Marie Antoinettepalooza Giveaway!

Next Friday, November 2nd is Marie Antoinette (and my birthday).  Not only that, but Scandalous Women is celebrating its 5th Anniversary and its 500th post. So to celebrate, I've come up with a Marie Antoinettepalooza giveaway for readers of the blog.

One lucky reader will receive this lovely fleur de lis tote bag filled with goodies.


Amongst the goodies will be the following:

  • A copy each of BECOMING MARIE ANTOINETTE and DAYS OF SPLENDOR, DAYS OF SORROW by Juliet Grey, the first 2 books in her Marie Antoinette trilogy.
  • A DVD of the Marie Antoinette documentary that appeared on PBS several years ago.
  • Macaroons from Laduree
  • Marie Antoinette earrings




Giveaway (US only)

- To enter, please leave a comment below and include your email address (only comments with email addresses will be entered in the giveaway).
 
- If you are not a follower and become one, you get an extra entry
- If you tweet about the giveaway, you get an extra entry.
- If you like my Scandalous Women Facebook page, you get an extra entry.

Good luck!
 
- Giveaway ends on November 2nd.

Comments

brokenteepee said…
Congratulations on your birthday, your blogoversary and all of those posts!
October 26, 2012 at 1:15 PM
Anonymous said…
Hey! HPBD Thanks for the giveaway.
October 26, 2012 at 1:23 PM
AR Champion said…
Thanks so much for the give away!
October 26, 2012 at 1:36 PM
Kimberlee said…
I would LOVE to win this. Thanks so much for the give away. Please enter me:

kimberlee_gibbs@live.com
October 26, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Kayla Beck said…
Happy birthday, blogoversary, and 500th post! Thank you so much for the giveaway.

pherlaithiel (at) gmail (dot) com
October 26, 2012 at 2:37 PM
Linda said…
What an attractive tote! And the books are on my wish list - would love to win! Thanks for the giveaway.
lcbrower40(at)gmail(dot)com

already a Google follower
October 26, 2012 at 2:56 PM
Anonymous said…
Yay! I love Marie Antoinette! I just watched the Kristen Dunst version the other night. <3 Please enter me! sneauxflocke (at) gmail (dot) com.

Merci!
October 26, 2012 at 3:06 PM
Jane said…
Happy Birthday! Hope you get some goodies you like as well as giving these away!
October 26, 2012 at 4:32 PM
Ashley said…
How fantastic that you share a birthday with Marie Antoinette! Hope it's a great one. Thanks for the giveaway.

caseyae AT gmail DOT com
October 26, 2012 at 9:09 PM
Unknown said…
Happy birthday! So excited!

anotherdisneyprincess@gmail.com
October 26, 2012 at 11:58 PM
Unknown said…
Happy Birthday !!! Would love those earrings !!! Love your blog !!
October 27, 2012 at 9:51 AM
k keith said…
as a 'Scandalous Women' lurker for quite some time -Happy Birthday! I feel I know you :) cheers kate.karma@gmail.com
October 27, 2012 at 11:25 AM
MamaMunky said…
Happy birthday! Love your blog, been a follower forever now! Thanks for the giveaway!

Lindseyaylward@yahoo.com
October 27, 2012 at 3:49 PM
Kim said…
I didn't find this blog until last year, but now I read every update ASAP. I love this.

Kizmet
October 28, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Shelley Rickey said…
I love this blog. Congratulations with your 500th post and Happy Birthday to you and Antoinette.
October 28, 2012 at 5:35 PM
Anonymous said…
I'm still a relatively new reader- I need to go back and read more stuff from the archives. Still this is such a fantastic blog- so much good reading! Happy Birthday, and happy anniversary to the blog!

immortalxrose [at] hotmail [dot] com
October 29, 2012 at 12:10 AM
Unknown said…
Happy Birthday to you and the blog!

99robinsonm1 (at) gmail (dot) com
October 29, 2012 at 7:31 AM
thecrazykatlady said…
Happy Birthday!!! I'm so glad I found this blog! my email address is kat-50585@live.com
October 29, 2012 at 10:09 PM
thecrazykatlady said…
Happy Birthday!!! I'm so glad I found this blog! my email address is kat-50585@live.com
October 29, 2012 at 10:09 PM
Christine Cavagnaro said…
Happy Birthday! I actually have an antique Victorian era box (supposedly Italian) - with a miniature which is said to be Marie Antoinette. What the dealer thinks is that the snuff box was created to house the miniature. It is beautiful and certainly looks like her. I've had an affinity with Marie since I was a teenager and did a paper on her. It's so nice to meet a kindred spirit!
October 31, 2012 at 1:01 AM
Christine Cavagnaro said…
Oh, email is ccavagnaro@juniper.net.
October 31, 2012 at 1:03 AM
Anonymous said…
juliakauppila8@gmail.com

I love love LOVE Marie Antoinette and this scandalous blog so much. I would be so honored if this giveaway went to me. Happy birthday Marie Antointte, and of course, to you :)
November 1, 2012 at 6:33 PM
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