Hello all! If you entered my prize draw, you were one of just over 50 people to do so – what an incredible response, and thank you for all your comments.
The winner of the mug and fancy saucer set is the author of comment number:
Congratulations, Sandy, you’ve won! Look out for an email in your inbox with details on how to claim your prize 🙂
[And you’re still in with a chance… if Sandy doesn’t claim the prize within a week, I’ll redraw]Just a little reminder to those that haven’t entered yet, I’m giving away this mug and fancy saucer set hand-decorated with my own tangle designs. Entry is by commenting anywhere on my blog between now and midnight GMT on my birthday, Friday 10th February. I’ll draw the winner on Saturday 11th February and announce it here on my blog. Good luck! [If you’ve already entered, you’re welcome to make more comments, but you’ll only be entered into the draw once.]
Following several requests (well, at least one!), here are instructions for making my self-closing box using the printable template on my Template page.
Either print or trace the outlines from the template onto a sheet of A4 card (at least 160gsm recommended)
Cut round the solid lines
Using a scoring blade in your personal cutter, or an embossing tool or other scoring technique of your choice, score the dotted lines
Crease all the scored lines, folding upwards. Add a strip of double sided tape to the underside of the tab (red strip in photo)
Stick down the tab to the inside (printed) side of the last (right hand) section of the box, to make a pentagonal cylinder
The tags tuck under one another to close the box – you should end up with a nice swirl. To unlock, just pull one of the hooks from the rest. By doing the same top and bottom, you can create a horizontal box like the centre of a Christmas Cracker
If you want a vertical standing box, try tucking the hooks toward the inside of the box – this is tricky and fiddly, but gives this smooth bottom closure
And this is what it would look like on the inside.In readiness for my next Wow! Embossing Powders project, I’ve added a new section to my blog to hold a library of templates that I have used over the years. The first to appear are a self-closing box and base that I designed to be made from a sheet of A4 in acetate, though it would work well enough in card too. Please have a peek, using the link on the toolbar under the blog title, and let me know if I need to add any assembly instructions!
Well I’ve finally done it, and created my third unique giveaway. This one is in honour of 50,000 blog views, and I’ve just passed 55,000! It is a one of a kind, never to be reproduced, ceramic mug and fancy saucer with my own tangle patterns hand drawn onto it. It is dishwasher safe, and the mug is a perfect size for a double espresso (but not a decent mug of tea!). I’ve signed and dated both pieces – you never know, they might be worth something in a few years time 😉
All you have to do to have a chance to win this unique giveaway is to leave a comment anywhere on my blog between now and midnight on Friday 10th February. I’ll draw the winner on Saturday 11th February. Best of luck 🙂
Please note: I don’t like spam, and I wouldn’t want any of you to be getting loads of emails you don’t want. So, please, don’t put your email address into the main text of your comment where everyone will be able to see it! (Unless that’s what you want…) If you have signed in properly, I can see your email address in the private admin area of the blog. If you’ve already added your email to a comment, you’ll note I have edited them away.
Hello, dear readers,
I’ve noticed my views ticking up, and realised that it’s time to start preparing something formy 50,000th view giveaway… and I got to thinking – what would you like to win?
Since I don’t have a corporate sponsor (yet), and am a student, budget is a consideration, but I’d love to hear your wish lists!
Suggestions on a comment form please 🙂
… is Linda Sims! Linda had so many problems getting her tiles to me – it was worth the effort. Linda was selected at random from the eight entries that I’d received, and once I get her details, my ZIA will be winging it’s way to her.
The next unique giveaway will be at 50,000 blog hits. Keep coming back to see what’s new, and what you could win.
Hi all – just a quick reminder that the competition to win my large ZIA featuring all 71 of my published tangle patterns closes tonight at 23:59 GMT. Please refer to my original post for details on how to enter. The submissions so far can be seen here.
Hi all – I have drawn at random from all the marvellous entries the winner of my handmade book of tangle patterns. The winner is entry 37, Lynn Peters.
Lynn is from the USA, and replied that the hurricane had knocked out her electricity and the news of her win improved her day. Happy tangling once the lights come back on Lynn!
Thank you all for your interest and entries, it was fun to read the variety of life stories, flattery and outright begging 🙂
Hi all – entries to my unique giveaway #1 will close at midnight [GMT], and I’ll post the winner tomorrow. As of an hour and twenty minutes to go, there are 43 of you in the competition. Good luck! This competition has now closed.
There’s still plenty of time to enter unique giveaway #2 – entries close at the end of 10th September, with the draw on 11th September. At the time of posting, there’s just one entry – which can be seen on my Reader Submissions gallery.