The good, the bad and the ugly....

So it's been an interesting week. I made some great antique purchases online ( which will be posted about) so everyday was like Christmas getting the packages and the excitement seeing it in person.  Some items were for my online store and some for personal keepsakes. I made a list in my head of items I would love to have for collection and one of those is Victorian mourning jewelry. I won a necklace in auction and I was so thrilled. It was not suppose to arrive for a few more days and saw in my tracking it said it already arrived . So I rushed to my mailbox and saw the package. As I walked in my house I saw it was ripped open and not in a accidental way. The jewelry box was in there however to my horror  the necklace was stolen out of it. I am completely heartbroken. I am very sentimental about the pieces I get, it's a cherished heirloom to me even though it is not a personal family one. So I am a bit shaken and will probably refrain from making online purchases for now until I can figure out a way to safely get my packages.

MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR MY STOLEN VICTORIAN MOURNING NECKLACE:

The necklace that will haunt me for the rest of my antique collecting days

Another thing that has got me a lil bummed is there is a local antiques show where the booths would be very affordable. It's only 2 weeks notice which I would be crazy enough to pull off however it's the transportation, We have a tiny car, 3 kids in tow (  due to me not being a driver) so there would not be  anyway near enough room in my trunk for a 10'x10' booth worth of stuff . So I thought "Alright, I have to rent a mini van for the day"  The car rental places do not allow one day rentals on weekends so I would be stuck with a hefty bill which would take up any potential profit margins and I would be incredibly lucky if I even broke even after that so it's a no-go. Impossible potential, story of my life haha

Good news is I got new goodies for show and tell posts. I been working hard getting my Etsy store stocked up. I did a short trial for a few items on Ebay with both auction & but it now option but no takers so it's put a lil damper on my optimism , I haven't formally publicly launched this blog so I am trying not to fret and everything is just part of the learning process, right?

UPDATE: They strike again in stealing my antiques! The next day, my " forget me not" album full of letters for a lil girl name " Lilly" just like my daughter and this website- I just have no words....I spent the week looking for both items in pawn shops and contacting local antique stores to see if the thief tried to sell them there for a quick buck. No luck thus far. Both of these items held such sentimental value to me and I just cannot shake this upset it's caused me. I will not be purchasing anymore items online for a while because I cannot trust the post office or that my mail is safe anymore. SO farewell precious album of letters, I will forget you not indeed ...