Thursday, February 11, 2010

Thursday Giveaway: Paris Flea Market Treasure Box

A beautiful vintage box found at the Porte de Vanves Flea Market in Paris....


Painted on both sides....


And just large enough to hide an old love note...

It's small, about the size of a deck of cards!...I'm not sure how old it is, but it's very special.

Leave a comment to enter! Winner picked on Monday!

160 comments:

Basht said...

that's so cute! what a marvelous find

Rahel said...

this kind of reminds me of the treasure box in 'amelie'!! its gorgeous :)

Anonymous said...

Pretty beyond words.Perfect for secret treasures. CK :)X

thecafecat said...

I have ten tiny pea green envelopes with love letters that my boyfriend hand made, filled with hand cut love hearts...

A perfect place to keep them, xxx

Hausfrau said...

Lovely treasure box!

Ziad Ali said...

just wonderful!
Pearl xo

Christina Lowry said...

How can you bear to give away such a darling little box? Well, if you are sure you can part with it, please count me in! :)

Anonymous said...

I wonder what the two painted gentlemen are talking about...?

designani said...

I'm a vintage addict!!!!!
Love!!Love!!
Especially the fact from Paris!!
Lovely

Jennifer said...

just gorgeous!

angela said...

how beautiful~ and from a flea market? what a find :)

Breenuh said...

This box looks amazing! Great find!

Ashley Lynn Fry said...

This is such a wonderful find! I'd love to have it on my bedside table to hold love notes & trinkets from my husband. xoxo

McKenna said...

J'adore it!

franziska said...

uiiiiii sooooo cute!!!!

Emma said...

oh my that box is beautiful. I adore it. fingers crossed.

WrightStuff said...

Oh gosh, imagine what secret little love notes have been hidden in there over the years. I bet it could tell a story or two...

felicity.lupo said...

wow. generous giveaway. i'd want to keep it all to myself!

Ashton Rigg said...

Hello lovely blogger.
I don't have anything exciting to compete with, my story is fairly simple- I've just moved to the city with my boyfriend to start a new and exciting life together. I'm slowly hoping to find special pieces to make our house a home. So... here's hoping :)


Ashton.

Louis Duke Photography said...

I wonder, is it hand painted?

Destination Inspiration said...

It's gorge! Thanks Tina, count me in :)

Jeanne Henriques said...

Very sweet...I am watching the HBO series, 'John Adams' this week..looks like a scene from the movie...it is lovely.

Anonymous said...

I would like to live in it.

Aodhin said...

Oooh it's beautiful, how impressive that you can bear to part with it.

chloejessica said...

Oh I just love it! I dream of Paris everyday! I wish I could go on my honeymoon! One day!

Sher said...

Ohh, this is just too sweet to be true!!

Unknown said...

That is gorgeous! I want to collect little boxes. I miss the time when I was writing letters to my boyfriend because we had a desert between us.

chiaroscuro said...

it looks wonderful, I love it! :-)

Tonia said...

I am almost hyperventilating at the sight of it! Really lovely.
Also, I possibly need to get out more...

Beth H said...

that is so beautiful! amazing find, and amazing generosity!

Leigh said...

how incredibly sweet of you to offer this treasure to your readers! i hope i'm the lucky one :)

Laura Marie said...

oh my gosh i love that! or should i say... je l'adore :)

Chelsea said...

what a unique piece! thank you for being so generous! i love it! :)
chelsea

Emily said...

Just lovely! Think of the history of that box - so cool!

Penney said...

This is just so beautiful! Hard to give away, but that's just like you..

xo, P

Michelle Kendrick Hartney said...

Lovely. I wonder who used to own it.

Anonymous said...

I had business cards printed up in Venice during my last visit (years ago) which do not fit into my standard size Tiffany case, apparently European cards are bigger, I could put some in this box.
I wish I could give away great stuff on my blog but times are tuff and nobody would want to win a pair of my old shoes.
I suppose I could giveaway an illustration. I'm still pretty new to the blogger world.

Ami said...

Love it!

audrey said...

It's beautiful! Paris is my most favorite place in the world.

kelly said...

how positively lovely! what a wonderful little treasure it would be to have!

Melanie's Randomness said...

I love collecting boxes!! This one is beautiful! Count me in please!

stephanie said...

Ohhh, I love it! Count me in. xo

C'est La Vie said...

I love that first one!

ANAPHOTO said...

Oh oh oh!! I would store in it a tiny vial of perfume that was my grandmother's, it would be a treasure within a treasure! It will work nicely for anyone's little personal sparkles...<3

Olivia said...

Dear little box, please come home with me. Thanks!

Krissy (Shimmer Like Gold) said...

Oh, so beautiful!

TheBeautyFile said...

So amazing!! It looks like it has a lovely story behind it...

Alexandria said...

What a beautiful find! If I win, my love note will have a secret place. Thank you!

Rachel said...

I adore boxes.
especially pretty ones.
and eve more so vintage ones.
count me in!

Shelley said...

thats so pretty!

bunny, The Paris House Designs said...

I would love this vintage delight placed on my desk while I'm working with my Grandfather Sabatine's old deck of cards safely inside.
xoxo

Elcy said...

my mother loves old vintage boxes- this would be a perfect post-valentine's day gift for her!

Kelly said...

anything to do with vintage and love notes is right up my alley. Hoping to be picked for the lovely box!

Ally said...

Ahhh so gorgeous!!! Love your blog by the way! :)

Jeanette said...

That box made me nostalgic and made me remeber happy memories back in the days when i used to live in Paris...

Sarah said...

What a fantastic giveaway. It's so special because this lovely box has a story and a meaning. It might have been someone's treasure box for storing special secrets! It would be a wonderful gift for V-Day, to tuck a small collection of handwritten love notes inside. Thanks for offering it so generously!
--Sarah

Kelly said...

How sweet!

Anna said...

Oh that's beautiful! I love it so much.

Nicole Jeannette said...

BEAUTIFUL! I hope I win!

kacey said...

i just found your blog and i absolutely love it. i love that box--its so vintage!

Sarah S. Dobbs said...

This is amazing! I love it

xx

S.S. DOBBS

Stop by and say hello

ellen said...

so generous of you to give away such a amazing find--it is truly precious!

jca said...

wow! flea markets in Paris must be amazzingg!!

Karina Gentinetta said...

Just another reason to go to Paris this summer. Sigh.....

marla said...

yes please. for all my trinkets on my bedside stand. thanks!

Lauren said...

That is beautiful!!

Maybe I'll get a love letter on Valentine's Day and be able to put it in it!

(a girl can dream can't she?)

http://thatgirlwiththefreckles.blogspot.com/2010/02/this-valentines-day.html

homegirl said...

I love this, my best friend would adore something like this! I hope I'm picked so I can give it to her!! <3

Anonymous said...

love, love this box. What a beautiful find. I really would love this box to store my mothers notes she wrote to me while she was alive. I hope I get but If I don't happy for the one who does:)
g.e.harper55@gmail.com

Lostinspaceneedle said...

That's pretty beautiful!!!

Giulia said...

It's lovely, Tina. xo

chelsea rebecca said...

i'm speechless.. this is so lovely!
crossing my fingers!

Xandra Y Zamora : Calligraphy + Design said...

C'est magnifique!

If it comes to me to cherish, I will calligraph something lovely to place inside.

cavalaxis said...

Aw, I love that it's painted on both sides. Just gorgeous.

Also, what a clever way to draw your lurkers out into the open. Love this blog, and sorry I don't comment more often. <3

Moonstone Gardens said...

Looks like the perfect place to stash a love note.
Cindee

Ann Marie said...

my heart swoons! this is so pretty!

Like a Cat said...

so gorgeous! could you bear to part with it?

Trudi said...

This is so beautiful!
I would love for this to sit on my dresser, and I would keep the love letters my husband and I swapped on our wedding day inside it!

Michelle Melski said...

Cute box!

Maria Speidel said...

It would be perfect for all the little notes given to me by Jane, my eight-year-old daughter. Named, in part, of course, for all the great Janes: Austen, Adams. . . etc., etc.,

tina tarnoff said...

Oh, this is so pretty!! Is it terrible if I enter again, even though I won last giveaway? :)

Leslie said...

What a fun giveaway. Love the box!

Cathi said...

Wow, that is so beautiful!! :)

Teg said...

Wow! This is awesome :D

teganlovesinternet(a)gmail.com

Kitty said...

I would love to win this and have it hold the poems my husband wrote me when he was courting me. It is beautiful.
hugs,
Fritzi Marie

Unknown said...

So beautiful! I'm a sucker for anything small, French or antique! Just lovely!!

Polly Rowan said...

that is the most gorgeous box i have ever seen! I would LOVEEE to win it! *fingers crosesed!* xx

Lola said...

I love it!

Stephanie Lee said...

So vintage... I love it!!!

Sara Lynn Morton said...

Beyond Adorable, I love it :)

Tilly Redstone said...
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Christina said...

I adore this little treasure. Great Find!

Tiffanh said...

J'adore!

Tiffany

candacemorris said...

Well, I simply must obtain this delightful box of whatever it shall contain that is dear to my beating heart.


In other words,
I want it, damn it!

:)

kirsten said...

what a beautiful box! i love little treasures found at flea markets

Elizabeth said...

loverly

chelsea donoho said...

wow, so precious!

Sareberry said...

Awesome giveaway. So generous!

La Petite Gallery said...

My first visit,
Wow 100 coments. Fantastic

That box is so romantic.
I like your post's.


yvonne in maine

Whitney Kaye said...

That is beautiful. I love it.

Anonymous said...

oh pretty please. : )

Unknown said...

this is gorgeous

Heidi said...

I don't know if people world over are able to enter but this is just too precious to not try to win! Please pretty pretty please.

Cali of PassionBird said...

Little boxes can hide your little treasures & i love that about it.

Amy said...

What a beautiful little box. I really do have to get to the Paris Flea Markets one day, such great treasures.

Anonymous said...

ah, how precious! count me in definitely!

Chelsey Oliver: said...

SOooo Beautiful!! Fingers crossed <3

Mary Grace said...

This is so romantic!

Kaylie said...

Precious! J'adore!

Vicky Raigo said...

oh my god,so cute♥! I absolutely love it. I'm in!

Anonymous said...

It's just glorious.

Elisabeth

Unknown said...

so cute! please enter me in the giveaway!

Carrie said...

So pretty! What a lovely little keepsake!

Melissa Noonan said...

This would be the perfect box to keep a special ring or other small treasure. So beautiful!

Kay-leigh said...

I've recently started reading your blog and I love it! So inspiring!

The box has such a lovely, delicate feel to it!

CocoRosie said...

I wonder how many beating hearts touched this lovely box? And I wonder what the story is behind the beautifully painted exterior? It reminds of the quote, "Life is the flower for which love is the honey" by Victor Hugo. a great find. this is a lovely treasure to pass on.

Creative Coquette said...

So beautiful and special indeed!

[crosses fingers]

xo-z

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness! It's beautiful.

I often read your blog, but haven't ever been brave enough to leave a comment before...

Love the little box, and thanks for giving me somewhere nice to visit each day.

Linda in New Zealand

binnian@xtra.co.nz

stephschneider said...

what a sweet giveaway - thank you! and happy valentines day!

Unknown said...

i agree, you can put an old love letter inside.Ă¼ that's so sweet!

Anonymous said...

Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
Sugar is sweet.
And so are Muse.

:)

Sarah said...

Wow! Speechless - what a radical giveaway. I love it too! x

SuzieS said...

How beautiful! What an amazing find.-Suzie-

Miss Scarlette said...

I am just dreaming of puuting my tiny treasures in this box already!!!

VIOLHAINE LARSEN said...

Ooh I love it!

Anna said...

What I love most about this
is how
a great wish and a tiny tiny hope
makes us leave a comment
or join the lottery
or wish upon a star...
and it makes the heart blink like a red red lamp for a second.

Because it´s not very likely is it
that a magic box pops up in your hands
but maybe
maybe!
And just that
is what makes it all so lovely.

Aino said...

A place for all you secrets to hold dear...

*D* said...

simply lovely!

oh, hello friend. said...

lovely lovely giveaway! what a treasure! thanks! :) xo. danni

erin said...

a secret treasure box from paris? tres parfait! what a fun giveaway, thank you :) crossing fingers!

vidalia said...

Dont have to ask me twice to enter the giveaway!

Helena said...

i think my heart skipped a beat when i saw this
and then two when i heard this was a give away
well read
i'd love to hide away secret beautiful inscribed love notes in this box
i hope whoever wins loves dearly this magical treasure

have a lovely day
xxx

Rebecca Lynch Photography said...

It is lovely.

Kelsie Lynn said...

oh my gosh, amazing!
I am so obsessed with everything French. Of course this was found in Paris..of course.

kim said...

i have had paris on my mind the past few weeks. so lovely.

Melissa Hall said...

How wonderful. Every time I go to Paris I fall in love a little more. What a great giveaway!

Molly McGonigle said...

how beautiful and ecclectic. spectacular giveaway!!

Unknown said...

woww I would love to win that!

Bonnie said...

How wonderful--this would be a fantastic addition to my secret box collection!

Marika said...

So perfect. Love.

Jilli said...

This is beautiful and I want it. Please?

Julia-Megumi said...

It's awful that my first comment here is on this entry but I am a new reader! I love the images in your blog.

Miss Burly Girly said...

Ooh I love that little treasure box! Thanks for the Giveaway!

Morning Rage said...

A little and lovely treasure chest... C'est adorable.

gigi said...

So, this is love. I'm crossing my fingers!

jamaica byles said...

Tina,
I don't know how you could even bare to part with it.Tell me you have another......it's just adorable and tres Francaise.

gardener said...

Ah, I went to Paris with my daughters, we packed so light we did not buy many treasures when we were there. This box would be perfect to celebrate the moments we shared there.

Amy B. said...

That takes my breath away. I want to live with it.

skemiloo said...

Loveliness! I am obsessed with all things French right now. It's just so romantic.

Tiger_Lili said...

whoa! this is so beautiful! i love it

han. said...

I think it would be a perfect little box for dozens of my stud earrings which are always spread all over ... any flat space possible.. !

Unknown said...

wow love it!

Lynne Guyan Tanzer said...

Super pretty!

Addie said...

That box is really pretty!
Hope i get lucky!

Unknown said...

Love the flowers! What are perfect reminder that it will not always be winter.

Sara said...

oh wow simple beautiful, I have a bunch of old knick knacks around. But this is amazing

Helena said...

Ohhh,yes please.
So pretty!
hbrolin@gmail.com

liggy girl said...

I just adore boxes. I have a small collection myself and they always just amaze me. Same thing with purses. Not exactly sure why, maybe because you can put what you wish in them and it's almost magical and mysterious. I love the colonial looking image! Just like my small town and the historical background.

Love you blog and always look forward to seeing what you have posted! :) xo

michelle said...

Charmingly nostalgic! and perfect to tuck a favourite ring or two :)

Loré Loré said...

These are beautiful! Great find!

Unknown said...

gorgeous.
thanks for all of the inspiration!