As I've already stated ad nauseam...getting the AOL rug pulled out from under me was a nerve wracking experience. But I knew the cloud would have a silver lining. Right now you could say me and Blogger are in our honeymoon phase. I'll probably pepper my next half dozen posts with raves about the virtues of Blogger versus AOL. I'm just getting me feet wet here and I'm so psyched about so many of the upgrades. First of which, my favorite blogs list or blog roll...can be as long as I want it to be. On AOL I was limited. Now I've added the many that I always wanted there. Blogs I visited daily but I couldn't list because of the quantity constraints...and I've got more that I've yet to list...I'm still digging through my bookmarks. Also, the music playlist...the world map of visitors...no advertisements! Tons to be thrilled about...but one thing stinks. I went back through my archives and so many of my pictures are cropped...some of them nearly in half. This is because AOL allowed me to post them in a much larger size and when transferring them over to here...Blogger automatically cut them to the biggest size that they allow. I just thought I'd let you guys know in case you scroll back through my archives and wonder why I take such crazy, off-center pictures! But enough blog talk...I really must sound so boring when I talk about a place that you guys have been living in forever. Like the new kid in town telling the locals how cool the parks and the playgrounds are. You guys have been romping around this playground for a while and you're probably quite bored of the twisty slide. Me and Heidi (my fellow AOL blogger) are thrilled to be new in town. I feel like we lived one town over...separated by a lake that we could cross...and you guys would occasionally cross the lake and come over to our small town...even though the border guards made you create all sorts of passwords just to get in! Anyway...I'm still talking about blogs...I'll stop. But just like I did when I moved into my new apartment...I'm gonna paint and hang up some things right away to get the place looking at least a bit decent. So without further ado...here's some good stuff!
I found this incredibly sweet antique stroller on ebay. I watched it for the entire, eternal week...and then, as fate would have it...the last day comes...and I wasn't home to bid...or shall I say "snipe"....The whole evening I was bummed.
To let myself down easy I told myself that it was probably going for way more than I could pay anyway...probably had about 5 snipers! So I got home and checked ended auctions...guess what? NO BIDS!! The seller did not have enough keywords I guess...so not enough views? were other collectors not home...just like me? Who cares...I was sooo excited...I emailed the seller to see if they'd re-list...they said yep!...So I waited all week again....and this time it seemed like they had even less of a description. Good news for me. I was the only bidder! got it for 29.00! LOOOVE it!! It came from P.A. It is pretty much the exact color of our bedroom walls!! (minty aqua)
Here's our princess bear taking it out for a test drive...The bear is made by the toooo tooo talented Missy Ballance. You may remember her ( Miss bear, not Missy Ballance) sitting at a piano in our old apt...years ago. She's a long treasured item in my home and I love her more than ever. Pink mohair...vintagey paper sash....and tiara. Big head...Missy is seriously one of the most creative gals around!! Alllways up to something new and I can say...she's quite possibly the Queen of cute! You have to check her blog and site out!! She is amaaazing!!
To let myself down easy I told myself that it was probably going for way more than I could pay anyway...probably had about 5 snipers! So I got home and checked ended auctions...guess what? NO BIDS!! The seller did not have enough keywords I guess...so not enough views? were other collectors not home...just like me? Who cares...I was sooo excited...I emailed the seller to see if they'd re-list...they said yep!...So I waited all week again....and this time it seemed like they had even less of a description. Good news for me. I was the only bidder! got it for 29.00! LOOOVE it!! It came from P.A. It is pretty much the exact color of our bedroom walls!! (minty aqua)
Here's our princess bear taking it out for a test drive...The bear is made by the toooo tooo talented Missy Ballance. You may remember her ( Miss bear, not Missy Ballance) sitting at a piano in our old apt...years ago. She's a long treasured item in my home and I love her more than ever. Pink mohair...vintagey paper sash....and tiara. Big head...Missy is seriously one of the most creative gals around!! Alllways up to something new and I can say...she's quite possibly the Queen of cute! You have to check her blog and site out!! She is amaaazing!!
I seriously felt my hear skip a beat...and I don't think it had anything to do with mitral valve prolapse! This piece didn't whisper...it screamed "Buy me Jenny!!!" I LOOOVE it so so much!! I don't buy an excess of jewelry. Every piece I buy is so carefully selected...because I'm fickle and I'm frugal. This necklace is the perfect balance of gothic glamour ...vintage...antique...kitsch. I LOVE it so much. Found it on Etsy...You must check out Lara's shop! Be sure to tell her that Jenny sentcha!!
Ok, that's it for now. Just wanted to get the ball rolling over here. I owe you guys more frequent posts...and since I'm still in the honeymoon phase with Blogger I think I'll be posting plenty!
xoxo, Jenny
