Paraphernalia

Like Ebay, Etsy is a place I can happily lose track of time randomly searching. This Paraphernalia necklace was something I came across after admiring Kirsty Lee's camera necklace on That's Just My Vibe (see Reading List on the right). I'm looking forward to experimenting with it a little bit with different looks.

The Emotional Highs and Lows of Ebay

Along with cups of tea, crumpets and listening to old Roxette hits (crashing on from there), I am currently addicted to Ebay. I love scrolling through the pages of tat and ludicrously high Buy It Now prices, to come across a true bargain or that perfect something something. Today, however, has not been all good on the Ebay front. Two items that I've been watching all week both ended today, and as the days have gone past, with me compulsively checking the state of bidding on My Ebay page, I had come to think of them as mine, you know?

Unfortunately, I fell prey to the Last Second Bidder on the perfect faux fur coat I was the highest bidder on all week. Quite often, I'll envision a piece of clothing in my head and be constantly keeping half an eye out for this imaginary item whilst shopping. It resulted in big success with a pair of flat black studded boots I found in Peacocks (a shop I never go in, but popped into on this one occasion on the off chance I'd find an approximation of the mythical boots - and I did... for £9). And when I came across this faux fur coat on Ebay, it was exactly what I wanted, from the picture at least. With less than a minute to go on bidding, it was so close to being mine... But it wasn't to be, and I have moved on swiftly and brutally to another, very similar, coat. And so the anxious waiting begins again.

But, happily ending on a bright note, I did win a Vanessa Bruno off-white blazer, for the wonderfully bargainious price of £10.

There has been a shift in my thinking when it comes to shopping, with less interest in the high street and more interest in thrifty Ebay buys, and saving up for that something special which I have yet to settle on right now.

Anyways, I'll be modelling the Vanessa Bruno jacket for the blog when it arrives, but for now here's the Ebay snap. Of MY jacket!