Happy Earth Day :)

Park, Waterfront, Tacoma, WA by Shelley McElhiney, All rights reserved

Happy Earth Day, Everyone!

All the Trimmings!

Everything you need for a great holiday season:

Grandmother's Attic  Vintage wrapping paper

Barbara Schriber Vintage mercury glass garland

 

tippleandsnack Vintage snowmen

pumpkintruck vintage Hallmark card

Check out my "All the Trimmings" treasury on Etsy for more great vintage & handmade holiday ideas:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4ce68ec2bb918eef5c0dc1c6/all-the-trimmings

Then search Etsy for other great ways to complete your holiday style! SAM

Holiday Gift Giveaway Hop :)

Hurray for giveaways, lots of giveaways!

I'm taking part in the the Holiday Gift Giveaway through Simply Stacie, a blog hop filled with great giveaways from lots of different blogs & through many different businesses.

First mine:
I'm giving away a $20 gift certificate usable on anything in Sam's Stuff ArtFire Studio, a shop of eco friendly, handmade & vintage photography, art, household items & ephemera. In addition to these items, most samsstuff Etsy items are listed here: eco friendly, handmade & vintage jewelry, accessories & clothing, in other words, great gifts for just about everyone!
Anyone is eligible to enter!
 Main entry:

Comment here and tell me what country you are from (US, Canada or International).

Bonus Entries:

1. Follow me on Twitter.@samsstuff

2. Like my page on Facebook.

3. Stop by my shop & tell me your favorite item.

4. Join my Blog Frog Community (button on the sidebar)

5. Follow my blog on Google Friend Connect 

Good luck & have fun!

Rules:

The giveaway begins at 12:01 AM EST on December 1 & ends on December 5 at 11:59 pm EST.

This giveaway is open to everyone & the winner will be picked through Random.org. The winner will be notified via e-mail & will have 72 hours to respond. If the winner doesn't respond within the 72 hours, a new winner will be picked. 

For other blogs & other giveaways, check out the blog linky list!

Black Wednesday through Friday!

A little shop sale news today!

Samsstuff on Etsy will be participating in a Black Wednesday sale, for everyone who wants to avoid the whole Black Friday thing! All handmade items will be 30% off *Wednesday through Friday. Which brings me to the Etsy promotion. I will keep the sale going through *Black Friday, in order to participate in Etsy's site promotion. Look for the tag "etsyholidaysale" for participating items, in my shop & throughout Etsy. Check out this link for other Black Wednesday promotions

As always, I offer free gift wrapping, just let me know if you want something wrapped & what occasion the gift is for, Christmas, holiday, birthday...

Also, every item in my Etsy shop comes with a free thank you gift, so something for you, whether you're purchasing for a gift or buying a little something for yourself!

Try out samsstuff on ArtFire for handmade & vintage household type items, most items are $20 & under & many are around $10, great for little stocking stuffers. Check out their holiday gift guide for items under $20, while you're there.

Shop vintage, shop handmade, reduce re-use & recycle!

One last thing: I've decided to donate a portion of every sale, in the Etsy store, through January, to Autism Speaks. They're doing great work in getting insurance reform passed, in individual states (sadly, our state did not pass this reform) & nationwide. They are also doing great work with research & awareness.

I hope everyone is doing well! Have a great Thanksgiving & don't get too stressed out by "Black Friday" & the whole upcoming Holiday thing :) SAM

***Etsy shop sale extended through Tuesday (12/01)