Long story short, my main computer’s motherboard kicked the bucket and I had to replace it … and subsequently the heatsink … and today the graphics card will be replaced (since it’s incompatble with the new motherboard.) So I have a lot of work (self- employed) to catch up on and won’t be able to bring you anything new and exciting this week. Sorry!

It’s a plastic form on a hanger which means it won’t take up too much space and it will hang nice and neat on the door hooks I have already. This will definately make it easier to actually show everyone what these clothes could look like on (I pondered a sewing dress form with a stand but couldn’t mentally justify the cost since I don’t have a sewing machine here right now.)

In a bit of a warped way it’s like a giant plastic barbie doll (or at least a section of one) 🙂

I’ve been put in charge of selling clothes for my great aunt’s estate. Although it may be a month or so before I can get it all online the plastic mannequin hanger HAS been ordered! 🙂

I do still have to go through the rest of the clothes, organize, measure, write descriptions and photograph each piece but I wanted to give you all the heads up because I thought some of you would be interested.

There will be a little bit of everything: from purses to shoes, and elegant 50’s dresses to 70’s polyester shirts (she was 103 years old when she died, she really did have a bit of everything.) Also there’s a huge variety of sizes – I think she bought things on sale without trying them on sometimes – there are some items with store tags on them still.

We’ve only gone through about half of what’s at her house but I already have over 100 pieces that will be sold (there were 6 trash bags full that went to goodwill or the salvation army as well – things we didn’t think anyone would really be interested in like nightgowns, basic shirts and elastic waisted pants.)

Here’s a couple of pieces that will be included (I will let you all know when I get it online for sale.):

I know I haven’t been posting as often here but I’ve been trying to make sure there’s at least one post per week (which I know I’ve fallen a little behind on.) I wanted to let you know what’s in the works here though.

One thing is a directory of shopping and fashion related links – I’ve decided to use del.icio.us for this at this point because of it’s ease of use, tagging and ability to link to other similar sites outside of a single bookmark set.

Another section I’ve been pondering and planning out in my head is a forum which will allow more interaction from the readers. I want to have clearly organized sections for people to post their own opinions as well as deals they have found online and more. I am also open to suggestions about what people are interested in here so speak up! 🙂

… and you know what that means. Easter church attire and….. PEEPS! Though I don’t think I can quite come up with something that fits for both, I did find some great wearable peeps (click on the image to go to their site):

http://www.swapstyle.com/

I heard about this on a podcast that I listen to. The idea is to post items you want to get rid of and look through posts that other people have made to swap or buy used clothes and accessories. It’s a little confusing at first because you’re taken to the forum first which is not where the swaps are posted so you’ll need to use the navigation menu at the top.

I’m thinking that the more people who sign up and get items online, the more there will be to choose from and there will be a better chance that you’ll be able to swap something old for “something new to you” (a lot of the users seem to be in Australia … though there are some in the USA.) If you sign up, make sure you get some items listed and add some items to your wishlist as well. 🙂

I signed up this evening and posted some items and made my first contact about a pair of jeans someone had. I’ll report back on how it goes if they’re interested in swapping.