21 days and counting
Saturday, February 20th, 2010It’s my birthday soon. I will be 25 years old. I have no idea how this happened. I swear I was only 22 like the other day! So, I’ve been thinking about things I might like as gifts. Usuaully I just reply with ‘iunno’ whenever I get asked for gift suggestions for myself, but since I’ll be crossing the dreaded threshold into ‘mid to late twenties’ territory I thought I should do the mature thing and have a little think about it. And since there are some pretty neat things on my little list I thought I’d post it here for all to see.
- Silicon bakeware – I haven’t done any baking since I’ve been back in Brisbane, partly because Matt threw out all my bent up old bakeware while I was away and partly because our kitchen is hot enough in summer without the oven on, but I’m aching to make delicious baked goods.
- Tights from We Love Colors – I’m particularly hankering after teal, gold, rust, olive green, emerald, spruce green, hunter green (can you tell I like green?) and navy.
- A chunky cardigan – I’ve been on the lookout for a cream/ecru/off white, chunky, slightly oversized cardigan for a while now. My main problem is that I want natural fibre and most of the ones I find and like have at least some synthetic content. There’s actually a few I’m watching on eBay at the moment but I’m pretty fussy about the feel (knits should be soft, people!), so I’m not sure I want to buy online.
- One of Alicia Lynn Carrier’s 10 Dollar Drawings – I’ve been reading her amazing food blog Bread and Honey for a while now and then found out about her equally amazing art. Soooo pretty!
- A ring from Forkometry – I love these! Such a great way of repurposing old cutlery and very beautiful too.
- My name on a necklace – Possibly a bit lame, possibly a bit bling, definitely been done before. But I still kind of want one. I think all caps in silver would suit me best, but the acrylic heart and initial pendant is a little bit retro and cool too.
- A Lomo or Holga camera – Or some other old school analogue camera. I miss film.
- T Shirts from TopatoCo – Specifically this one and this one, both by Kate Beaton. I don’t really need more t shirts, but they make me giggle!
- Socks! – Not something you would expect to be on a list of gifts someone wants for their birthday, but I want some thigh high/over the knee woollen socks.
And that’s my list. For further inspiration, I’ll be sending family and friends to my hearts (which, frankly, they should look at anyway because I heart some awesome stuff!). Now, if someone asks, I can just refer them to this post. Problem solved!







