So, who’s the lucky winner of this gemstone necklace from Made by Marianne?

As always, we had an enthusiastic response to our latest competition – and lots of lovely feedback via Twitter and Facebook. Thank you, everyone!

The prize, you’ll recall, was this beautiful pearl and quartz necklace, worth £40, hand-crafted by Norwegian-born Marianne Robson (who you can read more about here) for her Stockton-on-Tees-based gemstone jewellery shop, Made by Marianne.

We used our trusty random number generator to select a winner from all the valid entries via Facebook and Twitter, and can now reveal that the winner is Melanie Gardiner, who entered through our Facebook page. Congratulations, Melanie! We will be in touch about getting your prize over to you.

If you weren’t lucky enough to be the winner this time, don’t worry! Marianne sells online via her own online store at www.madebymarianne.co.uk, as well as through Etsy, offering worldwide shipping and lots of beautiful – and affordable – gemstone necklaces, earrings, bracelets and sets to choose from. If you’re looking for bespoke bridal jewellery, or something to match a particular outfit, Marianne can even create something especially for you.

Thanks again to Marianne for giving away such a lovely prize, and also to our photographer friend Darren Mack for bathing us in lovely light in his shots! We expect to have another competition to tempt you with before too long, so keep your eyes open for details.