One World, One Heart, Six Winners!

Wow, what a wild crazy blogtastic carnival it's been on the OWOH Magic Carpet Ride! Thanks to everyone who came by and said Howdy, especially those of you who had to cross oceans and mountains and vast linguistic barriers to do it, and especially especially all those from everywhere who decided to follow me afterwards and see what kind of mess I stumble into. I suppose now I'll have to actually be interesting! Scary!

But this post is sure to be interesting to at least six people, because it's time to reveal my One World, One Heart WINNERS! And since you amazing people left almost 600 comments, that's six names drawn! Six fascinating people to get Mystery Prizes! Drumroll please:

JULIE SMITH, who likes ballet, longswords,and foreign films!

BIRGIT, who favors the Old West, Mystery books, and the color Teal!

ANGIE HALL HAVILAND, who like purple, nifty fibers and paper, and cows!

JENNIFER HALL, who likes fabricky craft supplies, Retro Kitsch, and Montsers!

And finally, two people with something in common,

CONNIE! From Chicago! Who likes pale pink roses, postcards, and anything Japanese,

and

MISS KOOL AID, aka Sophie, who likes cats, tea, and vampires!

What do those last two have in common? They also apparently like living the whirlwind life of super spies, who are very hard to get hold of through blatant cover investigations like "email". I hope they appear soon, because those are awesome art prompts! Connie! Sophie! Let me know you're out there! And, well, where. I need a place to send the prizes, you know! If I don't hear back from you by Thursday, I'll have to draw other winners! And that would be sad.

Everyone else-- thank you, very sincerely, for playing along. I loved the answers to my question, and am deeply touched at the faith some of you have in my craftsmanship (I can't create children, folks, no matter how much you love them! Well, I mean, I can. But it would take nine months, and be rather more involved than a simple blog prize can reasonably justify.) In those 500 + comments I've got enough art inspiration to keep any artist hopping for years! And writing, too, since I am absolutely writing to everyone who took the time to leave a personal message. Ya'll are fascinating!

And for everyone who joined in OWOH, whether you left a comment here or not, another thank you. Lisa, the brave founder of the event, calls this a simple blog giveaway, and says it won't change the world, and she's probably right. I visited every blog on the list, which meant about a thousand people- a thousand people who opened their doors to strangers from all over the world, people I would never have encountered or read otherwise. All of us are carrying different labels, different political views; we're all busy with our own lives, and maybe most of us wouldn't talk if we met in person. But for a few weeks, with the room for just one blog post, everyone on the OWOH list was able to tell the world one thing, and everyone shared their passion, their craft, the things they love, for no other reason except to let other people enjoy it too. That's not exactly World Peace, but it is pretty darn awesome.

Thank you, Lisa, and thank you, fellow bloggers!

Etsy Blogger Nico Designs, and Even More OWOH!

If you're looking for my One World One Heart Post, it's here:
http://caramakes.blogspot.com/2010/01/one-world-one-heart.html

I'm all wrapped up in Magic Carpet right now (whoa, FOUR prize packages coming! Hurrah!), so I'm being a horrible failure as an Etsy teammate!

One of my Etsy Teams, the amazingly active Etsybloggers, spotlights one of its members every month.
This month, it's the sweet Nico Designs who makes the darlingest wee dollies and dainties. You should really go look at her shop, moreso since I am encountering technical difficulties on posting images that aren't born on my desktop. Dear Blogger: WTH?

But even more, you look at her One World One Heart Giveaway! No mystery here, it's an adorable bit of a doll, and something else, which she will reveal when you visit! Go, get some Aaawwww! In your life!:D

One World, One Heart, One Very Important Rule

Hey, Passerby! My One World, One Heart post and GIVEBACK is just over here!

http://caramakes.blogspot.com/2010/01/one-world-one-heart.html

Wow, the Magic Carpet Ride is blowing me away! Already I've got 300 comments, which means-- yahoo! AT LEAST THREE SurPrizes going out to lucky clever people. I am so excited about this-I can't wait to see what sort of package I'll be assembling! No folks, I don't know either-- it's up to you!

I'm also just dancing my socks off over having so many intriguing and clever comments. I promise, when the madness has died down and we've all got a bit of time to breathe, I will visit and email EVERYONE who's been nice enough to leave me a personal message. And we can plot our Zombie Survival Strategies over gluten-free cookies and tea on lovely pink cushions with a cabbage rose pattern.

But I am not entirely pleased. No, no I am making the stern face at some of you. Believe me, this is a terrifying stern face. You would feel bad if you saw it. Take my word for it. I do not deploy The Face lightly.

But some of you-- just a few!--did not TELL ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. Or your three favorite things! This is horrible, tragic, awful, upsetting. Because what if I draw YOUR entry, and I can't get hold of you? Because you did not TELL ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS? Perhaps worse, what if I can email you, but don't know what to send you? Does the zombierifficness of my intro teach you nothing?!? I have no sense of propriety! You might get a bag of bugs, a cupcake, and some old autoparts! Because hey, I like bugs and cupcakes and old auto parts. I do! Or worse, what if you get Zombie Cupcakes? Because apparently that's a thing of mine. And unless you tell me what YOU like, I have no option except to abide by the golden rule. And very few want done unto them as I want done unto me,really.

So, hey, go look at my OWOH post! Riiiight under this one. And please, leave a comment!You don't need a blog or to visit my Etsy store or to invent a Zombie Survival Plan. But you do need to TELL ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS!