Home About Me Press Heyday Recommends Contact Us

Friday 25 May 2012

Jubilee Bag Giveaway!

The Sun has finally come out here in the UK, just in time for the Queen's Jubilee celebrations. Bunting is appearing in unusual places, and I have already purchased my union flag paper plates in preparation.

It is the perfect time for another giveaway, Red White and Blue themed of course!

No, it isn't one of our Red, White and Blue Fleur dresses, since we did that kind of recently, but we do have 15% off them until the end of May (we only have about 15 left so do be quick)

It is, instead, a 50s/60s wicker handbag with an adjustable strap (two domes hold it securely)
Here it is with the shorter adjustment...
and here with the strap in the longest position


I suspect it is American, since the buyer I got it from gets a lot from the states. I paid a whopping £65 for it because it is so very unusual. I love adjustable straps, and I also like bags with only one strap, since my shoulders seem too narrow to hold a second strap on!

It isn't perfect, but it is very very good for it's age. It has a couple of scuff marks and some stitching is coming undone at the bottom of the lining.

Overseas entries are welcome, though we realise that the prize might not get to you in time for the celebrations. But hey, there are the Olympics, Thanksgiving and Nautical parties that this bag would love to accompany you to.

The competition rules are straight forward and offer three chances to get involved...
  • For one entry, leave me a comment below. 
  • For another entry, you can retweet our quick competition.
  • For a third entry, post about the giveaway on your own blog! 
Please take careful note that each time you enter you must leave a separate comment. Don't leave me one comment saying you've done all three things, as it will only be counted once! 

If you commenting to say you've retweeted or blogged, please post the link.
The competition will close Monday 28th May at Midnight BST.
That should give us time to get the winner's address and get the bag in the post to you on Wednesday.

 Happy Celebrating!!

Shona x


122 comments:

  1. its adorable!!! i have retweeted also x

    ReplyDelete
  2. Wow - what a great bag. Will be great for my nautical themed outits for the rest of the summenr too. x

    ReplyDelete
  3. What a lovely bag!!!! I agree that one shoulder strap is more comfortable than two! :)

    ReplyDelete
  4. I have also tweet tweet tweeted! :)

    ReplyDelete
  5. This would be perfect to go with my 'dark-blue-white polka-dot forties dress' (featuring bright red (!) buttons and trimmings) when I shall cycle on my ivory white Pashley "Britannia" at the Diamond Jubilee Pashley Picnic Ride.

    ReplyDelete
  6. I've retweeted it too!

    https://twitter.com/Vintage78DJ/status/206026033168777216

    Annabel

    ReplyDelete
  7. Great giveaway-I have just retweeted it!

    ReplyDelete
  8. The bag is adorable. Thank you, Shona, for another great giveaway!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Ahoy! Such a cute lil' bag! Would go great with my red pedal pushers :) Hooray for Summer!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Ohhhhh!! :D want want want it!

    can be reached with: magdalena.moren@live.se

    ReplyDelete
  11. I love wicker bags! They are made just for summer in my opinion.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Ooh, it's lovely! The red/white/blue nautical style is a pretty regular fixture in my wardrobe.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Love the bag! So cute! Off to tweet about. :)

    ReplyDelete
  14. May I enter??? That is a flippin' gorgeous bag!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Swoon! That's one lovely bag :)

    ReplyDelete
  16. This would go perfectly with the dress i am making from a 1953 pattern, in red, white and blue of course!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Retweeted - https://twitter.com/elenalucie/status/206048603133845504

    ReplyDelete
  18. Oh happy jubilee to the queen and her subjects;) It sounds like you have quite a party over there. It's a lovely bag;)

    ReplyDelete
  19. What a cuuuute bag :) Perfect for summer.

    ReplyDelete
  20. What a great giveaway, yay!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Would be so gorgeous with everything!

    ReplyDelete
  22. Absolutely love the bag it would be great for summer

    ReplyDelete
  23. SOOOOOO Cute!!! Yes please *rubs hands together like Fagan*

    ReplyDelete
  24. & I've tweeted @mrs_sock, but it won't let me link it on my phone

    ReplyDelete
  25. That bag is beautiful! :-)

    ReplyDelete
  26. Gorgeous! Yes please :) xo

    ReplyDelete
  27. And retweeted! https://twitter.com/HeydayVS/status/206023377599737856

    ReplyDelete
  28. Here's my comment ! Amazing bag !

    Thanks for the contest

    X

    ReplyDelete
  29. picknick bag :) cute

    ReplyDelete
  30. Ooh, very nice bag! I picked up a 50s plastic accented square wicker purse a few weeks ago at a local antique market so I've been really eyeing all the vintage wicker purses in all shapes and sizes lately! Would love to be the winner of this one. :)

    ReplyDelete
  31. I tweeted, @killingbirds

    ReplyDelete
  32. That is lovely! Count me in.xxx

    ReplyDelete
  33. always thought these bags are the perfect mix between a little gils play purse and a big girls gorgeous going ou bag ^_^

    ReplyDelete
  34. Definitely commenting for that; it's so cute! The straps especially are getting me.

    ReplyDelete
  35. I love the red, white and blue combo! It may miss me for the Queens Jubilee but it would get here by July 4th, although that may still be a sore subject with the HRH. Lol.

    ReplyDelete
  36. Count me in too! What a cute purse!

    ReplyDelete
  37. Very cute purse! I am always scouring through E-bay and Etsy looking at all the vintage wicker bags.

    ReplyDelete
  38. What a fab give away, you are so generous! A beautiful bag....would look great with my dynamite Mary dress:)

    ReplyDelete
  39. I just posted about your giveaway on my blog! http://vintagevisions27.blogspot.com/2012/05/giveaway-from-in-hey-day.html
    -Emily

    ReplyDelete
  40. Great bag! How convenient that the red/white and blue are the national colours of my home country!
    So I keep my fingers crossed till Monday! Have a sunny weekend everybody!
    Gonnie

    ReplyDelete
  41. This bag is fabulous; what a find! Such a gorgeous giveaway, you're too kind - I wouldn't be able to part with it! Count me in and I have tweeted too for a bit more lady luck at https://twitter.com/CassyFry

    ReplyDelete
  42. Please enter me Shona! I don't know if the fact I've already won one of your giveaways means I won't win this one but it has to be worth a try for such a scrummy bag!!

    ReplyDelete
  43. Wonderful bag! Is this open to the United States? If so, count this as a comment :)

    Thanks doll,
    The Glamorous Housewife

    ReplyDelete
  44. I Facebooked it as well :)

    Thanks doll,
    The Glamorous Housewife

    ReplyDelete
  45. Sweet bag and very nice site. Bookmarking you too! : )

    ReplyDelete
  46. Beautiful! I've been looking for one like this for so long, would love to win it.

    ReplyDelete
  47. Have just retweeted too for my second entry!

    ReplyDelete
  48. Lovey love love it!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  49. its so cute and vintage.

    k_rampersad03(at)yahoo(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  50. i tweeted - https://twitter.com/trinicutiegal/status/206162056720826368

    k_rampersad03(at)yahoo(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  51. What a wonderful prize! Fingers crossed I win :-)

    ReplyDelete
  52. I love the bag! It's beautiful!!

    ReplyDelete
  53. Beautiful Beautiful bag & what an amazing prize. I would love this bag on my arm like no other. Wishin' & hopin' xX

    ReplyDelete
  54. ~ * ♥ * ~

    Oh, such a pretty bag! I have a weakness for wicker bags, so count me in please!

    xox,
    bonita of Depict This!

    bonita{at}bdotdepictions.com
    ~ * ♥ * ~

    ReplyDelete
  55. ~ * ♥ * ~

    Tweeted here: https://twitter.com/bdotdepictions/status/206197797471531008 :)

    xox,
    bonita of Depict This!

    bonita{at}bdotdepictions.com
    ~ * ♥ * ~

    ReplyDelete
  56. Unfortunately I'll be spending the Queen's Birthday in the Antipodes studying... but I'd still love the purse!

    ReplyDelete
  57. And it is tweeted..... :D

    ReplyDelete
  58. Great giveaway! Want want want!!! :-)

    ReplyDelete
  59. Lovely, I'm a sucker for anything red, white and blue so I've got lots of things it would go with!

    ReplyDelete
  60. That is a beautiful bag, I'd love to win it as it would compliment my Chap Olympiad outfits perfectly xx

    ReplyDelete
  61. So lovely! I've been after one like this for years, but always get outbid.

    ReplyDelete
  62. LUV this bag - gorgeous!! And it would be lovely to have it here in one of our Queen's colonies - little ol NZ!! x

    ReplyDelete
  63. Love this bag! Happy Jubilee & good luck <3

    ReplyDelete
  64. I love wicker bags! It's amazing!

    ReplyDelete
  65. Ooooh I would love to win!

    ReplyDelete
  66. What a gorgeous bag! Perfect for the summer :)

    ReplyDelete
  67. I still can't decide what to wear for the Jubilee celebrations...This bag is gorgeous; a fab giveaway.

    ReplyDelete
  68. Thank you for the giveaway Shona! Even though I'm a Yank, I still love the Royals. My friends and I woke up at 5 am for the wedding :)

    ReplyDelete
  69. Gorgeous, Laura Ashley are doing something similar this season but not nearly as nice as this.

    ReplyDelete
  70. ive also retweeted the giveaway! here - https://twitter.com/#!/DilysTreacle XX

    ReplyDelete
  71. I love this giveaway! What a lovely bag!xx

    ReplyDelete
  72. It looks pretty awesome! so vintage and doesn't mind the marks :)

    porcukorborso at gmail dot com

    ReplyDelete
  73. tweeted:
    https://twitter.com/szappanbubbi/status/206753985175097344

    porcukorborso at gmail dot com

    =)

    ReplyDelete
  74. What a cute bag! It's perfect for summer. Of course, I would have to find the perfect dress to wear with it - and shoes!
    I hope I win. I'd love an excuse to do some shopping.

    ReplyDelete
  75. Such a lovely bag! I'm actually giving away a vintage clutch on my blog too ;)

    ReplyDelete
  76. Twitted https://twitter.com/radnjanska/status/206860484371165184
    radnjanska@gmail.com

    ReplyDelete
  77. I have blogged about as well!

    http://akira.gudinne.no/?p=3922

    ReplyDelete
  78. What a lovely bag, would love to win it

    ReplyDelete
  79. Hope i win:)

    www.georginagoodman.blogspot.co.uk
    xxgeorgina18@hotmail.co.uk

    ReplyDelete
  80. This looks gorgeous!
    count me in :) xx

    ReplyDelete
  81. Looks great! I'm in aswell!! Cross my fingers and hope to win! :)

    ReplyDelete
  82. Oh yes please!! Thank you for this competition...

    Fingers crossed!

    You can get me on kat_gibson_uk@yahoo.co.uk
    @Elektrokat on Twitter

    xxx

    ReplyDelete
  83. So cute and unusual, I love wicker bags for summer!

    ReplyDelete
  84. Ohhh, wunderschön!
    I'd love to wear it this summer! It would be perfect for the new 50s dress I sewed lately....

    ReplyDelete
  85. Ooh! Something pretty to put 'stuff in' and still look smart. What a generous 'give away'.

    ReplyDelete
  86. What a beautiful bag and wonderful give away.

    ReplyDelete
  87. I never win anything,but thought I'd enter anyway :) Fabulous bag!Don't think I own & white & red one!Will match a few outfits I have :) x

    ReplyDelete
  88. Ooh me please :) lovely giveaway Shona. xx

    ReplyDelete
  89. Great giveaway!!! Perfect for our 4th of July as well!! xox

    ReplyDelete
  90. ooh am I in time? I'd love to enter! it's a stunner!

    ReplyDelete
  91. What a lovely giveaway! Perfect bag for many occasions. Good luck to everyone x

    ReplyDelete
  92. Well I'm working all over the Jubilee weekend but I don't have a bag for the Von Mew wedding yet! <3 (also retweeted sweetie) x

    ReplyDelete
  93. Cute bag it would go well with my move to Florida. Very vintage summer, which is the best kind of summer!

    ReplyDelete
  94. Here's hopping!!!!
    http://lifeandtimesofaretrogirl.blogspot.com/2012/05/cute-bag-giveaway.html

    ReplyDelete
  95. Suh a darling bag! I hope to win it like the others here! Thank you

    ReplyDelete
  96. It would be just perfect for Croyde ;0)

    ReplyDelete
  97. I really really like this bag. Enter me please

    ReplyDelete
  98. 1 enter for me please:) really like this bag,beautiful.
    mail: jannebabzen@hotmail.com
    have a nice day:)

    ReplyDelete
  99. Such a sweet bag!
    Have a nice day!
    Aryn

    ReplyDelete
  100. Cool website buddy I am gona suggest this to all my list of contacts.

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for taking the time to comment! I love hearing from you, even if I don't always have time to reply

LinkWithin

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...