11.27.09

I've had a crazy week visiting my family in Texas! Saturday, my dad and I took his boat out on Lake Texoma, which surprisingly enough is on the border of Texas and Oklahoma! Shocking, I know. There was some lovely scenery, I got to use my mom's telephoto lens, and I even saw a bald eagle.







Later that night, I crashed a wedding reception that my parents were attending, pounded a couple of free glasses of wine in abou 45 minutes, then went to the airport to pick up my sister who lives in Nicaragua. Her plane was late so I got to take lots of gratuitous and well lit photos of myself (and my new shoes) in the nearly empty terminal.





More Texas fun is to come... especially the amazing antique dress form that I got at the Antique Mall!

Don't forget...

Today is the last day of the Thanksgiving weekend sale at Green Violet Vintage! Stop by today if you have your eye on something!


Sorry I've been MIA- I'm still on Thanksgiving break! An outfit post and some fun Texas vacation pictures are coming later today.

The Winner!

The winner of my first ever giveaway is entry #10, Amy of Second Fiddle Crafts!
Contact me at TheGreenViolet@gmail.com with your mailing address and the purse and scarf will be on their way to a new home with you! I used random.org to select the winner, but I can't figure out how to post the image from their site, ugh!

Thanks to everyone who entered, its was so fun to learn a little bit about some of you and it was really helpful to hear about what stuff in my shop ya'll like! Speaking of, if you have your eye on anything, don't forget that everything will be 20% off all weekend long, from Friday to Monday!

11.23.09 and a SALE!

Dress: Made by me
Slip: from Etsy
Scarf: gift from my sister from Ecuador
Leggings: Vera Wang for Kohl's
Boots: Groundhog shoes

It sure is hard to take photos now that it gets dark so early! Here is my attempt at a night-time-no-flash photo. Not so hot! I had totally forgotten about this dress that I made last summer, but its actually perfect for fall and works great with leggings. Actually, I'm finding that almost everything works great with leggings. They are my new favorite article of clothing!

Also, I'm having a SALE...

Its going to start on "Black Friday" and go through "Cyber Monday" since I couldn't decide which retail holiday to celebrate.

11.18.09

Yay! I'm back. It feels so good to have a camera again (I just home the insurance money comes through like I'm hoping it will)!

Dress: Old Navy
Belt: Thrifted
Leggings: New, Vera Wang for Kohls
Socks: K-mart
Boots: Groundhog Shoes
Bag: Vintage, estate sale

Yesterday I went on the Great Legging Search of '09. Seriously. It was as dramatic as it sounds. Everyone is wearing leggings, but NO ONE is selling them! At least, thats the way it was beginning to seem to me. Of course, I only like to go to thrift stores and I hate to drive all over town in search of something, so maybe my opinion was biased. Anyways, I had finally broken down and decided to try Walmart because I was getting desperate for some leggings- I mean, I have these awesome boots that keep my feet and calves warm, but leave my knees and thighs out shivering in the cold. Sometimes, tights just don't cut it. Obviously, no leggings was not an option! So yeah, after searching for what felt like days and days at every store in Asheville (in reality, only Target and K-mart which probably took an hour total) I pulled into the parking lot of Walmart and prepared to brace myself for entering that mad-house, which I typically avoid. And then I saw it. KOHL'S! It was so simple yet so genius. Kohl's always has cheap stuff and is much easier to navigate than Walmart, but I had totally forgotten that it even existed. Well, long story short, Kohl's was the answer to all my legging dream. Seriously, go there now and get yourself some Vera Wang for Kohl's leggings in black, brown, and gray in either long or capri length. I like to think that Vera always knows exactly what I want (my prom dress was Vera Wang many moons ago). They are 50% off so they only cost $10 each! I am so excited about how warm I'm going to be all winter now, I feel like my wardrobe is finally complete! Oh, and I tried out layering knee high socks over my leggings today and I loved the look. Thanks to Chelsea who inspired me with her OTK socks a few days ago.

More Giveaway info...

Ok, forgive me, its my first giveaway!

Things I forgot to mention:
1. The giveaway is a week long- so it will be over next Tuesday at midnight EST
2. I'll select the winner randomly. I know a lot of people use random.org or whatever, but I going to think of something awesome-er that possibly involves my dog. He can pull a piece of paper out of a hat, right?

So, exciting news! Glen Deux (thats my new camera who is an exact replica of my old camera- Glen Sr.) just arrived! Off to set it up and photograph everything I can find! Not taking pictures for a week has been PURE TORTURE!! Of course, now I have lost my "I don't have a camera so I can't photograph myself" excuse for looking like a total bum.

My Very First Giveaway!

I love the giveaways that I see on other blogs so I thought I would jump on the bandwagon. Afterall, I'm constantly thrifting lots of fun things and I can't keep them all for myself!

Up for grabs is what I'm calling the "Camel-Colored-Combo" (say that three times fast). Its a vintage scarf and a little clutch, both in a lovely shade of camel, one of my favorite neutrals.

The clutch is 100% leather and has such a classic style, but the diagonal lines add a little bit of 80s style.

I LOVE this scarf. Isn't it so perfectly retro? It's 56" long, so it can be used as a belt by everyone from an XS to a 3X. It also makes a fantabulous head scarf and can even be used to spice up your home decor! Personally, I think this scarf is practically perfect.

So... here's the deal. There are three ways to enter the giveaway- and you can do all three! This giveaway is open to absolutely anyone.

1. Leave a comment below- you can say whatever you want, but I would love to hear a little bit about you!

2. Re-blog, re-tweet, or creatively pass on the word about the giveaway. Just be sure to post a second comment with a link.

3. Visit Green Violet Vintage (my Etsy shop) and let me know what your favorite item is by posting a comment about it. This would really help me out, I want to make sure I'm finding items that all you fashionable people are interested in!

Whew! Well, that's all the info! I hope to make giveaways a permanent part of the blog, so I hope this one goes well.

And, as my roomate would say, "Best wishes to you and yours"!