There are no greater fans of jewelry designer Karin Collins and her Spoonfed art collection than the folks here at Papierdoll. Her jewelry is varied, colorful and will get second glances and stares like you wouldn’t believe. One of the primary reasons behind this is because Collins creates art for jewelry that ends up hanging on spoons. Questioning the logic behind something like this? Look no further than the photo you see above. It is beautiful, colorful and unlike most jewelry you’ll find by independent designers.

She’s currently having a May giveaway (a first may we add) where you have the chance of getting a free Spoonfed art pendant with a design of your choice. The number of designs she has is dizzying so you will want to look carefully for the one you want should you win. Visit the site here for more info.

pssst… today.. April 30, 2008, is the last day to enter the Smashing Darling shopping spree giveaway. Unless you’ve been living under a glacier in Antarctica, you know that Smashing Darling is quickly becoming the home of top Indie designers. They’ve teamed up with Papierdoll and Second City Style for this $500 shopping spree giveaway. Consider yourself silly if you don’t enter. You could possibly get what you see above in addition to all the other great items at Smashing Darling. Rock on.

When we said that you could win items from the complete fall line of JOE’S JEANS people crushed our dainty little server. So we had to get a new dainty medium sized server. Technology can be a bit of a bitch. But much to our chagrin, the giveaway is still going on and you can still win. There are 4 more days left. If you’re interested in entering the giveaway click here (and don’t be stingy, tell a friend).

The conversation went something like this:

“Look we can’t keep the bag, most of the editors at Papierdoll, Fashiontribes and Second City Style would like to get their mitts on it for the summer, but it’s an item for readers.”

On and on it went and that’s how it usually goes when we find out what the giveaway will be for the month. This month is a leather satchel bag from emerging designer Mimeki and an aromatherapy kit from Essencia. Enter the giveaway here.

Since shopping for a party is sometimes better than the party itself, you might as well combine the two.

While we wouldn’t suggest getting wasted on the drinks from Fusion Liqueur, getting “waisted” with a free suede belt from Y.E.S. for a $150 purchase is perfectly acceptable!

You’ll have the chance when Bloomingdale’s stores nationwide host a Girls’ Night Out event on Thursday, April 20 from 6-8 p.m.

Spend $250 and get a $25 gift certificate - and a free excuse to go shopping again between April 21 and May 4.

Click here for more info or to RSVP.