15 July 2010

Sensible Wishes

Besides good health and time spent with my family, here my sensible birthday wishes this year:

Books by Haruki Murakami and Jane Austen

New painting materials + spare time to really paint:
 Lessons
Lessons on pattern making and sewing:

And the most sensible of all, more flat shoes for all the errands I have to run:
Birthday Wish!


ps. I know the Jeffrey Campbells are not flats. I have been secretly desiring them for months now! Who hasn't right?

11 more days to go before my birthday --- the books are available at Fully Booked or National Bookstore and the painting materials can be found in Visayan Bookstore or National Bookstore. The shoes??? Well, I accept local ones inspired by these amazing ones! *wink*

images are courtesy of:
http://www.mariawilliam.net/materials.html
http://tatler.typepad.com/malpaso/
http://thepocket.wordpress.com/
http://vintagesewing.info/1940s/42-mpd/mpd-01.html
http://www.polyvore.com

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26 comments:

  1. I love those Austen covers. Jane Austen fan! I think I really liked Northanger Abbey.

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  2. Lovelovelovelove the shoes lady!!!

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  3. you are going to have a great collection of flats. that is true that when we have errand to make they are really convenient!
    I wsh I would learn how to sew and paint but I am not sure I would have the patience. i need a more immediat form of art like photography where you get the result right away!!

    http://www.iletaitunefoisundressing.com/

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  4. hehehe perfectly sensible items for a birthday wishlist! especially the shoes! are you looking for one pair or all?? ;) lol

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  5. Happy almost birthday (:
    Those look like good books & those are really cute shoes <3

    xx, Melissa
    http://dearellaxolily.blogspot.com

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  6. mwahahah! *deep thought* ahem!

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  7. Assaahh, pure inspiration! I need to get myself into more creative projects!

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  8. i waaaant all them shoes, Gizelle! *drooling*

    perfumedredshoes.blogspot.com

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  9. thanks for your comment dear.. and anyway, do you can paint? wow ! that sounds great

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  10. :) I love Jane Austen. I get lost in her words..over and over and over again! I can't seem to fall out of love for it even though I've been out of college for some time now :p

    I hope you get all your want and more :) Pretty humble list :D

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  11. hopefully God's listening and grant all your wishes :)
    that sure would be a perfect birthday!

    eclectic du jour

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  12. these shoes are too die for,gizelle! kung datu lng ko,paliton ko na,upat upat ta.haha

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  13. i love jane austen books! especially pride and prejudice. and gorgeous selection of flats, i agree, they are kinda non negotiable during errands haha

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  14. cool post!! ooh gosh i would love too try that blouse patterns, but it look super duper hard :(

    love,vdcouture

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  15. I love Jane Austen. Such an amazing writer. First time hearing about Haruki. Might have to check out some of those books.

    I wish I knew the first thing about sewing, then I could put those patterns to use. Might invest in a sewing machine soon.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog :)

    http://stylebouquet.blogspot.com/

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  16. I love all those shoes! I would kill for the JC wedges!

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  17. I love all those shoes! I would kill for the JC wedges!

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  18. love jeffrey campbell, i have the splendid's but i've been eyeing all the new stuff for fall!!!





    myblissisthisway.blogspot.com

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  19. advanced happy birthday, dear! and ooh, i want wish # 3 and the JC Ticks too!

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  20. Gizelle! I want take-up lessons too for pattern-making and sewing! how bout we enroll together? but i'm still not sure cos i still have classes. :l

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  21. I heard that TESDA is offering courses. i think for short-term only. but that'd be wonderful, learning the basics lang. :)

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  22. I have the same exact book (same cover) the Pride and Prejudice one, now I'm lusting over Persuassion and those heels. gosh.

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  23. I love Haruki Murakami! Sayang yung ibang books ko hindi na binalik nung pinahiram ko hehe :D

    and the shoes, they're tdf! :D

    Lee [spunkandglam.blogspot.com]

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  24. You like Murakami and Austen. You've got great taste!! And those shoes....

    I hear you there, when you talk about "spare time to really paint"... sigh.. I want to fill sunny afternoons painting......

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  25. i wish i could learn pattern making too ;-) there's this really cool book which i bought for my sis when she was studying fashion design ~ its called pattern magic; it's all in japanese, but the patterns are love ;-)

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