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You have an amazing collection lala28, cannot wait to see what you have added! I completely agree with you on the charms, rodeos are cute but.... the older animal face charms are the best. Sure hope they will bring them back.
 
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lala28 said:
Gosh, I logged back into tpf last week for the first time in years and noticed that the images I posted previously are all “blocked” (part of Photobucket’s new business plan to get account holders to pay an annual fee to restore all these images, even though they were posted legitimately under Photobucket’s old business plan). I shudder to think about all the reference threads in forums worldwide that now have broken links and images that can no longer be viewed. After exchanging multiple emails with Photobucket’s customer service robot (whose responses were marginally on point and ultimately, unlikely to resolve my issue), I decided to pay the “ransom” (at least for this first year) to restore the links to my previously posted photos. After the Photobucket ransom drop went through, I noticed that my images were still messed up! My best guess is that tpf either has a cache setting that needs to be refreshed or uses a proxy server to take a “snapshot” of linked images so that the proxy server can host the images itself (and the proxy server is now retaining the broken images instead of linking back up to Photobucket). So, the battle to restore / refresh my broken images continues!
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So sorry to hear of all the trouble you've had with your photos, I've enjoyed this thread and your creativity! Hoping you can get the photo issue sorted out. In the meanwhile, I look forward to seeing your new posts! :flowers:

ETA - I just scrolled back, and your older pics are now visible, yay! :smile:
 
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Maedi said:
It is wonderful to see this thread revived. I am sorry about the photobucket ransom. The red Kelly is beautiful.
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Hi Maedi,
Thank you. I’m happily surprised at how the Ardennes leather has retained the Rouge VIf color so well after many years of use and without a single trip to the H spa. I’ve always been told that while Ardennes is a good workhorse leather, it doesn’t soak up color as well as its sibling leathers and often requires more frequent spa visits to maintain its original color. This one has been banged and smushed and rained on more than a handful of times — insert horrified emoji here — but I still love her. It’s bigger size and shloopiness as a retourne Kelly has allowed me to really stuff her full of stuff. I still dream of being a small handbag kind of gal, but truth be told, I’ve always carried the kitchen sink with me.
 
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GNIPPOHS said:
You have an amazing collection lala28, cannot wait to see what you have added! I completely agree with you on the charms, rodeos are cute but.... the older animal face charms are the best. Sure hope they will bring them back.
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I’m a sucker for a cute animal face... I don’t much care for snakes, but I had to have the snake one, too.
 
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Serva1 said:
So glad you revisited your tread lala and posted pics of your beautiful rouge vif K, amazing workhorse. About the bagcharms, I’m dreaming of a horsehair tassel in barenia for my barenia bags...
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Oh, yes, the Barenia horsehair tassel would be a wonderful addition to your Barenia bag collection. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you and if I see one, will definitely PM you.
 
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Speaking of workhorse and easy to travel with bags, I would say my vote goes to the Bolide. It has minimal hardware and is very under the radar for H bags. The big zipper makes it easy to quickly open and close and if you use the strap to wear it crossbody, you have a hands-free option. Granted it was the 37 size, but I’ve managed to bring home legal files in mine. This isn’t a particularly under the radar color, but it actually goes with a lot of different wardrobe choices. I really like Bleu Electrique because it is a bright but not too bright color (versus lime catenina!) and it made me think of the ocean.
 
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