Thursday, December 5, 2013

Five Golden Rings

Hey stitchers, Ink Circles was invited to participate in the Stitchers' Village Twelve Days of Christmas event.

Today is Day 5!

I always liked Day 5 in the song, because it allowed the singer to hold ridiculous fermatas and arpegiate. It also brings back fond memories of a children's book (with CD) called the Twelve Dogs of Christmas, where Five Golden Retrievers took the spotlight. It still comes up on my iPod periodically and cracks me up.


Celtic Beasties: Christmas or Knot
If you've not checked out the Stitchers’ Village, take a few minutes. It's an online needlework community with activities, complementary charts, and a chatting area. Navigate by clicking on the different buildings to visit different shops and designers. You can sign up to be a member here.

We Had a Drawing! (Past tense)

Send an email to xxx to enter TODAY. The winner will win a copy of the Celtic Beasties:Christmas or Knot AND an ornament kit for the Huddle, shown below. I'll also accept comments made to this post as entries. I'll be drawing a winner's name tonight. (yet to be announced)



84 comments:

  1. Oooh. Me, me, me! I want your Celtic Beasties or Knot and Reindeer Games! I love those ornaments. I still kick myself for not collecting them when I had the shop. Not that I can't get them now, but how stupid was that!

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  2. I LOVE the Reindeer Games ornament, tooooo cute!

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  3. Hi Tracy, I'd love to be entered! :)

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  4. Oooo!! Count in me for the drawing! I love your designs. Also thanks for the heads up about TSV.

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  5. I am a fairly recent fan of IC designs, but already am an addict! Love these ornaments!

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  6. The ornaments are beautiful!

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  7. Your ornaments are beautiful! I've been a fan for quite awhile! Thanks!

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  8. Would love a chance to win these great designs! Thanks for the opportunity.

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  9. What delightful designs!! I would be proud to own and display these. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this!

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  10. Thanks for doing a drawing Tracy!
    I'm still working on my RYO painted pony. Loving it!
    Would love to have your Celtic Beasties or Knot and Reindeer Games. Merry Christmas to you <3

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  11. Thank you for hosting the draw. I'm kitting up turtles all the way down. It will be my first ink circles piece.

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  12. The Griffin holding a bell is my favorite. I would live a chance to win it. Thanks and merry Christmas to you

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  13. I would love the Reindeer Games pattern!! Tracy, thank you again for all the wonderful patterns you have given us throughout the years!! i have enjoyed stitching them. take care and Merry Christmas!

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  14. Love those Celtic beasties and reindeer games! Fab giveaway that you're having - thanks for the chance to win.

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  15. I love all of your designs and Thank you for showing me Gerda Bengtsson's designs and the Danish Flower Thread.I find that most of your designs are so symmetrical that they are great for the tops of boxs,pin cushions and many other things.A big Thank You to Tracy .

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  16. The Celtic Beasties done up all in Christmas style are fabulous. What a wonderful way to celebrate the season and how generous of you to make this offering. You are great! Thank you for all of your wonderful designs.

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  17. I love them all :-) Hope you have a wonderful holiday season....

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  18. Hi Tracy,
    Thanks for the drawing. I love all your designs. Merry Christmas to you!

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  19. Count me in please! Those are some pretty designs.:)

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  20. These are so cute. Reminds me of some things my mom did when I was little.

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  21. I love them all! Please enter me in the contest.

    ldepalatis at earthlink dot net

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  22. Thank you for the draw! I'm a fan of yours! :)

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  23. Thanks for the chance! The ornament is so pretty!

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  24. Please add me to the drawing too. I, like so many others, love your work.

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  25. Enter me please. Love your designs and thank you for letting me know about The Stitcher's Village. A new place for me to explore. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and happy, healthy, prosperous New Year.

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  26. would sure to love to win this for today is my birthday

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  27. Love, love the Beasties! Thanks for sharing your wonderful designs!

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  28. Hi Tracy and "Thank You" for participating in the SV 12 days event! A fun activity during a busy time of year :) I love the "huddle" ornament and was perusing your patterns and I LOVE THEM, especially the mandala's! Merry Christmas to All!!

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  29. What a wonderful giveaway...please sign me up! Thank you

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  30. :) 12 Dogs of Christmas sounds really cute! :) I'd love to win your beautiful designs :)

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  31. How cute! I would love to enter!

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  32. Love them all!
    Thank you for the drawing.
    Christine

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  33. Love the ornament. Such a fun idea. lol Thank you for the opportunity to enter.

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  34. Thanks for the chance to enter your drawing. Very cute ornament.

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  35. Please consider me entered!!

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  36. This will be in the que for 2014.
    Happy Holidays!

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  37. What a clever title, "The Huddle". I guess creative just pulses through your veins. I love the chance to win these designs, thanks so much for the opportunity. Happy Holidays!

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  38. Eagerly tossing my hat in - I love The Huddle!
    lfe61@comcast.net

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  39. These are great! I MUST stitch the Reindeer in your new book for my tree. I only have animal ornies on it and this would be perfect. Love all your work!

    Thanks for being part of Stitchers Village.

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  40. Great ornament designs. Would love to be entered into the drawing.
    Thank you, debi.murray@gmail.com
    Debi

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  41. Tracy, I love The Huddle! And I love your sense of wit in your designs, so different than anything else out there. Thanks for all your wonderful designs and for the chance to win these!

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  42. How cute an idea with the Huddle. I would like to join in the chance to win too. Thank you for staying in the business-I can hardly stand it when we lose a store or designer in the cross stitch land.

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  43. Great ornaments. I would love to be entered.

    Thanks,
    Linda

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  44. Wonderful beasties, please count me in for the draw. I love you Celtic knots and have been a fan for ages. Thank you and TSV for such a great opportunity.
    Cheers, Annette

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  45. What a cute ornament! I love your designs! Thank you for participating in this years event and thanks to TSV for hosting! Have a blessed Christmas! Laurel

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  46. They are all terrific! Thanks so much for the draw.
    Hilly

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  47. So many fibers and fabrics ideas popping in my head to stitch this little beauty :D

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  48. How fun!! Happy Holidays to All and a big "Thank You" to Tracy! I love your "beasties" patterns Tracy and they will make an excellent addition to my fantasy collection of mythical characters on my walls...including dragons, wizards, unicorns, castles...just to name a few. Lol. Thanks again...

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  49. Love both the designs but especially the reindeer! Would love to win a copy.

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  50. These are great!!!

    Sharon Palmer

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  51. Oh, these are lovely. Please enter me into the draw. Thank you so much Tracey for offering them.
    Mary Joan

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  52. Celtic Beasties vs. Reindeer.... sounds like a good sports game to me! LOL I always love getting your designs. They manage to bring a smile to my face as I stitch them up. Now, to have more time to stitch... need more hands and eyes!

    And thank you for opportunity of entering into the drawing. Merry Christmas!

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  53. The Beasies are cool, but I love the Huddle!

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  54. I'd love to be entered, please - thanks for the opportunity!

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  55. I absolutely love your designs! Please enter me into the drawing.

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  56. What a fun drawing, please enter me

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  57. I'd love to be in this, I've always loved the huddle and would love to be able to stitch it x

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  58. Lovely designs. Please enter me into the draw.

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  59. Thanks for taking part in the Stitchers' Village Twelve Days of Christmas! Please enter my name in your drawing! Thanks Tracy

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  60. Please enter me in your amazing giveaway, love all the beautiful ornaments!

    kimberlybreid at hotmail dot com

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  61. I'm very fond of the Muppets version, especially Miss Piggies part, but golden retrievers is good too - would make a cute stitched ornament for my MIL.

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  62. Love your designs. Working on page 6 of Cirque des Carreaux right now. Please enter me into the drawing.

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  63. I love your designs, please enter me.

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  64. Please enter me into the drawing. I can think of few things that would be more delightful than more Ink Circles charts under my tree. :)

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  65. I LOVE them all, but the Reindeer Games is my very favorite. My son likes it too. I may have to sneak in another christmas present! Thank you so much for the drawing! Good luck to everyone!

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  66. I have to enter this competition! I love these designs especially the reindeer huddle.

    Now I'm off to find 12 Dogs of Christmas on t'internet, thanks for sharing that too.

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  67. Pleas enter me in the drawing and thanks for doing this.

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  68. To receive any prize from Ink Circle would be like winning a jackpot..

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    1. Your chances would be seriously improved if your name was something other than "unknown." ;-) You can send an email if you can't get blogger to do it right.

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  69. oh gosh, I'd so love that kit, I've drooled over it for years!

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  70. Thanks so much. I've stitched the Huddle (one of my all-time favorites) and love the other, too.

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  71. Great prizes, thanks so much
    aussiestitcher@gmail.com

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  72. Great prize!
    I sent you an e-mail.
    Thanks!
    Marilyn F

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  73. I love the Celtic pieces. It took me a bit to figure out the Huddle. Love it! Thank you for the chance at either of these items.

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  74. These are beautiful pieces to display all year.

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  75. OH what beautiful prizes for this giveaway.

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  76. I love your designs what a great giveaway thank you!

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  77. I have stitched your designs and love them. A wonderful give a way
    joycefrank@sbcglobal.net
    http://joycesloveoflife.blogspot.com

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