The woes of expensive taste.

So, today, Jason & I went on a mall excursion to buy him dress clothes for his new job. As we were walking out of Nordstrom, I spotted these shoes. Trust me when I say the pictures do not do them justice. In person they were amazeballs. I desperately want these shoes. Alas, I am poor. Or, at the very least, I do not have $200 in my discretionary spending budget to spend on them at this time. But JEEZ. The longing, the lust. Rarely have I ever had such feelings about shoes.



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Oh lord. Maybe I'll hit the lottery or something.

Help!

Several years ago, I bought this teacup from a site called Old Fashioned Halloween:



After lots of good service, it has begun to chip. The site I bought it from is no longer open. I don't think it was a custom-painted item, and so it theoretically should be available from someplace else... only I can't find it. Does anyone know anywhere else I can acquire one? I sent an email to the woman who sold me the one I currently have, but it look like her sites that are still technically active are a bit out of date, so I am not sure she'll receive it.