At the end of November, the 10 of the "Tales of the Traveling Tote" bloggers were each surprised with a special gift from MacKenzie-Childs to celebrate our 5th anniversary of Wanderlust!:
We knew something wonderful was coming our way, but we had no idea what the gift would be:
Each of us received a unique, hand made tote bag, designed especially for each of us. The designers did a little research on each of us and chose fabrics to suit our personality! As a fan of black and white, as well as animal prints, mine was just perfect!
Someone noticed that my last few trips to MacKenzie-Childs had me wearing animal prints!
As I pulled my tote from the gift bag I was "thunderstruck" - what a perfect blend of fabrics....
...and a sweet note from the designers:
The bag is the perfect sized tote, and is constructed very well with sturdy handles, lots of pockets and checked trim cording. The metal MacKenzie-Childs name plate, button and tassel add a special flair to the bag!
I had John take a quick photo of me before I left the house that day:
I decided to name my bag Mz Tizzy and her "maiden voyage" was a trip to Virginia and Washington DC at the end of November....
...filled with my computer and recipe magazines!
On a snowy December day Mz Tizzy and I joined friends for a Christmas lunch and "she" got lots of attention from my friends, and the waitress, too!
And then just before the new year, this happened:
A new grandson arrived, so I hopped on a plane to DC, and in all the excitement, I left Mz Tizzy in NY!
To thank the designers for our bags I sent a little "Tales of the Traveling Tote" token gift:
Each of the women bloggers who participate in the Tales of the Traveling Tote received a lovely, unique handmade bag, designed just for each one !
And then we had fun and all found a Carousel in our area to take our new bags on a magical ride:
As the poem says, to make this keepsake gift even more incredible, they sent us one to giveaway!
This ONE OF A KIND tote is so charming, with romantic patterned textiles, a beautiful buttoned medallion, tassel and a gold MacKenzie-Childs plate!
Wouldn't you just love to win this?
Well it's simple - just leave a comment below (if you sign in as "anonymous", make sure you leave an email address).
Please also leave a comment on each of the other 9 Traveling Tote blogs for additional chances to win.
For additional chances, you can also comment on my Instagram, BUT you must become a follower! @ppultorak
So simply:
1. leave a comment here
2. leave a comment on my instagram
follow @ppultorak
3. leave a comment on the other TTT blogger's posts
Good Luck!
If you are a FB friend, feel free to leave a comment there, too!
The winner will be picked on January 27
These maps shows where our Traveling Totes have all traveled in the last 5 years:
I look forward to many more adventures!
Feel free to tag along, I am really good at finding
PARADISE and FUN
wherever I go!
THANK YOU MACKENZIE-CHILDS (and the sweet sisters who designed each bag) FOR THIS SPECIAL GIFT AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE ONE WITH OUR READERS!