the first dozen + the first giveaway! (closed)

the first dozen

Hi friends! These donuts are pretty impressive if I do say so myself. So impressive that I contacted Wilton, the company who makes the donut pans I use, to see if they would like to collaborate me on a publication of some sort. I had high hopes. I am loving using these one-use-kitchen-gadgets in as many ways as we can come up with.

I had met with my friend Bridget from Chronicle Books for different book and brochure ideas to approach Wilton with, and consulted with my Girl Crush creative group before I sent the email. Unfortunately, Wilton gets emails from people looking for the same sort of thing all the time, and they weren't looking to work with me in that way. I've got a long way to go before I reach 101 uses for the donut pans, so I am still hopeful something more might come of this. They are so fun and pretty and I know I'm selling pans from all the feedback I'm getting. So, fingers crossed. I might even do it myself, using Blurb or some other online book maker. We shall see.

Wilton did do something very cool, however. They graciously sent me eight more pans to work with! I barely have room for all of these pans now, but it's great, because the edible and inedible projects should not be made in the same pans, and now I've got enough pans to last me quite a while.

Eight new donut pans, rush job!

And they did another really cool thing. They offered me giveaways! This is really exciting. Today is the first giveaway, in honor of the first dozen projects we've completed.

A set of Wilton donut pans can be yours, shipped directly from Wilton. And this one is super easy. All you need to do is tell me you would like a set, and I'll randomly choose someone this weekend. I'd love to hear if you've been following along or if there is a particular project (you can see the first twelve HERE) you'd like to try first, or if you've got a tip on how I might get these ideas published, but that is not required. Just let me know you'd like a set! We'll do the address thing after you've won. I will collect comments until noon on Sunday, August 26th, at which time the contest will close.

Here's the fine print, from Wilton:

Contest is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States of America, Washington, D.C. (excluding US territories and possessions) or Canada (excluding Quebec), who are are eighteen (18) years of age or older. Void where prohibited by law.

Good luck! And if you don't win, don't worry, I have four more sets to giveaway in the future. And thank you so much for reading. It means a lot to me! I have a new donut pan idea post coming up tomorrow, a really great idea Stella had, so stay tuned!