Novica Review and Giveaway!

NOVICA, a company that works with National Geographic, specializes in handcrafted works of green gifts, unique gifts, and  fair trade corporate gifts. They showcase artisans from developing countries, bringing their handcrafted work to the attention of others. NOVICA ensures artisians receive fair market value for their work, so not only do you get a beautiful piece of art but you  have the satisfaction of knowing your money is helping them move towards economic self-sufficiency and stability!

Its a wonderful site, so wonderful that it took me FOREVER to post my review! In order to provide an honest review, I was given a $50 gift certificate to purchase an item from their website and provide a review of their products and the checkout process. I have to admit I was dumbstruck by all of the wonderfully unique and green products that I saw. I couldn’t decide which product I liked the best! I finally decided on one item and am budgeting for the other two.  I went over the $50 budget but am happy with my choices. I haven’t received the painting as of yet but will post a picture of it once I receive it!

Below is the amazing piece that I selected titled High Hopes. It was created by Layza Norbim, a featured Brazilian Novica artist. Isn’t it beautiful? 

I also plan on purchasing the below pieces to use as gifts. As a small business owner, I am constantly seeking unique gifts to give as a token of my appreciation to individuals I work with. The below fair trade corporate gifts look elegant and are functional. They can be used in an office setting or in the home. I also love the fact that NOVICA’s corporate gifts can be given to a male or a female in any industry, from corporate to entertainment! Can you imagine receiving the below from an associate?! I would love them, that’s why I’m getting two, one for a business associate and another as a gift to myself! 😉

I’m sure you’re green with envy right now but don’t be! NOVICA wants to give one of my Latinalicious readers a chance to win a  $50 NOVICA Gift Certificate to purchase any of their products! WEPA! Isn’t that awesome?!  

To enter to win this gift certificate just complete the mandatory entry as noted below. Want more entries? Read on!

MANDATORY ENTRY- YOU MUST DO THIS BEFORE YOU CAN RECEIVE ANY EXTRA ENTRIES:

Look through NOVICA’s corporate gifts and let me know which product you would purchase if you won this gift certificate! 

EXTRA ENTRIES:

1. Subscribe via e-mail or feed. Subscription options can be found on the right-hand side. If you’re already a subscriber, let me know!  NOTE: If you subscribe by e-mail, you must validate your e-mail address. You can do so via the e-mail sent by Feedburner. If you do not validate your e-mail address the entry will be disqualified.

2. Follow @NOVICA on Twitter and leave a comment with your Twitter name, so I can verify.

3. Follow @MsLatina on Twitter.

4. Tweet about the giveaway, stating the below. Provide me with the tweet url in a comment. One tweet per day till the giveaway ends, so go ahead tweet away!

#GIVEAWAY Win a @NOVICA $50 Gift Certificate 2buy artwork, home decor, jewelry or apparel https://tinyurl.com/ylzz787 @MsLatina RT

5. Blog about the giveaway, linking back to this post, and provide me with the url.

6. Fan my Facebook page, by clicking HERE.  Leave me a comment letting me know you did.

7. Leave a comment on two other posts for TWO (2) extra entries. Note the post in your comment and don’t forget to enter one per comment! Wouldn’t want you to miss an entry!

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GIVEAWAY ENDS October 31, 2009 at 11:59 P.M. EST

Giveaway is open to USA and Canadian residents.

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As always, I will use random.org to select the winner. The winner will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be selected. Also, don’t forget, in order for random.org to count all of your entries a separate comment must be entered for each item that is completed. Random.org will not count it otherwise!