Buy Designer Items for Cheap Prices

Do you have expensive taste, but not a huge wallet? You should check out Designer2U. They have all kinds of really beautiful items. You can get things like shoes and purses and jewelry. Everything is high end brand name like Coach, Steve Madden and Kate Spade to name a few. It’s a fabulous bidding site. It’s really easy and fun too. Who doesn’t like the thrill of winning things? Here’s how it works, you purchase bids and you can use them to buy things well below market value. The bids are one cent each. For one dollar you receive one hundred bids. Once you win, you will be notified and you pay. Then your item is shipped to you or the recipient of your choice.  If you don’t win the item, that’s ok. There is so many more wonderful things to buy. You can save 50% to 80% off retail. You can look like you are wealthy without having to be.  Everything is guaranteed to be real and there are no knock offs on Designer2U. This would be a great way to knock out all your Christmas shopping for the women in your life. If you win by December 17^th, it will be there in time for Christmas. If you don’t know what she may want, well you can get her a gift certificate and she can pick it out! With the prices a gift certificate could go a long way!

There are so many amazing items I had a hard time picking what to bid on. I did find a really pretty Coach Purse and I was able to try out the bidding process. It was a breeze. You can even do auto bids where you can set a price cap and the system does all the work for you. You don’t have to sit there and hit refresh over and over, unless you want to. I found it really exciting to see if I would win or not. I was so happy when I won.  Have fun bidding and let me know what you get!

Be sure to check out Designer2u for more information.

Crocodiles, Stingrays and Pythons OH MY!

I always have a hard time picking out gifts for some of my family and friends.  I don’t always have a lot of time to scout out the perfect gifts at a store, so I turn to online shopping. You can find anything online.  I am definitely not the most fashionable person in the world.  It has become difficult to know what is trendy or what someone would like. Most of my wardrobe is jeans and t-shirts.  I also wear a lot of pajamas. I work from home so I can get away with it.  Not all my friends share in my extremely comfortable wardrobe.  I have a friend who loves purses. She has a huge collection. I have had two purses in 10 years.  She also loves wallets; I have had my Strawberry Shortcake wallet for 8 years.  It’s still in great condition too.  My friend prefers exotic purses and wallets made out of different leathers.  I found a website that sells crocodile purses and wallets. They even have stingray ones too.  I don’t know how Noah would really feel about that one.  I thought it was interesting to see that they have lizard leather items too.  I wouldn’t really mind if they took snakes to make things out of. I just don’t want either around me. I am deathly afraid of snakes, dead or alive. They also have cow leather. It’s really pretty stuff.

Do you like exotic purses and wallets?

Purse Confessions

I have a confession to share with you. I used to never carry a purse. Sure when I was a little girl I did because that is what most little girls do. I had a pink purse that I carried when I was young, and I left it at Flakey Jakes once. I used to love Flakey Jakes it was the best burger joint in the world. I was devastated when I lost my pink purse. My mom called them and they asked for some kind of identification because anyone could really call up somewhere and say I lost my purse and then claim someone else’s property. So, the only thing I carried in the purse was a tube of Neosporin. What kind of weird child does that? Well my childhood best friend’s dad used to work at the place they made Neosporin and I am thinking that he gave me that tube, as I don’t remember purchasing it myself.  I was able to get my purse and my coveted tube of Neosporin back, in case you were concerned.

I think I might have carried a purse occasionally in high school, but nothing to where I can remember. I just put money in my pocket and that worked for me. When I got my bank account, I carried my debit card in my pocket along with ID. I didn’t even have a wallet. Most women’s wallets are huge and I didn’t wanna try and cram that in my pocket, I would look like a clown.  I finally bought a wallet in 2005. It was more of a billfold with Strawberry Shortcake on it. I still have this wallet, even though it is almost 7 years old. It has corduroy on it and it is still in perfect condition just a little dirty in spots. I would carry in my back pocket, when I first bought it. I still didn’t carry a purse.  They are just something extra you have to deal with, and I was fine as long as I had pockets.  When I was married, I had my ex-husband carry my cards for me in his wallet.

Right after Noah was born, my mom came to me, and sat me down and we had a talk. She said “It’s time for you to start carrying a purse.” She was right, babies have a lot of stuff, I would have probably been happy with just a diaper bag, but sometimes I didn’t wanna lug the diaper bag around to the grocery store or whatever. I wanted to be able to throw a diaper in my purse and be done with it.  So, my mom gave me an old purse. It is a Jones New York purse and even though it is 8 years old it is still in really good condition. It only has a few stains and no rips or tears.  I still am using this purse and despite the ridicule of family members about my Strawberry Shortcake wallet I still use that too.  Occasionally I get compliments from cashiers about it. It’s cute and practical for me.  My sister went as far as to buy me a “big girl” wallet, I never used it, it is sitting in a drawer, with the tags still on it.  There isn’t a change place in my wallet so on the bottom of my purse there are coins, which also works for me.

I am not someone who cares about if they have a Prada or a Coach purse. I don’t have a purse collection. I haven’t spent hundreds on purses. Heck it was a hand me down, and it is still a great purse. I have thought about buying a backup purse, but now I think about it, I have a lot of memories with this purse. Maybe someday it will fall apart and I will get a new one. Otherwise I think I will keep using it. It may as well be my trademark accessory.

MrsDesigns Etsy store!

Do you like homemade purses and other items? I do. I can’t sew. If I try it looks like a four year old made it seriously. Now through the wonders of the internet you can have people make you things with out having to leave your home.

My friend Melody of MrsDesigns loves to sew and make really cute things. I think she started out by making baby bonnets for her daughter. She now makes all kinds of really cool handmade items. She makes little card holders called cash and card foldies.

She is a really good friend of mine and I have admired her stuff and her skills for over a year now. She began just as a hobby sewer and to make clothing for her kids. After all sorts of positive feedback she decided to start a business. She has an Etsy store where you can find her creations for sale. Everything is really inexpensive and very well made. There are all kinds of bargains on her site.

My personal favorite is the Brown Corduroy Pleated Purse. It is only 12 dollars and so adorable! It also comes with a matching homemade wallet. Another item she makes is bread sacks. They are really interesting and so unique. I hate going to the store and coming home and finding my bread smashed in. Some baggers don’t really know that you don’t put heavy things on top of a loaf of bread. You can also use the bread sacks as a wine bag or for a carton of eggs. They are a definitely something you should have.

Melody will also make custom things. She can make all sorts of adorable creations, just ask. If you want something custom made but not sure what visit her blog for ideas and samples of items she has made. She is truly a pleasure to know. She sent me a Hobo bag with a matching cash and card foldie. I love them both. They are so beautiful . She also shipped it really fast. It didn’t take long to get here at all. We were both surprised how quickly I received it.

If you want homemade, great quality products that are a total bargain go visit MRS Designs Etsy shop! Go pick up some really cute stuff today!