weekly blog-bead-give-away

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Hi Everybody! Welcome to our first Blog-Bead-Give-Away! I plan to do this every week, as a way of thanking you for being here! To enter, just leave your answer to this week's question as a comment on this post. Be sure to sign your name, or at least your first name and last initial, if you're very shy, or hiding from the FBI or something. No anonymous entries! One entry per person per week. I'll put the names in a hat, and hold a drawing on Friday or Saturday. The winning name will be posted at the bottom of this post. If you win, contact me by email so I can send your prize to you. Simple, yes? Here's this week's prize...



This week's question:

Describe yourself in THREE WORDS!
Answer as a comment below. Good Luck!

P.S. ~ If you have trouble entering from you phone, please just wait till you get to a computer. Thanks!

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Saturday, May 2 ~ WE HAVE A WINNER!
BONNIE P., please contact me within three days to claim your prize!

The next Give-Away starts Monday!

Comments

  1. CynthiaOApril 27, 2009 at 5:51 AM

    hopeful....
    creative......
    kind.......

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  2. MJApril 27, 2009 at 6:47 AM

    generous, compassionate, excentric

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  3. Kim MilesApril 27, 2009 at 6:57 AM

    For SANDY JULET:

    caring
    sensitive
    creative

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  4. UnknownApril 27, 2009 at 8:06 AM

    sick but happy

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  5. Denise DApril 27, 2009 at 8:40 AM

    Helpful, caring & happy

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  6. UnknownApril 27, 2009 at 8:46 AM

    Obsessively, compuslively crafty.

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  7. Cathy DApril 27, 2009 at 8:47 AM

    empathetic, serious, loving

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  8. UnknownApril 27, 2009 at 8:47 AM

    make that compulsively

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  9. Kristen S.April 27, 2009 at 9:46 AM

    Free, maternal, magnificent. :D

    (Listening to that new U2 and loving it!)

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  10. Sally Holmes ReedApril 27, 2009 at 10:14 AM

    Aloha
    Mahalo
    Kalana

    Love
    Gratitude
    Forgiveness

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  11. Texan Zombie GoddessApril 27, 2009 at 10:31 AM

    Empathic

    Artistic

    Caring

    Penny White \IiiI

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  12. AnonymousApril 27, 2009 at 10:41 AM

    Bonnie P
    bottom line Bonnie

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  13. AnonymousApril 27, 2009 at 10:48 AM

    Esoteric, eccentric, eclectic

    Matt Vanderburg

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  14. FrancoiseApril 27, 2009 at 10:49 AM

    generous
    funny
    pigheaded (yep...!)

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  15. marymaryquitecontraryApril 27, 2009 at 10:51 AM

    Sentimental (too much for my own good ;my Mum used to say)

    Trusting (many times I am disappointed but still go on trusting)

    Honest ( I can never tell a lie; I avoid the truth if it means offending someone)
    I wish you and Rick many happy days on this great adventure

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  16. AnonymousApril 27, 2009 at 11:23 AM

    analytical anxious distracted

    Elizabeth F.

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  17. KathyApril 27, 2009 at 11:25 AM

    honorable
    trustworthy
    empathetic

    (Kim, very creative exercise!)

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  18. AnonymousApril 27, 2009 at 12:10 PM

    healing, creative, open

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  19. catoApril 27, 2009 at 12:35 PM

    cracked (but healing)
    ecclectic
    caregiver

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  20. LynzApril 27, 2009 at 2:26 PM

    Oooh, a lovely new blog. Yay! So, me in 3 words......er......


    doing the duck.


    Y'know? When all looks calm on the surface but the wee legs are going like the clappers under the water? That's me. Fairly permanently. I'm a great faker. *g*

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  21. RuthApril 27, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    non-judgmental and loving

    Ruth Redfern

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  22. debra pApril 27, 2009 at 3:19 PM

    full of gratitude

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  23. Deb CoxApril 27, 2009 at 3:30 PM

    creative loving critical

    Deb Cox
    Portland, OR
    www.facets-designs.com

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  24. Carmen IsaacsApril 27, 2009 at 3:57 PM

    Trusting
    Obsessive
    Compulsive

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  25. Jean Katherine BaldridgeApril 27, 2009 at 4:08 PM

    want
    this
    bead!

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  26. Carolina ElizabethApril 27, 2009 at 4:17 PM

    I asked my nine year-old daughter to discribe me in 3 words. She said...

    momma
    creative
    beautiful

    I'll take that. :)
    Carolina Elizabeth

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  27. Carolina ElizabethApril 27, 2009 at 4:19 PM

    Oh,I do know how to spell "describe" :), just a little "send" happy.

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  28. Midnight RavenApril 27, 2009 at 4:20 PM

    bohemian
    wayfarer
    misfit

    Pam J

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  29. AnonymousApril 27, 2009 at 6:34 PM

    artsy-fartsy, wacky, wonderful

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  30. Susan DilgerApril 27, 2009 at 7:02 PM

    creative, happy, optimistic

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  31. Michelle RockettApril 27, 2009 at 7:16 PM

    imaginative
    adventurous
    detail-oriented

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  32. Sandra QuiringApril 27, 2009 at 9:12 PM

    Sandra Quiring is:

    Honest, Giving, LOVING

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  33. AnonymousApril 27, 2009 at 9:15 PM

    open

    to

    new

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  34. cvoll3April 27, 2009 at 9:16 PM

    Reliable
    Loyal
    Investigative

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  35. UnknownApril 27, 2009 at 10:08 PM

    grateful
    goofy
    generous


    Anne D.

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  36. Barbara JoyceApril 28, 2009 at 7:25 AM

    High on Life!

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  37. CharleneApril 28, 2009 at 7:46 AM

    Steadfast
    Independent
    Creative

    Charlene :)

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  38. Christina J.April 28, 2009 at 9:15 AM

    creative
    sensitive
    strong

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  39. Marsha of Marsha Neal StudioApril 28, 2009 at 7:55 PM

    chocolate, chocolate, chocolate...

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  40. AnonymousApril 28, 2009 at 7:56 PM

    Honest....
    Artistic....
    and Dependable.
    That's me!
    ~ Jane ~

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  41. AnonymousApril 28, 2009 at 9:17 PM

    Patiently awaiting spring !!


    April N from the Colorado Mtns

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  42. Julie K.April 29, 2009 at 9:14 AM

    loyal
    artistic
    savvy

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  43. peacockfairyApril 29, 2009 at 12:27 PM

    fun bohemian princess

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  44. AnonymousApril 29, 2009 at 4:00 PM

    Creative messy happy


    Hannah B.

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  45. AnonymousApril 29, 2009 at 9:30 PM

    creative, caring, hopeful

    suzie01@fuse.net

    suzie hall

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  46. EllenApril 29, 2009 at 10:58 PM

    QuIrKy, empathetic, compassionate

    Ellen

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  47. purple catApril 30, 2009 at 8:39 AM

    addicted to lampwork
    (especially purple)

    Karen Hagin

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  48. AnonymousApril 30, 2009 at 11:05 AM

    creative
    organized
    trusting


    sandi m - chgo

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  49. UnknownApril 30, 2009 at 3:01 PM

    empathetic, analytical, bohemian

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  50. NICCI YApril 30, 2009 at 3:19 PM

    GOING WITH STRENGTH

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  51. Mary Jo JMay 1, 2009 at 1:04 PM

    Creative Grandma, retiring

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  52. Elaine RuskMay 2, 2009 at 6:33 AM

    creative bead lover

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  53. Karen GreenMay 4, 2009 at 2:08 PM

    Loved,
    Blessed, and
    Joyous.

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  54. williamsburg beaderAugust 5, 2009 at 7:02 AM

    ven though I've missed the give away - beading, birding, bellydancing. It's my blog name too. Love you blog. Look me up if you are in Williamsburg.
    Cathy Bond

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