I'm Gonna Need A Bigger Jewelry Box!!!

I have way too many brooches and earrings and they are starting to pile up. I never thought I would have something as pretty as brooches pile up! But I have been watching a lot of Lucy lately because I got the I Love Lucy box set. She has the most cutest outfits ever. I have been inspired by her. She almost always has beautiful jewels on and even when she goes casual she has the cutest flats paired with a sparkly robe. So chic! When I stare through the glass counter I get so excited. Then to see how much they are priced I go crazy. It seems there is always a way to look expensive without being expensive. All the glamour of dresses and makeup were everyday things in yesturyear. But today it might look too gawdy...I say be glamourous! Its every womans right!





I know how you feel Lucy!

I like Shiny Things!

I had to show these pins by themselves because I am so happy to have gotten them. They were fairly cheap and just beautiful. They are also a little heavy which proves to be sturdy. Pins just add glam to any outfit, just ask (one of my favorite gals) Dita Von Teese...




*Pic taken from www.celebrity-gossip.net

Tagged!

I have been tagged by the sweet Rosina Lee!

Here are the rules:

Copy the logo and place it on my blog
Link it back to the person who gave it to me
Pass it on to five fellow bloggers
List 10 things about myself

Here are my 10 facts:

I was a hula dancer for 6 years.
I wrote a book.
I have 2 rabbits.
Good amount of things in common with Marilyn Monroe.
Have a love for snakes.
Favorite Disney princess is Snow White.
Currently aspiring to be a successful author.
Been called a modern day Betty Boop.
Love Starbucks Raspberry Shaken Ice Tea Lemonade.
Scared to death of spiders.

1. Black Olives On My Fingertips
2. Plastic Amoeba
3. Glamour Daze
4. Chronically Vintage
5. Fresh Vintage

Plastic Shoes!

I picked these up because I noticed a trend with plastic/lucite heels in the 50's. I figured I'd wear these pool side, and the heel is small enough to lounge in public in. They are too adorable!

Some examples...













*I do not claim any rights to these pictures

A little bit

Just did a little thrifting...



I found these Ked like sneakers that I just love. They were the only ones in the store, my size and 1 dollar! In very good shape.



Cute summer dress with pockets for four dollars.



Mens jewelry box for a dollar and poker chips for 50 cents.



Cute photo album for two dollars and Arthur Miller bio for one dollar.



And I just couldn't pass by this really cute wooden china doll for 50 cents.

June 1st! Marilyn Monroe's B-day!

Since I was in Minnesota on her B-day I wasn't expecting to do much but watch Niagara. So I went to the mall and I was glad I did. The first store I passed by had a bunch of Marilyn purses. I eneded up getting one of course but one that I liked. I am very picky about the pictures they choose for there purses. There is only some many rinestones or Seven Year Itch pictures I can handle. But I was happy with my purchase.




I went into Barnes and Noble and went into the discount section and found 2 Marilyn books that I didn't own! Very good day and one of them just came out recently called Marilyn Montoe treasures, which is a great book to own. The other is also a book I loved which was a pretty picture book that I read in a day. Also when I came home from my trip my Jane Russell autograph finally came in the mail! I mailed her a while ago and finally got it.



I also found a pinup book and a fictional book that caught my interest. The pinup book though was a very handy size and very colorful, Bettie Page was very noticable!

Minnesota Trip Thrift!

I recently came back from a trip to Minnesota. So, I just had to look at the local thrift stores. I was just dissapointed that the trendy authentic vintage store was no longer there.



First off I got these hats at 4 bucks each. Which is not bad considering some of the prices on eBay. They are all in good-great shape!





These earrings I got for 1 dollar each! I just love dangle hoops and they are a little hard to come by. The pink and brown leaf earrings are very nice because they curl along your ear! Very chic and I was so excited to find them. The brooch I got from eBay because I lost the purple fushia flower brooch I had before, so I felt a little plain without it. :( Its kinda sick I know but I love looking top notch.



The scarfs I got for .50 and .75 cents. The gloves I got for $2.00 I just love gloves when I get a chance to wear them, I don't have a black pair so my mission is to find some...for a good price.



Vintage stockings! I do wear thigh highs for certain occasions but I have to get the right size and durable kind. They were a quarter each and even though I might not wear them or fit into them it is a nice thing to look at and own.




This outfit was $6.50 and it looks a little hot for Florida weather but in Minnesota it can be perfect. I can just picture drinking hot cocoa in a lodge, looking like a winter Norma Jean.



This was very cute to come by. It is vintage as well and a little thick, which is what I wanted. I do not have a lot of thick wool like dresses so I was fortunate. In the January or December months this can come in handy!



Another sleep robe/cover up I know but it was so darhling. It was a couple bucks and so light and pretty. The only thing I had to fix was the button hole lining and I did and it was worth it.






I bought this black slip for a couple bucks, I also got another black slip at another store because I didn't have any. Some of the prices for black slips now a days are sooo expensive. After I saw the white sleep robe/cover up I found this cute little silk cover up and thought why not pair it with the slip and wear it to bed occasionally? So I did last night and it was fab. I just love the little rose detail. Remember Montgomary Ward? Thats were I got the red cover up from. My how things have changed.