Distressed Donna Down Home...I Won!

I am a very lucky person...

who never wins anything....

Does that make sense?

Good things happen to me.

And I can do well in a contest that is based on skill (writing a poem, designing a sticker, etc)...

But just regualr contests...

No luck there.

So I was super surprised when Donna at Distressed Donna Down Home emailed me to let me know I won a $10 certificate to her Etsy shop.

It took me forever to choose.  

There were so many great things to choose from.

Finally I made my two choices and let her know.

A few days later, I got a box in the mail.

WooHoo!

I chose some vintage Bingo cards and a Prairie Girl Tag that Donna made.

I have admired those tags since she first made them.

And that clock face on it clinched it for me.

The BINGO cards came wrapped will all sorts of extra goodies...

vintage paper

a really cool crow playing card

a corrugated book page 

and black seam binding wrapped generously around it many times.

She also included a coupon for her shop.

That will come in handy...

Gotta love that it's a 13 on the back of that crow card...

I slid it apart to show you.

Then I put it all carefully back together because it's just so gorgeous that way...

But there was something else in the box...

What is this?

And it has 2 more watch faces....

Score.

I almost don't even want to open it....

Curiosity gets the best of me.

That vintage calico is fantastic....

Such a sweet little tag inside...

Wow!  

Charlies!

2 Charlies!

I do NOT have any of those!

I recently swapped Donna for the Swap and Tell and I got her cool jar with a Charlotte and lace.

I told her how much I love these.

I can't believe she did that....

Thanks Donna!

These will be used to make molds so I can make dozens and still have these....

What an awesome win!

I highly recommend her shop and blog....

Thanks for stopping by...

Swap and Tell #6

Last week I linked up to join the Swap and Tell #6 at Tarnished Royalty.

There were lots of great things to choose from but I am crazy about Frozen Charlottes and a long time admirer of Donna from Distressed Donna Down Home so I hoped to swap with her.

She agreed.

Yay! 

I sent her 6 of the Rose bangles made from old sheets that I shared here.

Her box arrived...

In a matter of days...

Don't you love that moment of anticipation when you first open a box?

I actually opened this and then made myself stop to go get the camera so you could see too...

Donna had the perfect mix of safe and pretty packaging.

The plastic bag is a great idea just in case the glass jar would break during shipment.

No worries, though.

It arrived safely.

Such pretty tissue paper.

Just perfect for what is wrapped inside.

The seam binding and beautiful hand stamped tag are removed.

I will use the seam binding for another project. 

 I don't have any of my own in black.

Under the pretty tissue paper was bubble wrap for safety.

On the back of the beautiful tag is a sweet note from Donna.

It only took me a few seconds to dig into this fun jar of goodies.

Lots and lots of lace. 

Three different kinds.

My favorite is the cotton lace.

I know it will take dye or stain beautifully.

Sweet vintage antique buttons in creamy whites.

And that frozen Charlotte of course.

There is so much future fun to be had here.

That jar was packed full of lace.

I collect Charlottes in lots of sizes.

I love them.

I think they are beautiful when added to art pieces.

But I can't bear to actually add them...

so I make molds from them and then make resin and clay Charlottes that I can add without the guilt.

I loved this swap and tell.

I hope Donna is as thrilled as I am.

Her items were beautiful, arrived quickly and were beautifully packaged.

It doesn't get any better than that.

Thanks Donna.

You can see her blog Distressed Donna Down Home.

Or shop her Etsy shop Distressed Donna.

It is full of gorgeous vintage finds and handcrafted treats.

Or follow her on Pinterest.

Or follow her on Facebook.

And thanks for stopping by...