I’m gonna be honest. I don’t want to give these away because I WANT TO KEEP THEM. I WANT TO KEEP THEM ALL. But, I am a hoarder, and I must break the cycle. And I want to share the love with you, so I am going to give all these beautiful embellishments from Jolee’s Boutique and French General away to one lucky reader. UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed! Thanks for participating.
This video is so adorable, and gives you a feel for French General, the Los Angeles store that inspired the collection by Jolee’s Boutique. You can see a lot more photos of this unique vintage-inspired line over at Scrappy Jedi and May Flaum.
This is the package that greeted me. Wrapped in paper and with a label that said “A curious collection of vintage notions with old world charm.” Cue the Amelie-esque accordion music!
These cameo embellishments are the ones that are really, really hard to let go.
You can tell I really love the cameos because they are in most of the pictures here. I also love the buttons.
The giveaway is for everything in the photo below:
Except the cameos.
Giveaway: To Enter:
Kidding. I am giving everything in the photo. And all you have to do is comment below!
Congrats to our winner:
Quick Rules: Residents of anywhere where this is not prohibited, 13 and older. Ends on Thursday 5/31/2012 at 11:59 PM. Winner will be announced here in this post on (or about) 6/01/2012.
Disclosure: I received these items from EK Success with no expectation for anything. I decided to write this here post & give them away. Opinions were my own.
129 Comments
Barbara von Tannenberg
Such lovely thing … inspiration comes immediately. I love the packaging. great post! :-)
Oksana Polischuck
This is a great set! thanks for giving it away!
Shannon
These are beautiful! I hope that I win.
teri
Oh what a wonderful giveaway!!! These goodies would start my craft supply box off to a great start if I won keeping my fingers crossed
Jill
This is such a great collection. I would love to have it especially the buttons and cameos.
Melissa M
I would want to keep the cameos, too! These are beautiful! Thanks for the contest!
Jacqueline
Gorgeous giveaway! Even the packaging is beautiful!
Sasha
ah! Those are so cute! I want them! :)
ElleCee
What a lovely collection! Thanks for the chance to bring it into my home.
Kat
I can think of at least a dozen projects that I NEED these supplies for. Thanks for the chance to win them!
Katherine
Those all look like fun!
KathyH
These are so cute! I love anything vintage. Keeping my fingers crossed….
phyll
These are so neat. Thanks for offering them.
heather burdett
that is awesome! i would for sure share with my sis since i know she would love it.
Carrie
Wow! I can see why you are having a hard time giving these gorgeous items away! But, thanks for the chance to win them :)
Rachael
I’ve just started a scrapbook about moving to America and these would be so handy to have!
Good luck to everyone
debi
I think the cameos are pretty awesome too! :)
Amanda
Beautiful!! Would love to win!
denise
My mind is all a flutter with all the things I can do with this prize pack…..whew I need to sit down for a bit!
Xan
So pretty. I’m already dreaming up projects I could make with these!
Louise
Oh those are just lovely! The things I could do with those buttons!
Milina Pritt
These are adorable and would look great in scrapbooking projects. The “old-new” look is perfect!
Lisa
Fingers crossed!
Adriana
Awesome collection…..I want it :-)
Tara
These items are so beautiful! Thanks for the giveaway!
Stephanie
So pretty! I’m glad you are trying to break your hoarder cycle and add to my hoarding cycle :-) thanks for the chance to win!!
love2dream
Ooo… those cameos would be pretty jewelry!
Andrea
Thank you for giving these away! They are beautiful!
Juanita Mowell
These are so beautiful..I sure would enjoy owning them..I hope I win..
tenika
so gorgeous! thank you!
Amelie
Thanks for the giveaway! I love that collection so much… especially the cameos ;)
Amelia
oh, my! thanks for being so generous…i don’t think i would’ve been strong enough to do likewise :).
Wanda
You are being very gracious in giving these beautiful items away! I would so love to win! THANK YOU SO MUCH
Jen Paz
I love them! Great giveaway!
Natasha J
these are so darling!
Marian
I’m glad I’m not the only hoarder of craft items out there. I would love to win. Please enter me into this contest. Thanks!
Amy
These are great! I especially love the cameos ;) Thanks for being so generous!
Brenda
I can see why you would hesitate in letting go, but I am so willing to add it o my stash!
Brenda
Cheryl in AL
Well I call myself a craft collector instead of hoarder. I lost most of my scrapbooking supplies during the 2011 tornados so this would be an awesome prize.
Aarika
Those cameos ARE pretty amazing.
Linda Smith
I hope to win these!
Christine
Would love to win this!
lynaeve
Thanks for the chance to win
Sarah Jones
These pieces are fabulous! I’ve seen them on other blogs and have been waiting to see any in my local craft stores, but so far, not yet!
Stephanie Lee
These things are fabulous and are making me have some great creative ideas. I’m thinking canvas collage.
Sue
I would love to win!!!
Dora
These are all so cute! How nice of you to share them with a lucky winner! (I hope it’s me, I hope it’s me, I hope it’s me) LOL
Kathryn
Nice giveaway. Good luck to everyone that enters:)
Jenny
great giveaway! those are lovely pieces.
Emily
love love love these!
Debbie
What a fun give away! I love this blog!
Chelsea
So beautiful!! Love these!! :D
Greymaiden
Because I totally need more stuff! Woohoo!
Bonnie
i’m such a sucker for this kind of thing!
Sharon Adams
I love the fact that you admit that you are a hoarder! AND, the fact that you find the generosity to share your abundance!. I am of the thought that part of the “intrigue” of being a hoarder is what joy it brings to share. As it is upon the occasion that I find a manila envelope that I have randomly filled with snippets and trinkets from past projects and pass the packet on with terms to help themselves, and, hopefully… add to the progression of scraps and “pretties” that may bring a smile to some other person to enjoy ! And, perchance…someone will find the perfect thing to inspire, or finish something that had been in need of “just that”!. Sending you smiles!
Tori
So cute!
KT Cowden
I LOVE the packaging of the French General stuff!
Kirsten
I love them all. SO pretty. I just started journaling/scrapbooking with 3D objects and I am addicted. I love the idea of using found objects to make gorgeous covers and pages. I’d love to win! Thank you!
Meg
I love cameos! have so many things i could use those for!
Lea
Wow! What a beautiful collection of ephemera. I think I could use each piece, including the packaging. I would love the opportunity to create using these embellishments. Thank you for the opportunity to win.
Lynn Osborne
Oh my, ow beautiful. Thanks for the chance to win!
Christine Baker
Wow so beautiful and an international giveaway yay would love to win this from Chris in oz Australia
Sheila
Perfect collection to start my new hobby :D
Yana
Sweeeet candy)) thanks for chance!
Anna
I like free things and Dollar Tree and crafts! This site is awesome.
Kati
What a cute giveaway! Thanks for the entry :)
Mama Bean
Ooh la la (that’s French, right?)
buggalcrafts
I would LOVE to win these. It would give me a much needed pick me up!!! Also it has cute vintage and I like that, it reminds me of my grandmother whom I miss desperately (but everyday is one day closer to seeing her and my beloved mama!).
Tan Mei Xi
So so pretty <3 I would love to win these beautiful little charms to add to my collection.
Thanks for the post ^^
Sarah E.
Wow! Stinks for you but it’d be awesome to win! :)
Debbie
Oooh! Nice. I’d love those!
Denise
Wow, so inspiring. I love the cameos too.
libby
I saw these in Michaels today – love them – hope I win – thanks so much for the giveaway
Kim D.
Wow…All these embellishments are so cool – I love the cameos too! Thanks for the chance! :)?
Sylvia
Beautiful!! However, being somewhat of a hoarder myself, I’m almost (notice I said ALMOST) hoping I don’t win!!! LOL, yeah, right!! I love Old World Americana, so this is right up my alley!!!
Thanks!
Rebecca
I love, LOVE, LOVE this giveaway! Everything pictured above is so inspiring, and I’m just itching to work with it!
Ashley
Thank you for all the awesome giveaways even though I’ve never won one keep up the amazing site!
Suzanne Robinson
These would be great to use in a program on altered books!
Vicki Canman
I LOVE the cameo’s!
Saaleha
These notions are really lovely. They’re almost too beautiful to use.
Mary
I would love to have your giveaway!
Mary
Penny
Absolutely love all of the items in this giveaway! I would have a blast using them for projects!
Lora Wikle
What a great collection. I love it! Thanks for the giveaway.
deborah345
So gracious of you – these are wonderful embellishments that will happily make a new home in someone’s studio. Thank you.
Brenda
This would be great my birthday is Tuesday and I will have my nieces all summer and my grand kids alot. This would make project pieces.
cindy
WOW! These are all gorgeous, but I would “settle” for the cameos alone!
Taylor
Love vintage! So many uses for these!
Shae
Heavens to Betsy, I’m drooling.
MaryAnn
Wow! These would make great embellishments for heritage or travel scrapbook pages.
Nicole
I love the cameo embellishments too. And the buttons! Would love to craft something using them with my daughter.
Peggy Dwyer
I love all of these. Ideas rolling through my head aas I’m scrolling. Great prize package.:)
Shyonna J.
I would love to win these crafting materials. I am just starting out (and I am a poor college student), so, I need all of the free supplies I can get. Thanks for doing the giveaway. c:
Viviana
How adorable! I love me some sewing notions. Thanks for this!
Emily h
Wow! These are awesome! Thank you so mich for sharing!
Helen S
Oooh! La, La. Thank you for the opportunity. This looks like a fabulous gift!
Kee Ostler
This set is so stinkin’ adorable! I love the packaging as well as the goodies inside. Thanks for the chance to win. :)
Cori
I love the look of this line… and especially the cameos!
Elysapeth
I absolutely love it! I love the vintage look and the packaging and the soft colors! Lovely
Cindy
This is a GREAT new line of products
Florence
This is a great line. I have been eyeing them at Michaels and have been trying hard not to buy them.. So if I happen to win them.. I will be so so so happy.. :-)
Chrissy
Ohmygosh! It’s all so pretty! Thanks for the chance!
Belinda K
Oh my! I have been looking at these at Michael’s and trying to justify breaking my spending ban! Winning them would help me be a good girl and still get a hold of these beauties!
M Squared
These are all wonderful. I can see why they are hard to part with. Thanks for the opportunity.
Natalie
Thanks for the giveaway! Feel free to pick ME!
Kalli
Oh my goodness~! Everything is so beautiful~! It’s so wonderful of you to share them. I have to admit I’m quite a hoarder myself, so I know how hard it would be to let these go, especially the cameos! I’d love adopt this stuff, I’ve been looking for cameos and buttons everywhere. <3
Kalli~!
Shawn
My name is Shawn & I,too, am a craft hoarder!!! Thanks for the giveaway!
Dawn Wilkinson
Love all that stuff. I been wanted them. Thanks for sharing.
Ashley
Oh my gosh, I love this line so very much! I am not sure how you are managing to part with it! But so happy you are offering this as a great give-away!
felicia rock
oh these are wonderful and would start me off nicely
Dana Davis
I love these!
sanjib
Wao This is the sweetest and cutest giveaway i have ever seen. This is my first visit to your blog and i found totally interesting. Hopefully i can win this.
Again Heather, Really Nice giveaway!
Thanks a lot!!!
Joy
Love this grouping! I’m already thinking of all I can do with it if I win!
jessicac
This packaging is so ridiculously awesome! Great giveaway!
Adrienne
I love the cameos too!
Michelle
I am so excited about this giveaway! Even if (when) i don’t win, I definitely want to buy some of these things. Fan-freakin-tastic!!
Christie
I am a cameo fanatic so of course I’m in love with these! Thanks for offering such a great giveaway!
Gina McCafferty
This is the BEST giveaway ever!!! I am sooooo excited!!! Thanks for such a great offer!
Sharon Gullikson
I saw the French General products at the CHA and FELL SERIOUSLY IN LOVE with it all. They were my favorite products at the show (I mentioned TFG in the CHA surveys—OH how I love the products!), and I would just love love love to have your prize. You have no idea how much I’d like them! So I’ll stop begging. It’s undignified! Thanks :)
Sharon
P.S. I’m going on a trip so I won’t be able to see your blog announcement in case I win. But I DO SO want the prize, so please don’t pick someone else if I don’t get to email you right away. THANKS AGAIN.
sharon dot gullikson at gmail dot com
katie m
I love all of these items! I have seen them in Michael’s and I love the video you have posted! I can imagine so many possibilities with these items!
Lisa Schofield
C’est bonne, magnifique, vive la France! Visions of rubies and diamonds on the Champs Elise pop into my head, bustles and bows at the great exhibition and enveiling of Le Tour Eifel! Tres bien…..
Nancy Wichman
Wow! What a haul – would LOVE to have all this stuff! Thanks for the opportunity!
Lauren B
I would love to win these!
Tina
I would love to have these!
Susan
This looks like lots of inspiration! Thanks for sharing (we’re all hoarders here, aren’t we?)
Lynda B
Oh, such lovely packaging – think of all the things the girls would do with this! Thanks for the opportunity!
cheryl
I’m a crafting hoarder also! French Generals’ new line is glorious and I would love to add them to my collection! Thanks for the opportunity, Cheryl in ND
Amber
Those cameo’s are beautiful, I wouldn’t want to part with them either….but you should pick me!!! :)
J.
Very nice! Thanks for the giveaway! :)
Joanna
The cameo’s are lovely!