Sweet Surprises: Uncle Sam and The Crows

I love me my surprises....

And this week I had two of the most wonderful sort.

The first one was this primsically wonderful Uncle Sam that I received as the winner of Sara's giveaway at Salmon Falls Prims .  :o))))))
And what a giveaway it was!!
Besides the most wonderful gift, the best part was that Sara kept what the winners (yes, there was more than one) would receive a secret....
All she said is that it would be something Americana.....
What she didn't say is how amazing it would be!!!
(And, yes, she taunted and teased with photos of all the gorgeous crafts she was creating while she kept everyone guessing....)

Luckily, she used priority mail so we didn't have to agonize too long (Nod is a long way from California).....

My "surprise" was this wonderful Uncle Sam.....

He's HUGE!!! (Note awesome crow on his hat brim....)  ;o)

(My photography stinks, so I "borrowed" the above photo from Sara so you could see a bit better Sam's detailing.....)

Thank you SOOOOO much Sara!! He's absolutely, positively, delightful!!!

Like I said, Sara has been busy making some really fun Americana pieces....If you want a peek, check out her blog or her Etsy shop.  She has some fun, fun, stuff.....and has a crazy talent with wood and paint. 

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My second surprise came when the recycle basket I ordered from dear Ann at 1803 Ohio Farm Baskets arrived.

Of course the basket was amazing (you put your plastic bags in the large opening at the top, and can dispense them one at a time through the smaller opening in the wood bottom):

(Ann's photo)

But I expected that - I've seen and heard of Ann's legendary talent.  What I didn't expect was that, in addition to the basket, Ann also included a whole bunch of wonderful crow goodies she had been collecting for me.  How stinkin' sweet is that?!

An "olde crow" plate:

 
A metal crow hanger and a teeny, tiny, little sign that says "no crows allowed" (What???!!)  ;o)

A little crow hanger thing:

 

And a darling crow tin:

 

 Thank you so very much Ann!  Nobody - but nobody - does baskets like you do.  And I am so very touched that you would have been collecting crow things for me.  I truly love everything you sent me.  Now let the tweaking begin! :o))


In addition to her selling blog, 1803 Ohio Farm Baskets, Ann has a great Etsy shop and another blog, A Hole in the Basket Primitives, where you'll find a little bit of everything - fur babies, hooking, stitching, antiquing, and even baseball.  (And psst....in conjunction with the summer celebration her Etsy group, The Old Farmhouse Gathering, is hosting, Ann is giving away one of her incredible Ball Mason jar baskets.....)  


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Happy Memorial Weekend!