Wardrobe Wednesday - Zig zag

Hellllloooo warm weather! It has been in the 70's the past two days and I can't say I am upset about it. I currently live in a college town - haven't moved out yet since graduation - and it is their spring break this week. Since I only am working freelance at the moment I thought I would pack up and head home for the week. It has been so nice to get a way for a small break.



Unfortunately right after taking these photos sweetpea got really sick. I had to carry her a block and a half home because she couldn't make it on her own. I got a bunch of stares...oh well, whatcha gonna do? Last night we had to rush her to the hospital. They checked her out and sent her home with a bunch of meds... I hope she gets well soon, I hate to see her with those sad brown eyes. Please send her good vibes!



On a lighter note - tomorrow I plan to get my thirft on (I was going to go today but I need to be pea's nurse)! I love the thift stores by my house and have to do my rounds at least once each time I visit. I want to find some new skirts to twirl in. I also really want to stop by Sonic for some slushies :]

Outfit Details: Top - Petticoat Alley (my roommates)| Skirt - H&M| Shoes - Target.

Toy Arm Tuesday - Wood Donkey Dunny

For todays Toy Army Tuesday I want to talk about one of my personal favorite toys from my collection - the Wood Donkey Dunny 8" by Amanda Visell (I will talk about the 5" Wood Labbit next week). This is the last installment of my Dunny collection (for now).

For those of you unfamiliar with Amanda Visell here is a brief bio from the Amanda Visell website, "Amanda Visell's fine art career sprouted from continuing failure. A high school drop out and Cal Arts reject, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in traditional animation eventually finding her way to stop motion animation as a designer and sculptor, working on stylized projects for shows like The Simpsons and the feature film Elf. The challenge of mastering new tools and techniques in this medium taught her to be able to visualize her own style. She has been exhibiting her paintings and sculptures internationally since 2005 including Disneyland USA and has created a thriving world of characters as designer toys." To check out more of her work please visit her website here.



Aren't they cute? Once I began collection Dunnies I became infatuated with them. I spent way too much of my free time exploring which ones had come before me that I missed out on. One day while surfing the web I stumbled upon the Wood Donkey Dunny. As soon as I saw his precious face holding an axe with his tree stump friend I knew I had to make them mine, so the quest began...



The Wood Donkey Dunny was released in 2009 and only 1500 were made. At the time they cost $75. Jump forward 2 years to 2011 and the price had skyrocketed to $280 or more if you were lucky enough to even find one listed (to my dismay) on ebay - yikes! I didn't have that much money for a toy. I looked through all of the Dunny forums in search of this toy and I couldn't find anyone willing to part with their toy. Everyone seemed to be in search of one themselves. Thankfully, after about two weeks of extensive searching I found the Richard Goodall Gallery in England. Part of what I love about collecting toys is that you never know where you are going to find that specific toy you have been looking for. My Wood Donkey Dunny had to travel all the way from Manchester to my collection here in the States :]


Image source - Vinyl Pulse.

Hope you all enjoyed learning a wee bit about the Wood Donkey Dunny and how he became a part of my collection. Next week I plan to show off his little friend - the Wood Labbit - signed by Amanda Visell and Frank Kozik!

Most Wanted Mondays - Metallic

Hi all! Hope your Monday is off to a good start. I don't have much to report other than my weekend was busy spent with friends and family - just how I like it. Other than that there isn't much new on my end. I need to start thinking about what to pack for my trip to japan!! Only 13 more days until I am off :]

For todays post all I have to say is - shine on.

1. ModCloth - Discotheque Savvy Dress.

2. ModCloth - Petunia Heel.

3. ModCloth - Proclaiming Pretty Dress.

4. ModCloth - For the Love of Gold Wedge.

5. ASOS - stylestalker Heavy Metallic Jacket.

6. ASOS - French Connection Graduated Spike Pendant.

7. ASOS - Warehouse Luxe Embellished Dress.

8. ASOS - Hammered Double Cuffs.

9. Nastgal - Wynona Bustier - Silver Sequin.

10. Nastgal - Wishbone Necklace.

11. Nastgal - Gold Dust Sequin Jacket.

12. Nastgal - On Point Necklace.

13. Nastgal - Heidi Sequin Dress.

Have a great day everyone! Be on the lookout for tomorrows Toy Army Tuesday, I am posting two of my personal favorite items from my collection.

Thrifted - Home goods

Hi all! I realize I usually post about thrifted items on Thursday but yesterday was a bit busy - working on some freelance projects and dinner with the boyfriends family. Anywho, I thought it might be fun to show you a few items from around my apartment that I thrifted over the years. Looking at the items you can see that my apartment is a bit eclectic.



Washington portrait - I picked up this fine looking picture of George a few years back. While he isn't Abe, he is a close second in my list of favorite past presidents. I picked him up for a dollar at the Salvation Army.



Floral mirror - This is one of my favorite thrifted finds. The mirror was originally a copper color but I wanted a project so I spray painted it a light greenish-blue. I picked this up for under 5 dollars! The detailing on it is perfect, you instantly feel fancier looking into it.



Mustard chair - Everyone seems to be drawn to this chair. The great thing about it is that there are two! My mom has the other chair at her house however. I have had people offer to buy it off of me - no joke! We picked them up at a garage sale a few years ago for $10. They are the comfiest things to sit in and I love their color.



Wooden unicorn plaque - This plaque is so ridiculous I had to buy it (a problem I have with a lot of thrifted purchases). Thankfully it was less than a dollar so I considered it a steal.

Have you guys thrifted anything wonderful lately? I need to start selling some of my finds because it is getting out of control.

I am not sure if I will post again this weekend. My roommates friends from Kentucky are coming in to town tonight along with her brother, and tomorrow my mom and sweetpea are coming to visit. Our apartment is going to be packed with guests. If I don't post again - have a lovely weekend everyone :]

Sneakpeeq Winner!

Congratulations Alice Lee of Little Llama. You have been randomly selected and have won the $20 gift card to sneakpeeq! The money will be credited to your account shortly. For everyone else who participated - thank you. I hope to have a new giveaway soon :]

Wardrobe Wednesday - Color blocking

Hi all, another Wardrobe Wednesday here. I took outfit photos on Sunday because I knew my week was going to be jam packed, ended up hating how the photos turned out and took some more today. Last night was my roommates senior BFA show in painting. Her work was incredible. All of her family and friends came out to see it and it was a great time :] I am going in later in the week to take some pictures of the space.

Anywho, a couple of weeks ago I won a beautiful silver and blue tear drop necklace from the wonderful Mandy at Grace and Viola's blog. I have been meaning to take an outfit post with it, so finally - here it is!



It came in the cutest little package with a sweet note.



I really wanted the blue in the necklace to pop so I paired it with the bright pink top. I also didn't want to detract from the necklace so I used minimal colors in the outfit to help it shine. I hope you all are having a lovely Wednesday. I plan on catching up on comments and blogs shortly - I didn't realize how far behind I had fallen.

Outfit Details: Cardigan - Urban Outfitters | Necklace - Grace and Viola| Leotard - American Apparel | Skirt - Thrifted | Tights and Shoes - Target.

One last shot - Abe wanted to model off his toy car and fresh new living quarters :]

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