new giveaway: candelabra necklace (ends June 17th)

New giveaway, yeah?

What You Can Win: 

This necklace featuring a candelabra and rose beads combo. I made it, so it is pretty awesome by default. I would value it at priceless, but on a more realistic note, probably around 14 dollars.

How to enter: 

Four ways to enter. Do one, do two, do three, or do four. Obviously if you do four you have a better chance of securing a sweet new jewelry piece for your collection. Just sayin'. 

1. Follow me on Twitter. 

2. Become a fan of BBV on Facebook. 

3. Follow me on Instagram. My username is bluebttrflyvtg
4. Follow this blog via GFC.

Leave one separate comment below this post for EACH entry you complete. In each post, be sure to leave a way to contact you and if it is the entry for Twitter or Instagram, leave your username.

This contest is open worldwide.You can enter until June 17th at midnight Eastern.

Winner will be chosen at random. You will have 2 days to reply with mailing info. If you do not reply, I will choose another winner, with no exceptions.

shop update: hey, sailor!

Several lovely nautical items are hanging out in the shop right now. Check them out below and click on the picture to be taken directly to the listing.

Brass Ships Wheel Cigarette Dispenser

 Navy Pillbox Hat

Nautical Knot Purse

Seashell Dress

Conch Necklace

birthday!

Well, I'm officially 27 today. No real story here, but just an excuse to post the pictures that I will probably post every year on my birthday. A look into where my love of cake began:

Check out the crazed look in my eyes. I'm like a cake junkie.

The weather is beautiful, so I lucked out. Check back this week for some cupcake pics!

how about the new #CoronaRita?

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Chili’s Grill & Bar. All opinions are 100% mine.

Cinco de Mayo is almost here and that means one thing: margaritas. Actually, for my family it means margaritas and my mom's birthday. This year we might just head out to Chili's for some delicious food and drink. It is a great place to enjoy a meal with the family and try new things such as the CoronaRita.

Have you heard about the new CoronaRita at Chili's? If not, it is a new drink that is made with Jose Cuervo Especial Tequila and Coronita. You know, because sometimes you just can't deicide between the beer or the margarita, so why not both? For someone like me, who has a terrible time trying to decide between two amazing drinks, this is rather perfect.

I can see this being an amazing drink to try on hot summer days. I can definitely see a day of fun in the sun followed by some fajitas and margaritas in a nice, cool Chili's.

The restaurant would be a great place to celebrate summer, graduations, birthdays, girls' night out, or just a casual dinner date with your mister or miss. The family atmosphere is great, so you can bring the entire family along for a fun night.

I love Chili's because their menu is so diverse and the CoronaRita sounds like it would go with so many of their great options. A couple of my favorites include their Chicken Fajitas and their Monterey Chicken. They also have great burgers, pasta dishes, and mouth watering appetizers. Be sure to go there hungry, because with so many options, you will definitely need to leave room for a large meal.

And I didn''t even mention that they also have great desserts. Be sure to stop in at Chili's this summer to try the CoronaRita and if that's not your thing, you will surely find another great option for that perfect, summer drink.

 

Are you excited for summer? Do you think you might try the CoronaRita? What's your favorite thing to get at Chili's? Let me know below!

 

“You must be 21 years or older to drink alcoholic beverages and as always, please remember to drink responsibly”

an alternate history: typo style

It's a Wonderful Life is one of my favorite movies for a number of reasons, one being my minor obsession with thinking about alternate history.

Do you ever think about alternate history? Does the idea that the smallest variation in your daily schedule can result in life changing events? I definitely do. 

One thing that I think about was the summer post graduation from college back in 2007. I was ready to take on the world, but had no idea what to do about it. I saw an ad in the newspaper about the local paper hiring a copywriter, which was perfect. I had just completed four year degree in literature/writing at what is touted as the top college in NY by several publications. I surely should have been able to attain this position at small town, mediocre newspaper, right? Wrong. Even though I aced the editing test they give out, apparently my amazing personality didn't mesh well, because the job went to someone else. 

Would I have been selling vintage full time had I been hired back then? Probably not. Would I be happier? Not as happy? Indifferent? Who knows?

What I do know is that finding mistakes in the local paper has become a bit of a guilty pleasure for me in the years since I lost out on that job. Don't get me wrong, my grammar is far from perfect, but it is certainly close when compared to the copywriters that actually work for the paper. Check out this gem that was in the area police reports today:

Not only did someone spell the word fight as "fite", but also they spelled the person's last name two completely different ways. 

It's the little things, really. And now back to pondering what might have been...

easter cupcakes and instagram fun.

To celebrate Easter, my Mom, twin 5-yr-old nieces, and I went to my grandma's senior apartments and decorated 120+ cupcakes to take to the rescue mission. It was nuts. One of the women who helped was 101! Always a good time when the age differential in a group of cupcake decorators is 96 years. 

Here are a couple pics I snapped:

I love them.

Gypsy cupcakes!

Have a great Easter everyone!

PS-Here is a sneak peek of some summer shoes hitting the shop this week:

Can you tell I've been rocking Instagram this week? I used to have an account and forgot about it (I think it was JennfromBBV). Now, I have a new one, so if you are on it, you can catch me at jenneseo07(that's a zero and seven at the end). Get it? Jenneseo? Because my name is Jenn and I went to Geneseo? Yeah, pretty sweet. Follow me and let me know so I can follow you!