tangle jar giveaway.

We have a winner! Congratulations to MainelyTangles for scoring a free tangle jar!

The others will go up on Etsy.com sometime this week.

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Greetings, fellow tanglers!If you would like to win a free tangle jar, June 12 could be your lucky day! If you're in the habit of going back to the same patterns over and over when you're tangling (Sanibelle, anyone?), this jar will help you branch out and try new patterns. Just string your tile, count the sections, and pick one circle from the jar for every section you want to fill. You can also use it for choosing a border. Two dozen blank circles are included in each set so you can add in some of those other tangle patterns you've been meaning to try (and those you can't live without).

I've been playing with these, but I'm going to leave the jar blank except for the name. 'Cause if it were me, I would wanna decorate my own. This is a CZT-edition tangle jar, which means it ONLY has the official tangle names from Rick and Maria in it. Anyone that follows either one of the two methods of entry below is eligible to win it, but if you're not a CZT you're going to have to find one in your area to teach you some of the unpublished patterns in the jar. Or you can add in some other patterns that you already know and like and burn the unpublished ones in a Barbie-sized campfire. Tracking down a CZT is considerably less risky, though... you should do that.

The winner will get their choice of one of the sets below. There are several of them, but I have a limited quantity of each one, so you could say these are all limited-production. Once I run out of a print, consider it discontinued.

The remaining sets will go up for sale on etsy.com after the contest ends.

There are two ways you can enter the drawing. You can:
A. EMAIL ME A PHOTO of yourself (or someone who loves you enough to do it for you) with any part of your body tangled (think henna art... and some modesty, people, please!), or...

B. LEAVE ME A COMMENT BELOW and tell me your favorite thing about winter and/or Christmas. And give me details. Seriously, I'm already counting down the days. 

When I first typed the above part, I was kidding about A. But then I tried it myself (using an eye highlighter pencil), and it was FUN. So I'll enter your name in the drawing twice if you do it. Please leave a comment below either way, so I have all the names to draw from in one place. Also, know that if you send me a photo that fits the above description, you can bet your britches it's going up on my blog. Scroll down for the photo entries.

All questions and answers will be posted here, since I've probably forgotten something. I don't mind entries from all over creation, but if you live outside of the continental US, you'll receive a premium plastic tangle-baggie instead of a jar so it can be mailed in an envelope. Sorry, the cost of packages going to other countries... y'know. I'll add in extra blank circles to compensate for the lack of glass. 

Now for the (other) fun part!
Choose your weapon:

 ANIMAL PRINT
stripes & spots are high-gloss

EVER AFTER 

some glittered

 POSIES
bright/some glittered

SOUFFLE
brights & browns

MADISON
 printed on both sides

CREME
some pieces are flocked/fuzzy

SYMPHONY
some glittered, cardstock is a little on the thicker side.

SWEET PEA
pastel with linen finish

BELLE
linen finish

BOTANICA
birds and gears/wheels... 'cause everybody knows they go together.

RHAPSODY
linen finish

SUGAR POP
So. much. glitter.

If you're that girl that spends half your time crafting and the other half walking around rocking the sparkle from all the glitter you've been using, this is the set for you. My scanner may never be the same again.

My email address is tanglebucket at gmail dot com if you're sending me a photo. You have until MIDNIGHT on JUNE 11 to enter. The winner will be drawn on the 12th and posted here afterward, so check back if there isn't something in your comment to link back to your profile/website/email/blog/whatever.

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And now, for the photo entries:

Check out the knee-dala! Thanks Angie, I'm sure the UPS guy couldn't help but admire it when you opened the front door this afternoon!

Thanks for humoring me, Cristina... beautiful BTL JOOS!

Simple but pretty, Debra C! Guess how she managed to take this photo.

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When I told my mom I'd asked people to tangle themselves, she happened to have four of my very artistic/very enthusiastic nieces with her. They stopped off at a Walgreens and purchased what I can only assume was eyeliner. They tangled themselves. They tangled my mom. They tangled each other. I'm pretty sure they would have tangled Max the horse-dog if he wasn't covered with fur. No one is safe!

Hard at work... check out that concentration. :o)

Is it me, or did she tangle her eyelids too?? 

Lovely, lovely.

So proud.

a girly tangle...

 ...some Hollibaugh action going on here.

oh K, artfully done. And a nod to Charlie Chaplin too.

Every mother's nightmare: noooo.... not a windmill tat!

Even my mom contributed :o) She loooves Cadent. Looks like she used Veezley too! That's one of mine. :oD

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Here's where my head has been while I punch out a kabillion one-inch cardstock circles:

If you like Christian music, MercyMe's latest album, The Hurt & The Healer, is really good. I've been listening to that and the Harry Potter audiobooks. Jim Dale, now 77 years young, is incredibly talented. If you're a Harry Potter fan and you've never heard him read, you can check them out at your local library. The man recorded 146 distinct voices for Deathly Hallows, and you can tell who's speaking before he even says it. Just be aware that after you hear him read, all other audiobooks will be ruined for you, because nobody else compares. ;o) Yes, Mr. Dale... you definitely have a seat reserved at my Fantasy Lunch Table. You can sit in between Alan Rickman aaand... Santa. 

I'm also wearing out the Glee version of 'Mean', sung by Mark Sailing (Puck) & Dot Marie Jones (Coach Bieste). I LOVE her. There have been so many times when I've almost stopped watching Glee because it often wobbles violently toward Utterly Ridiculous... but a couple of weeks ago, the Coach delivered an awesome lesson about loving and accepting yourself as you are (warts and all), kindness, regard for the feelings of others, and stopping the vicious cycle of domestic abuse. It wasn't a huge part of the episode, but it really resonated with me.

Wow, I can't believe you're still reading. Go. Comment. Win. Luck!