Red Gingham NZ Giveaway!

I'm having a little giveaway! Yay!!! I have been busy this week gathering up a few things that represent my country, New Zealand. I thought, that when the counter reached 50 countries that have visited me at my blog, I would have a little celebration.


I've been blogging for five months now and I have really enjoyed visiting so many lovely people. I've loved reading about you all in so many different countries and getting to know some of you quite well. I also love watching your projects come to life and seeing your creativity.

My giveaway package will contain a very beautiful hand beaded purse decorated with Pohutukawa flowers. The Pohutukawa tree is affectionately known as New Zealand's native Christmas tree, as it flowers during the Christmas season. (Although I've seen some in flower already this year!!)

The second item is a packet of paua buttons. The paua shell is quite beautiful and used mostly in jewellery. It has the look of oil on a puddle to me. You know, when all the colours swirl around and look like rainbows? It's a very pretty shell but needs to be ground on the outside to see the real beauty beneath.

And a real favourite of mine - Pineapple Lumps! They are traditionally sold in a packet but recently they have come out as a two piece bar. I guess if you aren't too good at self-control, this is a good idea. They have a divine chewy pineapple inner covered in chocolate. Yummy!!

Jandals are our footwear of choice, come the summer months around here. Everyone has a pair. The rest of the world have thongs, flip flops or slides, but we have jandals. So I am including a piece of fabric covered in jandals.

Since my blog name is Red Gingham, I thought it would be nice to wrap it all up in one of my favourite red gingham tea towels. It's new of course, not my current kitchen one! Goodness I wouldn't do that to you!

And I can't send a present without a card! This one is quite special. It was drawn and coloured by Daughter No. 1 at school and sold as a fundraiser. I absolutely love it's colours. It is also the Pohutukawa in flower, so quite fitting really.

And to tie it all up, a red gingham ribbon of course!

So what do you have to do to be the lucky winner of my first giveaway? Let's see... how about one chance of winning if you make a comment on this blog post, three chances if you 'follow me', and five more chances if you write about my giveaway on your blog adding a link to Red Gingham. That would be 9 chances in all if you manage all three things. Please, take my sidebar picture with you for linking.

I will keep this giveaway open for a week. Next Friday 11th Sept at midnight I will close it. I will announce the winner on Saturday 12th.

Thank you to all who participate in my giveaway. I look forward to meeting some new blogging friends too. Good luck!!

Pinning Done

Look at this! I've actually finished pinning my quilt!! Jolly amazing really as I didn't realize how long this process would take. I had to trust my girls to not walk on it, which they did struggle with at times. Naughty, naughty.

I'm not sure how close is really ideal, but I guess I'll soon find out if this is enough pins. I nearly used the whole box and there were 200 pins in it!! My thumb took a while to recover, I can tell you.

Now I just have to take the plunge and quilt it! Maybe this weekend I will have time. We'll see.