It's time for the
March Madness Giveaway!!

This month I'm giving away TEN (10) prize packages!!

Contents:

#1 - 1942 Illustrated Encyclopedia Pages x6

#2 - 1939 Illustrated Dictionary Pages x5

#3 -1877 Dictionary Pages x3

#4 - Assorted Antique Playing Cards x5

#5 - 1880 Lutheran Hymnal Pages x15

#6 - 4.5"x6" Sections of Antique Sheet Music x5

#7 - New Coin Envelopes x5

#8 - 2"x3" Baggie of New Plastic Gems

#9 - 1ft. Lengths of Vintage Lace x3

Just a couple notes about some of the items the packages...

A) The dictionary & encyclopedia pages are not consecutive!  I made sure to give you a different letter on each page!!  Also, I hand selected the encyclopedia pages so that they would all contain neat illustrations, not just text or photos.

B) The hymnal pages are really neat and different from today's hymnals!!  Rather than having the text inline with the music, it has them separated.  I think this is really nice because when I use sheet music, I typically don't care for the text.

C) If you're into SMASH or junk journals, you'll love the coin envelopes!!  They're perfect for adding to those books!!

I really love these prize packages and can think of sooo many things to do with the contents!!

Now that you know what you can win, let's get to the giveaway details...

DATES & TIMES 

Contest will run until March 30th 

Winner(s) will be announced on March 31st 

ELIGIBILITY
You must be at least 18 years old and a resident of US, Canada, or Europe to enter this giveaway.

HOW TO ENTER

You’ll need to use the Rafflecopter widget to enter. It’s super easy to use and helps me confirm your entries. 

Required Entry:
Be or become a follower of Lisa’s Craft Blog (1 entry) 

Extra entry options: 

- “Like” the Lisa’s Craft Blog Facebook Page (1 entry) 

- Put my button or text link on your blog (2 entries) 

- Tell your Facebook or Twitter friends about the giveaway and provide a link to the giveaway (1 entry)

WINNER SELECTION

There will be 10 random winners selected using the Rafflecopter widget

If you have any questions, please click the little envelope at the top of the right column and send me an e-mail.

GOOD LUCK
to everyone!!

Welcome to my 8th edition of WOYWW!!  If you're not familiar with WOYWW, click the button above.

This week I've been busy deconstructing antique books.  At the bottom of this post there is a tutorial on how to take apart books and remove the individual pages with as little damage as possible.

Before I get to the pages, let me tell you why I'm taking apart so many books...

Basically, I'm a craft supply shopaholic and found some great deals online.  Soon I'll be selling excess ephemera in my new Etsy and Artfire shops.

Now lets get to WOYWW...

Here are just a few of the deconstructed books.  The piles in the bottom row are all part of an 1880 hymnal that I was in the process of taking apart.  The small stack in the back is another 1880 hymnal that I'd already finished (I have 10 total).

 The ginormous stack on the blue case, is made up of pages from 3 antique books dating from 1877 to 1942. 

When I start listing some of this ephemera on Etsy and Artfire, my plan is to offer a wide variety of themed packs such as the ones below.

Step 2: BREAK INTO SECTIONS 

Step 3: SEPARATE SIGNATURES 

Yay!! It's time for WOYWW!!  This is so much fun!!

This is a special day here at Lisa's Craft Blog!! Today I'm sharing my very first free printables!! I'm super new to creating printables like this, so if you have any suggestions on how I can improve my work, please contact me!!

Today's 3 printables were created using Tagxedo, which is a really cool program that allows you to make fantastic tag and word clouds!! You should definitely check them out if this is your sorta thing!!

The first 2 are .pdf files that are ready to be printed, trimmed, and framed. The 3rd is a .jpg image file that can be incorporated into your own personal projects!!

To download the files just click on the name above the image.

Thanks for reading!! Until next time...

Starting Monday, I'll be hosting "A Crafty St. Patty Party" and I can't wait!!  There will be an extended linky party where you can link up all of your St. Patrick's Day posts, projects & recipes!!  Start working your posts now so you'll be able to link up come next week!!

I also have some super fun St. Patrick's Day tutorials to share with you, such as decorations, jewelry, and even a piece of framed artwork!!  Here's a sneak peek at one of the projects in progress...

March Madness Giveaway Announcement

As I mentioned yesterday, there are two BIG giveaways coming up!!  The first will be the "March Madness Giveaway".  I'm super excited about this giveaway because there will be TEN winners!!  Each prize package will contain similar crafty items and will each be valued at $10.00 or more!!

As soon as I put together the prize packages I'll take some pictures and share them with you.  For now though here are all of the giveaway details including a list of potential prize package contents...

New Blog Look!!

I've finally managed to redo the appearance of this blog...again!!  I'm relatively happy with the result, but may make a few minor changes in the future.  I wanted something super simple and that matched the blog's new "tagline"... "A no-nonsense site for crafty tutorials & information".

I've also created some nifty business cards for the blog that fit the same theme.  They're very plain, but I'm planning on hand decorating them before giving them out.  I'll show them to you once I finish them!!

Tell me what you think about the changes!!  I'd love to get your input!!

Thanks for reading!!  Until next time...

Last week's "Top Looked at Linky" was...

Paper Shamrocks
by Chicken Scratch



"Lisa's 3 Loved Linkies" from last week were...


Old Window, New View
by Ribbons, Lace, and Inspiration

Chalk Paint Makeovers
by Sherry's Bees Nest

An Elegant Frame
by Silo Hill Farm


If you were featured today, be sure to snag the NEW "Featured" button on my Buttons page!!



UPCOMING EVENTS

Oh my goodness!! I couldn't be more excited about the next few months!!  I know spring is coming and all, but I'm more excited about my bloggy events!!  Here's what you can look forward to...

March 5-17
A Crafty St. Patty Party
2 full week's full of St. Patrick's Day crafts as well as a special extended linky party too!!

March 11-31
A Surprise Giveaway!!
More info coming soon!!

March 26-April 7
A Spring/Easter Event
A 2 week event celebrating the arrival of Spring as well as Easter!!  There will be an extended linky party and tons of spring/Easter tutorials!!

April 1-30
Another Great Giveaway!!
Crystal's Lace and More has generously sponsored a BIG giveaway!!  More info coming soon!!

Dates TBA
SMASH Journal Series
A special 1-2 week series based on the widely popular SMASH line of journals and accessories.  I'll show you SMASH products, tutorials on how you can make your own SMASH-type journal and accessories, as well as free printables for you to use in your SMASH journal!!

Wow!!  So many fun and exciting events to look forward to!!  To be honest, I can't wait for the SMASH Journal Series!!  I have so many ideas and plans and I can't wait to share them with you!!

Which event are you most looking forward to?

Thanks for reading!! Until next time...