Book-in-a-Bag Contestants
With less than a week to go until Orchid Affair, I bring you the entries in the Orchid Affair Book-in-a-Bag Contest. Here’s how it works: just vote for your three favorites, in descending order (i.e. your first choice first), and the three winners will receive a copy of The Orchid Affair in the bag they designed.
One judge, chosen at random, will also receive a book in whichever bag she desires. Voting closes on Sunday.
Let the voting begin!
1.
(Front: “Spies… don’t scare me./ I teach kids.”)
2.
(“Rule #10 of the Guide to Better Governessing: Don’t Let Them See You Suffer.”)
3.
(Front: “What’s an Orchid Affair?” Back: “It’s like The Sound of Music… meets Mata Hari.”)
4.
(Front: “The Silver Orchid Governess Agency/ Currently recruiting capable governesses./ Must provide instruction in composition,/ literature, history, geography, arithmetic,/ foreign language, music and drawing./ Previous teaching experience preferred./ Ability to thwart evil French agents a plus./ Contact Laura Grey for more information.”)
5.
(Front: “Patience is only a virtue when there is something worth waiting for.” Back: “Patiently Waiting… January 2011.”)
6.
(Front: “Deep in their root, all flowers keep the light. — Theodore Roethke.” Back: “Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies. — Jane Austen.”)
7.
(Front: “Pride and Prejudice Lives On.” Back: “A governess trades the quiet life for adventure and danger– and romance.”)
8.
(Front: “What can be better than chocolate?/ The Orchid Affair! Duh!” Back: “The Orchid Affair arrives January 20, 2011. A Lauren Willig Fan.”)
9.
(Back: “Placing the book on the counter, the shopkeeper spread it open to reveal a delicately tinted engraving of a flower./ It was an orchid.”)
10.
(“Savages Do Not Get Books. –Mlle Laure Griscogne. The Orchid Affair by Lauren Willig.”)
11.
(“(Laura) Grey is the new black./ Selwick Spy School Class of 1803.”)
12.
(Back: “Patience is only a virtue when there is something worth waiting for.”)
13.
14.
15.
16.
(Front: “From England to France…” Back: “…From Governess to Secret Agent…/ …Mission? Espionage in Paris…/… With a romance and adventure of a lifetime!”)
17.
(“Guide to Better Governessing/ Rule #10: Never Let Them See You Suffer.”)
10
11
4
Very cool idea, Lauren!
I like 1, 7 and 9 best. They are all pretty cool, though. Book bags are awesome 😀
1. #1 (I teach 2nd grade…so true)
2. #17 (also applies to classroom teaching)
3. #12 cuz it’s pretty
#12 is my favorite.
#16 is my second choice.
#9 is third.
1.
2.
13.
1
4
12
Some really amazing entries! It was hard to pick just 3!
12, 4, 2
12 is my first
9 is my second
7 is my third
.. they were difficult to choose from!
#5, 7, 9
Wow, those were great entries!
12
1
14
Here are my choices. Very impressive entries!
12 (<–Love it!)
14
15
12 for first choice.
1 for second.
4 for third.
Such fun entries!
12
6
11
All very creative!
I like 12 for first
4 for second
And 9 for third
So hard to choose!
# 6
# 5
#16
Thanks so much ~ great, good fun!
In descending order,
9
3
6
. . . with several others close behind!
1
12
11
1. bag #1 (because i am a teacher)
2. bag #6
3. bag #17
they are all awesome but these are my faves!!
12
1
11
But they’re all great. Fun contest!
12
11
7
Liked all of them, but these were my
favorites
1st is #9
2nd is #12
3rd is #1 [It might have been my favorite if I was a teacher]
***Great choices! I love book totes!
12
1
4
1, 11, 12
4
12
6
are my picks. Great job everyone!
10
12
5
Hard to choose but these are the ones I liked best
7, 11, 1
2
7
15
6
14
5
Purple Orchids are my favorite, after Purple Gentians of course 🙂
12
1
#1
#4
#12
1 (How could a teacher not pick it!?!)
12
10
1, 11, 12
12
7
3
11, then 12, then 1. Love them! What a fun contest 🙂
4, 11, 17
12
11
1
9
12
14
11
10
3
12 – Love this one!
1 – Very true!
15 – Simple & timeless!
9
6
12
12
11
4
I love them all! But those 3 are my favorites.
11>>love!!
10
12
Good luck to all the contestants!
These are my choices!!
1. I love love LOVE #1
2. #12 is also gorgeous
3. And lastly, #11
So to sum up: 1, 12, 11
7
1
9
Definitely #12!
I love them all but
1, 12, 11
1. #1
2. #12
3. #11
#11
#3
#12
#6
#17
#15
6
10
15
They’re all great, but since I have to choose…
1st choice – #12
2nd choice – #10
3rd choice – #1
6
3
5
12
14
4
#11
#4
#1
7
9
12
7 i like it best because it’s simple and elegant
9
12
6
2
12
12, 14, 4!
12
3
15
I think elegant and understated is the way to go. Obviously never forgoing the dash of satire that is so pink and so embedded in the P.C empire.
#12, #1, #9
12 !!
7
1
I absolutely adore #12, and I love the art for #1. The caption for #7 is super adorable.
I like them all but my favorite are 11, 12, and 8!
#1, #12 & #11
3, 15, 12.
I love this!
12, 9, 15.
4.
12.
1.
I love the patience quote! I heard “Patience is a virtue” my whole childhood.
Can’t wait for the Orchid!!!!
12
1
4
Beautiful work!
11
8
17
=]
4, 7, 12
All of them were very creative! What fun! Loved 1 as well, having been a teacher, but not quite as much as these three mentioned. Great job, Ladies! Now, we all need secret flower names :~)
12, 9, 4. I would have never guessed that these would be so cool! I could never be that creative!
12
6
1
1
4
8
#12
#2
#11
Looking forward to the book launch!
1
7
12
12
16
4
10
11
1
I have a soft spot in my heart for #1 because I, too, used to teach kids. My dissertation committee pales in comparison to the horror that is a room full of eighth graders.
11
9
5
All great, but love #11!
9
11
12
These were so hard to choose from!
Hi, I’m not trying to double post (and apologies for clogging up the comments here), but I was wondering when voting will close?
Fun contest idea!
1 and 10
I really really like number 1 and would vote for it twice if I could.
9
1
17
I’ll give my votes to….
#12
#17
#8
They are all so pretty! But my choices are:
First #12
Second #9
Third #7
#12
#6
#17
#11, #1, #4
I really love them all but since I have to choose . . .
first choice: #4
second choice: #7
third choice: #12
1
11
12
…. and I totally need to order # 1 for my mom. She loves the books and has been teaching for 35 years!
12
1
9
great job, everyone 🙂
12, 11 and 14
#1) 12
#2) 10
#3) 4
It was hard to pick just three, I have to say.
1) #16
2) # 7
3) # 3
And I do believe Pam has a point, when does the voting end?
1.) 1
2.) 2
3.) 12
These are all so great! My picks are:
4
3
12
#12
#4
#6
1
3
8
I vote for 9, 10, and 12. Fabulous entries!
All great! But my favorites:
1. 1
2. 12
3. 10
1. 11
2. 4
3. 8
1. 10
2. 4
3. 12
Great job everyone!
Great jobs!
My ordeR:
1
4
9
Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! 😀
#1, #11, #12
1
12
2
9
6
1
Wow, that was difficult. I really like them all. 🙂
9
12
6
Great work everyone! They are wonderful. I couldn’t narrow it down to 3.
It’s a tie b/w 12 & 13,
and then a tie b/w 10 & 11
Wonderful job!
1.
11.
and 4.
4 and 9 and 12 are tied in my mind.
Wonderful ideas from everyone!
11
10
4
Thanks so much! Can’t wait to read the new book!! 🙂
4
7
9
😀
Great job everyone!!!
12
10
6
12
11
6
12
9
7
Can’t wait for the new book!
9
4
12
So excited for The Orchid Affair!
12
11
10
Thanks for sharing!
1,12 & 17
12
4
9
16
12
11
My favorites are #1, #4 and #17. i would have put #6 but since it wasn’t on a certain bag I couldn’t decide. I loved the saying and different color.
4
15
11
12
1
10
12
1
9
4
9
12
😀
I like #1, #10, and #12 the best,in that order, but #3 and #11 are very nice, too. 🙂
I liked 1, 11, 12.
12, 1, 7
11 is my favorite
I also like 9, 17.
What a great contest!
11 is my favorite
6 and 14.
I would say #17 #12 and #1 were my favorites.
14, 11, and 10.
What a great contest!
12 – so beautiful and professional looking! A bag I would definitely wear out!!
1
14
12, 14, 11.
12 is such a wonderful design!! Absolutely love it!!
1. #12 (It’s so pretty!)
2. #1 (I’m a teacher so I completely understand)
3. #17
Great job to everyone who designed a bag!
12
11
16
6
1
4
They were all so creative. I can’t wait to read the book!
10: I love the sentiment!
1
11
These were very fun!
They are all very creative bags. Everyone did a wonderful job! My picks are
#9
#12
#4
12
4
15
1. #9
2. #6
3. #12
It was difficult to pick three! They are all wonderfully creative.
1. 12
2. 10
3. 1
Everyone did such a wonderful job!
1. 4
2. 11
3. 12
Love them all!
#12, #1, #4
Love the creativity!
12, 9, 4
1
11
10
Lovely, all of them!
First Choice #11
Second Choice #1
Third Choice #15
#1
#5
#10
Choice #1 – 12
Choice #2 – 6
Choice #3 – 3
I love quotes and totes! What a neat way to be environmentally friendly and share the love of reading.
Where else can you find a reference to The Sound of Music and Mata Hari?
12
16
14
Choice #1—12. This bag is just so beautiful! I would love to carry around my books in it!
Choice #2—9. I like the quote on the back!
Choice #3—1. I would pick this one and give it to my best friend, because she is a teacher and we read every one of your books together!
I vote for
#1,#12 and #11.
12
9
4
The impending arrival of The Orchid Affair is what is getting me through what has so far been a dreadful 2011: I broke my right wrist, had to have surgery on it, got into a car accident and lost my job. Bring on espionage, romance and history!
My favorites are:
4
12
2
I can not wait for the book!
1
12
9
…and because I really can’t resist, I’m saying number 6 would be my fourth choice…if I could have a fourth….
1. #11
2. #12
3. #6
I love them all!I particularly like what number one says.
The Pink Carnation series…..
why I love women in Black masks! (and the men who love them!!!)
11
13
8
good luck to all the contestants!
1- number 12
2- number 11
3- number 4
So excited for a new book!
1st – #12
2nd – #1
3rd – #9
#10
#11
#4
#11
#12
#1
#1
#12
#15
I like the ones that are the simplest. White space is always good, even on a bag.
#1
#12
#16
Love your books It’s my Valentine present every year since we started dating and now we’re married!!
#1
#12
#11
Loved number 1, i teach and it’s def. true! lol
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11
12
5
11 is AWESOME, by the way! LOVE it!!! 🙂 Can’t wait for this book’s release!!!
4
11
12
These bags were awesome, i wish i was that creative!
12
11
10
great job everyone!
#12
1
12
11
Amazing selection! This was tough!
1. #6
2. #10
3. #1
1) #12
2) #1
3) #14
12
1
11
1. 11
2. 1
3. 3
11
#12 is classic
#7, I really liked the caption but I could not see the picture
Thanks
12- can be used for years!