Because I can ... announcing the vintage sheet FQ winners

After a very busy and highly enjoyable weekend I finally got the giveaway drawn … lucky I said I’d announce it on the blog today and didn’t say a time. I don’t like saying one thing and doing another.


Thank you to everybody who entered my first giveaway. It's been very exciting and I've enjoyed it a great deal.


So without further ado, the winners are:

1. Cam @ Curlypops
2. Catherine @ pencils and pins
3. Kellie @ Green Tea and Red Nails
4. Nicole @ Dabbling All Day
5. Marian @ Marian Edwards DreamWeaver

I hope the little win helps you feel a little better Cam … and I actually get to drop off a few of the parcels in person at the next NCB in October. That will be even more fun.

I love it as well that the people who won are all people who seem to read my blog and I definitely read (and comment) on theirs as well.

And there’s an extra piece of karma (or something equivalent) … I won Nicole’s giveaway back in June and now I can return the favour.

Aren’t giveaways fun?

Vintage Sheet FQ Giveaway

I’ve mulled over hosting a giveaway for so long … and what’s stopped me is not knowing what to give away.

But it became really obvious as I put away my vintage sheets and FQs that I can quilt until I’m 80 and still not use them all.

After that it was easy … some of the FQs on offer are from the delicious stash I scored from the Ange’s Ramblings vintage sheet swap. Others are left overs from the FQs I sent into the swap. I’ve tried to divide them into vaguely co-ordinating piles based on colour or florals or patterns, and here they are for drooling.



So, how will it work?

The goodies? 5 sets of ten vintage sheet fat quarters each (5 lucky winners)
Closes? 11:59 pm EST Australia Saturday 14 August 2010
Who can enter? Anybody and everybody, anywhere in the world
How do you enter?
1. 1 entry: Leave a comment on this post about whether you’ve made something with vintage sheets.
2. 1 entry: Become a follower, and leave a comment on this post letting me know.
3. 1 entry: Spread the word on your blog and leave a comment on this post including a link to your website.
Winners announced? On my blog on Monday 16 August 2010.

Housekeeping:
1. Leave one comment or separate comments for each … I’m not fussed.
2. Make sure I can contact you eg an email address such as marybrown(at)hotmail.com or via your ID. I will redraw if I can’t contact you by email.

Good luck everybody.

Thank you everybody

I thought I'd make today a blessings day and publicly thank the people and list the good things that have happened to me over the last couple of weeks ... and there have been a couple.

Card from Jo at Joe Bloggs
I arrived home to a postcard from Jo thanking me for a parcel of odds and ends I sent her for picking which eight year old was me. How nice to get snail mail ... and a card in my favourite colours of black, red and white. I'm adding this to my cork board of favorite bits and pieces. You're more than welcome Jo.


Headband made by Nicole at Dabbling All Day
During the week I received the sweetest parcel of goodies from Nicole when I won her giveaway for a crocheted headband. Her crochet is perfect and the colour is so deep and vivid. And it came with peppermint crisp organic fair trade chocolate (sorry, it's already gone it was so good!) and an assortment of vintage buttons. Thank you so much Nicole ... including for a new favourite chocolate!


Cushion made by Christine at Acorn Apron
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to win the giveaway on Mustard Seed Creations ... a very soft and elegant cushion from Acorn Apron. Thank you to both Christine at Acorn Apron, and also Marian at Mustard Seed Creations. I love this on my bed.

Good things/Flea Market Finds/Giveaway

Yesterday I promised more about my finds at the Ballarat Super Southern Swap Meet 2010 and I thought I’d share one of our finds ... and offer it as a giveaway.



But I didn't buy it for me. I have some recollection of someone's blog with a post about how they wanted a picnic basket and here I was faced with five! In fact offered the whole five for $10, but took just one for $5!



But do you think I can remember whose blog I was reading? Of course not!



So here's my way forward to sending this little darling off to a new home.

The giveaway is limited to people in Melbourne or Ballarat(or have a relative/friend etc in either of those places) ... this darn thing weighs around 500gms so I don't want to mail it! (PS I'm happy to wear a red carnation and meet in a crowded train station to hand it over ... this isn't a crazy stalking thing!)

The first person (who meets the Melbourne/Ballarat thing) and who posts a link to their blog about wanting a picnic basket will be the lucky winner.

If that doesn't happen, Mr H will draw a random name of the lucky Ballarat/Melbourne winner.

The giveaway will end Monday 8 March (because of the long weekend) and because I won't be around to finalise this. Mr H will draw the winner Tuesday 9 March.

I'll remind people every day of the giveaway and a post on any day will count.

Good luck everybody.

PS If you're looking for more Flea Market Finds pop on over to Her Library Adventures.