Tis The Season!

I love this picture, as old as I am, I still believe that I will see Santa and his
reindeer fly in the sky past a full winter moon.

After the baking, shopping, cooking, wrapping, decorating, and all that you do to prepare for Christmas and in between all the hustle and bustle, don't you just want to scream and say why do I bother?
Or you notice the tension and frustration of others when your out in public and you say what a Scrooge they are! You may find yourself saying humbug to everything because you don't feel that special something that everyone else does. But then there is that moment that the little things in life bring you a moment of joy, peace, goodwill, and your love for humanity is restored. That moment when you helped someone in need, or you start to feel  that excitement like a child does who still believes in Santa. Come on you remember that feeling of anticipation and pure joy that someone you believe in and have never seen 

will bring you something that you asked for. What a wonderful feeling that was.

my dog took a gift from
under the tree
Sorry, Isabella, it empty!

This weekend on my Etsy shop, I did a 40% off sale, a lovely women from Poland wanted a dress for her daughter which was to much for her before my sale. I sent her a message to let her know of the sale, and she said that friends didn't grow on trees but the gather around in time of need. It made my day that I could help her get something for her daughter, especially after us talking back and forth and listening to her troubles. Sure made my life feel like a piece of cake. 

Yes I put up two trees

So maybe this was my moment of peace and goodwill. My joy will come when I sit and look at the lights on my tree, listening to Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker (a beautiful piece of music) and be grateful that I could hustle and bustle, listen to music, see, smell and love all the warmth of the season.


I hope you all find the warmth and love of this holiday season.
 

             
                      

Holiday Dressing

 













Who doesn't owe or love the Little Black Dress? While out hunting for vintage lovelies, I ran across this black dress with that 40's.style. Trying to find info on the label which is a Phoebe, found out that Kay Unger launched the label in the 90s. Kay Unger recognized a void in the marketplace for a cleaner dinner dress and
set out to reinvent the little black dress.
So here is the one that I found that I will be adding to my shop.  Also I made a treasure on Etsy of some beautiful dresses in honor of the LBD. What are you wearing for this holiday season?  
                                                       
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d010930884e6d9147dc5b04/holiday-party-in-the-lbd?index=0
                                                                                      

This dress drapes so lovely with its rhinestone buckle

A couple lbd's from my shop

http://www.etsy.com/shop/RareEssenceVintage