My new love

I have looked at this website before (thanks Val), but it wasn't until yesterday that I really found my love for it. www.Etsy.com is a site where anyone can buy and sell handmade items. You can find pretty much anything you want (or don't want) on there from handmade jewelry, clothing, to even tie-dyed tightie-whities. Here is one etsy store that I totally fell in love with. She makes the most amazingly beautiful jewelry. I was so enthralled by it that I even went to her blog and left her a message. I NEVER do that! (I sure hope she doesn't think I'm weird) But here are a few of her pieces that caught my eye:

This is a bracelet I particularly love.

And I love the color combination in this necklace.

I love Etsy so much that I've been brainstorming ideas of what I could sell on here and of course I don't really have any of the skills required to do them (sewing, painting, etc). I think having another creative outlet is always good for the soul. Anyone have any ideas? Really, I'm not cfrafty whatsoever. I think the only VERY crafty thing I have done that has worked was a stool that I decoupaged in high school. Right now it seems like my very own Etsy store is not in the stars. But at least I can window shop and gaze at (and maybe one day purchase) everyone else's creative outlets.

Really????

WARNING: the following post is a result of having nothing to do at work and doing lots of internet window shopping and may not have any pertinence at all, but afforded me the opportunity to do something for 15 minutes.

A furry purse and a purse that looks like a school project!? Someone would actually purchase these insanely ugly things? It's amazing that just because it's a Versace or Fendi original people would purchase them. I'm a firm believer of purchasing things if you LIKE them not if you like the label that's on them. These two are good examples of this.

The furry blue number is a Versace that retails for $4,710.00, but you can get it today at Bluefly.com for the very low bargain-basement price of $2,722.54! (NOTE: it is made of fox fur...so if you're an animal lover you might want to stay away from this one) This one reminds me of those furry-topped pencils that Cher on Clueless made so popular. They're so phat.

The art project gone wrong is made by Fendi and retials for $5,190.00 and is on sale at Bluefly.com for $2,699.59. And this one isn't even made of leather...it's woven nylon.

(I don't want you all to get the wrong idea. I DO have a job...they just haven't released me into the water on my own yet. But I have been told that in our department we are either EXTREMELY busy or EXTREMELY bored. We'll see how that pans out.)