Aaaah, breathe deep. Do you smell it? That’s the scent of clean. Spring clean.
We’ve gotten the spring cleaning bug in our house. It started as the need for more space in our garage, for my growing pile of art fair booth stuff and for my husband’s new model train modules. So the rearranging commenced. But you can’t rearrange without some reorganizing and cleaning. And that sorting and organizing and downsizing has spread its way into other areas of our house, including my art supply cabinet.
And guess what I found in there… Items that I purchased when we were living in Italy, to giveaway on my blog! Apparently I never gave them away while there, they were shipped home from Italy with all of our stuff almost three years ago, I stashed them in my cabinet and forgot all about them. Yikes!!
So guess what I’m doing today? I’m finally giving these away! Plus, I found the Photojojo lens set that didn’t work out for me, and I’d love to see these go to a good home, where they might be used.
Here’s what I’m giving away by random drawing to four lucky winners:
One set of gorgeous Florentine cards and envelopes.
One blank notebook, with “C is for Camera” and vintage camera imagery on the front.
One set of Photojojo lenses and case. What’s included is what is shown: Telephoto iPhone lens and cover to attach it to an iPhone 5/5S, a set of three Photojojo lenses (FishEye, 2x Telephoto and Macro. I’ve lost the wide angle lens and cover that screwed onto the macro.) plus magnetic rings for attaching to any camera, and the Lens Wallet to store them. These are used and come as-is.
All you need to do to enter the drawing is leave a comment here by Monday, April 28 at 12:01AM EST. I’ll draw the winners at that time and announce them on my blog on Tuesday, April 29. Please, only one comment per person and indicate in your comment if you can use the Photojojo lens set. I want to make sure that goes to a person who can use it, so if your comment doesn’t say you can use it, you won’t be eligible to win it.
Thanks for your help in getting these items out of my house! Spring cleaning seems awfully fun this way, doesn’t it? More like a celebration than work. 🙂
What fabulous finds! Spring cleaning can a very rewarding experience 🙂
I love that photojojo lens set, I would definitely use it if I had it.
Spring clear outs are good for the soul especially when you can give stuff away to someone who appreciates it. Would love any of your cast offs especially the lens set.
Hi I would love the iphone lens kit, but I would also be happy with anyone of the give-aways – what a great opportunity for us, thanks for cleaning your garage!!!
Please delete all comments but mine! Ha ha, just kidding, soft of…. Anyway, what a great giveaway and such delicious Italian wares! But I would love the lenses as well! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Oh how I would love the lens <3
What a fun find! I don’t have an iPhone… so the Telejojo would not be of any use to me — but I’m excited for the lucky person who wins it! I am partial to journals…
Your garage must be the neatest one in town! Spring cleaning does give me a lot of satisfaction too. I have an iPhone, so I could use the lens, if I got that lucky! So nice of you to share you goodies with your blogging friends.
What a nice opportunity! I’ve been wanting to try those Photojojo lenses on my iPhone, so I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed…. 🙂
Love your tulips! Such pretty colors.
I love getting cool stuff from my friends. I would appreciate and use any one of the four items, especially the Photojojo Lens kit. I have been wanting that for awhile. 🙂
Spring cleaning is never ending so take advantage of this momentum to keep things moving forward.
I would consider trying some iphone photography if I win the lens set. Otherwise I would be happy with any of the other giveaways as well.
THanks for being so generous and be sure to think of us all if you come across anything else in your garage that you need to get rid of!
I would have so much fun with a Photojojo lens set! Fingers crossed!
I’ve been wanting iPhone lenses forever! I can DEFINITELY use them!!
Why do I only find junk when I clean out? Lovely idea with the giveaway, and I could use any of the items, including that wonderful lens set. Thanks for giving us this chance! Valerie
hello kat – glad to know i’m not the only one spring cleaning! i wasn’t able to participate in the liberate your art swap this year sadly, but am so glad to get to see your images scroll by on instagram. you always inspire.
such a generous give away! oh what fun the lenses would be – i would love to experiment with the micro and tidepools….
happy spring!
What a great time Spring is! Cleaning can be fun!!!! Would love to own the lenses. Such a generous offer. Thanks for the chance to win.
What a brilliant idea :Spring cleaning!
All the best from France.
xo
I don’t have an i-phone yet but my husband feels guilty about the amount he spent on his new Mac so I might just get one now …. in which case I would definitely use the lens.
I love journals too and would be happy with one of them if I won.
Spring is blowing through our house too – it’s just been repainted inside and I’m thinking I really need a clear out.
I love the photo of the tulips that you used to adorn the top of the page. So pretty, the way the colors delicately flow one into the next. Please give the Photjojo lens set to some one else, but I would love to get the stationery or journals. 🙂
Loved doing the free your art postcard exchange.
Italy must have inspired your creative spark to ignite.
You are fantastic, what a spectacular giveaway!
Wow, how cool is this! Thank you for the opportunity.
Wow, Thank you for a chance to win! Oooh, it is all dreamy, but the lens-what a great giveaway!
I loved your newsletter-words I needed to hear-
Thank you!
What a great giveaway! I am able to use the lenses and would love them!
I would most definitely use the photojojo lenses. Or any of the other goodies. I should do this at my house.
Hello again!
I would be frightened of the things I might find during spring cleaning! So I’ll live vicariously through your heroic efforts. Count me in for a stab at all your items. And yes to the lenses!
deb
I love spring cleaning! Getting started with that here on this end, too. 😀
Wonderful treasures! As are your blog posts! Wisdom and inspiration. Was touched by your ‘Connection without Conversation.’
What a great idea for spring cleaning! I won’t be able to use the lens set but count me in for the others! Thanks 🙂
I missed this post first time round. Found it this morning. I’d love to play with the lens kit, but wonder why it didn’t work for you.
Hope you’re enjoying spring!
You’ve inspired me to do some spring cleaning of my own just to see what I find. I would use the lenses with my iPhone 5. (You can see my iphonegraphy at http://instagram.com/draej.) Thanks for the nice giveaway.
Spring cleaning is so liberating!!!!
Makes ya feel brand new!
😀
diane @ thoughts and shots
What great finds! And what a great idea! I am just going through some boxes getting ready to teach a couple of classes and wondering what I am going to do with all of these treasures. Hmm. Your idea is so very tempting! Thanks for the chance to enter to acquire new treasures.
Now that is a great Spring cleaning find tucked away in your garage! These treasures must have brought along with it it’s own set of memories for you, I’m sure. Would love a new journal that might come with some Kat Eye ju-ju still blessing it !!
Our garage clean-out consisted of a broken vacuum cleaner, dented ping pong balls, 2 golf bags w/ clubs that nobody can remember who they belong to and a basket of ginormous pinecones from Lake Tahoe that we have been hauling around with us for about 25 yrs! And yes … all those things finally found their rightful place in the garbage/recycle except the golf clubs .. we’re hoping they will speak to us one day and find their way to their owners.
That’s the best… Finding treasures while spring cleaning!! Any one if these would be fun to have!! Thanks Kat.
Good for you!! I need to do some sorting and purging too. What a neat idea to pass on such cool stuff. I would love anything, but the lens is especially intriguing. You are really generous!
Spring cleaning. You HAD to remind me, right? LOL – I’ve been having a lot of fun with my cell phone camera of late. Happily spring if finally here!
Ooh, those are all beauties and I’d love to win any. How kind of you to give them away.
oh, spring cleaning. I should do you. But… probably not! I’d rather be painting. Thanks, Kat, for sharing!
Hi Kat, I have been getting that “Bug” as well. I cannot use the lens set so please save that for someone who can. Hugs from Alaska, Sherry
Kat, Loved your on-line class last spring. Would welcome the gift of the journal with Florentine paper!
Blessings,
Wendy
Kat, you give a whole new meaning to Spring cleaning! Would make good use of any of the items, including the lens set. Now, I feel as though my spring cleaning effort is so lame…because I can’t find anything cool worth a damn!!! Oh well…aloha!
..and the winners are???
They were announced in my blog post on Tuesday (April 29). 🙂
Hi Kat, I have just looked on your blog and see that it goes from April 24th and then the next post is May 1. Perhaps you took down the post from the 29th? Maybe I am just missing something?
It would really be nice if you would post winners within the comments of the same post as the contest. Many of us checked the box to follow this specific post in hopes that we wouldn’t have to remember to check every blog every day. I went blog hopping on similar contests and really don’t remember all of the blogs I visited that day! And I agree with Rinee M – there is no April 29 blog post in sight.
Sorry for the inconvenience. I wrote the post and then did not get it posted for whatever reason. I always contact the winners via email to get addresses, so you will know if you’ve won that way.
Thanks, that’s good to know! 🙂
My apologies, for some reason Tuesday’s post did not get posted. It’s there now!
Thanks for letting us know!