Monday, March 7, 2011

500th Follower Giveaway - CLOSED

I was so excited to reach my 500th follower last week!  I'm still amazed that people actually come back and read what I have to say - well... maybe you don't read it maybe you just check out the pictures but I'm still amazed and grateful! So as promised I will be doing a giveaway of goodies from my Etsy shop!

If you haven't guessed it already - I LOVE to collect paper!  All types of paper - new paper, scrapbook paper, vintage paper - postcards, text, game pieces - EVERYTHING!  I have a whole room at the house FULL of paper.  That's what my etsy shop is all about - sharing my love of collecting bits and pieces of everything paper related.  So what do you have a chance to win?


GIVEAWAY
Win a bundle pack of some of my favorite etsy shop ephemera packs: 60 piece variety ephemera pack, 60 piece world traveler ephemera pack, 10 vintage europe postcards,  Tiny Ephemera Kit - A bit of this A bit of that, Tiny Ephemera Kit - Child's Play, and 50 vintage international postage stamps.

Required Entry: Leave me a comment on this post telling me something you love to collect. (1 entry)


Additional Entries:
  • Follow Bursts of Creativity blog, current or new (1 entry)
  • Become a fan of my facebook page - Melissa Thiesse, current or new (1 entry)
  • Purchase something from my Etsy shop (2 entries)
  • 1 entry for each of the following you to do to spread the word about this giveaway - tweet, blog, or facebook status (feel free to copy and paste a link)
** Leave a separate comment for EACH entry and your email address in one of the comments unless it is linked to your account. **

Giveaway ends at 11:59 PM EST Thursday March 10, 2011. Winner will be announced on Friday!
Giveaway is now closed


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Victoria said...

I love to collect butterflies!
Love your blog.

Fran said...

Well, aside form papers (I think all crafters collect paper, lol) I love Disney snowglobes. Ariel is my absolute favourite.

Fran said...

I am a follower :)

liberal sprinkles said...

Hi there. I collect lots of things, among them boxes and postcards.
Grace

liberal sprinkles said...

I am already a follower.

liberal sprinkles said...

Hi, I tweeted
http://twitter.com/#!/liberalsprinkle/status/44647644924092416

Have a great week ahead!

Anonymous said...

hi. i absolutely love to collect notebooks. especially the cute one. haa hope ill win ! thank you Melissa !
p/s: i've followed and liked you !

Tina Connolly said...

I like to collect ribbons, and old pieces of jewellery. Love your blog!
scrapdivatina@gmail.com

Tina Connolly said...

I am now a follower.
scrapdivatina@gmail.com

Tina Connolly said...

I also became a fan of your FB page

Elsina said...

I love to collect loads of things, I am a born hoarder, vintage linnens, cups, books, paper,.....

Elsina said...

I follow your blog

Elsina said...

and like you on facebook

Deborah said...

I love to collect buttons :) Love your paper collections.

Bee happy x
Have a delicious day!

Deborah said...

I am already a follower.

Bee happy x
Have a delicious day!

Anonymous said...

paper, paper, paper - it's the colours, textures, designs. . . paper makes me happy! (well it's one thing that makes me happy!

I love to collect zebra pics - they look so amazing and each one so different.

Gail said...

I am a follower :}

Gail said...

congratulations Melissa. . . 500 followers, quite an achievment!

I posted your Giveaway on my blog at:
http://scrapinitsweetsimple.blogspot.com/

Unknown said...

congrats on your 500! I love to collect old picture frames. The older the better. 8>)

Unknown said...

I am a follower.8>)

KK said...

I'm a follower! I love to collect cameos. They're so elegant and feminine.

laurie said...

i collect books! i have so many of them - even when i give them away or loan them out, my bookshelves are still overflowing. i also collect paper and other fun stuff for my journals.

Rosana Garcia Hess said...

I colect buttons!!!! love your work thanks for the chance
hugs from Brazil

Mary Pat Siehl said...

oh your giveaway looks awesome!

Kimberly Hilson said...

I love your blog...your thoughts and ideas are awesome. I love to collect old Coca Cola items, my kitchen is home to each and every find.

Karen said...

Congrats! I am one of your biggest "fans"..

Anonymous said...

I follow your blog!

Heather
santosfamily831@yahoo.com

Megs said...

Hi! I love your blog :) I love to collect vintage accessories.

Anonymous said...

I follow your facebook page :)

Heather
santosfamily831@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

I love to collect craft things...now to use them instead of letting them sit :)

Heather
Santosfamily831@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

I collect ribbon
Antares

Anne said...

I just recently started following your blog...love the work you post! I also collect (too many crafty) things. The stuff I really accumulate is FABRIC, lately fat quarters. If it cute I simply can't resist buying it (or keeping old clothes because I love the fabric)!

jaust.me said...

I collect color! My daughter loves to ask me what my favorite color is. I can never answer. It changes all the time. I finally started telling her "Emma color" (her name), just to stump her. I love the color of the sky on a summer evening when you're driving home from a kids baseball game. It's the most intense blue, all shaded with orange at the bottom as the sun sets. I could go on but... So, I'm always trying to find this, and other colors to put in my house. Paper, ribbon, marbles, home decorations, fabric, flowers, etc.
Monique
jausten70@yahoo.com

jaust.me said...

and I follow your blog.

Monique

Shannon said...

I collect only a few things---scraps, vintage fabrics and sewing notions, but my favorite collection is friends :-)

jaust.me said...

and now I am a facebook fan. ;)

Monique

jaust.me said...

and I posted a comment about your giveaway on FB. I'd really like to win this.

Monique

Donna K said...

I am already a follower and...... like you, Melissa... I love PAPER. I think that paper is my favorite thing to "hoard" Collect sounds much nicer, though, huh?!

Your blog is one of my regular stops, your creativity is so inspiring and yes, I actually read your posts as well!

Have a great day and many congratulations on reaching 500 followers!

Ei8ht Beach Street said...

Wow, what don't I collect. French goodies, paper of course, glasses vases, candlesticks, frames, antique sewing cabinets (not on purpose but somehow I now have 5) and books. Lots and lots of books.

Ei8ht Beach Street said...

Also, yes, I am a follower and I Facebook like you.

Ei8ht Beach Street said...

And I did buy something from your store and I love it.

TheLastOfNine said...

Congratulations on the 500 followers, that is amazing!
Love to collect paper, because it's pretty.
Love to collect bling, because it's shiny.
Love to collect brass cookie cutters, because their fun.
Gloria

TheLastOfNine said...

Congratulations again on all your followers.
I am happy to be one of them!
Gloria

Lina Thomlinson said...

I love to collect pretty fabrics. I do intend to use them but I've got so many now that I'm needing to find more room for my growing collection!

jaust.me said...

Ha, ha! Does this count? My daughter left her fb open and I posted about the giveaway on hers. Now I've posted on mine as well.

Monique

Anonymous said...

Wow! Great giveaway.
{My email is on my blogger profile}

I collect ... umm everything?! I tend to collect containers, envelopes, and photos. I just hoard my papers and embellies and never use them ...

:)

Anonymous said...

I am already a Follower of your blog.

:)

Anonymous said...

New fan of your FB page - commented on your post about the giveaway.

dfhathaway123 said...

I follow your blog!!

dfhathaway123 said...

I am a fan of yours on facebook!!!

dfhathaway123 said...

I love to collect anything paper too. I especially love vintage looking paper. Tags, tickets, postcards, etc. I collect mediums for scrapbook albums too. My husband metal cigar tins, boxes, etc. I would LOVE this to win these goodies from you!

Anonymous said...

Tweeted:
http://twitter.com/#!/CCCCreations/status/44797379894968320

Anonymous said...

Blogged:
http://womaninacrystalcase.blogspot.com/2011/03/bursts-of-creativity-500th-follower.html

dfhathaway123 said...

I added your site to my blog!

Anonymous said...

Facebooked:
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fburstsofcreativity.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2F500th-follower-giveaway.html%3Fspref%3Dfb&h=29628

I think that's how to post the link ... not sure! Eeep!

ArtfullyJune said...

For some reason I like to collect vintage games. One day I think I'll actually use the pieces in my crafts.

ArtfullyJune said...

I'm one of your followers. I figure if I follow long enought I'll use up a bit of my stash! ;)

DeeDee Catron said...

I love to collect metal - pop cans, hardware, handles, knobs, meshes, grates, foils... MmmmmmmmmMmm - but paper is a close 2nd!!

DeeDee Catron said...

Now following your FB too! Gotta love social media

DeeDee Catron said...

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1397486603

Shared you.. would love for my scrappy friends to see your creativity!

Sara F said...

I love to collect. . .compliments!
:)

Unknown said...

Love your blog! Thanks for the chance to win!!!

Unknown said...

Following your blog now. Cant wait to get updates!

Unknown said...

Found you on Facebook. Another shot to win! Yay!!!

Unknown said...

And last but not least...shared your link on FB. Thanks for all the chances!!!

Jasmine said...
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Jasmine said...

I collect sand and seashells from all of the beaches that we visit every summer!

Jasmine said...

You have some fantastic ideas, I'm a new follower of your blog!

Jasmine said...

I'm also following you on Facebook now too!

Terry said...

I love to collect scrapbook embellishments for future projects and empty picture frames to change up.

Terry said...

I am a follower, congrats on reaching 500 followers!

Kylie said...

I collect stamps and rocks/sand/dirt (it's a long story, which started with my husband helping himself to some dirt when from an excavation site at Stonehenge).

Kylie said...

I am a follower of your blog ;-)

Kylie said...

I am a fan on facebook - now ;-)

Breaking Free From Old Ways said...

I love to collect snowmen!

kaylynn_0419(at)yahoo(dot)com

Breaking Free From Old Ways said...

I am a follower!

kaylynn_0419(at)yahoo(dot)com

Breaking Free From Old Ways said...

I am a fan of your FB page!

kaylynn_0419(at)yahoo(dot)com

Annamarie said...

Hey Melissa!

I love to collect old books, especially ones in languages other than English. I also have a pretty neat mermaid collection.
~Annamarie

maria said...

I am a fairly new follower.

maria said...

I just bought something from your shop this weekend.

maria said...

I collect books!

Casey said...

I Love to collect scrapbooking paper too!

Casey said...

Okay and now I am following your blog!

Casey said...

....And I also "liked" you on Facebook!

Ginny said...

I collect a lot of things, but mainly dolls, especially Vogue Ginny dolls

Ginny said...

I'm a follower on gfc

Ginny said...

tweeted ~ momof2dancers

Phyllis L said...

I'm a collector of paper and trinkets to use in "my vintage" cards and boxes. I am drawn to office paper, especially order and receipt forms. I love your blog.

Michellem said...

congrats on your 500 followers!! WOW, What an accomplishment - I've loved your Week of Dollar Store Projects!! I love to collect all things to do with papercrafts - embellishments, especially!

nantastic said...

I collect thimbles. Already a facebook fan and blog follower.

Debbie said...

I'm a paper junkie too.. I just can't seem to pass by a nice piece of paper without thinking of all the things I could do with it!

Manhattan Mandie said...

New to your blog! Can't wait to go poke around and see what it's all about!!! I just hit 500 on my blog too and am getting ready to post a big giveaway this week too :)

Manhattan Mandie said...

I collect Scrapbook Supplies - no really, I do :) That should have been part of my last comment, LOL! I just "liked" you on Facebook too!

lisa morse said...

I collect dragons and not the cute type either lol, oh and papers and anything scrapbooky and I love boots

Unknown said...

I love to collect Owls!

Unknown said...

I follow the blog in Google Reader! :)

Unknown said...

I'm a Facebook Fan!

Unknown said...

I tweeted the giveaway! http://twitter.com/#!/liveteachcreate/status/44934311597711360

Anonymous said...

I'm also a paper addict.I have more than I'll ever need but would love to have an assortment like you have!

Anonymous said...

I just "liked" you FB page.

Anonymous said...

I am now a follower of your blog.

Mindy said...

Oh my gosh, what an awesome giveaway! I love to collect Cormac McCarthy and John Steinbeck books. And I also love hording vintage ephemera, and vintage sewing notions, and craft supplies in general. LOL

Mindy said...

I'm a faithful follower. :)

Mindy said...

I "like" you on Facebook. :)

curlyqmosaics said...

Things I love to collect? Absolutely anything vintage, anything with numbers and Dept 56 Krinkles! :)

curlyqmosaics@cox.net
www.curlyqmosaics.blogspot.com

curlyqmosaics said...

Of course I am a follower! I love your style!

Ledia..... said...

I'm a follower!!!!!

Darcy said...

Congrats on the 500 followers!
I love to collect books!

Darcy said...

I'm a new follower!

Michele said...

I just stumbled onto your blog and i love it! Your About Me page is delightful! I "get" you, believe me! I love collecting PAPER. Any kind of paper...

Michele said...
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Becky J. said...

any little bits are helpful to the crafter! thanks for the chance.
http://patchworkposse.com

Unknown said...

I just found your blog! I also love paper of all sorts - old, new you name it!

I'm now a follower of your blog. :)

Unknown said...

I'm a fan of your FACEBOOK Page! :)

Mamatha said...

i love to collect lot of things.. pricetag of my dresses, bills, paper.... to name a few!

Mamatha said...

i follow u

Karen Williams said...

I'm already a follower!

Karen Williams said...

I collect doodle books and nativity scenes ( but I didn't really mean too!)

Anonymous said...

I collect rocks and shells. Guess I'm a kid at heart. LOL

amy
frugalmomof9 (at) yahoo (dot) com

Anonymous said...

I'm a follower!

amy
frugalmomof9 (at) yahoo (dot) com

Lindsey said...

pick me! pick me!
lindseyspi@gmail.com

I collect odd pots/containers that I can put plants in! I find things in people's dumpsters, in the alley ways, garage sales, etc.
I also collect craft crap... because shoot, it's addicting.

Lindsey said...

AND I'm following your blog AND FB page now. (1 entry each?)

lisa said...

I am a follower!

lisa said...

I think the question should be What DON'T I collect. I love papers, teddy bears, tinkerbell, nativity scenes, inks, stamps, you name it I collect it!! Thanks for your blog. I try to read it evey day, don't always have time to comment, but love it.

AnnaB said...

Oh, this is a wonderful giveaway! I'm love to collect both this and that... and I have a really hard time throwing things away. Lately I seem to be collecting everything having a texture, and therefore being useful when painting and doing mixed-media projects with a texture. :) My e-mail: zoegakatten(at)yahoo(dot)se

Unknown said...

I am a follower :D

Unknown said...

I love to collect owls!

Unknown said...

I used to collect tea sets, but I really don't collect much other than art supplies.

Unknown said...

I bought lots of goodies from your Etsy store. I can't wait to get them!

Yainea said...

I collect old coins. Thanks for the chance, I love the giveaway

Yainea said...

I am a follower =)

Heathery said...

I collect coins from various countries and some decorative ones! :)
myheehaw@hotmail[dot]com

Annie-Savor This Moment said...

What a great pack of stuff! I'm your 550th follower!

Annie-Savor This Moment said...

I like your facebook page

Candace said...

I love collecting all things scrapbooking!! :)))

Michele said...

I love collecting vintage jewelry and flamingos.

Michele said...

And I liked you on FB...

Michele said...

And I'm a follower. :)

Kate said...

I have a collection of office supplies. I can't help myself from buying new pens and post its and notebooks.
kate(dot)obrien219(at)gmail(dot)com

Kate said...

I follow your blog
kate(dot)obrien219(at)gmail(dot)com

Vicky said...

Paper! Paper! Paper! I just can't get enough :)

Vicky said...

I am now a follower! Yay! Love your blog and look forward to all the good stuff here :)

Vicky said...

I liked you on facebook!

Unknown said...

I love to collect cookbooks. Scrapbooking and cooking, the two best things in the world.

Anonymous said...

I love collecting Barbies :)

Stephanie Crane said...

I love to collect unique buttons. You never know when an awesome button will come in handy on a project! Totally love your blog

Stephanie Crane said...

I am a follower.

katiedidit said...

I collect too many things! Paper, buttons, emphemera, beads, fibers.
Thanks for the chance to win.

CocoMay said...

Hmm.... Shoes, Snowglobes, Silverware, Rubber Duckies, Eclectic Dishware, ExBoyfriends :)

Connie said...

I love collecting things in every color (lots of rainbows in my supply) & vintage labels.
daydreamincolor(at)gmail.com

Connie said...

I'm now a follower of your blog!

Sybilline said...

I am kind of collecting paper napkins for my art! But I also collect coin, I love to see the different design on them...

Sybilline said...

I am a new follwer!

Sybilline said...

Just 'like' you on facebook (sabine N)

Sybilline said...

Just tweet it (@sybillinart)

Kelly said...

I love to collect collections, I have several different collection obsessions...lol

kelly@siblingstew.com

Kelly said...

I'm a facebook fan

kelly@siblingstew.com

Selena said...

How exciting is that. 500 is a big number if you ask me. I don't even know if I could fathom the idea of it.
I do love checking back in every now and then. (I actually have you in my G Reader under a file called 10-4 Copy That!) Just a little humor. :)
Cheers to the numbers continuing to climb. All due to the wonderful ideas and thoughts you have :)

Anonymous said...

I just stumbled on to your blog and love it. I collect fairies...have done for years.

TwinBella said...

I collect fabric and ribbons. Congrats on the big 500!

gwenstella said...

i love collecting vintage magazines! :)

Anonymous said...

I like to collect clocks and notebooks :D

christina128@hotmail.de

lag123 said...

I love to collect fabric.

lag110 at mchsi dot com

lag123 said...

I am a new follower of your blog.

lag110 at mchsi dot com

Chrisd said...

Love the Dollar Store ideas! I'm a new follower and love paper and seashells!

lag123 said...

I became a fan of your FB page: Lisa Holmes Garrett

lag110 at mchsi dot com

Connie said...

I collect tiny teapots. Your blog is awesome! Thanks for the chance to win this.

prills@aol.com

Mila K said...

I love to collect notebooks! Pretty notebooks with gorgeous covers, notebooks from places I visit, notebooks from people I love. Boxes and boxes of untouched notebooks, because they are way too precious to use up!

Angel said...

WOW! jUST found your blog via Craft Gossip! LOVE it! I collect paper too! :-)

Angel said...

I am a follower!!! :-)

Angel said...

I am a new Facebook fan!

Unknown said...

I love to collect unusual buttons

Unknown said...
This comment has been removed by the author.
Angel said...

I tweeted!!!
http://twitter.com/#!/angelwilde/status/45461830386204672

Angel said...

I blogged!
http://angelosity.blogspot.com/2011/03/giveaway.html

Galatina said...

I love to collect ideas and inspiration. This is my first time on your blog -what lovely things!

patty said...

i love making all kinds of crafts every day i look for new things to make or do looking forward to tomorrow thanks

Anonymous said...

I collect little notecards...

Anonymous said...

I'm a new follower on your blog :-)

Anonymous said...

I "like" you on FB
User: Tracy Cornell

Lee said...

I love to collect postcards and cardboard coasters.
butler83ataoldotcom

Lee said...

I am a new follower

susie lavender said...

You are a hoot! I collect all kinds of paper things too in hopes of putting them in scrapbooks where they belong. Unfortunately, they are piling up but I love to empty a box and just sift through them remembering why they are there.

BTW, I grew up just down the road from where you are living. It's a small world....

Anonymous said...

Shared on FB
User: Tracy Cornell

Anonymous said...

Check out this giveaway for Melissa Thiesse's 500th follower (Blog) http://bit.ly/i1xezr
via @BragginBath

Anonymous said...

Shared on LinkedIn:
User: Tracy Cornell

Mila K said...

I am a new follower on your blog! madamekanata at gmail

Steph Dodson said...

What don't I collect would probably be an easier question. I'll narrow it down to Buddhas :)

Anonymous said...

I love to collect old postcards. I think everything is interesting about them, including the message,stamp, and postmark if they've been used.

Steph Dodson said...

And now I am a follower.

Steph Dodson said...

And a FB fan.

gwenstella said...

i am now a follower! :)

Gwen Parmer said...

I am a sticker hoarder. I buy them all the time, on sale, on clearance, full price, big, small, glittery, thick, shiny, raised, velvet, you name it. I love stickers!!

Unknown said...

I am a facebook fan too
Gwen babb Parmer

Larajc said...

I collect paper, emphemera from little things like tags from clothes, tickets, etc...always something that catches my eye that might be useful!

gwenstella said...

tweeted here: http://twitter.com/#!/gwenstella/status/45479396840194048

sfielding7 said...

love buterflies

Karen said...

I love to collect vintage lace!!

Karen said...

I am a follower!

Karen said...

I liked you on FB

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