Check it out here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jodywallace/
Now, this contest thing. As you may expect, at the end of the submission period I'll give away an ebook download of A SPELL FOR SUSANNAH, but the unexpected bonus is a handmade giftbag, if bags that were sewn by my little Singer sewing machine can be considered "hand"made. Perhaps homemade is a better description. We use homemade gift bags over and over at holidays and for birthdays to slowly cut down on paper waste. My sister, that font of recycling and earth-saving wisdom, suggested it a couple years ago.
What an adventure sewing the gift bags turned out to be! Took a week-end and told DH it was ALL MINE and he was not to plan any garage forays or poker games or anything. Found the sewing stuff in the attic, where it's been since we moved my sister's room upstairs, and dumped it out on the kitchen table, where it stayed for somewhat longer than it took me to actually sew the bags, because after sewing I promptly vacated the house and the junk on the table and visited Grandma for Spring Break, leaving my long-suffering husband with a wreck.
Meankitty certainly got in on the act. If she wasn't grabbing for string and ribbon, she was sitting on my sewing box, the completed bags or the fabric:
You can get the full details of this contest at my site, if you want to try your luck at winning one of these useful sacks: http://www.jodywallace.com/contests.htm
One last bit of information. At the Otherworld Diner, we're all doing flash fiction and vignettes based on Diner-themed prompts. I posted the prompts today, and if you want to play, too, just let me know!
JW
3 comments:
The bags are a great idea, and they look good too. What would I put in a reusable gift bag? Hmmm...I'll have to think about it. Escaped hamster comes to mind, but I guess you mean something I'd be giving away. Hmmm....A hamster give-a-way...
You inspire me, Jody! I can't sew worth a darn but I keep meaning to do a newsletter. By the time I get around to it I'll be too old to remember what books I've written. LOL Your handmade bags idea is golden. I think readers would love getting something you crafted yourself. It makes it much more personal.
As long as the recipient doesn't mock my poor efforts, yes :). I have this fear of sending one of these bags to someone allergic to cats so I put a disclaimer on the contest page that the bags are catterific.
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