4.01.2009

my one year etsy-versary giveaway!

It’s been one year today since I listed my first batch of vintage items on Etsy, and I still remember the sheer excitement when I sold my first item (an orange Pyrex casserole). Well, it has been an enjoyable and amazing year and as a little celebration and appreciation for all the wonderful customers from all over the world who came by the shop, who peek, bought, and returned to do more shopping, I am offering a 20% storewide sale event from April 1st thru April 7th. You can read more details about the sale here.

I’m also offering a fun giveaway for everyone which includes the following:

A bundle of vintage fabrics. Six different patterns in different colours at about half yard each.


Mid-century red apple tin canister in very good condition.

A beautiful floral English tin in terrific condition.


Four set of plastic stackable shakers made by Tupperware in the 60s.




Here’s how you can win:

  • Leave a comment between now and next Tuesday (April 7th) at 10:00 p.m. EST after which I will pick the winner using random number generator. Please share a personal milestone or success story big or small.

  • If you mention this giveaway on your blog, leave a second comment to let me know so you get an extra chance to win.

  • This contest is open to everyone worldwide, I will pay for the shipping.

  • Please include a way to reach you in your comment so I can email the lucky winner for their postage address.

Thank you!!

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Comments are closed after the 64th comment. I will announce the winner in a short while. Thanks everyone for playing along!

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The lucky winner is...

MaliciousGnome said...
Yay! The giveaway prizes are lovely! My milestone will be my 6 month wedding anniversary on April 15th :) I've been slowly but surely collecting the pieces to furnish a home with my husband, and it's so much fun browsing etsy for unique finds! :D Happy etsy-versary!

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Thanks so much for all the wonderful comments and well wishes!

63 comments:

  1. Cathy - great giveaway items!!! My milestone is that in 2 1/2 weeks, I will be doing my first craft fair. I'm mostly excited, slightly terrified, and suddenly realizing how much more work I have to do. I'll be sharing a table with two Etsy friends so it should be fun.

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  2. Me again. I blogged about your lovely giveaway: http://autumnolive.blogspot.com/2009/04/modish-vintage-giveaway.html

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  3. oh dear! this is the greatest giveaway! congratulations on your first year of blogging...

    my milestone is that last year I was just planning to start using my hobby as a little bit of extra cash... but end of the year brought so many sales that I would never believe in January... now I have planned three craft fairs - next one on Sat, keep your fingers crossed for me please!

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  4. The apple is absolutely adorable! I'm really fond of your items. I started my own vintage shop on etsy recently, you'll be in my favorites list.

    greeting!
    Joke

    www.tenthousandspoons.etsy.com
    info at 10000spoons.be

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  5. You have found some great items! Congratulations on your etsy-versay!
    milestone for me... I would say, creating and writing a blog. I was feeling hesitant about it, but now I am enjoying it so much. It is fun to share and I have "met" so many interesting online people and read lots of great blogs. And I am learning some html and other tricks.

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  6. eeekkkkkk!!! What an exciting giveaway!!! First off I just wanted to let you know what an inspiration you have been to me! Your etsy store & blog are amazing!
    A recent milestone for me was opening my own etsy store & starting my own blog as well, seeing people like you who look so successful is really the driving force behind thinking yes I can do it to! Thank you oh so much!
    ~Emily

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  7. This is a beautiful giveaway! A personal milestone for me would have to have been graduating from medical school last year :)
    maumauisginger(at)gmail(dot)com

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  8. lovely giveaway!
    happy etsy-versary :D

    thepinkneedle{at}gmail{dot}com

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  9. Congratulations on your Etsy-versary, Cathy! All those vintage goodies look great, especially the fabrics. Thanks for offering them and count me in, please.

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  10. Congrats! Fabulous giveaway items - they're all so adorable!

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  11. Love the fabric - it's so pretty. I can only imagine what I could make with it!

    danunepthys(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  12. Oh, what fabulous goodies! Those Tupperware shakers are to DIE for!!! Love them! I lost twenty pounds not too long ago and so far, I've been able to keep it off! For me, that is a HUGE milestone! I feel so much better about myself and I am really proud of myself for actually doing it!

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  13. Congrats!

    We just moved into our house :)April 15th will mark one year of remodeling it ourselves! Whew!

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  14. One success story of mine is that I was fortunate enough to have one of my quilts on display at the Lancaster quilt show last year. Thanks for the chance for the lovely giveaway.

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  15. Accomplishment.....finishing my first t-shirt quilt. I've been wanted to make one for years. I've been collecting my family's shirts and waiting for that perfect moment, then, TADA, it happened. Now I'm on my third and my family loves them.

    Great giveaway.....www.autumnliketheseason.blogspot.com

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  16. What a great giveaway! Don't you just love the memories that come from seeing the yellows and greens of the 70's? And I love the vibrant red of that apple canister!

    My success story? I just celebrated 12 years without smoking. I had my 12-year-anniversary of quitting smoking on April 1st. Yeah me!

    nfmgirl AT gmail DOT com

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  17. This is a great giveaway, One of the few I enter. I love vintage.

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  18. FUN! I used to have those tupperware canisters :) I think one of our dogs chewed them up at some point. Tupperware was notorious for being good dog chews!

    A milestone- I got engaged last September. Now I am busy planning my rockabilly/1950s wedding for July and trying to blog about the process (another milestone- starting a blog- www.tartdeco.blogspot.com) while going to grad school, keeping up on my etsy shop and making my own dress. Whew- I'm tired!

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  19. Love love love those tupperware shakers!
    My milestone-I got into graduate school recently. Come the fall of this year I'll be working on getting my masters. :)

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  20. Beautiful giveaway!

    I recently got my first job as a teacher...teaching special education.

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  21. hi hi! what an amazing giveaway?! a milestone for me was last december 6th when i did my first craft fair. it was scary and exciting to put myself out there...but so rewarding:) congrats on your first year!

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  22. My small success would have to be the small sewing projects that I completed during my pregnancy last year. Now I'm moving on to bigger projects and hope I can spend more time at home with my baby! I heart fabric and sewing! :)

    hope.september[at]gmail.com

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  23. love it all!!!
    my personal success story is finally applying and getting accepted to go back to school next year. i have been thinking about it for a long time, but i finally DID it!!!!

    elkesten at yahoo dot com

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  24. I have won a bureaucratic battle. It was a nightmare, so I'm glad it's over:)

    Thank you for the giveaway! Please include me in the drawing :)

    stitchsavesnine (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  25. Happy Etsy-versary!! I'm closing in on my 2 year etsy-versary at the end of the month! It's a small milestone, but a milestone nonetheless!
    Love your shop, btw!:)


    http://www.UNEARTHED.etsy.com

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  26. Count me in!! Great giveaway and great vintage finds, thanks!!

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  27. I am blogging about your giveaway today. =)

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  28. well i can say one milestone is being married for 2 years. It has been rocky at times but we have made it and will. amsbolda@hotmail.com

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  29. My milestone is that I just celebrated my 2 year anniversary with my lovely boyfriend. Congratulations on yours.

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  30. Fun stuff! My milestone is that I am 7 weeks pregnant with my first baby!
    lindseejo@gmail.com

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  31. Whoa! Those shakers are divine!! i just had my one year on etsy- isn't it exciting?? :)

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  32. oh myy! i looovee that apple!! I JUST began my etsy this past weekend and had 2 sales! it is SO fun and exciting!!

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  33. Congrats on your anniversary!

    My milestone is that I just became a mother for the first time :)

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  34. My milestone is that I turned 45 in March. I also started a new business and a blog.
    Kelly Jackson
    http://IHaveANotion.blogspot.com
    IHaveANotion@yahoo.com

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  35. What great items! I love the fabric and the apple best of all. Thanks for the giveaway. A personal milestone was becoming a teacher -- a goal I'd set for myself in kindergarten! mybabyappleseed(at)yahoo(dot)ca

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  36. Happy Etsy-versary! I love all of the giveaway items. A milestone that is coming up for me is finishing my first year of college... almost done with my freshman year! and it was a great year :)

    thanks,
    caitlinhyla at gmail dot com

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  37. Hello there!

    A personal milestone for me was being brave enough to tell the person I liked that I liked him. He didn't like me back, but it strengthened our friendship, oddly, and left me free to pursue other people.

    Sometimes hard things are blessings in disguise.

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  38. Wow, what a giveaway - and a great milestone for you! My family had an enormous milestone just yesterday: my husband joined the Army. We made the decision together and I have no doubt that it's right - but I am still reeling (and will probably be for a while)!

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  39. A personal milestone for me was quitting a job I had and loved for over 12 years to move to Washington state without a job and know I would get one soon. That was almost 2 years ago and I am still waiting for that job!

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  40. ah, the tupperware is so cute.

    I've made it through almost a year of college without going crazy, which is definitely a milestone.

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  41. i just found you on etsy and am so excited about your awesome store and your giveaway!

    a very recent milestone is that for the first time EVER i got the guts to actually sell some of my handmade items. sure, only about 7 things sold, but it was enough to encourage me to keep doing it!

    here's my email if the random number generator generates my number :) stancecreative@gmail.com

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  42. Congratulations on your etsy-versary!! My nearly acheived milestone is reaching 300 sales on etsy. It's been a fun ride and hope it lasts forever!!

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  43. I've almost survived my 21st tax season at work. I can hardly wait til 4/15.
    rsgrandinetti(at)yahoo(d0t)com

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  44. So many cute things in this giveaway; I love them all :-D

    Hmm, personal milestone? Well, I did just end a five-year relationship. But that's sad, so instead I'll count "finished packing my dishes" as a small success story; last time I moved I didn't even start packing until the day of!

    greenyak [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  45. I crocheted 100 hearts for my daughter's 100th day of school and did it without staying up all night :)
    http://sillymommy2sillygirls.blogspot.com/2009/02/100th-day-of-kindergarten.html

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  46. My personal milestone was hitting my 100th sale one etsy! I never thought I would hit it by christmas and I did!!

    =) melanie
    http://melaniescrafts.blogspot.com
    melanieadey at hotmail dot com

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  47. These are really wonderful items.
    Good job on your year's successes.
    Milestone: I learned how to knit (finally)5 weeks ago.

    grandtheftmug{at}gmail{dot}com

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  48. Those are all so sweet that I hope I win! Very nice giveaway.

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  49. Congratulations on your etsy-versary! I love all the items in your giveaway, especially the red apple canister!
    I'm still studying so I haven't attained anything important in any workfield yet. However, on a personal level the past two years have been an overwhelming source of life lessons. I broke up with a frenemy after some years(yes, shame on me!) of emotional blackmailing,and I haven't even considered getting him back since!
    I'm extremely proud of myself for believing in my own possibilities, no matter how difficult my background makes life for me. I had to put a lot of effort in regaining my sense of worth, but it (and I) was worth it! I think terminating this period of trouble in such a positive way, will always be a personal milestone for me.

    You can mail me at: koekoeksdozeke AT hotmail DOT com

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  50. Awesome giveaway! I love your site, you have some of the best vintage items.

    trivera9@hotmail.com

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  51. The english tin is so elegant. I like the apple canister as well!

    My personal milestone: I recently did an reproduction of the starry night using crayons for a math project.

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  52. Yay! The giveaway prizes are lovely! My milestone will be my 6 month wedding anniversary on April 15th :) I've been slowly but surely collecting the pieces to furnish a home with my husband, and it's so much fun browsing etsy for unique finds! :D Happy etsy-versary!

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  53. Hi! I hit my milestone of listing over 50 Etsy items a few weeks ago! I was excited when I made my first sale as well! In fact, I get excited every time I sell something! :)

    PS I really love the fabric and the apple! :) Great pics too!

    staci @ www.niftyvintage.com

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  54. What a great giveaway! My personal success story is that I flew to Europe to see my mom... sounds crazy, I know, but for me it was a huge milestone as I am scared to death to fly!
    ingrid
    ijccce(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  55. Congrats! Love your store.

    Milestone - Last month my husband and I moved across the country, t a small town where I was sure I would never find a job. Last week I started my dream job, 10 minutes from home, designing childrens books for a high end publisher who allows me to whatever I want creatively. :) I totally lucked out.

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  56. I love your items!

    Milestone : I am really shy as a person and so far this this year I've already met 10 new people. I consider that as an accomplishment for me ( :

    A_C_E_(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  57. hmm, a success story for me...i can't give away too many details but i finally got what I wanted after a LOOOOONG wait of 6 years. congrats on your one year etsy-versary! that is great news!

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  58. Wow - What an amazing giveaway...

    sarahjanenandbentley[at]gmail.com

    Thanks for hosting!!

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  59. Those are beautiful items.
    A success story currently on my mind is about my husband - he's applied to four law schools and has been accepted to three so far! We are very excited!

    sarahbcrawford(at)gmail(dot)com

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  60. Wow thats a lot of comments, I hope i'm not to late. I would love those fabrics. You have a great looking blog, really good stuff here. uuummmm, you ask for a success story. I sold a photo at my etsy shop the other night only a couple of hours after I posted it, that was really cool. Oh and if I am so blessed as to win your giveaway you can reach me on etsy at: http://heidisphotoshop.etsy.com or there is also my blog at:
    http://idontwanttogainthewholeworld.blogspot.com/ Okay, take care and God Bless

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  61. boy, giveaways are crazy! I recently hit 100 sales in one of my etsy shops - that made me happy (although I seem to have plateaued)

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  62. What an AMAZING giveaway!!

    My milestone is on July 1st of this year I will cellebrate 10 years of wonderful marriage with my soulmate:)

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  63. I entered the contest a few posts above, and I just mentioned the giveaway in my latest blog post!

    sarahbcrawford(at)gmail(dot)com

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