We Have a Runner-Up!

Well, my first winner of my first giveaway hasn't contacted me. :( However, I am determined that someone should get a nice package in the mail, so, thanks to Random.org, we have a runner up! (I don't know how to make the Random.org picture go from their website to this post, but I made my boss look, so I have a witness. :) )

Comment #3 - Deb!!!! - (Whose MIL is apparently also a July 4th baby!)

Deb, please shoot me an email at bemgelado (at) aol (dot) com or kgknitter (at) aol (dot) com, whichever!

Sylvia - Please feel free to still get in contact with me, I would like to send you something as well!

Cheers!
Claudia

We Have A Winner!

Here are all the numbers, waiting to be picked.

The suspense is killing me.

Number 11!

It's Sylvia!!!! Woohoo! Sylvia, send me your snail mail address (kgknitter@aol.com). Duke and I will get cracking on choosing some great things for you.

4th of July GIVEAWAY!

In honor of the GIANT celebrations held all over the US, just to commemorate the birth of my mother, I felt that it was only fair that I hold a giveaway. (She does just love those fireworks you know, but maybe this year we could have a rock concert on the mall? She's into the Kings of Leon right now.)

Wait, you mean those fireworks aren't because of my mom? Oh, the US has a birthday that day too? Well, that's just silly, why would a country need a concert on the mall? And isn't the red because it's my mother's favorite color? Oh, the flag, huh....

(That's about the conversation I had at age 8 or 9 when my parents finally told me that no, the whole US wasn't throwing mom a party. I was very gullible at that age.)

Actually, when my grandmother woke up from the morphine they gave her (that's the way to have a baby! lol), she was asked what she wanted to name her baby girl. Gramma asked "What day is it?" And the nurse responded "The 4th of July." To which my grandmother said, "Then name her Betsy Ross." Happily, the nurse was a friend of my grandmother, and went away for awhile, until the drugs had worn off, and my mother ended up with her name, which has nothing to do with Betsy or Ross.

But, seriously, in honor of my dear sweet mother. Ok, who am I kidding? I love my mother dearly, and she is truly my best friend, but sweet, that's a stretch. She's cool and acerbic, and a little jaded and totally sarcastic, and the best mother I could have EVER had. If I could have chosen a mother, I would have chosen her. And because of all that, I'm having a giveaway!

It's going to be a surprise in what you get, but I promise there will be new charts, new linen, and new threads in there. Plus, other fun goodies. (It probably won't have any patriotic stuff in it, just as an FYI.)

To enter, simply leave a comment on this post. For a second chance to enter, post about this on your blog, and let me know either via email or via comment on this posting. DH will draw a name on the 4th of July.

This guy is going be helping me decide what to send you. He's a thread snob, so he'll probably pick all silks.

Edited: Also, I'm happy to ship anywhere in the world. So, please, if you don't live in the US, still sign up!

Signups close at noon (Central Standard Time) on July 2nd.

I'm a winner!

Melissa at Words and Blooms had a giveaway recently, and I was lucky enough to win! Last night, after my niece and I had dinner, she helped me open the package from Melissa, and look at the lovely charts inside! My niece has already requested that I help her stitch the Brightneedle chart. It's the Covered Bridge Sampler. For myself, I'm looking forward to stitching everything! (I also received The Workbasket's Pithies 3, and The Sampler Girl's New Amsterdam 1624 sampler.) Thank you Melissa for having such a lovely giveaway!