month of necklaces: days 18, 19 and 20

Day 18:

This is a necklace that Ben gave me for our one year wedding anniversary... I never knew the designer but he got it at Goldmakers in Kansas.

Day 19:

Super cool vintage owl necklace, gift from a good friend!

Day 20:

Initial necklace made by my good friend Lisa, given to me by Ben

Key necklace, old key found at antique mall, I put it on chain.

month of necklaces: day 3

Day 3: Vintage Afgani Necklace given to me by my boss, Marguerite.

antiquing in Indianapolis

As promised, here are some pictures from our trip to Indianapolis over the weekend.  We did a lot of antiquing which was great.  The first two photos are from our trip to Midland Arts & Antiques Market, which was completely awesome. (Two gigantic floors of awesomeness actually)  I only wished we had a) money to buy furniture and b) some way to get it back to Chicago. The second place we went is Reclaimed. It was much smaller, but just as good.  I found this amazing hand made vintage eyelet dress.  I can't wait to wear it.  I'm thinking it would be fun for Valentines Day.  And of course I couldn't pass through Indiana without taking a picture of the wind turbine farm spanning 20 miles.  It was a gorgeous day to watch them.

a purse story

Fact:  I have never spent more than $30 on a purse.  I guess I've just always gotten lucky.  I'll find them at thrift stores mainly, or H&M, but even then I have to realllly like it to spend the money.  One of my favorite purses (you can see it just below in a pile of quilts) I've ever owned I bought for $10 at Village Discount and the woman who sold it to me was like, "Are you sure  you want this? It's TEN dollars!"  But I bought it over 2 years ago and carry it pretty much all the time.  So when I saw this new bag from Baggu, I was instantly in love.  I of course saw what I wanted to see.  The prices start at $30, but this one is $150.  Still not a terrible price... Maybe it'd make a good gift idea?  (hint hint husband if you're reading this, but maybe in brown)  They also have some pretty adorable clutches.  I'm always in awe of a woman who carries a clutch on a day to day basis.  Seriously, doesn't she need more stuff?  Anyhoo, go check out Baggu!  Great, drool worthy items.