ETSY FINDS

I found LEATHER.

'nuff said.

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 Brown Leather Heirloom Tote

also available in black

And this...

 This oversized weekender/weekday bag makes my heart skip a little beat.

Oh and I'm a fan of this little guy too:

Green Leather Clutch

Just what I don't need... 

A new bag.

Let's just put the weekender/weekday bag on my Christmas list and call it a day :)

Nothing like a good, over-sized, leather bag to take on a weekend getaway!

ETSY FINDS

(also known as stuff I found that I want)

You know ;)

I must be feeling better... I haven't fake shopped the internets in a while.

My fantasy shopping carts are empty.

I need to get back in the swing of things... the holidays are coming up, and I've got roommates (and myself) to splurge on!!

Now for my etsy finds:

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Lavender Drusy Gold Earrings -- via friedasphie

I've been on an earring kick lately.

Please don't look at my most recent pile (TODAY) of receipts from Nordstrom.

Initial Pendant -- via laladesignstudio

I love the simplicity of these initial necklaces.

I'll take an 'a' please ;)

Tiny Wire Heart Necklace -- via michellechangjewelry

This, I like a lot.

It reminds me of my Gorjana Chloe necklace that I wear every day. It's tiny, and simple.

 Can I just say I am a HUGE HUGE HUGE fan of the Gorjana line (available at Shopbop and the Gorjana website).

I absolutely LOVE all of their pieces!!!

I wish I could add more to my own collection.

The next three are from the same shop (michellechangjewelry)

I think I love the MAJORITY of her pieces...

I can't decide which I like more:

Tiny Oval Necklace

(You pick the initials, but I kind of like 'xo')

Baby Elephant Necklace

Puffy Heart Necklace

Have you found any thing on Etsy lately?

The Last Hurrah

I'm just going to tell you right now that I got a little crazy editing pics today. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Today I'm wearing my oh-so-glorious Kork-Ease, and let me tell you something: my feet are happy. Who knew that such clunky shoes could be so comfy? Also worthy of note is the skirt, which while strikingly similar to this skirt, is not the same. I decided that the other one was probably a little too yellow for my skin tone, so I went back to the fabric store and got a more neutral tone. It's a bit more easy on the eyes, I think.

Cardigan: Target --- Top: F21 --- Belt: Thrifted --- Skirt: Handmade --- Shoes: ShoeBuy.com --- Purse: Etsy/Bombshell Bettie's Vintage --- Rose Brooch: Etsy/Brydferth --- Ring and Earrings: Handmade

I wish I could report back to you guys that I stayed strong in the face of temptation and didn't buy any of the shoes in my previous post, but that simply would not be true. I did decide, however, that the pair I treated myself to would be my last. OK, so not forever, but at least for a while. I have practically every color and practically every style of shoe there is to own, so I'm biding farewell to shoe shopping. I've just added a little text box in the sidebar to keep track of how long I last. Wish me luck, and above all else, DO NOT send me links to any cute shoes. :)

PS. Don't forget to enter the Brydferth giveaway!

Bombshell

Top: Charlotte Russe --- Belt: Thrifted --- Skirt: Etsy/bomshellbettiesvint --- Shoes: GoJane --- Clutch: F21

I got this skirt a few days ago from Bombshell Bettie's Vintage on Etsy. That means I'm a bombshell, right?* It's super lovely and has the cutest purple and pink-ish floral design on it. My favorite part is that the background is gray, so I'll be able to wear this one year round because it fits into practically any season. I follow Nicole's blog, and I was lucky enough to spy her post on a 50% off sale, so I got it for a great price. 

*It's OK, you don't have to answer that and hurt my feelings. :)

If you haven't yet, check out the Brydferth bobby pin giveaway. 1 week left to enter!

It's Memorial Day weekend, which means there are sales out the wazoo right now. That darn Joni James found the Earthies I've been lusting after on Piperlime for nearly 50% off and just had to send me the link, so now I'm having a mental war waging in my head over whether or not to get them.

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3. Then I was looking at Michelle's blog and she posted about some cute shoes at American Eagle that are already on sale, and American Eagle is having BOGO 50% off on shoes, PLUS they're having a 30% off everything and free shipping sale this weekend. So I could get 2 pairs of these cute shoes, which were originally $50 each, for $31.46 total. Normally I wouldn't be too tempted by American Eagle stuff, but the colors of these shoes are freaking adorable. I'm thinking about getting the red and mustard pairs:

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Long story short: I am addicted to shoes. I'm really hoping I resist, but I'm not feeling particularly willful this morning. Pray for me, friends.

Giveaway: Brydferth Bobby Pin

Good morning to you all! As promised, I've got a giveaway, and for the first time ever on this blog it's not jewelry from my shop! I'll pause for a moment and let you guys all do a happy dance.

The creator of today's prize is Hailey Rose, the owner of Shop Brydferth. I met Hailey way back when I first started on Etsy. She was the first person to include me in a treasury, and also the creator of 3 of the treasuries that have got me to the front page. We write often on Etsy and do the occasional trade, and I'm so thankful that we met and are friends now, even if just on the internet.

Aside from being a total sweetheart, Hailey is super talented and makes the most gorgeous fabric rosettes. She makes headbands, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, purses, brooches, hair clips, shoe clips, and pretty much anything else you can stick a rose on. All of her items are hand sewn and very well constructed. I myself have 6 of her items (2 headbands, 3 brooch pins, and 1 ring), and they are all gorgeous and beautifully made.

Just a few of the items in her shop:

All images via Hailey's Etsy shop.

So now that you're all covered in drool after looking at those lovelies, let's talk about the giveaway. Hailey has offered one lucky person a made to order cotton rosette bobby pin in the color of your choice.

Some examples of bobby pins currently for sale in her shop:

To see Hailey's full selection of bobby pins to get a better idea of what your bobby pin will look like if you win, click HERE.

Details about the winner's bobby pin:
-1.5 inches in diameter
-Made with cotton fabric
-In the color of your choice. (You are not limited to the colors shown in her shop. Hailey is a pro at finding the right color, so feel free to request any color your heart desires.)

OK, so now you want to know how you win yourself a lovely bobby pin, right? Well here's how..

Required Entry:

-Go to Hailey's Etsy shop, Brydferth, pick your favorite item, and leave a comment here saying which item you like best.

Additional Optional Entries:

-'Like' the Brydferth Facebook page and leave a comment there saying Hi or something awesome like that. Comment on this post saying you did so.

-Share this giveaway on your blog, twitter, and/or facebook. Leave a separate comment here for each place you share, and please include a link to the post(s). 

Please leave separate comments for each entry! Also, if you are an anonymous poster or do not have a blog, be sure to include your email so I can get a hold of you if you win.

The giveaway ends Saturday, June 4th at 9pm PST. I will pick the winner using the random # picker at random.org.

Frilly

When I picked out outfits to wear this week, I ended up picking out a bunch of rather girly and frilly tops. Yesterday I wore pink, today I'm wearing lace and poofy sleeves, and the next two outfits I have planned are both pink and one has frilly shoulders. What's happening to me? Next thing you know I'm going to start wearing curly pig tails and pink lip stick. Beware.

Even though it's more frou-frou than I'm used to wearing, I really do love this top. It was $7 at the thrift store, but it was a white tag sale day so it was 50% off. I know I use this word a lot when referring to thrift store finds, but I'm going to say it again anyways: score.

Top, Belt, and Skirt: Thrifted --- Necklace: F21

Shoes: GoJane --- Purse: Etsy/58bluebirds

Thank you to everyone who gave me eyeshadow suggestions yesterday... I made a list of the ones that were recommended and will be doing a bit of online shopping/price comparing today to decide what I'm going to get.

Tomorrow I'm not working, so in the absence of an outfit post I'm going to be hosting a giveaway! So far on on my blog I've only given away jewelry from my shop, but this time around a dear Etsy friend of mine was sweet enough to offer a piece from her shop. You'll have to wait until tomorrow to see who/what is, but I just wanted to let you know to keep an eye out for it (especially if you were getting bored of jewelry giveaways).

Breezy

Necklaces: Handmade --- Top: Target --- Vintage Belt: Etsy/LookBackCloset --- Skirt: Etsy/Vintch --- Clutch: Forever21 --- Wedges: Kohls

Happy Saturday to you all! While you are all out enjoying the sun (at least I hope it's sunny where you are... still kinda iffy here in Oregon), I shall be working, as usual. Have I ever told you all how much I love my job? Because I really do. It's just kind of a bummer to work on Saturdays. The fact that I'm working today is made slightly more happy by the fact that I'm wearing this lovely skirt. It's so light and breezy. Perfecto.
  

When I wore these wedges last week, that was actually the first time I've worn them out in public. That wouldn't be interesting information except for the fact that I bought them over a year ago and they've just been kicking around my closet ever since. I've almost thrown them away about 10 times, but I kept on telling myself that I would like them someday so I should keep them. Well, someday has finally come and my super steal finally paid off (they were like $5 or something like that). Present-Day-Leanna thanks the Leanna-of-the-Past for not chucking these.

Yes, I am wearing 3 necklaces today. My raven necklace, one I got in Vietnam, and a red Magnesite necklace I made a few days ago. Why wear 1 when 3 will do?

Outfit: Orange You Excited?

Jacket: Forever21 --- Top: Dijon --- Necklace: Handmade --- Belt: Thrifted --- Skirt: Consigned? --- Vintage Clutch: LookBackCloset --- Seychelles Heels: Nordstrom --- Earrings: Courtesy of Allie

So what do you call a skirt you got at a consignment shop? Consigned? Or is it just thrifted? Or something else? I don't know. Consigned sounds fine to me, but I don't think I've ever seen that before so maybe people just say it's thrifted. I've never actually bought anything in a consignment shop before (which may or may not have anything to do with the fact that I've never been inside a consignment shop before, but who knows), but Joni took to me one when we were in West Seattle and I saw this skirt and really loved the color. It got major bonus points due to the fact that it still had all the original tags on it. So yeah, brand new skirt. Yay me!

So, maybe you're wondering why I asked you if you are excited in the title of this post. Or maybe not. But if you are, here's why:

I've marked down all of the earrings in my Etsy shop to 50% off since I'm going to be mainly focusing on my rings (and I guess a few necklaces as well). So now I've got earrings in my shop from a whopping $3.00 all the way up to the astronomical price of $8.00. I've already sold a few pairs on to friends on facebook, so if you want a pair (or two. or three. or four), get 'em quick! Plus, I'm totally OK with you combining the 10% off coupon code in my sidebar with your purchase. I just want these earrings gone.

If you want to check out the earrings, click HERE.

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OK, annoying saleswoman spiel over. I promise not to say anything about it ever again!

New Jewelry

I took a sick day today since yesterday turned out pretty miserably for me (I think I scared a few customers away with the sneezing) and spent the morning cozied up on the couch with my sweet pup, watching episode after episode of Arrested Development. After being a bum for a couple of hours I decided to get up and do something productive with all my free time, so I decided to make some new jewelry pieces.

If any of you have looked at my Etsy shop recently, you might have noticed that I'm now focusing mainly on my wire wrapped rings and phasing everything else out, so the intention was to just make some rings. After poking around my bead boxes for a bit, though, some necklace designs popped into my head so I decided to indulge them. I ended up making 5 necklaces, and then 5 rings with the new Swarovski beads I got in the mail yesterday. So I ended up being more productive sick then I am when I'm healthy. Weird.

Anyhow, here are some pics of my new goodies because I don' have an outfit to show today (unless a hoodie, sweats, and slippers count as an outfit).

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And don't forget you can use the coupon code in my sidebar if you see anything you want! And if you're a vintage seller, I'm always open to talking about trades! :)

Outfit: Cupcake

I haven't blogged for the past few days because I had not one but two glorious days off of work. I spent my time cleaning up my beading room, making necklaces (my myself... mwahaha) picking out outfits, shopping for some colorful cardigans at Target, doing a little sewing, and watching Arrested Development on Netflix. I am offended that no one has told me about that show before. Netflix thought I'd like it so I gave it a chance, and I love it. Apparently Netflix is a better friend to me than my friends are. Boo.

Headband: sandyalamode --- Necklace, Purse, and Skirt: Forever21 --- Cardigan: Urban Outfitters --- Belt: Thrifted --- Tights: Kohls --- Shoes: Payless --- Rings: handmade

Whenever I wear this skirt I feel like a cupcake for some reason. I have absolutely no idea why that is because there's a tribal-ish print on it, and tribal and cupcake don't exactly go together. Regardless of the reason, it's true. I am a cupcake (and I'm not talking about an Etsy cupcake, for those that hang out in the Etsy forums).

I just got this felt headband in the mail yesterday from sandyalamode on Etsy. She makes super cute little bow pins and clips, as well as this headband (you can ask for different colors). Her prices are really reasonable... the headband was only $10 and I had a coupon code for it as well. Also, quick service and a nice note included. Definitely pleased.

Want your own blue kyanite ring? Get one here.