My 300 Followers/600 Posts Celebration Giveaway

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I'm so pleased to be celebrating having more than 300 wonderful friends who visit this blog!  I'm also excited that I've posted more than 600 posts in the 2-1/2 or so years I've been blogging at Indulge Your Shelf!  To mark these milestones, I'm giving away something that so many of us antique lovers and paper arts fans love:
an album full of ephemera!
I created this album for one of you to enjoy.
There's a pocket made from vintage fabric...
decorated with a gorgeous vintage flower.
Opposite it is an antique advertisement card; isn't that little girl precious?
The page she is on is the front of slip-in pocket.
The back of the pocket is decorated with a vintage silver doily and one of my tag creations...
trimmed with seam binding, and decorated with a sewing pattern flower I made.
Best of all,I'm including a selection of some of my favorite ephemera!
You'll get vintage wallpaper...
book pages...
cool old papers...
 
some very special papers...
like these ledger pages from the 1850s, and this page from a lace sample book...
 cards, and tickets, and stamps...
etc...
 plus, Dresden foils and Dennison labels!
 It all fits nicely in your album...
 and I think you'll really love it!
To win this "Thank you!" gift, all you have to do is comment on any post on this blog dated today (or any day after today), up until Friday, July 8! 

That gives you plenty of time to come back and visit, and every comment on every post between now and July 8 at 11:59 pm MT counts towards the giveaway!

If you're a follower, old or new, mention it in your first comment and that one counts as 2 chances to win!

If you have blogged about my giveaway on your blog, (feel free to grab that first photo), tell me on any comment and that once also counts as 2 chances to win!

I'll pick a name in a drawing this time, and post the name on July 9!  Good luck everyone!

Comments

Diane Duda said…
Congratulations on all of your blogging success! The ephemera is amazing and beautifully presented. Good luck to everyone!!! :)
June 16, 2011 at 6:11 AM
Jane said…
Congrats on your blogging milestones! The ephemera book you made is just beautiful and filled with such wonderful stuff!! I would love to be entered and I'm already a follower!!
Jane
June 16, 2011 at 6:34 AM
Jingle said…
Congratulations! How exciting for you!!! This is really beautiful! What a wonderful way to present such fabulous ephemera!

I follow, of course!
June 16, 2011 at 7:02 AM
Angela said…
Wow! What an accomplishment.
What is it about paper that just rings our chimes? Love it.
I'm a follower!
June 16, 2011 at 7:49 AM
karen hess jewelry said…
congratulations, laurie, on your 300th post and 600 followers! that's such an accomplishment! Your giveaway is amazing and I'll be posting in support of you and the off-chance that i could be blessed in winning this beautiful presentation! You are so generous, thank you.
xox
Karen
June 16, 2011 at 7:58 AM
Bunty said…
You certainly are a prolific writer and blogger for sure Laurie! Congratultions on acquiring 305 Followers in the process.

Your giveaway is gorgeous and I would love a chance of winning it so please put this Follower's name in the hat.

Thanks so much and fingers very crossed!

Barbara :)
June 16, 2011 at 8:20 AM
Valerie said…
it's been fun checking out your blog, laurie, and i'm not surprised by the number following. i'm one of them, of course.

the journal is lovely. i'd love to win it. pls put my name in the hat. :)
June 16, 2011 at 9:38 AM
Michele's Treasures, Teacups, and Tumbling Rose Cottage said…
Congratulations! You DO have a pretty and interesting blog. What a fabulous stash you are offering! Thank you so much for the chance. ; )
~Michele
June 16, 2011 at 9:41 AM
The Joyful Thrifter said…
I am definitley a steady follower and would love to be included!!

smiles,
The Joyful Thrifter
June 16, 2011 at 10:32 AM
Jessica Rodarte said…
You are so generous!! Wow! Congratulations on 3 years and 600 posts!
I am a follower of course!! I love visiting your blog. :D
June 16, 2011 at 10:35 AM
TheVintageMouse said…
Hi! Just found your blog today, and hit follow right away! Love ephemera! Thank you for the wonderful chance to win something wonderful!
June 16, 2011 at 11:14 AM
Lotus said…
wow!
what a treasure! Please add me to your giveaway and Congratulations!!!
Lotus
lootsvele@yahoo.com
June 16, 2011 at 12:35 PM
Anonymous said…
Yea! Laurie! I follow you on my Google reader...does that count? ;-)
June 16, 2011 at 2:01 PM
Angela said…
Congratulations on 300 followers and 600 posts! WOW! :o)
Your prize packet is lovely!
June 17, 2011 at 1:17 PM
Unknown said…
Looove the book! I've been a follower for a few months but loove to see another artists work. Thanks so much!
June 17, 2011 at 3:02 PM
Cheeky Rose Boutique said…
Blessings and congratulations! I enjoy your blog and your art. Keep up the creative work!
June 17, 2011 at 4:07 PM
Anonymous said…
Wow! Congratulations on your 300 followers/600 posts. That is some achievement!

I am a follower and would love to be entered in this very generous giveaway. Thank you, Laurie.
June 17, 2011 at 5:59 PM
Something Special said…
Laurie, this is one fabulous giveaway. I will be back as often as I can in the next little while. I am of course a follower I will blog about this too over at Something Special. And Congratulations on your 300 followers.
June 17, 2011 at 8:19 PM
Suz said…
Good job, Laurie. Two big accomplishments!!! I would love to enjoy that journal. The ephemera...drool...I am lusting after it. I laughed at the S and H Green Stamps. I actually remember my mom putting them in the little books. They were always such a bother. Little stamps all over the place and little books, half filled and greasy (always located in some strange unused drawer in the kitchen). The page from the lace sample book. Oh my!!! I am just croaking!!! I love your suitcase and the Silver Bella book brought tears to my eyes. I remember all of you with your glittery bracelets. So much beauty at Silver Bella, huh?
Well, I hope you pick me ;-) but I will be nice and congratulate the lucky winner!
Big hugs,
Suz
June 17, 2011 at 9:25 PM
The Junque Seeker said…
Congratulations on your blogging success! I love to read it and certainly understand why it's so popular. Your giveaway is full of all the things I love and is put together in the wonderful Laurie style. I'd be thrilled to be the winner!
June 17, 2011 at 11:45 PM
Sharon Morrison said…
I love your little book and hope I get the winning draw.
hugs..Sharon/Ks
June 18, 2011 at 9:43 AM
Cami @ Creating Myself said…
I stopped by to tell you how much I liked your BirdSong journal page (& to thank you for coordinating the effort) & boy, was my timing good! I'd love to win the ephemera pack. Congrats on your blogging success...you are wayyy ahead of me. Or would be if we were competing. LOL

I'll add Maggie to my prayers. Hopefully time will help her crippling condition.

Oh yeah, I am ordering some moo carsd & will use your discount...thanks!
June 18, 2011 at 2:19 PM
humbleheartnhome said…
Congratulations on your milestone!

I'm a new follower. I'm also new at blogging. 600 posts is quite a feat. I'm so glad I found your blog. It will be such a huge source of inspiration.

I'm also posting your giveaway on my blog.
Hugs,
Diana M.
June 19, 2011 at 8:01 AM
Jann said…
What a gorgeous offering for a giveaway! I am a follower and love seeing what you've posted--haven't been able to blog much myself lately, but hope to get back into creating soon!
June 19, 2011 at 6:10 PM
Linda Sue said…
Awesome generosity, as usual! Things SO pretty!
June 20, 2011 at 5:34 PM
Tammy said…
Wow, 300 followers! That's amazing and congratulations! You are quite an inspiration. Love the ephemera book!
June 21, 2011 at 2:18 PM
Holly Moore said…
This is wonderful! Thank you for the chance to win.
June 21, 2011 at 2:56 PM
WW said…
What a gorgeous book.
I am a follower.
June 22, 2011 at 7:29 AM
Pallas said…
Such a wonderful give away. Please enter my name in your drawing. Great little treasures are tucked into the ephemera folder - I really like the flower you made from the sewing pattern. Your blog is always so interesting, and the photography is beautiful - very fun to visit!
June 22, 2011 at 8:47 PM
Nelly said…
Congrats on your 300 followers!! What a wonderful giveaway. Please count me in.
Our anniversary is tomorrow, so I feel for you on being ill. I so love Peonies and we're lucky to have some on our garden.
June 23, 2011 at 3:25 PM
Kathy B. said…
Congratulations on such a terrific accomplishment! I love your blog, and love, love, love your giveaway!!! I am a follower.
June 23, 2011 at 7:17 PM
Tami Hacker said…
Congrats on surpassing 300!
Your blog is wonderfully inspiring!

You can feel your heart & soul in the pieces you have selected for your generous give away - what a blessing for whoever wins it.
June 24, 2011 at 9:34 AM
Unknown said…
Congratulations on your blog success Laurie. I love visiting it. Your treasures are so beautiful and I'd certainly love the chance to receive some of them.
June 27, 2011 at 7:41 PM
Dee in N.H. said…
I'm a follower who would just love this cool prize!
Congrats on your success!
July 2, 2011 at 8:19 AM
Sharon Morrison said…
Can't remember if I posted. I think so???? Love the stuff.
Sharon/Ks Bird Song
July 6, 2011 at 12:42 PM
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