And the winner is ...

Thank you to everyone who commented on the giveaway post - the post was a great way to connect with regular readers and followers, bring some quiet readers out of the woodwork, and introduce some new readers and followers to this here little bloggie.

And the winner of the Domino book is ....

Thrifted Treasure!

I couldn't believe it when I drew her name. Not only did we start our blogs the same week; we're also dedicated followers of one another ... and I stole the idea of the book giveaway and the rules from her as well!

Congrats Thrifted Treasure, I'll get your details and this book will soon be winging its way to Aussie Land!

The winner of the crystal-esque vintage necklace ....

Vintage Girl!

Congrats Vintage Girl, and thanks to everyone for participating. I think I'll look at doing giveaways and other fun interactive stuff more regularly - it's fun!

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Thanks for reading!

I just gotta say, it makes my day when readers comment, email me, become official followers and otherwise get in touch and let me know they like this blog!

I received an email yesterday from a reader who lives in Utah and just discovered my blog. The person wrote that the blog has heart and great style.

He or she could not have made me happier. It's such a happy feeling to know that what I write and picture here - my life, essentially - interests and resonates with people.

And since this person had not made a comment or become a follower, I would never have known he or she was a reader unless I got that email.

So, fellow grungers, thank you for reading. If you'd like to participate please leave a comment or become a follower, or if you'd prefer to be a silent reader you can always email me at grungequeen.yahoo.com if you'd like to comment on any post or ask a question - though remember that you can remain anonymous if you leave a comment or become a follower.

Have a great day!

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The dress that won

I'm flattered so many people responded in such short amount of time, and all I have to thank you with are these crappy photos of me in the dress that eventually won out - sorry, I took pics of everyone but myself so had to crop existing photos.

Thanks to every one who weighed in on the New vs Thrift dress decision! It was an agonizing process marked by flip-flop manic dressing in front of my mirror one hour before the event, but I ended up going with dress number one. At the time of my getting ready the two dresses were technically tied, though two offline votes put the black thrifted dress in the lead and made my decision all the more difficult.

The tie breaker? Simply put, the first dress was elegant chic and I felt more comfortable in it. The ruching and all the strategic folds around the tummy would hide dinner tummy, I figured. The back dress will be better for cocktail parties where people just stand, drink and look beautiful.

After checking my blog comments this morning two more comments were added in favour of this dress, dress number one, so it was the winner afterall!

I wore it with nude fishnets, Spanx (!), a necklace thrifted for a buck and wound twice around my throat, pewter BCBG pumps found for $20 in the clearance aisle, and my silver John Hort retro purse, shown in a previous post below.

Thanks again for helping me out. The black thrifted dress will have its day in the sun soon...

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