it used to take me a minute to run the numbers online. but noooooo. i had to get all fancy. still. forty-five minutes of prep work is so worth it.

i've been around folks. and not in the lady-of-the-night kind of way. i'm talking about i've seen giveaway winner posts and how hosts are coming up with the coolest ways of picking winners.

well, welcome to the club! <---- this is directed at me.

i found this vintage bingo ball cage last week while i was out on my garage sale ventures. you want to know how much it was? of course you do. it was a whole dollar. yes. but this isn't about that. sort of. this is about me picking a winner for my latest giveaway - a customized print from lemon drop studio.

so the ball cage didn't come with any numbered balls. but donnafriend had the perfect solution. using gumballs. gum balls. gumballs. gum balls. idk. i can't decide if that's one word or two.

i numbered a bunch of gumballs. and then separated and packed them into groups of ten. this will help me with my future giveaway winner picking. unless i eat a gumball.

there were 85 valid entries for this giveaway. plop those 85 balls into the cage.

turn turn turn.

and the winner is kari! congrats kari!

for those who played and didn't win, don't be sad. i bet you win next time! yay!