Giveaway Winners!

 

A whopping 57 signed up for my 12 Days of Christmas giveaway ... & here is a look into the workings of the easily influenced stitcher's mind.  I saw that number - 57 - typed here & immediately thought of the Heinz company.  I think everyone, at least in the US, is familiar with Heinz.  Their marketing slogan was/is Heinz 57 which naturally makes us all think that they have, or had at the time of adopting the slogan, 57 different varieties of things they were selling.  Au contraire!  Here's a bit of history regarding this subject from Wikipecia.

"Henry J. Heinz introduced the marketing slogan '57 Varieties' in 1896.  He later claimed he was inspired by an advertisement he saw while riding an elevated train in New York City (a shoe store boasting '21 styles').  The reason for '57' is unclear.  Heinz said he chose '5' because it was his lucky number & '7' was his wife's lucky number.  However, Heinz also said the number '7' was selected specifically because of the 'psychological influence of that figure & of its enduring significance to people of all ages.'  Whatever the reasons, Heinz wanted the company to advertise the greatest number of choices of canned & bottled foods for sale.  In fact, by 1892, 4 years before the slogan was created, the Heinz company was already selling more then 60 products."

I know how thrilled you all must be that I shared this bit of information with you & all I can do is humbly say "you're welcome."   : )

Note:  I think my blog shows 56 comments on the giveaway post.  However, a comment was left on a different post & then that person realized her error & she commented again on the giveaway post.  Instead of deleting the one left on the wrong post, I deleted the one left on the giveaway post, thus the discrepancy   : )

I must say that it was quite difficult for me to come up with a system for picking the winner of each giveaway gift.  I wasn't even going to attempt that online choosing thingie which I can't remember the name of right now.  I thought about listing each item with the names of everyone interested in winning each one, counting the names under each item listed, & asking my husband to pick a number from 1 to "whatever," but that didn't quite do it for me either.  I ended up listing everyone's name under each item they were interested in & then I took each list, separated the names by cutting between them, tossed them into a plastic food storage container, giving then a good shake, & picking one.  I did this 12 times & I must tell you, some of you who indicated your interest in more than one item could've walked away with 2 or 3 of them!  Needless to say, if your name was drawn for #1 & then drawn again for #7, another name was then chosen for #7. Clear?  I hope so   : )

You are probably thinking "cut the chatter & get on with revealing the winners already!" Okay, okay   : )   I will say one more thing though & that is that I wish I had the ability to send a little something to all of you.  I appreciate my followers & am floored by the fact that you decide to visit me despite my rants & raves & general goofiness   : )

The winners are ...

ITEM 1

Debbie Mumm

Snow Friends Bow Kit
Winner:  Prudence - The Bear's Blog

Item 2

Elizabeth's Designs

Joyous Noel Chart
Winner:  Jo - Serendipitous Stitching

Item 3

Blackbird Designs

My Heart Is True Booklet
Winner:  Peggy Lee - Kentucky Sampler

Item 4

Brown House Studio

Merry Snow Days Chart
Winner:  June - Butterfly wings

Item 5

Primitive Needleworks by Caryn

Noel Sampler Chart
Winner:  Nicola - Stitching By A Cornish Sea Shore

Item 6

The Sweetheart Tree

Let It Snow Knob Knocker Kit
Winner:  Sabine - Sabine's resin quilt

Item 7

JBW Designs

A Very Merry Winter Chart
Winner:  Hazel - Quietly Stitching

Item 8

Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe

Cinnamon Primitive Spice Bag Kit
Winner:  Robin - The Cranky Crow

Item 9

Lizzie*Kate

When We Do Boxer Kit
Winner:  Vickie - A Stitcher's Story

Item 10

Lizzie*Kate 

Faith Boxer Kit
Winner:  Samplers, Silks & Linens

Item 11

Lizzie*Kate

Winter-ize Boxer Kit
Winner:  Annette - California Stitcher

Item 12

The Trilogy

Wonderland Kit
Winner:  Mii Stitch