I will confess to you now that I have thoroughly enjoyed selecting the prizes for the giveaway this Friday. The drawing will be held at 8:00 a.m. Pacific time. I will contact the winners via email and they will have until Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. Pacific time to respond. If I have not heard from the winners I will draw another name. The prize for any that do not respond in a timely manner will be forfeited. (There! All the official rules have been stated.)
Let me tell you what’s new in the gift basket. There is a lovely Pride and Prejudice cosmetic bag in a pale green. It has a white peacock on the front. It’s gorgeous!!! Also added are three pieces of original artwork. Two are the men and women of Jane Austen’s writings and the third is Lizzy Bennet at the pianoforte. They, too, are lovely.
There’s still time for me to add your name to the bowl. Yes, my highly technical method of choosing winners is to put all the names (one for each time you comment or like on my web site, my Facebook page (J Dawn King), and on Twitter (@Jdawnking) into a huge stainless steel bowl. I still have plenty of room for your name.
As a reminder, this drawing is open internationally. All of the winners will be notified at the same time. If you reply first and have a preference for a prize, you are able to select your choice. If you do not have a preference, I will select the prize for you. There are no duplicate items. Here is what’s up for grabs:
Six – 5/7’s and Three Bookmarks
Let’s see, have I forgotten anything? I hope not.
July 28, 2015 at 12:19 pm
Joy, you are at the top of the list for generosity. How very sweet. Thank you for all you do for our JAFF community.
July 28, 2015 at 12:23 pm
Lovely gifts! How generous. Where did you get the drawings?
July 28, 2015 at 12:37 pm
Sophie Andrews had the artist on her blog, Laughing With Lizzie, last year. There are a lot more photos to win besides the ones I’ve shown. Maybe I’d best post pictures.
July 31, 2015 at 1:37 pm
I went to Sophie’s site and found the artist. Her name is Masha Laurence. She has a shop on Etsy and can be reached at mashalaurence [at] gmail.com
July 28, 2015 at 12:24 pm
Beautiful prizes, Joy. You are showing your love for the community through your generosity. You are just all kinds of awesome!
July 28, 2015 at 12:27 pm
Joy! How could I have forgotten to do this already?? All of the prizes are lovely; just as lovely as you and your stories! I have thoroughly enjoyed each of your books and am eagerly awaiting more! And…I forgive your driver for running mine into the wall at Indy. 😉 (((hugs)))
July 28, 2015 at 12:33 pm
Thank you for the fabulous gifts!
July 28, 2015 at 12:38 pm
What happens if I want everything??? 🙂 Thanks for donating these thing, they are all lovely!!!
July 28, 2015 at 12:58 pm
I completely understand. I WANT everything too.
July 28, 2015 at 2:01 pm
So generous and such wonderful prizes. How are you going to actually let it all go?
July 28, 2015 at 2:39 pm
My husband is SO HAPPY!!!! My fanaticism has created a bit of clutter (OK, a mountain of clutter). Best wishes, Becky.
July 28, 2015 at 2:05 pm
My, what lovely prizes you have up for grabs! Thank you for the opportunity to win any of them.
July 28, 2015 at 2:10 pm
what a generous and amazing giveaway! enter me enter me enter me! please please please! you are such a generous lady 🙂 I would love to win any of the above prizes – all look wonderful! thank you again for this! good luck to everyone! 😀 😀 😀
July 28, 2015 at 2:13 pm
My goodness, Joy, your generosity knows no bounds! Thanks for sharing this with us.
July 28, 2015 at 2:23 pm
Thanks for the very generous giveaway!
July 28, 2015 at 2:58 pm
You are so generous, Joy. All are wonderful prizes. I am enormously being glad you. I hope to be one lucky. One million thank for your goodness.
July 28, 2015 at 3:12 pm
I saw the turquoise bag….its really cute!!! If I dont win…congratulations to the one that does!!!
July 28, 2015 at 3:46 pm
What beautiful items you are gifting. I would certainly like to win one, particularly the turquoise bag since my walls are covered with books, windows and quilts. However, the truly wonderful gift you have shared is your wonderful writing skill manifested in creating wonderful P&P stories. Thank you.
July 28, 2015 at 9:09 pm
It’s all beautiful, Joy. You are a person who I think grows more lovely the better I know you. That’s unusual, you know.
July 28, 2015 at 9:18 pm
Thanks for your great books and a beautiful prize.
July 28, 2015 at 10:18 pm
I want it all!!! 🙂
July 28, 2015 at 10:19 pm
These are very nice presents.
July 28, 2015 at 10:41 pm
What a wonderful gifts!! Whoever wins will be super lucky.
July 29, 2015 at 4:02 am
Please put my name in the bowl! Would love this,
July 29, 2015 at 5:00 am
Aw, this is such a nice thing for you to do! Thank you.
July 29, 2015 at 5:36 am
What a nice end of summer surprise! The art work is simply lovely.
July 29, 2015 at 6:04 am
I love that make up bag. You have chosen some wonderful gifts!
July 29, 2015 at 7:41 am
What an absolutely lovely gift basket! Love the Makeup bag and “action figures”.
July 29, 2015 at 7:58 am
You are very generous, Joy. Will you be adding copies of your books into the prize pot? I hope you will because I would love to win One Love – Two Hearts – Three Stories.
July 29, 2015 at 9:03 am
Thanks for the suggestion. (I’m slapping myself on the forehead) I hadn’t even thought about that. A signed copy would work, wouldn’t it? OK – done.
July 29, 2015 at 8:20 am
It all looks so lovely! Thank you for the generous giveaway!
July 29, 2015 at 8:40 am
Very unique and beautiful prizes ! Thank you for your generosity 🙂
July 29, 2015 at 10:10 am
It is absolutely great that you are doing the giveaway international as well!! Thank you very much for being so kind!! 😀
July 29, 2015 at 11:02 am
What generous prizes. Thank you for such a wonderful giveaway.
July 29, 2015 at 11:59 am
What a lovely selection of prizes! Thanks for being so generous!
July 29, 2015 at 5:13 pm
Thank you for this lovely gift! What a blessing to someone!
July 29, 2015 at 7:07 pm
Very special prizes.
July 29, 2015 at 10:24 pm
Wait, wait…. you mean I can put in a request for any handsome gentleman in the photo? I want Mr Darcy, of course!
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