Slashing Your Stash: A Giveaway

Last week we were contacted by a new-ish site, now a sponsor, called "Stash Slash". (Update: Site has since closed) The site is simple. You can go there to buy de-stash items, much of it vintage and some even antique, and/or you can use the site to list your own de-stashes. What's really REALLY simple about it is that it's not an auction, and there aren't individual item fees for selling. As a seller, you pay one fee and you're good to go for a year. As an eBay seller a time or two, I like that a seller doesn't have to calculate a whole bunch of individual fees to figure out the bottom line. And as a buyer, I find it a whole lot easier to browse. It's all crafty and it's all clearly priced-- no "auction" versus "buy it now" and issues with watching for when it closes. I've enjoyed watching the market change daily. And I just snagged a 1947 reprint of a 1936 dressmaking book.

Relatedly, the site got me looking around at what I might de-stash. Immediately I thought about this sewing kit that I found last summer. I've taken a few notions from it, but there's plenty of vintage goodness left that I've not put to use, and feel that it's time to pass it on to a good home.

Would you like to win a year of "Stash Slash" selling AND Mrs. Jewell's Sewing Kit? Easy enough. Check out Stash Slash and tell me what you'd like to add to/subtract from your stash. Leave a comment with that info here. Sorry, this one's only open to US mailing addresses-- the crafterhours empire is a small empire. Domestic shipping is all we're prepared to handle. Please be sure that you leave an e-mail address OR that your profile is enabled so that we can contact you. One entry per person, please. We'll choose and post winner on Monday morning, Eastern US time.

My original plan was to post this giveaway on Monday. But when I tried to visit the sponsor's site, the site was unavailable. My first guess was correct-- the server was located in Vermont! The cable connection had been lost. And now it's back again! Phew. Trivial, though, in comparison to what so many have experienced as a result of Irene.

So check out Stash Slash-- whether you've got your own stash to slash or you'd like to pick up a few destash goodies, it's kind of cool to have a new place to find craft supplies. And what if you sign up as a seller and THEN win the giveaway? They'll give you your money back! Pretty cool, eh?