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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Village Boutique Giveaway!!

That's right -- it's time for an AWESOME giveaway today!  Have you've all been chomping at the bit since my teaser yesterday in excited anticipation!?! :)

Okay - well you know already all about Village Boutique (and if you don't, you can read all about it here) and how amazing their jewelry is.  And now they are my wonderful sponsors, too!

Today she's been SO generous, and offered to give one of you a fantastic silverware bracelet!  AAAAH!  Are you SO excited!?!  I'm so excited for you!  I LOVE this jewelery!  It's completely unique and amazing! 

Here's what's up for the winning:  An Alhambra pattern, discontinued in 1907.  The width of this is 5/8" - and she will make another one identical to this so that it fits the winner.



And do you remember her blog I told you about yesterday that has interesting facts about each year of her spoon jewelry?  Well she shared with me some interesting facts about these spoons, too:

The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years old


Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub


Only 8% of the homes in the U.S. had a telephone


A 3 minute call from Denver to New York City cost $11.00


There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads


The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph


Most women only washed their hair once a month; and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo


More than 95% of all births in the U.S. took place at home


The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents per hour


The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was only 30!
Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California
Hershey milk-chocolate Kisses are introduced by Hershey Chocolate Co. to compete with Buds, sold by a Lititz, Pa., candy maker since 1893 (by the time that blue-and-white paper streamers are added in 1921 Hershey will be turning out millions of Kisses per day)
And these spoons were there through all of it!

Aren't those cool facts!?!

SO, here's the deets on this week's fantastic giveaway:

WHAT:   
An Alhambra pattern, discontinued in 1907.  The width of this is 5/8" - and she will make another one identical to this so that it fits the winner

UNTIL WHEN:   
Giveaway is open until 9/7/2010 at Midnight

HOW: 
1.  For your first entry, visit Village Boutique and tell me what your favorite bracelet is
2.  For your second entry become a follower -- and make sure to leave a comment telling me that you are!
3.  And for an extra entry, leave a comment telling me what your favorite fact was :)



A HUGE thanks to Village Boutique for this beautiful giveaway!



234 comments:

  1. Woah! How fun is this give-away?! I went on her website and I love the "Spring Bouquet" bracelet...but it was so hard to choose!

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  2. Also...I'm a very happy follower :)

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  3. Favorite fact...Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub?! CRAZY! It's the little things I take for granted :)

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  4. I love the chunky poppy bracelet, gorgeous!!!!

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  5. Favorite fact - More than 95% of all births in the U.S. took place at home. I am not that brave! :)

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  6. How neat! IT's so hard to pick just one. The love precious bracelet is gorgeous!

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  7. Favorite Fact - in 1925 First motel opens in California for $2.50 a night. wow!

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  8. My favorite item is the Minerva Chunky Spoon Bracelet. How cute!!

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  9. I am a new follower and excited to continue to see the cool things you come up with!

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  10. My favorite fact was...
    There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads
    That is so amazing! I wonder how many miles of roads there are now in 2010????

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  11. Tough giveaway! I had a hard time choosing a favourite, but came up with Love Precious Flower Spoon Bracelet Vintage Silverware Jewelry. So pretty!

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  12. Fave fact: definitely the monthly hair washing. Ewww!

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  13. I've seen these before but these are absolutely beautiful. I love the Siren bracelet.

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  14. Love the chocolate kisses fact. Who doesn't love Hershey Kisses?

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  15. Wow, that was hard, so many beautiful braclets to pick from. I love several but finally settled on the Marquise, love it!

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  16. I am a folloower of your blog

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  17. spend time there yesterday and added her to my fav's on estay....the 1 she is giving away is my favorite for myself....just.plzzz@yahoo.com

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  18. My fav fact is Hershey milk-chocolate Kisses are introduced by Hershey Chocolate Co.....nothin better than a Hershey Kiss!!

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  19. fav fact would be the amt of cars and paved roads....we have really grownnnn! just.plzzz@yahoo.com

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  20. i am a follower....just.plzzz@yahoo.com

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  21. Can't I pick one of each? They're all so gorgeous! After much debate I'll go with the Ancestral bracelet as my favorite.

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  22. Thanks for the fun facts! The one that really got me was that only 14% of homes had a bathtub. Can't imagine living without mine!

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  23. Amanda, this is a wonderful giveaway! my favorite ppiece was the roses spoon--

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/55023634/roses-spoon-bracelet-silverware-jewelry

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  24. Oh I follow. religiously! :)

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  25. Favorite fact:
    The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph!! Really? wow!

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  26. Wow... there are so many choices! One of my favorites is the Embossed Floral Spoon Bracelet. Great giveaway!

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  27. Favorite fact... The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents per hour.. whoa! :)

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  28. How cool are these bracelets?? I'm digging the Mary Poppins bracelet. And I love.Love.LOVE the Avalon Cabin Typewriter Key bracelet {it would be perfect if it had a "J"}. I am amazed by the creativity and talent for creating beauty that some people possess. Guess who just was added to that list?

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  29. I love the antique blenheim spoon bracelet. This jewelry is beautiful. Thanks for introducing us and thanks for the opportunity to win a piece of it.

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  30. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her work! My favorite is the Romance Spoon Bracelet!

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  31. I love the Love Precious Flower Spoon bracelet!

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  32. I think the life expectancy of 47 was an interesting fact because it is just a couple of years older than me!

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  33. I love the Moss Rose one and since my daughter's middle name is Rose, it would be perfect!

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  34. I think my favorite fact was the one about how many houses have a phone. I'm betting if we talked about land lines, that is becoming more true every day. We only have cell phones in our house, no land line! :)

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  35. I am a follower now! So glad I found your blog! You're so creative!

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  36. Can I just say that i have never been so excited over a giveaway before?! I LOVE this shop! And my favorite [hard choice!!!] I think is the Athens Chunky Spoon Bracelet. Gorgeous :]
    MandysYellowCorner@gmail.com

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  37. Of course I follow you! Who wouldn't? :]
    MandysYellowCorner@gmail.com

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  38. Favorite fact - the 10 MPH speed limit. Not that I like that fact, that would be terrible!!

    Thanks to both of you ladies for a lovely giveaway!
    MandysYellowCorner@gmail.com

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  39. She has so many beautiful items - I love the Rose bracelet - but it is hard to pick just one

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  40. I love the embossed floral spoon bracelet!

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  41. I LOVE all the bracelets because I LOVE bracelets and silver so to pick one would be hard.

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  42. My favorite fact: probably the fact that the population in Las Vegas was only 30, that surprised me.

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  43. My favorite bracelet is the Arcadian Spoon Bracelet Antique Silverware Jewelry. I love ti so much I'm going to try and get my husband to get it for me for Christmas.

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  44. My favorite fact from 1844 (the year my spoon bracelet was discontinued) is that Quaker Oats becomes one of the first food commodities to be sold in packages. Put up in cardboard canisters, the cereal will be widely and aggressively advertised throughout the United States and Britain.

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  45. Hello Amanda. What a wonderful giveaway. My favorite bracelet is the "Pearl Girl and Squirrel". It's awesome!

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  46. Amazing that the average wage was .22 per hour. I guess that was the most startling, although the grooming habits are very interesting, as well!

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  47. For my third entry -- I am a follower. Thanks for the opportunity!

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  48. I love the Starlight Spoon Bracelet! Actually I think it would be hard to chose. Love all her stuff! Thanks for sharing this site!

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  49. I am following you! :-) Actually I was always following you on my Google Reader but now I am "official"!

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  50. It's almost impossible to choose! I love the vintage snowflakes/leaves bracelet--but I love so many others, too!

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  51. My favorite fact is that 95% of births took place at home--because I had my last two at home!

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  52. Favorite fact?.....Hair washing once a month. Ooo ick! And no real shampoo? Makes my head itch to think about it! ;-)

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  53. I like the Antique Blenheim Spoon Bracelet

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  54. my favorite bracelet is the Love Precious Flower Spoon Bracelet.

    jessicacotten@gmail.com

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  55. i also like the hair washing once a month fact. Yuck!

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  56. i am a follower!! ;-)

    jessicacotten@gmail.com

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  57. my favorite face was that most women only washed their hair once a month; and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.. i remember when i was younger, my mom put egg yolk & mayo in my hair to make it more thick or something like that. ha!

    jessicacotten@gmail.com

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  58. I ADORE all of the typewriter key bracelets!!! I also love the chunky Newport bracelet! so pretty!!

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  59. I like this fact:
    Most women only washed their hair once a month; and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo

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  60. I can't decide which bracelet I love the most, they are all so AWESOME!! I love the history behind each spoon too!!

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  61. I am a long time follower!

    -Desiree @ Just Another Day in Paradise

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  62. I think my favorite historical fact is the one where women only washed their hair once a month (shudder), I can't go longer than 24 hours without washing my hair!!

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  63. It's so hard to choose a bracelet but this one is so cute and already has my initial on it:

    Talisman Typewriter Key Initial Spoon Bracelet Silverware Jewelry

    -Desiree @ Just Another Day in Paradise

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  64. A favorite fact....hmmm...that is a hard one because they all blow me away. The hair washing one has to be the strangest but the child birth one is hard to imagine.

    -Desiree @ Just Another Day in Paradise

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  65. Oh, I like the Violet pattern. So pretty!

    I'm a follower too!

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  66. Awesome giveaway!! My favorite is the Pearl Girl and Squirrel Spoon Bracelet. So cute!

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  67. I am a follower...I think you're one of the sweetest bloggers around :-).

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  68. My favorite fact was: The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. Can you even imagine?! It'd take forever to get anywhere! I actually think I might like it for a few weeks if things slowed down that much though...life's always going too fast!

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  69. I love being a follower of your amazing blog!

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  70. If I had to pick just one, I would have to choose the Moss Rose Spoon Bracelet...so cute!

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  71. My favorite fact was the hair washing-I can't imagine washing my hair only once a month and then to top it off, with egg yolks! No thanks!!

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  72. I love the Easter lily and Aldine Chunky spoon bracelets.

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  73. Favorite fact: The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was only 30... More than Mississippi!!?? That's nuts!

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  74. I love the facts about Las Vegas and the speed limit.

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  75. I couldn't believe people washed their hair with egg whites!!

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  76. How do you choose? They are each so wonderful! I'll go with Aldine. Lisa~

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  77. Awesome giveaway, my favorite is the Narcissus Flowers Spoon Bracelet, beautiful pattern!

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  78. Favorite fact: Las Vegas, population 30

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  79. Amanda...I am a happy follower of yours. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  80. The Romance spoon is simple and lovely! Beautiful!

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  81. I think driving 10MPH in towns suprised me the most. Thank you!

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  82. I went to her blog and I LOVE the Yale Spoon Bracelet Antique Silverware Jewelry braclet :)

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  83. I love "Love Precious Flower" bracelet. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  84. I like the fact that a 3 minute call from Denver to New York was $11.00... holy moola! I can't imagine what that cost equates to in today's dollars after so many decades of inflation. Wow!

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  85. The most interesting fact I liked was Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub. Amazing.

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  86. I love the Holly Hobbie spoon bracelet...I love them all really but this one stood out

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  87. I also thought the bathtub fact was crazy...oh how life has changed

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  88. One spoon bracelet to choose was too difficult, so I picked 3 favorite patterns: Margate, Precious, and Spring Bouquet. marianne4001@gmail.com

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  89. Just became a follower, after seeing your built-in shelves project over at Blue Cricket.

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  90. And... my favorite fact was about women washing hair with egg yolks and Borax. I must say, ewww and yuck.

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  91. I love the Embossed Floral Spoon bracelet, just beautiful!! Thanks for the the wonderful giveaways you keep sponsoring, I'm keeping my fingers crossed :-)

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  92. My favorite bracelet is the Minerva Chunky Spoon Bracelet. (I love all of them though!)

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  93. I follow you on Google Reader!

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  94. Have been a follower for a couple of weeks after finding your blog from someplace (don't remember now where, maybe Remodelaholic??)

    My favorite bracelet is the "Love Precious Flower".

    Bonus: My favorite fact was about the women only washing their hair once a month and using either Borax or eggs.

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  95. My fav. fact is using egg yolks for shampoo! gross. HA

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  96. Ps - In case I don't win, I've saved my favorite bracelet to my Etsy favorites for future puchases! :)))

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  97. I'm in love with the Siren Dainty Spoon bracelet, and just added it to my Etsy favorites. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  98. P.S. My favorite fact is that only Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub!

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  99. I like the "Flemish" spoon bracelet!

    Stefibeth @ aol.com

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  100. Most women only washed their hair once a month; and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo

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  101. I love them all, but I would pick the Olive 1848 Chunky.

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  102. I like that only 14% of homes had a bathtub. Crazy!

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  103. I follow you! Love this blog. :)

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  104. My favorite fact is about the shampoo- it reminds me of my grandma's story about staying home Monday nights to wash her hair and talk to her girlfriends about all her boyfriends.

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  105. My favorite bracelet is the "Dunster Chunky Spoon Bracelet Vintage Handmade Silverplate." I love the simplicity and elegant lines.

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  106. I just found this website, it is so much fun to visit. I found so many bracelots on the site, but I would have to say my favorite bracelot is the Siren Dainty.

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  107. This was my most fav fact: Yuck!! Most women only washed their hair once a month; and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo

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  108. Hey, I just became a follower today! Yea.

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  109. I love the Poppy Chunky Spoon Bracelet...it's mag!

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  110. I love ALL the stuff on her site, but my fav is probably the Bride's bouquet bracelet. I think it is so lovely
    here's the link: http://www.etsy.com/listing/53847450/brides-bouquet-chunky-spoon-bracelet

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  111. The facts were so interesting, but the one I found most interesting was that the women only washed their hair once a month. But I guess with so few with bathtub, it wasn't exactly easy.

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  112. The Flemish spoon bracelet is my favourite. It is very similiar to a family pattern long since lost of my Grandmothers....

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  113. My favourite FACT was the 144 miles of paved roads. I work in Public Works and cannot even fathom that considering we have 7x that amount in our small city!

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  114. I like the Assyrian Head or Poppy Chunky

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  115. Of course I follow! Seriously.

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  116. I like the fact that 95% of all births in the U.S. took place at home... something I hope to do *someday*

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  117. I like the Aldine Chunky Bracelet. They are all beautiful!

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  118. I am a follower and have been for a few weeks now.

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  119. I love that the population of Los Vegas, Nevada was only 30. Very funny.

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  120. i like the Floral Roses Spoon Bracelet Silverware Jewelry Vintage

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  121. I would want the Blenheim Antique Bracelet. I think the most interesting fact is Las Vegas population was only 30! Wow! Look at it now.
    Also I am a follower.

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  122. I love your blog and have been following for several weeks. You are so crafty!!

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  123. Also, totally in love with the Antique Blenheim Spoon bracelet. What a great store!! <3

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  124. Thanks for having this giveaway. These bracelets are BEAUTIFUL! I like the Roses AND the Orange Blossoms. It was so hard to decide on just one!

    kzupancic[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  125. I follow via GFC.

    kzupancic[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  126. My favorite fact is : a three minute call from Denver to New York City cost $11.00.

    kzupancic[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  127. The Alton bracelet is my favorite, so hard to choose

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  128. I just found you but I am sure I will follow
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  129. My favorite fact is the hair washing. My hair can barley handle gentle shampoo, can you imagine Borax, lol

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  130. They are all so gorgeous! I was totally in love when I saw the Marquise, but I think I might love the Siren bracelet more :)
    But, really, the more I looked, the less sure I was which my favourite was!

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  131. My favourite fact was about home births representing 95% of all births... I have been looking more and more into that as I get closer to the marriage and baby stage of my life :)

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  132. I became a follower in recent weeks! Couldn't love your blog more!

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  133. Oh, and my favorite fact was that there were only 30 people in Las Vegas! Can't even imagine this!

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  134. The orange blossom bracelet is so simple and pretty. These remind me of my mom who collected spoons and had several spoon rings. She would have loved them!

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  135. I love the 10mph - Maybe we should all slow down a bit - life woudln't pass us by so quickly

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  136. I really love the one you are giving away. I also spotted the "gay adventure" bracelet circa 1955.

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  137. I am a new follower. Happy to be here!

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  138. My "favorite" fact was that most women only washed their hair once a month. I would not have made it back then!

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  139. Gorgeous designs! I wear a spoon ring and my favorite pattern she has is the Plymouth - so unique!

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  140. I'm a follower! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  141. My favorite fact was that 95% of births were home births - I know I would not have been able to do it without my fancy painkillers! :) Thanks for the giveaway!

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  142. I actually really like the Grosvenor and the Anniversary rose designs, because of the simplicity of the patterns.

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  143. I am a follower. (Much more fun than being a leader!)

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  144. ...and because I once worked in the paving industry, it's hard to believe that there was once only 144 miles of paved roads! Fun fast facts.. I love it!

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  145. my favorite fact is
    Most women only washed their hair once a month; and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo

    wigsla at gmail dot com

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  146. my favorite bracelet is the Antique Blenheim
    wigsla at gmail dot com

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  147. i am a follower
    wigsla at gmail dot com

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  148. Love the Floral Roses Spoon Bracelet Silverware Jewelry Vintage. omydarlingblog(at)gmail(dot)com

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  149. If I had to choose only one bracelet it would probably be the Embossed Floral Spoon Bracelet. But then again.... so may gorgeous ones to choose from!

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  150. Fun fact: Washing machines first come into play by a 2-year-old German company that first made cream separators! I wonder how they made the leap?

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  151. Omgoodness a little tid bit of history sooo cool I love this sort of thing. Okay I am already a follower and I like the silent movie stars spoons very tres chic! I can not believe women used borax and egg whites to wash hair kinda ewwy. I used some borax in the washing machine the other day and a huge chunk fell in...I was half scared to pick it out with my fingers. Like it was going to give me a chemical burn or something and women used to use it like that. Just WOW! Thanks Johnna

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  152. All are so pretty, and I really like the Flemish Handmade Spoon Bracelet. Thank you.

    savinghubsmoney@aol.com

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  153. I'm a follower. Thanks!

    savinghubsmoney@aol.com

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  154. Wow, what an awesome idea is this! I try to enter for the give away, ok? So, I like the floral bracelet the most, I think, though it´s hard to chose, they are all so beautifull.
    I also don´t mind at all following your blog, seems exactly my kind of favourite place :-)
    And my favourite fact was the one about 95% of all babies being born at home - I had my twins and my second daughter at home, too, and I felt a lot healthier and safer than I did when I had my first daughter in hospital, so... this fact just appeals to me :-)
    Love,
    Helen

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  155. My favorite bracelet is the "Precious Medium Width" one! I love the detail and it is GORGEOUS! Thanks!

    andreaey@yahoo.com

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  157. I am already a follower! :)

    Andreaey@yahoo.com

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  158. My favorite fact is that there were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads. I battle with 8,000 cars on 1 freeway daily. lol

    Andreaey@yahoo.com

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  159. I'm a follower. I love all the braclets. The Minerva is one of my most favorites.

    I would have to say the favorite fact would be that women only wash their hair once a month. I can't go a day without feeling icky. Could you imagine a whole month.

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  160. My favorite fact was the hair washing one. I can't imagine that! I'm a daily shampooer.

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  161. ...and the Orange Blossoms Spoon will be mine, one way or another.

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  162. I like the hourly rate fact, makes me more grateful for my job!!

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  163. My favorite would have to be the Love Precious Flower. I would have never even thought that was a spoon unless I was told XP

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  164. My fav fact is that the wage was 22 cents an hour. That's so hard to imagine.

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