"Heart Purse Giveaway"

Happy Valentines Day!

To celebrate today, I am giving away 3 of these cute red heart corset style coin purses today to my readers and followers. You can enter to win at any time; it doesn't have to be today. I will give them to the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post telling me "What Valentines Day means to them" or "How they plan on spending the day" It's that easy!

* * * Important when entering to win. I need a valid e-mail address linking to your blog or post in your comment.This is so I can contact you later to get an address to send your purse to. If you don't feel comfortable leaving your e-mail here please e-mail me direct at uniquehandbags@sbcglobal.net after posting your comment ~ Thanks

Feature and Necklace Giveaway

I am featured on rainbowswirlz.blogspot.com.
I am giving away a necklace like the one pictured.

Visit this link to find out how to enter.

Giveaway ends on June 4th

Congrats to the Handbag Giveaway Winners!!

I have 2 winners ! The first winner is Bunnyb and the second winner is artforhair. I am looking forward to working with you on your new bags. Thank you for participating.
Congrats to both of you!!

Cats Cats Cats Book Giveaway For October 31

This giveaway has ended. Congrats to Ruby for winning this book!
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I am offering a new giveaway for Andy Warhol fans. This one is a mini 6 x 6.25" book for cat lovers. Retail value is 10.95. 17 color and 20 black and white illustrations.

To win this book leave a comment below about what you love about cats!

Inside front cover reads:
Cat lovers and Andy Warhol fans rejoice! This delightful book - one of the first in a series - collects the Pop artist's inimitable drawings of one of today's most popular icons: cats.
In the 1950's before he made his famous paintings of soup cans, Marilyn Monroe, and Chairman Mao, Andy Warhol produced thousands of witty, whimsical drawings. This book, filled with drawings culled from the archives of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, collects images of one of his favorite subjects - cats -in an irresistible small-format edition. Here are sleeping kittens, regal felines, and a cat named Sam - all accompanied by playful quotations for Warhol's books and diaries, such as " The Important thing is to infuse everything with as much drama as you can" and As I always say, one's company, two's a crowd, three's a party." Beautiful and charming, this book will make a perfect gift for anyone who loves cats or Andy .

Blog Changes

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THESE 2 GIVEAWAYS HAVE ENDED
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I have been wanting a 3 column blog forever and have been putting it off for awhile due to time constraints, but this week I have been in a makeover mood with my personal website and so I thought I would take things one step further and work on my blog today as well.
So if things seem out of order here or mixed up, please know that I am working on it and hopefully will have it the way I want by tomorrow.

Just 5 more days away from 2 giveaways that I am hosting. If you havent already entered, now is your chance to enter. Here they are again in case you are interested.

Beanie Giveaway for Baby



Book Giveaway

More Crochet - Baby Beanie Giveaway!

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THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED - Congrats to Mary!
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While going through my stash of yarn today I ran into this hat I made last year for a friend's little boy. It came out way too small for him and I don't know any other babies I could give it to. So I decided to post it and see if anyone would be interested in winning it in a giveaway. This would make a perfect gift and is great with the colder weather approaching. To enter leave me your name and comment and I will hold the drawing on September 30th.
Hat measurements
I am thinking that this hat will fit a baby somewhere between 3 - 6 months old but you may want to measure first as all babies are different.
7.75" across while laying flat
6" from lower rim to center of head
16.5 inch + extra stretch for the circumference
Crochet with 4 ply 100% cotton worsted weight yarn. May shrink so you may want to hand wash in cool water with delicate soap and low heat or air dry.

*Book Giveaway*

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THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED - Congrats to Joybear!
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Enter to Win FLOWERS, FLOWERS, FLOWERS by Andy Warhol. This is a series of small books I acquired from a good friend at a local art gallery in town. I am giving away a total of five different hardcover books by Andy Warhol, one each month until Jan09. Retail value $10.95. The first drawing is for the month of September. Book contains: 34 color and 9 black and white illustrations

Inside front flap
About the book. Flowers, Flowers, Flowers offers a bouquet of Andy Warhol's most striking flower images - from early drawings of delicate potted hyacinths to Pop-period daisies silk screened in fabulously hued variations. These forty-three drawings, prints and silkscreens have been selected form the archives of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and include never before published rarities as well as popular prints form Warhol's heyday. Filled with Warhol's droll quips and playful aphorisms, this delightful book of blooms will make the perfect lover's token or lighthearted Mother's day gift. Andy warhol was an accomplished advertising and graphic artist before he became well known as a Pop artist and celebrity.

Leave a comment and mention your "favorite flower" to win this book Drawing takes place September 30 Good luck

Watercolor ATC giveaway

I finished another watercolor ATC tonight. If you would like to win this "Girl Sitting on a Toadstool" ATC, send me a comment and I will do a drawing on the 20th to find a winner.

A few things

Had a nice bike ride on the Truckee River this morning before the temperature was too high. Its about 100 right now. Today I am finishing up on the other handbag I started before the 4th. Right now the outside is complete and I am now making the liner with pockets which is being made with a soft tan microfiber. When the liner is in place I will be adding the handles etc. and posting it in my shop. I am hoping to finish up by this evening, although other projects around here keep distracting me from what I want to be doing. My sister in law loved her bag. She was still using the one I gave her in December, so it was time for a new bag!! It's fun to see all the entries for the handbag giveaway. I was thinking that I'd like to do another giveaway and use the remaining entries ( the names left over after drawing the winner) for another giveaway in January for the New Year. I know that it is a little far ahead but I need that time for planning. The end of the year is always super busy for me. Well back to work.

Summer Bag Giveaway

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THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED
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The bag in the photo is an "Example" of bag "style" for the handbag giveaway. This is not the bag you will win. Winner chooses colors that I have in stock for a custom bag.


*Summer Bag Giveaway Rules*
Here is what the winner receives
A custom handbag valued between $100- $200
Enter by posting your name in response to this entry.
All other comments are optional. Thats it! I will notify the winner on October 15th. I will personally work with the winner to create a handbag in the colors that you prefer using reclaimed leather and upholstery fabrics that I have in stock. The main design of the bag is similar the one above, but you get to choose whether you want to have it decorated with flowers or buckles!!

Good Luck!
Pamela
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****Drawing Update****
I decided that to mix things up a bit and make things a little more fun. I will be drawing an extra winner with the same entires I receive from this one, making the odds of winning better. 2nd Drawing will take place on the same day with the remaining names that are left over from the October drawing.
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