her Tree of Life Charm on Mother’s Day!

Also, Tech Savvy Mama readers get free shipping on any Black Mountain Jewelry order placed by 5/31/09. Just enter FS315 on your order form!

Huge thanks to Black Mountain Jewelry for sponsoring this amazing giveaway!

And don’t forget to make sure to enter my other Mother’s Day giveaways here and here!

Fine print: To be eligible, enter by completing the above tasks and leaving your comments by Wednesday, May 6 at 5 pm EST. One person can enter up to 7 times by completing each of the tasks as outlined above. Winner will be chosen at random by Random.org and will need to reply with their mailing address 24 hours to claim their prize. Due to the custom nature of the Tree of Life Charm, winner will receive within 2 weeks of communicating stone choices to Black Mountain Jewelry Company. Products will only be shipped within the United States.

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  1. Heather says

    April 29, 2009 at 3:48 pm

    What a beautiful necklace! Our family is mourning the loss of our precious grandmother today. Her death was sudden and unexpected. She was still working and doing well until a few days ago. She was the top of our family tree but we will continue to lay down roots. 🙂 For me the necklace represents the family’s past present and future.

  2. Heather says

    April 29, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    I am a subscriber.

  3. The Giveaway Diva says

    April 29, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    wow what a great prize!! i would love to win this for my mom to show her how much i care about her! to me this necklace represents all the love and joy each person in the family can bring!

  4. Busy Mom says

    April 29, 2009 at 9:24 pm

    How cool. I just love the Tree of Life design. Thanks for the giveaway.

  5. Rebecca Best Hill says

    April 29, 2009 at 9:40 pm

    You’re on my blog roll http://www.elviscorgisme.blogspot.com

  6. Rebecca Best Hill says

    April 29, 2009 at 9:41 pm

    Your button is on my blog http://www.elviscorgisme.blogspot.com

  7. Rebecca Best Hill says

    April 29, 2009 at 9:44 pm

    I’m a subscriber on your feed! Love it!

  8. Rebecca Best Hill says

    April 29, 2009 at 9:45 pm

    I’m on your facebook blog network!

  9. Rebecca Best Hill says

    April 29, 2009 at 10:16 pm

    Wrote about this wonderful product on my blog http://www.elviscorgisme.blogspot.com

  10. Rebecca Best Hill says

    April 29, 2009 at 10:21 pm

    The Tree of Life is a wonderful way to have loved ones close to you always. It made me instantly think of my mother, who passed too suddenly before ever knowing all of her grandchildren. Having a charm with her stone and my childrens stones, would bring her closer to me. Having them all together.

  11. Terri Fisher says

    April 29, 2009 at 10:53 pm

    The tree of life symbolizes both the family tree that I am blessed to be a part of and blessed to have extended through my children, as well as the Biblical significance that I hold dear which reminds me of the eternal life I will have in heaven someday. This is a beautiful pendant, and would definitely make a wonderful Mother’s Day gift. Nice choice!

  12. Terri Fisher says

    April 29, 2009 at 10:54 pm

    You are on my blog roll!

  13. janetfaye says

    April 29, 2009 at 11:36 pm

    Tree of Life Design means renewal of life and hope for me.

    Thank you!

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

  14. janetfaye says

    April 29, 2009 at 11:37 pm

    Tweet:
    http://twitter.com/Janetfaye/status/1655950705

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

  15. windycindy says

    April 29, 2009 at 11:46 pm

    Hello! The Tree of Life has always meant a lot to me. It caused me to
    begin my family’s history. To me,
    the tree can be one’s family tree or the tree for mankind! To me, the people in our lives are the ones who make our tree strong and able to bend with the wind. I love the heart this company places in the upper branches for love and longevity.
    Please enter me in your fabulous prize givaway drawing. Many thanks, Cindi
    jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

  16. windycindy says

    April 29, 2009 at 11:48 pm

    “Tweet!”
    http://twitter.com/cmh512/status/
    1655911717.
    thanks, Cindi
    jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

  17. windycindy says

    April 29, 2009 at 11:49 pm

    Also, I am an email subscriber to your feed.
    Again, thanks!
    Cindi
    jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

  18. Jeremy, Lorena and Kenzie says

    May 1, 2009 at 11:01 am

    I’m a subscriber. This charm would be a way for me to remember life’s special blessings!

  19. Stimey says

    May 1, 2009 at 6:05 pm

    So beautiful. To me, the tree of life with my children’s stones would represent their continued growth and flourishment. (If that is a word.)

  20. janetfaye says

    May 2, 2009 at 2:47 pm

    On my blog roll:
    http://luckygiveaways.blogspot.com/

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

  21. janetfaye says

    May 2, 2009 at 2:48 pm

    Button:
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    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

  22. janetfaye says

    May 2, 2009 at 2:50 pm

    I follow on Facebook – Janet Fri

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

  23. janetfaye says

    May 2, 2009 at 2:51 pm

    Subscribed with Blog Lines.

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

  24. Cathy Crenshaw Doheny says

    May 2, 2009 at 10:22 pm

    I am huge fan of this jewelry line! The tree of life pieces instantly remind me of my husband, who survived treatment for a deadly cancer, including a stem cell transplant. The roots remind me of his strength to stay in this life, and the braches remind me of the love and strength he imparts to the world.

  25. Cathy Crenshaw Doheny says

    May 2, 2009 at 10:52 pm

    Just tweeted this –
    http://twitter.com/cathydoheny

  26. Cathy Crenshaw Doheny says

    May 2, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    Just added you to my blog roll:
    http://cathydoheny.blogspot.com/

  27. Marina says

    May 3, 2009 at 11:39 pm

    Wow, that’s beautiful. It reminds me of my great grandma. She’s been through a lot and its just beautiful that she’s still so vivid and alive after so much. Its really a huge blessing for our family to have her still.

  28. Dina says

    May 4, 2009 at 9:35 am

    I love their jewelry and the symbolism of the tree of life! To me, this is family, continuity, where you come from and where you are going.

  29. Dina says

    May 4, 2009 at 9:39 am

    You are on my blog roll.

  30. Dina says

    May 4, 2009 at 9:42 am

    Joined the Tech Savvy Mama Facebook blog network (Dina N..)

  31. Dina says

    May 4, 2009 at 9:43 am

    I subscribe.

  32. melanie says

    May 4, 2009 at 10:04 am

    we had to move from the house where our children were born. we had planted something to celebrate each one of their births. now that we are gone, it would be great to have a tree like this that can go with us wherever we go.

    melanie(dot)myatt(at)gmail(dot)com

  33. Faye @ "Our Family Adventures in Going Green" says

    May 4, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    I love the Tree of Life charm. To me, it shows how my very large, extended family is all connected by the same strong roots. We’re all grown up, and raising our own families now, but we are still all interconnected.

    ~~~ Follow Our Family Adventures in Going Green at http://healthyhappyfamily.blogspot.com/ ~~~

  34. Grace F says

    May 5, 2009 at 3:18 am

    The Tree of Life reminds me of my own life and my purpose on this Earth. To provide shade (protection) to my love ones, to spread to the sky (improve myself) and build better roots to be stronger.

    sandierpastures at gmail dot com

  35. Peggy says

    May 6, 2009 at 12:52 am

    I love this piece and it would remind me of a time when all my childrn were here with me. I lost two sons and have a son and daughter alive,I also love the heart that is in the tree because on hearing of my 2nd sons death I had a heart attack. I would have all their birthstones and mine. On the back I would put “for my broken heart”
    Thanks
    matternu@aol.com

  36. Peggy says

    May 6, 2009 at 12:53 am

    subscriber
    matternu@aol.com

  37. Anonymous says

    May 6, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    I just ordered a tree-of-life pendant for myself (with my 2 kids represented with smaller stones). Beautiful. I’ve been blessed with 2 mothers-my biological mother and my adoptive mother. I’d love to provide them each with one of these pendants as well, to show that we are all so interconnected!
    mynkate@sbcglobal.net

  38. coriwestphal says

    May 6, 2009 at 9:02 pm

    I’d have to say that the tree means growth of a family. Nothing is stronger than family.

    coriwestphal at netzero dot com

  39. coriwestphal says

    May 6, 2009 at 9:03 pm

    Twittered: http://twitter.com/coriwestphal/statuses/1722522791

    coriwestphal at netzero dot com

  40. coriwestphal says

    May 6, 2009 at 9:04 pm

    I’ve got your button: http://asahmlookingforadeal.blogspot.com/

    coriwestphal at netzero dot com

  41. coriwestphal says

    May 6, 2009 at 9:05 pm

    I’m a member of your FB group: Cori Eckstrom Westphal

    coriwestphal at netzero dot com

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