I typically don't post every time I make the front page of Etsy, but this morning I opened the homepage and found my owl Gentleman Swappie gracing the front page and had to share. He looks so handsome!
I know numbers don't really mean that much (except for a little pride and a little prize!), but I am about to hit 400 sales, and I'm super stoked-- I already know what my reward is! My newest Blythe (see pic below) has already left me for California (thank you SO MUCH Johnny!), where she is staying with a woman who will customize her and make her more beautiful than ever! I can't wait to get her back!
This week has been crazy. It seems like I'm saying this most weeks, these days. The nice weather has been amazing... oh, scratch that. Today it's supposed to snow. Have I mentioned how ridiculous this is? Anyway, the shop has been super busy AND I was doing a secret project that consumed me for days... I just couldn't get inspired by it. Unfortunately, I really can't even share until June or July or something. Sorry. I hate teasers.
We went back into the city this week to return Johnny's most recent vintage guitar purchase that really did end up being *too good to be true*. I acquired some banana yellow flats and a great skirt while I was there, so the trip was doubly enjoyable. Plus, the camera shop there let me know that my camera is mostly "unfixable" and I'm best off to buy a new one. So much for the new roller skates I was planning on buying. Tennis, you're just going to have to cut it for a bit longer...
Last night we did more recording in the studio, but mostly ended up goofing off and having wet toilet paper wad fights. It started with Hope, then escalated to whipping them up at the ceiling. Sometimes we are way too much like little kids. Hope would also bang on the door shouting, "Police, open up!" Then as soon as you would open the door she would run away. I don't think she entirely grasped the concept...
Anyway, I hope you all have a lovely weekend full of sunshine... mine will be dreary and cold, and a bit lonely. I'm waiting on my new Blythe to come in the mail, and my desperation is getting sadder and sadder (so melodramatic, right?). So, just so you aren't taking that seriously at all, I'm perfectly capable of keeping myself company, and I'm not at all dependent on a doll (though, lately when I'm out shooting pics of my Blythe people keep looking at me like I'm crazy). Do something lovely, I'll see you next week!
I first saw this on the Roadside Projects blog this week and I can't stop thinking about it. I wish it would be out sooner!
Oh, and if you watch the Office, please tell me you're going as nuts as I am! I feel like I'm being completely jerked around... what's going to happen?!!!! Anticipation is getting the best of me...
You make a good day better. I appreciate your vintage doll clothing selection that has magically appeared, as if just for me. You make me happy, you make my Blythe happy, and you make my camera happy. Here are some thank you pictures from my day yesterday:
After we left you, we went to the park for a very windy photo shoot and lots of running around. It was bliss. I will be back soon for more vintage goodness. Until then, stock up.
Blogging has been a little hit and miss lately, partially because of being busy with shop stuff (thanks to everyone who has ordered swappies!) and partially because Missouri keeps teasing us with nice weather. This is really a horrible place to live, as far as temperature change and constant allergies go. Yesterday was rainy and cold, and today was amazing. We spent most of the day riding bikes, throwing the frisbee, and playing whiffle ball. Oh, whiffle ball. A couple of years ago we had this group of friends that we somehow bonded with over whiffle ball, and ever since then it's been a magical game. Most of those friends have even moved away, but the game lives on.
So, here's to you Amy, my dear, and you too Mike; my sunshine eskimo friend Justin; and especially you today, Christin. Happy Birthday and I love you.
