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Birthday presents for you!

August 2, 2011 by Denise Felton 274 Comments

For me, September 2 will be one of those birthdays that end in zero. I kind of hate to see this decade end. It has brought so many wonderful things into my life, including this gig at CraftGossip, which still rocks my face off. On the other hand, I know it is the beginning of an awesome new decade. I can hardly wait to see what happens next!

So I’m celebrating with lots of birthday presents…for you! Thanks to some epic sponsors, I’ll be having a giveaway nearly every day of the month running up to my birthday. Each giveaway will be open for a week. Winners will be announced each Sunday for the contests that ended that week, and the prizes also will be mailed weekly.

To enter, just comment on the giveaway post–one comment per post, please. (Duplicate entries will be deleted.) You can enter as many of the giveaways as you like, even if you’ve already won one. Each comment will be assigned a number, and the winner will be determined by the online random number generator. Be sure to include your email address in the proper field on the comment form. (If I have no way to get in touch with you, your entry will be disqualified.) When you win, I’ll send you an email with the subject line, “You won a CraftGossip giveaway.” (Watch for it.) You’ll have 48 hours to respond with your snail mail address. If I don’t hear from you before the deadline, I’ll pick another winner.

So there you have it: The rules for a glorious month full of books and needlework kits and perhaps an item or two created by yours truly. Happy birthday to all of us!

Edited to add: These giveaways are open to all CraftGossip readers, wherever in the world they may live.

Edited again to add: Precious friends, you cannot enter the giveaways through this post. This is just a list of the rules. You have to enter each giveaway separately by commenting on the giveaway post. Go to CraftGossip’s giveaway page to see all of them.

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Comments

  1. Debbie C. says

    August 2, 2011 at 5:27 am

    Happy Big-O Birthday coming up! Thanks for the nice giveaway!

  2. fran says

    August 2, 2011 at 5:37 am

    I start my day with CraftGossip. I just retired after 40 years of teaching and finally….I do what I want. Life is a forever summer.

  3. Amanda Haynes says

    August 2, 2011 at 5:37 am

    🙂 We Share A Birthday. This year I to will share a birthday ending in a 0.. I will be the big 3-0! Well Happy Early Birthday

    Amanda

  4. Roudi says

    August 2, 2011 at 5:38 am

    Sweet. :] My birthday was yesterday! lol

    And happy early birthday to you. ?

  5. Hilde says

    August 2, 2011 at 6:53 am

    Hope you will have a swell birthday, just enough time to make such a beautiful apron as shown in the picture.

  6. Fran says

    August 2, 2011 at 6:59 am

    How cool to have a chance to celebrate your birthday with you. Can’t wait to page through your book. Thanks

  7. Janice Bond says

    August 2, 2011 at 7:00 am

    Thank you! I am having a 0 birthday on the 4th & wish you an early birthday too. Hau’oli la hanau!

  8. Kara Mueller says

    August 2, 2011 at 7:13 am

    Have a great birthday celebration and stay unique

  9. Irene M. says

    August 2, 2011 at 7:26 am

    What a sweet way to celebrate your big day. Thank you. Hope you get a day off for your birthday. And I must say, you do a great job here, collecting so many varied and wonderful ideas and patterns. Thanks.

  10. Shannon says

    August 2, 2011 at 7:40 am

    Had a 0 birthday last week too! The big 30! Happy Brithday to you!

  11. Lisa Stevens says

    August 2, 2011 at 8:31 am

    *~ <3 happy birthday! <3 ~*

  12. cathy gillette says

    August 2, 2011 at 8:39 am

    don’t sweat the zeros!!! it’s all good if you are here to worry about it! thanks for the chance to win!

  13. Cathy Cattle says

    August 2, 2011 at 8:40 am

    Hey looking good on the age, keep on going!

  14. Cecilie says

    August 2, 2011 at 8:41 am

    Oh man, that would be the awesomeness of epic to win! *holding fingers and toes crossed*

  15. Amanda Bishop says

    August 2, 2011 at 8:49 am

    Happy early Birthday!! Thanks for the giveaways!

  16. Samantha B. says

    August 2, 2011 at 8:49 am

    Happy happy birthday to you!!

  17. jeyanthi says

    August 2, 2011 at 9:33 am

    Happy Birthday to you. Many happy returns. And thanks for the thoughtful giveaway.

  18. Ronnie says

    August 2, 2011 at 9:39 am

    Happy Birthday! Thank you for the chance to win!

  19. susan kissell says

    August 2, 2011 at 10:08 am

    Cool birthday gift–to us! Thank you! Hope you have a wonderful month of celebration–and a really good birthday!’Love your site!

  20. Dani Vilella says

    August 2, 2011 at 11:00 am

    Happy Birthday Month! Awesome book!

  21. Fernanda says

    August 2, 2011 at 11:25 am

    Happy birthday tO you!

  22. Freude am Nähen says

    August 2, 2011 at 12:49 pm

    Happy Birthday for You

  23. Regina says

    August 2, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    Congratulations! I wish you a very happy birthday and I wish you many many crafting years to come! Thanks a bunch for celebrating with us in this manner!

  24. Linda says

    August 2, 2011 at 3:38 pm

    Enjoy the days as you count down to your special ‘zero’ birthday on September 2nd. After all, each day is the first day of the rest of your life!

  25. Heather says

    August 2, 2011 at 4:00 pm

    Happy Birthday!!!!

  26. Glenda says

    August 2, 2011 at 5:16 pm

    What a sweet way to share your birthday celebrations (and s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g a birthday is always okay in my book!!).

  27. LeAnn says

    August 2, 2011 at 5:57 pm

    Thanks for sharing the birthday fun with us!!

  28. Becky says

    August 2, 2011 at 6:14 pm

    Happy Happy Birthday!

  29. Carrie says

    August 2, 2011 at 7:07 pm

    Happy Birthday!! I hope to win this perfect twisted craft book!

  30. Sarah S. says

    August 3, 2011 at 12:33 am

    Happy Birthday!!

  31. Donna R says

    August 3, 2011 at 4:30 am

    Happy Big-0 Birthday. My birthday is in September too. Sounds like you’ll be celebrating in style.

  32. Sandie says

    August 3, 2011 at 4:31 am

    Have a great birthday! Thanks for the change to win a book – not sure if being in the UK will disqualify me from winning – but wanted to wish you a good day anyway! XX

  33. Mimi says

    August 3, 2011 at 4:47 am

    Sweet! Thanks for celebrating your birthday early.

  34. Mary Camp says

    August 3, 2011 at 4:53 am

    silly one. did you not get the memo that states ” all birthdays ending in “0” immediately cancel out the previous 3″ ?….i got that long ago and if i win a prize i will gift it to you as well !!!

  35. Linda says

    August 3, 2011 at 5:14 am

    Happy Birthday to you. Many happy returns.

  36. Angela says

    August 3, 2011 at 5:30 am

    Have a happy birthday. I hope to celebrate it with you with a cool new book!

  37. Amy :o) says

    August 3, 2011 at 5:44 am

    I, too, am having a big ‘O’ birthday (next month). I figure it’s only a number and I am going to just try and embrace this new decade in my life. A Big Happy Birthday to you!

  38. FLORENTINA says

    August 3, 2011 at 5:46 am

    happy birthday and hello from chicago!

  39. Sherri says

    August 3, 2011 at 5:58 am

    hey yea this is my first try here’s hoping!

  40. Cathy says

    August 3, 2011 at 6:11 am

    I wish you a very Happt Bday-I just had one that ended in a O too.
    Thanks for letting all of us celebrate with you.. Every morning I love looking at Craft Gossip.

  41. Christy says

    August 3, 2011 at 6:53 am

    Happy Birthday!! I’m new to Craft Gossip but I LOVE it!!

  42. clarissa says

    August 3, 2011 at 6:59 am

    happy birthday!!!
    thanks for craftgossip and the giveaway!!

  43. amy in ne says

    August 3, 2011 at 7:01 am

    Many happy returns of the day!!!

  44. Marcy says

    August 3, 2011 at 7:14 am

    My Birthday is Sept 2 as well! But doesn`t end in am O this year :(.Hope we win this awesome book! Love your blog!

  45. Hilde says

    August 3, 2011 at 7:19 am

    What a little beautie!
    My daughter was offended that they thought she was 18 iso 20. What would we be pleased if they guessed us younger!

  46. Adair says

    August 3, 2011 at 7:20 am

    Happy birthday to you! I love reading craftgossip!

  47. Carol A. says

    August 3, 2011 at 7:23 am

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I love Craft Gossip! Have gotten tons of great ideas!

  48. Bettina Groh says

    August 3, 2011 at 7:23 am

    no birthday ending in zero this year… but it was a special year for me … I was 66 on 4/4/11 ! Love those double digits. Happy birthday to all no matter what the number!!

  49. Sylvia says

    August 3, 2011 at 8:20 am

    Best wishes — you share your August b’day with my daughter!

  50. ChrisTea says

    August 3, 2011 at 8:46 am

    Happy Birthday! Wow … a whole month celebration! Very cool. Thanks for the chance to win a present of my own!

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