Tuesday, 30 October 2007

Autumnal Freebies

Entry for this is now closed, I will do the drawing as soon as I can
Tia


Update Update!
I have extended the deadline for entering this and will now keep it open until Sunday afternoon. I will close this when the girls have their evening meal and let Little Fish do the drawing before she goes to bed. Please remember that I need to be able to contact you if you win or I won't be able to post your prize.

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Shannon at Rocks In My Dryer is hosting a blogging giveaway. Click here to read the guidelines and here for a list of participants. If, like me, you don't live in North America then do read each participant's offering carefully as a fair few are unable to send their gifts overseas.

Don't worry, what I'm offering is very small and lightweight and may be posted anywhere at all, although with Royal Mail being what it is at the moment, I can't promise it will actually arrive. But since it's free to you, what do you have to lose?

This is what I'm offering. I picked it up at our local craft fair last week.
It is a beautiful brooch made from a real oak leaf. Here's what the makers, Leaves of Gold say: "This delightful piece of jewellery is hand-crafted from a real leaf. Firstly each piece is encased in copper for strength and durability then finished in a rich layer of 24C gold to preserve nature's fine detail. Each item is as unique as you are."

It's beautiful and very tactile. And is anything more autumnal than a fallen golden leaf?

For a chance to win this brooch simply leave a comment on this post. You don't need to be a blogger; I do however need to be able to contact you so make sure you leave an email address. I will close comments for this post on Friday, November the 2nd and will choose a winner at random on Saturday. Please note, if my internet connection dies over the weekend then it may take a little longer to select the winner but comments must be left by the end of Friday. Don't be shy!

Tia

115 comments:

  1. What a beauty! Please enter me! And thanks for including peolpe worldwide.

    I think The Royal Mail will send it whereever it will go just fine! I ordered something from UK to Europe and the service was quick! :)

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  2. I love the word tactile!! What a beautiful piece. Thanks!!

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  3. What a pretty broach! Please enter me in your contest!

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  4. I would love to win this as a gift for my grandmother. She is a very special person and loves to wear things like this!

    thesmithclan@stny.rr.com
    http://quietquandaries.blogspot.com/

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  5. What a beautiful brooch. Thank you for such a generous giveaway.

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  6. You are so right there is nothing better then a leaf to represent fall.

    I love the crunch of them, raking them etc...yeppers I love leaves..

    and one I could wear would be beyond great!

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  7. Hello, I love the idea that it is made from a real leaf! How fun. Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks, Cindi



    jchoppes@hotmail.com

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  8. That is so pretty!

    kelli (at) pfrog (dot) net

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  9. Unless a sed falls to the ground and dies......

    What a wonderful reminder of God's eternal pespective!

    hugs

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  10. what a lovely pin....

    craftsbydi@hotmail.com

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  11. It's beautiful. Count me in.
    hillarycampos@gmail.com

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  12. Count me in, please! What a beautiful brooch!

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  13. This is beautiful...would LOVE it..
    Deby

    debsblog at gmail dot com

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  14. I've never seen anything like this leaf brooch before but now I must have it!

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  15. Oh, this is lovely! Count me in!

    tynajewell@yahoo.com
    www.begleyblessings.blogspot.com

    -Tyna

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  16. That is SO pretty! Please enter me!

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  17. Please enter me. Thanks!!
    alr928@yahoo.com

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  18. Its beautiful! Very generous - please include me!

    Bups_67 at yahoo dot ca

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  19. Count me in please!!

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  20. How pretty! Please count me in, I would love to win this for my Pastor's wife.
    ~Amy

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  21. That is so beautiful. It reminds me of a necklace I had back in high school that was a gold-dipped Aspen leaf. So pretty! I'd love to win it.

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  22. Beautiful! Please enter me.

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  23. I just found something very similar in Monterey, CA at a craft fair. It is a pendant. I love the leaf that you have and my mom would love the brooch as a gift.
    Le Anne
    yardsaleprincess1@yahoo.com

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  24. the brooch is very pretty I would love to have it.

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  25. a broach! one of my favorite things. love it.

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  26. what a lovely piece of jewelry! My addy is lauraperic@gmail.com

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  27. Count me in!!!! Thanks for the giveaway, Love this!!!!
    Gerijone64@hotmail.com

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  28. How pretty! Please sing me up!

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  29. I would love that for my Grandma -- beautiful and unusual!

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  30. Oh, that is so pretty! And I am the first one to comment... do I win if no one else comments? ;)

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  31. Sounds great! I live in a neighborhood full of oak trees and live at Oak Rise Cottage.
    http://oakrisecottage.blogspot.com

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  32. What a beautiful way to jazz up a jacket.Count me in. Thanks, classybutearthy@yahoo.com

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  33. My mom would love this for Christmas!

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  34. Count me in!
    sweetanlo92292@yahoo.com

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  35. Beautiful! Please enter me!

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  36. That is a gorgeous brooch! I would love to be entered to win it...it would look wonderful on my winter coat, as a reminder of autumn. :-)

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  37. That is very pretty! monk5@charter.net

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  38. Ooooo, count me in on this one! I'm just impressed you had the time to put something together for the give-away. I wanted to, but just could get the extra energy to get myself into gear!

    :-)
    Alesha

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  39. AWESOME!! Thanks for entering me.

    info@fenicle.com
    http://www.fenicle.com

    Come Visit My GIVEAWAY!

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  40. Beautiful Brooch! How thought of you to select it. Thank you.

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  41. Wow, I love being first!! What a pretty brooch.

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  42. Hey, Tia! The brooch is beautiful! Please add me to the drawing. We used to live in Maidenhead. Don't know if that's close to you, but we're back in the states now. (mlciavola@yahoo.com)

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  43. Can I possibly be first?!?!? This is a beautiful prize. Thanks!

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  44. Oh please enter me! It's so gorgeous!!

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  45. This is absolutely beautiful...thanks for sharing!

    Pat
    foodpartyfunatyahoodotcom

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  46. very pretty, please count me in.

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  47. Please enter me! Wow! how did I get to be first?!

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  48. This brooch is so beautiful. I have seen items similar to this one before, and they are so amazing, with each one being unique. I would love to be entered!

    Michelle
    www.northofthe49.com
    michelle (at) northofthe49 (dot) com

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  49. That is a very interesting piece. I know my mom would love it. If I win I'm going to give it to her.

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  50. Hate to be the first, but it is lovely.

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  51. My mom used to have one like this, and it was so pretty! I'd love to give her a new one.

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  52. Ooh, stunning, I love leaves!
    beastbunny@hotmail.com

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  53. How kind of you :)

    I really love leaves,
    Count me in please :)

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  54. How nice of you to support a local UK artist by purchasing this brooch. I'd love a chance to win it. (I live in the US.)

    Thanks for hosting this giveaway! :-)

    sarah_carol (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  55. What a beautiful piece. Please count me in.

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  56. Pretty! I could use that! Thank you!

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  57. Ohh! Count me in my dear friend! :0)

    Trina

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  58. Enter me please!

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  59. I am a librarian this ould be great accessory to all my cardigans.

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  60. Please enter me in the drawing. Thanks for running this great contest :)

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  61. Please enter me. And my give-away is open to anyone - doesn't matter where. The leaf is very pretty. Thanks

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  62. Lovely! Thanks for offering it!

    mrshuntinak AT msn DOT com

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  63. This is a great giveaway, so count me in! This is a beautiful brooch. My mom would love it! Good luck everyone!

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  64. That's beautiful. What a great giveaway. Count me in!

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  65. please put me in the draw
    jenmass37[@]gmail[.]com

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  66. Holy cow - you are so generous! This is so beautiful and I really appreciate the chance to win:)

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  67. It's lovely! Thank you for offering it!

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  68. This is a beautiful thing to give away.

    Please enter.

    Have a wonderful day

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  69. How timely. This would look cute on my denim jacket. Hint, hint.

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  70. Hi Tia, if i won this I would give it to my friend Kaye McSpadden to honour her 25th year of having set up the Lowe Syndrome Association...without which my Joff might not still be here...
    Eff x

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  71. Such a wonderful giveaway!! Please add my name to your draw, thank you:-) xo

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  72. Beautiful. :)

    Thanks for the chance to win.

    Audra
    writetome (at) thesilvas (dot) com

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  73. How beautiful! Please include me in your drawing. Thank you for the wonderful give away! :)

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  74. I would just love to win this!

    To be honest I have a brooch similare to this one...well I love brooches ;-)

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  75. what a beautiful leaf/brooch, perfect for fall

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  76. Gorgeous! Please enter me in your drawing.

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  77. Please enter me. apurv623@yahoo.com

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  78. Supercalifragelisticexpealidocious!
    This is a great idea - I would really enjoy this! This is one incredibly beautiful brooch - and I love brooches!

    Thanks for the contest!

    http://melissaneece.blogspot.com/2007/10/giveaway.html
    (Lots of pregnancy and natural living links)

    ~Melissa

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  79. Gorgeous!

    princesslimey(at)gmail(dot)com

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  80. This is such a timely giveaway as the leaves are finally starting to turn a little here. How beautiful! I'd love to win.

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  81. This is so lovely. I just love leaves. I would love to wear this. Please enter me.

    Nikki
    Angelheart135@aol.com

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  82. What an awesome giveaway. I would love to win. It's so gorgeous.

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  83. So beautiful! Please count me in. Great giveaway!

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  84. This is beautiful, would love to win. I had a gold rose leaf before, they are so pretty!

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  85. This is really pretty - I love leaves and fall is my favorite season b/c of all the colors. I'd love to win! Thanks for the giveaway!

    julieahudson[at]hotmail[.]com

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  86. I would love this!
    bwyramon@yahoo.com

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  87. So beautiful, please count me in!

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  88. This is fabulous, please count me in. Thanks!

    kpuleski [at] gmail [dot] com

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  89. very pretty! please add me into your draw:)
    www.homeschoolblogger.com/NatureNotesFromAbove
    roslenhs(at)oberon(dot)ark(dot)com

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  90. What an awesome give-away.
    I would love to win. I really would love to win.

    It's so beautiful.

    Thank you for entering me in your drawing.

    You can find contact with me through the contactform at the right top of my site, called: "contactform".

    Feel welcome to enter my give-away!

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  91. Beautiful, I'd love to win this.
    Theresa N
    weceno@aol.com

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  92. I would love to win! Please enter me in your giveaway. Thanx. My email is in my profile.

    Eden

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  93. The brooch is quite striking! I love it. Please add my name to the hat, if you will :)

    Happy Autumn and Good luck to all!

    Lib
    notmuchmorethanthis [at] gmail [dot] com
    Not Much More Than This

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  94. Oh, what a beautiful offering, please include me in this giveaway.

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  95. Very nice! Please count me in. Thanks!

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  96. Enter me, please. Thank you!

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  97. that is really cool

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  98. it is so pretty, please enter me

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  99. How beautiful! Count me in. meg (dot) wilson (at) gmail (dot) com

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  100. Enter me please! ~~waving~~ Hi Tia! It's me Tammy....Trinas friend! :))

    Tammy

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  101. How Beautiful please enter me. Melody

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  102. This is beautiful! I would love it. :)

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  103. great pin. texkathy@netcommander.com

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  104. Beautiful! Simply Gorgeous! Please count me in! Thank you.

    Ann - crafty.momma.too (at) gmail.com

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