Tuesday 21 December 2010

The grand drawing of the Planet Baby giveaway

Good evening, my lovely Planetarians, all 213 of you! And a warm welcome to the newbies - thanks for hopping aboard this madcap planet. Wow - the response to my little giveaway has blown me away. Thankyou for taking the time to leave your kind and varied comments - I appreciate them all. Anyway, without further ado, it's time to announce the winner.

All entries were handwritten by me and triple checked (yes, it's the lawyer in me, I can't help it) for eligibility. I then cut them up and handed them to the pixies who did the ceremonial 'scrunching' of them. Quality Controller Mr PB stepped in at one point as Joshie had scrunched several together in a ball. All entries having been separated and mixed around in a bowl, they were then placed in Joshie's gumboot you can see on my header. The googly-eyed blindfold I wore on my hens' night was pulled over his eyes. Here he is before the crucial moment (Mr PB was beating a 'drumroll' at the time while India was shaking her rice-in-a-bottle).
And in the throes of picking...
the winner - Ange from Ange's Ramblings!
Well done, Ange. Ange has been following Planet Baby from very early on. And the funny part? Well, after being prepared to send my little parcel anywhere in the entire world, Ange lives in Hobart. Just like me! So now I can actually hand-deliver it to her and we can meet for the first time ☺. Hilarious. So Ange, can you please send me your contact details and we can arrange the handover of these goodies.
Now, normally this would be the end of my post. But life on Planet Baby never follows an 'ordinary' pattern. No, the pixies were having too much fun and didn't want to stop there. "We want more winners!" was their impassioned cry. So, being the festive season and because India had to have her turn, we decided to draw second and third placegetters. India assumed the blindfold and reached into the ceremonial gumboot.
The result?
Kellie Collis at Ada and Darcy, come on down! Many of you will be familiar with Kellie's gorgeous online homewares store. I have my eye on so many of her goodies, especially her Samantha Robinson ceramics. Sigh. Kellie, can you send me your address, please?

Then after 'Eeni Meeni Minie Moe' to select who drew third place, Miss India obliged again, this time picking...
Tina at Rubies' Place! Yes, the very same Tina whose pretty giveaway I received yesterday. Well done, Tina (and I have your address, thanks). I'll be sending Kellie and Tina one of these little tins each.
Unfortunately, the excitement got the better of our two prizedrawers. They were having such a grand time dispensing presents that they didn't want to stop. "More! More!" was their plaintive and united cry. Then Joshie decided he needed to draw another winner as India had picked two and he'd only picked one so that wasn't 'fair'. The end result? Two pixies crying themselves to sleep in their beds! Hmm, not *quite* the ending to my giveaway I had hoped for but we're keeping it real here on Planet Baby, my fellow Planetarians!
 
Now the eagle-eyed might have noticed a few yellow speckles under Kellie's entry. That, my friends, is the result of a visit from the 'glitter fairy' today. All through Planet Baby. Everywhere. Even in Sam's mouth (and no, I was not responsible for supervision at that point). Yes, the work of a Certain Mother is never done. Time to find that dustpan and broom! Good night.

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32 comments:

  1. Congratulations to everyone who one, what a fun draw. Enjoy meeting your one of your blog friends in person, how exciting.:) xo

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  2. All super lucky & absolutely gorgeous winners!! Love Posie

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  3. The joy veritably zooms out of the computer as I see these images and read this post.
    Congratulations to Ange, Kellie and Tina!

    Hugs to you J, I love that the pixies have been decorating with their glittery dust, it brought a big smile.

    Felicity x

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  4. Congratulations to those lucky winners!

    Merry Christmas to you Jane and your little ones ... the excitement must be growing to frenzied pitch!

    You've such a lovely, generous blog which will keep growing in 2011.

    MMMCx

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  5. leave it to somebody as unique and fun-loving as you to come up with this awesome way of choosing your winners! congratulations to all who won:) happy tuesday!

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  6. Yippee! Looking forward to actually meeting you in the flesh very soon.

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  7. What a hoot! I love the drama and theatrics of your crew. A good job well done!

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  8. Ha! Love the googly eyes blind fold. Clearly a fun event for the whole family. You see the gift really is in the giving! Funny photos Jane! :)

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  9. Congrats to all the winners, and how about the fist place winner living in Hobart? That's funny.
    Sounds like a very dramatic prize drawing :)

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  10. Oh Jane, THANK YOU!! The tin is just so gorgeous and even more so as my name was chosen by one of the cutest pixies on the planet!! Thank you for being such a generous and gorgeous soul. Love the blindfold with the googly eyes, made me laugh ;) Sending hugs to you and your adoreable pixies. Thank you so much again Jane ~Txx

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  11. Very cute draw style there Jane!

    Congrats to the SUPER LUCKY winners! All lovely lasses. x

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  12. How gorgeous! Congrats to the winners -- this giveaway seems like it was loads of fun for all involved :)

    And...Merry Christmas Jane! Have loved meeting you in the blogosphere this year :)

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  13. Congratulations to the winners! Those photos are soooo cute :)
    Megs x

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  14. Hurray for the lucky winners and well done to the pixies! I love that Ange lives in Hobart...that's a good story :)

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  15. Congrats to you lucky winner!!!

    thanks for popping over.. I hope your christmas is full of good cheer and joy!!.. ciao xxx Julie

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  16. Congrats to the winners! Sounds like lots of fun was had!

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  17. Grats to the winners and a happy Wednesday to you :)

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  18. Congrats to all the winners, what a lovely price ☼

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  19. Oh that is so cute (well, except for the tears :) ) It looks like they had an sbsolute ball drawing those winners - love the boot! x

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  20. PS - I think I'm going to need to know where you got that dove from... I am trying to be better with the birdie thing, but I am failing... x

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  21. Hello Jane; just wanted to stop by to thank you, and discovered that I missed the giveaway. Congratulation to the winners! But seriously, thank you for your thoughtfull comment, and for wanting to follow me... let's see where it will end. High hopes for 2011. Wishing you and your luttle beauties an absolutely wonderful Christmas. xox Lilli

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  22. Merry Christmas Jane, Mr PB and your pixies from us at SJW... thank you for all your blog support! G

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  23. how lovely - your kiddies were really into the spirit of it all :) happy days Le

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  24. One of the more funny giveaway posts that I've read for a while Jane! Sure beats the usual random number generator pick. Hope you and yours have a lovely Christmas full of sun (I'm only a tad jealous!)

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  25. Cripes! About time I commented. You have all been so generous to the winners - graciousness at its best, for which I applaud you. Yes, the blindfold had all the pixies giggling.

    And Bron, let me know if you want me to buy one of those doves from Karen - I think it was about $10...

    Hello Lilli I'm so pleased to have found your blog, too, especially with its winter wonderland setting. Such a contrast to sunshiney Hobart!

    And Georgie, the pleasure has been all mine. You blog is one of my finds of the year!

    Hey, Clare, I'm glad you liked the personal touch. Do you want to swap - me to spend Christmas with my host family (from my exchange student days in 1989) in Muenster and you to spend it with Mr PB and the pixies in Hobart? I still have time to fly there! J x

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  26. Funny post Jane, I love Joshie's very proud face holding the winning name - priceless, and I can just "hear" the commotion following the prizedraw and the continuing requests to keep going...you have to love their enthusiasm?
    x

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  27. Er, yes, Beth! I was pleased to witness their generosity in action ☺. J x

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  28. I have just created a facebook account (a bit scary) have no idea what to do. Looking around and your name popped up. Wow I have a lot to learn. It is the future. Charmaine

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  29. Jane ! What wonderful postings I must get back to read. The PB house has been sooo busy (as have we all I guess).
    Have had a wonderful time visiting your blog recently, so many insights and ideas that you have shared with delightful turns of phrase and word.
    Here's to joy and happiness at the PB house over Christmnas and every other day of the New Year !

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  30. Hey Charmaine I'm your FB 'friend' now - a whole world awaits you! Let me know if you need a hand.

    Oh, Lee, you're a darling. So pleased to delight. Wishing you only the best of health and happiness for 2011. J x

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Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, you gorgeous soul. You've just made my day! J x

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