A Photography Prize Package

Remember that grammar quiz I had a few weeks back?
A classmate of mine from high school
wowed me with her grammar prowess
and won a photo shoot with yours truly.
(A dear blog-reader, Faith, won a prize, too,
which I am currently making.
Did you read that, Faith?!? It's coming! Promise!)
We met last Friday,
when the wind was whipping
and the sun was hiding.

Here are a few favorites from our session:

Thank you Kristi,
for being amazing at grammar,
and sharing your family with me for the briefest of moments.

Cheers,
A

Test You're Grammer Knowlege! : Answers (and Winners) Edition

This quiz was so much fun to write, and to grade! I loved every single minute of it.
Two people managed to achieve the elusive Grammar Nirvana, and being the giver that I am, I feel they should both win.  So, without further ado, congratulations are in order to Kristi Ryman who is the winner of the photo session with Athena Pelton Photography, and Faith, who is the winner of a hat (or, being that you are also a knitter, I'd be happy to upgrade you to an apron!) Both of you lovely ladies, email me at athenapelton (at) gmail (dot) com to claim your prizes!


And now, by popular demand, the answers:

1) ______ so kind for letting me use ______ unicorn bicycle.
a) Your, your
b) You're, your
c)You're, you're
d)You're, youre

2) I promise, ________ I am finally going to read James' first draft. Maybe.
a) tommorow
b) tomorrow
c) tomarrow
d) tommorrow

3) I wish _____ house wasn't all the way over ______. 
a) they're, there
b) their, there
c) there, there
d) they're, their

4) It's just ___ far away.
a) to
b) too
c) tooo

5) I've lost so much weight all my pants are _______. And I live in a land of make-believe.
a) lose
b) loose
c) still way too tight because I'm still jiggly and won't buy bigger pants. (I will accept this answer as well. Jerks.)

6) Which is correct?
a) For all intensive purposes.
b) For all intents and purposes.
c) For all in tents with porpoises.

7) My patience for insufferable Grammar usage lasted ________ 2.7 seconds.
a) less than
b) fewer than
c) less then
d) fewer then

8) Which is correct?
a) Lay, lady, lay.
b) Lie, lady, lie. (Bob Dylan has been released on probation after serving his sentence in Grammar Prison)

9) I _________ need to have more quizzes.
a) definitely (Tip: There is definitely no A in definitely.)
b) definately
c) defanately
d) defenitely

10) That lady I sit next to on the bus is so ______. In a good way. Sort of. Maybe.
a) wierd
b) weird (Tip: WE are all weird.)

11) The _____ my liberal vitriol has on my father in law's patience _______ my ability to keep a straight face. 
a) affect, affects
b) effect, affects (Effect is to a noun (thing) what Affect is to a verb (action).)
c) effect, effects
d) affect, effects

12) The opposite of "on purpose" is:
a) by accident 
b) on accident

13) _____ should we invite to the party? 
a) Who
b) Whom (Tip: If you can answer the question with 'him,' use whom. "We should invite him.")

14) It depends on _____ is going.
a) who (Tip: If you can answer with 'he,' use who. "He is going.")
b) whom

15) We _____ going to read Himbokal's blog, but _____ too bored by its content to bother.
a) were, were
b) we're, were
c) were, we're 
d) we're, we're

16) Which sentence is written in the second-person narrative?
a) If you think this quiz was fun, you're obviously delusional.
b) I think this quiz was fun, and am obviously delusional. (First Person)
c) DRL thought this quiz was fun, and is obviously delusional. (Third Person)

17) _____ cheat on this quiz?
a) May I 
b) Can I

18) I'm so _________ that I didn't post this at exactly 7:30.
a) embarrassed
b) embarassed
c) embarrased

19)  ______ you sure _______ answers are correct?
a) Are, you're
b) Our, your
c) Are, your
d) Our, you're

20) Which is correct?
a) I can run farther than you.
b) I can run further than you.
c) I cannot run at all. I hate exercise. Duh.
d) Both a and c (I will accept this, too, because, duh. I hate exercise.)
e) Both b and c

Good Luck!

EXTRA CREDIT:
Correctly retype the title of this post. Test Your Grammar Knowledge!


Thank you, all of you, for playing along and taking the first ever Family Pelton Grammar Quiz. As a token of my appreciation I am going to give away another session with Athena Pelton Photography. 
I have selected the winner from all who played using the random number generator at random.org. 
***drumroll please*****
The winner is:
Amanda Renner!
Contact me at athenapelton (at) gmail (dot) com to claim your prize! 


Cheers!
A

A Grammar Quiz! Pre-Study

I hope you've studied.

Brushed up on your participles, conjunctions, and spelling.

If not....

crack those books, kids, it's (almost) time for the first ever

Family Pelton Grammar Quiz!

But before I test your smarts, 

which will happen at 7:30 pm tonight (set your clocks!)

I thought it best to go over the rules.

They are as follows: 

The quiz will be open until midnight tomorrow (Thursday) and the winner will be announced on Friday! Submit your answers using the comment form (only one entry per person).

The PRIZE:
Is unprecedented at TFP.

It involves me, my camera, and you.
That is to say, the winner receives a photo session (up to one hour) with Athena Pelton Photography.

But if you're not in my area and want to play, don't worry! Your prize involves me, my knitting needles, and your hat-less head.
That is to say, the non-local winner receives a hat from Athena Pelton.....Hattery? Knittery? Yarngoods??
....

How to Win:

Answer all the questions correctly. I will randomly draw the winner from those who achieve Grammar Nirvana. 

Caveat:
If no one answers all the questions correctly, I will randomly select a winner from all who play.

Which means:
any way you slice it, someone is going to win on Friday.

Which really is the best way to slice it, if you ask me.....

Happy Studying!

A

Tomorrow...

Or at some point this week, 

there will be a grammar quiz on this here blog.

You're.

Your.

It's.

Its.

Commonly misspelled words.

Affect.

Effect.

Use of hyperbole.

How to correctly spell tomorrow.

The usual offenders.

My big peeves.

I'll announce the particulars on the day of the quiz,

but the prize is going to be big.

It's not a hat.

Or an apron.

Or anything handmade for that matter.

It's way better....

Study up, friends!

Cheers,

A

Winner!

The winner
of the fabulous Lucends giveaway is....

(drumroll please)

......#9 Megan M! 
Congrats Megan!!
Email me (athenapelton@gmail.com) to claim your prize!

For those that didn't win
REMEMBER
head on over to Luc's shop
and browse her goodies!

If you find something you love,
use code athena to save 15%!

Happy Friday!

Cheers,
A

Shop, Save, Win.

Most of you know

or have heard me reference

my dear friend

Lucinda.

She has an etsy shop.

It is marvelous.

She makes and sells the most wonderful things.

Hats,

knitting patterns,

camera straps,

laptop and iPad cases,

scarves,

pillows,

bibs,

coin/makeup/misc pouches/clutches

and

Patchwork Wallets.

I have one of these coming.
I'll blog photos of that once I get it and fill it up with all my junk.
(I also have a pleated zipper pouch and I simply adore it.)

Her items are so meticulously well made.
Thought out.
Planned.

And she has impeccable taste
when it comes to picking fabric.

She also embroiders!
This wallet has a little reminder
(as if we girls needed it)

Check out her full store
here.

Luc and I think
that everyone should have a little something
from lucends
at home.

In light of this,
I will be giving away one item
(not necessarily a patchwork wallet...)
handmade by lucinda
for one lucky person.
To Enter:
Leave a comment on this post by Midnight onThursday, January 20th.

Tell me about your dog.
Your favorite cold-weather comfort food.
Your pesky older brother.
Whatever you want to say.

Random.org will pick the winner
on Friday morning.

So that everyone
can feel like a winner,
Lucinda has also
offered up a 15% discount to my blog readers. 
Use Discount Code Athena at checkout.

Happy Shopping!
A

Pay It Forward

Something amazing has happened
in the world of craft
today.

My facebook page was overflowing
with status updates
of people wanting to
Pay It Forward in 2011.

The deal is,
they will send one handmade item
to the first five people who comment on their status.
Those five people must then agree to do the same.

And so on
and so forth.

This outpouring
of handmade handouts
has gone

viral.

I've decided to participate.
I am going to send items to five of my friends on facebook.
Which means,
that exponentially more
will be receiving something
made
from
scratch
in 2011.

Since not all of you readers
are my friends on facebook
I thought I would extend the offer to you
as well.

I can't sign up for five more items, though.
I just don't have the time.

BUT
I can sign up for one.

So here's the skinny:
(obviously I am not referring to my midsection)

Leave a comment on this blog post.
On Sunday I (with the help of Random.org) will pick one comment
whose author will receive a gift
handmade
by me.

PROVIDED they are willing
to pay it forward
as well.

Cheers,
A

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!

With the help of random.org
and their random number generator
the winner is....

drumroll please....

#12
mis!

Congratulations!

Shoot me an email with your address to claim your prize!
(mrspelton@hotmail.com)

Thanks to all for playing.

Cheers,
A

This Day Will Go Down in Infamy....

Today is National Pearl Harbor Rememberance Day.

It is also my friend Tony's birthday.
And the last day to enter to win
this hat.

Enter here.

Good luck!

Cheers,
A

Take Two for Megan, & Another Giveaway!

I made a hat for Megan.

She liked it. 

Didn't love it.

Only because she had her heart set

on a hat with a brim.

I set off on a new hat

for Megan

working as hard as my little fingers could carry me

in the hope of having it ready Thanksgiving weekend.

Then DRL went to San Diego.

Then Belle broke her leg.

Then I fell down the stairs.

And I didn't knit a stitch last weekend.

I finally finished it this morning

and will send it off in the mail this afternoon.

Megan,

I hope

hope 

hope

this hat fits the bill.

No pun intended.

It's my favorite brand of yarn:

Malabrigo.

In a color called Pearl.

A gorgeous grey

with the faintest hint

of pink and white.

My favorite yarn in my favorite colorway.

Made into one of my favorite hats.

And,

since it's Saturday

since I took a day off from blogging,

and since it is the fourth day of Chanukah

I am giving away another hat!

Also made with Malabrigo worsted merino wool.

Obviously,

it is a woman's hat

and it'll fit {most} heads.

All you have to do to enter is post a comment answering the following question:

What is your favorite gift to give?

Are you the type that likes to pick out the perfect gift?

Or are gift certificates more your gift-giving style?

Are you a scented candle giver-outer?

Or do you agonize over what to give and wait until the last minute to complete your shopping?

(raises hand)

I will pick one random commenter

(with the help of random.org)

and announce the winner on Wednesday. 

Therefore, 

entries must be received by 12:00PM (CST) on TUESDAY December 7th.

The day that will go down

in 

Infamy.

Cheers,

A

Winner!

With the help
of www.random.org
and their random number generator
the winner
of my first ever
giveaway is...

NUMBER 9!

Annie!

Congratulations!

Email your address to mrspelton@hotmail.com to claim your loot!

Thank you all so much for playing.

What should I giveaway next time....

Cheers,
A