Welcome to my ThanksGiveaway Day! All day long I will be having giveaways going on along the theme of Children's Books and Sewing, two of my favorite things. I want to thank my readers, both new and long-time friends, for coming here to visit. I love to hear from you, but you are always welcome to just come quietly to visit.
I think Etsy is the best thing that has happened to artists across the world. I know that's where to turn when I want something unique.
That's where I found these amazing prints.
Aren't they fantastic?
You can visit her shop to see all her adorable prints, PolkadotStripes.
Aileen is generously giving this one (my favorite) away to one of my readers in honor of Once Upon a Thread. This is how my kids read, getting out about a dozen books at a time :). I love her outfit as well. Maybe that will appear on here one day!
➊ Comment on the post to enter. Are you the type to just have one book going at a time, or do you need a book in every room?
➋ Please include your email address, if it's not linked to your profile, even if it's in the form of: nobigdillblog at gmail dot com, if you're worried about spam. Please, oh, please!
➌ You have until Sunday 11:59 pm EST to get your comment in.
I was an English major in college, so would often have 5+ going per week every semester! Now I'm thankful I keep myself in gear with just one at a time. I recently did 3 at a time and it was crazy! Love that book print, so cute!
ReplyDeleteSarah M
My husband accuses me of having half the library at home. Always have one I'm reading, one I'm listening to when I walk and one to listen to in the car. Love to read! The print is darling!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE reading but usually churn through books just one at a time :)
ReplyDeleteI always have a book ready for my soak in the bathtub! but can only handle one at a time. The best time of the day!
ReplyDeleteEvin5 at aol dot com
I really try to do just 1 book at a time. I'm a total book glutton - once I start, I can't stop. If it's really captivating (most are) I willingly give up sleep and food. For my family's sake, I read a book at a time. And I'm cautious of when I start a series, because once I start 1 book in the series, I have to keep going until its over (which is how I ended up reading the Twilight series in 4 days...). It's a sickness really :)
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These prints are unreal! I have fallen in love. At my house it takes me about six months to get through a book:( not much down time here. I have about four books going right now. I guess that means one in every room. Anyhoo, Happy Thanksgiving! Love your blog! You, along with a handful of others inspired me to start my own.
ReplyDeleteI love to read, but lately i have had to drive a lot for work and have been listening to books on cd from my local library
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ReplyDeleteOne at a time - but a stack of a dozen to start when I finish it
ReplyDeleteOne book at a time; unless you include sewing books in that reading--maybe two or three then:) Love your blog! So wish this time around I did not have so many projects that need done. Maybe the next "Once upon a thread" I can join in the fun! I have a few childrens books that I love! ktwagaman at hotmail dot com
ReplyDeleteIt depends on how good the book is. If it's great, that's the only one I'll read. If I'm not fully engaged then I'll have multiple books around the house. (I hope I win!) marci (at) stringham (dot) name
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving! I usually only read one book at a time but my 8 year old reads 4 or 5 at a time. I couldn't keep it all straight!
ReplyDeleteamandaj(at)cinci(dot)rr(dot)com
I have one next to the bed, plus one in the bathroom, and of course a collection of short stories on my phone for after the baby is in bed.
ReplyDeletemeganblove(at)yahoo(dot)com
Books in everyroom, books from the library, books from friends and books we own! often themed piles going on.
ReplyDeletethanks so much! love your blog!
blazingstarclinic (at) gmail (dot) com
I Love Love love that little girl! (oh how i wish I could draw...) Her little shoes are amazing. I like to read one book at a time. Usually at night and usually fall asleep reading it.
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I'm a one-book-at-a-time kind of girl and have been ever since I was a child. I love to read! Thanks Katy!
ReplyDeleteOne at a time. I love to get completely immersed in a book. Those prints are so great!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving!
This print reminds me of my daughter, who is trying to read her height in books at the moment. She has a pile of read and a pile of unread books in her bedroom. She has more than one book at a time on the go. I tend to have an upstairs book and a downstairs book and occasionally a car book for when I'm waiting to pick one of them up.
ReplyDeleteI tend to read one book at a time, but I check them out of the library in stacks of 5 or more because I'm never sure what I'll be in the mood to read next. With my kids it tends to be stacks of 10, half of which resides next to the bed for a nightly reading of two or three stories.
ReplyDeleteaudrey AT planethausfrau DOT com
Ooh - what a gorgeous print!!!
ReplyDeleteI need to read 1 at a time because i like to completely lose myself in the story. My girls though, they are more like the girl in the print - which makes my heart very happy!
Adorable prints! I'm a one book at at time girl, but my kids have piles books in EVERY room. They love to "read" all their books over, and over, and over. Happy Thanksgiving to your family! nicolebomeli at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI usually have one book going for me and 84 for my kids. :)
ReplyDeleteoh boy. If I am reading a book, I'm not doing anything else. Sometimes that means I'm reading five at a time just get my fix, then I can go on a dry spell for a time and actually clean my house.
ReplyDeleteang(dot)merkley(at)gmail(dot)com
I try to have only one going at a time but that doesn't always work out! lol
ReplyDeleteI devour a book at a time. But fast and frequently. My kids read a dozen at a time (picture books, not really reading on their own just yet, but the older one is close!)
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Oh and blogger didn't save my email address so I'm signing in with my other account. Sorry!
ReplyDeleteThose pictures are great! I normally only read one book at a time, but I read about 2-3 books a week, not counting the millions of books I read to my children.
ReplyDeleteooh i love the book print. i read one book at a time. i've been reading the same book for the last 4 months, hee. too busy to read with kids and crafting:)>>>
ReplyDeleteI have 1 serious./learning book and one fun/fiction book on the go at a time. plus all the kids books my toddler gets me to read to her of course :)
ReplyDelete3 books currently underway. LOVE absolutely LOVE the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty new to your blog and really love it! I do admit I have several books going at once. I LOVE childrens' books and the print is just beautiful. My email: remaliah at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteCute prints! We have books in pretty much every room of the house. But I am the type to only read one book at a time.
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walls.jennifer1 at gmail (d0t) com
I normally just read one book at a time... but the kids' books are all over the house =)
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I have to have one book going on at a time or I get confused. Great giveaway
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I have to laugh -- my husband and I joke that we insulate our house with books. My five year old is turning out to be a chip off the old book block. She has her own bookcase, or at least shelf, in every room. And yes, she usually gets out a cool dozen at a time too.
ReplyDeleteReally like that print, too. Happy Thanksgiving, to you all. :)
ReplyDeleteI read one fiction book at a time, but have oodles of others I pick up and put down as I feel like it... spiritual, craftsy, etc.
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ReplyDeleteI usually have two going at a time; a novel or something light and a spiritual/self-help type. Oh, and always several children's books a day as I read to three little ones while I nurse the newborn.
ReplyDeleteI love that outfit too... Let us know when you sew it up! :)
elif(at)bellsouth(dot)net
There are way too many good books to only have one out at a time! I am always starting a new book before finishing the old one!!
ReplyDeleteI try to focus on one book at a time. My little girls like to drag them all out everywhere and have me read them all in one sitting. mrs.jeffery@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteI go in spurts---sometimes I have several books going at once but most of the time 1 is all I can keep up with.
ReplyDeleteThose prints are adorable! I love the colors.
tingey2@yahoo.com
What a great print!
ReplyDeleteI have always been a bookworm. I used to only read one book at a time since I devoured them and usually finished a book at the latest the day after starting it.
Now that I have three jobs (and a private life), I read sometimes up to three books at a time, but need months to finish them. Something light and easy for reading in bed at night, something with a little bit more depth for long train rides or waiting at the station etc., and usually something very theoretical and interesting, which I can only read in when I have time at home during the day, otherwise I have to read the same paragraph again and again and again because I am too tired/distracted/cold...
That's why I love vacations: plenty of time to read!
Thanks for the giveaway!
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keejah(at)gmx(dot)de
I always have 3 books going at any given time. 1 in the bedroom for when I nurse our little guy, 1 in the kitchen, usually cooking related and from the library and 1 in another place that I'll just keep private about! :P
ReplyDeletekirenmoore at yahoo dot com
Love it! I'm usually one book at a time. I get too involved and need to finish whatever I am reading.
ReplyDeleteI always have a million books being read at once. It makes me a little crazy sometimes.
ReplyDeletedefinitely a many-books-kind-of person blesbytone at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteBooks are in every single room of my home and I read in every single room in my home!
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I always have a pile! Something to read for whatever mood I'm in. Love these illustrations! Courtlyons at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteI usually only have one book going at a time. That being said though, I currently have 3 books I am reading right now :)
ReplyDeleteWe are a book family! The kindle is my new best thing, though. I am a one book at a time person.
ReplyDeleteOh I have a pile that I work through one book at I time! Adorable pictures!
ReplyDeleteKristine
Kristinec100@yahoo.com
I always have a few books going. Great prints!
ReplyDeleteI definitely have multiple books I'm reading around the house.
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Well, I read one fiction or non-fiction book at a time, but I always have various craft and sewing books going at once. kristie_keely(at)yahoo(d0t)com
ReplyDeleteSi es novela, sólo una, pero si son libros de consulta, todos los que pueda ;-)
ReplyDeletela.pantigana.pallaresa(arroba)gmail(dot)com
I often have more than one book going at a time although I prefer to focus on just one. Beautiful prints! simply thrifty mom at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI am a one book at a time person:)
ReplyDeleteLovely prints! We have books all over the house, just in case we are in an emergency and NEED to read right there and then (and Sophie makes sure of that!) :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving!
Gaby
(momartscience at gmail dot com)
We try to avoid spoiling our children, but I do believe they can never have too many books! We have heaps in every room - most of them ours, supplemented with a pile from the library each week!
ReplyDeleteBooks in every room, of course! :)
ReplyDeletemeganannie18 @ hotmail.com
love books!! like craazy!
ReplyDeleteI love books! We encourage our toddler to "read" by leaving books in every room...
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We love reading at our house. I'm falling in love with Children's literature all over again, now that my kids are starting to read and able to sit through us reading chapter books to them. I tend to want to read one book all the way through before starting another one.
ReplyDeleteAnd these prints are adorable! I especially love the bottom one.
oh... I so love children's books and their illustrations, especially if they're watercolors! I love reading and when I do I normally have more than one book going (a bit like my sewing projects).
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win such a lovely print, how I wish it flew to Ireland!
one at a time or i might start merging stories together.
ReplyDeletecaseyb9719 at gmail dot com
I usually only read one at a time, but I sometimes start one and then stop it to start another.
ReplyDeleteI often have several books on the go at one time depending on my mood :)
ReplyDeleteI love to read- but reading tends to overtake me. I ignore everything else (including sleep) until I am finished. Luckily, I am a fast reader. I read one book at a time- and then wait a few weeks to start a new one.
ReplyDeleteI used to be a one book woman, but now usually have 2 since I have an iPad. I have one paper one and one e-book going.
ReplyDeleteTry to have one at a time, but new books are too nice to put down :)
ReplyDeletejenniferjpiper at gmail dot com
I only read one novel/fiction work at a time (since I have a very hard time doing anything else but reading it...I have to know what's going to happen!), but often have many other books going at once, such as homeschooling, parenting, books on faith, craft/sewing books, reading books to wee ones...
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun print! I can only read one book at time, but my son and daughter. They need to have one or more in every room, car, bag, etc.
ReplyDeleteJlharcus (at) yahoo (d0t) com
What a whimsical print! I've always been a bookworm...my mom used to actually take my books away so that I would finish my chores. I guess that when it comes to cleaning vs. reading, not much has changed since I was a kid! :)
ReplyDeleteI always have more than one book going at a time. Thanks for hosting such fun giveaways!
ReplyDeleteeringustafson@live.com
A book in every room! =)
ReplyDeleteadrienneandco at gmail dot com
When I was a kid I would check out 30 books from the library and finish them in the week. I owned that summer reading club!
ReplyDeleteeverywhere... there can never be too many books!
ReplyDeleteinthegrove5 *at* gmail *dot* com
I read multiple books at once, but they are all stacked in my headboard...not everywhere. :)
ReplyDeleteinfo.3giraffes (at) gmail (dot) com
I have always found homes without books in every room to be off putting. We have books of every kind in all our rooms. I usually have 1-2 on the go at all times.
ReplyDeleteErinlebaron(at)gmail.com
Just like knitting projects, i am in the middle of two books right now.
ReplyDeletemcasinghino at gmail dot com
I try to have one type of book going at a time...so one fiction, one non fiction, one cookbook ect....LOL Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI usually have a few books going...although I managed to make it on this holiday weekend trip without ANY books with me, and my sister-in-law and I don't have compatible book tastes. I'm about to break into her vampire books though; I think they might be better than never-ending football!
ReplyDeleterachaelclayson at gmail
Certainly many books at once...non-fiction, cookbook, craft book, children's book. The only thing that saves us from late fees are having my due notices sent to my inbox..and then repeatedly rechecking them out.
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I usually read just one book at a time, but as I am always reading to my kids it is as if I am reading multiple! That picture is gorgeous!
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leanne.poduska@yahoo.com
Oh tons of books in every room. The way it should be! :)
ReplyDeleteOne book at a time is all I can manage. Plus, if it's not engaging enough to keep me hooked and wanting more all the time, then it's probably not going to make the cut. Thanks for the giveaway! Mrs.Kennedy(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteOne book at a time......but please don't count, crochet, sewing and any other variety of home improvement/how to book :)
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It depends on the type of book. If I'm in love with it I'll just read the one and read it until I'm finished. If it is a book club book I'm not a big fan of there are usually two laying around. :D
ReplyDeletemindywarren at gmail dot com
I hope I win. :D
I like to read one at a time, but my oldest daughter likes to have several going at once. That always boggles my mind.
ReplyDeleteFabulous giveaways.....
~Michelle
www.falafelandthebee.com
falafelandthebee@gmail.com
I usually read only one novel at a time, if I'm not really interested I'll put it down and usually forget about it in favor of something more interesting. But I'm always reading craft books or gardening books on the side.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
Laura
laura(dot)kathryn(at)comcast(dot)net
I do need a book in every room!! lots of reading going everywhere.
ReplyDeletemrunmayee(dot)cool(at)gmail(dot)com
we are definitely the "books in every room" club!!
ReplyDeleteWhen I find the time to read, I like short books, so I can have a few going at a time. I feel like I am accomplishing something:).
ReplyDeleteOh I am a one book at a time kind of girl. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeletejunkgypsy@ymail.com
books are everywhere just how I like them :)
ReplyDeletejkboulter at gmail dot com
I can't figure out how to post - apologies if this is my third!! One book gal who loves reading whatever the one book is to finally fall asleep... so great. Love the prints Aileen!! And thanks to both of you for this contest!
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amybeacom at yahoo dot com
I like to have a few books going!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win.
mosherclan@gmail.com
I love to read, but with 2 little girls, limit myself to 1 book at a time... on top of the 3-5 they each get every night
ReplyDeletefaye544@gmail.com
When I was working I would have one at home, one at work and an audio book in the car to get me through my commute!! With my lovely new stay-at-home-mom status, I'm down to just one book at a time, with the occasional two if I pick up a new book that I can't wait to start.
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Me, I usually have two on my KIndle at a time and a few at my bedside. I love these illustrations and would be thrilled to give one to my little niece for her first Hanukkah.
ReplyDeleteI get myself in trouble with too many books. Sometimes I get the plots mixed up! But it's always fun :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful drawing! I, too, would love to see this outfit make its real-world debut here.
ReplyDeleteBooks... I think I'm a many at a time reader. Truthfully, though, I can only commit to one at a time, leaving all the rest to gather dust and library fines.
Love the way you inspired a topic for all these comments! I find myself reading each one.
YAY!
Cath
evards at gmail dot com
Just one at a time. Although I read so much in college that even now many years later I still get queasy when I think about reading anything lengthy.
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I usually read one novel at a time, but have all kinds of non-fiction books going at once, some for my job (high school history teacher) and some for my masters course.
ReplyDeleteThese prints are great!
rachel21mac (at) gmail (dot) com
lately i've got a book in every room, although it drives me crazy.
ReplyDeletejulie dot m dot mall at gmail dot com
I love to read and have books in every room, in a car, in my purse...
ReplyDeleteThank you!
I read only one book at a time BUT I always have my NEXT book picked out!!
ReplyDelete~Mad(elyn) in Alabama
mwing73 at charter dot net
I love to browse all my new books at first and then choose one I like most to read at a time.
ReplyDeletesherrychiang0905@hotmail.com
These are wonderful! I'm a librarian and I usually try to read one at a time, but sometimes I just can't help myself. Thank you for the opportunity to win such a unique prize;especially for a reader!
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I try to read one at a time, but end up losing them and moving on to something else. That would be my disordered life! Thanks for the chance--my kids definitely read like that.
ReplyDeleteI like one book going, a magazine in another room, blog reading...
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the prints. So fun!! I used to have several books going at a time, but since I had a baby, it's harder for me to remember all of them. I just stick to one at a time now. :)
ReplyDeletekmthomas13 (at) yahoo (dot) com
When I was younger I was a bookworm and could juggle several books at a time. Now being a working single mom to 2 toddlers I can only handle 1 book at a time!
ReplyDeleteRestrada01@yahoo.com
i can handle more than 1 book at a time, but i like to focus on what i'm reading.
ReplyDeleteallisonmdodge at gmail dot com
As with quilting, I have several reading ventures happening simultaneously.
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My book pile by my bed is never less than 4 high. :) I keep all my in progress reads there since bedtime is when i do most of my reading. This print is darling! Thanks for the chance to enter! Me at thehenpen dot org
ReplyDeleteI just read one book at a time
ReplyDeletejes-kapathotmaildotcom
I check out a few books at once but usually read them one at a time.
ReplyDeletegiggedy geekmum AT gmail DOT com
I prefer one book at a time,but I always have LOTS to choose from!
ReplyDeletejessicarwarfield at gmail dot com
I like to have one book going at once, but do have how to books going at the same time.
ReplyDeleteweiru dot chang at gmail dot com
One at a time for me. But I am super fast, so I probably get through 3 a weekend.
ReplyDeleteI can only read one at a time but I always have at least three or four waiting to be THE next book I'm going to read.
ReplyDeleteI have 2 or 3 that I read and then about a dozen more that I read to/with my 2 kids. We love stories and books at our house!
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