This giveaway has closed. Thanks everyone! See my post from today (June 1st) for the winner and be sure to follow my blog for the next one!
My sweet kitty has inspired this month's giveaway: Maneki Neko! Yatta!
Maneki Neko's are also known as Beckoning Cats, Lucky Cats, Money Cats, Welcoming Cats, and Fortune Cats. They are believed to bring good luck to the owner and I have heard that they're considered even more so when received as a gift. I'm just sayin' ;)
Because our gestures differ many Westerners think that Maneki Nekos are waving when in actuality they are beckoning, as in "Come here!". Generally the left paw up beckons customers, while the right paw up beckons wealth and good luck. Traditionally Maneki Nekos were made to resemble Japanese Bobtail cats - white, orange, black calicos with kawaii nubby tails - but now come in many colors, each having a different meaning (see my definitions list here).
Okay I could ramble on forever about Maneki Nekos but I'll get on with the giveaway instead!
The MAY GIVEAWAY is...
♦ a custom color Maneki Neko* from yours truly
♦ PLUS the debut Rock album from The Redding Shift (that's been getting nothing but rave reviews!)
♦ PLUS a wonderfully decadent bar of soap called Black Hole from Dark Side Soap
♦ and more dark & delicious samples from the EtsyDarkTeam!
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To enter this giveaway simply visit SWStitchery.Etsy.com then leave me a comment here letting me know what you'd like to see more (or less) of in my shop!
Be sure to leave me a way to contact you if you are not a Blogspot user (your Etsy shop, Myspace, email, whatever you like). This contest is open to team mates, friends and all.
Contest ends May 31st, 2009 at 11:59pm CT.
Want more entries (up to 4 total/person)? I will happily award additional entries if you additionally do one or more of the following:
- Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter.com - comment here with a link to your tweet (Twitter.com/SWStitchery if you'd like to follow me there).
- Blog about this giveaway on your blog - comment here with a link to your blog post.
- Promote this giveaway in a Myspace Blog or Facebook Notes post. Again, be sure to post a link to it so I can check it out!
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*The winner will get to choose the Maneki Neko's color (samples here), whether it will be a pin/brooch or ornament or hair clip, and gold or silver tone bell. Full details will be emailed to the winner.
The winner will be chosen with the help of Random.org and should be contacted with 48 hours of contest end with the exception of Acts of God(s) or bribe induced choco-comas.
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59 comments:
I SO want to see more zombie stuff! Its almost all gone...oh wait...I bought it. (hee-hee)
and totally blogged about it
http://mrsevils.blogspot.com/2009/05/super-awesome-maneki-neko-giveaway.html
I love everything (ok, not very useful info). The Mysteries of Love necklace is beautiful & more vampire eyeballs...
I LOVE your kitties! Can you make bigger kitty plushies? Those would be cute!♥
I Twittered anf Facebooked about it!
The zombie stuff is so CUTE! Thanks for the giveaway!
www.JenniferSuarez.com
ladybug_3777(at)yahoo(dot)com
MrsEvils - I keep trying to make more zombie stuff it just doesn't stick around very long! I guess I just need to try and work faster huh?
Kit - I actually have done a larger version! I only did the one though because it was a lot of hand sewing. May reconsider though ;) Here's links to a couple pics:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/staticwhite/2799423550/in/set-72157604700758204/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/staticwhite/2799423538/in/set-72157604700758204/
SamsStuff & LadyBug - Thank you & much luck!
I have to go with zombie stuff, too. I definitely relate to zombies being the Original Zombie Mommie!
Love the bears as well.
Dark Side Soap totally ROCKS!
More kittie and zombie stuff. I always love more kittie and zombie things!
Also, I Tweeted:
twitter.com/kat_aclysmic
I would LOVE to see more of your fabulous bloomers, dear, of which I am excited to say I wear to work fairly often. It's my Pirate Chic!
And although I love the zombies, I miss the different kooky animals zooming through your site to that private collector ;) Flying piggies, definitely more flying piggies :D
Oh, and I Twittered and MySpace'd and LJ'ed ya. Yeah, how often do i do THAT? hahahaha
DTG - ♥♥♥♥
Nite - Thx! DarkSideSoap definitely does rock! I'm so tempted to horde all the soaps he sent me :D Yum.
Kat - Thanks!
Zombies...zzzzombies...zombieeessss!! What have you done to me? I never thought I would use the word cute to describe a zombie but I'd be happy to let one of these little dudes eat my brains - yum yum!! Honestly, your stuff is just amazing. The little bats are so cute too but the zombies win for me!! :)
...And just retweeted if for you and did an @SWStitchery so you can see!! :)
omg it's absolutely brilliant giveaway!!! I do adore all prizes u got there:)
From your shop I love this cutie: Batling Pin Brooch - Grey Purple
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23964927
well, actually love the whole shop:)
it's one of those moments when I wish I had a blog, so I could get some extra entries by promoting!
I would love to see more of those lucious pillows. I am also very fond of spider webs (gee I wonder why LOL).
Here's my plugs.
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/duchess_webb
Facebook:
http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/posted.php?id=520727094&share_id=84458422739&comments=1&ref=nf#s84458422739
Livejournal:
http://duchess-webb.livejournal.com/1248633.html
How's that?
Hey! I'd like to put my name in the pot!
I can be contacted at nekosensei76@gmail.com
And I forgot to add that you should make more cats...and also owls. :)
This is my third time trying to leave a post! Oh please, magic Blogmachine, let me leave a post! I love maneki-neko! I envy the minds of the Dark Team! I wanna enter!
And I wanna see more varieties of felt critters in your shop. I love the Bluebird of Kookiness. I was wondering if maybe some of them could attached to or turned into pouches or some such? Hey! Maybe tissue bags?? I can just see me pulling the tissue guts out of a wee felt zombie...
Anyway! I will be away from my email until June 1st, but I will be checking it then!
carapacenator(at)gmail.com
I loved the Batling Pin Brooches! They made me smile. Wish I had one for my hair...hint, hint ;-)
I love all your little bats! I'd like to see more monsters.
FJJ - See my zombies use their cuteness to woe unsuspecting people then.... OMNOMNOM!!
NekoSensei - Arigato!
Carapace - I'm glad you got your post in :D Zombie tissue holder huh? Hmm...
Thanks so much for entering everyone and much luck!! Only a couple days left *squeee*
ZOMBIES!!! and more plushie things!
throuthehaze at gmail dot com
Wow; you have so much awesome stuff! I'd love to see magnets (I never wear brooches). I love the eyeball coasters!
urchiken at gmail dot com
You need more Blue Birds of Kookiness... it is so cute!
I just tweeted...
I love your stuff! I just saw this video and I thought this creature would make for an awesome stuffed anything!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJnn-wMPU9w
I tweeted about the giveaway:
http://twitter.com/nina0205/statuses/1957265518
What a fun shop you have!! Your Zombie and Bats are adorable!! I think that more FANGS would be great.Anyway would be cool,since Twilight and Vampires are so popular right now;)
Have a great weekend!!
cyclona66(at)aol(dot)com
I love your zombie plush! I think you should continue down that line. I could totally see people buying all sorts of horror-themed brooches/hair clips/etc.
I'd like to see more steampunk items. I think the gear hairclips are really cool (as is that pillow!)
Oh that was easy...I LOVE the mystery of love necklace!!!It is beautiful. I would love to see more of those in different colors. However the little bats are sooo cute too.
I want to see more of the bears! But that's purely selfish, because as much as I love them, I can't afford them. I also love the clockwork pillow, I think more clockwork/steampunk type items would be awesome!
danunepthys(at)hotmail(dot)com
What a wonderful giveaway you are holding and such a nice shop you have. I love the little Blue Bird of Kookiness Mascot Ornament - Blue and Tan - hand stitched felt OOAK that is in your shop and would enjoy seeing more things, animal themed, like it. Good Golly I hope my name is drawn.
Gina
daretadream (at) q (dot) com
I love Blue Bird of Kookiness Mascot Ornament... I'd love to see a crow in your shop!
Thansk!
cal_rubies at yahoo dot es
realitybbq*AT*gmail*DOT*com
I'd like to see more jewelry!
Thank you!
realitybbq*AT*gmail*DOT*com
Tweeted! :) http://twitter.com/antispamgirl/status/1964988999
Thank you!
I'd like to see more clockwork stuff! And I can't get enough of those bats....
I tweeted: http://twitter.com/TGrandiflorum/status/1965202726
I'd love to see some bags in the shop. There was a section for it but no posting
I tweeted
http://twitter.com/juan_hurrican/status/1965541646
More zombies! Yeah!
I came back to see if you had a new post up. Glad I did because I forgot to sign up to follow you. I am a follower now though. So glad I found a great "new to me" blog.
Gina
daretadream (at) q (dot) com
I wanna see more zombies! I especially loved the zombie clutch that has already been sold.
I tweeted.
http://twitter.com/kiddo47/status/1974302945
I posted on facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=1146903664&ref=nf
I blogged.
http://kiddomerriweather.blogspot.com/2009/05/super-kawaii-happy-maneki-neko-may.html
I would love to see more animals. I looked thought your sold and there were a bunch more animals that are not for sale now.
Wehaf - Strangely enough I'm waiting for supplies so it is a possibility!
Alejandra, Gina & Janil - There will be more little critters and there were crows they just got scooped up quick :D
Nina - The jaboa is ridiculously kewt!
GreeneGinger - Fangs are always awesome, just finished a fuzzy fanged one last night...
Janette - Thanks! Unfortunately that piece is one of a kind. Unless someone knows of an other old church that sells broken rosaries? I found that pretty in NYC.
Whimsical - A lot of those fleece critters were custom ordered. I try to make extras as I go along but it's hard to keep up sometimes! I do have a large black piggy waiting for some wings though :D
Thanks again everyone & much luck! The winner gets chosen tomorrow night!
I would love to see more in your clothing section! You have such a fun style and I'm sure that you could create some great clothing pieces!
Oh! How adorable! I just love kitties. :) My favorite item from the SWStitchery shop is the Pirate Bear and the Not quite Morning Glory Brooch Pin. I'd love to see variations of both!
Ladytink_534(at)yahoo(dot)com
I would like to see more animals from you - the cat is soo cute and so is the bat
I love the Mysteries of Love - Heart Pendant Necklace OOAK.
aikychien@yahoo.com
~Happily tweeted!~
http://twitter.com/aikychien/status/1977859429
aikychien@yahoo.com
I would love to see some more slip covers, pins, and coasters! I love things that are frightening AND functional. That zombie pin with body bag, lol!
themeimlookingfor at yahoo dot com
I like your pillow covers. Good idea and interesting show. Thanks.
I'd like to see more pillows with some kitties on them. I love your choice of colors. I also would love to see more necklaces.
thanks for hosting.
Lisa
I tweeted this great giveaway here http://twitter.com/Mistyfuji
Lisa
i love your Mini Olifont that you sold...you need to make more Olifonts!
spearmintbaby@gmail.com
I want to see more bear dressed in zombie, or Frankestein,... they are so cute!! :)
meninheira at gmail dot com
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