Friday, September 11, 2009

the thank-you-for-being-awesome giveaway

today was an especially soggy day here in philadelphia, so i was not able to photograph the shoulder bags i was hoping to add to the shop today (i take all of the photos outside).

however, as promised, here are the details of the thank-you-for-being-awesome giveaway.

first, the bag. i call it a-hint-of-houndstooth shoulder bag, and features a charming mix of vintage and new fabrics in various shades of beige and brown, just in time for fall.

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for a chance to win this bag, simply leave a comment on this post sometime between now and saturday, september 19th. a winner will be chosen at random, and an announcement will be made on monday september 21st.

thank you everyone!

274 comments:

  1. I'd like to enter the contest. Thank you :)

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  2. Your stuff is beautiful!

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  3. Hi ya! Love your bags and it's always such an adventure to see if I can purchase one before they are all snapped up! So far, no luck! Congratulations on your well deserved success!

    Mary Ann

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  4. Lucky Number 5! Love your work, Katie! xoxoxo

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  5. Count me in too! Your bags are awesome.

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  6. count me in too! I'd love to win this bag! Great work :)

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  7. Love it. You make such beautiful things.

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  8. Oh I love your bags. I certainly would like to win!

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  9. I would love to win this bag! I always end up missing your handbags when they go on sale. Keep up the great work and I cannot wait to see who wins! Thank you for the great giveaway!

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  10. I would love to win this bag for my wife - I would be husband of the year! :)

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  11. Beautiful! Here is my entry then. :)

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  12. I love your bags & I never make it to your shop in time to buy one (drats).. so perhaps I'll have more luck winning one.

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  13. very pretty, would love to win it! Keep creating such beautiful stuff!

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  14. I want her so badly :) And it would be such a great anniversary present to win her!

    Yes, it's a her. She's so gorgeous!

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  15. Absolutely beautiful stuff, lady! Love it all.

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  16. Well I think you are pretty awesome, that bag is awesome, and I am swooning over the hang tag (its the little things I tell you!)

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  17. it was a soggy day here in philly. i love your bags. keep sewing!

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  18. Oh pleeease giveaway gods. Let me win this.

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  19. I love your bags! This contest is wonderful of you!

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  20. madebyhank, i love everything you make, and since i discovered you, i have not been able to purchase anything because of my horribly bad timing. i would love the chance to win this bag!! keep up the awesome work and attitude.

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  21. You deserve the YOU ARE AWESOME award!!! Thank you for your kindness and your especially lovely creations. you've got a true talent.

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  22. Wow that's a beautiful bag! I haven't been able to snag a madebyhank bag yet, so maybe this is my chance! ;) Thanks Katie!

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  23. Thank you for having a giveaway!! I can't imagine how many comments/entries you'll get :) You make such beautiful bags!

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  24. a hundred ladies hitting the refresh button waiting for your bags to appear doesn't leave ninety nine ladies with much luck. cheers!

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  25. Mmm...that bag is so yummy for Fall. It makes me long for cool, crisp weather. Thank you for making such beautiful, original bags.

    Jessica
    jessie1999@aim.com

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  26. Gorgeous bag! Would love to win it.

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  27. I am a regular reader, love your blog and your bags.
    I am in!

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  28. I would love to win this bag! All of your items are so gorgeous :) I bought one of your zipper pouches for each of my bridesmaids when I got married and put a pair of earrings inside as their bridesmaid gift, they all loved them!

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  29. A great reason for my first blog comment! Thanks for the giveaway and thanks for making such gorgeous bags, Katie. You rock!

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  30. GEEZ Its gorgeous, seriously I want to know where you learned everything because you are an inspiration. I love your shop on etsy but everytime I go everything is sold! haha I guess that is good for you, but not me!!

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  31. Love this bag. Glad I'm not alone in my attempt to buy one. I can't believe how fast they sell. Good luck all!

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  32. dear katie.
    please enter me in your super-fabulous giveaway for one of your lovely bags. I would wear it proudly!! Love your work
    xox
    Lorelei

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  33. I would love to win one of your beautiful bags. They sell so fast I just can't seem to buy one.

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  34. That lovely and adorable bag, congratulations.
    coccinelle

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  35. Your bags are beautiful and I can't wait to get a shoulder one! Congrats on your success!

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  37. katie henry, you've been an inspiration of mine for such a long time.

    count me in! ;)

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  38. Wow! Lovely bag. I'd love to win it! jen.herr@gmail.com :)

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  39. i wish i had a
    tree that
    had your bags
    growing on it
    too!
    <3,
    karri

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  40. I love your bags! I keep missing them on Etsy. Love your work.

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  41. Since moving to Philly, I feel like I need something larger than the zipper purse to appropriately show my "made by hank" pride!

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  42. **fingers crossed** :D

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  43. nice boots, katie!

    that's a lovely bag, perfect for the months ahead.

    i am crossing my fingers ... all of them! :)

    ♥ happy sewing! ♥

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  44. That bag is awesome (and I LOVE the swing tag!)

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  45. OMG, the bag is adorable! I'll keep my fingers crossed that I win this lovely work of art.

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  46. I would love to win this! I love everything that you make. It's always a race to see if I can get one when you list them before they are all gone.
    Diana

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  47. ooooohhh... pretty pretty please let me win, your bags are AMAZING!

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  48. How exciting! (keeping my fingers crossed...)

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  49. Oh wow. I know a million people are going to enter, but I'm really really crossing my fingers.
    erin_melissa at juno dot com

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  50. Love your bags! I think I'd love it even more on my shoulder. : ) Congrats on all the success of your business.

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  51. katie, i'm continually amazed by your work. yay for a giveaway! and i love the mini bunting on the tag. :)

    thanks!

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  52. gorgeous!!! All of your bags are fantastic <3

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  53. Katie, you are killing me with all the houndstooth! I love it!

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  54. I love all your bags, but I never catch them in time on etsy!

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  55. I would like to be included in this contest. :)

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  56. Katie or Hank:) Your bags are awesome and I would love to add it to my collection, what a great fall giveaway! Thank you for being awesome!

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  57. katie, your work is so wonderful. i check your blog and store constantly eagerly awaiting new things.

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  58. I have to throw my name in! I've been adoring your bags forever now and thought I'd try and treat myself to one for my birthday yesterday, but alas, I couldn't grab one in time! You're just too hot right now! Congrats - what a wonderful feeling!

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  59. am still trying to get my hands on a madebyhank shoulder bag!!!!!!

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  60. Pick me, pick me! I love your stuff. I have one of your clutches, which I love, but I am never fast enough to get one of your shoulder bags! And I really covet one of those shoulder bags! You are going places, girl!

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  61. Every day I check your sold items to see the beautiful things I've missed...Maybe one day.

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  62. yes, i need a fourth madebyhank bag.

    i can't resist commenting, because that bag is so dang cute, but really - if my name is drawn, give it to another one of your adoring fans who has such a hard time finding something available in your shop.

    share the katie love!

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  63. here is a haiku for you and your beautiful bags.

    hey please count me in
    so that i can win beauty
    that is this great bag.

    woot! crossing my fingers.

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  64. thanks for the great giveaway!
    maumauisginger(at)gmail(dot)com

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  65. I'M IN I'M IN!! I am a madebyhank addict, I WISH I can win this dream bag!!

    <3 Ayu

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  66. hello kaite,

    i love your bag and it is always so hard to get one.

    count me in pls

    thanks.

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  67. Hi Katie,

    This bag is amazing, I would love to win it! =) You are very talented, and I love your bags. Thank you for having this giveaway!

    ~Melissa
    missxmeliss@gmail.com

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  68. AWESOME! ADORABLE! This would look totally rad with the vintage blouse I just bought on Etsy!! LOVE IT!

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  69. drool worthy and delicious as well....love the bag, and you are right....so perfect for Fall :)

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  70. =D Have been admiring your works from afar -- I usually don't even like handbags but oh gosh the style and design of your bags is just not dislikeable!

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  71. love your work.....i keep trying to get a bag, but always seem to visit your shop too late ...maybe one day
    have a lovely weekend
    michelle

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  72. Me, please :-)

    Lauren - lmnopmail(at)gmail(dot)com

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  73. throw my name in the hat!! and i promise i'm not trying to be a brown-noser just to win, but boy do i love those boots you have on!

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  75. oh my! how awesome is this bag for the giveaway... please count me in!

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  76. Count me in!
    I love my little made by hank, and would love this lovely big one!

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  77. It's hank-a-licious. Lucky winner!
    Laura

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  78. Oh god, I'd die if I won. Not literally because then I wouldn't be able to enjoy the bag but I really, really, really would enjoy it... haha.

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  79. I would love to win this ever-so-cool MadeByHank wearable art. Thanks for setting up this awesome "thank-you-for-being-awesome giveaway"!

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  80. hooray! I want one of your bags! they are so lovely!

    Holly Duke

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  81. it's beautiful! i'm crossing my fingers!

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  82. Perhaps I will have a bigger chance of winning one of your bags than getting to buy one :)

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  83. i love my little made by hank bags and they would love to live in a big made by hank bag.

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  84. So cute! I can see myself using it now. :)

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  87. I love your bags! I can't seem to get enough of them!

    amyandarren@yahoo.com

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  88. dear katie,

    i have been in love with your bags for so long but never seemed to be fast enough to get my hands on them. Crossing my finger that i'll get lucky this time! Keep rocking ♥

    xo.
    sina

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  89. So excited to be a potential owner of a Madebyhank bag!

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  91. amazing purse!!!!!!!!! <333

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  92. I love love love your bags. I hope I win!!

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  93. your bags are so awesome you will get hundreds of commments! count me in too!

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  94. What a gorgeous bag!!! Wow!
    Thanks a lot and please count me in ^^

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  95. Oh thank you for the giveaway! I would be super duper excited to win! I keep missing when you add bags to your shop, so this would be a great way to get one!!

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  96. oh i hope! i purchased a tough ruffles clutch a while back and I LOVE it. I have been trying to purchase a larger bag but I always miss the boat! Keep up the amazing work!

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  97. What a beautiful bag! I'd love to wow the Germans with it here in Frankfurt!

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  98. This beauty of a bag could keep my lovely made by hank clutch company. Great giveaway!

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  99. Thank YOU for being awesome - and making such beautiful bags

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  100. All your bags are so lovely. I have been dying to purchase one since I first stumbled upon your shop several months back. Unfortunately I haven't been able to snag one yet.

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  101. Your fall plaids are just beautiful.

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  102. I love your fab bags, your style is unmistakable.

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  103. I have been getting compliments on my clutch everywhere I go.... you're amazing at what you do!!
    Cant wait to own one of your shoulder bags - if I can get there before they are all gone!
    Thanks for the chance to win!!

    Brianne

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  104. You have inspired me to take some sewing classes. :)

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  105. Oh Sweet Mary! I'm really excited about this, Love your bags!

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  106. How I would love one of your bags. They're so gorgeous and well made!

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  107. Hoping my boyfriend gets the hints and sees that you're posting new bags in time to snag one for our one year anniversary :)

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  108. Katie,
    Your work is so unique and wonderfully beautiful. I love my made by hank purse and have bought a few others for friends who love them just as much. Canada loves MadebyHank!! I am so glad you got into the handbag business. I agree with Mary who said its always an adventure trying to get one of your bags before they are all snatched up. Congrats on all your very well deserved success!!

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  109. Your bags rock! What a great giveaway! I am keeping my fingers crossed for the win!

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  110. Very cute bag! Love all of your stuff.

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  111. I absolutely love, love, love your stuff!!!!!

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  112. would LOVE to win one of your bags! I"m in!
    :)

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  113. Hi I'm a big fan of your work....however as of yet, I have always been too late to buy one on etsy! Ah well! I'll keep trying. Keep up the excellent work!
    cre

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  114. I use my little tough ruffles as a wallet....LOVE it!!! Would love this bag too!!

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  115. Awesome bag! Thanks for the give away :)

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  116. Wow!
    Comments really do follow free stuff!
    Perhaps you should go back through the comments left periodically over the last few months and draw from those! ;)
    Lovely work as usual.
    Andrea

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  117. I think a 1/200 chance is better odds than being online when you post your bags. 8am EST is very early on the west coast!

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  118. This is so cute. What an amazing job!

    -lauren
    lauren51990 AT aol DOT com

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  119. Ha! I figured you'd get a million responses. Yeah, this is awesome work.

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  120. WOW! 147 comments! I hope I have a chance to win. I can't wait to get my other bag in the mail :-D

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  121. Whee! I love your work-pick me pick me!

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  122. Your stuff is excellent and amazing! I marvel at your continued success. Please choose me at random! Please choose me at random! Is that helping?

    -Kate

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  123. What a fabulous bag! I wish I could sew like you =]

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  124. I would love a chance to win the bag. :) I love everything you make!!

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  125. I have one shoulder bag already but it's lonely and would love a new friend!

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  126. absolutely love your bags! these are on the top of my birthday, christmas, anniversary, valentines, etc etc list this year!

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  127. the bag looks awesome. my girlfriend would love this!

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  128. Love your designs! I hope all is well!

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  129. Dear Hank,
    I would LOVE to win this bag. I'm a HUGE fan of your work as you know. Thank YOU for being so awesome.
    Lots of LOVE,
    Sarah Navarrette

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  130. very nice bag! Love the design and perfect fall colors!

    micaela6955 at msn dot com

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  131. count me in! lovely bag, per usual. xxx

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  132. Count me in too! I'd never say no to houndstooth -- especially in shoulder bag form.

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  133. Oh I love this one! It's perfect for fall. Fabulous giveaway!!!

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  134. i don't know if men can enter this giveaway, but i am entering this giveaway for my girlfriend. she loves your work and i would love to give her something special! thanks!
    matthew

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  135. wowza! Cute cute cute. I love everything you make :)

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  136. Awesome bag! Look at how many fans you have. ;o) Keep up the good work.

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  137. What a lovely fall bag.. crossing my fingers!!

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  138. I've been trying for at least six months to get a shoulder bag. I hope I win!

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  139. Oh Katie, this is gorgeous! I'd love to add this to my Made by Hank collection!

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  140. How wonderful! I already have one of your small purses and I would love to own one of your beautiful bags. Thank you for having a wonderful giveaway.

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  141. you know, like many fans...i never get to your shop in time :( your stuff is absolutely fantastic! thanks for having this giveaway *fingers and toes crossed*!

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  142. Thank you for having a giveaway. Your bags are really great and I love the touch of houndstooth. Hope you have a good week.

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  143. Count me in, please! I hope I've got a spot of luck with this one! <3

    Best of luck to everyone who enters!!

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  144. Your bags are awesome ! Hope I win too...

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  145. Tee hee! The chances to win this awesome shoulder bag are next to minimal, but count me in anyway ;)Love oyur bags and haven't been able to snatch one yet.

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  146. Love your work! Count me in! Thanks!

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  147. I'd love to enter the contest, thanks so much Katie!

    N.

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  148. your bags is incredible. love your work! :)

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  149. OH. MY. GOD. You have the most beautiful bags ever! I just found your blog via Elly Fales. I would love to win this bag....josilv3(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  150. I'm in....I'll be keeping my fingers crossed

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  151. ohhh i would love, love, love to win this bag!! i have a couple of your little guys and i really want a handbag now :)

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  152. I heart your work so much. I have one tough ruffles bag, and now I'm hooked and need more! I stalk your shop regularly but am never lucky enough to snap up another lovely creation. Here's hoping... :-)

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  153. Your bags are the best! Always a pleasure to see what you're working on next.

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  154. would love that bag! very lovely. keep up the awesome, inspiring, creative work!

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  155. This bag is my dream come true. So much brown!

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  156. have wanted one of your bags forever.......thanks for a chance to win!! xo

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