Saturday, January 29, 2011

Tatting Give-Away Time


OK, folks, I promised you a give-away this month, so I'd better get going. No special occasion to celebrate, just my feeling that I've won enough times that it is my turn to pass it forward.

Here we have: "The Craft of Tatting" by Bessie Attenborough, a nice little book with lots of traditional pattens. (The book itself is in good condition, but has only part of the dust jacket remaining.)

"A Book of Edging" from Coats & Clark, a leaflet from 1982, also a bit worn.

A half-ring braid bracelet kit that somehow showed up extra after I taught that class at Palmetto last year. The kit includes a Sew-Mate shuttle.

A floral design wooden shuttle by Georgia.

Byzantine chain maille earrings by Jeff, known as Redeye on Etsy.

A tatted teapot with buttons by me.

A ball of vintage Star tatting thread.

A pill keeper good for storing beads, (or pills, I don't care:)

Maybe some more stuff I find later until the box is full.

To enter, simply leave a comment to this post. I will select the winner by some random method a week from today, on February 5th. So did I meet my deadline by posting in January, or miss it by drawing in February?

87 comments:

  1. Oh Martha, a give away is always on time. what a lovely give away, thanks in advance if I am chosen

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  2. Jenny Griffin4:35 PM

    WOW! What a wonderful selection. This is a really generous gift please count me in
    Jenny

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  3. Anonymous4:36 PM

    Well I think it's true to your word... it IS still January, after-all.

    How generous of you!

    Thanks, please count me in!

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  4. Thank you for offering this fantastic giveaway! Someone's going to be a very lucky winner!

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  5. I love giveaways....especially tatting ones!

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  6. Ooooh, please put my name in the hat. I'm intrigued by the book - not the Bessie Attenborough one but the Coats & Clark one. SOOO many lovely things.

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  7. I'd say you did it just right! Please enter me in your drawing!

    Someone, somewhere is surely going to get a day-brightener when your box of neat stuff arrives!

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  8. I hope being first to leave a comment helps. I've never entered a give away before.

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  9. Hi Martha,
    I just saw your announcment for the give away. I thought well let me try.
    So can I be in the give away?
    I hope to meet you again this year at the palmetto's
    I am planning to go and am busy by preparing my lessons, if they want to have me.
    I moved to an appartment downtown the city I am living.
    The only thing I miss are the birds I had a lot of birds in my garden. I will try to get some on the balcon this summer
    OK talked anough greetings
    Riet the B-engel

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  10. Wowza! What a great give-away!

    Please put my name in for the drawing!

    comment word verification: frikup, as in, if I win, I will frik-up!

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  11. Ooooh! What a lovely giveaway! Pick me! Pick me! Please. Thanks for the chance to win such neat tatting supplies!

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  12. This giveaway is one not to miss from all the goodies I see! Please include me in the chance....
    Thank you!

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  13. Lovely shuttle and a very generous offering of fun stuff to go with it! I'd love to participate, thanks.

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  14. Beautiful, wonderful things! The shuttle is gorgeous and the books look very interesting! Please enter me!

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  15. What a lovely giveaway! And how very generous of you please enter me!

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  16. Wow!! That is alot of goodies. Great give away. Count in me!!!

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  17. bhappetat6:50 PM

    Really enjoy your blog. What a generous give away.

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  18. Aww I love your creations ((:

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  19. This is a great giveaway! Lots of wonderful things on offer! Thank you!

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  20. Well! Lovely give-away, Martha! Please throw my hat in as well!
    Thanks!
    Fox : )

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  21. Anonymous7:45 PM

    Oh Martha, what a lovely giveaway!! That book is wonderful it is in a library that is near me and I have gotten it out soooo many times!! Please count me in for your giveaway and thank you :)

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  22. You are very generous with your giveaway. Please add my name. Luck is seldom with me in giveaways but I hope it is with me this time.

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  23. What a generous giveaway - please count me in! I would love to be the winner - and I promise to pay it forward soon as well!

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  24. Martha what a lovely collection of items. Please include me.

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  25. Loverly giveaway!

    I'd be pleased to be a winner..

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  26. Martha, what a lovely collection of items. Please include me in your drawing.

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  27. Oh, Martha. Those are some wonderful gifts and I'd like to be in the drawing. Karen in OR

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  28. you made the January, please enter me in.

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  29. What a GENEROUS giveaway, Martha! Please add me to the hat and thanks you for the opportunity.
    :) Ann

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  30. I like collecting books, so please count me in.

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  31. your giveaway is wonderful. those vintage tatting books will be my dream come true. i'd never been able to get close to any... lol pls count me in. thanks for sharing, martha!

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  32. Wow! Those are some wonderful gifts. Please count me in your giveaway.

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  33. What a fabulous giveaway!!! I would be thrilled with any small part of it (especially with the Georgia shuttle). Please enter me and thank you for the opportunity.

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  34. Oh Martha please enter me too! I would love to see my name on this one lol!
    Seriously,,,Thank you in advance for such a wonderful giveaway to who ever is lucky enough to win.

    :)Connie

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  35. What fun! And great timing during the ‘blah’ days of the end of the month, looking forward to heart-filled February.

    Put my name in, I love surprise boxes and I will pass it forward, also if I win.

    Happy Tatting! bj

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  36. Martha..this is such a lovely and generous give away! I just love the idea for the beads. This would keep a smile on any tatters face! Include me (-:%
    Suzan

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  37. Soooo generous of you. Yes, I want to be in the draw. Thanks.

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  38. Oh, how I can miss this one! Tatting is a thing I'm falling in love with.
    Please enter me in your drawing!Maybe I'm THE LUCKY one?

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  39. Oh Martha, what a great giveaway. I just love vintage tatting books. They will go great with my vintage thread like me...LOL

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  40. Someone is going to be very lucky to win such a wonderful give away! So many, many great gifts. Please do put my name in for the drawing as I would be one very happy tatter to receive that package. Thanks!!!

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  41. What a fantastic giveaway! Thank you for letting me enter!
    Blessings,
    Diane
    lddwatson78@yahoo.com

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  42. Such a lovely give away , Martha . So generous of you.Thank you for the chance to win.

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  43. wow! Such a lovely giveaway ! Thank you for the chance to win.

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  44. I'd love to join in the fun! This is the closest I get to gambling..lol

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  45. What a generous giveaway! I may have to start my own blog in order to share all the wonderful tatting blogs I have found with my non-tatting friends! Hope you are having a great day!

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  46. Of course it counts as January. Do please count me in.

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  47. Timely, very timely -- it's still January here! Please include my name in that random drawing. I NEED that teapot!

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  48. I would love to win!!

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  49. Even though I am far away, I appreciate your work and always watching you.
    I do not know if is OK to participate but I really want the book.
    The other things are equally welcome.

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  50. A chance to win a Martha's teapot, too good to miss and a pretty shuttle by Georgia. plus lots of other goodies, you are so generous. I will have to find out how to get a blog.
    happy tatting
    Josie

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  51. oh what a wonderful give away. i have entered many but never won .one day i will get luckie.who ever win this will love it.

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  52. What a great giveaway. Gives one something to look forward to. Good luck to the winner.
    Elizabeth

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  53. Very generous giveaway, and I spy that teapot!
    Please count me in.

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  54. Wow!! What a great giveaway!!! Fulled with wonderful goodies. Please count me in!!

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  55. Wow! I am new but would sure like to get in on what looks to be an amzaing giveaway :)

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  56. What a lovely give away. Thank you for the chance.

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  57. Anonymous10:25 AM

    Martha you are a generous heart,
    thank you for this lovely giveaway and for a chance to win.

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  58. Marta Oh you're very generous, could you include my name in the contest i would love to receive this beautiful especially have a shuttle from Georgia
    Muchs greetings and thanks.

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  59. There are a lot of nice goodies. I like the shuttle by Georgia and the your tatted teapot. Someone will have a nice surprise!! Have a great day and love your tatting books.

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  60. About a month ago, someone sent me a link. Showed me the picture of tatting. It grabbed my heart --- I thought that was the prettiest thing on earth. After that, I made determineation to learn how to tat. I walked baby steps, still facinated by tatted art work. Thanks for doing "give away " to share your owrk with others.

    mcleodhandcraftgifts

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  61. What a lovely give away! Please count me in.

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  62. Oh I would love to win! So please put my name in the hat! The books and shuttle look divine!

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  63. Oh how generous. Thanks for offering I always love giveaways.

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  64. What a great giveaway. It does count as Jan. please count me in.

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  65. Jane S.8:01 PM

    That is such a generous giveaway! I'd love to enter, thank you so much. :)

    Jane S.
    janers41 at yahoo dot com

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  66. Great gifts. Thank you for including me in your very generous giveaway. I love tatting.

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  67. What a wonderful giveaway! So many lovely items, who wouldn't love to be the lucky one chosen? I know I would:-) Please count me in:-) Hmmm...and keep an eye open in February. I think you have inspired me to try my first give away. I don't have many followers, but that just means your chances are better to win:-D Good luckto everyone!!

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  68. What an incredible giveaway!
    Please include me, too.
    Thanks, Alan

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  69. What an awesome giveaway! I love that you are doing it because you got the urge! Please count me in!
    Have a great week!

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  70. Martha your Give away it's georgeous. Thanks for your generosity. I hope to be the winner :)
    My best wishes to you from Isa in the south of Sweden. :)

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  71. What a great giveaway. please include me!

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  72. oh wow! You are very very generous! So many things...
    Someone will be very lucky . Please count me in. :-)
    Ais

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  73. thank you for having a giveaway. It's just the thing to chase away the January blues.

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  74. Martha, you are way too nice! I'd love the book for sure, but I could definitely use the pill-keeper ;-)

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  75. what a nice selection for a giveaway. I'm especially eyeing your button teapot pattern. :O)Thanks for doing this giveaway!
    Happy Tatting Everyone!
    Linda

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  76. Anonymous7:56 PM

    cecilia avery
    cavery@twcny.rr.com

    how wonderful give aways alway sound like fun.
    thank you in advance if I'm chosen

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  77. So generous!! By the way I received your teapot book for Christmas. I've tatted one teapot, but have many more waiting to be tatted.

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  78. I LOVE giveaways! Please enter me for a chance to win all those goodies - Thank you SO much for your generosity

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  79. Ooh, count me in, please! So many lovely things, you are very generous :)

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  80. This is very generous of you! Thank you for a wonderful opportunity!

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  81. I'm new to tatting and teaching myself by way of books, the internet, and youtube. I like to tat simple patterns at this point but want to branch out to more difficult techniques - split rings, cluny tatting, etc. I love your dragon pattern! Thanks for the inspiration and the offer of a give away! -Tweedles

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  82. What a generous give away! I'd love to take part, so please enter my name!

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  83. Wow what a great giveaway!
    good luck to everyone

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  84. Wow, all that treasures!! Count me in please!

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  85. I am new to tatting and ordered your Tea Pot book this week. Your give away is very nice. Am I too late to sign up.

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  86. What a generous giveaway!! The most tempting thing in it is the teapot done by you. =) Thank you for the opportunity to be entered in the drawing!

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  87. bhappetat8:27 PM

    This is very generous! Thanks for giving us the opportunity to win!

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