Gift Card Wallets Gift With Purchase

I don't mind getting a gift card. I don't know if I'm a hard person to buy for or if people are simply lousy at buying me gifts, but a gift card is not only the safe bet, it saves the giftee from having more stuff they don't need as they get to pick out what they really want.

I developed this little gift card wallet--reusable, of course--to wrap gift cards in as a way to class them up a bit. Kids especially like to unwrap things, but sometimes I want to show up with a "present" even though my gift is a card. These little wallets are the perfect solution.

How do you get one? Well, between now and June 30th, you can get one as a gift with purchase. Buy anything in my Etsy shop and you'll get a free one with your order. However, I will soon stock them in my shop. I plan to do all occasion packs, with different colors and themes for multiple occasions. What do you think?

First Give-A-Way: Decopage Trinket Box

I've been slow about getting to my handmade give-a-ways. Last week it took me a whole day to get the tension on the machine adjusted. So I thought we'd start with a vintage give-a-way. I've got lots of good vintage stuff.

Tada: A deco-paged trinket box lined in aqua-blue velvet, handmade in 1977

Don't you love bubbles in the tub lady and all the old fashioned dresses? The illustrations must have come from an old storybook or maybe they were wrapping paper. What do you think? On the bottom of the box is written E.Yost '77 and the shellac was applied over it.

How do you win? Visit my Etsy store, Smarty Pantalons, and leave a comment below talking about your favorite item (or least favorite item--I won't discriminate). I plan on adding lost of new items this week so they'll be new stuff to choose from.

The contest will run between now and Sunday, June 27 at 7:00 p.m. We'll pick the winner Sunday night after 7:00 p.m. and post the winner here. Free shipping to US residents. Internationals are welcome to play, but you'll need to pay the international shipping.

P.S. If you are related to me you can't win--I've seen how much crap you have and I don't want to have to call that show where they come clean your house out. ;-)