and the winner is...

first off- my apologies for posting this so much later than i had promised! this morning went a little crazy, but the day is back on track and i'm ready to announce the winners in the final day of our giveaway-a-day series! drumroll please. the winners are...

Melissa, who will receive the repurposed lab glass vase

and

Amanda, who will receive the milk glass planter (and since you're in Seattle- the plant as well if you'd like! please message me and we can set up the handoff)!

in addition, you'll both receive either a gather and hunt canvas tote bag, or the limited edition notepad. since there is only one notepad, who ever responds first will get it, if that's the prize you choose. message me and let me know what you prefer!

congratulations ladies and a big thank you to everyone who entered! i had so much fun and can't wait until the next giveaway!

one more day! {giveaway now closed}

hi everyone. i hope you are all having a lovely weekend!

i just wanted to remind you that you have one more day to enter the final giveaway of our giveaway-a-day series. 

two lucky winners will get to add some vintage and greenery to their homes, as well as a new gather and hunt tote bag, or the limited edition notebook! for the full scoop, check out friday's post, but here's a recap of how to enter...

1. leave a comment on this (or Friday's) post, with which prize you hope to win and why.

2. write on the gather and hunt Facebook page- you can write anything you like- what you're up to this weekend, why you hope to win the giveaway, what cool vintage stuff you're finding, anything at all.

3. mention us on Twitter, or re-tweet something i tweet over the weekend. Twitter name = @gather_and_hunt.

4. follow gather and hunt on Instagram, and mention us in a photo (you have to do both, unless you already follow us- i'll be looking for mentions as entries). Instagram name = @gatherandhunt. i'd love to see any vintage you find over the weekend!

right now, only person has entered, so your chances of winning one of the prizes are pretty good! i'll announce the winner monday morning at 10AM, so you need to enter by 9AM.

good luck and as always, thanks for stopping by!

xo

friday giveaway {giveaway now closed}

well, we've come to the final day in the giveaway-a-day series. i'm a little sad for this to end, but i'm super excited about today's giveaways, so let's get to it!

since it's the last giveaway- there are two prizes today! and, if that wasn't enough- you'll have all weekend to enter- with several ways to enter each day!

now for the prizes...

one lucky reader will receive this repurposed vintage lab glass vase. when i found these unusual kimax lab beaker type things i couldn't resist them, but they don't sit flat so i had to come up with a new use for them. i thought they would make really cool vases, so i used copper wire to make a hanger and voila- hanging vases!

i think it would look great with any kind of cut flower (aren't those ranunculi cool?), or even with an air plant. (sorry, flowers not included- they'd never survive the shipping!) in addition to vase, the winner will also receive their choice of a gather and hunt tote bag, or a limited edition notebook (only one notebook left, so the winner to respond with their choice first has first dibs).

next up- remember these?

well the second winner of our final giveaway will receive their choice of this milk glass urn...

or, a set of those fun vintage paper cups...

...to make your very own planter! if the lucky winner is a local, the sedum plant will be included. otherwise, i'll ship just the container(s), and you can put a plant of your choosing in it. in addition, the winner will also receive their choice of a gather and hunt tote bag, or the limited edition notebook.

now for the entry rules...

you have until 9AM (PDT) on Monday, June 11th to enter. each day you have multiple chances to enter:

1. leave a comment on this post (only this post), with which prize you hope to win and why.

2. write on the gather and hunt Facebook page- you can write anything you like- what you're up to this weekend, why you hope to win the giveaway, what cool vintage stuff you're finding, anything at all.

3. mention us on Twitter, or re-tweet something i tweet over the weekend. Twitter name = @gather_and_hunt.

4. follow gather and hunt on Instagram, and mention us in a photo (you have to do both, unless you already follow us- i'll be looking for mentions as entries, not just new followers). Instagram name = @gatherandhunt. i'd love to see any vintage you find over the weekend!

you can enter up to 4 times a day (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), using one of the methods above. winners be will selected and announced on Monday morning.

good luck and have a great weekend!

it's DIY time! (and the winner is...) {giveaway now closed}

happy Friday morning everyone! i know you're all dying to see what today's giveaway entails, but before we get to that, i wanted to share a special DIY with you.

many of you who visited the booth at Farm Chicks commented on the bunting backdrop i used. it was pretty awesome right? it was similar to the bunting Melissa and I used in the dear darling booth last year, except this year i had a bit of a crazier vision- a whole wall made of it!

since the theme of this year's Farm Chicks Show was 'Find what you love', i knew i wanted to incorporate hearts into the booth design, to play along with the theme. i had a few ideas running through my head (you can see some of my other inspirations on my 'farm chicks booth' Pinterest board), but after asking Melissa if she'd be willing to sew for me (i'm terrible at sewing), i decided on this sewn paper bunting again. 

i have a large stash of vintage dictionaries, most in poor shape, and since i wanted to keep the booth consistent with my black and white branding, dictionary pages seemed like a great choice for the paper. after cutting all the pages out of the binding with a rotary cutter, i ran a few pages at a time through the Sizzix cutter we borrowed from Melissa's mom, using a heart shaped die. once the hearts were cut, i counted out piles that would make a long enough piece of bunting to hang from the top of the booth to the floor. Melissa then sewed one pile in a long row to make one row of bunting. it was super tedious, but at least we did it together (Melissa usually does it by herself when she makes them for party decorations). 

once we had enough vertical rows for the back wall of the booth, we made a few horizontal rows to run along the tops, then i winded them all onto pieces of cardboard to keep them tangle free until Farm Chicks!  

the bunting in the lower left photo is one of Melissa's creations that she occasionally sells- so cute!

i think bunting like this would make a really cute photo backdrop for a wedding or party, don't you?

so, as we promised many of you, today Melissa has re-posted the tutorial she created on her blog, Re.Stock, for making this style of bunting. we hope that you'll want to tackle this project yourself after seeing how simple it is! even if you can't sew (like me), it's a great team project, so enlist the help of someone you know who can sew!

last, but not least, since i know you can't wait to find out who won yesterday's giveaway, the winner of a necklace from Prairie & Pearl and a gather and hunt tote bag is...

Theresa Hanson from Yakima, WA! Congratulations Theresa! Send me a message with your mailing address and your necklace choice (I know you like the locket, but feel free to change your mind), so I can mail your prize to you!

if you haven't won yet- don't lose heart- there will be two prizes to win in today's giveaway, and you'll have all weekend to enter! check back soon for the big giveaway post!

thursday giveaway {giveaway now closed}

can you believe it's already day three of the giveaway-a-day? it's been so fun to give all these great items away, i don't want it to end!

today's giveaway comes from my jewelry line, prairie & pearl.

{message in a bottle: vintage glass watch parts vial with vintage fortune inside on silver tone brass chain}

the thursday giveaway winner will receive their choice of one of the necklace designs you see here, as well as a gather and hunt tote bag.

{pony express: vintage postal key tag with vintage gold tone horse charm on gold tone brass chain}

{pony express: vintage postal key tag with vintage nickel horse charm on silver tone brass chain}

{perfume locket: n.o.s. brass locket on copper tone brass chain with handmade, all natural, solid perfume in citrus spice scent}

{writers block: vintage pen nib on double chain in silver and gun metal tone brass chain}

like yesterday, there are 3 ways to enter, 3 ways to win:

1. leave a comment on this post, telling us which design you would choose.

2. like gather and hunt on facebook, and write on our wall, telling us which design you would choose. (if you already like gather and hunt on facebook, you only have to write on the wall).

3. follow gather and hunt on twitter, and find my tweet about today's giveaway, then re-tweet it (if you already follow us on twitter, just re-tweet).

good luck to you all!

and now- for the big announcement- the winner of wednesday's giveaway is...

Lyndsey from The Stationery Place! I swear this drawing was random, but what a fitting winner!

congratulations Lyndsey! message me your shipping info so i can mail your prize to you!

{giveaway a day is open to all residents of the US and Canada. all winners are chosen at random using RandomPicker.com. all prizes in the June 2012 giveaway a day are supplied by gather and hunt.} 

wednesday giveaway {giveaway now closed}

welcome to day two in our giveaway-a-day series! today's giveaway includes some of my favorite things- vintage office supplies!

this fun package includes vintage:

tie on address labels
department of commerce message sheets
parcel post labels
air mail envelopes
grade school primer paper
paper clips in original box
shorthand pencil (writes on both ends)

as well as a limited edition gather and hunt notebook!

today you have three chances to win:

1. leave a comment on this post- tell us who you'll mail a letter to using your new supplies.

2. like gather and hunt on facebook, then write on our wall why you hope to win today's giveaway (if you already like us on facebook, you can just write on the wall).

3. follow gather and hunt on twitter, find today's tweet about the giveaway, then re-tweet it (if you already follow us, just RT).

you have until 9AM on Thursday, June 7th to enter. good luck!

and now, the moment you've been waiting for- the winner of yesterday's giveaway is...

Jenn from Scout Vintage! congrats Jenn! message me with your shipping information so i can send your tote bag to you!

{giveaway a day is open to all residents of the US and Canada. all winners are chosen at random using RandomPicker.com. all prizes in the June 2012 giveaway a day are supplied by gather and hunt.} 

the big recap and tuesday giveaway! {giveaway now closed}

i can scarcely believe that this year's Farm Chicks Show is already over! when you're working on one project for so long, it's always a strange feeling when it's over. especially when the big event just flies by!

we had such a good time at the show this year. we saw some old friends and made some new ones, met so many wonderful customers, and sent lots and lots of great vintage goods to new homes! the show is always a bit of blur, and this year was even busier than last year, but i did manage to snap a few pics just before opening each day.

i'm so thankful for all the people that made this year's show possible:

my mister, who did most of the heavy lifting, and took the weekend off to help

my booth helpers-
Melissa, who puts up with me, sewed all that bunting, and always makes me laugh
and
my mom, who started this journey, in a way, by taking me to antique shows as a kid

Aaron- Melissa's mister, who watched the little one all weekend so Melissa could help me

my dear friend Katie who helped get stuff ready even though she had to stay home this year

the talented Rebecca, who altered my dress for me

and last but certainly never least,

Serena- whose hard work all year long makes this show such an amazing time!

for those that stopped by to say hello- it was so great to meet you in person and i hope you had a great time at the show! if you purchased something you love from me, please send me photos- i love seeing where things end up and how you use them!

oh, and as we mentioned at the show, the tutorial for making the sewn paper bunting is up today!

finally- as promised on facebook last week- we're doing a giveaway-a-day this week! today's giveaway is one of our new tote bags! each bag is made of sturdy cotton canvas and will make a fantastic reusable shopping bag, purse, or diaper bag.

to enter to win, we're keeping it simple today- just leave a comment below with where you plan to use your tote bag. the winner be drawn at random at 9AM (PDT) tomorrow, so make sure to leave your comment by then. i'll announce today's winner on tomorrow's giveaway post.

good luck!