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Monday, November 29, 2010

Truckload Giveaway

 
   
This giveaway package includes a 10 skein assortment of my hand dyed thread, a copy of my latest book Up and Tat 'Em, a new 2-pack of Clover plastic tatting shuttles, a new size 12 steel crochet hook, a new size 16 (0.4mm) steel crochet hook, and a brand new toy dump truck (in its box) suitable for ages 18 months and up.

Now what you have to do to have a chance to win this fantastic prize package, is to leave one comment on this post. You don't need to put your contact info if you are going to check back here on Friday, December 3rd to see if you've won. I'll choose a winner using a random number generator on Friday, December 3rd between 12 noon and 1 pm central standard time.

Hey now, if you already have a toy dump truck (or any of the other items in this giveaway), I betcha there is somebody near you who would love to have it (nice gift!)

International readers are welcome to enter this giveaway. If you win, the package will have a customs form marked "gift" and the contents as plastic toy, cotton thread, needlework tools, book.

182 comments:

  1. I'd like to take part -- count me in, please )
    Your threads are fantastic )

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  2. Wow, that is some giveaway! All that lovely thread plus the other extras! Who wouldn't want to win something special like that. Me, that's for sure, so please enter me in your drawing. I'll be checking back on Friday.

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  3. How exciting! I'm very (very) new to tatting, and as such haven't had the chance to play with hand-dyed thread yet. This is such a fun idea (including the truck)!

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  4. oooh free HDT! please count me!
    thanks for having the giveaway!!

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  5. I would love to be entered in this give a way. I have wanted to try some of the hand dyed threads and my nephew would love the truck.

    Thanks,

    Libby Hall

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  6. I'd love to take part :) Fabulous idea!

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  7. What a marvelous, generous giveaway. Would love to win - adore your thread. Will come back and check in the meantime will cross fingers and toes!

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  8. Oooooh!! wow! please count me in on your wonderful giveaway!!! I will check back on Friday to see who has won!!

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  9. I would love to win such a generous giveaway. Wow! the threads alone are to dye for....lol
    Thank you

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  10. What a fantastic giveaway! Your threads are beautiful! count me in, too, please!
    Blessings,
    Diane

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  11. I want to be in this contest! looks fabulous!

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  12. Great collection. I'd love to win! :) Count me in. Thanks!

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  13. I love the "truck" load! Great idea! Count me in.

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  14. i have some of your threads and they are beautiful. would love to be in this drawing. thanks.

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  15. Oh, what a wonderful prize! Please count me in.

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  16. This is an amazing giveaway. I love your thread and would dearly love to have your new book. So exciting, thank you for the chance to enter.

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  17. What a great give-a-way. Please include me. I love your threads!!

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  18. Yes, that is a fantastic prize package indeed! I would love to win it . . . I would love to win it if it only included the thread!!! I really love your thread so much!

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  19. Count me in! What a wonderful giveaway!

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  20. Sweet Marilee, how generous you are!! I'd love a chance for your HDT's--am tatting with your peace rose right now! My grandsons would love the little truck!
    Katie V in Creedmoor NC

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  21. Wonderful giveaway! Please add my name, too.

    Always, L.

    leliaevelyn (at) gmail (dot) com

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  22. wow! that's gveaway :D
    maybe I'll have some luck at last? :)

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  23. Who could pass up such a fun giveaway? It appeals to the child tatter in all of us!

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  24. ooohhhhhhhhhh PICK ME!!! I would LOVE to win this!!!!!!

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  25. This is such a generous giveaway and your HDT is so pretty!

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  26. HOw gorgous are those threads. Looks better than the halloween candy that is still floating around here, please please enter me
    Adriana

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  27. Ooh I love your thread and patterns! Thanks for the giveaway. :-D

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  28. I would like to be the lucky winner!!! The skeins look wonderful!!!
    Thanks for having this giveaway!!
    Kisses

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  29. That's a very generous giveaway. I'd love to be entered.

    Jeff

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  30. Please count me in I would love a chance to try your hand dyed threads!

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  31. I would love to take part of this giveaway! I'm so excited. My email address is mama2caleb@gmail.com

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  32. i would like to be entered and yes my kids would love a dumptruck :)

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  33. What a very generous give-away! I even know a little boy who would like a dumptruck. Really! I wouldn't be keeping it and playing with it myself! ;)

    Jane S.

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  34. What a wonderful giveaway! I love your threads and even though I have your latest book -- my niece does not. I even know somebody that would adore the truck! Please enter me, too!

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  35. Crikey WHAT a giveaway. I'd love to be counted in on this, pretty please with sprinkles on the top.

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  36. What a great opportunity. I would like to be included in a chance to win your giveaway.
    Thank you.

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  37. A great giveaway, how very nice of you!

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  38. wow,, such a giveaway!! please count me in.. your book is lovely, such as the threads . and of course the lovely truckkk!!
    greetings,
    claudia

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  39. There is someone in my family who would LOVE that yellow truck! (and his grandmother rather likes the thread....)
    Exciting Christmas giveaway, I would love to win it!

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  40. Count me in! I love your thread and your designs!

    What a generous giveaway...

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  41. That's an awesome generous giveaway! I love all the colors you have included and I would love to get your book! :)
    Have an awesome day!!!

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  42. What a great give away! I'd like to participate. Count me in, too.

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  43. Wow what an owsome giveaway. I love your work. I would love to try some of your thread.
    Nancy in Canada

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  44. Count me in please, your very kind offering so much and internationally, I have a home for the truck to go to :)

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  45. Marilee,
    Please include me in your drawing. I love the truck! I could play with it hauling around the thread until something stuck me to make it. Then I could get poked with the shuttles too. This is a lovely way to include big trucks in tatting. LOVE IT!!! Have a wonderful day!!

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  46. Please count me in - What a Christams present that would be LOL - keeping fingers (& everything else too) crossed!

    Thank you SO much for your generosity not just with the giveaway but your time & effort too.

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  47. Please enter me in your wonderful drawing. Would love to try some of your wonderful hand-dyed thread, adn your wonderful new book. And my son would love the truck.
    Bonnie
    yeoldetatter at telus dot net
    will be checking back on friday.

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  48. I'd like to join this giveaway :) Wonderful gifts.

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  49. ooohhhh Marilee, that looks like a really great giveaway, I have grandsons who would love the truck, the rest, would be mine..

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  50. Now, that's what I call a giveaway! I don't need any more thread, but I sure would love to be a winner!

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  51. Please count me in. Your HDT is so wonderful to use for tatting and your pattern book would be a wonderful addition to my supplies. Karen in OR

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  52. Would love to take this off your hands for the holiday. Find your blog very informative. Thanks in advance. Robert Kent, in northern Iowa (where it just hailed).(rjkent at netamumail dot com)

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  53. Just the cutest idea for a giveaway! Oggling over the thread with big smiles:) Love your creativity!

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  54. I have a daughter who would just love that dump truck and her mother loves the thread!!

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  55. What a wonderful giveaway. I love HDT. Thanks

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  56. Put my name in the hat!(hope it wins!) Your HDT is the best! And how sweet of you to have this giveaway!

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  57. Now this would be any tatter's dream,, along with Isa's giveaway too! LOL!!! Please do count me in!

    I know a couple of grand daughters who would LOVE the dumptruck!

    Thanks and I'll definitely check back.

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  58. What a generous offer! count me in too..........:)

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  59. Yes Please!!!! I have an 18 month old girl who would adore the dumptruck, and she has a 26 year old mommy who would love everything else!

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  60. The truck is adorable, but the thread looks delicious. I'd love to win because it would get me tatting again after a long time away.

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  61. Henry, age two and a half, would like to enter to win this for his mama. Isn't he thoughtful!

    Seriously, what a wonderful prize... fingers crossed:)

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  62. Ooh! I would love to be entered for that truckload of goodies.

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  63. I would LOVE that truckload! Thanks for the chance to win your generous giveaway :)

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  64. Sounds like a perfect christmas treat, please count me in! I already have both of your beautiful books, but another one could be a nice gift for a friend.

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  65. What a fun and generous idea. Thanks so much!

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  66. Wow, what an unique and generous giveaway, the truckloadful of threads!

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  67. What a great prize, please count me in.

    Michelle B

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  68. Love the beautiful hand dyed threads. A very nice gift plus all the other bobbins, book etc.
    Linda M

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  69. Absolutely love your threads and tatted jewelry! Please include me in your drawing! Thank you! Dyan

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  70. This is amazing. So much to win especially those threads. I am so hoping to win this.

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  71. What a generous give away! I would love to have a chance to try some of your HDT and play with the patterns in your book!

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  72. I've been ogling your book and hinted strongly for a Christmas present but with the HDT, please consider me for your giveaway!

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  73. Please include me in your giveaway. I love your thread.

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  74. I'd love to enter in your giveaway!! Thank you! This is an amazaing giveaway!

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  75. What a wonderful give-away perfect for holiday tatting. Count me in!

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  76. I would like your book and the HDT's so count me in!

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  77. Yes, it is a truck load. This is very generous of you and thank you for opening up to your international readers.

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  78. Sombody will be having a wonderful Christmas early! You are so giving to your fellow tatters! This would put a smile on anyones face! Thanks for all you do and good luck to everyone!
    Suz

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  79. What a delightful and generous giveaway!!! Thank you!

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  80. What a wonderful truckload! I know I want it!

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  81. Woohoo! I would love a Truckload of your thead!

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  82. I've avoided joining any giveaways recently but I just can't resist yours..especially since my son say Car, Car!

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  83. What a great giveaway. I love your HDTs. Count me in.

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  84. Oh WoW!!! Awesome giveaway!!! Sign me up!!! Exciting! I'll be checking back on Friday!!! (ok...going overboard on the exclamation points, but I'm really excited!!!!!)

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  85. Cool! Please add me to the list for the giveaway. I love the look of your threads.

    Anne H.

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  86. Glad I caught this post! This is so generous of you! Very exciting!

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  87. Oooh I want this, please!

    After missing out on a few giveaways before this, I hope my luck is good this time.

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  88. Not only are your threads amazing, but my son would looove that truck. :D

    .:Sparrow

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  89. Please count me In!

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  90. I can't resist a toy truck. Please could I enter the drawing too?

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  91. wow, what a fabulous give away, please count me in, and, even if I don't win, I need to contact you on how to look at getting your book :)

    Bree

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  92. Tee Hee. According to your comment counter, I am #73. I guess we all want to win--but, my, you are being so very generous! I am unlikely to win, but I do want to thank you for giving me (and each of us) a chance at such wonderful items.

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  93. How generous! Please count me in!

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  94. you have the most beautiful thread I've ever used. I love the one my daughter bought me but I never remember if its spring garden or spring afternoon. I like the others as well but that one calls to my soul. thanks for the opportunity to enter.

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  95. Well, here I am at #72 or so... Lovely threads... : ))
    Fox

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  96. Such a cute idea, and gorgeous threads. Thanks for sharing!
    bridgestranslation at yahoo dot com

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  97. You betcha I am jumping on this incredible giveaway! Love the clever marketing vehicle, hee, hee.

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  98. Just love it! My Yorkie, Jaime when he was a baby sat in a dump truck just like this . .
    put my name in the generator… xx bj

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  99. Please add my name to the drawing pot! I have set aside some thread and beads to tat the Vision necklace for my DIL over the winter. Your threads are lovely! I have not yet had occasion to use them but hope to in the future!

    Hope you are doing well!

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  100. All those lovely lovely threads and everything else !! Please, please pick me :)
    I'll be back on Friday ;>

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  101. O wow! This is absolutely fantastic giveaway! Count me in, please!

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  102. Christmas gifts! I'd like to take part -- count me in, please!
    Your threads are fantastic!!!

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  103. Oh wow! What an amazing giveaway! I'll definitely be checking back on Friday.

    Melankalia

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  104. What a fantastic giveaway! I'm an "international reader", and I'd like to participate!

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  105. please count me in!

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  106. Thank you very much for the opportunity to win some of you gorgeous thread. I love love love it. But you probably already know that as I'm a serial stalker of your etsy store!!

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  107. Oh wow that thread looks gorgeous and my 4 month grandson would grow into the truck!
    happy tatting
    Josie

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  108. Pues claro como no? me encantaria participar!!!!siempre biene bien un ragalito en navidad.

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  109. What a wonderful giveaway. Your threads are absolutely gorgeous!

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  110. I can't resist adding a comment, count me in.

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  111. I also would like to take part in this giveaway contest :) I follow your blog for some time and I think your threads and your works are special, their colors are fantastic. And I think that my little son would be very very happy with this truck.
    Thanks for having this giveaway!!!

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  112. What a generous giveaway! I'd like to take my chance too, please :o)

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  113. Great giveaway. As always I have to enter my name.
    Elizabeth

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  114. Beautiful and generous! Please include me...the truck makes me smile (mother of boys). The threads are so nice to look at! Ellie

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  115. Marilee, I love reading your blog and always look forward to seeing what new thread color-ways you'll come up with next. I even have one of my coworkers (who is an avid crocheter) checking your blog from time to time. ;-)

    What a wonderful gift-away! Please count me in!

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  116. You are very generous. Thank you for the opportunity, I would love to take part. Always drooling over your threads.

    Josie.

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  117. Oooooh! More luscious thread! I love your thread! Pick me, please! What a great giveaway!

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  118. Hi Marilee. I would love the chance to win your fantastic giveaway. Your threads are the best.

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  119. Super gift. Write up. I'm just beginning the adventure with yarn. Yours Anne

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  120. What a great giveaway, please count me in. Thanks! Oznur

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  121. I'd love to take part, thanks so much! What an attention catching giveaway!

    Monica

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  122. Wow, that's quite a prize! Love your threads, and I've been drooling over your book for a long time! Enter me please :)

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  123. I want to participate .... you are very generous with this award.
    Congratulations

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  124. It's fantastic giveaway! I would like to win this:)

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  125. Hallo Marilee, I am need of the truck to sort all my beads ;-)) How did you know? Do I need a driving licence for trucks?? To get all the thread in the right way your book will be geourgous! This is very kind of you, count me in for this fantastic gift!

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  126. what a great give-a-way... enter me in the drawing please.. your threads are gorgeous and i'd love to see your new book.. shey..

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  127. Awesome!! I don't think I've ever even been apart of a truckload giveaway!! How Cool is that?

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  128. I would love to enter this giveaway.

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  129. I rarely win anything but I have to try this one. This is such a generous package. Thank you for offering it!!!

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  130. Lovely giveaway - please enter me into your draw!

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  131. Hello Marilee, I think that's a good idea, you are very generous by giving this gift, I want to participate too
    Greetings from Chile
    Kity

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  132. Wow! What a fantastic giveaway, very generous. Your thread is lovely to use. :-)
    Please add me to your draw.
    Hannah

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  133. I'm so new to tatting and you inspire me everyday. I hope to be blessed with your beautiful threads.

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  134. Thank you for such a great giveaway, fantastic threads and funny toy (my son in law would be greatful for it). I am only learning tatting and this gift would be very useful for me.

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  135. I have followed your blog for some times and I'm impressed by what you do and what you've done. It is amazing!!!! I hope, I will have more luck and i win this a marvelous, giveaway.
    I also found good home for this yellow truck - it is Christmas time and in our church we make gifts for poor children. Don't you think it will be good gift?

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  136. What FUN!!!! Thanks for making spirits bright- especially in the tatting world.....Happy Holiday. sallie

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  137. I too would like to enter your giveaway contest. It is just awesome.
    Kathy Redford
    kdr774@verizon.net

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  138. I just started tatting a month or two ago and I would love some hand-dyed thread! The colours you make are so beautiful.

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  139. This could help me get back into tatting after some years of other crafts. Thanks for the chance!

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  140. Wow that seems like a great prize, count me in.

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  141. Count me in - I love your threads - they are beautiful - oh happy days!!!

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  142. I'd love to win this. I've only been tatting for a few months and I've been eyeing your dyed thread on Etsy, wishing I could afford it.

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  143. Ooh, what lovely threads! I would love to enter your giveaway!

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  144. Oh my goodness, I think I am literally drooling over this giveaway! I would love the opportunity to tatt with your hand-dyed threads (I've never tatted with HDT before)!
    Thank you for the opportunity to win such a wonderful, generous giveaway!

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  145. Your generous giveaway is beautiful!
    Thank you.
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  146. I would love to try my luck, count me in!
    Elsie

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  147. Please count me in this is a really generous giveaway. It looks so exciting

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  148. What a wonderful, generous giveaway! I, too, love your threads, but can never make up my mind what color to start with! And I know a couple of needy kids that would love the truck! Thank you so much for your offer, and I will be back on Friday!

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  149. Wow Marilee, that is so cool. Please add me to the drawing. I love your threads.

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  150. A chance to win some of your fab dyed thread? SIGN me up!!! And who couldn't use more shuttles? I do have a copy of your book, but I bet the ladies in my tatting group would love a copy!

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  151. TNX 4 the op to tat more! Gr8 fun you...keep it going friend

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  152. Love new tatting supplies thanks good

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  153. What a great idea for a giveaway! Keeping my fingers crossed...

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  154. So generous of you! Please count me in, I'd be delighted to have these lovely threads, and I know a kid who'd be nuts about the cute truck!!!!!!

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  155. You do such beautiful work count me in on the give away please.

    klmattox@tcworks.net

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  156. Please count me in i love your threads

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  157. Thanks so much for including international folks too. Lots wouldn't :D

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  158. Marilee, As usual your work is very beautiful and inspiring. Please count me in your giveaway package.

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  159. Wow, this is such generous giveaway!! Thank you!
    If I would win your threads I would definitely start tatting with shuttle, no excuses!!! Maybe that would be a kick I need to go for it :)))
    Anyway, count me in (crossing fingers )

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  160. Me too! My son wants to definitely that truck and i want so badly those threads! =)

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  161. What a great prize! Please count me in.

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  162. I like! And my little godson would get the truck....the thread is lovely!
    Winnie

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  163. Wow! You have 172 comments! What an indication of how many people read your blog.

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  164. Love your web site. Love your thread. Would love to win. Marj

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  165. I love your tatting and your threads and of course I want to take part. Please enter me in the drawing.

    I cannot wait till friday to see if I win. (most likely not, but someday it will happen ;D)

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  166. Marilee, I'll bet you didn't know how many fans you had! Congratulations! Brilliant way to bring us all out of the woodwork. Thank you for the giveaway and for the chance to win it. I love tatting with your threads and patterns.

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  167. How wonderful would it be to win this?!?! Thanks!

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  168. what an awesome giveaway! Count me in pls!

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  169. wonderful giveaway! beautiful colors and Would love to win, please count me

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  170. I have been admiring your beautiful threads and tatted pieces for quite some time now. Thank you for being such a huge inspiration in my newest obsession.

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  171. What a nice givaway. You make such nice things!

    Greetings,Marcella

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  172. What a great way to promote tatting. I love your blog and your designs. I am also looking for tips on teaching young tatters. Any help?

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