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Happy Mardi Gras (Giveaway Included)

This giveaway is no over.  Thank you everyone for entering!  Winner will be announced soon.

Giveaway extended until I hit bento #200, which should be Monday, March 23.  Deadline is now Monday, March 23, 8:00 p.m. CST.

A quick note about this giveaway: Comments on this blog are moderated.  If you don’t see your comment appear after you submit it, don’t get worried.  I try to check it a few times a day and approve comments.  As well, some comments are sent to a spam folder for some odd reason and I go through that folder as well.  Never fear, your comment will show up!  Thanks everyone who has entered all ready.  This has been fun!  WOOHOO!

King Cake 2009

Happy Mardi Gras everyone!  Living in Louisiana, Mardi Gras is a big deal and means a day off of work for most state and local government workers, of which I can count myself.  While today has meant no bento meal, it hasn’t been without some bento gear today.  In other words, the Ichiban Kan order I recently mentioned has shown up.  As I sit here and enjoy a piece of the above king cake I broke down and purchased yesterday so I’d have a king cake for today, I’m going to share the love with you all and offer up a giveaway.

I have twelve more bentos to go to reach 200 bentos made.  WOOHOO!  Since I normally bento for my lunch at work, I have 12 more working days to go, a little over 2 work weeks, until I reach the coveted 200 bento mark.  While I’m working my way towards bento #200, I’m offering up some brand new bento gear from Ichiban Kan as a a giveaway.  I’m in love with the Natural Lunch – Green line offered at Ichiban Kan.  I just love the greenness of the green.  And isn’t it a interesting coincidence green is a Mardi Gras color.  You would think I planned it (but I didn’t).  So here’s how you enter, and the other legalese that goes with the giveaway!  Good luck!

  • To enter, just tell me hello in the comments below (oh look, that rhymed) and where you’re from (country is fine if you don’t want to give your city).  It’s that simple.
  • For an extra chance to enter, either blog or tweet (twitter) about this giveaway and link back to it.  Then come back here and comment again to let me know that you spread the word.  :)   Yeah, I know blatant self-promotion.
  • Make sure to leave a valid e-mail address when filling out the comments section so I can contact you about your giveaway if you are the winner.
  • Entries are accepted until March 20, 2009 around 8:00 p.m. CST.  You’ll know when I cut off entries because I’ll close the comments on this post.
  • ADDED: I forgot to mention that this will be a random drawing using Random.org as usual with my drawings.
  • So what are you waiting for?  Enter!  It couldn’t be simpler!
  • Oh and btw, there are no restrictions on where I’m shipping to right now.
  • Oh and another thing, there may be another surprise in this contest for another lucky person.  A surprise I’m not mentioning.  So just enter already.  You never know what might happen.  :)
  • Okay, I’ve harped at you enough to enter.  :)

Be the bento everyone!

Comments

  1. Julz says:

    Hihi, I guess I’ll be first. I’m from Los Angeles, CA.

  2. Christine says:

    Hello :) This is Christine from Québec City (Canada!)

  3. eilismaura says:

    ohh gotta try – maybe one day I will win something!!!

    Yours is on of the blogs that inspires me!!!

    hmm lol I don’t have anyone on twitter!! but I can mention this in my blog!

  4. Donna says:

    Hello Happy Marti Gras from Texas!!!

  5. IHeartLunch says:

    Hi! I was kind of looking forward to a bento today, but no bento for me either. By the way I am so stealing your blueberry/orange kabab idea!

  6. Christine says:
  7. jewelmaker says:

    Hi, I’m an avid bentoer and a fellow fan of the green Natural Lunch Bentos (my favorite box!).
    Congrats on #200! I’m getting close to #100. I like the idea of a give away, maybe I’ll do one for my #100th. Have fun at Mardi Gras! Oh, and I’ll link to my blog and come back for another entry :D

  8. Megans says:

    ooo! I’m planning on ordering the whole natural lunch set once they get more Hakoya boxes in, as I want one of those too x3.

  9. Sami says:

    Hello, I’m Sami and I’m from Arizona, USA=3

  10. Jolie says:

    Hi Jenn. I am a fellow Louisianian who has started to bento (right now only about once a week, though I am doing a low carb Bento :) . I usually bento for lunch at work. I’m blogging and twittering about your giveaway!

  11. Carolyn G says:

    I love anything bento!! I just got into it a few months ago! I only have 2 bento boxes and need more! I am so going to check out Ichiban Kan to see what goodies I can pick up. Thanks for the cool giveaway!

  12. JoanieLSpeak says:

    Happy Mardi Gras to you and also Happy Fausnaught Day! Fausnaught Day’s big in Pennsylvania Dutch country where I am from. I think that king cake would make a pretty good doughnut though. Extra big and tasty!

  13. Carolyn G says:
  14. MJ says:

    This would be great. I’m a brown bagging kidergarten teacher from South Carolina. Hi y’all!!!!!

  15. Nini says:

    Happy Mardi Gras to you too from Wilmington, NC!

  16. Carol says:

    Hello from southern Maryland. I just finished a big piece of King cake and am sitting here stuffed and lazy,reading blogs.Fun. I love the green too! That bag is great as well. Thanks for the chance to win.

  17. JoanieLSpeak says:

    I linked to this Mardi Gras giveaway at Adventures in a Bento Box: http://adventuresinabentobox.blogspot.com/2009/02/mardi-gras-bento-giveaway-at-neb.html

    I don’t get much traffic since a fatal bento accident killed my only box…whoops.

  18. Alex says:

    Hello from Freehold New Jersey!

  19. Denise says:

    Hi from Longview, Texas! I lived in La Place for awhile and have fond memories of New Orleans and Mardi Gras and the fantastic foods in that region!

  20. Denise says:

    I did a nice little blog entry about your giveaway. :)

  21. Sarah says:

    Hi!! I’ve never bento’d before but I would love to learn! I’m in Ontario, Canada.

  22. Nosferatuia says:

    I really like your site, great giveaway too :) .

  23. el says:

    hi. i love ichiban kan and i love your blog! i lived in SF for a bit and now i’m in LA. nothing beats ichiban kan.

  24. Laura says:

    Hi! I love looking at the bentos you make – they look so cute and delicious! I’ve recently been introduced to the bento world, and would love start with one of my very own =) Happy Mardi Gras!

  25. Mosaica says:

    Happy Mardi Gras from White River Junction, VT, and welcome to the JB forum and yay you :-)

  26. Zu says:

    Hello! I live in Norfolk, VA (US). I love the green color and the king cake is beautiful! Laissez les bon temps roulez! (sp…)

  27. Erin says:

    Hey! I love your blog. Just wanted to let you know. I’m from Alabama.

  28. Julie says:

    Hello – thanks for a fun and useful giveaway. I’m from MO.

  29. Kyla says:

    Hi Jenn

    Great site – found you from a link at justbento.com

    Kyla
    Australia

  30. Julie says:

    Hello from Utah!!! I just celebrated Mardi Gras with some friends from LA! We too had King Cake!! Cool idea for a contest. I just placed an order with Ichiban Kan, but that lovely bento you are giving away was one I missed! ;-)

  31. Katrina says:

    Hello from Nova Scotia, Canada :)

    That bento set is gorgeous. Will be tweeting about this giveaway as well.

  32. Katrina says:

    Just tweeted. Don’t know how to link to specific tweets so I favorited it: http://twitter.com/xanister/favourites

  33. Danielle says:

    Hey! Posting from Pittsburgh, and quite jealous of your king cake.

  34. Limor says:

    Hello from Wisconsin. Love this set. The color is perfect.

  35. Smiley says:

    Hi! From East Lansing, Mi (USA). :)

  36. Vivian says:

    Hi, I’m Vivian from sunny San Diego, CA.

  37. Kristen B says:

    Eagle Mountain, UT!

  38. hippie_mama says:

    Hello from Missouri!

  39. Laura says:

    Hello from Melbourne, Australia! I mentioned you on my blog http://missyoucupcake.blogspot.com/ which I think is the first time I’ve ever mentioned a non-gluten-free-blog so yay! Plus, it’s really hard to find bentos in Australia.
    Happy Mardi Gras!

  40. Natalie Beresford says:

    Hello from Cambridge, UK!

  41. Iris Mintjes says:

    Hi!! I love your site :) It’s also green by the way hihih!
    I’m Iris and I’m from the Netherlands (tiny country in europe lol!)

  42. Clarissa says:

    Hello! The first European here. I’m from Germany, think I should give it a try

  43. Shawna says:

    I am just starting to do Bento and am enjoying looking at your site. Here in Kansas, it is a little difficult to come up with bento gear so I have been trying to improvise.

    Happy Mardi Gras! Although, I am sending this on Ash Wednesday…..

    Shawna

  44. Argentee says:

    Hey there! I grew up in Louisiana, and I really miss king cakes this time of year. (I now live in Florida.) So every year my husband goes on a hunt, to find me one in the area! They may not be as tasty as the ones when I was a kid, but hubby hasn’t let me down yet!

  45. Frances says:

    Hi, I’m Frances, a student at LSU. I was very happy to find your blog, and esp. happy to find the giveaway!

  46. Tia says:

    Hello! I love Mardi Gras, & 15 years ago I actually got to be in a Parade! Our Highschool band came down to play & march, it was awsome. I have always wanted to come back with out Chaperones ;)

  47. Maria says:

    I started bento-ing because of you!! You make it look so easy. I have only one box, and it is the beige Natural Lunch 2 tier like the one posted above. I am from NY, and you would think that in such a large city, bento boxes would be more available, but they are not.

  48. Elizabeth says:

    Hello! I am writing in from Brooklyn NY.

  49. Lacie says:

    I’m new to Bento (I’m supposed to get my first order from Ichiban tomorrow!), so I guess I’ll enter! Texas, USA

  50. Kelly says:

    Greetings! Originally from Haynesville, LA (between Shreveport & Monroe), now in Austin, Texas.

  51. arkonitebabe says:

    Hi from Northern Ireland. I’ve posted your giveaway on my blog!
    http://arkonitebabe.blogspot.com/

    Happy Mardi Gras :0)

  52. arkonitebabe says:

    Hello from Northern Ireland!
    I posted your giveaway on my blog

    Happy mardi gras!

  53. jewelmaker says:

    Hi, I blogged about you and likned back here. Oh yea I forgot to leave my name and location last time.
    Shani fron Northern California :D http://jewelmaker.livejournal.com/22395.html

  54. Rachel says:

    Ooooh, I want that bento!!!
    Rachel, Los Angeles, CA

  55. Hello! Newbie bento maker and intermittent lurker here :P Happy Mardi Gras from Dayton Ohio!

  56. P.S. consider your site pimped

  57. Hi!

    I’m Connie from Winnipeg Canada, and I have posted on my blog at http://sweethudlum.blogspot.com to promote your great blog

  58. ChrissG says:

    Hello! I’m Chriss from Seattle, WA.

    I’ve been reading your blog for a few months now; I think your photos are terrific and your bentos look delish!

  59. oh yes…. here is the seperate comment with my blog link in the name of encouraging blogger self promotion

    http://sweethudlum.blogspot.com

  60. April says:

    Hi, I’m April from Sidney Ohio! found you via Just Bento’s website. Congrats on your upcoming 200th!

  61. Kenisha says:

    Hello, I’m Kenisha from Georgia! I’ve been making bentos a couple of times for the last two weeks (never made anything really pretty or interesting-looking) so I’m browsing through bento blogs looking for ideas!

  62. David Millar says:

    Hello there. I’m from Grand Rapids, MI and winning this set would definitely cheer me up after the crap weather we’ve had here the last 9001 months or so. Plus green is my favorite color. Plus I can barely afford lunch, let alone equipment in which to pack my lunch.

  63. Balifly says:

    I will play the sympathy card, http://dogging-it.blogspot.com/

    See, who deserves a new bento box ?

    Balifly from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  64. QChan says:

    Hey it’s QChan from the forum. I thought I’d take a look at your blog and give your contest a try. Anywayssss I’m from BC up in good ol Canada. Talk to ya on the forum.

  65. parasitetwin says:

    Hi! I’m Lisa from Los Angeles, CA. Green is my favorite color!

  66. Xin Yi says:

    Hiya~ Xin Yi from Singapore, Bento me away~~~

  67. MomNmore says:

    Hello,

    I’m from Torrance, CA.

  68. Joanna says:

    Hi from Whitby, Ontario! I’m just getting started in this bento thing. Only made a handful so far. I’ve discovered that coming up with variety in content is actually harder than I thought it’d be! O_o Though I have bought myself one little bento box so far. I’m try to sew my own bag for it (a challenge since I’m still at basic pillow level *lol*)

    Here’s to yummy bento!

  69. Joanna says:

    Hi from Whitby, Ontario again! Just letting you know I blogged you. :)

  70. Mosaica says:

    Hello Jenn :-)

    I made a little blog post about your giveaway, and it has a picture of my first ever (I’m pretty sure) actual boxed bento lunch. Woo!

    http://mosaica.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/bento-giveaway-over-at-not-exactly-bento/

  71. zoé says:

    Okay, I’ll play the game! Hello from Warsaw by a English-French bento addict!

  72. Astrid says:

    Hi! Love your blog! Love the Natural line Bento, too…

  73. Valerie says:

    Just paying hi so that I can enter your contest. So, um….hi!

  74. Yvo says:

    I’m loving you happy and healthy! :) I’m slowly going through all of my backlog on Google Reader -_-*

  75. Valerie says:

    Hi! I also posted about your contest over in my blog! It’s at http://www.smalerie.com.

    Valerie from Boston, MA

  76. Aisling says:

    Hello, I am from Ireland (I dont have a website if I did, I would post about yout give away)

  77. Locri says:

    Hello! Reporting in from Toronto, Canada. Very cool blog you have here ^_^

  78. Jennifer says:

    Hello from Pittsbugh PA!

  79. Claire says:

    Hey! It’s Claire from MN and I’m saying hello! good luck to everyone who enters!

  80. Jennifer says:

    Greetings from Phoenix Arizona (USA). I found your site via Justbento, and you have an awesome blog. Keep up the good work. :)

  81. Susan says:

    Hi! I am Susan from Birmingham, Alabama. I got to enjoy some yummy king cake this week too. Happy Mardi Gras to you too!

  82. Kristin says:

    Hello from Post Falls, ID :)

  83. Michelle says:

    Hi, I’m Michelle in Michigan and I’m saying hello in the comments below. Actually, I’m saying hello here so I can win the gear!

    Thanks for the giveaway.

  84. enui says:

    Ciao!
    I’m Enrica from northern Italy. I work near Parma, home of Parmigiano and Prosciutto :)
    I followed the link from JustBento, and now I’m going to add your blog to my feedreader :)

  85. Halee says:

    Happy Mardi Gras from moi! In VA we don’t really do anything for it but..happy mardi gras anyway! :P

  86. Céline says:

    Hi, I’m Céline from France ! It looks like a great occasion to make a celebratory giveaway indeed ^^
    As a side note, seeing how mardi gras is celebrated in lousianna reminds me of my younger days as a child and what we did on such days… really great memories !
    Thank you ^^

  87. Céline says:

    And me again, I mentioned your giveaway in my blog : http://leliels-lullaby.livejournal.com/53856.html?mode=reply

  88. wisdom goddess born says:

    Hi I’m Wisdom also known as Patti and I’m from Baltimore, Maryland

  89. Tina says:

    Hello from the UK :)

  90. Sweeter says:

    Hi, I’m from the Chicago area.

  91. Sweeter says:
  92. Rai-Lee says:

    Hello! I’m from Maine and would love to get my hands on such a lovely bento set! I’ve been getting by with a random assortment of containers for my bentos, but would love to have a set. Here’s hoping!

  93. Hailey says:

    Hey! I’m Hailey from Sudbury, Ontario :)

  94. Marusia says:

    Hi! Marusia from the Fond du Lac area of Wisconsin.

  95. yiddle says:

    hallo! grats on #200 :) happy mardi gras from minnesota!

  96. yiddle says:

    me again :P i tweeted your site, which will show up on my blog as well :) http://www.twitter.com/yiddle

  97. Lisa P says:

    Hey there! Im from Tucson, AZ

  98. Rachel says:

    Hi Jen! Wow what a response! I’ve been reading your adventures for ages – bit of a lurker – so Hi from Christchurch New Zealand!

  99. Alissa says:

    Hi! I’m a Bento Blogger from Massachusetts. Congrats on getting 200! That’s quite an accomplishment. I hope to get there someday myself.

  100. Meagan says:

    Hey! I’m Meagan from Appleton, WI.

  101. Sarah says:

    Hello from Houston!
    Congrats on the 200th bento. =D

  102. Michelle says:

    Hello from Michelle in coastal South Carolina!

  103. Katie says:

    Hi from St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada!

  104. sajie says:

    Hi- I’m S from Clearwater Florida!

  105. Xin Ling says:

    Hello! I am xinling from Singapore :)

  106. Pauline says:

    Hello,

    just joined in the bento craze. I absolutey love it. I’m french and live in South Africa. So I make bento with an african flavor!

  107. Bento Pet says:

    Hello! My bento post is at #188, just five away from your @ PB&J #193. I’m not too far away from the 200 number either.

    I’m from Malaysia and have been a silent lurker of your blog for a long while. Cheers!

  108. Helena says:

    Hello from Barcelona, Spain

    :)

  109. Cecily says:

    Hiyas from Texas. ^.^

  110. Robin says:

    Hello from Denver, Colorado — formerly of the Crescent City.

  111. Kat Lambert says:

    Hello, from Chelmsford Massachusetts

    I just started bentoing this year, and I am addicted. I don’t have any real bento gear yet, but I am saving up to send for some boxes and accessories. I have been using Tupperware so far, and it works, but it isn’t as cute as the bentos I look at on flicker.com.
    I’m going to go check out the blog you mentioned now. Good luck everyone!
    ~Kat~

  112. Toni says:

    Oh, I am just getting into Bento now. Not sure when I will finally make my first, soon I hope. Oh, and I live in Southern Alberta (Canada).

  113. Hi from North Carolina USA. I’m excited to hear about your contest! I just discovered your site and will be sure it’ll be one I keep coming back to.

    I’ve given a shoutout on my blog about the contest: http://crazedveggie.com/?p=556.

    Keep them coming! :D

  114. bento.babe says:

    Hello from Washington, DC! (Lunch time DOES make me happy!) :)

  115. Lawrence says:

    Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

    Hello from sunny Phoenix, AZ

  116. Megan says:

    Congrats on getting to 200! I’m from Australia and I just LOVE my bentos! This competition sounds great!

  117. Kyla says:

    Hi from Adelaide, Australia

  118. Spoon says:

    Ello! Susan from Toronto, Ontario. Congrats on 200! Now all I need to do is be motivated enough to get to number 1..

  119. Erika says:

    Hi from Houston, TX! great blog! Thanks for the drawing. :-)

  120. Christine says:

    Hi, I’m from Melbourne Australia, and hope you have a great time getting to 200 bentos!

  121. Gepgp2000 says:

    Hi ! I’m from Strasbourg, France, and I love green :)

  122. coco says:

    hi, here from US.

  123. Michael says:

    Hello from Hollywood, Florida!

  124. Amy says:

    Hello from Halifax, PA!

  125. Sara says:

    Hello, I’m Sara from Oregon, USA

  126. Ravac says:

    Hello from Trumbull, CT!

  127. Julia says:

    Hello from Racine, WI!

  128. Autumn says:

    Hello from Columbus, Ohio!

  129. Jenn Denis says:

    Hi from Mexico City! I’m Jenn and I’m really excited about this! Thankyou for opening this to other countries as well! I’m kinda new at this, but I’ve had a lot of fun. I already posted this givaway in the “Links I vist and love” section of my Blog about my daughter Gala. There are some pics of bentos there too, and check out my hello kitties made of jicama and cucumber! Hope I win, and if I don’t, I’m open to do some bento swappin’ myself, as I make my own personalized bento dividers and I ship everywhere! Gracias!!!

  130. Jenn Denis says:

    Hello from Mexico City, just confirming like you asked that the link to your page is up. I will still love you even if I don’t win! (= ^-^ =)

  131. Rachael says:

    Hello from Georgia, USA!!!

  132. Christy says:

    Hello from Ohio! I just started getting into bento lunches; and I’m so glad to have found your site!

  133. Cristi says:

    Hello from Boston, MA!!

  134. Glory says:

    Hello from Melbourne, Australia! Just discovered your blog and looks like I’ll be spending some time reading through it! :)

  135. Ashleigh says:

    Hello from Honolulu, HI! Bento novice here who loves making herself hungry by looking at bento sites at work. :)

  136. kuroneko says:

    Howdy from Dallas!

  137. Melissa says:

    Hello! I’m from Oregon. Still pretty new to bento but I loves it!

  138. ldp says:

    Howdy from Cali! Excited to read another bento blog although I don’t blog or Twitter meself. I simply enjoy reading about and eating bento. I got here through another new-to-me blog. The possibility of getting new bento gear is always an incentive :D

    Thanks!

    ldp

  139. Nicole says:

    Hello from Denver, CO! :) And yay for Bento!

  140. Christine says:

    Hi, always nice to find another bento site. I’m from Ontario, Canada

  141. Katie Francis says:

    Hi there! Maki’s site sent me over this way and I’m glad it did, you have a lovely site!

    Katie
    Columbus, OH

  142. Cricket says:

    Hello! I am from Indiana in the US and am writing to enter! I need new Bento gear badly! How fun!! Love the posts!

  143. Cricket says:

    Oh, and I just tweeted! So entry #2 for me! YAY!

    http://twitter.com/faegirl

  144. Steve H. says:

    Just sayin Hey ! from the beautiful town of Kingman, Arizona!
    Nice site.

  145. Mellady Mizphan says:

    Hello, there i am from Melbourne, Australia. I have just run across your blog, and am really enjoying the entries so far :)

  146. Tina says:

    Heya from Austin, TX!

  147. Palila says:

    Hi From Atlanta, GA! (I also love the greenness of the green.)

  148. jalt says:

    hello from california! :)

  149. Clowy says:

    Hello

    Great blog & great contest!

    Clowy

  150. BBS says:

    What a nice giveaway–and what a pretty king cake!

  151. Mellika says:

    Hello from England!
    (Originally Argentina)

  152. Winnie says:

    Hello, this is Winnie from Malaysia who has just started bento-ing ! :D

  153. Winnie says:

    i’ve posted up a post about this bento giveaways! :D

  154. Emily says:

    Hello from Malaysia! Got word about your fabulous bento box giveaway from fellow Malaysian, Winnie!

  155. Monique D. says:

    Hi! I’m enjoying reading your blog!

    Monique D. -Broussard, LA

  156. Niccole says:

    Hello Niccole from Ohio here. I just found your site from the link on Lunch in a box.

  157. Teslaca says:

    That bento box looks great. Here’s a hello from the Hudson Valley in New York state.

  158. Mimi says:

    Just found your blog and am really enjoying it! Off to twitter about the contest!

  159. Mimi says:

    I twittered your contest with a link! Also, I’m from Florida and am enjoying your blog.

  160. CPerrine says:

    Hello! Hope I win. I’ve been doing bentos for the family for about 9 months and it’s been a lot of fun.

    I also love king cakes – great picture!

  161. Les M says:

    Hello! I’m in NC, US. First time visitor too, thanks to your blatant self-promotion. ;)

  162. Jay says:

    happy march from the USA! Im a beginner bento-er, only been bento-ing for about 3 weeks. ive posted about your bento giveaway, and im crossing my fingers! green is my favorite color, a mardi gras color, and a st. patrick’s day color too!
    hope you have a great one! (o^o)
    (0 0)that’s supposed to be a penguin!

  163. Jaimie says:

    Hi there

    I’m an Australian who is living in Wellington, New Zealand (the world’s southernmost capital city). That king cake looks delicious!

    We’ve just had our biennial ‘Carnival’ (a la Rio), which had shades of Mardi Gras about it.

  164. WaffleGirl says:

    Ooo! WaffleGirl from Australia sends a hello bento love! Just started bento blogging at http://nomnomnommmm.blogspot.com/, and LOVE your site!

  165. Liz says:

    Hi from Hollywood, FL! My husband just got into making bento lunches for us, but we don’t have boxes yet. We will soon, I hope! :)

  166. Leeza says:

    Hello from Long Island NY! Very happy to stumble upon your blog.

  167. Kimba says:

    Hello from Stone Mountain, GA! Couldn’t resist since I have a love of the bento. I enjoy packing my lunch for the weekends in the prettiest way possible ;) Recently my children and I saw a bento Totoro and now are working on re-creating, will let you know when we succeed!

  168. Kelly says:

    Hi from the suburbs of Chicago. I just started bentoing this month (and I love the Natural Lunch Green Line too! I bought the utensil set and one of the boxes).

  169. Starre says:

    Hi,I’m Starre, from Yorktown, New York.

  170. Kimcly says:

    Hi from Jax, FL. I love packing bentos even though I’ve gotten some stares in class for it.

  171. Katy says:

    Hi, I’m Katy (dorayaki at Just Bento) from Wellington, New Zealand. I posted a link in my blog too. I’m always keen to find more good bento blogs.

  172. Kara says:

    Hello! I am currently in Biloxi, MS in the US, but my hubby and I are being transferred to Okinawa in Sept, so my bento making is going into overdrive lately, YAY!

  173. meowy says:

    Hello! :) I’m from the east coast, USA

  174. meowy says:

    I just spread the word on my blog :) Saved your page so I can come back and read tomorrow yay!

  175. Asdy says:

    Hello! I’m from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    I happened to stumble onto your wonderful site. :D I’ve been browsing a lot of bento pictures and I’m hoping to be able to start making some soon. I hope I can make some bentos when I enter college so I won’t eat too much unnecessary foods. xD

  176. Kim Campbell says:

    Awesome give-away! Kim from Texas!

  177. Tara says:

    Hello from Canada :)

  178. wendy says:

    Oooh, that looks great! I’m just getting into bento-ing (is that a word???)

  179. Hope says:

    Hello from Missouri!

  180. Hope says:
  181. Katy says:

    I don’t know if it links with my name or not but just in case, here’s my blog:
    http://undefeatedbykanji.blogspot.com/

  182. Amanda B says:

    Heya from Muncie, IN! Just came across your blog thru a shout-out from CrazedVeggie.com

  183. Amanda B says:

    ….and duly tweeted by your’s truly

    twitter name: hillel_kitty

  184. Judith says:

    I hope I’m not too late. I live in a small town north of Dallas, Texas, where bentos are unheard of in the breakroom where I work. I ran across your blog while checking out another blog about chiildren’s bentos. I’m glad you are out here with grown-up ideas for us without small children, we’ve gotta eat lunch too and we don’t really want our lunch looking at us, those cutsy bentos are nice but not when you’re over 30. I look forward to your posts and hope to try many of the foods you try.

  185. Jenny says:

    Hello, and thanks for this awesome opportunity! I got into bento-ing (hey, I just made a verb!) about a year ago and am just starting to try out all sorts of different containers…this one looks great!

    Jenny
    St. Louis, MO

  186. Robyn says:

    Found you through crazedveggie! Just starting out. I live in coastal North Carolina.

  187. Devon says:

    Found you through Just Bento blog. I am in Illinois, USA!

    -Devon

  188. Rebecca says:

    Hi – I’m in Colorado & found your site from Just Bento. That king cake looks delish… I just had to enter because that bento is so pretty!

  189. Melissa says:

    Hello! I just wanted to enter your lovely contest and check out your blog. I also just tweeted about your contest too!

    here’s a link to my twitter ->> http://twitter.com/melissamastro

    Oh! and I almost forgot, I’m from New Jersey, near Princeton.

  190. linda says:

    First time visitor from United States. Love all the photos.

  191. Christine says:

    Hi there!
    I’m a first time visitor to your site but I will definitely be back! I’m in the U.S. – in rural southern Georgia to be exact! I’m a SAHM and I bento for my 6 yr old daughter and husband.

  192. Annelise says:

    Annelise, from North Carolina, USA. I’m about to go twitter about it…

  193. Annelise says:

    I twittered it also. http://twitter.com/joocemonster

  194. Stephanie says:

    Hey there. Randomly found your contest. Will mention in my blog. Thanks.

    Gainesville, FL GO GATORS

  195. Ashley says:

    Hi from Ashley in Ann Arbor!

  196. Veronica says:

    Hallo from Massachusetts. Congrats on being so close to 200 bentos!

  197. Erin says:

    Hi – I’m Erin from Melbourne, Australia.

    I am really happy to have found your bento blog, it’s a great site :)

  198. siechoo says:

    hi there

    I am a Malaysian living in Hong Kong at the moment and I started bento-ing about 6 months ago :)

  199. Wendymoon says:

    Hello bento from Chicagoland!

  200. Kim says:

    Hello, new to “bento”ing and loving your site.

  201. iya says:

    I resisted, and resisted, but now I must cave. I do want a chance to win too :D But I won’t bother with linking with twitter/plurk because I don’t really have a lot of followers, and I think it’s cheating on my part :P Seriously, would love to win! *crosses fingers* Would be awesome to finally have a real bento box.

  202. veganf says:

    So that’s where all the green Natural Lunch bentos went! LOL. I’ve been wanting the green color but IK is always sold out when I go.

    Hello! Here’s a link to my blog with a link to your giveaway:
    http://disposableaardvarksinc.blogspot.com/2009/03/cheap-cheap.html

    - Krista
    Framingham, MA

  203. Maida says:

    Hello!! I’m from Redwood City, CA. Love your site! And I have already linked back to your post from my site. :)

  204. Danielle says:

    Hello, lovely blog. I’m from phx, az. I love the bento in the give away.

  205. Nicola says:

    Hello, sneaking in a last minute entry. ;) I’m from Cape Town, South Africa

  206. zoe says:

    hi!
    I’m going to take the extension as a sign, like you suggested ;)

    I’m from Ontario, Canada.

  207. smilin' says:

    Tiredofsmiling here from near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I never win anything but would really love the bento gear. I can’t find any “real” bento stuff where I live but that doesn’t stop me…mwahaha…

  208. Heather says:

    Hello! From Cincinnati, Ohio!

  209. Tiffany says:

    Hi! I love bento, and I love green!!! Thanks for your blog – it is an inspiration!
    Tiffany, Cincinnati OH

  210. Alex says:

    saying hi from providence, ri!

  211. Gayle Erwin says:

    Hello from Rochester, NY. I love what your doing. Thanks for sharing.

  212. Tobias says:

    Greetings from Washington, DC! I apparently stumbled upon your blog on a good day =P

  213. Nicole says:

    Hello from Holly Springs, NC!

  214. Lana says:

    Yummo! Please enter me!

  215. Lisa says:

    Hello from Indianapolis!!!

  216. Holly says:

    Hi from Michigan!

  217. Nan says:

    Oh, I’ve been admiring this particular set for a while now!

    Thanks!

    Location: US

  218. Alicia says:

    Hello there! I’m Alicia from Connecticut:) And I love bento:) Thanks for the nifty contest~ Hope I made it in enough time!

  219. Sarah says:

    Hi there! I’m from New York City!

  220. chia says:

    Hello from the wilds of Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Happy milestone!

  221. chia says:
  222. Pam Davis says:

    Hello!

    I live in the bento wasteland of Provo, Utah. That being said… I obviously have cooler lunches than all of my coworkers.

  223. Angielala K. says:

    Greetings from Oklahoma! I take a lunch bento and on school nights, a dinner bento. My un-enlightened coworkers think I’m off my rocker for making bento, but they always want to see what I’ve brought and feel the need to comment (negative & positive) on my bento containers, lol!

  224. Lisa May says:

    Hello there :D

    I’m in St. George, Utah and a total newbie to bento. I’m excited to get started and have loved your site so far. Good luck everyone in the contest :D

  225. Dena says:

    Hi hi! I’m Dena, from Florida!

  226. Rebecca says:

    Hello from California!

  227. Sara says:

    Hello from Hillsboro OR. I’m just starting bento lunches for portion control, so this is a great giveaway.