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!

The rulers of Veraland give us a Closer Look....

The Inside Stitch blog has posted some quick vids that give us an inside look at the new Fall 2013 colors

Closer Look: Heather

Closer Look: Cocoa Moss

Closer Look: Lola

For even MORE inside info, check out Vera's blog, the Inside Stitch!

Fall 2013 is here(kinda)!

This is it!

Vera released the Fall 2013 Campus items, and added a really cute video to show off their stuff!

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

Although Lola is still not my cup of tea, the other colors are really cute. Heather is officially going to be my pick of the season!

Cute! Cute! Cute!

There were so many new items shown, I can't wait until July 9 for the official release of the items. From what I see, theres going to be a new lunch bag, this really cool backpack/tote hybrid, and even laundry hampers and pajamas!

What I am most excited for is the friggin bedding (but I have to wait until July 18 *cries*)! You have NO IDEA and I saw some throw pillows in that video! The bedding preview was what made me fall for Heather in the first place. I was a little nervous because I didn't think they would have queen size sets, but my fears have been put to rest, there were some pretty big beds in the video.

Plus Primo Vera had a sourcebook sneak peek and there were queen size sets shown. She has so many pictures of the new items, you HAVE to check it out!

FRIGGIN THROW PILLOWS I CANNOT!

On another note, I'm very happy to see Jazzy Blooms is included in the new items as a print. I can guarantee that my new apartment will be JAZZY BLOOM-ED OUT!

There's the hamper, a wrap towel, a throw blanket, and I'm sure in 2 weeks there is more where that came from!

Who else is psyched for this release?!?!?!!?!

Sleeping with Vera (not that way...perv!)

Earlier today, the lovely VeraObsessed posted this and I died twice...

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SO yea I just died. Again.
These photos are from I guess a Vera retailer in Indiana called Michele's Boutique. They posted this pics on their facebook page, and it's just beautiful ^_^

I'm not sure how many prints will be included in the bedding release. I love both prints shown. This actually makes me like Heather, I wasn't too crazy about it at first but the colors really go together on the bedding.  I'm thinking there might be one more print, since the last time they had bedding there were 3 prints. Most likely one from the summer prints since they have a Spring and Fall print already.

I'm moving into a new apt in June, and WHAT BETTER TIME for them to make some new bedding huh?!?!?!

(even though Olivia Pink is ONCE AGAIN not being shown. I'm still a little sad about this obvi.)

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!!