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It's giveaway time! It's giveaway time! Woohoo!

Alright, down to the good stuff. After much, much deliberation, I've decided to hold THREE separate giveaways - one for my international readers, one for my Aussie readers, and one that covers everyone. The reasons for this will become pretty apparent as you read through this post.

First up, the International Only giveaway:

I'll be completely honest - this is a second-hand copy of The Unofficial Guide to Homeschooling, published in 2000 by Kathy Ishizuka. It was discovered on my local library's 'for sale' shelf for just 20 cents - but consequently it has a barcode on the back and a couple of very unobtrusive stamps on the inside back cover. I picked it up knowing I would eventually host a giveaway for it on Lizzie's Home. Now, while a lot of the information could be applicable to both Aussie and international readers, I think it's best suited to US-readers as it contains specifics about homeschooling practices and legislation that may not occur anywhere else. Some of the chapters include Making The Decision, Homeschooling Children With Special Needs, The Financial Picture, State and Local Homeschooling Requirements, Homeschooling Methods, Homeschooling Teens, and tons of other good stuff. It's approximately 450 pages, in pretty good nick (I have flicked through it and there doesn't appear to be any missing pages however one page has been taped together - not by me though!), and it's quite a hefty chunk of a book so the postage will sting a little but I did want to make sure it went to the most appropriate person and in this case it would be a US reader (or other international reader, if they want to have a go at the giveaway). It's probably quite well suited to those just starting out or considering homeschooling and you can enter on behalf of someone you know and pass it on :) You can read some more about the book (and peek inside it), here.

I had worried that because it was 8 years old now it could be out of date, but it's still going for almost $US16 on Amazon so the way I figure it, you're getting a book completely free, so that kind of negates the second hand thing :)

Next up, the Australian Only giveaway:

This is a large, full-colour cookbook compiled of recipes which first featured in Super Food Ideas magazine. It was published in 2000 so it's a little old but recipes live forever, so that's not a concern, is it? LOL. The reason I'm restricting this one to Aussie-only is party because of postage and partly because all the brands will be familiar and the measurements are metric. There's some really good stuff in here. It's approx 125 pages, and used (I have since copied all my favourites) but in really good shape - no missing or taped-together pages.

And lastly, the Open-To-All giveaway:


This is a selection of scrapbooking supplies, all un-opened. There are fourteen small packets of PaperScissorsRock brand 'puffy' stickers (some small borders, small 'button' style stickers), two Crystal brand sticker packs - one with some back to school style sayings and one 'boyish' alphabet letters - both of which are also 'puffy'. There's also a bonus small sheet of metallic (flat) stickers. All are labelled acid-free and the Crystal stickers are also labelled lignin-free. I was going to be discreet and remove the price stickers on the backs, LOL, but that's too much work - I paid around 50 cents to a dollar per pack so the value of this giveaway is about $10.

To win ANY of the giveaways:

1. Just leave a comment, but please indicate which of the three giveaways you are entering.

2. If you are entering both the 'Open To All' and either the 'Aussie Only' or 'International Only' giveaways, please leave separate comments for each giveaway. It just makes it easier for me to pick the winner later :) There should be a maximum of two entries per person (ONE per giveaway) using this approach.

3. Please include a valid email address as part of your comment. I'm not sure how my comments settings will show up and whether the absence of a Blogger blog will mean your email/profile won't be visible. Some people also choose to have their Blogger profile set to private so I may not be able to chase up the emails that way. Just type your email at the bottom of your comment :)

The competitions close midday Saturday (Adelaide time...that's Friday 7:30pm CST (United States) I think) and I will notify each of the three winners by email. I'll also put up a post with the names of the winners and sign the Mr Linky on the Bloggy Giveaways site on that day so that everyone can see :) Please don't put your postal address in the comments section! I'll ask for it when I contact the winners.

Ooooh, I'm so excited!

Cheers,
Lizzie