win a thomaspaul sea-life party set

Readers, this is big! Our friends at Velocity Art and Design want to make your holidays brighter, so they’re giving us two entire Sea-Life party sets of dishes by Thomaspaul to give away to you — absolutely free! The melamine set includes these pieces, each depicting the varied and colorful creatures that live beneath the water’s surface:
- 4 Dinner Plates (11″ dia)
- 4 Dessert Plates (9″ dia)
- 4 Coasters (4.5″ dia)
- 1 Serving Tray (14″ dia)

To enter the contest, leave a comment on this post by Wednesday, December 10, 5 p.m. PST. Be sure to include a working email address (we’ll be the only ones who can see it). If the email address doesn’t work, you can’t win! After 5 p.m. PST December 10, we’ll randomly choose two winners!

But wait, there’s more — even if you don’t win the contest, here’s how to get your own free Sea-Life set:
Now through the end of December, if you order $250 from Velocity online, simply enter the code Shelter08 at checkout, and you’ll receive your own complete Sea-Life set absolutely free!

Get commenting (and shopping) now! Thanks, Velocity!


262 Responses to “win a thomaspaul sea-life party set”

  1. Mindy Says:

    Beautiful dishes!

  2. Nikki Says:

    Great set! Thanks!

  3. Amy S. Says:

    Those are BEAUTIFUL!

  4. andrea a. Says:

    so beautiful - love ‘em.

  5. Casie Says:

    Neat dishes!

  6. Lynn Says:

    Wow, what a great give-away!

  7. alison Says:

    I’m from MA, near Cape Cod…these are SO adorable and perfect!

  8. jennie Says:

    love that thomas paul!

  9. Michelle at Scribbit Says:

    Oh I’d love a set, thanks!

  10. chris Says:

    love them!

  11. patty Says:

    I love this, hope I win.

  12. Koren Says:

    what a great contest!

  13. annie Says:

    these are great! hope I win!

  14. Nicole Says:

    These are awesome, thanks!

  15. Jessica Says:

    awww Velocity. they’re so great! and so are these dishes!

  16. Barbara C. Says:

    This set is absolutely positively splendid! Can provide much needed aid to anyone landlocked.

  17. Marcia Says:

    I love this set!

  18. KH Says:

    Lovely!

  19. Jake Says:

    Lobster plate! Lobster plate!

  20. Mary Says:

    So beautiful, delicate, and whimsical. What a perfect giveaway.

  21. jayme Says:

    Cool dishes! My hip grandma is looking for melamine — would be fun to give her a set of these.

  22. Meghan Says:

    Lovely dishes!

  23. Jen Says:

    Animal dishes!

  24. Sarah Says:

    Awesome! These are so cool!

  25. Julie Says:

    Drool! We need those!

  26. Jenni Says:

    These are beautiful!

  27. Kate Says:

    Dear oh dear, what a generous giveaway! Would love to win these .

  28. Laurie Says:

    ooh I love Velocity. and Thomas Paul. I won’t pass up a free try!

  29. ndanger Says:

    Wow, love these.

  30. Sean Says:

    Fun!

  31. paola Says:

    Hello!

  32. Sarah Says:

    AH! I saw these dishes in a Cape Cod gift shop this summer and have been looking for them since…fingers crossed!

  33. lekkercraft Says:

    great set - Thomas Paul always does such great stuff!

  34. laura Says:

    i am loving this set…what a great contest!!!

  35. Cherlyn Says:

    Much better than hot-gluing shells on stuff!

  36. michelle Says:

    I love those turtles!

  37. Kathryn Says:

    Yum, those plates are great!

  38. Melissa Says:

    What a great prize!

  39. Tiffany S. Says:

    Pick me, pick me!

    I can’t wait to “sea” them for myself!

  40. leanne Says:

    Those are so cute! Count me in!

  41. Amy B. Says:

    Wow! What great dishes! And with 3 kids in elementary school, we are all melamine, all the time. Please put my name in the hat!

  42. Laura Says:

    Those are fabulous! I have a thing for seahorses, so that’s the one that originally caught my eye. Thanks!

  43. Kim Says:

    Very pretty!

  44. Kate Says:

    I know just who I’d give these to.

  45. Lisa Says:

    Ooh, these would look great in our house.

  46. Julia Says:

    Sweet! Would love to win them! Also, I enjoy reading your posts. Been following for a while.

  47. Lucinda Says:

    I just love the way these ocean creatures are depicted- very original. Thanks for sharing!

  48. terra Says:

    I think I’m in love…..

  49. Erin Says:

    These are lovely!

  50. Vanessa Says:

    Beautiful plates!

  51. Alexandra Says:

    Is that a stingray?

  52. Ashley Says:

    Aaaaaaah! Those are gorgeous! Who doesn’t want tentacles emerging underneath their food?

  53. Lisa Says:

    These are lovely!

  54. Emily Says:

    oh wow. i love the colors.

  55. Leigh Says:

    These designs continue to impress me!

  56. Kate F. Says:

    So cruel to make me want to haul out the picnic basket in December…

  57. April Says:

    Those are so pretty! I wish I could afford to buy them. Hope I win!

  58. Steve Says:

    Reminds me of home in Florida and would help me make it through these Wisconsin winters

  59. adrienne Says:

    I love the octopus one…

  60. robyn Says:

    These are on my xmas list already but winning a set would be even better!

  61. Lori Says:

    Oooh! How pretty!

  62. Dana Says:

    Oh, how could someone not comment given that incetive!!

  63. Melissa Says:

    Oh my, those are so pretty!

  64. Brooke Says:

    Such a great giveaway!

  65. Brianne Says:

    Those turtles are just so cute. T-U-R-T-L-E POWER! (Those that were around in the 80s will fondly remember those Ninja Turtles.)

  66. Steph Says:

    My husband and I just gave away our turtles. We’d love the set — especially the turtle plate — to remind us of our friends.

  67. Hillary Says:

    Love them!

  68. Chloe Says:

    My word…those are presh!

  69. Kelly Says:

    so nice!

  70. bussbuss Says:

    Talk about a good party convo starter!
    I love that these appeal to the young and the young-at-heart design-loving set. Thomas Paul always knocks it out of the park, er…in this case, the sea. ;) Thanks for the contest!

  71. CapreeK Says:

    What a wonderful giveaway!

    I love these plates!

    *crossing my fingers*

  72. Sharon Says:

    OMG, these are great!

  73. sherri s. Says:

    Love them…appropriate for me here in San Diego (though I’d probably give them as a gift, boo…I mean yay!). Thanks!

  74. Alexia Says:

    these are gorgeous!! :)

  75. Kristin Says:

    Sea life plates, meet my wall…

  76. sheila f Says:

    I love this motif! I would love to have these!

  77. Clare Says:

    I “sea” some dishes I’d love to have!!

  78. Rami Merlin Says:

    Please. Please.

  79. Bay Says:

    Ohhhh…..Pick me! Pick me! :)

    I just love those.

  80. Meg Jones Says:

    OHHHHH!!! I was looking at these for my 18 month old son for Christmas! Love the melamine, so durable :)

  81. Anne Says:

    Very cute! I know my kids would fight over who gets which…

  82. Raishawn Says:

    I love these plates! The seahorse one is cute enough to be put up on the wall.

  83. Jessica Says:

    Yay for giveaways. I’m a huge fan of sealife, especially octupi. They are lovely.

  84. Maria Says:

    oh dear I love Velocity.
    And I really, really need those dishes in my life.
    :-)

  85. Rori Says:

    oh, i’ve been drooling over these, what a nice surprise to go to your site and see them there.

  86. Sarah Says:

    Fabulous! Thanks for the giveaway.

  87. Stefanie Says:

    I love turtles.

  88. Hankela Says:

    sounds great for by the pool

  89. tula Says:

    is it possible to love velocity anymore than i already do? why don’t i live in seattle?

  90. Petra Says:

    Those are just awesome. Keeping my fingers crossed!

  91. BethF Says:

    Those are great! Would be fun to eat on!

  92. Patricia Says:

    Oh my, I really would love to win this. They’re really cool.

  93. Llyra Says:

    Wow, those are really cute!

  94. krissy Says:

    Wow, those are really neat looking. I hope I win! :-)

  95. AJ Says:

    Just lovely!

  96. michelle Says:

    utterly beautiful…

  97. erica Says:

    i love these.

  98. lynne Says:

    Cool set! I’d love to own one.

  99. allison Says:

    I do loves me some octopi. Not to eat, though.

  100. amy c Says:

    nice!

  101. Ann K. Says:

    Oh my gosh, I LOVE those plates. Wonderful illustrations and durable to boot!

  102. Lauren Says:

    Pick me! :)

  103. Melissa Says:

    Oh! LOVE.

  104. Anita Says:

    Coming out of my “shell” to try my luck at winning these beautiful plates!

  105. Renee Says:

    I love them!

  106. Erica Says:

    Wow! We are marine life-obsessed in our household (as friends, not food) so it would be so cool to have these dishes!

  107. Aja Says:

    Ohhh, I want.

  108. Rachel Says:

    the world needs more cephalopod-themed dishware. and so do I!

  109. Mary Z Says:

    These designs are so lovely. If I’m the lucky winner, I might have to hang some up just to look at.
    Warmest aloha and thanks for the chance.

  110. ShawnConna Says:

    Who doesn’t love a fancy array of underwater creatures?

  111. Katy Says:

    What an awesome set of plates - perfect for the beach or a seafood dinner!

  112. Tammy Hicks Says:

    My 5 year old just spotted these as I was reading and LOVES them! This was followed quickly by, “Can we get thos Mommy?” Holy smokes, it would be awesome to win! Thanks for the chance :)

  113. Stephanie Says:

    Oooh…Ooh…a lovely gift!

  114. Nicola Says:

    They are amazing!! I’d love to eat my dinner of a turtle plate!

  115. gabbie Says:

    these are beautiful!

  116. Tess Says:

    WANT!

  117. Christine Says:

    ooooh….me like these a lot. Thanks for chance to win!

  118. devon Says:

    yes please!
    those would look so freakin’ awesome as a montage on my wall.
    long live the sweet sea squid and friends.

  119. Jody Says:

    These are gorgeious!

  120. Rebecca Says:

    Those are fabulous - and i’m finally outgrowing the set i’ve had for years!!

  121. Krista Says:

    I love these dishes. They would make me smile every time that I use them.

  122. Mary Says:

    Awesome giveaway! These dishes are so pretty. Thanks for the channce to win.

  123. ann Says:

    ooh, I love these!

  124. Amelia Says:

    Adorable!

  125. karen Says:

    Sealife!

  126. Sara Says:

    I would love these for myself, but they would make the perfect, perfect gift for my cousin!!!!

  127. Tina Says:

    so pretty!

  128. Lindsay Says:

    Love them too…

  129. Brie Says:

    Whoot!

  130. Anne B. Says:

    LOVE the set!

  131. Jamie Says:

    I would love these!

  132. Jenny Says:

    I stumbled on your blog searching for ideas for Flor tiles - and found this post instead. Lovely dishes and lovely blog!

  133. HAS Says:

    yes please!

  134. Nada Says:

    oh good lord i want those dishes!

  135. Nancy R Says:

    Wow - I would LOVE this set. This would make my Christmas, for sure.

  136. Lynn Says:

    Coolest dishes … ever!

  137. Julie Says:

    Wow! So beautiful!!!

  138. Veronica Says:

    Ooohhhh….. They are beautimous!!

  139. Kim Says:

    Love Velocity Art!

  140. Katie Says:

    LOVE ‘EM!!

  141. Iris Says:

    What lovely colours!

  142. Sarah Says:

    these are SO cute!!

  143. Natalie Says:

    Pick me! Pick me! After the year I have had I deserve to win something.

  144. Kelly K. Says:

    Gorgeous! I would hang them on my son’s wall. Thanks for the contest.

  145. sara Says:

    gorgeous!

  146. efi Says:

    I want to win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  147. efi Says:

    I’m afraid my previous comment has wrong my e-mail adress.Just in case I win please remember to note my correct adress. Thanks.

  148. Jen Says:

    I love Thomaspaul! Great blog!

  149. Michele Says:

    We’ve just moved into a decrepit (but we love it) 1960s house overlooking the sea. Those dishes would be the best thing in here!

  150. Ann C Says:

    Oh! I love these! The colors are great!

  151. Sandy Says:

    Love the blue color used on these plates!

  152. Aspengirl Says:

    pretty!

  153. nomadreader Says:

    These dishes are beautiful, but they would look most beautiful in my cabinet!

  154. Amber Says:

    Me, me, pick me!

  155. kristie Says:

    beauty!

  156. Greta Says:

    Those are so cute!

  157. Betsy Says:

    So cute!

  158. Audrey Says:

    Wow, this would be totally amazing! I’ve drooled over Thomas Paul dish designs for like ever.

  159. Molly Says:

    I am hoping you pick me for this fabulous set of dishes.

  160. Bri Says:

    The set is beautiful, thanks for your generosity!

  161. sciencegeek Says:

    I have the song “Froggy went a Courtin’” stuck in my head.

    Which has nothing to do with these plates, platters and coasters, but I always feel like writing something more than, “Pick me!” in give away post comments.

  162. Amy@OldSweetSong Says:

    I feel lucky!

  163. DayTracing Says:

    These are fantastic!

  164. Sandra Says:

    A goldfish AND an octopus? Sign me up! These are great!

  165. Jaime A. Says:

    I love the colors and different shapes of this set. Too bad there’s no dolphin or seal, though :(

  166. Meredith Says:

    Beautiful dishes! Happy holidays!

  167. PsychMamma Says:

    What a great gift! Thanks for the chance to enter!

  168. Krista Trudeau Says:

    I LOVE these plates! They would look f-a-b-u-l-o-u-s on my wall!
    Too pretty to ever eat on.

  169. Stormist Says:

    Just lovely !

  170. danielle Says:

    These are beautiful! They would be so fun to have1

  171. LJ Says:

    Wow! Rarely do I see a set of dishes that I MUST HAVE! These are amazing.

  172. marykmom Says:

    i luv those plates

  173. A Says:

    Those are so cool. My mother and I have been collecting plates so we each have a mismatched set. These plates would fit right in.

  174. Diane Says:

    These are gorgeous!!! I’d love to win them. They’d be on display for certain…
    themommyspot at gmail dot com

  175. VeganDragan Says:

    I adore the animal inspired designs! I am such an animal nut, they would completely fit in with my house!

  176. rachel Says:

    I love them! So photogenic!

  177. Doan Says:

    They’re adorable. Love it.

  178. Sara Says:

    Oh my gosh, how cute!
    What a sweet giveaway!

  179. april Says:

    love the colors

  180. NGS Says:

    This would make me the coolest best friend ever if I could win this and give it as a gift for my friend who is still using the dishes she stole from her parents’ garage to take with her to college (more than ten years later!). I bet her little boy would really love the pictures, too.

  181. emily Says:

    Thomas Paul, how great!

  182. pati Says:

    i heart the ocean…

  183. Jessica! Says:

    Love these give-aways! Love the site!

  184. Holly Says:

    Oh, how gorgeous!

  185. Ginger Says:

    soooo cute! i love those plates!!!

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  187. tim Says:

    lovely plates! i especially like the lobster one. lovely blog as well.

  188. Sara Says:

    Those are so so so beautiful! I hope I win!

  189. sonia Says:

    winning these would make me the happiest girl in the world….sigh:)

  190. Mary Thomas Says:

    These are the kinds of things I love looking at our website for–these are very unique and I hope I win!

  191. Liz Says:

    Very cute!!!

  192. Anne Says:

    Those are so great - what an incentive for the kids to ‘clean their plates’ finding those images under their meal! Please enter me in the draw!

  193. laila Says:

    so very gorgeous!

  194. sarah Says:

    Gorgeous!

  195. Aggie Says:

    It’s so brilliant!

  196. katiek Says:

    love these!

  197. Karla Says:

    Love these dishes! Would look great mixed in with my growing collection!

  198. Beth Says:

    These are original and creative!!!

  199. miriam Says:

    Count me in!

  200. Heather Says:

    Love these - hopeiwinhopeiwinhopeiwin

  201. Meredith Says:

    I love the seahorse, I may get him tattooed…

  202. Berit Says:

    Great giveaway! Gorgeous plates that would look lovely on my dining room table. Fingers crossed…

  203. Christine Says:

    How sweet!

  204. Maggie Says:

    Simply gorgeous!

  205. jeany Choi Says:

    These plates are incredibly stunning ! Hooray for Thomas Paul !!

  206. mose Says:

    My girlfriend would this set!

  207. Alexa Says:

    My sister has a beach/ocean/sea theme in her condo and this would fit perfectly!

  208. Laura K Says:

    Love them! *Crossing my fingers*

  209. Karen Says:

    what a great way to bring the ocean to the table!!!

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  211. Philip Says:

    the octopus is awesome.

  212. Elizabeth Says:

    I especially like the goldfish! Thanks!

  213. Stacey Says:

    Something beautiful that even my 3 boys will appreciate!

  214. Stacey Says:

    Something beautiful even my 3 boys will love!

  215. Lori Says:

    Love the set!

  216. Allison D Says:

    these are adorable, what a great giveaway

  217. andrea Says:

    Oh my goodness - I love these! As a science teacher, there’s something that especially catches my fancy about all those sea creatures being showcased on dishes.

  218. Diana D Says:

    How cute!

  219. j-spill Says:

    Want!!

  220. Halie Says:

    LOVE!!! Hip, retro and organic! Wish I could afford them, maybe Ill win!

  221. betsey Says:

    i love the colors! thanks for putting this contest together.

  222. D Huebner Says:

    What a great set! The blue Sea Horse is my fav.

  223. diane southwick Says:

    I LOVE seahorses

  224. Elvira Says:

    Awesome! Those are stunning

  225. Beth Says:

    These are gorgeous!!

  226. Nicole Says:

    Wow! Great dishes. I think not only would they be great eat off of, but also would look wonderful as a composition on a wall- would go perfect with my shell mirror!

  227. Shari Horne Says:

    Oh, please…pick me, pick me!

  228. nancy Says:

    I love the seahorse!

  229. min hus Says:

    Fab dishes! And I did need the reminder as I missed the first announcement somehow, so thanks!

  230. chez shoes Says:

    Oh yes please!

  231. sharon mc Says:

    Oh my I hope I win.

  232. hillary Says:

    OOoooO i need those! so lovely!

  233. Jason Says:

    I will be sure to finish my dinner so I can admire the beautiful art beneath.

  234. Carrie Says:

    lovely! I’ll take one!

  235. Kimberley Latza Says:

    very cool dishes

  236. shelby Says:

    these are so beautiful, and anything that uses a horseshoe crab to beautiful effect is pretty impressive. and the seahorse is lovely, too… and the puffer fish…

  237. Sile Says:

    Oh, my! I gotta have those!

  238. Niina Says:

    These dishes are fantastic. Usually melamine dishes that can be found in shops are either boringly utilitarian or childishly cute. Finally something eclectic and grown up at the same time.

  239. cathy Says:

    Love those almost as much as mary t.’s articles!

  240. cathy Says:

    Love those almost as much as mary t.’s articles!

  241. Dawn Says:

    Those really are lovely! I can’t decide which one is my favorite.

  242. Shelmes Says:

    Pick Me!

  243. Lee Says:

    Come on…Pick me….Nobody ever picks me

  244. Kyla Says:

    I LOVE these plates! Oh I hope I win!!

  245. Gary Says:

    Yum.

  246. Kim Says:

    These are amazing! They remind me of Albertus Seba’s Cabinet of Natural Curiosities book.

  247. em Says:

    Adorable! I’m not sure about eating off a picture a horseshoe crab, but the rest are awesome!

  248. Whitney Says:

    Very nice!

  249. mollytics Says:

    This would be perfect for my beach house! The lobster is screaming my name!

  250. esther Says:

    I LOVE the illustrations on those plates. How beautiful and inspiring….I hope I win!!

  251. Kathryn Sanderson Says:

    PERFECT for my house. They’re great!!!!

  252. julia Says:

    I love marine life. I love dishes. I love marine life dishes!

  253. aris Says:

    Well, you wouldn’t want to get carried away with the crab plate and a hammer!

  254. skye Says:

    These are fantastic, thanks for the opportunity!!

  255. Erin Says:

    oh i do love love love those dishes!

  256. Brianne S. Says:

    Those are amazing!

  257. rebecca Says:

    I love free stuff.

  258. TraceyCK Says:

    Beautiful! How summery : }

  259. flb Says:

    very nice

  260. angharad Says:

    I love it! It would be a the perfect xmas present for my sister!

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