And the winner Is.... 100~th Post Giveaway

And the Winner Is...

I'm thrilled that this 100~th post giveaway

has allowed those of you who don't really even know me to take a peak at my life as a ~hag.

Thanks for all my wonderful blog friends who sent so many of you

over to check out this little blog.

Thanks to all of you that registered.

Thanks to all of you who have added this little blog to those you follow.

Theresa (Time Worn Interiors) will be proud ~ I ended up with 5 pages of names.

Yeah ~ my only regret I have is that I didn't start blogging sooner.

There will be many more giveaways ~ so drop by often for a visit.

So, once all typed up & cut apart the entries went into a vintage biscuit jar ~

to be present at my little early birthday party ~ Dinner then Ice Cream Cake this afternoon.

Ended up being just the boys ~ David, Clayton & Nannie.

You know Lindsey lives over an hour away ~ Grammie wasn't feeling well so she and Pappy didn't come either. So, back to my giveaway results.

At random, I placed the jar in front of my witty Son, Clayton.

Our Army National Guards Man.
As usual for him... something smart to say...

and whatever this happens to be he does with his fingers.

Nannie didn't really know what my giveaway was so that had to be explained as well.

For what seemed like forever ~ he fished around the names, stirring them up.

Then over and over the names went ~ 100 times I'm certain.

Can you see that.....? It says...
Artsy Fartsy ~ Janna

I'll send her an email now ~ and let her know the package will be in the mail quickly.
Congratulations ~ Janna who lives in Waxhaw, NC
go check out her blog ~ you'll love it as much as I do, I'm sure.

http://artsyfartsyfinds.blogspot.com/

So glad that she will have this package ~ we share many characteristics.... both from North Carolina (she lives there anyway) ~the love of junk~ she's married to her best friend ~ She has fun no matter what ~ she has dogs ~ she adores chippy (look 2chippys) ~ and she actually has a disease that we both share junkin'... My kinda girl.

only the best.... ~one vintage hag

Birthday Bash 12 years old Vintage Village ~ Wiped today ~ Joyful for a new blog ~ Giveaway tonight, remember....

It's our 12th Birthday @ Vintage Village ~

Festivities underway ~ every day a special treat for our precious valued customers ~

appreciative for their continued generous patronage over these memorable 12 years.

Cupcakes ~ yes, those were for our Friday.

Our four legged special friend, Charlie ~ came by for a visit on Saturday.

At day's end ~ we felt just like Charlie did ~ wiped~!

In a good way for sure. Much hard work ~ much water ~ much sun ~ wiped at days end.

Ella's back from her special trip with Kim ~ to Paris.
She picked her birthday hat ~ a chenille lampshade.

At the crack... that's before daylight ~ we were up preparing for our special day.
Our first 2009 Parking Lot Sale.
Bargain's galore amidst the many tents in front of our cozy shop.
It was a marvelous day.


Lot's to choose from ~ this great wonderful chippy garden set in pink was one
of the offerings on our hot pavement Saturday.
It's a beauty ~ just right chippy ~ see Laurie & LuLu...


Tents, tents & more tents.
I didn't have a tent ~ but did have a cooler of ice cold drinks.
Today, aglow with yesterday's sunshine all over my face, shoulders, arms & some leg.
We had help from hubbies & our village friends ~ days like this we need all the friends we can get ~ to sell others items, help loading treasures for customers ~ even in tent set up.
Thanks to all who offered help.



You've heard we offer all but the kitchen sink.
That's true everyday.
Saturday, we had all including a 2000 Harley Davidson.
Look Cat Daddy ~ we needed you and Trash Talk for a test drive.

Ms. Willie was there ~ with her made from scratch cakes & breads.

I got a whole chocolate pound cake... Y~U~M~!

Whimsy had her darling daughter, Hannah selling with us.

What a cutie ~ glad we had some time with her today.

I got something from her... but it's a secret. Lindsey looks in & it happens to

be for her ~ a special shower decoration she will surely adore.

The birthday bash continues til May 8. Special every day.

Wait til you see our other special days. I have many pictures yet to share.

Can't end this portion of the post without a big XO to the special hubby's at the village.

Of all days... our air conditioning went out upstairs.

It was 84 at 6:00 a.m. ~ William came by from our service company and pumped our unit full of freon ~ then, later in the day. Paul & Jimmy went up the roof shoot to check on the iced up unit before we turned it back on. Made me a nervous wreck... ice thawed... hubby's off the roof that's close to the sky... we have air again. Yeah... cool for our hot Georgia Days...

Happy Birthday today ~ Mr. Lew ~ Jimmy~!

I've told you before about our special friend ~ talented village dealer ~ resident mermaid.

That's Dari. She offers us all help including me... on any web issue.

She told me how to do this little blog... and I did. Happy to have this special venue to use a bit of my time in. Happy to have all my new blog friends & for the connection to those friends I miss. Anyway, Dari who's getting married in the Bahamas the end of May ~

now has a blog of her own. She's joined ~

Yvette ~ http://thecharmhouse.blogspot.com/

& The Shack Pack~ http://theshackoutback.blogspot.com/

and my little blog whom all have blogs where you can get a better look at what we adore ~ including the village.

Go visit now... you won't be disappointed. Her new blog ~ musings of a sea witch.

As her heading proclaims ~ she does have the ability to exist underwater ~

we are most grateful that she exist in our land.

A fabulous talented amazing generous spirit ~ in our midst.

Her first post... left me with teary eyes. She's very kind, you'll see.

http://musingsofaseawitch.blogspot.com/2009/04/and-she-blogs.html

I'll be checking in on her blog daily now ~ along with all those other places I visit.

Another reason to have a grateful spirit ~ another who shares all that inspiration.

My daily doses from each of you every day.

My first little 100th post blog giveaway tonight ~ 7 p.m.

Is your name in the hag hamper ?

Having company later today ~ special family for ice cream & cake for my special day.

The 28th ~ my birthday. It's also Aunt Judy/Whimsy/Sam & Vintage Village's, birthday too.

I'll have your name in the hamper ~ 7 p.m. this evening.

birthdays are so much fun. grateful for all the village buds... ~one vintage hag

Happy Birthdays ~ What a difference a day makes in our gardens ~ Have you registered yet for my first blog giveway....

Happy Birthday Wishes ~ Tuesday, April 21

Janet ~ Etc. at the village ~ wishing you only the best in your today & tomorrow's.

Darling Sweetie Pie ~ My Niece

Stacey ~

Happy Birthday Girl-y.

Listen here Cutie Pie ~ you have many birthdays ahead to enjoy ~

wishing each of your days all that you are ~ special in every way.

Keep up the good work birthday girl~y ~ you are mighty magnificent~!

What a difference a day makes...
in the garden especially. These herbs are really content in their new place.

Nestled on the village porch ~ will make our meals ahead flavorful ones indeed.

When you come for a visit ~ pinch off whatever you need, they will grow better that way.

Fabulous vintage empty concrete planters become herb mangers ~ in only a little time.

Good Vegetable Soil will help our organic veggie crop be the best.
I can feel it. Even in a few days everything is blossoming ~ wait til you see.

In no time really, our ugly abandoned BBQ pit become the "village shack veggie pit".

Now about my first ever blog giveaway 100th Post that is...

~ have you registered for that yet?

It contains items that this ~hag adores. A fantastic autographed Mary Kay Andrews book, a darling vintage square ironstone butter pat, costume pearls for decorating, a gorgeous etched cloche for your seedling, a vintage floral best wishes post card, a terrific pink rhinestone pin (sort of like the diamonds in my LuLu ~2chippys junk necklace~ I know you want to see...soon, I promise) & last but certainly not least ~

a sparkly silver vintage coin purse.

Times a wasting... leave your name in a comment today ~ you'll be in the hag hat in a jiffy.

Oh, The Charm House is giving away her Target Gift Card today ~ hope I win, it would be my first blog giveaway win ~ I need that. I'll check on that when I awake.

all the best today to all of you... ~one vintage hag

Stacey came to the village ~ It's her birthday weekend. Happy Birthday Sweet Darling Niece

What do we live for if not to make life less difficult for each other?

-George Eliot

Stacey my darling sweet precious niece who I've told you much about came to the village on Saturday. It's the weekend before her birthday ~ April 21 so they loaded up their family and drove 10+ hours from Clearwater, Florida to visit with family. Look how cute they are. Brett of course ~ he's her man & their three 4 legged children ~ Trigger, Ace & Coco.

Trigger made the trip with no worries. He has a fort set up in the back of Stacey's sport utility with his siblings. Oh, but Ace wasn't happy back there ~ most of his time was spent on Stacey's lap sleeping on their long drive. I think he's the baby boy of the bunch, not really but he tends to think so. Their first stop was lunch with Nannie, and I got a take out bag from her lunch ~ yummy. Great sandwiches, chips, dip and even Key Lime Cake ~ Stacey's favorite.

Nannie had that special for her ~ birthday cake with candles to blow out.

Then off to the village ~ to see aunt hag ma (me).

Cute... don't you think they are all cute?

left to right... Trigger, Stacey, Brett, Ace & Coco. All sweeties, all with hearts of gold, all that work hard, all that love to play. Yes, that is all correct. Brett & Stacey do work very hard at their jobs. Brett, he's a chef at a resort in Clearwater, think I should go taste all that he cooks there. Of course, the pups work hard at getting to go to the beach dog park & getting their treats. I'm sure Stacey works hard at her job as well as keeping everyone
happy at home.
They all do their parts for sure.

We had an outstanding time together at the village. They met some of the great & wonderful village gals, got a tour that included garden spots ~ what fun.
Wish they were always close to home so these visits could happen more often.
In the meantime, we will take every chance we get to chat a bit & catch up.
Delighted they were here ~ so glad we had some time together. So glad for this special little family in my life ~ they are part of the fun crowd.

Happy Birthday Sweetie Pie ~ you are deserving of every good thing life sends your way.


Coco ~ the latest addition to their family was a rescue. Stacey picked her up on the road when her family moved and left her alone. See, heart of gold ~ right? She has adjusted to life with the 4 legged boys ~ siblings. She has adjusted to her new beach life.
She is just like her Mom, Stacey a cutie pie.

Next trip, Sweetness ~ you'll be leaving on a jet plane from Tampa to help Aunt Hag Ma with Lindsey's wedding. We have many jobs for you... a stay in our cabin ~ the North Georgia Mountains await our visit. I'm sure we will leave our mark ~ Lindsey's wedding promises to be filled with much fun. Just wait. We are all thrilled we have more time together real soon.

Now, have you registered for my first giveaway yet... what are you waiting for?
100th post giveaways only happen once.
You have until the 26th of April ~ to get your name in the hag hat. Yes, LuLu (2chippys)~ your name is already in that hamper ~ oh, my junk necklace awaits I remember.
I'm on my way to Lakewood 400 today to get that special order from Lulu.

excited ~ one vintage hag

100~th Post Giveaway ~ Remember....

Well... it's Tax Day

It's "The Charm House" ~What you Collect day...

and, I do look forward to showing off my collections there again...

but, for me today..a reminder to all of you to sign up for the 100-th Post Giveaway ~

oh, and some important news on that package ~ it will have a darling

addition ~ guess what...? I may show you at some point... might just opt to

keep it as a surprise and let the recipient show you.

More details on every item thats included can be found on the

third post on this little blog today.

Hope you love it and want to win....

"Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change." -Erick Golnik

Again, sorry for the not so good pictures... I usually do better.

Thanks to all of you who have stopped by from

Time Worn Interiors (don't you love the other Theresa).

Vintage Window (Kris is delightful, I'm busy making her a special pay it forward gift now).

That all said, I hope that you will take the time to leave your comment, register for my first ever giveaway on this little blog & that you will stop by often to visit & see what

this ~hag is up to.

have fun today...~one vintage hag

Happy Birthday ~ My friend Lynn

Happy Birthday Friend ~ Lynn

May Your Special Day and the coming year too,

Be the Finest & Best that you ever knew.

smiles, ~one vintage hag

p.s. ~ don't forget ~ register for my 100~th post giveaway (next post)

100~th Post Giveaway... Register Today

100~th Post Giveaway

Are you ready... I sure am ~ time flies when you're having fun

and this little blog has been a whole lot of fun & more.

Wish I had started sooner ~ and met all of you before now.

anyways... here it is... register between today and April 26 @ 6:59 p.m.~

drawing will be held Sunday, April 26~ 7:00 p.m. EST

when I have the "boys" around to draw a name.

Giveaway Contents ~

Lovely Etched Cloche

Autographed Copy of one of my favorite books ~

Mary Kay Andrews "Savannah Blues"

Best Wishes Vintage Postcard with pretty floral background

Costume double strand of pearls (probably just for decoration)

Darling Silver Vintage Coin Purse

Brown & White Vintage Transfer Ware Butter Pat ~ lovely square shape

Beautiful Vintage Brooch with Pink Rhinestones

and... I may add a couple surprises to the box once someone is drawn.

Why is it when you need great pictures ~ that doesn't happen.

I must have taken 50 and this is the best I could come up with.

So, you can see each item a bit better in several pictures.

Sorry about that... when I'm excited guess my hands shake or something...

and glare lots of glare on some of the bling.....

The only thing I couldn't manage a super picture of ~ the Pink Rhinestone Pin.

I promise its a keeper.

Do you like?

Hope so ~ these are a few of my favorite things all combined to send to some

lucky duck. Hope that I will have as many pages of registrations as

Theresa (Time Worn Interiors) when she did her giveaway. Make sure your name is in my pot too girly...& Dari & Whimsy & Ella & Deborah & Jacquelin & Charm House....

along with all the other precious gals in blog land.

Hope you will leave a comment ~ with your name so that I can reach you easily when you win. Time does fly when you're having fun ~ and I have had loads of fun with all of you. I know that some of you don't even have a blog yet ~ but register anyway. Maybe that will be the motivation you need to get busy and have one for yourself.

Gracious... ~one vintage hag

Giveaway.... getting ready, Shop Pictures, "Macy" & look what I got...

It was more post than I thought... so the time is drawing near,

getting ready for the 100~th post giveaway...

are you ready... do you like these things?

I'm thinking about adding a "Cloche" & "Pretty Vintage Rhinestone Pin"

and of course, A "Mary Kay Andrews book" ~ maybe I'll have her

sign a "Deep Dish" copy on Saturday, at Lakewood 400.

You better tell me what you like... or I won't know what to get.

a darling... vintage coin purse with a rhinestone fastener...

Ironstone Vintage Brown Transfer ware Butter Pat

Cute Vintage Double Strand of pearls....

Do you like... old vintage cute creamers in white?

these are "cuties" ~ maybe I could add one of them.

Lookie.... Lookie...
i got a new old.... sugar bowl for my collection... Tuesday junk~in - forgot
about it til unpacking treasures at the shop today....
the lid doesn't match ~ so it may end up at the "village" i don't want
lids on the ones in our guest bath.


Today's purchases from the "village".. you know I have a habit of buying "cute" stuff.
Cute "Peeps" Easter Egg dye... cute "bunny" pins... wonder who will end
up with these, I intend to share with my "children"... all three of them,
Stacey is included.

Want one... call the shop ~ 770.978.0013 - the peeps dye is 2/$1.

Some new cards that ~hag added to her spot today... not a big one for
"newbies" but these "Seasons of Cannon Falls" cards are precious
and retail for only $2 a piece at the "village" - suppose to be $5.00.
Mothers Day & Fathers Day choices....
they are in an old bicycle basket right up front.. found that Tuesday too.

"Macy" one of "Sam's" pooches... had major surgery this week...
been thinking about you sweet girl... "Get Well Soon"~!
Isn't she precious... maybe I should see what "Sebastian" thinks of a "Westie".
hmmmm....


Some "village" pictures... not that new, but not that old.
my camera batteries were dead this morning...
Cute stuff in the "lt" spot above.


and some pretty chandeliers in "Mvh" spot... the small one already sold.

cute cabinet - it's metal in the ~hag spot
one booth redo accomplished yesterday until that booth grows,
we are taking out a few shelves so I can have more room in the
"nook" ~ excited to spread out some.
Have an old... shabby screen door that will be placed in the
entrance way once expanded, got that Tuesday.
Next week maybe. then,
way past time to tackle the "corner one"....maybe with Lakewood 400 finds.


Too cute, Wreath of Carrots can be found in the Mmg Spot.

Piggy is looking good upstairs... come see~!

Mmg spot upstairs, just a little piece of that big interior spot...

its packed with really good ~ vintage finds.

"Michelle.... is your blog ready yet?"

I'm ready to read so write faster.

Dari - I Need This Antiques... yes, you do need what she has.

Lots of good choices always.. and with great descriptive tags I've mentioned before.

She knows her "stuff".

Mae has a very cool planter... or is it to "ice drinks" ~

Lindsey would like for it to "ice water bottles" at her wedding in July.

The "Bed" Spot... upstairs.

Just heard that Elinore (the E in their code)...is in the hospital...

"Elinore, hurry back.... we miss you~!"

Some pretty depression glass in the Ccr spot.

what are you waiting for... are you going to come shop, yet?

Pretty Plateau Mirror (I love those...) and dresser set, looks to be celluloid in

the "Fox Spot".

Okay, so you haven't decided yet?

Ask Kathy ~ Country Chintz or "The Charm House"

they will tell you to come shop...

we have "great old stuff" and new treasures arrive each day.

still hanging in there... thank you for your "love" and "care" ~ I don't know where I'd be

without my "buds"... today... yes, you guessed it "still gracious".

Somewhere along the line you have to trust someone.

You've just got to be clever enough to pick someone

who's smart and wholesome and worthy--

and then just listen to what they say.

until tomorrow... ~one vintage hag