Walking in a Vera wonderland....

*waves*

This is going to be a bit long I think, and there's going to be quite a few gifs to express my feels, so here is my warning to strap yourselves in lol....

First things first:

So if you are reading this, it's clear who won the design battle, Canterbury Magenta of course! And look at how FAB it is! Thank you guys soooo much for your input! Some people wanted a different print, and I've been wondering what print you guys would have liked. I love designing new layouts so comment below with what prints you'd like me to create a layout for next and I'll hop to it!

Secondly, onto real Vera news...its happened guys! Venetian Paisley (VP) and Canterbury Magenta (CaMa) are here, and they are such beauties!!

 Honestly, I wasn't too crazy about VP at first...it looked like way too much going on. In those cases I have to wait so see it on merchandise to make a real judgement. I felt the same way about Heather and Jazzy Blooms and I ended up LOVING those prints. Seeing it on items changes things a little for me. Granted, I'm not totally in love with VP still, but it doesn't abhor me like Tutti Frutti did/does/itneedstogoaway.

How I feel about Tutti Frutti i'm not sorry.

But VP is very likeable. I can see why some of you citizens are totally taken with it! It especially looks nice on the hipsters, and that cute Double Take tote! Plus, I absolutely love the chevron interior print! I'm a total sucker for stripe, and chevron is no exception!

Now CaMa is frickin GORGE on stuff...I want everything in it! I love everything about it; the colors, the design, the SIMPLICITY of it. Of course the fact that it's magenta kicks it up an extra notch. Canterbury Cobalt is nice too, the blue pops out as well, but I'm a girlie girl, so pink wins! I also love it because it's a black based print, so it can be a heavy-duty job print, like for work or travel.

GIVE ME ALL THE THINGS!!!!!!!

I'm honestly torn between stuff! Do I want a hardshell case or a soft one? Do I want the Stay Cooler or a Lunch Bunch? Glenna or Vera? OR PLEATED TOTE?!

Decisions, decisions! Gah I need a second job!

Why? Because on top of that, they have also given me kitchen things in Bittersweet and I NEED THEM OKAY?! Here's my itty bitty very RED kitchen....there needs to be some touches of Vera in there!

Can you visualize it?? I can! It was like they made it for my kitchen!

Also released were some of the holiday items, like the ornaments, warm fuzzy slippers and boots, and CUUUUUTE pet accessories!!!

Some people went APESHIT on the release day. No, really, they went nuts, because some of this stuff is STILL sold out! These pet accessories didn't have a chance, they were snatched up within a few hours. Thank goodness I don't have my dog (yet) or else I would have been devastated.

Moving on, November 21st is a big day. It is the re-release day of Pink Elephants! VeraObsessed has me drooling over her Insta:

Pink Elephants was a Spring 2007 Breast Cancer Awareness color, and it's just ADORABLE! It's hard enough trying to decide what I want for Christmas...this is not helping! You know how much of a sucker I am for pink....

November 21 is also the release of more holiday items like this:

VeraObsessed posted this via @tlglass42, and HOLYMACARONIIWANTITNOOOOW!

It's a flipping robe! A fuzzy warm robe! I cannot with this! Can you imagine this with those Cozy Slippers they have already available?! It supposed to be made from the same material as the Throw Blankets! Holy shit thats insane! Do you know how soft those things are?! I'll never leave my house, or I'll show up to work in a damn robe all winter!

Those throws make you snuggly!

It's retail price is said to be $58 (affordable!) and it'll be offered in Heather, Venetian Paisley, Midnight Blues, Tutti Frutti (ugh) and Ribbons (yay!). Honestly, I really wish they'd throw me a bone and include Olivia Pink in cute stuff like this! Good thing I love Ribbons and Heather or I'd be a little ticked! The colors are the same ones that are offered for the slippers so it makes sense...but aww.

Theres a couple more things to talk about, but I'll take a breather and come back later with more.

Happy holidays and Happy shopping y'all!


P.S. - Just speculating, Cyber Monday is coming and you better hold onto your hats! They've been counting down for a reason, and I have a feeling/hoping it's going to be for a goooood reason!

Out with the old, In with the New

So my last post I was a little manic. Sorry not sorry. I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one who was pissed, quite a few people feel that it's getting a bit crazy. Plus, every other day is a discount, sale, or huge coupon in my mail! I'll never complain about a coupon, but they sure send them at the wrong times for me! I just paid rent!

But anywhoo, now that a few days have passed and I've calmed a little, I'm trying to see the silver lining in all of this: new items! I wasn't too excited about this at first. I was VERY skeptical because they were taking things I LOVE off of the line, my faves wouldn't come out in new prints and that made me grrrrrrrr....until my Vera-Godmother VeraObsessed (via Donna) shared this with me:

*hyperventilating*

Guys, you all KNOW how much I love Olivia Pink, so of COURSE I'm sold on this! This is just one of the new winter items to be released on November 7. It's a Gym Bag and it's making me forget why I was missing the Small Duffel. I LOVE the addition of pockets outside and netted pockets inside. So convenient!

Here are some of the other items set to be released:

Squeeeeee!

I see slippers, I see PJs, I see a cute little jewelry box that is just waiting for my things! This stuff is niceeeee!! A few things are replacements for the styles that have been or will be retired. The Turn Lock Satchel is the new Bowler, the Small Gym Bag is the new Small Duffel, and the Pleated Tote has come back from the dead... it's ALL good!

This isn't all of them, all I can say is that there are enough things coming out that have me seeing a little less red, and will have me hoping for more green to buy this stuff...unless they decide to retire this stuff next season or something (I kid, I kid).

Gah those slippers look so comfy! Like my feet will feel like they're walking on clouds! As usual, I'm hoping EVERYTHING comes in Olivia Pink. Especially the PJs and slippers!

OOO and how could I forget about the stuff for home?!?!

Good lord there are APRONS, RECIPE BOOKS, AND TOWELS WITH CUTE LITTLE DESSERTS ON THEM! How adorable are these?!?!

Now my kitchen is red, white, and black, so as much as I would love to have an Olivia Pink kitchen, it's just not in the cards....but that's what Bittersweet is for! I see it on the table in the pic so I'm hoping that it comes in the apron and towels as well.

Also coming out soon are the holiday items! I know there are robes (soft, fluffy and plush ones), The Radko Ornament (cutest Santa holding a Venetian Paisley bag...but it's limited, only 750 exist so get it while you can!), and they're bringing Pink Elephants back for this November 21st release, maybe only for the Holiday gifts?

Looks like Vera-Land citizens will be spending a lot this Christmas!

Fall Prints Part II Video

there was a video posted on the Inside Stitch today, it was alllllllll about the rest of the Fall colors, and it was just too cuteeeeee

AWWWWWWWWW

There were little girls with little purses and I die from the adorableness! Can I just mention that Olivia Pink was ALL UP IN THERE and it was fabulous! September 19th can't get here FAST ENOUGH!

Also posted on the site are the new desktop downloads...so the blog is about to be revamped to quench my Olivia Pink thirst! Stay tuned for that.

Finally, I logged on today and saw this:

In the Land of Vera has reached over 10,000 pageviews, HOLY MACARONI! It really makes me happy to see that so many people took the time to look at this blog, and share my love of all thing colorful. Thank you, fellow citizens, this means a lot to me.

Suddenly Summer..

Guess who's back!!!!

So I've been super busy working instead of enjoying my summer vacation, but now things are starting to wind down and I can finally catch up on my Vera love

First thing's first: upcoming promos!

• Theres a Lunch Bag/Water Bottle for $36 promo going on until the 25th of August
• The RETIREMENT SALE of Canyon, English Rose, Dogwood, Suzani, and Island Blooms is supposed to start the 29th of August, BUT I went into my Vera Store this past weekend and the sale started for them already. I picked up a lovely Canyon tote ^_^

And for the rest of the year (so far)...

• September 19 - Fall Fashion and Baby Release: Olivia Pink (AAAHHHH), Bittersweet, Canterberry Cobalt - Colorblock, Perfectly Puffy, Double-Take,  Jewelry, Vera Vera, Paper and Gifts, and Sunglasses
• November 7 - Winter Launch: Canterberry Magenta and Venetian Paisley, plus Holiday Gifts, Shimmer, Pets, Colorblock, Perfectly Puffy, Faux Leather Trim, Double-Take, Vera Vera, and Paper and Gift styles
• And as for La Neon Rose: Apparently it's a limited release, so it's anybody's guess right now.

SPEAKING OF OLIVIA PINK........I finally got to TOUCH it this weekend, and I almost diedddddd

IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't WAIT for the fall release, I plan on getting a new Vera tote, and I think we ALL know what print it's going to be in....

I'm still working on getting my Heather bedding, it's been setback central over her in Casa de Shay, so it's something that I'll keep in my dreams until I can afford it lol.

NEXT THING: THE DISNEY PRINTS OMGGGGGGG

SO we already knew about Just Mousing Around and Midnight with Mickey, I can't wait till they're available online in October, they look so darn cute!

but WAIT! Is there another print sneaking around?!?! Or dare I say....PrintS with an S ohmygoodnesssssss!

That VeraObsessed, how I LOVE HER because what IS THIS:

THIS people is a Disney Mickey/Lola HYBRID AND I'M EXCITED BECAUSE WHAT ELSE ARE THEY HIDING AT THE HOUSE OF MOUSE?! I don't like Lola, I think the colors are wrong together, but I LIKE THIS LOLA! The blues and greens work great with each other, supposedly it's to be released in December with some holiday gift promos or something, whatever I'm HYPED lol.

So that's it for now, I know I have LOADS more to catch up on but this is it for now.

Shay

The Missing Three (the Fall/Winter mixup)

A thousand apologies guys, sorry I've been away for a while but life got a little nutty for a bit there....

ANYWHOO

JUST when I thought I had gotten a hang on things as far as Vera releasing prints, I get thrown for another loop! I was a little confused a few months ago when the Fall 2013 preview had 6 colors (pictures credited to Alison from Oh My Vera!, who gets the juicy scoop before us all!!!!!)

(Top: Cocoa Moss, Heather, and Lola / Bottom: Olivia Pink, Bittersweet, and La Neon Rose)

At first I assumed all the prints would be released at the same time, and I thought "Woah that's a whole lotta prints for one season". But then the Back to School ads started getting leaked...

..... and there were only 3 out of the 6 prints shown (and Olivia Pink was NOT one of them!!!). Soooo then I started to wonder what the heck was going on with those other prints? Were they being released later? The next season?? Are they being released at all??????

To make things even more confusing, there was a release saying that there were 3 MORE prints being released in Winter 2013....

...so now I'm having a full blown panic attack, because once AGAIN there is no Olivia Pink and whatinthehamsandwichisgoingonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn?!?!?!?!?!?!

On top of that, yesterday Sarah from A Very Vera World posts this email she got from someone, an email that pretty much says that the prints that I now dub The Missing Three are the true Winter 2013 prints...

...

Can someone please just lay out this bag of snakes for me! I actually like those Canterberry prints so what's going on with them? Where the heck are The Missing Three?!?! 

WHERE ARE THEY??????

Fall Preview 2013

Earlier this week, the awesome Oh My Vera posted the possible Fall 2013 colors she got from taking a suurvey (where the heck are these surveys and how can I get down?!?!)

Aaaaaand this morning the lovely VeraObsessed posted this:

LAWD MY WALLET HELP ME

I. AM. EXCITED.

From what I can see, I believe the colors and styles are (l-r: La Neon Rose (Vera tote), Heather ( Tote), Cocoa Moss (Large Cosmetic), Bittersweet (Zip Around Wallet), Olivia Pink (Backpack), and at the top I can make out a La Neon Rose Smartphone Wristlet , a Lola Kiss and Lock wallet, a Bittersweet wristlet, and a Lola (Hipster).

Phew!!!

So I see there are 6 prints that are visible, but I'm a Newbie to the Land of Vera, and I'm a little confused...

Fron Oh My Vera's post, I see 9 prints that were given names, so does that mean there will be 9 fall colors? Or just the 6 in the picture? OR is this like a trial where the more popular ones in the store preview get picked? Somebody helppppp!

In any case, I already love Olivia Pink, so I hope its one of the ones chosen (if that's what happening)...I've got big plans for that print, it has my two favorite colors together, an earthy GREEN and a pretty PINK.

LOVE!

Update @7:16pm
If you guys want to see more close up shots of the prints, head over to A Very Vera World and enjoy!!