// a Jane Austen giveaway //

knitting + tea + jane austen = pure delight

one day, as I was browsing through beloved pinterest I stumbled upon something to which my heart would give me no rest until I had acquired it : a Jane Austen Knitting Magazine. my heart skipped a beat and I am quite positive I swooned.

after bookmarking the company and making a note to save a few "pennies" for the magazine, I was delighted to discover we were planning to go shopping around Barns and Noble in the near future and persuaded my parents to allow me but a few moments to venture within the bookshop. whilst climbing the stairs my eyes lingered upon a knitting magazine with the company by the name of "Interweaves" on it. where had I seen that name before? curious, I fingered the magazine and glanced at the section which held the newly arrived covers, a place where I rarely explored {as there is so many filthy magazines out there}. then I remembered, Interweaves was the company which recently printed the Jane Austen Magazine. excitement tingled within me, and I enthusiastically searched for the familiar cover. 

crocheting. beading. sewing. historical costuming. 

alas! my eyes found what they had been searching for, and to my utmost delight I found a heaping stack of newly printed Jane Austen Magazines. 

well, as I must shorten my increasingly long story, to-day I am delighted to present....

{listing} 

one winner  of  my  first  Jane  Austen-inspired giveaway  shall  receive  a beautifully bound  copy  of the Interweave Store Company's Jane Austen Knits. even though, I must admit that the projects are much too advance for me at the moment, this is a simply lovely magazine that every young lady who admires the Jane Austen time period, must have this in her possession. 

this magazine is brimming with intereviews, information about Jane Austen and knitting, gorgeous illustrations, as well as several projects I am quite positive you will simply swoon over, some of those including :: a Georgiana {inspired} Shawlette, Woodhouse Spencer, Elinor's Tea Cozy, Evening Spencer, Sense and Fashion Handwarmers, and so much more! 

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but wait, there is more to be told! after thoroughly drinking in every detail of this magazine, I browsed over the advertising section and found these beautifully hand-crafted jane austen stitch markers. again, I swooned and quickly looked up her shop on Etsy whence we returned home from the bookshop. Reni, the sweet shop owner, kindly agreed to contribute a pair of her Jane Austen stitch markers for my garden party as well as sending me a pair! how generous, no? 

the stitch markers, were carefully packaged so as not to be damaged in the mailing process. shipping was prompt as well as the friendly customer service {she answered all my questions within the hour}. 

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one  of my readers shall receive this pair of lovely stitch markers for their knitting projects...

are they not darling? 

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The Giveaway... 

to clarify any possible misconceptions, there will be two winners of this giveaway :: one winner shall receive the Jane Austen Knitting Magazine, and the other shall receive the knitting stitch markers. 

Requirements...

|one| 'tis a requirement that you complete the madatory entry. you may proceed to gain additional entries thereafter completing the madatory entry. 

|two| you must leave separate comments per entry. example : three entries, do leave three separate notes. 

|three| when becoming an official visitor to my garden walk {in other words, following my blog} you must be a public visitor via google friends connect. 

|four| this giveaway is open to US young ladies only. 

|five| this specific giveaway shall close on sunday, february 26th at 12:00 noon {pacific timing}. late entries shall not be accepted, and winners when announce must claim their prize promptly.  

Mandatory Entry...

to enter, you simply must leave a little note on my doorstep telling me three things : 

that you visited Interweave Store as well as Knit Girl in Idaho

telling me what interests you the most from their shops 

and 

telling me if you have become {or if you are} a visitor {i.e. follower} of my garden walk. 

Extra Entries...

  for additional entries...

|one| heart her shop, like on facebook, and follow on twitter Knit Girl in Idaho. {one entry per note} 

|two| purchase something from either shop. {ten entries per shop} 

|three| tell me which Jane Austen's characters is your favorite{s}. 

|four| linger in my garden, and tell me what your favorite {or most-inspiring} garden entry. 

|five| once more are published, enter another giveaway. {one entry per giveaway entered}
|six| spread the word about this giveaway either on your blog, facebook, twitter, pinterest, etc. 

{one entry per place posted} 

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I greatly look forward to receiving your little notes! 

lovingly,

the girl who loves to knit, reads Jane Austen's works, and sips tea in the garden.