As promised, I put all your names in a hat — my good ol’ Cowboy hat to be exact — and the Bear drew a name from the hat!

I am not going to say it was an easy task. The Bear was a bit … shall we say … disagreeable. I suppose the concept of pulling a name out of a hat just wasn’t in his repertoire yet.

He carried the hat around.

He ignored the hat. Perhaps hoping it would go away?

He considering wearing the hat.

And dumping all the names out of the hat.

And even putting puzzle pieces into the hat.

So I pulled out the big guns. Surely for the promise of a treat he’d do it! He wouldn’t even have to sit on the potty!

It was to no avail. He was getting sleepy and grumpy and ready for nap time, and things weren’t looking good.

Just when hope was almost lost, he brought over the little bowl we got a free sample of Coco Puffs in at the grocery store a while back. Random, I know. So I suggested the Bear pull a name out of the hat, and put it in the Coco Puffs bowl. And I demonstrated. Finally, the light switched on.

He pulled a name out of the hat…

And put it in the Coco Puffs bowl…

So the winner, who’ll be receiving a photo frame or hair bow holder of their choice is…

And while I snapped a shot of the winner (that was the time of comment in case you’re wondering — just to avoid duplicates and confusion!), the Bear began to…you guessed it, neatly pull names out of the hat, one after another, and put them in the little bowl. Go figure.

So congrats, Brittany! I will be in touch with you at the email address you included when you commented, to make sure you’ve heard the good news, and Karen will be in touch with you within the next few days to plan your personalized gift! Yay! Maybe we can get a picture of it to post for everyone to see!

Now, I am guessing there are a few of you who have arrived today to discover that you didn’t win. I know how you feel, my friend…I, like, never win stuff. But well done for trying, it sure increases your chances! Hopefully we’ll have another give-away soon.

AND, I have good news for you, too!

Now through June 30th, if you place an order with Little Miss Priss Designs and mention that you heard about them on carolinecollie.com, you’ll get 10% off your entire order! That’s like buy 9 get one free!

I have thoughtfully provided a brief review for you, including prices below! I work hard for you, don’t I? You can also visit Little Miss Priss Designs to see more.

Here are examples of the delightful hair-bow holders, but remember she can do it in the colour and style that you want!

These adorable personalized hairbow holders are $35 if you’re in the Greenville, North Carolina area, or $40 if shipping is required.

And these are the picture frames:

And the details of these delightfully personalized picture frames:

Top left: 8 x 8 inch frame which holds a 3.5 x 3.5 picture — $15
Top right: 6.5 x 7, holds a 5 x 3.5 picture — $15
Bottom: 9 x 7 that holds a 4 x 6 — $18

And you’ll get 10% off those delightfully reasonable prices between now and June 30th if you mention carolinecollie.com!

Just email Karen at kkcongleton@gmail.com to place an order!

Well guys and gals, that was fun! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! Or at least more than the Bear did. If you are interested in hosting a giveaway at carolinecollie.com, let me know! If you decide to get a sassy little personalized gift from Karen, I’d love to know that too! I’m just nosy, aren’t I?

Enjoy your weekend!

xCC