TIMES UP!! Thanks so much to everyone for entering! Winners will be announced Sunday morning. evening. 
It is so hard to believe that I have been selling on etsy for a year!
And on the other hand, it’s equally hard to believe it’s ONLY been a year.
I have met so many cool people on etsy, developed so many regular customers and have reached a level of exposure that I think would have been impossible to achieve elsewhere.
I’ve reached 432 sales and I’ve received 270 positive feedbacks from my customers.
I never would have dreamed that my shop would do this well. It has been a very delightful surprise.
I want to celebrate the best way I know how……with a giveaway, of course!
And to make it extra special, I will be allowing plenty of time for you and all of your friends to enter! The Giveaway will run until Friday, November 21st, midnight PST.
And if you blog about the giveaway, you will get TWO additional entries! YAY!!!
Now, hurry! Move along and blog your brains out, tell all of your friends and don’t forget to go do a little window shopping in my shop, so you’ll know exactly what to buy with your $50 gift certificate! 
*To enter just leave a comment with your name and E-mail address (so I can notify the winners). Also let met know if you blog about the contest on your own blog for an extra entry.
How exciting! One year! You have recently inspired me to start to do my crafty things again. Thank you!
Hi. My name is Emily (aka Ben’s sister) and I love your Etsy stuff. I was wondering if you have ever tried making hair pins? I’m going to a wedding a couple days before Christmas and am looking for something sparkly and Christmasy for my hair. I love your style so I thought maybe I could get a custom order from you?
My email for the contest. etjarrell@yahoo.com
I mentioned your contest on my blog as well.
Wow, 432 sales is impressive! Congratulations!! My email for the giveaway is homemadeoriginals@gmail.com
and I do plan to blog about it I plan to post it tomorrow at 7:00 a.m at http://homemadeoriginals.blogspot.com
me me me at amyleistiko@yahoo.com.
You go girl, I bet you will be at 500 by the time that the contest is over.
congrats on your one year of selling on etsy!
I plan on someday far away in the future starting an etsy shop too I’m kind of creative haha
but not as much as you, I love your jewelry it’s so pretty! and those scarves! just beautiful
lc_intocable [at]yahoo [dot] com
You’re so amazing! Thanks for sharing and congrats on all the success!!!
quitecontrary1977@hotmail.com
Oooh squee, congratulations!!!
I can’t wait for my yarns to arrive next month (they’re somewhere mid-atlantic right now) so I can start working on some of your patterns. I’m going to treat myself when my supplies arrive
theninsATgmailDOTcom
Wow! Congrats on your achievement!
bunnybx at gmail . com
Already a year?
Congratulations for your amazing work and the success of your shop has shown how amazing it really is.
I have a post at my blog about the giveaway: http://pezinhosdeinspiracao.blogspot.com/2008/11/while-they-play-shop-first-anniversary.html
I hope the success last for many years.
I found your patterns on ravelry and love them!
only a year? seriously?! how awesome for you….i’ll post something on my blog. although i don’t know that anyone will see it. but i’ll spread the word to some friends too!
skdrabant at gmail dot com
Here’s my 2nd entry. Blogged: http://bunnymoney9.blogspot.com/2008/11/todays-fab-finds.html
bunnybx at gmail . com
COngratulations on your ETSY success! It’s been fun to watch you take the leap and grow-grow-grow!
Congratulations on your milestone!
I have lined you at http://senalovescandy.blogspot.com/2008/11/while-they-play.html
sena.sagani[at]gmail[dot]com
Kalurah, Congrats on your sales!! Tour patterns are to die for as I have most of them… Can’t wait to see what you come up with next!! ???
Holy cow a year already? How exciting, congrats!
oh and if you WANT, you can enter me in the giveaway…I suppose. *twisting arm*
love the blog, love the shop, love the contest! what fun for an anniversary! congrats for many more years.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!
pick me…
lore_mor@yahoo.com
One mondo year of excellent crochet, YEAH! For this you are my column on The Daily Chum this week:
http://www.limenviolet.com/blog/?p=4952
Kudos for a job well done.
email: crochetcompulsive(AT)gmail (DOT)com
congrats! awesome stuff.
hollis.architzel at gmail dot com
Congratulations on your 1 year anniversary! Your blog and photographs are gorgeous …
Congrats on you anniversary. Hope someday to open my own shop and make some extra yarn money. You have great stuff for sale. I blogged about your contest here http://arcticknits.blogspot.com/ My email is gussek@hotmail.com Thanks! Debbie
WOW! Congrats! I can find too much for a gift certificate. I am so glad I checked out L&V today. And there is nothing wrong with being a yarn addict!!!
Congratulations on your one year Anniversary! May you have many more! I do not have a blog….no extra entry for me..but I would love to be in the drawing.
Thanks for the speedy delivery of the 3 patterns I ordered today. Now just have to find the time to make these for Christmas gifts.
My e-mail for the contest is: garnerdk@olypen.com and I posted the contest on my blog: http://knitterbeader.blogspot.com
Thanks.
Congratulations on your one year Etsy anniversary. I know how much you love your business and you make some truly beautiful things and I’m not just saying that because I’m your mother!
Congratulations! I am new to reading your blog – I found a link about the contest. I think that I have a lot of back-reading to do
Thank you!
Congratulations!!!!
ooooo a giveaway? i just purchased the fisherman’s wife scarf and LOVE IT!!! i’ve blogged about you before on my blog (http://audreyhabeck.blogspot.com/2008/10/friday-feature_10.html)! i love your work, and would be soooo excited to spend 50 bucks in your shop with a gift card!!!
wow, i love the aesthetics of your photography. Of course it helps that your crochet items are gorgeous
craftylee @ gmail . com
Woohoo! I’ve enjoyed making things from your lovely patterns!
sammarx@comcast.net
Your photography and items in your shop are fantastic.
Congratulations on your anniversary. I have posted your contest on my blog
http://isnoacompletesentence.blogspot.com/2008/11/contest-by-kalurah.html
and my email is mlj1954@hotmail.com
Congratulations! Please count me in and I will definately mention this on my blog. Thank you for the give-away and I hope you have many more very successful years on etsy
Such a wonderful work.
‘Mille mercis’ for the inspiration, and a happy anniversary !
aybesjulie@hotmail.com
Wow! I’m really impressed with everything in your etsy shop. I especially adore your style in jewelry. Congratulations on your success, and I look forward to seeing more of your work!
Elke (elkechan at gmail dot com)
Congrats to you! What wonderful items in your shop and how sweet to have this drawing! WOW!
Congratulations!
Megan Curtis
curtis512@hotmail.com
Ack!! I swear I left a comment here a couple days ago and then linked to you on my blog. I was checking back here again and didn’t see it. So maybe I’m commenting twice and don’t know it, but better safe than sorry. I LOVE your stuff, your style… everything! Congrats on your anniversary.