Meyer Imports

Black is hot! Send in your Black Glitter Designs and Win $10!

 

All of a sudden, Black Glass Glitter is hot, hot, hot. I don't know why, but I would love to see what you might be using Black Glass Glitter for. So, be one of the first five to send in a picture of your project using Black Glass Glitter and I'll give you a free $10 Gift Certificate good for anything in our store!

You DON'T have any black Glass Glitter? Well, we got you covered! Just start with our Black Starter Kit to get a little of everything, including some of our new Violet Dazzle.

And now some cool pictures of Black Glass Glitter, just looking good and sparkly! (Should I say, "Looking good enough to drink?"

 

Who needs a 1950's Hippo Cocktail Fork Holder? Got Two of them....

Every once in a while we load a bunch of our miniatures, odds & ends and just plain goodies onto eBay. Most of the items are overstocks, closeouts, one of a kinds, you know, they type of stuff one collects as you buy huge inventories of closing down companies and then do not know quite what to do with what you've purchased.

So we run a little ebay store "Doris Dotz" named after my favorite "Lunch Lady Doris". In fact if you type Doris Dotz into google, it's all us! Wow, what a brand!

Anyhoo, heres the real headline of this post: Lots of good stuff, at good prices, on ebay, some we have a lot, some we do not have many, all with $1 shipping (after the first item), all in our ebay store at Doris Dotz. (wow, that is one crummy headline.)

Well, the heavy equipment is here, so I better get back to work!

 

Glitterfest! The Southern California Glitter Event of the Year!

Glitterfest is coming Saturday, March 19th and we will be there!

  Come and spend the day with the Glitterfest artists and see all our great glitters in person! 

Up close and personal with German Glitters - there is no better way to spend your day!

Glitterfest opens at 10am and closes 4pm! 

Make sure to stop by and say hello!

The Biggest Give Away in the History of Mankind

I tried to warn you.

I told you this was going to be the month of Give Aways. First we gave away the Mega Mini Craft Set. Then the Crystal Glitter Set. And last week the Valentine Glitter Set. And I told you this last one was going to be big. How big? Well that it depends on the number of comments.

Cause we are giving away a

Small Mountain of KraftKrap.

Here is an FAQ on this offer:

1. What's in the pile? Who  knows! 
2. How much is there? A lot!
3. Is it new stuff or old vintage parts and pieces? Yes!
4. Does it include Glitter, Beads and Crystals or just Miniatures? Yes!
5. How do I win it? Leave a comment!
6. How do I make the pile even bigger? Tell a friend to leave a comment!
7. You mean, that with every comment, more items get added to the pile? Yes!
8. What if a million people leave comments? I'll rent a moving van! 
9. How much will I really get if I win? A very large box!
10. Really? Yes! 
    
11. Cross your heart and pinky swear? Yes! 

Our iron clad promise to you. The Meyer Imports Pinky Swear!

Well, sounds great. Are there any more details? Yes read below!  

I have lots of odds and ends I want to give away. Some items might be considered junk, some items might be treasures. I just can't tell, so you will need to figure it out. And, we are serious, the more comments we get, the bigger the pile will get. Kind of like a Mega Lottery. The larger the pool of players, the larger the prize for the person who wins!

So tell your friends, jump on to Facebook, Tweet, tweet, tweet away on this one. We are going to run this one for two weeks to give everyone a chance to hear about it, so on SUPER BOWL Weekend, the major announcement will be made and the winner will be unveiled!

Let's have some fun with this one, cause that is what it is all about! 

Blog Special: Valentine Hearts. Big discounts.

I like to thank the readers of this blog by offering our Give Aways and other special offers. These offers help to keep things fun and I love reading your comments! So, in continuing in the spirit of cool stuff for my readers, I am happy to announce a new concept, BLOG SPECIALS!

These are really special deals on vintage odds and ends for our blog readers. For something to be a blog special it has to be, very limited quantities, vintage, cool and cheap. (Or as a marketing guy would say - Close out, marked down prices!)

Of course, other customers might stumble into this "Blog Special" section of our store, and that's fine, but only readers of the blog will get a first notice of these deals, as soon as we put them up. And all these items are real limited in quantities, and since they are all vintage stock, when they are gone, there are gone for forever....

So, to kick this off, our first Blog Special is:

A Set of 50 Valentine Day Hearts! 

Only $6.95

  Was 10, now 9 Sets in stock.

to purchase, click here

There are bright red, with a very polished surface. Very hard plastic, from hand carved molds. They measure about 5/8" at the widest area.

They are not flat, but are double sided.

Click here to go right to this item!

And... The Winner of the Valentine Glitter Set is.........

Ok, I know that no one is going to get this excited just because they have won a set of Valentine Glass Glitter. But, I like to think that this set is one of the most coveted things you might win in life. And while is only has a $19.95 value, there are no strings. No Taxes. No Shipping. Just pur German Glitter. 

Picking the winner for the WEEK THREE Give Away was really easy. Just pulled a name off the list. Just like that. Closed my eyes, pointed my finger and ...... and it was tootally cool as under my finger was a crafter extraordinaire!

Heidi@thecraftmonkey

So, please in the most didified way possible.

Let's all give Heidi an rousing ovation for a job well done.

So, What's Up Next?

Stay Tuned for the Week Four Give Away.

It's going to be big.

 

Don't Forget - Our Valentine Glitter Give Away Ends Tomorrow!

Make sure to get your comments in to get in the running for the give away! The winner will be announced Tomrrow!!!!! Click Here for all the details!

WEEK TWO Give Away Winner has been Chosen!

Thanks for all the comments. Wow, it is great to know that so many people are interested in our little corner of the world and our products! So many great comments too! But we have picked our winner and will be announcing it later today! So the WEEK TWO Give Away in now officially closed!

WEEK TWO Give Away! German Glitter Crystals Set

UPDATE - THIS GIVE AWAY IS NOW CLOSED!

We are continuing Give Away January with a Great Set of our Five new Glitter Crystals.

These are a different look from our standard glass glitter, Translucent Glass Glitter Crystals! This is what our glass glitter looks like without it's sterling silver coating. Use to layer over other colors or use on a white or light background for a pure, pastel color!

We will only run this Give Away for one week, so get your comments in to make sure you are in the running for this really nice set! The winner will get a package that include a generous amount of EACH of our five Glitter Crystals.

We have had these in our catalog for a while, but most people go for the more sparkly Glass Glitter, but you have to give these little Crystals a chance! Play with them, create something wonderful.

Crystals for all. And for one, a complete set! Leave your comments now to play along!

It's Give Away January & Here's the Schedule of Events

We have already announced that for the month of January we are going to hold a Give Away a week, for the whole Month! To help you plan your busy lives, and maybe to get you excited about what is just around the corner, here is the list of what we are doing week, by week!

WEEK ONE

The Mega Mini Craft Kit

This contest is active right now! Here are all the details!

WEEK TWO

Introducting Glitter Crystals!

Glitter Crystal are pure glass, colored just like our Glitter, but are transluant, come in pastel colors and are really unique. No one else has them, and you could win a set for free. Just watch for details nexct week!

 

WEEK THREE

Just in time for Valentine Day Crafts, our wonderful Valentine German Glitter Set will go to one happy winner at the end of the third week of January. Full details of this contest will be announced at the end of nect week!

WEEK FOUR

 
One Small Mountain of KraftKrap
  Yes, we are going to wrap up the month by giving away a whole box of odds and ends. However, our odds and ends are vintage German Miniatures, Trees, Flocking, Christmas Angels and on and on. A really cool box that you will drool over for hours! But, you have to wait until later this month for all the details.

And if this wasn't already over the top.......

Stay tune for our first ever

COLOR CHALLENGE

Now this one is not just a give away, you are going to have to work for it, but those who are selected to participate are going to get the chance to get free product and all the rest of us will get to Vote for the best design. This one is REALLY going to be exciting, so please stay tuned. As you can see we want 2011 to be the bestest, funnest most Crafty Year Ever!

So, Tell your friends, call your mother-in-law, leave a note for the postman, it's all happening in our tiny little corner of the Glittery Internet!

2011 Give-Away Madness! THE MEGA MINI CRAFTER's KIT Give Away!

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THE MEGA MINI CRAFTER's KIT Give Away!

 A total of 180 Pieces, plus the carrying case!

The first of 4 January Give Aways!

We are starting 2011 off with a bang. Each week in January we are going to be giving away something big, starting with the Mega Mini Crafter's Kit!

End of the Year Special - Free Shipping!

End of the year Special!

Free Shipping on all orders over $30!

Now is a great time to save on our wonderful German Glass Glitter, Glitter Crystals, Mushrooms and Natural Fibers! Just order over $30 and the shipping is on us to any USA address! A great time to stock up for the new year!

This special offer ends on Jan 2nd, so order now and save!

Click here to head right to our store!

Our December Free Offer! Green Trees for Glittering

I really like Christmas and Christmas means beautiful decorated Christmas Trees.

I also like to reward our customers with something alittle extra when I can (especially considering some of the delivery problems we are having with our Silver Glitters).

So, for the rest of December, any and all orders will include a nice sample set of Trees and Glitter so you can create your own Glitter Trees! Also, you will get a few little Deer or other forest animals for fun.

This is an example of what you'll get in your free kit.

You might get some white glitter (in our cute little Cork Glitter Bottle, good to Glittering up at least one tree, maybe more) or you might get a totally different color. We get to pick! You might get 3, or you might get five trees, I have not decided yet, but you will get some!)

Green Trees and Glitter equal.......

You might get short trees (about 2 to 3" tall) or you might get really tall trees (5" or so).

Just place an order before the end of December, and you will get this nice little sample kit - for free!

And if you click here, you can read our tutorial on how to create glittery Christmas Trees for your own holiday decorations!

Also, we have sets of these trees in our store for sale if you need more!

 

Up Next?.... Glittery Christmas Trees

Little Santa Elfman says hi!

Later today we will be posting our first tuturial on how to create these beautiful Glitter Trees. And, watch for our offer on how you can get Free Christmas Trees for Glittering! All coming in today's posts.

Drum Roll Please........ The Winner is............

Well, we had 318 entries in our little give away, which is about 10 times more than I ever thought we would get! I really wacked my little brain on what we could to do to be fair in picking one person, just one. With so many entries, we knew alot of folks are going to be disappointed. :-(

I personally read every comment and was really touched that so many poeple tried so hard to impress me (and you did!) Some were funny, some were really touching some were scary (GIVE TO ME, IF U EVER WANT TO SEE YOUR DOG AGAIN). Ok, I made that one up....

But we really had a great laugh at alot of the enteries and it kind of breaks my heart that I can't afford to give everone the set.

So we had to pick one. And we did.

It wasn't the longest comment, nor the funniest, the most clever or even the most compelling. It was the comment that I felt most symbolized what I like about crafters. They are just nice people.

Here's the winning comment:

From hazeyj

Well, although the chance to win is a lot more remote I hope the number of entries makes you super-happy. Thanks for the opportunity to win your product though! Hx

Sure, HazeyJ wanted to win, everyone did. But the fact that she wanted me, someone she never met, who has never done anything for her, in anyway, to be happy, showed me that her entry was alot more than just "jumping" on the bandwagon to get me lots of comments.  She wanted me to be super-happy. That is really sweet. I liked that. I liked that because I think it is what this offer was really all about. Sure, I want more customers, who doesn't? But I really wanted to see if anyone was listening. Am I typing in a vacumm? Does anyone else like my long rants about Glitter? Does anyone really care?

Well, thanks to hazeyj and the hundreds of other folks who took the time to read the blog and send in a comment, I know the answer. Yep, poeple are listening, and they seem to care.

So, HazeyJ Yes, I am happy. Very happy. Very Super-Happy in fact.  I have to thank everyone for making this a great start to a wonderful holiday season.

For everyone who did not win, you still made my day (and the glitter dog's day as well). Your reward might not be a set of our Glitters, but rather helping to rev up the old editor (me) to do more, more blog posts, more give aways, more new products and tons of other fun Glittery treats that we all can share!