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This is our game post for the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway 2011. Please do not comment on this post unless you are one of our 12 players. Thank you!
Reminders for players:
If possible, please post your move(s) as comments on this post. It will help everyone follow the game as easily as possibly. If you cannot post a comment, email me your choice.
On your turn:
Choose a gift to unwrap (comment as “I’d like to unwrap #X”) or steal one of the revealed prizes (comment “I would like to steal X”). Leave a comment on this post with your move.
If you have been stolen from:
Either choose a new gift to unwrap, or you can steal another revealed prize.
Rules for stealing: You cannot steal a book directly back after someone has stolen it from you. (You can steal it back later though.) Each prize will be allowed 3 steals and then it is out.
Play Order:
Victoria Z.
Amanda (That Teen Can Blog)
Michelle (chelleyreads)
Andrea / Purplg8r
Mary [M.A.D]
Lieder Madchen
Wrighty
Erica
Mashal W.
Hamwam
misskallie2000
Patsy H.
Presents:
Gift #1
Doing Santa's job isn't always easy, especially in New York (Novella)
Gift #2
"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." (Anthology)
Gift #3
What will my true love give to me? (Picture Book)
Gift #4
May this heavenly toy always bring you love (Novella)
Gift #5
Christmas with the painter of light (Picture Book)
I just don’t seem to have any luck lately. :( I meant to get this up this weekend, but kind of had a slight medical complication this weekend. Oh well, better late than never!
Here are our players for the 12 Days of Christmas giveaway this year. You will all be getting an email from me today with the full rules. You’ll need to respond within the next 48 hours to play. If you didn’t get your email, leave a comment here and let me know right away.
So congratuations to:
Erica
Mary [M.A.D]
Amanda (That Teen Can Blog)
Lieder Madchen
Victoria Z.
Patsy H.
Hamwam
misskallie2000
chelleyreads
Andrea / Purplg8r
Wrighty
Mashal W.
These are our players. Thank you to everyone who entered! If for any reason any of these cannot play, I’ll choose alterates to play.
Let’s get ready to win some prizes.
Hello everyone! This is the culmination of everything we've celebrated for the last few months, the 5th Blogoversary Giveaway Extravaganza! Here is where I am giving away 30 prizes to you, my blog readers. Cuz prizes are the best part of any birthday. :)
Before we go any further, if you have not completed registration, STOP! Go do it. You cannot win anything before completing that first.
So here's how things will work. As I mentioned in the beginning of September, this will work in a silent auction style, with a slightly modified format. At the end of this form will be 3 Google forms, one for each set of "lots" (aka prizes). Fill in your name and email address. Using the number of points you totaled up in registration, you can then "bid" these points on each prize that you wish. There is one slot for each prize.
For example: Say you earned 30 points. You have 30 points to spend. You really want Lot #201, so you bid 10 points. You have 20 left. So you bid 5 points on Lot #309, 3 points on Lot #107, 1 point on Lot #100, and 1 point on Lot #206. There's your 30 points. You can bid as much or as little on any combination of lots.
The person who bids the highest number of points for each lot will win that prize. In the case of a tie (say 2 people bid 10 points on the same thing) then the winner between those who tied will be picked by random.org.
Rules:
- You must be registered to bid
- Auctions will be open from now until 11:59 pm PDT on Saturday October 8th
- All prizes are open internationally
- You must provide either your mailing address or country of residence (if you don't want to give your address unless you win)
- You cannot bid more than the points you earned in registration
Any questions/problems? Let me know and I will update this post as need be. Otherwise, the forms you need to enter are linked below.
Good luck!
Lots 100-109 Bidding form (Preview of these prizes found here)Lots 200-209 Bidding form (Preview of these prizes found here)Lots 300-309 Bidding form (Preview of these prizes found here)
Well, it is now officially October 2nd, which means registration for the 5th Blogoversary Extravaganza is now open! Remember, you must complete registration in order to win prizes starting October 5th!
For those of you who want a refresher of how this will work, here you go. 30 prizes are being given away starting October 5th. (Prize preview posts here: one, two, and three). The giveaway is being conducted in a silent auction style, which means you will "bid" for the prizes using points you have earned throughout the blogoversary.
The purpose of registration is to help me know how many points everyone has. This way I can keep track of your bids and make sure that no one bids over their limit. After completing registration, you will know how many points you have to spend come October 5th.
If you are still completing open challenges (some are open until 11:59 on October 3rd), the please wait until you have submitted all your challenge entries before registering. That way you won't have to submit more than once. If you earned any bonus points from your entries, I will total them up and email you to let you know of the change to your point total.
To register, all you have to do is fill out the Google form using the link or entered below. If anyone has problems, please contact me at shadyglade AT mail DOT com and we'll get you entered manually. Any questions? Feel free to let me know.
Good luck!
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And here we are at the final prize preview for the Blogoversary Giveaway Extravaganza. Here I am presenting the final 10 prizes that will be given away starting October 5th. More info can be found on the introduction page, and details will be coming soon. Don't forget registration on October 2nd!
If you missed the previous prize previews, you don't know what kind of awesome prizes you're missing. Check out the first and second posts to see what else you'll have to choose from.
Lot #300: Graphic Novel Mystery Box
By now, you should recognize the wrapped ribbon boxes. It means it's another mystery box! After four years on the graphic novels nominations committee, I've had a lot of graphic novels come and go in my house. Plus, I've found plenty of graphic novels on my own too. So if you like graphic novels, or wanting to give them a try, this is the prize for you. I've got traditional comics, unique art styles, manga, color, black and white, and a mix of all genres/ages/bindings. The winner of this lot will get at least six books (probably more) many in new/like new condition.
You may have recognized this prize from contests past. Well, in cleaning out my shelves the other day I found I still have a bit left. This lovely fuchsia purple/pink shade has been perfectly matched to the color of the The Dark Devine by Bree Despain. So now you can paint your nails just like the model on the cover! This lot includes two bottles, one for you and one for you to share (or keep for yourself, whatever you want :).
Lot #302: History Prize PackNow don't run anywhere when you hear the word history. This pack actually includes a couple good books. For those of you who do Twitter, what do you think history would look like in 140 characters or less? Well, you can find out in
Historical Tweets by by Alan Beard and Alec McNayr. And then if you like to take a more *ahem* accurate version of history, this pack also includes
Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned by Kenneth C. Davis. So you should be pretty well covered in the history department.
If you missed it yesterday, don't forget to check out the first Prize Preview post. There's some more details about how this contest will work so if you haven't seen it, make sure you don't miss it. And here's another reminder that these open blogoversary challenges close soon, so this is your last chance to earn extra points to win the fantastic prizes below:
Lot #200: Mystery ARC box
In the same vein as yesterday, this is a mystery prize box. I've got a lot of ARCs laying around the house recently, and it's time to send them off to new homes where they are enjoyed. The winner of this lot will get at least 6 ARCs, some more recent, some older, and all genres/ages. Will you get more? What will be in the box? It's a mystery, you'll have to win it to find out.
Lot #201: Handmade Pumpkin BookmarkI love bookmarks, and I love making them just a much. The winner of this lot will get this lovely pumpkin bookmark. Okay, so it looks a little different. The colors aren't variegated like this, but otherwise it is the same pattern (this is the only picture of this pattern I had). The bookmark is hand stitched by me, and it's perfect for those fall afternoons spent reading.
Lot #202: Tamora Pierce Prize PackA blogoversary celebration with my favorite things wouldn't be complete without Tamora Pierce books. The winner of this lot will win a box of assorted Tamora Pierce titles. They aren't in order, and there's some from several different series (although all of them are Tortall books). This would be a great prize if you're considering going for the
Tamora Pierce Reading Challenge. These books are gently used paperbacks.
Lot #203: The Man You'll Marry by Debbie MacomberHere's a prize for those of you who sometimes get sick of YA and want to venture into adult books. In addition to share some of my favorite books, my mom wanted to donate a book by one of her favorite au
I was thinking about the upcoming Giveaway Extravaganza that will wrap up the blogoversary activities, and I realized something. Although I told you how the giveaway will work, I haven't given you any idea of the prizes! So over the next three days, I will be posting "prize previews" so that you can see all 30 prizes (aka auction lots) for the giveaway.
If you're new to the blog or the blogoversary, you can read all about the Giveaway Extravaganza here. Basically, it will proceed like a silent auction and you earn points to "bid" with by completing challenges/tasks. The breakdown of how you can earn points is on the details post, and also check out this post for links to all the additional active challenges.
As a reminder, everyone will need to register for the giveaway to win these prizes. Registration opens October 2nd and auctions will start October 5th. But enough of details, you want to see the prizes, right?
Lot #100: YA Mystery Box
Everyone loves a good mystery right? Well, here's one for you... what's in this box? This box includes a mix of YA books of all bindings, genres, release dates (recent and not so recent) and conditions (new and old). How many books will you get? Well, at least six, but beyond that, it's a mystery!
Okay, so it's not this exact book purse (I got this picture from Google images), but you get the idea. I just learned how to make these cool little bags out of recycled hardcover books. Aren't they cute? The inside is lined with fabric and creates the perfect little tote that will get lots of envious looks and compliments. As soon as I finish the one I'm working on, it will be offered to the winner of this lot.
Lot #102: Paranormal/Fantasy packKind of a weird combination, and yet somehow they work together. The winner of this lot will get two gently used paperback books: a copy of
Dragon's Bait by Vivian Vande Velde and a copy of
Sunshine by Robin McKinley. Both stories were groundbreaking in that they re-imagined the creatures they are about long before such stories became popular (ie pre-Twilight vampires).
Signups are slowly coming in for the the Birthday Bookmark Swap. I'm so excited about this swap that I've decided it's time for a new contest! Want to see what's you're playing for?
The winner(s) of this contest will get a book (or two) of their choice from this selection:
See something you like? There's a great mix of upcoming ARCs as well as some nice finished copies as well.
How to Enter:
-This is going to a publicity contest. To enter, simply blog, post, tweet, link, whatever, etc. about the Birthday Bookmark Swap. Then complete the form to let me know. Entry totals are broken down below.
-Fill out the form below (or find the form here) to enter your links. You can submit the form more than once if needed.
-Contest closes at midnight on Monday, February 28th.
-Winner(s) will be randomly selected, so the more entries you earn, the better chances you have at winning! Right now there will be 1 winner choosing 1 book, but the more entries we get, the more winners there will be.
What you earn:
Sidebar links, tweets, other other links: +1 each
Blog post: +2 each
Grabbing the swap button: +2
Joining the bookmark swap: +5
Every person who joins and is referred by one of your links/posts/etc: +1 each
Questions? Let me know. You can grab the button using the code at the very end of this post, or the one in the right sidebar. That's +1 entry to start!
Good luck to everyone!
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It's time to announce some winners! Before I get to the 12 that most of you are waiting for, I also forgot I have two previous winners who never got announced. So we're going to do those too first.
Winner of October's Comment Contest (Empty ARC) - Mary D (M.A.D)
Winner of The Great ARC Giveaway (Choice of Three Quarters Dead, Blood and Flowers, or Vesper) - Jess (The Cozy Reader)
Congrats to both of you! Please email me your mailing address at shadygladeATmailDOTcom so I can get your prizes in the mail to you.
And now the winners from the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway-A-Day:
Day 1 (Secret Santa by Sabrina James) - Lasha R. Claimed
Day 2 (Dark Devine Nail Polish) - Orchid Claimed
Day 3 (Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas Treasury) - Elie Claimed
Day 4 (The Incredible Truth About Mothers) - Throuthehaze Claimed
Day 5 (The Tweleve Days of Christmas by Regina Scott) - Suzanne S. Claimed
Day 6 (3 mini flower magnets) - Yan Claimed
Day 7 (Mary Engelbreit Christmas notebook) - Jennifer S. Claimed
Day 8 (2 mini Christmas puzzles) - Rachelle H.
Day 9 (Mini tin of Disney hot chocolate) - Robin K (Intense Whisper) Claimed
Day 10 (The Best Christmas Pagent Ever by Barbara Robinson) - .Ambur. Claimed
Day 11 (The Nutcracker adapted by Janet Shulman) - Jenna Claimed
Day 12 (3001 Things We Love About Christmas book) - Victoria Z. Claimed
Congrats to all of you! If you haven't yet gotten something in your email inbox from me, email me right away and let me know. You only have the next 24 hours to claim your prize, and the picking of prizes for Holiday Let's Make A Deal will be first come, first serve, so make sure you contact me right away. Unclaimed prizes will have new winners picked tomorrow.
Let the fun begin!
Tomorrow (Dec 20th) winners for the 2010 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway-A-Day will be announced. Those winners will get to play my version of Holiday Let's Make a Deal.
Here's how it will work:
12 winners will be announced tomorrow, one for each of the 12 days (and prizes). Once each winner has confirmed their participation, they will get the option of keeping the prize they won, or picking one of the below mystery prizes. Just like the Let's Make A Deal game show, the prizes could be a lot bigger, about the same, or even a smaller prize. But you'll have to take the chance...
There are all sorts of hidden mysteries behind these boxes. Each one has a prize assigned to it, but it will not be revealed until the winner has picked. Hidden underneath this wrapping you may find the following:
- A Box of 6+ Young Adult ARCs and assorted books
- A Box of 6+ Elementary/MG ARCs and assorted books
- One of 5 more holiday/Christmas books
- Duplicates from the 12 days prizes
- and more...
I'll leave you to let your imagination run wild, but remember that all the contests end tonight at midnight, so you'll want to
enter while you still can!
Box #1
Box #2
Box #3
Box #4
Box #5
Box #6
by Regina Scott. I started reading this after Christmas last year, and it's a very cute historical Christmas romance. The winner for today's contest will have the choice to either keep this prize, or trade it in for a different mystery prize in our game of 
by Bradley Trevor Greive to give away. This would make a great gift to any Moms out there, and those of you who are Moms will enjoy this one. The winner of this item also has the option to trade it in for a chance to win other prizes during our game of 
by Sabrina James. The winner of this prize will have the choice of keeping it, or trading it in for one of my mystery prizes (which includes a box of upcoming ARCs and books) starting after December 20th in our game of 
by Cameron Dokey. Here's the original cover on the left:
So obviously it's not as good as the real Kinuko Craft covers. Not even close, actually. But considering this was my very first attempt at doing anything at all in Photoshop, I'm pretty proud of myself. There's a lot more detail for the actual covers, but considering I'm a beginner and I don't have endless hours to waste doing things like this, I really like the result. The hardest part was adding the texture, which took me a #$*! long time to figure out.
by Janet Beeler Shaw from the American Girls Collection. Those of you who are observant and have already looked at the book cover below and read 
Oh, Alyssa!! These are all so wonderful - I can't wait until it's my turn lol :D
Victoria is up first! She has been emailed to come make her move.
Alyssa I choose Gift #15 please. Victoria
#15 is Last Christmas (the Private Prequel) by Kate Brian
Updating post and emailing Amanda, who is next up.
Umm...I'll choose gift #18. Thanks!
Amanda
That Teen Can Blog
#18 is Secret Santa by D. E. Athkinz
Updating post and emailing Michelle, who up next.
Michelle has chosen to reveal gift #8. It is My Life as a Snow Bunny by Kaz Delaney
Updating post and emailing Andrea who is up next
(links are not working for me at the moment, so I will go in and add them all later).
I will choose #6. Andrea
You all are being so nice so far. No stealing so far...
#6 The Cat Who Came for Christmas by Cleveland Amory
Updating post and emailing Mary, who is up next
I'm here :D
This is so much fun!!!
I'll be the first little stinker to STEAL lol ;D
#15 from Victoria
Updating post and emailing Victoria for her to come take another turn
I choose gift 4. Victoria
#4 is The Angel Doll: A Christmas Story by Jerry Bledsoe
Updating post and emailing Lieder Madchen who is up next
This is so much fun! I pick #12. :)
#12 is Politically Correct Holiday Stories: For an Enlightened Yuletide Season by James Finn Garner
Updating post and emailing Wrighty to come take her turn.
Thanks Alyssa! I'm so tempted to steal but I'm very curious about #5. I'll take that gift please!! :)
#5 is I'll Be Home for Christmas by Thomas Kinkade
Updating post and emailing Erica, who is up next
I'm going to steal Gift #15
Sorry guys! I've been sick again and kind of fell of the bandwagon at keeping this updated.
Erica now has #15, so I am updating the post and emailing Mary for her to come replace her book.
:) I think I'd like #1
(hope you are feeling better, Alyssa!)
I will steal......gift 18 ;) Feel better Alyssa :D
~Mashal
I'd like to steal gift 15! It looks very good!
Hamwam
I am going to steal gift #18
Hmmm....I think I'll unwrap gift 10 :)
~Mashal
I will open gift #16