Happy Valentine's Day!

Yay! One of our favorite days of the year has arrived... and we're wishing you all the love in the world. Give your best guy or doll a big wet kiss! Kiss your kids on the forehead and call your best friends. We love you all every single day, but on the 14th of February we get to gush about it and bat our lashes until everyone's cheeks are rouged. 

So thanks to all of you who support us! You make the effort we put into our favorite hobby worth every hour spent smelling like moth balls. And of course a BIG Thank You to the couples who entered our Sweethearts Photo Challenge! (You can view all of the entries on the Miss Ohio Vintage Facebook page.) Since I'm sure you've all been waiting... you can now take a gander at our winners Tom & Courtney Chelsey and late comers & runners up Owen & Jillian Pye. It really doesn't get much cuter...

 Love her shoes?  Get Jenny by Bakers at BakersShoes.com!

 Love her shoes? Get Flaunt by Bakers at BakersShoes.com!

Love her shoes? Get Liz by Bakers at BakersShoes.com!

  

Love her shoes? Get Liz by Bakers at BakersShoes.com! 

 

All photos by Victoria Lunde of Gemini Photography.

Shot on location at Hair Of The Dog on Washington Avenue. 

Jillian & Courtney aren't just cute little songbirds with handsome husbands... Both have pretty entertaining blogs as well. You can read all about Courtney's endearing shopping problem at My Vintage Addiction, and follow her daily on Instagram and Twitter. Jillian chronicles her family's adventures at A Little Slice of Pye, and also gives a pretty freaking cute play by play on Twitter & Instagram.

Thanks again for being you... we appreciate it! We wouldn't be able to do fun things like Handmade Happy Hour without you! Speaking of HHH... keep an eye on Gemini Photography's Facebook page for some photos of last weekend's stellar event.

Handmade Happy Hour - Sweetheart Edition

Miss Ohio Vintage & Bellestyle present...

Handmade Happy Hour - Sweetheart Edition at Home Wine Kitchen

Friday, February 10th 5:00-9:00pm

    Handmade Happy Hour is back for February, with a special Sweetheart Edition just in time for Valentine’s Day. Miss Ohio Vintage & Bellestyle present another group of talented indie vendors who will be selling handcrafted and vintage goods ranging from repurposed jewelry to wooden toys. This month's event will take place at Home Wine Kitchen. As always, Handmade Happy Hour is a family friendly event, complete with supervised kids table and a wide variety of products for all age groups. Complimentary wine and hors’ doeurves will be available on a first come basis, beginning at 5pm.
   
    This month’s vendor lineup features an eclectic array of handmade goods. Bellestyle, Fable & Lore, and Retired Treasures will be selling repurposed and one of a kind jewelry. Clothing and accessories will be available from Miss Ohio Vintage, Bluebird Apparel, and Mockturtle Designs. The Jane Soap, Santa Lucia Ceramics, Suzanne Lay Kids, and HB Handmades are to feature a variety of home goods and children’s items. The Patterned Owl will have a special selection of Valentine’s Day cards and other paper goods.

    Handmade Happy Hour is a free event. A photographer will be capturing the evening’s festivities. For more information, or to apply to vend at next month’s event, visit the Handmade Happy Hour tab at MissOhioVintage.com.



Miss Ohio Vintage & BelleStyle present Handmade Happy Hour - Sweetheart Edition
To be held in the private dining room, upstairs at Home Wine Kitchen
Friday, February 10, 2012 || 5:00pm-9:00pm || Free to Enter
Complimentary Wine & Hors d’oeuvres (while they last)
7322 Manchester Road Maplewood, MO 63143
Home Wine Kitchen Dinner Reservations: (314)802-7676 or privateevents@homewinekitchen.com
For more information, email Lindsay@MissOhioVintage.com




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Handmade Happy Hour Vendor: Vintage Baubles & Bits

We're happy to announce another vintage vendor at Handmade Happy Hour! We are hosting our second handmade happy hour at Katie's Pizzeria once again (such an endearing St. Louis venue!). Vintage Baubles & Bits will be peddling old goods next to us - and we can't wait!

Enjoy this note from Mandy, the vintage connoisseur...

Vintage Baubles & Bits started from a hobby. I grew up in rural Ohio in a very poor community and my family always struggled to make ends meet. When I was a teenager, my grandfather gave me a collection of Fenton glassware slippers. For those of you who know the Fenton brand, you'll know that the slippers were the least expensive pieces that were made; but for us, it was collecting something nice, worth treasuring. Since I received the collection I've been adding to it, which started my love of visiting thrift stores, antique malls and resale shops. 

While perusing these shops I found more things I liked and never knew existed! My personal collections started to grow. I realized how happy I was when I found these treasures and the wonder that came over me when I researched more about pieces that intrigued me. It was this wonder that lead me to wanting to provide this same feeling for others.

Thus, the birth of Vintage Baubles & Bits, a business focused on bringing all the pretty, girlie, beautiful things of the past a new life.

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RSVP to our Handmade Happy Hour! This Friday, January 13th from 5pm-9:30pm at Katie's Pizzeria. FREE Wine & Apps from 5pm-7pm!