Blog giveaway box Day 6

Hi everyone,

I have been away working on my personal Christmas stuff but the box is still getting things added to the pile. 

Something Ive noticed, is I just may have a slight napkin hording problem. Back when the covid restrictions started, we laughed that if we ran out of toilet paper, we could always use napkins. Umm starting to realize that its not far from the truth that we could go for awhile, literally go for awhile with out being short.

In the pictures I have an assortment of 26 napkins. I'm sure that could last you awhile in a pinch, lol.

Other than that an assortment of papers, bingo cards, feathers, and more ephemera. All is packaged up to go in the box. Not going to show the box today cuz its awkward and still far from full. Hoping to work on some lace and doilies for tomorrow's show and tell. Remember to comment where ever you see this post shared and more entries if you share and tell me where to find it.

Blog giveaway box - Day 5

Hi Everyone, 

Well today's post required 17 photos. I missed a few days so added lots today. Remember entries are by leaving comments 1 per post, but each day I share to many places and if you can find it you can post on it for more entries!

Someone suggested I use one of my cats to give you an idea of how full the box is. 

Ratatouie Stephan (aka Baby) luvs boxes and he was very willing to task up. As you can see he fits and I could easily fit a 2nd cat. The box is only have full so far. Ive added info at each picture so you can see what is new.

 

A friend of mine was at an auction and brought me a huge pile well actually a box, full of assorted receipts and ephemera. Most are from the 1950's but date back and forth from 1930 to 1968. I did keep lots but giving away in batches. Everything you see below is going in the box.

 

 

Card stock in a variety of colors and sizes, great for tags. A whole sandwich baggie full of file catalogue stickers, some packages not even open. Some vintage Christmas cards, random photos, 3 fabric bags, a note pad unopened, bag of puzzle pieces, baggie of seashells, art cards, tags in baggies, a leather boot keychain, 2 mini perfume bottles, die cut tickets.

 

 

Angel pack is stickers, diecuts, some foldup boxes. Not used. An extra pretty pink angel.  

 

 

Everything packaged up 

 

 

Everything in the box, still only half full. I'm scared to see what the postage will cost, yikes. 

 

 

Because you asked, here is my cat Ratatouie Stephan (aka baby) laying in the box. 

 

 

Lots of room to fill with goodness or maybe a cat or 2? 

 

 

I'm so darn cute, and I am very snuggley! I love shrimp, bacon and pepperoni slices.  

Thats it for today! Happy Posting!

Blog giveaway box Day 4

Hi Everyone! 

Well here it is, a little late but I am posting what I am calling Day 4 of my blog giveaway. While I will try to post everyday, there will be days when life gets in the way, but don't worry, regardless, this box will be filled way in advance of Dec 23. I'm actually starting to think that there will be box 2 and 3 and maybe 4? Its only Dec 2nd and this is only round 1 of a huge purge. Have I mentioned that we are moving cross country this spring? And have I mentioned that I used to own an antiques and collectibles store and when I closed the store I brought home part of it? Yeah...its gonna be a 12 step program...

Today I am putting this huge pile of vintage paper dolls into the box. I bought them at an estate sale and this is exactly how they looked, minus the box. Some of the dolls are decapitated and everything needs to be ironed out but, I do see a few heads rolling in the pile and with a little TLC someone could repair these for art sake, and they could be scanned to create some fun designs. Regardless, there are soooo many outfits that you could put heads of your own on, like bird heads, cat/dog heads, your kids, and other family members. Big big sigh! All things I was planning to do, but just didn't get there so I am passing the lot on to you, my blog giveaway winner, (you poor soul) LOL who ever you are!

The other item I am adding into the box, and ohhh trust me this is very hard to do, is fabric sample pieces. The large pieces are perfect size for making journal covers and with trims, beads, laces and more fabric they will be gorgeous covers. The smaller size (yet larger pile) is perfect to cut up for pockets or snippets etc. Lots of fun colours to play with.

Remember! Comments on Facebook and on this blog post as well as all of the other posts related to this giveaway gets you more entries into the box. And if you share anywhere (see the share buttons at the end of this blog) let me know with your link to verify and that gets you more entries. You can enter on each spot once per post but if you find the post in more than one spot ...more entries. As well, the more comments, the more I am interested in adding to the box! or boxes!

 Here in the picture is the pile of paper dolls stuff. I have turned over the pieces a few different ways for you to see that there are lots of these.

 

 

Here are the fabric samples large are approx 9 x 13 

 

 

Here is everything neatly piled 

 

Side view of fabric 

 

And here is what the box looks like today, omgosh its gonna take 

a while yet to fill and its getting heavy!

   

Stay tuned for more!

Blog giveaway box Day 3

Hi everyone, here is what I've added to the box today. Remember that leaving comments on this blog and on Facebook gets you an entry into the draw to be made Dec 23. You can enter on facebook once per day for each of the groups I belong to where I am sharing this post. Plus each day on my blog posts related to this draw.

Going in the box today:

A  baggie of vintage slides, some die cuts, trivia cards, several rubber stamps both acrylic and wood. Wood embellishments, llama stickers 2 vintage silk floral corsages, some coffee filters, a bag of pearl beads, a bag of metal keys, some bingo cards and a few other little things.

So here is everything packed

and here is what the box looks like today. Still lots of room way down there.  Stay tuned for more more more!

Blog giveaway box Day 2

Hi everyone, I had a very good response to my giveaway box so far, and today I am adding more to the box. Every comment and  share per day up to Dec 23 gets you another entry in the giveaway box. I've also decided to add Facebook comments as another entry (1 per day per group) I am sharing this post within several groups so if you are a member of more than one of the groups you can comment on them all for entries into the giveaway. 

So here is what I've added to the box today.

Vintage greeting cards, a pile of landscape photos (great to cover and make into journal cards) a pile of miscellaneous papers,  a bag of assorted bits, some paper bags, and a pile of ribbons trims.

 

 

 

 

This is a whole tray full of scrapbook bits and pieces, lots of embellishments. There will be lots of fun surprises in this tray, all packed into a large bag.

Everything bagged up to go in the box.

 

 

As you can see, a long way from full!!! Stay tuned for more added maybe tomorrow. 

Blog giveaway box

Hi Everyone,

Well I think it has been years since my last really big giveaway and so after doing some purging today I decided this was a good time to get started on a huge huge huge giveaway. My husband Tom and I are moving cross country in the spring (from Manitoba to New Brunswick) so I am slowly purging through all of my craft/journal/scrap supplies and anything I don't want is going in the box. This box will be made up of ephemera, vintage, antique, retro, mag cutouts, book pages, new and used stuff, linen, doilies lace ribbon, tickets, envelopes, jewelry, jewlery parts, charms trinkets baubles, paper all kinds and more more more as we go along. This box will have new items added every other day as I have a chance to sort out more stuff. I will keep this going until Dec 23rd, and on Dec 24th I will pick a winner and the box will be mailed out shortly after Christmas. If I fill up the box before Christmas, I will start a second one and then there will be 2 draws....and so on...

HOW TO GET ENTRIES FOR THE DRAWS

1. If you want to get an entry into this draw, you must leave a comment on the blog post. 1 entry per my post. There will be at least 20 posts for this draw so easily you can get 20 entries.

2. Share my post and let me know where you shared it. If you look at the bottom of the post, you can share on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter. Every post and every place gets you another entry. So if you share this post 4 times = 4 entries. But you do have to tell me where in a comment below, otherwise I can't check and I can't add it to your name.

3. I will accept entries from Canada and USA. If you are from another country and willing to pay the postage, I will be happy to send to you. But it will be expensive no doubt!

4. If the box fills before Dec 23, I will start another box. Entries from box 1 will go into box 2 so all your entries starting today give you more chances.

5. There is no cost to enter, and no cost for shipping unless you are not from Canada or USA. However if you are more than happy with what you get, I sure wouldn't turn down a few dollars to help offset the cost of shipping, if you can.

LET'S GET STARTED!!!!

Below is box 1, empty measures 13 x 13 x 17 inches. There are pictures of what is going in the box today. A whole freezer bag of ephemera, and 3 magazines. The gazebo mag has some pages missing but great for signature pages. Please dont ask me to list everything, its impossible but what you see is what you get (except I took everything out of that little box and packaged it into the freezer bag.

 

 

3 magazines

 

 

 

This box of vintage ephemera (box removed) items are packaged in a freezer bag. 

cancelled cheques, matchbooks tickets, receipts, a couple of typed letters in Italian (I think) prescription papers, magazine adds and cutouts and more. 1950's and more.

 

 

Still way down there on the bottom, lots more to fill this box.  

 

Thats all for today, please leave your comments below, stay tuned for more to come!

Kim aka imagesbykim 

Tip of the day -Glitter Thread

Hi everyone,

Just a little tip for you.

I bought this package of metalic thread at the dollar store 8 rolls for $1.25. To my surprise, it will work in my sewing machine. It is very fine thread, so double stiched through my project so that I could see it. It gives a very light shimmer of glitter. Very nice. Not going to show the piece i sewed cuz you wont see it well enough anyway. But in person very pretty with that hint of glitter. The thread does snag and break easy, so a little annoying to have to re thread often but the results are worth it.  Price for this is pretty cheap if you are looking for an alternative. I will mostly use it for hand stitching beads but like that I can use in my machine too!