GIVE AWAY WINNERS...

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Thank you to all who entered and left such kind and encouraging comments.  I cannot thank you all enough for the creative energy you spur on, it is a delight to interact with each and every one of you.  Thank you so much for your support and friendship.

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The winners are as follows:

Rowann (Antiques in Old Town)

Judith (Creative Studio)

Jill (Feather & Flight)

Deborah (Deb's Vintage Soul)
Creative Grammie (Creative Grammie )

Lesley UK (no blog)

Pattie J (My Crafty Obsessions) 

Lisa (no blog) 

Ladies, there is a twist to this one!  You will not know exactly which ornament you won until it arrives, SURPRISE!  I thought this might make it more like a real gift, not knowing exactly what is inside the package when it arrives.  Please email me your mailing address and I will get those goodies right out to you.

Above and below you will find a few sweet vintage Christmas images from old greeting cards.  Feel free to save, share, and/or print these to use in your Christmas crafting:

 
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Have a wonderfully blessed day!

GIVE AWAY WINNERS...

Thank you all so much for the sweet kinds words of encouragement that you left on my give away post. I love making things and sharing them with you. I also love blogging and sharing snippets of my world with you. I only wish I could make and send something to each and every one of you, I truly do. I can only hope that my words communicate how special I think each and every one of you are.

The Custom Random Number Generator has chosen the following winners:

The itsy bitsy baby boy shoe goes to...Leanne of Provoking Beauty!
The pretty pink baby shoe goes to...Claudia of Mockingbird Hill Cottage!
The Lady Bird shoe goes to...Marcie of The Rustic Victorian!
The Nature Quotes Journal goes to...Susan of Susan deGeneres Studio!
The fabric Peace collage goes to...Lori of Katies Rose Cottage!
Congratulations to all the winners, please email me your mailing address and I will get your packages in the mail the first part of next week.

Even though I cannot make something for each of you I can give you something that you can make something with, some free images from a crumbling old volume of bound Godey's Ladies Books I bought at a flea market several weeks ago. The pages are very old and thin and even with a black backing behind them when scanned some of the back page shows through but it looks kind of neat and layered to me and I hope you will think so too. Just click, save, print and enjoy!(FREE IMAGE)
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I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

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Thank you all so much for entering my Warm Winter Wishes Give Away. I so appreciate each and every one of you who stop by for a visit, a chat, or even a quick peek at what is happening my my little corner of the world. I cannot tell you how much I truly and deeply appreciate your friendship and encouragement. You all spur me on to be creative and share what I learn along the way. I wish I could send each and every one of you something, I truly do! Thank you so much for the love, support, and community kindness you share each and every day.

I did not take the matter of your left behind wishes lightly, I want you to know that each and every one was covered in prayer and my fondest wish is that yours will come true in the new and coming year!

The Winter Queen waved her magic wand over the Custom Random Number Generator and the winners are as follows:

The Winter Queen goes to...Danielle of My Blessed Serendipity LifeThe Studio Stash goes to...Diane of Diane Knott's MusingsThe Victorian Snowflake goes to...Dorthe of Den Lille LadeThe Hope Snowflake goes to... Bonita of Encouraging Words for Writers and Streams of Living WaterThe Gold and Pearl Tinsel Snowflake goes to...GerryART
The Pearl and Mirror Snowflake goes to...Robin of A Robin's Nest
The Crystal Snowflake goes to...Laura of Decor to Adore and Le Magasin de MetisCongratulations ladies, please email me your mailing address and I will get your pretties in the mail to you.

I hope each and every one of you have a blessed and beautiful day today!

Blessings,
Sandy

What's In The Boxes Guessing Game Winners.....

Oh my goodness what wonderful guesses there were for what was in the boxes on my shelves. I can only wish there were "love letters written in the 1850's, written in spidery script, tied in silky pink ribbon with a faint smell of lavender..." as Kathy guessed.

What fun it would be to find Grandmother's "elastics" for holding up her stockings like Mildred guessed.

Myrnie tickled my funny bone with guessing that there were pieces of wrought iron fences in one because they are beautiful and her aunt collects them.

Lala (sorry, no blog link) shared a precious memory of a cigar box filled with little plastic purses that held a rainbow of plastic rain caps.

LDH guessed precious remnants of babyhood might be tucked into one, "a small envelope with a milk-white tooth collected from beneath a sleepy head by a tiny fairy."

Nancy thought perhaps the rattling was a precious antique baby rattle.

Kathy B. thought there must be interesting buttons, lace, fibers, and trims, all the things needed for creating beautiful things.

Barb T. (sorry, no blog link) wished one held inventive ideas. Her paternal grandfather was an inventor and drawings, idea notebooks, and patents would be a fun find!

I loved each and every answer and the special little thoughts, wishes, and personal stories you shared. In my book, each one of you is a winner for helping to make an unpleasant task more pleasurable. Before I share the winners, I'll show what was really in the boxes. A dapper gentleman bows to a pretty little maid...Inside the box rests tiny crochet dancing slippers and pretty petals, gifts that were made for me by my dear friend Pam. This sweet lady was concealing...A trio of tiny silver plated trays, old tickets, vintage pale yellow velvet leaves, and a ribbon tied box of trinkets...This faded cream and gold beauty holds...Eggs... I wondered where these went. The paper mache ones are all ready to paint a pretty blue now that I found them and the shells were some I cleaned and saved for a project experiment. I must have put them in the box to keep them from getting broken.

A tiny trio of drawers...Tucks away itty bitty beads from broken necklaces...This diva had a fun stash hiding behind her fan...The card Beth gave me, a touch of lace, and a wasp nest...An Etsy purchase that I thought I lost...A card of lace...And lastly this old monogrammed leather mens wallet, I hope P.J.S. does not want this back as I am rather fond of it even if it is empty... A darling duck box shelters...A sweet stash... Of vintage post cards featuring more sweet tweets... Tick~tocks and tea pots... Cuff links, cameos, bobbles, and a mini photo...A baby bottle box...Holds a single wee leather doll shoe...A faded rose greeting card box holds... Nothing and everything, anything the imagination wishes to fill it with, dreams, hopes, desires...This satin handkerchief box hides bits of... Bitter sweetness, a small square of lace, a handful of shell buttons, and a card I found tucked inside my grandmothers Bible, a card given to her by a family I don't remember being in tact, myself, my mother, and my father. Our names are there, written together, a family. A handmade paper box...Filled with small squares of handmade paper, perfect for tiny watercolor paintings...A fancy floral box trimmed in satin ribbon...Spills out wide antique lace, dreamy creamy satin ribbon, and one lone shabby sheer ladies glove... A bonny blue Exquisite box...Houses a barley blue baby gown, a petite portrait, blue suede rose, and two tiny vials of vintage glass beads...A bright blue ribboned box...

Holds broken baby dolls, rescued from a dingy plastic bag, awaiting their turn on the work table to be put back together again.A satin padded glove box...Is full of blackbirds...Tucked in tissue paper...They escaped...And it started to get scary, kind of like the movie, The Birds, perching on the box rim...One poor bird lost his beak. I promised him I'd glue it back on...This one has a secret...He whispered it to me...

See his cheeky grin of glee?He loved each and every guess,

And could not choose one which he liked best,

This is what he suggests,

"Don't just give away prizes one, two, and three,

Include everyone whose name in this post you see!"

I wholeheartedly agree!

LDH wins the Mint Chocolate Dreams Paper and Ephemera Kit with added surprise goodies tossed in for her precious guess of babyhood memories!Myrnie wins the Anna Griffin Card Kit with added surprise goodies tossed in for tickling my funny bone with her wrought iron fence pieces guess.Kathy wins the Black and White Collage Kit with added surprise goodies tossed in for her romantic guess of love letters as well as her dreamy list of lovelies!Now, the rest of you listed will receive a little surprise handmade goodie from me too for your wonderful guesses.

If you will all kindly email me your mailing address, my email link is on my upper sidebar, and I will get your packgaes in the mail on Monday of next week. I will be taking a little holiday blog break to visit with family and will mail them as soon as I return. Thank you all for playing and a hearty congratulations!

I slipped one other box up on the shelf, a little gold foil one...It holds, JOY...Which is what I wish each of your holiday's holds too! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.

Blessings,

Miss Sandy