Winning Numbers!

Numbers are appearing on everything!
I picked up these two sweet smelling soaps from the sale section of Anthropologie...



...one is scented aloe and eucalyptus and the other is coconut!



...and the packaging is fabulous...don't you think?


So...who had the lucky number?
Who has won the 400th Post Give-Back?

Well, first of all I want to thank ALL of you ...
...for your kind words and for sharing your thoughts and collections with me...

You are all winners in my book! I hate to disappoint anyone ... especially those of you who are always so kind and generous with your comments....but alas...for this Give-Back there can only be one winner....
...Thanks so much for playing along...



The randomly selected winner of 52 Flea's 400th Post Give-Back is ...

Jamie V from Remnants

Jamie wrote....

Congrats on 400 posts! I really enjoy reading your blog. Such inspiration! I try to limit my collecting - so difficult to do sometimes. I like vintage lace and fabric, sewing notions, dolls, ephemera, photographs and garden implements! Jamie V in MT
http://rem-nants.blogspot.com

Congratulations Jamie!

I will put together a package that I think you will like ....
...and will include a little something from the French brocante picked out by The Brocantess!
By the way...she is still stuck in France with no flight home!

And the person who first guessed that it was The Brocantess, who I will be joining forces with to hold a sale later on this spring is....

Sherry from No Minimalist Here

Congratulations Sherry!

Sherry gets a little trinket straight from the French brocante for her guess!

However...having said that...
you will both have to wait until The Brocantess is able to return to the states....
...she just may have to come back in a container with all her French treasures!

I thank each of you again for participating...
...and for visiting my little corner of the world!

Have a great Tuesday!

:) Laura

Brown Boots and Quilt

Even though the temperature today reached 92 degrees ...there is a hint of autumn in the air.....maybe it's the return of school supplies in the aisles of the stores....maybe it's the hyper activity of the red squirrels fighting over the acorns in the yard...or the grapes darkening on the vines...









But it is coming....only a few more weeks of summer left...
...Some of the beautiful and warm fabrics that make up an old family quilt at the lake house...



Sweater weather....it's my favorite time...
As the children begin to think about returning to school.....



...I am thinking about and looking forward to later on in the week and attending the flea markets and antique show at Madison Bouckville with good friends Paula, Carole and Deanna. We will be looking for treasures...diamonds in the rough...
...and for the lucky winner of my 2ooth Post Give-Back ....a special treasure picked out just for her...reflecting her very own collecting passions!

It has been fun to read all your comments and to see what you like to collect.....pretty much the same things I love to forage for....so this "personal shopper" is sure to have a good time looking for my winner's treasure! I wish I could bring something back for all of you...but perhaps some photographs of our adventure will have to suffice! I do want to thank you all for being so kind and supportive....your encouragement and generosity has surprised and delighted me and it is my intent to "pay it forward"...

If you have not left a comment yet...please do so HERE as that is the only requirement to be entered in my Give-Back contest....there is still time...I will be drawing the winner's name on Wednesday which should give me enough time to contact that lucky person and get more details on what she collects or desires and what I should shop for!

In the meantime....Carole will also be shopping this weekend for her quickly approaching 100th Post Give-Away! Be sure to check it out!