I try my best to pump things up around here and get you guys excited... but this one is gonna be a toughie! You see... I am in fact having a giveaway today... but there is a teeny tiny catch (hang with me until at least the 4th sentence ok) (and yes... that's a trick since my sentences are usually about 15 sentences crammed into one). MUHAHAHAHAHAH! oops. I think I gave away my secret.
Anyhoo...wondering what the catch is?
So yes it's a giveaway. BUT...you have to make something with what I give ya (and then send me the pics of what you make for all the world to see). I am not sure how many crazies kind souls are going to fall for this so I cannot even say how many I'll send out... but I will tell ya I am willing to send out at least 30 - 40 of them (and no...they are not buttons to cover (shocking I know)).
How it all started...
I am sure you have heard me mention Uline before. I get my glassine bags and other misc shipping supplies from those folks (they helped me get my shipping act together in a big way). I was poking around their site a couple of weeks ago (I was ordering 240 bubble envelopes so I can mail loads more cool stuff to you guys for way cheaper)... and I spotted these totally cool mailing tubes (you can check them out HERE)! I knew I wanted to order some for myself but you had to get like 4 trillion of them at a time. I ordered them anyway and when they arrived RonChops declared me officially insane (you should see the boxes these things came in... GIGANTIC). He of course asked me what I was going to do with 4 trillion mailing tubes and I declared ever-so-smartly... mail stuff in them silly! At which point he quietly walked away shaking his head (how the man puts up with me I have NO idea).
Stop blabbering already Lolly and get to the challenge!!!
(you know you guys are thinking that in your head... admit it!!!)
Ok... so...you prolly already guessed from the pics and my excited talk of ordering 4 trillion mailing tubes... that what I am going to send you is a mailing tube (no I am not kidding and yes it's STILL exciting).
So I'll send you a mailing tube (in the MAIL) and all you have to do is alter it in some way. In any way (think artsy fartsy). You can stamp on it, slice it, dice it, paint it, poke holes in it, glue stuff to it, stuff stuff in it, sew a little outfit for it, cut it in half and make a pencil cup from it (that is of course - decorated), cover it in peanut butter and make a bird feeder out of it... the possibilities are endless. Trust me! It's just a simple 3 inch by 7 inch plain white mailing tube. Go crazy! (!!!!)
The ONLY catch is that you have to send me pics of your new fantabulous tube by May 16 so I can do a massive tubular post with everything you guys created! Well I say massive... but who knows! I can see it now. 2 people are going to sign up for this. Me and Cassie (she already said she was in). I am sitting here laughing at myself actually. I think it's a totally nutty idea but I want to try it anyway and see what happens!
How do I enter Lolly?
Like I said... just leave me a comment here telling me "I'm in".. (make sure you enter your email address into the box thing so I can contact you). If you are NOT interested you can leave a comment anyway (and tell me what a nut I am... I need reassurance in that department). If by some miracle a goat-load of people enter... I'll just have to pick 30 or so folks (I am just not seeing it happen - but you never know right)?!?!?!
Oh and one more thing.... you have to cover up the entire outside of the tube with something (as in...no white can be peeping through rearing it's ugly former life of a mailing tube head). :D
T-minus 3 days and counting till my pottery workshop HUGS!
P.S. xoxoxoxox
P.S.S. I promise not to get my feelins hurt if no one thinks this is a good idea. I'll just huddle in the corner with my cake pops crying my little baby eyeballs out.
P.S.S.T. There might be a little something in your tube when you get it. But I'm not tellin' no one nuthin.
P.S.S.S.T. This whole thing is was inspired by Cassie of For the Art of It. Thanks Cassie!
Tiny Recap: Let me know if you are "in" sane" by this Friday (April
24) and remember to have your pics to me by May 16!! Isn't this
exciting?!?!
O.M.T. Holey Mackerel! Did I just set a LollyChops P.S. record??!?!?!?!?!?! WOO HOOT!!!