What I DID Buy Last Weekend: Vehicle Edition

I'm so pumped cuz I finally bought a Honda Element A.K.A. Lego Car A.K.A. Blue Toaster last weekend.

Snuggles really likes riding in it, which is awesome and a great change of pace from how he acted in the Smart Car:

Those of you who cart your dogs around in SUV-types, what do you find is the best way to secure your pup? I've been putting on his harness and clipping on his 2 point-contact leash, which is looped around a caribiner, which is connected to the caribiner that attaches the fold up seat to the side of the car. Just wondering if there's a better way. Please share your thoughts, rejoinders, comments, retorts and insults.

We thank ye muchly.

What I'm NOT Buying this Weekend: Home Edition

That's right! It's the What I'm NOT Buying this Weekend: Home Edition! And without all that annoying Ty Pennington screaming into a bullhorn ridiculousness.

I found some amazing things to NOT buy for my house this weekend. Hope you enjoy NOT buying them, too. You may even want to NOT copy me by NOT buying them either. But come on. Be original, people.

First up is this lamp. It makes my heart hurt because it's so beautiful. I want to propose to it and carry it over the threshhold and make it chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast.

Fruiteria Lamp

$228

Okay, I'll admit this couch is a little loud but hey, so am I.

Amelie Sofa

$3,898 originally

On sale for $1,950
Plus $250 shipping

Corrigan Chair - $1,998 plus $150 shipping

Seed Packet Pillow - $198

Eat, Drink and Be Merry Chandelier - $4,800
(I could totally make that chandelier out of antique silver! And I should!)

Milo Sofa - $ 2,998 plus $300 shipping

Isola Bella Pillow - $58

Coral Courtyard Curtain - $108 each, $216 for two panels

Colossal Bloom Rug - Originally $998, on sale for $500 plus $30 shipping

Tufted Ditte Sofa - $4,998 plus $300 shipping

Wide World Pillow - $118

Annais Curtain - $198 each, $396 for two panels

Whorled Trapunto Rug
$998
Plus $30 shipping

Turn-of-the-Century Rug

$998

Plus $30 shipping





Now, I normally don’t go around shopping for birdhouses but I happened across this one and it’s so dang adorable I just had to put it on here, too. I can just picture it hanging from a tree. I would want to live in a giant green acorn if I were a birdie. I have a feeling that Sparkle will like this one, too.

Acorn-Sweet-Acorn Birdhouse

$38

All items this week from Anthropologie. Because I have an addiction. And admitting it is the first step.

What I DIDN'T Buy Last Weekend

I didn't buy any of these fabulous Kentucky Derby hats. *Sigh...*

What I'm NOT Buying this Weekend: Mod Cloth Edition

Go visit Margo if you want to participate next weekend!

Almost all items in this post are from Mod Cloth.

First off, I'm certainly not buying either of these adorable swimsuits.

OR this cute umba-rella-ella-ella to sit under.

And I'm soooooooooo not buying the next few ridiculously adorable little numbers.

I will simply look too fabulous not wearing them.

Urban Garden Dress

Complete with lucite coral earrings, antiqued gold rose ring and First Lady peep-toes.

Amount saved: $212

Curves Ahead Dress

With faceted onyx studs, Film Noir purse, Dita stockings, and
Little Bow Peep Toes.

Amount saved: $244

Good Ship Lollipop Dress

With vintage bakelite button earrings, red bow bangle, vintage box bag, and Red Hot Chili Peep Toes.

Amount Saved: $166

Dawn Iris Dress

With gold disc necklace and earrings and Thistle Pumps.

Amount saved: $96





Wishing on a Star Dress


With vintage teal and gold button earrings, black pucker clutch and Splish Splash T-Straps.

Amount saved: $258

Total saved this weekend
(along with the 2 cute suits and umba-rella): $1,331

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What I DID Buy This Week: Vintage Clothing Spectacular

Margo started the "What I'm NOT Buying this Weekend" meme with the caveat that if you do express your God-given right to shop with actual money, to still post your purchases (with gusto!) so that others can live vicariously through you. Well, it was really, really hard but I took one for the team this week. I did it for you, people.

You're welcome.

Firstly, my family is going to the beach next month so I went bathing suit shopping and just lookit the cutie-pie bikini I found! It's distinctly Gidget-y on and quite fetching in person.

Yea! Glad that's over and done with.

Top: $48.00

Bottoms: $52.00

Not on sale... boo...

Then, I got a major itch to go thrift store shopping this week so I got some cream for that and then I went to my favorite place for retro threads, Bohemian Spirit Vintage. It's where I bought the amazing 1930's dress I'm wearing in my profile photo. I was looking for a black cocktail dress for a wedding I'm going to be in and not only did I find a great one but several other diamonds in the rough, too! I will post pictures of the black dress when it's finished being altered. Until then, here are the other gems I found!

Red Rose Dress

This dress is A. Mazing.
I'm going to shorten the sleeves, though, and give them a cuff.

And would you just look at the ridiculously gorgeous fan detailing on the placket!

$30.00
40% off

Blue Jersey Shirtwaist Dress

Think i might cuff the sleeves on this one, too.

$12.00

40% off

Silk Periwinkle Dress

It doesn't look like much yet because it's way too big and I'm going to have it tailored all 'round. Indeed, it's the only dress I was able to fit on my large dress form mannequin.


$16.00
75% off




Graphic Stripe Dress


Yeah, yeah, I know how hideous this dress is right now...


But look how chic and modern it will look once I rip the sleeves off!
I know... I'm a genius.


$10.00
50% off





FREAKIN' ADORABLE PURSE!


Look how fantastic the embroidery is.


$18
25% off

Sigh... it was a good week.