And the Winner is...

CONGRATULATIONS TO...
Karin of Creative Chaos
The Winner of my 100th post giveaway!!!
and Thank You to all of the AMAZING women that entered the contest!!!
There will be more giveaways to come~ I've got the giveaway bug now-LOL!

Last weekend, my mom and I attended a LOVELY Spring craft show in Carrollton, Ohio~ organized by artist and crafter extraordinaire Jackie Ludwig, also a dear friend of ours- how lucky we are to know so many creative women from the local craft show circuit!!!!
I was so lucky to pick up this AMAZING pumpkin- head party doll!!! It was made by Stacey of Tattered n' Torn Prims~ Stacey is so sweet and makes these ORIGINAL CREATIVE dolls that just take your breath away and steal your heart~ I am so DELIGHTED to have 3 of her dolls now; the sister to this lovely lady that I blogged about around Halloween as well as a bunny that I simply cherish~ both are so special to me!!! Thank You Stacey!!!
also in this picture~ notice the

hand-painted folk art box, made by my sweet friend,
Cindie from Olde Garge
Cindie is sooooo SUPER talented~ her designs make my head spin~ from her painting to her "junk" wreaths~ she is so GREAT~ you must check out her shop!!!

In this in-between-major-holidays time I have been doing some rearranging of favorite things and bringing loved things out of boxes and putting some of my "usual" stuff away just to spice things up around here. I sort of redecorated my family room shelf for Summer- notice that Summer to me includes Halloween witch dolls and retro themed Santas~ go with it~ I love it :)
ALSO I totally have ants in my pants to re-paint this room and most everything in it-including this black shelf~ I see it as buttermilk biscuit cream or a light pale seashelly pink...I am thinking "vintage map" by Martha Stewart for the wall color~ it's a light pale aquaish color...so pretty!!!
***DREAMING OF PAINTING like EVERY ROOM NOW***
Okay I'm back....
So,
I was so excited to FINALLY go to my 1st tag sale last weekend!! Woohoo! I am always reading fabulous posts about even more- fabulous finds that women are picking up at "tag sales"~ I have been searching my local paper but haven't seen any listed. But last Saturday when my mom and I were out junking and going to craft shows we passed a tag sale sign~ after a bit of driving technique that I learned from The Fast and the Furious I found the house and boy-oh-boy did I score some AWESOME finds!!!
A whole shoe box full of vintage trims and seam binding
A neat old basket (on far right of shelf pic above)
Sweet Needle Point Pillow(on far left of pic above)
2 huge boxes of Shiney-Brite Christmas Bulbs in Hot Pink and Aqua
A pair of Jadeite Green Floral curtains(for my craft room)
and the creme' de la creme...
An OLD Canning Cabinet...
it's all cremey beat up white on the outside..and light "Martha" green on the inside!!!
What a find!!! It is going straight into my craft room!!!!
I will take pictures of my complete craft room makeover and share them with you here soon.
***DREAMING OF FRESHLY PAINTED PINK CRAFT ROOM AND NEW CABINET**

And last but NOT least I wanted to say THANK YOU to Stacey from Tattered n' Torn Prims for awarding me this "Excellent" Blog Award~ it is my very 1st Award and I can't help but be excited and feel touched~ especially now that I am moving past the hallmark of my 100th post~ Thank You for reading my blog and for being so supportive!!!!!

My 100th Post GiveAWay!!!!

Wow!!!!

My 100th post!!!!
I can't believe it! I am so excited..it is weird but it doesn't even seem like it was that long ago that I started my adventure in blogland...but I have
met so many AMAZING friends and crafters...so much talent
and inspiration is found within my favorite blogs!!! I can't believe how important posting here has become to me~ I truly LOVE it!
Thank You to all of you who have read my posts and make such sweet comments! I read each one and I am so appreciative of your kind words~it really makes me smile~ Thank You!

And in HONOR of this momentous occasion I am having my FIRST give-a-way!!!!
Woohoo!
Leave a comment on this post~( make sure to leave your email address so I can get back to you)
and I will pick the winner next Wednesday April 16th!!!!
Spread the Word!!!!

Here is what is up for dibs:

A sweet little blue nut cup, a light aqua ballerina box and a soldered charm collage necklace~ featuring a little girl and her dog~ both wearing party hats~ of course!!!

gOoD LuCk and Have a FaBuLoUs WeEkENd!!!!

Post # 99 1/2

I know, I know I am cheating a bit~ BUT since this is going to be a short post I thought I could count it as HALF-A-POST, LOL!

Yesterday I got up really early and started working~ to heck with the mounds of dirty laundry and dishwasher that needs emptied~ new crafty junk finds were calling my name~ so when duty calls I did what any die-hard crafter would do - asked my husband to throw in a couple loads of laundry and plugged in my glue gun~LOL!

Since we are kind of major- Holiday-less right now I thought I would make some Birthday tag sets for my etsy shop!
www.sleepyhollowcrafts.etsy.com

I got some neat new books at the flea market on Saturday so I got busy scanning!
These "women's work" images came from a 1943 elementary school text book called Look and Learn~ it is FULL of great images I am so excited~ and the weird thing is I was showing my mom some of my finds yesterday and she said she remembers having that book in school as a child~ which made it even more special!

These kitschy vintage ladies came from a 1964 Spinnerin knitting pattern magazine! Such a great find! I love these ladies! The magazine had great names for the sweater patterns like "Young and Important", "Soaring Success"(of course this was for a man's sweater pattern), and "Certain Dignity". What young fashionista wouldn't want to knit herself a hot little sweater from a pattern called "Young and Important"???? This was the Stitch 'n' Bitch of its time!

Coming Soon:
My 100th post give-a-way...so check back this week!

Saturday Afternoon Delight

Check out the hot pink camel!!! The retro lady disc is actually a little mirror!
I also love the little cupcake decorations! so fun!

We headed to a bunch of our favorite antique stores and flea markets today...and found some major bargains and good stuff galore! I picked up a ton of crafty things including several sandwich bags full of "stuff"~ I love to buy those bags at flea markets filled with just "stuff" and they are marked for a dollar or two~ you spot a couple neat things..but the real treasures are only revealed after you get them home and spill them out. We love to just sit and go through bags like this and talk about the neat things we find~ this is just a few of the cool little treasures I found today. I also picked up 2 HUGE bags of old jewelry for 50 cents each!!! I am so excited! I spilled it all out into a box lid I had hanging around~ so many sparkly fun pieces!!!

I found a box of these GREAT old note cards at a thrift store today~ I ADORE these!!! Don't you just love her little hat...and that bicycle!!!

This had to be my FAVORITE find of the whole day! I am in love with these little CHarlotte dolls lately and I had such luck finding this one today!!! I am freeking out~ I LOVE her so much!


Also this week one of my bestest friends passed on some SUPER-GREAT things to me that had been her mothers. I treasure these!!!! Look at the graphics on these cards..and those rhinestone buttons~ drool!!!

And as if that wasn't enough...she gave to me a ton of these BEAUTIFUL handkerchiefs that were her moms'. So many pretty ones!!! They were all neatly tucked inside of the most feminine vintage peach satin box~ I feel so lucky to have a sweet friend who thinks of me!!!
Thank You Lisette!

This weekend is going by so fast~ I planned to do so much but instead we decided to go junking...sometimes you need that! Oh Well...I'm off to craft for a couple hours before bed...
By the way I just noticed that this is my 99th post~ Geesh! I am going to have to whip something up for an AMAZING 100th...hmmm...my mind is already going a million miles per minute...this is gonna be fun...check back soon!!!! Craft On!

Hello Dolly!

On Wednesday I was feeling kind of headachey and bad so I took the long way home from work to unwind...at least the sun was FINALLY out~ so I drove through a kind of unexplored area for me and low and behold~ I found a new place to shop~ I love that! This little antique store I found is so cute~ and as I rounded the first booth this little beauty caught my eye! I was so taken with her, she just had to be mine! So for a bargain price and 20% off for being a brand new customer- I was on my way home ~smiling all the way.

I just had to post this pic~ as she(I haven't named her yet...help me think of a good one!!!) was having her first photo shoot~our cat Chester took an interest and just had to get in the action!

Also~ LAST but NOT least!!!! I was soooo excited to get my Nicol Sayre Moonlight Witch finally!!! I asked my husband for her months and months ago~ you know~ like before Halloween~ but by the time he tried ordering her for me~ she was on back order. I was so disappointed at the time~ but low and behold one of the shops emailed him that they had gotten new ones in recently~ soooo..better late than never~she has arrived!!! I have put her on my favorite cabinet amongst my Easter bunnies and Spring chicks~ I like being poly-festive!!!! Isn't she just absolutely perfect in every way...sigh...I adore her!

Nicol Sayre is AMAZing!Totally a favorite!

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Oh, Swap it!

My swap gifts for The Easter Bunny's Chicks Swap

"Happy Spring" Tussie Mussie

A little Easter basket full of goodies!

My swap gift received from Inger-Helen~ I love the handmade place mats and toaster cozy! So cottage-y and cute! The way she wrapped everything was just darling...

I was so lucky to get two AMAZING swap partners for The Easter Bunny's Chicks Swap;Melissa of Garden of Pink Shadows and Inger-Helen of Karnashus. Inger lives in Norway~ so needless to say our swap packages took a minute to get to one another~ and yesterday I got hers! So I can finally post pics of what I sent as well...I posted the pics of the AMAZING gifts Melissa sent to me here.

To Blythe or not to Blythe...that is the question.

Blythe Crazy!
Originally uploaded by SleepyHollowCrafts

Lately I have been obsessing about these little beauties! I am so fond of the flickr groups devoted to these wide-eyed gals...their lucky owners are so creative! I really really want one!!!!I sound like I am sitting in the front of my mom's shopping cart at Gold Circle~Geesh! It would be a whole new way to spend money that I don't have! A brand new hobby~ I want one so bad but feel so much guilt about being thirty years old and wanting a doll~ on the other hand it isn't just a doll~ it could be another outlet for my creativity..hmmm...maybe I could justify that ~ at any rate this is a tough decision. Till I make it~ I am going to keep living vicariously through all of the artsy ladies' Blythe photos on flickr. Enjoy!