You Found Me

Hello everyone! I've just been floored at all of the giveaway entries so far, keep 'em coming in! :D The giveaway ends tonight!

Also, welcome new readers and followers! If you've come here from The Dainty Squid-- isn't Kaylah freaking beautiful?! :D I'm so happy to be a sponsor of hers this month!

I got a little bit of creative writing done this week that I wanted to share with you as well as some instagram pictures from this past lovely three day weekend :)

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It was in the yellow glow dark that you found me.

The dark that keeps all but your eye whites shadowed. All but the brow crease side smirk was swallowed in the monster belly of dark, and you found me there.

Like a cat owner who finds his beloved feline in a dark alley long after dusk. That ferral moment where you're calling to it and it's looking at you like you've never met and it's wild cat ancestors are staring at you through those glowing yellows with all of their age and ferocity.

"I found you.",

you said.

And that yellow glow kept glowing and the eye whites shining and my brow creased and your mouth smirked in the beast belly shadow.

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The exact moment that I realized we'd make it is when you saw the console and dash and cup holders of my car covered in grey sticky chewed bubble gum. Sickly sweet and red cheeked. You said it didn't bother you and you chuckled and got in with your lanky legs in your too tight jeans and whipped your beautiful hair fringe

and I honestly didn't stand a chance.

Sure, I hate that you listen to Notorious B.I.G on loud while I'm sleeping, and maybe sometimes your stories make no sense to me, but you told me to give you a chance too see how much you could love me, and it's been sticky sweet ever since.

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Soon, we'll need glasses. Our teeth with rot and break and decompose. Our skin will melt off of our very bones and our shiny clean youth will be all but unrecognizable.

So I'll write down our memories on square sheets of paper and fold them into cranes and boats, and sail them away. I'll pray they'll come back to us when we need them,

and that the hard ones find a rough patch of sea or breeze and sail away entirely.

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I hope you have a beautiful day readers,

worthy of  remembering.

Treasure Jar Giveaway!

Well my lovely readers, the time has finally come! You can now officially enter to win this

Treasure Jar:

"Do you remember as a kid that shoebox, or jar, or windowsill that you
lined up your most prized possessions?

Your figurines and dirty river stones and lucky items of the marble, penny, and rock variety?

This is a way to get that back.

This Treasure Jar has been lovingly collected and created,

wished into and compiled with the greatest care.

It holds envelopes of secret notes, glass vials, river stones and your sisters earrings

(you borrowed a few weeks ago but forgot to give back.)

The tickets you won from the carnival last summer.

The letter from your best friend.

I wanted to create something that let you know how wonderful and treasured

you are, and we are.

I wanted you to remember what we knew as kids,

but have forgotten as adults."

To Enter:

Leave a comment below telling me your favorite childhood item 

as well as your email adress. :)

To get extra votes: 
Follow Mason Jar Memories then spread the word about this giveaway through your own blog or facebook page and leave proof in a seperate comment.

Entries close 11:59pm Tuesday the 6th of September (Mountain time)

A winner will be announced next Wednesday the 7th! 

Also, in these pictures I am wearing my new/old dress just purchased from Vintch. I completely love it. She was such a sweet seller, and has an amazing heartfelt blog as well!

I styled it to look a little like the blue dress Skeeter wears in the movie The Help, haha.

And yes, I was rocking the jedi braid ^__^

Have a beautiful day.

Giveaway Sneak Peek!

AH! So finally, after a total ton of work to put this together for you guys, here it is :)

The sneak peek preview of the giveaway that I'll be hosting soon:

Do you remember as a kid that shoebox, or jar, or windowsill that you
lined up your most prized possessions?

Your figurines and dirty river stones and lucky items of the marble, penny, and rock variety?

This is a way to get that back.

This Treasure Jar has been lovingly collected and created,

wished into and compiled with the greatest care.

It holds envelopes of secret notes, glass vials, river stones and your sisters earrings

(you borrowed a few weeks ago but forgot to give back.)

The tickets you won from the carnival last summer.

The letter from your best friend.

I wanted to create something that let you know how wonderful and treasured

you are, and we are.

I wanted you to remember what we knew as kids,

but have forgotten as adults.

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The official give away won't start for about another week, but I wanted to let you all know what I've been working on :)

I'd love to know what you think so far!

Have a beautiful day.