Gonna Give It Away Wednesday

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

I notice that lots of the blogs that have giveaways have fancy or silly names for their giveaway posts so this is mine. I don't know yet if I will be giving away something every week that will sort of depend on my supply of items to give away but more on that later. For now lets talk about the giveaway.
What am I giving away you ask? Well, now that the Mardi Gras season is over and all of the parades have rolled on down the road I have a lot of throws (that's what we call the items people throw to the crowd from the floats) that desperately need a home. Some are collectible and some are just for fun but if you have ever wanted to have your very own authentic Mardi Gras throws and just haven't made it down to the Big Easy to catch some for yourself, then this is the giveaway for you.
Specifically this giveaway includes a cup from the Krewe of Iris, a string of beads with medallion from the Krewe of Carrollton(still in the packaging), a cute stuffed caterpillar, a bumper sticker from the Krewe du Vieux and lots of beads, more than are seen in this horrible (sorry it's so bad) picture.

Some of you may be wondering what you will do with these things if you were lucky enough to be chosen the winner. Your imagination is the only limit, you could collect them, wear them, decorate with them, kids LOVE them and I have even heard of people turning the beads into craft projects with their kids.

How do I enter? Good question. There are 3 ways to enter:

1. Leave a comment on this post, yep that's it just tell me what you think about this post/giveaway and you will get one entry.
2. Twitter about this giveaway, then leave another comment here telling me you did so and where I can find the tweet ie. a url or your twitter id so I can find you. This will get you one more entry.
3. If you have a blog of your own, spread the word about this giveaway on your blog then leave one more comment here telling me about it and giving me a link to your blog. This one is worth 2 entries.
All in all you can have up to 4 entries into this giveaway bringing you that much closer to your own authentic Mardi Gras beads (and you didn't even have to lift your shirt).

What are the Rules to this Giveaway?
1. An email address is required so leave it with your comment (or else how will you know you won)
2. A winner will be chosen using random.org
3. The winner will be contacted via email and will have 3 days to reply before a new winner is chosen.
4. Open to US and Canada address'
5. Ends on Tuesday 3/3/09 @ 10PM CST. Good Luck!!!

This Giveaway Has Ended.

95 your two cents:

KR said...

Okay..I teach kindergarten and this would be great!!!!

KR said...

I tweeted! http://twitter.com/sumrthyme/status/1251051845

mverno said...

i love the giveaway

saragillman said...

Woot for blogs!!!!

Charity S said...

charisscharity[at]yahoo[dot]com

I think it's neat!

Thanks

melsywsou said...

This is adorable!

Jaina's Mom said...

I love the catepiller. This is a great giveaway, my daughters day care would love this for the kids.

Anonymous said...

I would have fun with these goodies
KawaiiNeko2008 (at) aol (dot) com

Anonymous said...

I can't wait to get the bumper sticker put on my vehicle---LOL
My niece would love the caterpillar and beads too.

Anonymous said...

tweeted / lisagee123
Mardi Gras giveaway~http://tinyurl.com/b3ntypless than 5 seconds ago from web

Anonymous said...

WOW THIS IS A GREAT GIVEAWAY...WHAT IS IT AGAIN????AHAHAHA
snowyatnite@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

mThrow me some beads mister!

peg42 said...

My kids would love those beads...Thanks for this giveaway.

Anonymous said...

My kids had a mini-Fat Tuesday party but PA's Fat Tuesday is nothing like MS Fat Tuesday. They miss all of the fun and hubbub.

rmc1ra(at)aol(dot)com

Dar said...

I'm all about the beads. Please enter me!

Anonymous said...

My grand-daughters would love this. they love "dress-up"! thanks for the contest.

Anonymous said...

We put the beads into some of the Easter eggs. Our Harley group does a Easter egg hunt for a children's home each year.

Alison would love the catapiller. Thank you for a fun giveaway.

danosor said...

I think this contest is quite exceptional because it's open to U.S.A. and Canada and clearly stated.

mar said...

I love this giveaway because I love the Mardi Gras!

Mia J. said...

My daughter would love all those cool beads.

Jean said...

My daughter loves mardi gras beads

Unknown said...

I'd love to win!

toughturtles said...

thanks for th fun contest

abfantom said...

This a fun giveaway. My daughter would love to play "dress up" with the beads.

abfantom (at) yahoo (dot) com

cathirushing said...

great sweeps

Hetal said...

It would be wonderful for my two toddler girls.thanks
herry123_us@live.com

vboackle said...

i have never been to mardi gras so this is great.

Miss Spoken said...

Great giveaway ... love the beads
gkstratos@yahoo.com

KLM39 said...

I love this for my grandkids!

Rayna said...

I am so excited about this giveaway and all the great responses so far. Thanks to everyone.

Anonymous said...

I love the caterpillar.
msurosey@yahoo.com

Jackie P. said...

My granddaughter would think I was awesome if I won these for her.Its a cute giveaway.Thank you!

Smooshy said...

i needs those beads!

sillelin said...

Very cute!

rtrac3y said...

Is this a dagger which I see before me?

Tammy said...

I love it tooo funny

mogrill said...

The Caterpillar is cool!! Thanks for the chance to win!

mogrill@comcast.net

rosidentevil said...

thank you for the great contest
enter me please

seesessel (at) gmail (dot) com

juedy said...

My cat would love the catepillar, and I'd craft with the rest!

Sunnyvale said...

Looks like a fun package, great for my daughter's after school class

zekebamm said...

I really want that bumper sticker....I want to stick it onto my husband's car and see how long it takes him to notice...he will DIE!!! Haaaaaaa!!

Anonymous said...

would love to win the mardi gras gift basket. how cool and way cute is that stuffed caterpillar. perfect gift for my dog to keep him busy for awhile. thanks for the contest and hope to win.

409cope said...

This would bring my nieces a lot of fun when they come to visit me. cardshark42(at)hotmail(dot)com

Anonymous said...

great giveaway

Pamela S said...

Really fun giveaway. Thanks.

Unknown said...

This really sounds like a cool giveaway. I'd love to be chosen.

Anonymous said...

I WANT JERRY BEADS!!
dolniaks@connecttime.net

Anonymous said...

Love that Mardi Gras
Jaleigh78[at]aol[dot]com

Jessica Cote said...

I love Mardi Gras and the catepillar will go great in our LSU themed room!

jessicabcote@gmail.com

let the good times roll. these is such a great giveaway.

teechbiz at gmail dot com

Tes283 said...

The bug is what caught my eye. It will make my family happy to have a happy bug.
The beads will be split up between me (if large and pretty), I am really hoping there is a nice set in the prize. And the rest will be made into princess' jewelery.

Cheryl F said...

Great giveaway, I know my 6 yr old would jack this from me if I won it, LOL. Thanks

Anonymous said...

PW: This fellow belong in my home!
pwprivate@webtv.net

joahsgrandma said...

This is second only to catching the swag myself if I could get to Mardi Gras ... and this is safer :o)

joahsgrandma said...

I tweeted.

http://twitter.com/slmiresse

Anonymous said...

I've always wanted to get the real thing. sharonaquilino (at) hotmail (.) com

ehhogan said...

I love Mardi Gras!

Sarah Z said...

I would love to go to Mardi Gras but can't stand crowds - would love to have these goodies though! I love purple and green!
Thanks
Sarah
believedreamcourage (at) gmail.com

Jolene said...

what a fun giveaway

ky2here said...

I'm all about this giveaway.

techyone said...

I love the giveaway. Fun stuff.

chromiumman said...

love this contest

pitaharmon said...

I like the prize, its fun. I would keep the bumper sticker for me and the rest I give to Chubby-huggy to play with.
harmonden[at]wowway[com]

jodene said...

Fun prize, please include me!

Anonymous said...

Very fun prize!
Thanks for the giveaway.

bison61 said...

this is a very cool giveaway! I'd give the caterpillar and beads to my granddaughter

tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com

Unknown said...

The caterpillar is adorable. My daughter would love the beads, too.

Sonya said...

This is a great prize! I've always wanted to do Mardi Gras for real!

tesashel said...

I usually pay for my beads. I'm not a big "show me" girl. lol Gettin' some for free would be awesome!!!

Nickolay said...

I love Mardi Gras and anything with it


jason@allworldautomotive.com

Candie L said...

I love the stuffed catepillar. It would go great with the book The Very Hungry Catepillar. The kids would love it. THank you.

candieluster(at)gmail(dot)com

Jennifer said...

I have never been to Mardi Gras, but always wanted to go!

jennylovesjeff (at) hotmail (dot) com

theolotto said...

Great giveaway.

Jinxy and Me said...

Fun prize! Thanks for the giveaway!

yomomma said...

Love it! :) Thanks for the giveaway !!

wendy wallach said...

i think it is cool that you are bringing a little of the great city of new orleans to the rest of us.

madamerkf at aol dot com

arvard said...

The caterpillar is cute and the prize is cool.

Anonymous said...

The beads are something I can definitely work with - and the caterpillar is something the kids can work with until then... :)

mcj4tlj@comcast.net

Unknown said...

This is a great giveaway -- I adore Mardi Gras and the stimulus package sticker is a total hoot!

slreichel@comcast.net

Think about it said...

first thing i noticed is that cute little Caterpillar, enter me i would like to win also

This is REALLY neat~!
My lil baby cousins would LOVE this!

Thanks for the giveaway~
Good Luck~

skittles4u05 at yahoo dot com

Venus Montoya said...

Great Giveaway!

Anonymous said...

WE LOVE THOSE BEADS

masonsgranny59 said...

TY 4 THE AWESOME GIVEAWAY AND 4 THE ENTRY:)

Unknown said...

great giveaway

lilyk said...

I think this giveaway is great! Thanks for the chance to win.

ms.lilyk@gmail.com

NesieBird said...

So cool!

Denise S. said...

I've never been to one, so I'd love to win this.

dvice12 said...

Great giveaway

Christina said...

Christina - xristya@rock.com - This giveaway sounds intriguing - I'd love to win the "throws" and any that I didn't use I'd "throw" to my family and friends!

We celebrate Mardi Gras every year. Next year, we are planning to host some festivities of our own, so these authentic items will add to the fun. Thanks for the chance!

Anonymous said...

My 5 year old daughter would Love the beads and Caterpillar toy! Thank you! lanemarinab@aol.com

Donna M. Clark said...

I have got to tell you that I like the Post yo picked for your giveaway. Thank you for having this giveaway.

memetu said...

This is so light hearted. Thanks for the laugh.

Valancia said...

Hello, Im from PA and I think this is one groovy giveaway and my thanks~
skyxsky27(at)gmail.com

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