Monday, January 28, 2013

Celebrating a giveaway win!

Friends, next time Linda at Friendship Tea says she is offering a giveaway containing a "grab bag" of tea items, run! Do not pass go, do not collect $200, get yourself over there and leave a comment, because I hit the jackpot and won such a giveaway last week. Now here's what I was expecting.

But HERE's what all I got in the mail over the weekend! Have mercy!

My husband watched as I gleefully removed gift after gift from the box, like this cute booklet of some great teatime recipes with whimsical drawings!

And what a sweet little hinged porcelain teapot box. Perfect for a few small jewelry items. (I may put this in the kitchen to hold my engagement ring, which I take off only when whipping up gooey dough.)

This teabag squeezer was a most welcome gift. I have one at home, and love it, but I've *needed* one at the office. I've been using a spoon to schlep my teabag out of the teacup at work, and it will be ever so much nicer to have this on hand!

A tea kettle timer ... suh-weet!

Much as I love those $1.50 stationery bins at Michaels with their often tea-themed items, I must say I do love when I receive "nicer" tea stationery, such as this charming magnetic notepad by Susan Branch.

I try to fill up a notebook a month as part of my writerly self-discipline, and here's the one I will be using in February! Funny, my first inclination is still, "Oh, I should *save* this for another day," but lately I've come around to believing the time to use "the good stuff" is now, today, THIS moment … so yes, I plan to use the notebook in February. And a matching notepad for my purse!

Near the bottom of the package I found a heavy box, and inside was a For Life Teabag Teapot! I had been wanting to try one of these, and now I can! (Expect a review soon.)

And last but not least, a huge stack of cute-cute-cute dish towels with teawares on them! (I couldn't help being quite amused with this particular graphic, and tomorrow I'll tell you why.) As a friend of mine says, "I'd rather walk on my lips than brag," but I couldn't help sharing this incredible gift! And I'll be excusing myself from Linda's giveaways for a long time to come, as it would be greedy to ask for more than this great bonanza of tea goodies!

17 comments:

  1. You're right, that is more than a grab bag, it's a treasure box! What wonderful gifts! So glad you won them - use and enjoy them!

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  2. I am go glad you enjoyed the "grab bag" giveaway package. It was a pleasure to put it together from my "stash" of tea stuff for you.

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  3. What a treasure trove! Such great goodies. Enjoy them...you are always so generous that it is good to see you on the receiving end now and then.
    And Linda is a generous friend. I am off to bookmark her blog now.

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  4. Quite the collection of everything tea, Linda was very generous with her giveaway. You give away so much yourself Angela, it's nice to see you win some treasures.
    Judith

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  5. Congratulations, Angela! What a wonderful giveaway. Linda is a very giving and generous person, and everyone blessed to know her has experienced that quality about her.

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  6. A wonderful collection of Tea items!

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  7. Perfect items for this long winter! Have fun...

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  8. Wow-za! You did hit the jack pot of all things tea!

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  9. Angela - You of all people deserved this generous treasure!

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  10. What a great 'grab' bag! I am sure she had so much fun packing it up for you too. :o)

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  11. You deserve this nice giveaway. You are a generous woman and bless us with much including your knowledge and love of tea.

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  12. Wow, Angela - such gorgeous treasures! Linda, if you don't have a store, you sure could have a great one - I love your taste in tea treasures! So glad to see you win, Angela, much deserved. Joanie

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  13. Hi Angela, So happy to have "found" you again. I followed you several years ago. At that time, my blog was Nalley Valley. I live in GA also.
    What a delightful gift. Can't wait for your review on the tea bag pot. I have enjoyed reading thru your posts and congrats on your book. Can't wait to purchase one.
    Mildred

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  14. I would say you hit the jackpot! What a fun package to receive and open.

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