Monday, July 27, 2009

customer appreciation week - giveaway #1

Vintage flashcards are one of my favorite things to collect, so I thought they would be perfect for the first giveaway of Customer Appreciation Week. I picked through my flashcard collection and chose a set of 18 - all vintage and most not even available in the shop.


Here is a peak at some of my favorites included.


To enter, simply share something you collect. Perhaps you have vintage vase collection, or pick up every aqua green teacup you find. Entries will be accepted through Sunday, August 2 at 12noon. Winner will be announced on Monday, August 3.
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37 comments:

  1. KerryJuly 27, 2009 at 11:37 AM

    I would love a set of these to use for scrapbooking! :) I have a small collection of the Willow Tree figurative sculptures...I just love the simple beauty of them.

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  2. M.M.E.July 27, 2009 at 11:53 AM

    Those are great things to giveaway! I'm hosting my own contest on my site. You can win a signed, limited edition print of my newest illustration.

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  3. JesJuly 27, 2009 at 11:56 AM

    I collect vintage Soviet Era holiday postcards. I love the colors and the modern designs. These flashcards are great!

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  4. ElishaJuly 27, 2009 at 12:03 PM

    Kids books, old globes, funky hair clips. And cards I buy intending to give away and just end up keeping for myself. It's a problem.

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  5. KellieJuly 27, 2009 at 12:12 PM

    I love these flashcards... especially since I collect paper :)

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  6. UnknownJuly 27, 2009 at 1:47 PM

    I love your products and your blog! (Just had to say it...) I collect oh so many things, but right now, I'm really liking old/strange B&W photos that I dig out of boxes in dusty antique stores. :)

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  7. AnonymousJuly 27, 2009 at 1:52 PM

    I WANT EVERYTHING! :)
    As for collecting, I most recently collect owls and unique owl-printed items. Being the literature geek that I am, I suppose you could also say that I collect books. :)
    I also have an unfortunate habit of collecting disappointing ex-boyfriends, but what can ya do.

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  8. AnonymousJuly 27, 2009 at 2:58 PM

    Great idea!
    I collect strings of fabric ties from packagings and gifts that I get. I keep thinking I will have something to do with them. I also collect buttons, and again, for the same reason, to one day have a brilliant idea of something to do with buttons :)

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  9. J. Christina HuhJuly 27, 2009 at 4:55 PM

    Lately... it's been fabric. Vintage, the stuff at Jo-Ann's. I can't keep my hands off of it. Now what to do with it... :P

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  10. VintageSunshineJuly 27, 2009 at 6:50 PM

    Oh dear! I collect all things cute! ...lately it's been buttons...I lloooooove buttons!! Also, funky vintage tablecloths and unique quilt tops...they are great for picnics! I also have a small collection of vintage flashcards, and love them lots....mine aren't as unique as yours, though. Very cute!!

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  11. Christie CottageJuly 27, 2009 at 7:12 PM

    I collect Coca-Cola items. I have a room full of Coca-Cola items. Oh and supplies...LOL Do they count? :-)


    http://christiecottage.blogspot.com

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  12. little yellow appleJuly 27, 2009 at 8:10 PM

    I love this give away! :)

    What don't I collect? I feel like I have tons of things in multiples. But two of my favorite collections are Hello Kitty things and Christmas ornaments. I love Hallmark and vintage ornaments.

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  13. RachelJuly 27, 2009 at 11:04 PM

    I collect squished pennies--from those souvenir machine dealies where you put in two quarters and a penny, turn the crank, and voila!--squished penny with the imprint of whatever attraction you're visiting. Silly, I know! But it's something I started as a kid and I still get giddy every time I find a new one! Latest is from Circus Circus hotel & casino in Vegas. ;)

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  14. GretchenJuly 28, 2009 at 12:56 AM

    I collect purple Pyrex dishes. I have a HUGE collection and can even tell you that there are two purple colors of Pyrex a purple/blue color and a purple/pink color. Whenever i see a piece i pick it up because i absolutely love it!!!

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  15. Kate8085July 28, 2009 at 1:28 AM

    Yesssss. This giveaway rules.

    I guess the question is..what DON'T we collect?
    hahha.
    Let's see.. we collect Vintage Halloween masks,
    X-rays, horror movie toys, and LPs of old punk rock and 50's-60's girl groups..to name a few.

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  16. StacieJuly 28, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    What a great giveaway. Love the colors in the peak also! I collect globes, Schleich animal figurines, and books. I also recently started collecting miniature Eames furniture replicas. Yeah for giveaways!!

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  17. SerifJuly 28, 2009 at 3:47 PM

    I collect giraffe plushies. :)

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  18. KimberlyJuly 28, 2009 at 3:49 PM

    I collect so many things...my latest purchases have added to my beautiful white pottery collection.

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  19. BriJuly 28, 2009 at 7:23 PM

    This is kind of weird, but I collect lots of naturalistic bits. A lot of them are bones and such. I've got a horse skull, a big horn sheep ram's horn, and some vertebrate. I also have a few 1.2 million year old bird bones that I dug up myself! I just collect rocks and seeds and flowers and all sorts of things that I find on the ground.

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  20. maryboysJuly 29, 2009 at 1:20 AM

    i collect all things old and white and chipped and distressed; old clocks; vintage photos, vintage game pieces; epehemera...like my lovely anagrams from your wonderful etsy store:)

    mary

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  21. Amy in TexasJuly 29, 2009 at 10:21 AM

    Collections: angels, demitasse cups, vintage wedding photos, old books and paper. :)

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  22. oh, hello friend.July 29, 2009 at 12:57 PM

    whoohooo for customer appreciation week!

    i love collecting old skeleton keys! they are my absolutely favorite! :) and it's really special to find them at flea markets or thrift stores!

    xo.
    danni
    ohhellofriend@gmail.com

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  23. schmidthouseJuly 29, 2009 at 11:44 PM

    I collect snowmen...all shapes and sizes, every type of make-up (wood, felt, fabric). I even have a giant Mickey Mouse one. They all come out in November and make a happy family!









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  24. NicoleJuly 30, 2009 at 10:28 PM

    I love this giveaway, and I collect both vintage papers written in Italian (since that's what I work in) and journals/cards with really cool graphics on them. because I love graphics.

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  25. CaptainJuly 31, 2009 at 4:41 AM

    Those flashcards are just awesome >.<
    Well, and as for me, i collect books. i just love the smell of a new book. I've quite a few now, but i know, that someday, i'll have my own house 'little library' ;D
    Oh, and i also collect black cats. My room is all decorated with them. Posters, clocks, pillows, etc.

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  26. cerebral eJuly 31, 2009 at 5:29 AM

    I love seeing what people collect! I have many collections. I like to collect coloured glass and put it in the window sill so that people going by on the train have something pretty to look at.

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  27. LeslieJuly 31, 2009 at 9:49 AM

    I collect vintage glass ink bottles and old cameras. (And scrapbook supplies, but that shouldn't really count, should it?!)

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  28. MandiJuly 31, 2009 at 9:50 AM

    So cool!

    It's a slow going collection, but everytime we travel somewhere I buy a ring. Since we're poor and in college, I make it a general goal to keep it under $20, and that usually makes me look at some really cool and unique rings. I love having them and a little memory!

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  29. haleyJuly 31, 2009 at 10:00 AM

    i collect miniature anything, i love setting up little worlds!

    -haley
    breadofmany@gmail.com

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  30. DesireeJuly 31, 2009 at 12:37 PM

    I collect cards... well not really collect - I save cards I recieve in the mail and make them into a book. so I kind of collect them.

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  31. katherine joyJuly 31, 2009 at 4:07 PM

    what a fantastic giveaway!

    i've collected vintage and antique buttons since high school. it's sort of a family tradition -- i have several beautiful hand-cut shell buttons from my great grandmother's collection.

    recently i've also been collecting white porcelain vases. i find them at thrift stores for less than a quarter. they have such wonderful shapes and look great in small clusters!

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  32. Eryn red food colouringJuly 31, 2009 at 9:43 PM

    ohhhh i love giveaways!!

    I collect watches (used to work in a watch store, but lately i've been trying to cut back my collection) and old picture frames. the more peeling paint the better.

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  33. Pretty Neat DesignsAugust 1, 2009 at 11:09 AM

    I collect nuns. figurines, nesting dolls, rubber stamps, antique dolls, salt n pepper shakers, anything with a nun on it.

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  34. gosheryAugust 1, 2009 at 12:36 PM

    I'm not much of a collector because I don't like a lot of clutter. One thing I do collect is PAPER! I love paper, and can't help but continue to buy more even though I have enough to last a life time. It's just so pretty!

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  35. onelatenightAugust 1, 2009 at 1:41 PM

    I collect buttons. Massive amounts of buttons!

    Also Skate shoes by DC, and Dakine bags. I just can't get enough :)

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  36. DiannaAugust 1, 2009 at 6:37 PM

    I love to collect lots of things, but i think my most favorite is vintage lace, trim and ribbons! :)

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  37. RachelAugust 2, 2009 at 2:23 AM

    I go in phases on what I collect. Now it is vintage feedsack fabric, buttons, and emphera!

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