Well done to those who found the icon, the last 2 voucher prizes will be drawn in the next few days and announced on my blog so entries must reach me no later than this morning-finding the icon does not automatically enter you in the draw so if you found it and have not sent your details to me please do so today as I am away from this afternoon and won't see emails.
For those who did not quite make it here is the solution;
These were all cryptic (crossword) clues and you needed to take each word separately, not look for an "answer" to the whole clue.
The numbering system was the Nato Phonetic Alphabet, which was really just an identification of the order of the clues but also gave a veiled hint as to how to write in the final clue.
Clue ALPHA on home page-answer was FLAT (as a pancake).
This led to prefolds and flats page where there was a link in the word flat. You needed to enter password flat to get to next clue.
Clue BRAVO: Allows two to encircle. Answer was BRACELETS. Allows= lets; two=brace, giving bracelets which encircle an arm.
on Possum Panorama page link was in pink jewellery pic.
(This clue changed when answers were mistakenly posted on the forum-this was the glitch I referred to as a slip between cup and lip which some people thought was another clue, it wasn't)
Clue CHARLIE: Supports called before ten to one , Answer was LEGS.
Ten to one or (add) ten to one = eleven; in bingo callers call legs before the word eleven; supports= legs. Supports/called before/ten to one or Legs/called before/Eleven. Legs eleven.This was an easy one to guess without working out the explanation just by working out that supports are legs. Link was in a pic of knitted legs on the longies page-the link did change midway through when info was posted openly on another forum.
Clue DELTA: modern arrangement for news. I'm not sure why people stumbled on this one. The answer was INFORMATION, which s another word for news, Modern = in and arrangement = formation, in + formation = information.
This led to Product Info page where there was a sentence that was a different colour showing it was the link.Again this should have been easy to work out just by figuring news is information.
Clue ECHO: Any port in a storm. Answer was wetbag; a port ,abbreviated from the word portmanteau is a suitcase or bag (pack your port/pack your bag-I gave hints to ask an older person what a port was to them as the name was so commonly used once),storm-wet.
Accessories page you only had to click on pic of wetbag.
Clue FOXTROT:Another thing; this was the anagram indicated by the word another, meaning nother way of writing the word, and as there were only two words in this clue the anagram had to come from the letters in "thing" so the answer was NIGHT which was found on the AIO page where the night nappies were found-link was in one of the photos, the other photos took you mostly to gallery page.
Then we came to the final riddle- the second line said "you need to order them(letters) like one two three".
As I had Alpha Bravo etc instead of numbers the ordering became ABC; but you had to split all the words up and use the letters alphabetically- not the words; so the final password was
aaaabbceeeeffggghiiilllmnnnoorrsstttttw - the 39 letters from the words flat bracelets legs information wetbag night.
I will leave the hunt trail on the site over the weekend but it will soon be removed as Possum Pouches is closing shortly. Thank you to all the lovely hunters for your nice messages of support.If you have emailed and I have not yet replied I am not ignoring you but have been inundated with emails and will respond as soon as I can.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
voucher draws
The remaining 2 vouchers will be drawn probably tonight and I will post the results here and notify the winners as soon as I can as i am away from this afternoon for a long weekend.
If you have contacted me re fabric I will be sorting that out next week and will be in touch as soon as I can-obviously it would be great if any Brisbane wahms can pick up stuff as I want to get rid of it all by the end of next week, and don't want too much hassle with postage, but will look at it properly next week when I am not so rushed
The answers to the mini hunt for the Cloth Nappy hunt at Diaper Decisions will be posted on the DD forum and on here later this morning.
If you have contacted me re fabric I will be sorting that out next week and will be in touch as soon as I can-obviously it would be great if any Brisbane wahms can pick up stuff as I want to get rid of it all by the end of next week, and don't want too much hassle with postage, but will look at it properly next week when I am not so rushed
The answers to the mini hunt for the Cloth Nappy hunt at Diaper Decisions will be posted on the DD forum and on here later this morning.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Announcement
It is with some regret and a lot of sadness that I announce that Possum Pouches will close its doors in October, due to a number of personal reasons.
Future orders are closed and this week I am endeavouring to complete what orders are still outstanding , and list on my Ozebaby store any finished items that I may find . The following week I will be divesting myself of any left over fabric and bits and pieces, with a view to having everything gone by the middle of the month.
If you are a wahm wanting nappy making supplies by all means contact me and tell me what you are in need of;I prefer not to sell as nappy cuts, so whole metres only please,minimums may apply.There may be some hand dyed wool but I will not know until after this week exactly what is left.Keep an eye on the wool and fabric page of the Possum Pouches website to see what is available,but the site will close in a couple of weeks.
I would like to take this opportunity of thanking those of you who have supported me over the last 6 or 7 years;I have always been and still am a strong advocate of cloth nappies.
Future orders are closed and this week I am endeavouring to complete what orders are still outstanding , and list on my Ozebaby store any finished items that I may find . The following week I will be divesting myself of any left over fabric and bits and pieces, with a view to having everything gone by the middle of the month.
If you are a wahm wanting nappy making supplies by all means contact me and tell me what you are in need of;I prefer not to sell as nappy cuts, so whole metres only please,minimums may apply.There may be some hand dyed wool but I will not know until after this week exactly what is left.Keep an eye on the wool and fabric page of the Possum Pouches website to see what is available,but the site will close in a couple of weeks.
I would like to take this opportunity of thanking those of you who have supported me over the last 6 or 7 years;I have always been and still am a strong advocate of cloth nappies.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Week 3 and 4 prize vouchers for hunt
The $50 vouchers for weeks 3 and 4 will both be drawn at the end of the hunt, so you still have 2 chances.Please remember you have to enter this draw separately from the hunt;having found the icon does not automatically enter you in the draw.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Orders
I am endeavouring to finish current orders by this weekend, albeit slowly;however at the moment I am unable to accept further orders. I will be emailing people with info over the coming days and I apologise for the delay.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Belated updates
As many of you will be aware life has been a bit topsy turvy in the Possum Pouches family. Consequently I have not been able to get any stock up and am still trying to finish KK orders. I head off tomorrow, I may get back for a few hours early next week before heading off again, in a different direction, for my stepfather's operation. The result of that operation will determine where I go next but given he has had a heart attack and a stroke in the last couple of weeks and now is to have a general anaesthetic,probably followed by a course of radium it isn't going to be an easy time, especially for my mum.
If you have KK orders in place I have started them but can not complete them before I go;I hope to have them ready for posting next week, just not sure which day.
Promos promised for the hunt will now continue into October to compensate for the late start.
Congratulations to JF who has won week 2's $50 voucher . To those who didn't win, I am including you in the next 2 draws as well so you still have another 2 chances to win.Anyone who finds the Possum Pouches icon is eligible to enter but you do have to send me the relevant information, as per my earlier blog post. The voucher can be spent at any of the stores participating in the current hunt.
Those of you still hunting- take heart, finding the icon is achievable and there are clues in the hints thread; plus this one- clue 4 is not an anagram.
Please use the PM system at Diaper Decisions to ask for extra help as that way I can help each of you individually depending on what you have already found.
Some of you have probably seen the picture on my site of my grandson Jacob playing with his cousin Amittai;Amittai's little brother was born early today our time. I don't know his name yet but can't wait for photos. His grandma(my sister) arrived in London last Friday and just had enough time to get over her jet lag before bub made an early arrival.
Jacob's little brother or sister is due in February.Photo here is of Jacob in his Cat in the Hat "costume" which he recently wore at Day Care.
With luck I can catch up on sewing in the next couple of months if and when things settle down.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Nappy Hunt begins.
I have just returned from holidays but unfortunately some major issues have arisen that need to be attended to before I do anything else.
I therefore will not have stock for at least the first week of the hunt .
After that it will be a case of play it by ear but am planning to have red spot specials at random times; watch the home page of the site where I will post the info whilst the special is on;if nothing is there then there is no special so do check again later.You can email orders for KK AIOs (ML and Lge) or knits at any time and I will let you know the approximate waiting time.
As I keep my prices as low as possible all year plus give part proceeds of all sales to charity I am not offering a set discount but will have random red spot specials which may last an hour, or a day or a week.
I am offering a weekly prize, drawn 8th,15th,22nd and 30th September from the hunters who have found my icon in that respective week.
The fine print:
To enter you need to email me (from the PP site-no PM's or posts ) and attach a full screenshot of the websiste showing the icon(not a cropped version,must be complete screen)(this means the extreme hunt icon,it is not a different icon for this prize,you must have found and registered as having found my hidden extreme icon) using the email address with which you are registered to hunt and telling me how you located the icon
From the entries for each week one will be randomly drawn and that person will be eligible for a $50 voucher to be spent at the store of their choice, from the list of sponsors. The winner will need to nominate the store and I will pass the payment to the store owner;it is not a cash payment to the individual so you need to place an order with the store of your choice. It may be split between no more than 2 stores. You must be registered hunter and you must prove you have found the icon to be able to enter.
For those of you who have emailed whilst I was away I will be sorting through emails over the coming days and will reply as soon as I possibly can. I may get called away at very short notice so if I disappear it just means I have not had enough warning to get anything up onto the blog.
I therefore will not have stock for at least the first week of the hunt .
After that it will be a case of play it by ear but am planning to have red spot specials at random times; watch the home page of the site where I will post the info whilst the special is on;if nothing is there then there is no special so do check again later.You can email orders for KK AIOs (ML and Lge) or knits at any time and I will let you know the approximate waiting time.
As I keep my prices as low as possible all year plus give part proceeds of all sales to charity I am not offering a set discount but will have random red spot specials which may last an hour, or a day or a week.
I am offering a weekly prize, drawn 8th,15th,22nd and 30th September from the hunters who have found my icon in that respective week.
The fine print:
To enter you need to email me (from the PP site-no PM's or posts ) and attach a full screenshot of the websiste showing the icon(not a cropped version,must be complete screen)(this means the extreme hunt icon,it is not a different icon for this prize,you must have found and registered as having found my hidden extreme icon) using the email address with which you are registered to hunt and telling me how you located the icon
From the entries for each week one will be randomly drawn and that person will be eligible for a $50 voucher to be spent at the store of their choice, from the list of sponsors. The winner will need to nominate the store and I will pass the payment to the store owner;it is not a cash payment to the individual so you need to place an order with the store of your choice. It may be split between no more than 2 stores. You must be registered hunter and you must prove you have found the icon to be able to enter.
For those of you who have emailed whilst I was away I will be sorting through emails over the coming days and will reply as soon as I possibly can. I may get called away at very short notice so if I disappear it just means I have not had enough warning to get anything up onto the blog.
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