I just realized, while sitting here with Dutchess Jelly Bean head, having a last sip & a teensy sweet nibble with the cup that will fly north … I have a really self-centered blog. And, how is it that all of you wonderful creatures put up with me? I have a show, I have a cold, I want new shoes, I stubbed my toe, my cat now speaks English, I have vertigo…..(okay, I don't even have a cat, but you get my point)
I must admit, I secretly have to shout out, "Yippeeeeeeee." What a treat to have a place where all of us can share our little worlds. I think it is wonderful and delightful, and what a jumbo ice-cream cake to be able to share what we are thinking and what we care about with women who will listen and respond! WOW! This is purely magnificent. You girls are a blast!!!Cheers & Chomp…
That said, I have to commend you all for your fantastic shoe choices for me. And, if I were to die soon, and, someone figured out how to get into my blog and post about it… I would go in peace, knowing that any one of you, could make an appropriate final shoe choice for me. And, I am sure that if Tricia was making the decision, she would not put those 8" stripper heels with glitter on me for my funeral, right? You guys wouldn't let her right??? hee hee hee…(Tricia, you are too much fun, I howled when I saw those)
Soooooooo, tan ta-da tan….The choice for the next shoe purchase was like a long gruelling visit to the shrink. You see, I have realized that, this shoe purchase was very very significant. I am having to put away my fave shoes of all time for special occasions only. I suppose that by using them so often, I simply wore them out. They are my Deloris & Maxine treasure. I sent them to myself to work, 3 years ago, all wrapped with a gift tag from Anthropologie, for my birthday. So, it is a bit traumatic (melodramatic is more like it, but whose noticing anyway?).
They have been glued back together twice…But, the wonderful thing is, when they ripped at the side seam, they exposed a lovely floral fabric. Like they were saying "Surprise, it is over, but we offer you this lovely floral fabirc as a peace offering?"
Poor pitiful green satin things….
Soooo, the winner of my giveaway is someone who sent me to De La Sole Footwear. Where I spied these, which lead me here. I know, it is strange. With all the choices. But, my comfort cardigan is pink. I wear it all of the time, I carry it in my bag like a comfort blanket. I take it out when I am uncomfortable, lonely or cold. And then, the green heel is like a tribute to my Deloris & Maxine pair above…
See, I really am sensitive about my shoes. And, if you have not figured out who you are, my new shoe accomplice. Well, it is the darling Sonya of KnitSonya. Congrats my sweets! Although, I must say, I could have totally maxed out my credit card with all of the fun shoe shops all you girls sent me to… From Polka Dot Espadrille wedges to sublime flats (that I sadly can't wear due to the not so tall person factor. 5' 3" on a good day, without shoes, that is) Gucci knock-offs to die for and other outrageous delights… It was a long & hard decision. I looked and looked, until I just couldn't anymore. The reason is, I kept comparing them all to this pair. And, I just have to have these for now…
I thank you all to bits for participating! If I had more little cups and they all didn't take hours to make, you would all get one! Maybe if I get some Oompa Loompas working for me soon, then you too can have a handy dandy wee "drink me" cup.
Yes folks, the "drink me cup" way above and a bundle of other handpicked items are the prize for today's, "Find the shorty's perfect shoe game." Live to you from a truly hot, bizarre and psychotic Arizona.
Congrats Miss Sonya!!!! Yippee! Here is a -as I was so wonderfully called in an e-mail recently-A "Miss Marie Anoinette Fanciful French Twist" thank you!!!!!! For all of you and a special Congrats to Miss Sonya!!!!
Unexpected:
Since you all were such great sports about the shoe game, I am going to put the name of everyone who commented on that post in a hat and draw 2 more winners. These two gals will receive a wild unknown goody bag….How does that sound???
Looks like Tatjana and Crust Station get a goodie bag! Yay! Send me your addresses girls!!! Thank you to all of you so very much! I enjoyed this tons. xxo,Vanessa
yay to the winners!!!!
Can’t wait for you to get your new shoes, and please don’t feel like you have a self centered blog…I know I love looking into your world for a little while.
you are marvelous…if I make no sense, it is because I am very dizzy after a fainting spell at the doctors…
I am a woozy thing.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxox
Your blog is fun, fun, fun,…most all blogs are self centered, but few are as much fun as yours.
Congratulations to the winners.
Looooooove the shoes you picked…if I wore shoes like that I would be six feet tall…but heck it would be worth it…but dangerous, I would forget to look up while admiring my beautiful shoes.
Those are gooooood shoes! I can’t wear heels. They hurt me. And I cry a little. Because I love them, but they hate me.
Congrats to the winners…and it’s all worth it because you get new shoes in the process as well!! Whoopie…I am too excited to see them on you…the other ones need a decent funeral don’t they?
Wow that video! I am stunned really. I would like to thank my red Kenneth Cole wedges and my apple green Havaianas…
Can’t wait to see you shoe model my dear!
You have such cute toes
Love your choice – very 40’s la deeda…they look cool with fishnet tights or coloured Opaque tights! Im going to have a peek around that site!
I spotted a great pair on this gorgeous girl the other day – wish I had asked her where she got them from! drats!
Lucky winners!! I can attest that Miss Fancy Pants gives good stuff, maynard!
Hey, diggin’ those shoes, but I just wanna know why you didn’t chose the hooker heels? Those are blog-ho’ing shoes fer sure! bwhaha!
I’ve got a little coffee-thing going on for the Friday Potluck thing. Swing on by with your fancy little shoes 🙂
By the way,,. how hard is it to ship the bigmouths I wonder. Gosh, I so need one for Sat. night! (House load of testosterone watching the UFC fight you see…)
(u.r.m.o.a.b.)
OMG I am having the bestest morning ever! I was reading through your post thinking that you made a great choice with that farylrobin (I love that store, pity I didn’t suggest it)…then I wanted to be your Oompa Loompa (won’t it be fun working together? okay I’m not an artist but I can play with glitter right?!) Eep, you are too sweet to add us all into the hat for a wild goodie bag -YAY, I could faint with joy 🙂 Thank you sweetie for being such a wonderful person and lucky me!!!
ps. Hope you get better soon.X
I’m so glad you found your perfect pair, nothing lifts the spirits in quite the same way as a successful bit of shoe shopping!
May you and your family have a blessed and happy Easter
Blast it! No goodies for me but congratulations to the winners and thank you for introducing me to new shoe websites! And today is PAY DAY!! Woooo here I go!!!!
Did someone say ice cream cake!??!? Mmmmm…
Great choice of footwear, dearest. Those look simply delightful and very festive indeed. I might have to go and potter about that site myself. It looks very fun.
(An aside here… How DO you do a screen shot? That has always escaped me…)
Anyway, I love love LOVE your blog and don’t consider it to be self-centered at all. I consider you to be generous enough to allow all of us into your world for a bit each time you post, which is a treat and a delight. Thanks to YOU! I always SMILE when I see new posts from you.
Have a dandy day!
xo,
Karen Beth 🙂
I must confess that there are alot of self centered blogs out in blogworld which I never bother to read. Yours is NOT among them though. I love your style and your writing :-)and I really don’t find it self centered.
I think your blog is completely unselfish because you allow us all to come visit you is your wonderful little world and you share your lovely self with us all! I love the whole blog-world too, because we all get to be a little self-centered and share things that we maybe wouldn’t otherwise! What a great contest! I love the shoes you picked out they are lovely! And thank you so much for your lovely words on my blog, I love looking to see if you have been there, hee, hee.!
Love the shoes you picked! They are so cute, let me know if they have really great arch support (I know that sounds geezerly, but hey… you are where you are) and I’ll pick some up too! 🙂
Oh my, I am jealous of all the great shoe choices. I have Fred Flintstone feet myself that seem to be born to wear birkenstocks. I day dream of pretty shoes like these!
I love reading your blog -not self-centered at all. I was tickled to see my painting in the background on your photo! You seem like your life is just filled with fun and goodness:)
I don’t know, those stripper shoes look pretty fab! I really like that candy holder too. 🙂
You are wonderfully ego-centric in the absolute most charming and “wouldn’t change a single thing about you” way!!!! Those shoes,they were loved so well!!! They deserve a bit of rest,dontcha think? Perhaps a little art project to immortalize them?…but the new ones EEEEEE!!! Yummidy,they are tres’spectaculaaaaar!
kisses and hugs Vanessa-Marie!
You are wonderfully ego-centric in the absolute most charming and “wouldn’t change a single thing about you” way!!!! Those shoes,they were loved so well!!! They deserve a bit of rest,dontcha think? Perhaps a little art project to immortalize them?…but the new ones EEEEEE!!! Yummidy,they are tres’spectaculaaaaar!
kisses and hugs Vanessa-Marie!
Oh lucky girls! Those 8″ heel’s… too, too funny! Anyone old enough to remember Tommy?? Now those were some shoes!!
Enjoy your lovely new kicks…
xo
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Oh, wow Miss V! Your new shoes are fantastico! like you!! and I’m a little disappointed that you did’nt choose the 8″ Glitter shoes, but oh well….hehehe!!
Oh, the winner! How lucky!! but she did find fab shoes, and i adore runner-up Miss Tatjana since i visit her blog, and i’m completely envious of them for receiving your lovely designs! Sigh….so when is the next contest 😀
i love love the Faryn Robin shoes, i want these girls: http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/24580518/c/632.html
but i’m leery of ordering shoes since i’m so hard to fit, so will find similiar silver ballet flats in Toronto, next shopping trip. I’m so envious of ladies who can walk in heels – i look and feel ridiculous in them, never learned to walk properly, i’m afraid!
have a lovely weekend Sweetie!
Thanks for your kind words on my blog, I am new and need all the encouragement I can get!
Yours is so fun. I’ll be back.
Thank you for checking in on me. I am actually nursing a very broken heart right now, but it is good to be back in blogland. By the way, I love your clay heads. Do you ever sell them on etsy or online anywhere?
i went to memphis and i missed the shoe game!? 😮 i am never leaving ‘bloglandia’ again! hee, hee! that was too cute vanessa, ’cause i love my shoes too! i am glad to see your gallery opening went so well! yay for you!
Now that I’ve seen the shoes you chose it seems like they were made specifically for you!
If I could ‘do’ heels I’d do heels like those. They are SPLENDID, MAGNIFICENT, KOOKY, FRIVOLOUS, FUN… but you already know all these things – you already ARE these things! Enjoy those mamas when they arrive. xxx
Yoohoo… Happy Easter!
luff the slightly cracked egg
Please pass the tissue – I am DROOLING over the shoe links that you provided!!! And I’m quite happy that Miss Sonya won the ped-related competition – that lady has such a stunning blog. Oh, joyous post!