the contest of shameless self-promotion
Um. Could you do me a solid and go check out my dress in this contest? If I win, I get a free trip to New York, and a $1000 shopping spree. And my dress is pretty sweet, right? Plus, it’s handmade, which should definitely count for something.
If you go vote, leave a comment on this post saying you did. When the contest thingy is over in June, I’ll draw names and send a $20 WoolGirl gift certificate to some lucky voter. And if I win ? I’ll draw TWO names!
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Vote On My Photo!
handmade dress. with bees on it.
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Thank you!!
ETA: So, apparently you have to “join” kaboodle.com in order to vote. If you’re not into that (I’m not), you can just give an address that you’ve got designated for spammy webcrap. Or, you can do what clever Nikki did: sign up, vote, and cancel your account. Thanks again, guys! xo
EATA: Kristi (who seems like a totally swell gal) admonishes that Kaboodle is in fact NOT spammy webcrap. So before you decide whether or not to ‘join,’ please take a moment to investigate Kaboodle and all it does or does not have to offer! I’m off to do that myself …
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May 27th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
I totally voted for you because seriously, what could be better than that dress.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I voted! I voted. ‘Cause that dress is greatness - I love the fabric.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
I voted too. And clearly you are a cut above the rest of those dresses and pics.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
I voted because I completely love that dress! I have been looking for awesome fabric since. Good luck!
May 27th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
heh, I totally voted because I LOVE that dress AND the greengreenGREEN wall.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
I did you a solid. You always get my vote.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
OK, I voted and you definitely should win, yours is the best out of all of them!
May 27th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
I voted because every time I look at your avatars on ravelry, I admire that dress.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
I voted! Because bees are awesome!
May 27th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Of course I voted because this dress rocks! In fact, I made this same pattern over the long weekend
May 27th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
I love that fabric and that dress! I gave you an Adore!
May 27th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
I voted for yours! I scanned through some of the other dresses and yours is hands down, the BEST!
May 27th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I love the dress and I voted.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Delurking to let you know I voted, because it is a beautiful dress.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
done! voted! niiice dress.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I have been in love with your dress since the first time you blogged about it. I covet your dress. I totally voted.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Done and done! And I would have voted for it even without the yarn bribery!
May 27th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
I voted and I hope you win!
May 27th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Totally cute! I voted for you
May 27th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
I totally voted for you. Yay!
May 27th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Are you kidding??? Bees! Got my vote, babe.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
That was easy.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
The dress has my vote - I wish I could sew that well!
May 27th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
I voted for your dress because, seriously… I love that dress.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Voted for you, love it!
May 27th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
I seriously do love the dress…fantastic fabric! I gave it a heartfelt “Adore.”
May 27th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
I love that dress, so I voted for it.
May 27th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
I voted for you, I love that dress. And it’s not a lame contest if you get a free trip and $1000, that’s a totally awesome contest! Good luck.
May 27th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
De-lurking to vote. Making clothes isn’t easy. Cute dress; good luck.
May 27th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Ask, and you shall receive. It is done
May 27th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
I totally voted. I was just going through your archives since I’ve been inspired to make the Simplicity 4077 top and love, love, love the ones you’ve made.
May 27th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
I voted for your dress, with those cute bees, how could I not do.
May 27th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Voted! First of all, the green wall is fab & makes your photo stand out. Also, you’re winning hands-down right now.
May 27th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
I voted for you!
I was thinking of entering my new handmade drop waisted dress but it’s only open to U.S. residents.
May 27th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
i voted, your dress is adorable
May 27th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
I voted too!
May 27th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
I voted - that dress is simply awesome. You deserve all the props for it you can get!
May 27th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
I voted! That dress is made of cuteness.
May 27th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
You don’t need to offer prizes to get us to vote! Your fan club would be clicking away anyway!
May 27th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Love the bees. I voted for the as many hearts as I could. Good luck!
May 27th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
I voted. I so covet your queeny (purple-bee) dress.
May 27th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
I voted because that is one cute dress.
May 27th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
I voted for you! wow! it is a really nice dress!
May 27th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
I voted for you. Because you rock (and so does your dress).
May 27th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
i voted.
and yeah! for you, and for your dress!
May 27th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
I voted - good luck!
May 27th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
I’ve only recently discovered your blog (beautiful things you do) and I really adore this dress! I wish I could make one like it! So I went and voted for it - hope you’ll get the trip to New York, cos I know I’d like to
May 27th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
I voted! Your dress rocks!
May 27th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Yay - I voted! Adore! Adore!
May 27th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Of course I’ll vote for you. Not because you asked but because that dress is totally adorable!
May 27th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Sorry, Pam — you know I adore everything you make, but I just can’t bring myself to “join” some random website. I’m sure you’ll do fine without me, though, since there are already 50 comments here.
May 27th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Of course I voted for your dress! I am so envious of your bee dress that I’m turning green. If only I could sew. Actually, it almost motivates me to get my sewing machine fixed and sign up for a class. Hmm..
May 27th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
It’s adorable! I voted for it. And I’ll mention it tomorrow on ye olde blogge.
May 27th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Good luck. Your dress absolutely outshines the others. You’ve got my vote!
May 27th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Voted! I love this dress and the fabric - great combo!
May 27th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Of course I voted! I love this dress! I have sewing skill envy every time I see it on your Ravelry profile pic.
PS I signed up for an account, voted, then canceled my account. Super easy to do!
May 27th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
3 hearts from me, because, this dress is amazing
May 27th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Voted! The dress and the pic rock. ^_^
May 27th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
I might have voted twice with two different fake/spammy email addresses. Because your dress is that rockin.
May 27th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
I hope you win!
May 27th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
I voted! I love that dress!!!
May 27th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Your dress has bees on it (BEES!) which obviously makes it totally worthy of the worship of the internets. Voted, hope it wins!
May 27th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Oh man, Kaboodle isn’t spammy webcrap!
May 27th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
I kaboodled! The dress is awesome, especially against that green wall!
May 27th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
I voted. Great dress. I love the color!
May 27th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Three Hearts from me…I would have voted even if you weren’t running a contest. It is an AWSOME dress!!!
May 27th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
That dress is fabulous - more than three hearts fabulous and far more fabulous that any of the other contenders. If you don’t win - it’s somehow rigged.
May 27th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Um, I voted for you three times.
May 27th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Three hearts from me because, dude, BEES.
May 27th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Three hearts to you, from me! Happy to do it. I hope you win!
May 27th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
And, voted - all three hearts!
May 27th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I gave you two hearts. Hope we both win!
May 27th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
i voted for you. even took the time to sign up so i could vote. good luck. maybe you should sleep with the judges to secure your win?
May 27th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Woo, took like two seconds to sign up. I gave you three hearts! Because you’re totally right: handmade deserves doubleplus extra love!
May 27th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
I voted for you, Pam, but please feel free to not include my name in the drawing since I just recently won a Woolgirl gift cert from you and getting another one would just seem wrong…
May 27th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
I voted! Afterwards, I checked the “weekly rank” and guess who was #1?!
May 27th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Totally voted for you. Not only because you asked, but it also kicked the asses of the other photos I saw. Handmade, with bees…How could it not?
May 27th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
my vote: heart (3)…good luck!
May 27th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
i voted. it’s the bees. oh bees.
May 27th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
How could I not vote?
You go girl!
May 27th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Adore! Truly! Three hearts full, I’ve always admired that dress…
May 27th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
I voted for ya. Nice dress!
May 27th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
I will vote for you but you don’t have to enter me!
May 27th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Best dress + best photography + “do me a solid” = VOTE! I hope you win.
May 27th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
I have voted, and it was absolutely not difficult to do so, because this picture is awesome, and I have loved it ever since you put it on your blog!
Tora
May 28th, 2008 at 12:42 am
I self-promoted you! It’s a lovely dress and you deserve to win.
May 28th, 2008 at 12:55 am
I voted! I think a free trip to New York with a $1000 shopping spree would do you good. As indeed it would do most people, but I think you especially deserve it.
May 28th, 2008 at 1:15 am
‘Course you got my vote! I have been wanting that fabric since you first posted on the dress - anyway bees, and green, what could be more spring? Best of luck.
May 28th, 2008 at 1:48 am
I voted for you! What can I say, it’s a kickass dress.
May 28th, 2008 at 3:01 am
[…] vote for Pam’s dress over at Kaboodle and let her know that you did so - you could win a $20 WoolGirl gift […]
May 28th, 2008 at 5:00 am
One more vote here and… Woo! You’re in the lead!
May 28th, 2008 at 5:35 am
Oh my gosh, you are totally owning this contest. Three hearts from me!
May 28th, 2008 at 5:48 am
i voted for you too!
May 28th, 2008 at 6:17 am
love that dress! i voted.
May 28th, 2008 at 6:50 am
done. and when you win and come to NYC, look me up.
May 28th, 2008 at 7:09 am
I voted as well. As a worker of fabric as well i thought your dress was adorable! Loved the style with a bit of whimsy/sweetness/humor with the fabric! Good luck, that trip would rock!
May 28th, 2008 at 7:14 am
voted! that dress is the bees knees!!
May 28th, 2008 at 7:18 am
Voted. So impressed you made that.
May 28th, 2008 at 7:49 am
you got me with the bees. Geez laweez and the beez.
May 28th, 2008 at 8:04 am
I’ve loved that dress since you first made it - of course I’ll vote for you!
May 28th, 2008 at 9:06 am
I voted - the dress is wonderful!
May 28th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Okie dokie. All signed up and all voted for
I love that dress. I thought it was cool when you blogged about it..and I think it’s cool now 
I hope you win!
May 28th, 2008 at 10:49 am
I so voted for you. And not just because you asked (well, I wouldn’t have done it or known about it if you didn’t), but because I actually looked through a lot of the other pictures (can you tell I don’t want to get any work done), and yours was just way cooler than the rest. Best of luck on the contest, but even if you don’t win, at least you have bragging rights of owning a really cool dress!
May 28th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Cute dress. Voted. No idea what Kaboodle is, but I’m a member (the opposite of Groucho, I’m all for any club that will sign me up).
May 28th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Voted! But take me out of the contest pool, ’cause my stash runneth over.
May 28th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Dude. How can anyone not vote for a dress with frickin’ BEES on it?? That dress is truly fabulous. Voted.
May 28th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
I voted–your dress is lovely!
May 28th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
I love the fabric - and the dress is so cute… of course I voted!
May 28th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
blatantly, it is the superior dress. thus, i voted for you.
May 28th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
I voted, too, but it looks like you’ve pretty much got this contest all sewn up (heh).
May 29th, 2008 at 7:57 am
I voted for you - what a cute dress!
May 29th, 2008 at 8:15 am
you are totally going to win! you got my vote!
May 29th, 2008 at 10:37 am
You and your dress are outstanding, which made me vote for you! (I LOVE the colours in that pic)
May 29th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Voted!
May 29th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
I happily Adored your dress because I totally do. It is made of so much awesome I kind of can’t stand it. And the photos are also made of a whole lot of awesome. Good luck!
May 29th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
I voted for you.
It looks like you’re going to win!
May 29th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
LOL @ “solid” we don’t tend to use that idiom here in Aus…it would imply something..errr…different
But I promise I will check out kaboodle!
May 30th, 2008 at 3:19 am
Too cute! I voted.
May 30th, 2008 at 4:51 am
I voted, cos if the the pattern didn’t do the trick, the fabric surely did. You look awesome;-) And good luck in the contest!
May 30th, 2008 at 9:57 am
I voted for you because the dress rocks and handmade should win. Good luck!
May 31st, 2008 at 12:43 pm
I love you dress so of course I voted for you! I hope you win.
May 31st, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Hi, delurked to vote. Fantastic dress! Definitely deserves to win.
June 1st, 2008 at 3:32 am
I voted - the fabric is amazing! I love the bees going down the centre.
June 1st, 2008 at 5:06 am
I voted. I love that dress, Pam!
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:23 am
I voted for it - I hope you win!
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:41 am
I felt like I couldn’t cast a vote until I looked at all the other dresses for spring. Guess what–nothing comes close!
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:04 pm
I voted too! But I know I’m a little late telling you!
June 3rd, 2008 at 8:45 am
[…] the contest of shameless self-promotion […]
June 3rd, 2008 at 9:10 am
Hey, it’s your dress on a cupboard!
http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2008/05/fabric_covered_kitchen_cupboar.html?CMP=OTC-5JF307375954
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:27 am
i voted, and yours is definitely the best.
June 3rd, 2008 at 11:05 am
You weren’t lying about the wet seal tunic! You got my three hearts.
June 3rd, 2008 at 3:31 pm
I voted for you! For sure!
June 3rd, 2008 at 8:09 pm
I joined and voted. I love your dress!
June 4th, 2008 at 9:42 am
i so voted because that dress rocks and you do too!
June 4th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Voted. We can’t let that stripey girl win!
June 4th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Love the dress-just voted for it. Hope it wins
June 4th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
just voted for ya! i adore that dress!
June 4th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
I voted because:
It’s an adorable dress - you did a great job!
You cannot be overtaken by a Wet Seal dress. Just wouldn’t be right.
: )
June 5th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I voted for you because handmade always deserves to win over little girls in store bought crap!
June 5th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
i signed up. i voted. i adored. you are in first place. yeah!
June 5th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
I totally voted. You gotta win. Pretty simple. ‘Nuf said.
June 5th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
I voted for ya. :] awesome dress.
June 6th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
I voted! I love the dress, I’m always a fan of hymenopterans.
June 6th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Totally not cool to be overrun by a wet seal dress…the bees are too fab!! And handmade - c’mon, now! Just voted for ya. Good luck!!!
June 6th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
You know I heart that dress hard. Just went over and voted. Fingers crossed for you!
June 6th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
I agree with everyone who has already said it - your dress blows the other out of the water (including the wet seals…) and it got three hearts from me! Good luck - I hope you continue to stay in the lead!
June 8th, 2008 at 8:11 am
[…] the contest of shameless self-promotion […]
June 8th, 2008 at 8:58 am
I voted!
June 8th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Three hearts because it’s one of the most adorable dresses I’ve ever seen…and I love the color.
June 8th, 2008 at 9:28 am
I voted (a while ago actually - just forgot to comment).
Your dress rocks!
June 8th, 2008 at 10:36 am
What a CUTE dress! You knit and sew things that are so flattering. I totally voted for you (you have 1,013 hearts, btw, which is way more than any other dress I saw clicking through)
June 8th, 2008 at 10:52 am
I voted! It’s adorable. Cute bees. Nice fabric.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:04 am
I voted last week and completely forgot to comment. You should SO win…that bee dress is the best thing on the site by far!
June 8th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Forgot to comment that I’d voted!
It’s a lovely dress, on a lovely designer.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:34 am
I just voted for you! What a beautiful dress. You are really talented!
June 8th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Voted! A handmade dress simply *must* win.
June 8th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
I voted…umm….several times. Is that cheating? LOL!
June 8th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
i voted. because i think the dress is awsome though, not for the contest. wouldnt want the stripy one to win
June 8th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
I voted for you!
June 8th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
I voted for you - love that your dress is handmade!
June 8th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
I voted for you and got my sister to do the same! Woo hoo! I hope you win!!
June 8th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
You totally got my vote. That’s a wonderful dress.
June 8th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Got my vote, too! I love it, especially because you made it!
June 8th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
voted! love it, your dresses are so cute!
June 8th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
I’ve been away from blogland for a while! I totally voted for your dress.
June 8th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Lots of hearts coming your way… voted for YOU!! I hope you win… looks like you are doing really good so far!
June 8th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
Beautifully made, and classic lines!
June 8th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Beautifully made, and classic lines! I voted!!!
June 8th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
voted :0)
love the purple on green background too!
June 9th, 2008 at 12:37 am
I voted! Your dress is adorable.
June 9th, 2008 at 7:34 am
I voted! Your dress is beautiful–good luck!
June 9th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Well that was easy! In addition to being handmade, your dress was the nicest of the ones I looked at. Good luck!
June 10th, 2008 at 9:43 am
I voted too! Also, I love that you photographed it against a green background. It makes it look even cooler.
June 10th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Your dress is gorgeous, and so totally deserved my vote! I hope you win. Will you be able to spend some of the money on yarn?
June 10th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
I voted! You are almost there ~ hope you win the dress is adorable!!!
June 10th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
I voted! Love the dress, it’s beautiful, and the blog is fabulous as always!
June 10th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Okay, the contest is great and all, but I would have totally voted for you anyway. Your dress is simply gorgeous! Best of luck!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:30 am
voted! and that dress is super cute! A++
June 11th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
I looked through many of the dresses and yours was definitely the best.
June 11th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Oh, and yes, I voted.
June 11th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
love the dress!! i voted
June 12th, 2008 at 5:30 am
Okay, I finally got around to voting. I figured I should since you’ve inspired me to make my own Echino dress!
June 12th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
I voted
I also queued your February sweater, while I’m catching up on bloglines!
June 12th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Yay, I just voted (I didn’t even know I had a kaboodle login….~!!)
It really is fab and what gorgeous fit!
June 13th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
I voted too - that dress totally deserves to win!
Good luck babe. x
June 13th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
That dress rocks! I voted for you!
June 14th, 2008 at 9:45 am
I voted for your dress. I really love it!
June 16th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Love the dress - it is so very cute. I voted!
June 18th, 2008 at 2:47 am
:O)
I voted for your dress coz I’d seen it months ago and loved it.
I really hope you win - the rest in that competition just didn’t match up at all!
June 19th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
I voted for you. I respect that you made it yourself, makes it so much more special. Plus I love the retro look.
June 20th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
I voted and not even just for the drawing. The dress is adorable! Good luck!
June 21st, 2008 at 10:40 am
I voted! It’s a lovely dress.
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:53 pm
I voted and I really do like it too. Good Luck to you.
June 24th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
[…] Failure: I didn’t win that contest. I didn’t even make it into the semi-finals! Since I had waaaay more votes than everyone else […]
June 26th, 2008 at 10:15 am
I voted. Beautiful dress!!!