Friday, December 11, 2009

My Birthday Giveaway!

Yep, it's that time of year again, kids! It's my birthday! Woohoo! And while that's good for me, it's even better for you, because it means you have the chance to win three fun little handmade goodies that you can keep and enjoy or use to fill someone else's stocking. It's a win-win for everyone.

Let's start with the prizes:

Here's the sweet little prize pack--three items made just for one lucky winner. Included are:

A pair of Santa Skully knee socks. I didn't make the socks (those striped goodies came from Target), but I made and sewed on the holiday appliques.

One handknit bird named Holly. She stands about 6-8 inches and is decked out with her own personal (and removable) scarf, because, birdie, it's cold outside!

And for those days when you want to dress like your birdie, it's your very own blue/purple scarflette complete with silver polka dot buttons.

How to play:
One winner will be chosen using the Random Number Generator. All entries must include an email address or someway for me to contact you. If you don't, I'll have to draw again. There are lots of ways to enter, and lots of ways to get even more entries. For each thing you do, leave a separate comment to let me know.
  1. Leave a comment letting me know your favorite kind of birthday cake/birthday treat. (one entry)
  2. Subscribe/become a follower of my blog--it's the link at the bottom of all the right side links. (one entry--if you're already a follower, let me know and you still get an extra entry)
  3. Tweet about my contest, and be sure to include @carrieg777 so that I can keep track. (one entry)
  4. Blog about it! (three entries...leave three separate comments each with the URL of the contest posting)
So what are you waiting for! Let's play. The winner will be announced midweek...once my birthday buzz has fizzled out. Good luck!

64 comments:

  1. Saw your link on Ravelry. Happy Birthday! May I enter your giveaway - I have just subscribed - Thanks!

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  2. Happy birthday to you Carrie poo!

    Hope you have a super fabulous day today!

    Loads of HUGS!
    Lolly

    P.S. Sending you an email now too!

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  3. Happy Birthday! And great giveaway!

    My favorite birthday treat is ice cream cake from Dairy Queen.

    rottnluck at gmail dot com

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  4. Happy birthday!

    My favorite birthday cake is spice with buttercream icing.

    bookwormdjibouti on ravelry

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  5. Happy Birthday! =) My favorite bday cake is red velvet with cream cheese icing. Lovin from the oven! =)

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  6. I am already a ruffled follower.

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  7. Happy Birthday to you
    Happy Birthday to you
    Happy Birthday to yo-u
    Happy Birthday to you!

    My preferred birthday cake is a traditional english victorian sponge with a dusting of icing sugar to top and a solitary candle to convey the occasion :)

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  8. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

    My favorite birthday thing is actually pie, any kind of fruit pie. One of the funniest was the year my mom made me a blueberry and peach pie, and we decided that it could be called a bleach pie.

    damons [at] gci [dot] net

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  9. Happy Birthday!!! Let's see my favorite bday cake??? I'm a chocolate girl so anything with that involved would be good. But I also looove a good cherry cheese cake!!

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  10. happy bday! my favorite bday treat is chocolate cake with raspberry filling :)
    knitmit on rav

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  11. Happy Birthday, I hope it is a super fun one for you!!

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  12. Happy birthday! Your prizes are cute and fun and useful. The perfect package!
    (globalite on Ravelry)

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  13. Oh- duh! Forgot to mention my favorite b-day treat! My birthday is in July so last year I requested a rhubarb pie instead of a cake. YUM. And I've subscribed to your blog.
    (globalite on Rav)

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  14. Happy Birthday. One of my friends birthday is today, too. My favorite birthday treat is a homemade chocolate pie that my mother used to make.

    Knittingdancer on Ravelry

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  15. RachelAnderson on ravelryDecember 11, 2009 at 3:03 PM

    My favorite kind of birthday cake isn't around anymore, becuase the bakery I used to get it at closed, but it was a lemon raspberry cake. It was wonderful! I miss it.

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  16. happy birthday! those goodies are so adorable! love the dressed up socks as well. (daughter would have to wrestle me for them!)

    i think the bestest cake is carrot (with walnuts) and cream cheese frosting! just cant get enough!!

    i subscribed!

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  17. Happy Birthday! I love my father's birthday because his favorite cake is german chocolate with coconut frosting - delicious! I come in from out of town to share that with him!

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  18. Happy birthday! Personally, I've grown up with mostly Korean fruit cream cakes that are oh so delicious and much lighter than their American counterparts. So yummy!

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  19. http://twitter.com/hanamik/status/6661422212

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  20. Happy Birthday! My fave treat is chocolate chip cookie cake. Yum!

    Suzy (peachicken@gmail.com)

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  21. Happy Birthday!

    My favorite birthday cake is Chocolate praline cake with homemade whip cream. Mmm! Yum!

    aprilkim07@gmail.com

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  22. Happy Birthday!

    Wishing you all the best

    (jesusfreak1990 at gmail .com

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  23. Oh it's me again! I just subscribed to your posts too!

    (jesusfreak1990 at gmail .com)

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  24. Happy Birthday!
    I lurve yellow cake with dark chocolate frosting.
    And thank you for letting you googgy send wet puppy loves to poor sickie poo lolly chops.

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  25. Happy Birthday!

    Saw your link from Lollychops, who I hope is feeling better.

    Cute goodies you're giving away.

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  26. I always have a Pina Coloda cake for my birthday! Coconut yumminess.

    Happy birthday and holidays!

    Jessica D.
    info(at)funkyfinds(dot)us

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  27. I'm a Google follower!

    Jessica D.
    info(at)funkyfinds(dot)us

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  28. Happy Birthday! I love red velvet cupcakes!

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  29. Happy Birthday! Yay for birthdays! I love any Gluten-Free baked goodies for my birthday!

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  30. Oops... you can contact me through my blog (www.fireflyskies.blogspot.com) or e-mail (morgan(dot)riley3(at)gmail(dot)com)

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  31. I remember wanting carrot cake with cream-cheese frosting for my birthday cake for many years growing up, or red velvet cake, which was appropriate, since my birthday is Christmas Day. I haven't made a red velvet cake in years...maybe it's time to make one for myself this year.

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  32. Happy Birthday! Thanks for thinking of others on your happy day! Hope I win. You can contact me through my blog: aflowerforyou.blogspot.com or email: sarahpead@yahoo.com

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  33. http://fireflyskies.blogspot.com/2009/12/giveaways.html

    You've been blogged about. :)

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  34. I also tweeted about the give-away. @sarahpead

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  35. http://fireflyskies.blogspot.com/2009/12/giveaways.html

    You've been blogged.

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  36. http://fireflyskies.blogspot.com/2009/12/giveaways.html

    And again! Blogged. :)

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  37. I also just posted about your give-away on my blog! :)

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  38. Happy Birthday and what lovely prizes. My favorite birthday treat was always cream puff horns. My dad would let me pick them out from the bakery for the whole family. Yum.

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  39. My favorite birthday treat is to have my children call me all day. I know it isn't food, but it feels me with warmth and love! I can't enter any other way but I hope I win!! Sarah Pead is my daughter and entered many ways!!
    Happy Birthday! If I win, email Sarah Pead and she can give you my email!!!

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  40. My favourite birthday cake is Tiramisu or red velvet cake. Happy Birthday!!!

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  41. my favorite birthday treat is anything I don't have to make myself.
    Happy Birthday.
    --Heather

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  42. I like angel food cake for my birthday. its so portable...just pick and go...i go sans icing, so kids only eat it if they really want cake vs. just the icing! adorable giveaway and happiest of birthdays to you!

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  43. Happy Birthday. A coffee flavored cheesecake is my favorite birthday treat!

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  44. Happy Birthday! Thanks for the contest/giveaway!

    My fav birthday treat is ice cream cake from Dairy Queen.

    I'm knitlikecrazy on Ravelry. :)

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  45. Happy birthday! My bday is 12/11 also! Just gotta love having a bday so close to christmas!!
    My favorite bday treat is my Mom making me a chocolate cake. Just always takes me back to being a kid!!

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  46. Happy Birthday, Carrie! I come to you by way of dear, sweet Lolly! (Who is sniffly and asks that you send her some Dexter-wrinkle-luv!) Glad to be at ruffled and have subscribed! My favorite birthday yummy is strawberry cake with strawberry cream cheese frosting..y----um!!!!! Be blessed!
    Marla

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  47. hope you have a wonderful birthday!!

    i love, love, love cake. lemon cake with chocolate icing is my FAVORITE. although only if my mama makes the said chocolate icing.

    i heart that sweet holly.

    natashalutes@yahoo.com

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  48. Happy Birthday :oD

    It's my birthday in a few days, too, so I know exactly what kind of treat I am most looking forward to at the moment. My brothers have just turned the age where they have been able to save a little bit of money for the first time, which they mostly spend on videogames and the like, but this year they have, for the first time, gone out alone to pick and buy me a birthday gift. i have no idea what it might be, but I cannot wait.

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  49. Happy Birthday! My favorite birthday treat is frosting. Cake's good, sure, but frosting roses are the best things EVER. And frosting that doesn't come off of a bakery cake does NOT taste the same. I'm kind of a frosting snob like that.

    Hope your birthday and holidays are fabulous.

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  50. I LOVE moist carrot cake with TONS and TONS of cream cheese frosting. Mmmmm...or ANYTHING chocolate.

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  51. Favorite birthday treat = Gail Ambrosius chocolates!

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  52. My favorite birthday treat is a strawberry cake (made with fresh strawberries, right in the cake!) with strawberry frosting from MerMer's Bakery in Knoxville, TN. My dad has been getting this cake for my b-day for years, it is the greatest! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  53. Hello! And happy birthday! My favorite b-day treat is Pralines and Cream Cheesecake. Love that scarflette!

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  54. Just subscribed to your blog. Love that scarflette!

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  55. Chocolate all the way, but the chocolate frosting is really what I eat the cake for! :)

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  56. Mmmmmmmmm..........what a wonderful giveaway! My little grandson would LOVE that bird....Please throw me into the hat too!

    Warm blessings,
    Spencer

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  57. Hope your birthday was all that you wished for!

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  58. Favorite birthday treat is rice krispy treats.. horrible, I know, but I LOVE them!!

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