Lamy Safari Starter set Giveaway (Pen Chalet)

The folks over at The Pen Chalet are having a giveaway of a Lamy setup.

From their site "Enter to Win a Lamy Safari, a Bottle of Lamy Ink, & a Lamy LZ24 Converter from Pen Chalet! This is the perfect starter kit or just fun to have if you are a fountain pen addict. The Lamy Safari is a great fountain pen and who wouldn’t want to win one right?"

So if you would like a chance to win a fairly nice setup go check em out.  I have (crossed fingers)..

DD

Holidays almost done.. Giveaway winners

Well, I made it through Christmas.  The cooking,  the relatives, the daughter..

While I "had" a Santa letter all ready to go for the morning, KIM put the brakes on this years offering.  Daddy had to put one together on the fly to have in place. :P

We did manage to reign in the gifts for Kaylee this year, as I kept telling Kim we needed to as to not set the bar so high each year that it would become "expected".

Now on to the fun stuff.

I have 3 drawings to take care of today.  This will wrap up the December drawings and get us into the new year.  All of the winners packages will go out next week.

 Entry #14 Amy

Entry #15 - Tami (missed the caption at the bottom "The year Jo gave up trying to untangle the Christmas lights.")

Entry # 16 Pamela

Entry #17 Deborah

Entry # 18 - Kim (Canada)

Entry # 19 Robin (Lovely layered card)

Entry #20 Impeccable "M"

Entry #21 - Mimi - (This has to be my favorite entry - hand done watercolor)

Entry #22 - Tracy

Entry #23 - Caddi (Europe)

 Entry #24  Jennifer (wanted an excuse to use up her Australian cards)

And finally Entry #25  Kim, who is complaining that I'm spending to much time on contests and not writing letters.

Now for the drawing.

Drawing #2 -  Jennifer - Rainbow Pencils




Drawing #3 - Impeccable "M" -  Nock Case (to be determined as they are not here yet.)
 



Drawing #4 - Valerie - J.Herbin Pen set




 



There will be a 5th drawing on Wednesday next week which will include a grab bag of stuff.  Basically what ever I can find laying around and there is some nice stuff to be had.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to send in something.  It is always nice to know someone is appreciating what you are putting forth and this is my way of saying thanks.

D

Philately, the iPad and you.. Post 100

Are you interested in stamps?  Do you have an iPad, iPhone or other apple device?

Check out this little gem I just came across.

99 Stamps

How old is Santa Claus? How tall is the world's largest snowman? How is New Year celebrated on Christmas Island?? 99 Stamps App will answer these questions and you will definitely surprise your friends or astonish your kids with all these fun and interesting facts.

99 Stamps App is a whole new approach to philately and self education for the curious minds. Each stamp is a reflection of different events and facts with text description. You won't be able to stop until all the collections are studied.

There were times, when a rare family was not collecting stamps, everyone did. We grew up and our interests have changed but passion for learning new things remained as strong as when we were younger.

99 Stamps used to be a craze of our childhood which is now realistically transferred to iPad. This is not just a collection – it's the encyclopedia of our world. In this special New Year edition you will find amazing facts about Christmas and New Year illustrated with capitative images of the existing collectible stamps.

99 Stamps might become a real Christmas treat as you will truly enjoy going through the beautiful images of stamps with pleasant music playing while you learn something new with every new touch.
Explore the world with all the wonderful things in it with your kids and bring back the delightful memories of your parents' childhood by looking through albums, dedicated to Olympic games, rare cars, exotic animals and plants.

Download 99 Stamps now and get the New Year album free!

What's more, you can send to your loved ones a personalized post card with the stamp you like the most via airdrop, Facebook or Twitter!


The app features real stamps that are absolutely identical to the original prototypes. Wrapped with stunning image quality and combined with highly intuitive interface, it provides a unique user experience.

Christmas and New Year, Olympic games, Automobiles, Flora and Fauna are just a few of the many theme subjects to explore.

Key Features:

— Each collection is created with love, attention to details, meticulously hand-picked and arranged into theme-based albums.

 Distinctive world-traits information in each stamp.

- Realistic picture in HD quality, combined with clean and intuitive interface.

- Stunning graphics and impressive image quality!

- Each stamp is "anatomically" indistinguishable to a real-life equivalent, matching in form and shape.

- Magnifying glass for more precise viewing.

 Built-in greeting card functionality allows to send personalized post cards, sealed with a stamp of choice, directly from within the app via email, twitter or Facebook

New stamp collections and themed albums are added on regular basis!

Post Stamp is by all means a history. Do you remember what it was like when a gifted craftsmen was able to reflect a seized snapshot of an entire world on a small sheet of paper? A post stamp was inevitably becoming not just a form of payment for post service, but an object of art. When series of stamps could make one stare at it for hours, exploring an entire world! Now let the 99 stamps app bring that glorious joyful experience to you and your family!

OK, that is their write up/sales pitch.  My take on this.  It's a great app.  Well thought out and for right now.. Free!

 

I am waiting till Friday for the final entrants into the giveaway.  I have some bonus stuff to giveaway to others and just waiting for the end of the holidays.  Lots of scanning to do.

This blog started TODAY 2 years ago.  I have had fun doing it and have truly enjoyed the folks who have hung out here and corresponded with me over the past 2 years.

I hope you all are enjoying my little blip on the web and I will continue to try and entertain in my own "special" way.

I will be posting something special tomorrow for you all.  Thanks

D 

Slight delay but having fun

I will be doing a double pull this weekend.  We have another concert coming this weekend (Sat) and my attention is elsewhere right now.  Doing this post from work (still here). Also have some little "extras" from work to toss in.

Maybe a backpack or two with some goodies.  Like I said, closet cleaning time.

I have been keeping the entries in order so all will be as received.  I was also notified today that the Rainbow Pencils have been shipped to me today :)

Here is are some shots I took from our concert last weekend.

And now I get to put in another 16 hour day this Saturday taking care of 107.9 the End's Jingle Ball.

D

Giveaway stuff and such

Hello folks,

I should have this weeks drawing stuff finished up by tomorrow.  Thanks for your patients.

Rusty and Tammy, your stuff is going out on Wed. Had to track down misplaced notebooks.

This weeks drawing will be for one pack of the Rainbow Pencils.

I am told they are slowly starting to ship. With that I will ship the winners out the same time I receive mine.

This weeks winner will also get some extra goodies.  Only 20 entrants so far (light).  Remember you CAN win more than once.  I keep EVERYONE in the pool.  Two more weeks to go..

Next week will be one of the NOCK cases.  Please check out the link for all of the cases they are making.

And finally for the end of the year. 

J. Herbin -  Wooden Collectors dip Pen set (this is the big one)

J Herbin Box Set - 'A la Perle des Encres'

A truly excellent combination of old world expertise, this gift set is a timeless piece for any writing enthusiast. It is presented in a lovely wood box and contains 1 nib holder, 5 different stainless steel nibs and 1 bottle of ink.
For the traditionalist, the Brause (Made in Germany) Stainless steel nibs are among the world's finest for a dip-pen writing experience. This set has 5 different types - Iserlohn 50, Brause Cito-Fein Iserlohn, Brause No. 361 Iserlohn, Brause No. 85 Iserlohn, Brause No. 65 Iserlohn.
They are complemented by 30ml of Violet J Herbin Ink (Made in France) and a nib holder.

Specifications:

• CONTENTS: 1 Wood Box / 1 Nib Holder / 1 Bottle of Ink / 5 Nibs
• SIZE: Box is 245mm x 85mm x 57mm / Nib Holder is 200mm long /Ink Bottle has 30ml
• MATERIALS: Wood Box / Stainless Steel Nibs
• SOURCE: Nibs Made in Germany / Box, Ink, Holder Made in France

 

 

You have 2 weeks to get your entries in.  REMEMBER TO FOLLOW THE RULES (link to rules I promise they are in there.  Two entries received were disqualified).

 

Thanks for playing and reading.

 

D

Week 1 (of 5) Giveaway winner.

This will be a photo heavy post so I can make sure I got everyone that has sent in an entry so far.

I will run down the entries as received.  ALL entries are going to go on each week until this is over at the end of the year.   So if you don't win this week I keep your entry and put in the next one.  Okey Dokey.

Alright let's get started with this weeks show and tell.

#1.  From JarieLyn  (diabetes sender :)

#2 - From Hester

#3 From Lisa - Who by this entry cost me another $60 - Thanks LISA :P

#4 - From Tammy

#5 From S. Jane

#6 From Penny (sender of our current cold front)

#7 From Keli (holder of the journal)

#8 From Annie

#9 From Giselle (LIKE this card - folds out into a letter)

#10 From Jamie

#11 From Rusty (good to hear from you again :)  This one made me get out the air can.

#12 From Terry (This was a fun PC).

And our final entry this week #13 From Valerie

Now on to what is going out this week.  At first it was a toss up of the belly button lint I was about to get rid of last week and then thought HEY this would be great for a giveaway.  Then Kim came in and hit me up side the head and said don't think so Sparky (ok not really but sounded good at the time I was writing this).

So I started looking around at the list I have for the run and decided on this.

And a pack of these

and a bunch of other stuff I have laying around that has been accumulating (see this is all a ruse to clear out my office before someone finds me hunched over a keyboard rotting, only to be found when one of my Chessies are found to be constantly be sniffing at my office door wondering where the food is).  So basically what ever will fit into a large envelope.

And my first victim of operation clear my office space is.... Oatmeal can roll please...

Which means Rusty gets the first pile going out.  (and the peasants rejoice... yea).  First one to get that reference gets a 3 pack of Field Notes.  (not kidding - leave a comment)

That's it for this week on the contest.  Look for next weeks winner announcement on Dec 14.  Keep on sending those entries in.  Lots more to go.

D