Confessions of a Shopoholic

Hi, I'm Victoria, and I'm not just an Etsy seller. I love having such a wonderful marketplace of unique quality hand-made goods literally at my fingertips. You hear a lot about the other kinds of stuff, so today I want to show you some of the gorgeous things I've purchased for myself here this year.

I have a fancy new pair of burgundy lenses for my Steampunk goggles, from Neverwas:



I am now the proud owner of a custom sized Heavy Metal Corset (yowza!) from brooksbot75



How about this lovely vintage-styled suit from AnnieBriggs? Isn't it a beauty?



My father sent me a gift card for my birthday, and that yielded me a new chocolate brown leather belt, from MuseBelts. This will be wonderful, as since I bought the new camera I'd given up on belts because the buckles were in danger of scratching the display screen.



And just for fun, this adorable little fused glass spider from EmotionalOasis:

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I've bought more than a few pieces of her fused glass, and each one has been absolutely fabulous!

Christmas is just around the corner, and I know that I'll be doing some of my holiday shopping here.

Here's a few more beauties from my favorites, just because:

Crystal Clear Trio Antiqued Copper Necklace, Wrapped Briolettes, Hand Forged



Ruby Tentacle Ring



Pegasus- Pleated leather spats with button detail



The rose collection - Cuff links

10 JETs, 2 beads

10 members of the Jewelry on Etsy team each received the same two beads, and each of us did something different with them.


My necklace, Bees Do It, is one of the 10!




Vote for your favorite here.

More to drool over on Etsy

The champagne is delicious! *hic*

Since you don't have any, here's something else for you to enjoy - jewelry and accessories by SatinDollCo:

There's some wonderfully unique accessory items in her store, as well as lovely jewelry. She's got colorful wraps for pilates or yoga mats:



What a great idea!

For a night out, this mocha clutch would be perfect!



And for summertime fun, there's these pink and black plaid earrings.



It always amazes me, the variety you can find in one person's shop on Etsy!

Friday morning Squeeeeeee!

Woke up this morning to find a notification in my inbox that the treasury in which I was featured hit the front page of Etsy at about 3am PST:



Big thanks to curator MarciG for including me in this stunning collection. She does lovely pottery, including a section of Poppy tea bag holders like this one:



What a great precursor to the upcoming weekend! I also get to see one of my favorite bands, Faith & the Muse, perform on Sunday, so the weekend will be bracketed by wonderfulness.

Another Talented Jewelry on Etsy Teammember

And one of my first forays into a styleboard on Kaboodle:

Malves1009 by dbvictoria

Meet Michelle, malves1009 on Etsy. I've got a pair of her cameo earrings that I adore, and that I always get compliments on whenever I wear them.



Her collection has an antique style that I adore. So elegant and classic!

Tea and Twilight

Just got back from a birthday celebration at the sumptious Queen Mary Tea Room. OM*urp*G.

I normally go for the black teas, like Darjeeling, or Lapsang Souchong, but today I decided I needed to try something new, so I went for the Royal Rose, which they don't seem to have listed on their website.

My friend, whose birthday we were celebrating, is a huge Twilight fan, and while cruising around on Etsy one evening, I found her the perfect gift, from the shop MyMagicMe, a personalized New Moon poster!



This is the second digital portrait I've gotten from Etsy, the other being one for myself, a zombified me from CustomZombie.



Ah, the wonders of the digital age!