Oops.. I Did it Again

I saw something I just had to have, so rushed over to my computer and ordered up. Sometimes you are lucky, sometimes not. This time? Three strikes. I know! I am very depressed and can only hope that since bad things come in threes I have paid my dues. Want to see my mistakes?

Remember this fabulous room from Two Ellie? (check out her blog here, you will love it) I love this room. On a hunch I went to the Anthropologie web site and found the quilt and shams. Pure joy. Did I order them? Well, no actually but a good friend saw it on my blog and she ordered the bedding ensemble. Now I'm even leading friends astray. As fabulous as it looks in this picture....

It just didn't do the trick in person. Tracy was nice enough to let me play with it before she sent it back to see if I could make it work. We both felt the same way...it was BRIGHT. It was like having a Mexican Fiesta at the foot of your bed. I don't know about you, but I like a peaceful feeling in my bedroom.

I actually quite liked the blue and green shams, but the quilt was almost neon. Back it goes!

Speaking of neon..yes, I finally ordered one of the dad gum Mexican quilts. Well, my husband ordered it for Mother's Day. Do you know how long I have talked about ordering this? It came and it was glow in the dark yellow/orange. You can't get the full effect in this photo.

To truly experience the brightness of the color I put a butter yellow toile pillow on the sofa (black and white ticking but of course due to my stellar photography you can't tell). Those of you who are still thinking "It's not so bad" believe me when I say it was bad. Thankfully I had three days to return it. Lucky for me since it came from Ebay. I returned it that same day along with a card out of a paint wheel with colors that would make me happy, not cringe. Hopefully the nice Ebay seller will be able to help me out. You can check out his site here. Don't tell him I sent you. He thinks I am crazy!!

Now for strike number three. I thought these were cute and might be fun to wear on my date...I mean shopping trip, with Eddie and Jaithan. They look just like they do on Anthropologie's web site. That is until I got them on my feet..not cute. It may be because I have a tennis tan. That is where your legs are tan and your feet are white, really white. It is not a good look and these sandals just emphasized that. Back they go. Just remember, it is important to block out the amount you have paid in shipping and handling..no good can come of adding up these numbers. You would think I would learn, but no...I've always heard it is best to get back in the saddle. I am thinking about ordering these...

Cute, huh? You can find them here. I was picturing them with white jeans and a brown pheasant top and my big, green Target bag...You know, I want to look cute but not like I tried too hard. I guess we can figure that out later!

Hope all your Internet shopping is a huge success!