2024 Gift Guide - Birthday edition
Happy birthday to me!
These are the gifts that I would purchase for myself if I had infinite money and everyone people in the world already had their needs met12.
Do not buy me any of these things, unless we already know each other and you see them for 50 cents CAD (35 cents USD) at a garage sale! The guilt would eat away at me otherwise.
Hat tip to Dearest for this one. Every few words of the description give me the chills:
Rectangular casket on four jewelled winged dolphin feet, formed of agate panels in gold cage-work chased with foliate scrolls and set with coloured pastes musical trophies and flower sprays, the hinged cover with hinged handle formed of two dolphins and applied on the back with a hinged easel support ; the first lid set with a mirror in frame chased with stylised shells on trelliswork and opening to reveal five compartments with rock crystal boxes and gold lids set with paste, and underneath a small tray fitted with gilt-steel manicure tools and later spoon; the upper concealed lid opening to reveal a watch with white enamel dial surrounded by rotating jewelled roundels within a silver plaque chased with scale-work, the tapering rims chased with scrolls, foliage and flowers, with two train spring barrel movement, the going train with verge and balance wheel escapement and regulation on the dial mask, the second train for the automata, with start/stop lever to bezel frame, the inside of the lid with later mirror…
Bubblins are so damn cute. What was the point? There was no point. They were so small that they barely made bubbles. They’re just teeny, shitty little plastic dolls and I love them.
I’m going to buy this for myself eventually, I just haven’t gotten around to it yet.
The partner or partners of my sacred inherited jar (see my profile photo):
All of the Sigma Ceramics Muppet merch, yes even the bank. Maybe not the ornaments, I don’t love ornaments.
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