January 2011 Give Away!!

BE SURE TO LEAVE A COMMENT IN ORDER TO WIN THIS GIVE-AWAY!

Here it is!  My first give-away of 2011.  My visitor count just topped 34,000!  Amazing!  Now it is time to give back to you, my readers.

I am de-stashing!  There is a lot of stuff in the house and garage and I am ready to let it go to other artists.  Please click on each picture to enlarge it so you can get a better view of what is in this give-away.  So, let's begin today:

Here you can see a wood cigar box for storing your special finds and goodies;
a package of Heather Bailey mini file folders (never opened)
a package of scrapbooking papers, and envelopes to make cards (never opened)
pewter twigs for mixed media
ladybug embellishments
tiny deck of round cards (never opened)
old alphabet file folder letters
vintage birthday cake toppers
Artgirlz wool felt dresses and several packages of doll backs with instructions (never opened)
purple feathers
miscellaneous punched paper bits
clay doll hands

two unused stamps -- little girl and a fairy
Petaloo face and heart stickers
little photography book mostly made with 7 Gypsies items
a bag of miscellaneous items from Art Chix Studio

vintage writing paper with roses
two vintage booklets
Crafty Secrets image and journal packets
Artsy Collage images booklet with inchies size images (never used)

Here are three paper stacks I have added.  They are nearly full.  I used maybe 6 papers total out of the entire stack set.  If you click on the picture and enlarge it you can see that I paid quite a bit just for the three paper stacks.  This give-away is a good deal!

This is quite a bit of good stuff.  Lots of it never used, lots of it for mixed media art work.  Tell all your blogger friends to come on over and take a look at what is in this give-away.  Just leave a comment to be eligible for the drawing.

Just leave your comment on this January 23rd blog, and on Sunday, January 30 (by noon), I will pick a winner's name out of the hat and post it on my blog. Then as soon as I get your address information, I will put everything you see here in the mail to you!  That's it!

So leave a comment! Be sure to check back here by Sunday, January 30 to find out the winner! Get in on the drawing today!

Spring giveaway

I noticed that my blog has had over 25,000 visits.  It's time to have a give away to celebrate all of you, my readers and visitors, and say "thank you"!!

Here is what I am giving away.  It is a personal notebook or journal, 4" wide by almost 8" high.  I decorated this ready-made notebook as a shop display piece for Mystic Paper a couple of years ago.  Just recently found it while trying to clean out my garage last week.  I then decided it would be a good piece for a giveaway.

All you have to do is leave a comment on this April 6th blog.  On Monday, April 12th (by noon), I will pick a winner's name by random number generator and post it on my blog.  Then as soon as I get your mailing information, I will put the notebook/journal in the mail to you!

Please tell your blogger friends about my giveaway on your blog, too!  And if you haven't signed up as a follower, now would be a good time to do it.

Lots of good things are going to come from my garage clean out!  Stay tuned!!

One World One Heart Giveaway

UPDATE -- Comments are now closed at 226.  See Feb. 15th blog for more information.  This has been a lot of fun!

One World One Heart was created by Lisa Swifka in 2007. It was created to bring bloggers together from all over the world. I discovered it last year and was disappointed that I hadn't participated. This year I am VERY EXCITED about participating for the first time and getting to know other bloggers all over the world!! You can read all about it here or by clicking on the link on the right side of my blog.

I have two of my creations for the giveaway. First is a rustic Valentine made from vintage fabric and paper. Second is another more "traditional" Valentine made from papers, lace, felt, and a vintage piece of jewelry.

The drawing will be held on February 15th. Winners will be chosen by random number generator. All you have to do is leave a comment.

Please be sure that I have a way to contact you either by
email or blog link if you win!!

Thanks for stopping by to visit!
I know this will be fun!!

Christmas journal give-away

I promised the readers of my blog a give-away. And here it is. This little journal is so sweet and would make a great gift for a dear friend or for you! The vintage photo says "Joyeux Noel" at the bottom and depicts a mother and daughter and a very pretty doll she probably received as a Christmas gift.

All you have to do is leave a comment on this December 10th blog, and on Tuesday, December 15th (by noon), I will pick a winner's name out of the hat and post it on my blog. Then as soon as I get your mailing information, I will put your Christmas journal in the mail to you! And you should get it before Christmas. Be sure to check back with me by Tuesday, December 15th!! So leave your comments and check back! Good luck!

Santa Journal

Decided to make these little journals as gifts for friends. I will also be doing a give-away of one of them next week. Stay tuned!

Time for a give-away!

As I near the 17,000 visitors mark (as I write this, the number is at 16,930 visitors) on my blog I am going to do a give-away! This is a big thank you to all who read my blog, leave comments, and have posted my blog address on your blog! And here is the piece I am giving away:

It is a little journal (3 1/2" x 4") that I created before I went to Virginia last week. I ordered the image from Paper Whimsy. Isn't she just the cutest little girl??!!

All you have to do is leave a comment on this July 29th blog, and on Monday, August 3rd (by noon), I will pick a winner's name out of the hat and post it on my blog. Then as soon as I get your mailing information, I will put your little journal in the mail to you! So leave a comment! Be sure to check back with me by Monday, August 3rd! Get in on the drawing!

Queen's corsets cards

Here are two corset cards fit for a queen! One in pink and one in black. I created these for those of you who love Marie Antoinette! I hope to get these on the class schedule at Mystic Paper soon.

I love this black one with the aqua insert. Too pretty! The Marie tags are in a pocket that fits inside the corset. You could tuck a note or pictures to your mom for Mother's Day or to a friend who is crazy about Marie Antoinette in these cards.

Here is one in pink! Love the German scrap roses on this one! Also it is trimmed with tiny pearls. Love the Marie Antoinette tags that fit in the pocket and tuck inside the corset.

I will let you know when I get these scheduled. They are quick to do and lots of fun! So stay tuned for more information on these.

Don't forget!!!! Tomorrow I draw the name of the winner of the give-away shown in my March 23rd blog. Be sure to leave a comment on that blog (not this one -- scroll down to see it) if you want your name to be included in the drawing. I'll be posting the winner shortly after noon tomorrow, Sunday!

Recent finds

On Tuesday, I was invited to visit a friend's house to rummage through her stash of stuff. Her name is Sharon, and she is a dealer at Merchant Square. I buy from her booth/store at Merchant's all the time and every time we run into each other (at estate sales and flea markets!) we catch up on the latest. Sharon specializes in fabrics, trims, vintage clothing, jewelry, and lots of other stuff. Her booth at Merchant's is like a small vintage store stuffed with delightful things! Her stash is "to die for!" Sharon has found old hat pins (without the beads) for me to create new hat pins with my bead collection. She has also found lots of vintage rayon seam binding for me in a variety of colors. Sharon is an angel!! Well, on Tuesday I found this wonderful porcelain lady sewn to a pin cushion. She can't sit up by herself so I have plopped her into a vintage "orphan" cup I have. What do you think?? I love her and she is a keeper, for the time being!

Another dealer at Merchant's had these half heads in his booth. Mike has tons of stuff for sale at Merchant's but is downsizing to one booth as was making deals. I love these half heads! I bought three of them. The one on the left was a present to me from Mike! I love that guy! Ever since I saw that Stampington was going to publish a book about Marie Antoinette, I have been looking for these heads. They cost me a small fortune because they are vintage and one is German made. But I love them!!

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DON'T FORGET!! Leave a comment on my March 23rd post to have your name put in the hat for the give-away!

Pretty March Give-Away

It is time to do another give-away. And here it is:

There are two lovely vintage hankies, one is white with white embroidery and the other is white with pink flower embroidery. Both are clean and in excellent condition -- as in never used. There are three pretty pink roses and a nice strand of small pearls to embellish your art work. Also included is the lovely cutout of a little girl in a bridal veil. She is holding a tiny gold mirror. There are also a couple of hearts on a tiny corsage of roses with two tiny rings and a few pearls. The paper doily is not included -- it is for photography purposes. All discovered in my stash as I was looking for things to use in a project.

If you would like a chance to win this March Give-Away all you have to do is leave a comment on this March 23rd blog only. You have until Sunday, March 29, to leave a comment. I will then have someone draw the names of the people who left comments and announce the winner. I mail promptly upon receiving your address so you can have the give-away right away!

Valentine Give-Away

After my first give-away in December, I thought it would be great to do it again! So here is my next give-away. I will send out this Valentine to you in time for Valentine's Day in two weeks. Again, all you have to do is leave a comment on this February 2nd blog, and on Sunday, February 8th (by noon), I will have my son pick a winner's name out of the hat. Then on Monday, February 9 I will put your Valentine in the mail to you! So leave a comment! Be sure to check back with me by Monday, Feb. 9! Get in on the drawing!Been reading a blog and experimenting with the camera and learned how to do close-ups! This is a close up of the Valentine. Now you can see the fabric with the silver thread design, the pink silk heart and the sequins and beads on the earring/decoration on the heart. Did me good to read the blog about getting better pictures.
Last week I took a walk outdoors and I spotted this hot air balloon floating very near my home! I am actually thinking that it would be fun to take a hot air balloon ride. Hmm! Next stimulus check may just may take me up in the air so high!!

Bingo Card Swap book is finished

I asked myself last September, after the Bingo Card Swap, just what was I going to do with all of the great bingo cards I got!? It occurred to me to put them in a book so everyone could enjoy it who comes to visit. Here is the finished book. Got this done this weekend. The theme was "When I Grow Up." The book itself is pretty good sized -- approximately 10"x8". I used a page from an old photo album for the cover. It was the right size. One of the bingo cards in the swap was nearly as large as the cover -- see the last pages below.

There were 16 of us who participated in the swap. We each did 16 cards to trade. I did two different styles. These two are mine.

I took bristol board, glued dress pattern paper to each side then stamped on the page with Antique Linen after it was dry.

Then I set about mounting the cards to each page. I used photo mounts to mount each card so that it could be removed to look at it more closely. At the bottom of each page I wrote the artist's name.

I also added background papers to compliment most of the cards. Then I did more stamping and some freehand doodles to add interest.

I think the results turned out well!

These are the last two pages. You can see why I had to make the pages at least 10"x8". The last bingo card was pretty good sized.

****HERE'S ANOTHER GIVE AWAY!!! *****

If you got this far reading today's blog, keep going. . . . .

If you would like this bingo card I made (last one I have), be the first person TODAY (December 28 only!) to leave me a comment! That's all you have to do!! I will contact you to get a mailing address and put it in the mail to you tomorrow, Monday, December 29.

Special Winter White Give-Away!!

This blog hit a milestone earlier this week. It has had 10,000 plus visitors! I thought that was pretty good!!

SO! I decided that I was going to do a special give-away to celebrate the first 10,000 visits and to say "thank you" for reading and visiting my blog!! I sorted through my stash and found all these special items in winter white. I will send this package to one special visitor who leaves a comment (one comment per person!) on this post during the next week.There are several pieces of vintage lace, a vintage hankie, three vintage cards (two with white flowers and the third has a winter scene), a small bag full of flowers, lace, buttons and a couple of small white clothespins, and the glittery "Dream" to hang somewhere in your home!

All you have to do win this special package of goodies is leave a comment on this post during the next week. I'd love to hear from you! Then....

Next Sunday, the 21st, I will put everyone's name (who left a comment here) in a hat and have my son draw out one name. I will post the winner's name next Sunday. So check back next week to see if your name was drawn from the hat!