The draw for the goldfish in the lightbulb has just taken place, using the ultimate in high-tech equipment. Paper and pen.....
.....scissors, followed by.......
....folding! Placing in a handmade papier mache bowl!
The superbly crafted random generator....Stacie! (She's my daughter and believe me, nothing could be more random than a ticket picked by her!)
The winning name is CAREN - if you could get in touch with me at the e-mail address at the top of the page, I will get the goldfish wrapped up and sent to you asap - let's all cross our fingers that it makes the journey to wherever it is going in one piece!
Unfortunately, two weeks on and Caren never got in touch,so I had a re-draw and the winner is Marrisa Brenton...who sent me her address very fast and will be getting a fish in the post!
I have just ordered lots of different coloured crochet cotton with a view to making more mini sea creatures for stuffing into lightbulbs. I have taken on board the suggestions for different little critters and will be definitely attempting (note *attempting*) octopi and seahorses - the seahorse was on my list anyway, who can resist a seahorse! Give me some time though as I still have a mountain of commissions that I am slowly working my way through - is there a medical condition called Knitter's Strain, 'cos I think I'm developing it...
Congratulations to Caren!
ReplyDeleteLucky Caren, I have been away for a week and you've done SO much on your blog during then, I'm sorry I missed out on entering!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if anyone has suggested this. But you could take the bulb to someplace like UPS and ask them how they would pack the bulb to ship. Just a thought.
ReplyDelete:-( Ohhh. I missed out. Congrats to Caren. I like the idea of asking UPS or someone like that to ask how to pack something. Another thing to consider is how bulbs are packed in the first place - i.e. with a sort of cardboard structure around them to keep the glass away from the edges. xoxo
ReplyDeleteHuge congratulations to Caren... one lucky little fishy :-) X X X
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