oh happy day!

i love etsy! every time i find something i like it just fills me with this happy, warm, sunshiny feeling. Sort of like how a picnic on a nice spot of grass on a nice, sunny, slightly breezy, day makes me feel happy inside.ANYWAY.. I was looking for a vintage/ antique vanity set for a friend and stumbled across this lovely store

inktiques

where i fell in love with this

embroidered vintage vanity set

and was reunited with an old childhood favorite 

the poky little puppy by golden books

I remember this very vivid image of the poky little puppy and a strawberry shortcake. I am probably still as in love with this book as i was when i first read it.

Anywho, back to Inktiques (which by the way is also an actual store). It is run by a lovely lovely lady by the name of Michelle who was nice enough to put my items on hold for a rather long time whilst all the transactions were being organized. She also happens to be a writer who gives a few tips to aspiring authors on her blog GreysenInk. Seriously though, i think it's pretty amazing when people find something they are passionate about and are able to make it work. Writing AND running a vintage/ antique store? I WISH! only I doubt my writing skills would get me far. Uni essays are proof of my failure as a writer. But enough about me. Stop by and have a look at both the blog and the store to find that one of a kind book that fills you with childlike glee.. i did.:) i'm still smiling like a loon.