Intrigue by Design: the Contest Entries!
The entries are in! I am blown away by all the creativity and talent exhibited here. There is quite a range of Garden Intrigue products from which to choose, from flip flips to iPhone covers to multi-purpose designs for use on a wide range of items.
Thanks so much to everyone who entered!
Here’s the drill: Vote for your top three in order of preference in the Comments section below. Voting will be open through Monday, September 26. I’ll tally up the votes and announce the winners next Tuesday, September 27. One judge will be chosen at random to receive an ARC of The Garden Intrigue.
Happy voting!
1.
The front reads: I Pink Because I Care. Breast Cancer Awareness.
2.
A design for use on many things.
3.
The back reads: What would you do for a secret garden rendezvous?
4.
5.
The front reads: This Summer Only! Augustus Whittlesby Presents “The Princess of the Pulchritudinous Toes”. Where? Malmaison. When? Nightly. (Times subject to change based on alcoholic consumption, presence of Muses, and levels of frustration with certain American women.)
7.
8.
The front reads: “Alas!” she cried, “I spy a sail/ Hard-by on the wine dark sea./ I know not what it is or bides,/ But I fear it comes for me!” —Augustus Whittlesby, The Perils of the Pulchritudinous Princess of the Azure Toes, Canto XII, 14–17
10.
The text reads: The Pink Carnation Series. The Garden Intrigue. 2012.
13.
The text reads: Roses are Red, Carnations are Pink, which new flowery spy, will thwart Bonaparte with a wink?
14.
The text reads: Garden Intrigue: Keeping the mystery and our women alive.
15.
A design for use on many things.
16.
A design for use on many things.
17.
A button. (And a close-up of the design.)
18.
19.
A mouse pad. The text reads: “That once in Triton’s court did dwell / And ring a nasty watery knell, / With a clangety clang and an awesome—” “Yell? Knell? Mell?” “No more! My sensitive soul can endure no further interruptions! The Muse has fled.” Augustus & Emma.
The front reads: What happens in the garden…. Doesn’t always stay in the garden.
23.
The charms are tied to the bracelets with the pink ribbon.
24.
A bumper sticker/bookmark.
25.
A design for use on many things.
26.
A design for use on many things.
27.
28.
The text reads: Princess of the Azure Toes.
29.
In order:
#2
#24
#4
This is why I don’t enter these artistic contests anymore – I’m way out of my
league!
26
3
19
hmmm….
#1 11
#2 19
#3 1
#22
#9
#3
They were awesome!
18
8
and if 25 could be pink….
18
19
1
1
11
19
They all look lovely!
18
19
21
10,18,19!
10, 18, and 19 as well for me!
They’re all so good!
1
19
11
I’d like to vote for
6
4
and 10
phew! That was hard to choose!
#1, 7, and 6
Love the ones that tie in the breast cancer awareness!
Can we cast a vote if we entered the contest? If so, then:
18
8
6
So many great entries!
#17
#19
#18
20 – I love the quote on the mouse pad!
26
25
#18 extremely elegant
#2
#4
All lovely entries!
Here’s my vote:
#16, #18, #24
26
22
3
but they could just as easily be in any order! Great designs, hard choices!
5
18
10
Lots to choose from! I vote for #8, #23 and #20.
Thanks for the fun contest!
Hm. 16,9 and 12.
Such a hard decision! My picks are:
13
9
18
12, 18, 11
6, 20, 18
14
19
8
10
1
8
But they’re ALL winners! Wow.
#1
#2
#17
#17
#1
#2
17, 18 and 21 are my favorites.
11 and 22
11 and 25
#22
#20
#9
Hard to choose just three!
#18
#8
#20
Great job everyone!
They’re all wonderful!
7, 9, & 6
17!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
17
#17
#19
#11
#17
#18
#19
#1 6.
#2 22.
#3 13.
But they are ALL absolutely delightful because now I can’t wait to read the book!!!
16, 18, 4
6
22
24
Thanks for the great contest!
17
2
24
18
19
8
17
23
147
#17
#4
#7
Who doesn’t love a good button or cell phone design? 🙂
1
3
10
16
5
21
#17
#20
#21
1. #18
2. #19
3. #8
#11
#9
#6
#18
#19
#8
My votes go as follows:
First to 7
second to 11
and third to 20.
Thanks for letting us see them. They are great.
Some wonderful entries! My Votes:
1) 10
2) 3
3) 1
#6
#3
#22
9
19
20
great job, all 🙂
These were all so clever and creative!
I’ll go with my initial reactions and vote for
#11
#7
#1
#14
#24
#8
# 19
# 9
# 1
#17
#12
#5
1. Six
2. Ten
3. Eleven
#17
#24
#2
Oh, so hard to choose just three!
In order:
#23
#26
#19
#17
#17
#17
Ummm … it’s just darling and by far the most creative item, yet!! Really dig it.
In case anybody is wondering, the writing on the #17 says, “Emma Delagardie, Grand Inquisitor for Poetic Excellence” and the design could be used on ANY item and still look amazing. 🙂
#17
#17
#17
What a great selection !
1
23
22
#10
#14
#17
1. 10
2. 6
3. 18
#17
#12
#25
# 6
# 2
# 21
20
6
18
first – # 6 second – # 2 third – # 20
I vote for #6!
1– #13
2– #28
3– #24
So creative! Every item is great!
#11
#19
#4
I’m a beach girl, I love coffee and I can always use another carrier bag.
Good luck to all entries!
All are great but I’m partial to a bag…
6
8
10
So many choices!! I think I will go with #6, #8, and #10. Best of luck to all the creative peeps that came up with something!
#19
18
13
#17
#1
#11
Great job all!
#16 is my fav! #24 and #22 are awesome too!
Really, people, you’re so talented! All the designs are so amazing, it’s hard to pick just three!
But here is my winning trio:
#17
#24
#13
But really… sooooo much talent in this post!! 🙂
#17 is cute, then I would say #8, then lastly #18
I think #17 is rad. #2 is not bad
#17
#24
#17
#24
#7
#6
18
2
4
# 23
# 24
# 22
I think these are clever.
#26
#28
#17
You can tell everyone had a lot of fun with the entries.. All of them are great!
#19
#28
#27
I vote for…
#19
#28
#15
#6 – Excellent
#4
#15
#22
Nice work, everyone!
18
19
12
6
18
27
16
18
21
16
18
21
16
11
28
Ok, my choices are:
1. 1
2. 8
3. 18
#1
#18
#6
Wow, these are all so pretty!
18
19
17
My vote…
#17
#18
#8
5
11
28
This was tough, there were so many cute designs!
#17!!!!!!!! 🙂
1
7
11
# 3!
Number Three!
Such great jobs, that it is hard to choose. Sort of glad work consumed all my time to give me an excuse to not have been able to do something.
My picks:
6
28
17
Bonne chance!!!
#3
#1
#10
#27
Hats off to all the entries!
#11
#1
#19
#11 is so adorable! Who would’ve thought of flipflops! “I flip for pink”, too!
1. #20
2. #6
3. #28
These are all amazing! Feel proud.
1
11
20
Bravo to all who put their creativity to the wheel – nicely done!
#6
#18
#19
Can’t wait to see the winners they’re all so good!
13
3
16
11 flip flops – great idea
20
24
11
5
28
Number 3!
I vote for:
11
12
28
#1! They are all amazing though.
18
19
1
8
11
27
9
27
26
12
9
27
Number #11!
I wish I had those at the beginning of summer!
10, 12, 16
#17
#1
#7
Although it’s very tempting to vote for myself, I can see that I’ve easily been outclassed here! Some amazing designs :O
#9
#20
#28
thanks for hosting the competition, Lauren! 🙂
#17 is the best!love it
#17
#20
#5
11
6
27
Thanks!
Such a fun contest!
17
12
8
Great job
1. #10
2 #8
3. #13
Obviously #17.
1, 11, 19
I like:
# 1
# 22
# 26
So much creativity.
17 is my favorite by far! so cute and versatile
The response is amazing!
#11
#19
#7
Oooh, I didn’t see those terrific sneaks (#28) when I first voted. I’d love to wear them for real!
I had to scroll through a couple times before I was confident in my vote, which is:
#13
#24
#8
So many good options. I’m going with:
28
6
10
So many good options! My vote:
1) 10
2) 5
3) 11
#14
#18
#1
#14
#1
#24
All cool:
1: #6
2: #8
3: #22
#19 – because I love coffee (nothing better than sipping coffee on the tram ride to work in the morning!)
#28 (such a clever idea!)
#6
#8
#20
#18
#28
#18
#1
great designs! so very creative 🙂
I’m simply blown away by the creativity displayed here! Where do you get the time for all of this? I like…..
#10
#22
#24
11
23
27
17
11
8
17
13
10
4
Honorable Mention: 28
19! its so cute!
11- perfect
# 17 by far!
#17
#17 is so cute! Love it!
1. 19
2. 23
3. 18
1. 19
2. 23
3. 21
19 is so cute. I want one!!!
1. #22
2. #29
3. #21
1. #6
#17
#2
#18
19 is awesome! I would definitely buy that!
And I guess if I have to choose more. I would go with 12 and 5.
Great choices though!
19 – who doesn’t need something cute to drink their coffee from? Me me me!
#19
#8
#18
28
13
9
19
4
2
4
8
10
and honorable mention to 7!
4
18
22
19
8
29
Very creative entries!
#4 & #23
17 is my favorite! so so cute.
4 and 23 are cute too.
11!! I love me some flip flops!
28
11
26
It’s takin’ me so long to decide! Congrats to everyone on a job well done.
11
18
28
11 – soo cute!
11 – i love the flip flops!!!
12
23!!
11!!!!
11!!!! I love wearing flip flops
18
6
11
18
19
11
18
21
9
#17
#5
#28
#19
#22
#28
11!
18, 27 and 21. 18 is my absolute favourite.
18, 19 and 28.
18,16,11
#18
#8
#28
21
16
18
#18
#28
#14
Thanks! : )
#18
#8
#28
19 is definitely my favorite! 18 and 21 are my second and third choices 🙂
19!!!! Love it
6
10
11
6
22
19
11 is such a good idea!
28
18
9
15
25
19 all the way!
19 is definitely the cutest, I want one for my tea!! 18 and 23 are my other favorites.
wow — they are all great! (I love the mug tho’)
1 — 19
2 — 23
3 — 28
Who doesn’t like to read a great book with a great cup of coffee – so my #1 vote is for coffee mug —
#1 = 19
#2 = 12
#3 = 20
i was having computer issues when I try to vote earlier but here it is since I do not see it
12
18
8
#19 is by far the best. I would love to add it to my collection!! I like 21 second and 23 third. Good luck everybody!!
I’m a summer girl at heart! 11, 18, 29
#1 – 18
#2 – 9
#3 – 10
17!!!!!!!!!!!
11, 4, 21
18, 19, 21
I flip for pink too too!!
11, 3, 28
#19 – wow!
#21
#23
18-
11
28
I like:
6, 19, 21.
All Great but I take
# 21
# 13
# 11
I take
# 21
# 13
# 11
Picking my top three was tough!
#23
#6
#20
8, 18,12
6
13
26
I love these contests. Y’all are so inventive!
#6
#13
#14
they are all awesome!! wish i’d could’ve designed something too-but alas I ran out of time. But everyone did a fantastic job!
Wow! I`m rubbish at this kind of creativity so I didn`t make an attempt but I`m so impressed with all of these! SO fun 🙂
1
6
19….
(if I have to choose!)
1. #18, 2. #7, 3. #12
My votes go to:
1) 6
2) 19
3) 18
So hard to choose! I love the options!
#13
#23
#19
So many fun products!
6,13,24
This is so awesome!!
19
18
23
Great contest