FASHION LOVE POST: Find something you LOVE & LIVE in it.

Subtitle:

SAME SKIRT, DIFFERENT DAY 

Ever have that piece of clothing that just makes you feel so good you could live in it? I have.
For whatever reason, this knee-length polka dot skirt is THE ONE for me.

Cases in point:

Tee: Hangten

Eyewear: Over-sized Tortoiseshell Cat Eye from Mint

Bag: Marithe Francoise Girbaud 

Woven Leather Belt:  Metro Dept. Store MarQuee

Flats: Mango

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Tee: Giordano

Eyewear: Vintage Wayfarer from I Love You Store

Necklace: Fudge MarQuee

Bag: Mango

Flats: Mango

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Short sleeved buttondown: New York & Company
Belt:  Thrifted
Bracelet: Accessorize
Bag: Mango

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Pique shirt: Lacoste
Belt: Faith Hope Love from The Ramp
Jelly Flats: Mall 168

I don't know. I just do.
I've always been that loyal.

 (:

FASHION LOVE POST: It's a Lovely Thing, the Animal Instinct

Yes, like most fashion posts I see everywhere,  the title I used is a song. I actually thought of two songs fit for this post :


a.) the title - Animal Instinct by The Cranberries (who just recently graced Manila and I'm so bitter about it because mommy-duties made me miss it)


b.) Big Yellow Taxi by The Counting Crows


a because... duh... need I mention it? Teehee~ and b because that's the song humming in my head while I was attempting to look decent  doing this ☟     pose. 

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot, hummed my head as I was looking at the, the, the... make a wild guess... ^_~

And ( I love starting a  sentence with this word, it's kind of rebellious, like a sweet non-conformist bitch *oooops  Haha.)... anyway... to continue ---

And if there's a song about DIY, I need that song for the last part of this poor-attempt of a 

fashion post , well, not for this high bun   ☟ although I did it myself, apparently(emphasis on that word)...

HIGH BUN. Hello. 

...but (here, I have to start with the word but, not because I'm being rebellious but... but... ) for the 

necklaces I wore here ☟

Say HELLO to my 1-year old little imp too. ^_^

Yesireebobandwhoopdeedo!, I made those necklaces myself and am quite proud of it. I shall take more photos of it and bore you with its story soon. 

And (didn't I tell you I love this word?) I salvaged this  shirt  ☟ too. 

I used a fabric from my old jammies and painstakingly sewed them on the sleeves. The leopard-print detachable peter pan collar (so mouthful a name for a tiny accessory) I scored online shall vamp this blah-blah brown shirt up some more. 

And (see? I told you I love it) quoting Miranda Priestly, "That's all". 

And oh... (there's that word again, aren't you just annoyed? Heehee~ ) here's a P.S.
What is your favorite word?

“And. It is so hopeful".

~Margaret Atwood

POSTCARD LOVE POST: Delicious Thank-you with a Cherry on Top

*Thought of copy/paste-ing (yes, that's a verb) my thank yous from facebook and lift some of them here. Been really meaning to make an article for each one but my son's unpredictable mood would not cooperate so here ~~~ ^_^

Everyday is a thank-you day, but today's huge and fat 

with a cherry on top. ^_^♥

So brace yourselves for saccharine-loaded THANK YOUs  in 3...2...1!

Dearest Akiko Watanabe, my heart has sniffed the fragrance and it made my soul happy, heehee ^_^

Pardon me if I got carried away, this postcard is just waaaaay tooooo sweet. I can't thank you enough for giving me this. And oh, the stamps are so cute too. Domo Arigatou gozaimashita.♥

Kleng bang... kleng bang*! Said this Big, fat, old bell *no offense*  ^_^ Muchas gracias for this wonderful postcard, dear William E. Fleming. ♥ 


*Kleng bang... kleng bang is how church bells sound like here in PH. Haha. :p

Ask and you shall receive. :)


This had been lurking in my wishlist for quite sometime. The sweet Clarissa Candido ticked it off from there with one sweep of her fairy-godmother wand. chaachingggggg, just like that. ☆ ☆ ☆ ♥ ♥ ♥ Ah, salamat, salamat, salamat! ^_^

Dancing with joy right now. This is just one of the five art postcards in the envelope Angelique Pavyhas sent me. ^_^ 
Merci beaucoup, ma chère amie. ♥ Love love love each of them!

Donald Duck says merci beaucoup. ^_^ Thank you so much, Pascal Jean. My son loves this one. Of course I do too.

You can't make me shut up, I'm fully loaded. :p Thank you, Svenja Vollers for this postcard!!!! :D

Dinner's ready! :D So sexxay! Thank you, Wilma van Vegten for this scorching hot postcard. Perfect for today's Philippine weather, 34.7 degrees Celsius. ^_^

Akiko Watanabe, thank you again and again and again. This one is for keeps. I am honored. (:

Ticking this postcard off my wishlist has brought forth one of the best feelings I've ever felt as of late. Not exaggerating. ♥ Ah, Frida. (:

Why, Bärbel Plinke, why? ♥♥♥ What did I ever do to deserve your kindness. *1,001 kisses and a bigger hug ^____^ It's just Monday but my week has been made.

It's a no-no for me today as I've used up my week's quota but I'm perked up nonetheless, thanks to this postcard from Estebania/Lucia! ♥ ^_^

Adorable monks! Aren't they cute? I envy their bliss, their serenity. Ah, I love this postcard. Thank you ever so much, dear Andrea Walsh-Dowell. ^_^♥

Doesn't end here, of course it doesn't.  (:

Fu - Fri - Fa - Fri (Fun Friday with Fantastic Friends)

POSTCARD LOVE POST:We Are Each of Us Angels With Only One Wing

Sometimes when I'm too lazy to grab a book (shame), I just read snippets of wisdom scattered online and that would prompt me to thinking; and when I get revved up thinking, I then lay down in bed and read my own thoughts mish-mashed on the ceiling. I love doing that. (: If you think I'm noisy online, wait til you hear my thoughts.Haha ^_~


Today, I picked this:

We are each of us angels with only one wing, 

and we can only fly by embracing one another.  

~Luciano de Crescenzo

I did so because I got inspired by this postcard sent to me by Nimfa Vedrero from Vatican City:

WILLIAM A. BOUGUEREAU
THE FIRST KISS

At the back of the postcard (of course, tee-hee~), Nimfa wrote:

I found this card when I was walking near some souvenir shops in Vatican City. I actually bought four of this. One for myself, one for a friend in Canada, and another one for a friend in Milan, and this one is for you.

Awww <3 How sweet is that? Of course I love this postcard, why it's a Bouguereau art repro; but for some reason, I love the message Nimfa has written on it more. I don't know I just felt my soul soar when I read it. 

The same way my heart leaped when I received this cute little cherub from Moniek Krouwel-Schuurman.

Raphael (1483-1520)
Sistene Madonna (detail), c. 1513

My soul is happy I want to sing. 
Hmmm, these lines would be perfect:


♪ ♫
And through it all she offers me protection
A lot of love and affection
Whether I'm right or wrong
And down the waterfall 
Wherever it may take me
I know that life won't break me
When I come to call, she won't forsake me
I'm loving angels instead

(:

Love from The Philippines,

Toni 

POSTCARD LOVE POST: If It's Meant To Be, It's Meant To Be

One day in the meadow where pink fragrant  roses bloom


One day in Paradise

Oh heck! One fine day...

*heehee~ ^_*

Pardon the over-aged drama queen in me if I kind of overreacted when I won a gotochi postcard  from a guessing game hosted by a fellow postcard hobbyist, Clarissa Candido last week. It may sound a bit childish but I really was  over the moon *blush*, I even had this to say (see highlighted in orange)

Who wouldn't be? Gotochi postcards are special and a lot of postcard collectors fancy them ... well, I find everything in and about Japan special, why I've lived there for two years so I'm not just saying that, I can attest to that.  (: 

Anyway, lemme tell you how I won through a series of screen caps. Let us call this moment... 

[MUSIC UP & UNDER]

Serendipity.  *giggles~ ^__^

[MUSIC OUT]

As you can see, I  aimed my shot in the dark  right away, strike while I'm hot WHAAAT?
by the way I am Toni Antonio (Hi, hello, I'm pleased to meet you). I was supposed to be the first one to participate and my guess was Russia, but after 5.44457 nanoseconds (to be exact... Haha. just kidding, of course I know nothing about numbers except when I'm out shopping ) I changed it to Belarus, and with fingers crossed, I typed a heart icon <3 and hit enter. Final answer --- my heart told me so, not that I trust my heart that much, you see it has been broken for seven countless times (7  x  ∞ = you do the Math) but you know... ^__~

kidding aside, lemme continue


Meanwhile, while waiting for Clarissa's hundredth official postcrossing postcard to come her way, I stalked the post for every single comment  to see what the other members' presumptions were

Anxiously waiting for the day Clarissa would register the much-anticipated hundredth postcard,  I posted another comment expressing my apprehension, stating that I'd surely regret it if the 100th card would be from Russia:

Until finally:

and again I say, I can't believe my eyes so I looked for proof everywhere, as in Every freakin' Where. ^_*

Sweet Belarus, it is. And oh, don't forget this icon, it brought luck ---> <3


And then, finally, the victory (the victory, victory??? isn't that so big a word? well, it felt that big though) has sunk right in.

Please scroll back up and take a look at the first photo for the reaction shot. ^__^



YEAH BABY YEAH!!!

<3

POSTCARD LOVE POST: No Stars Out Tonight

If there'll be no stars out tonight, blame a lovely lady from Belgium named Aline Conard . She sent them all to me.  ^_^

Postcard on the right is Starstruck by Erte (1892-1990).

Oh, Art Deco is one of the Art & Design  Movements I so love and thus I adore Erte. I find it so chic and eclectic and fabulous. This is my second Erte postcard by the way. I got the first one from Moniek Krouwel-Schuurman, and it's equally awesome. Look:

Spring Rain by Erte (serigraph, 1982).

The postcard on the left (first photo) is a vintage reprint. Yet another addition to my growing Retro, Vintage Reprints, and Really Vintage Postcard Collection. ^_^

Five Years and Counting

Hello http://www.sassymisstoni.blogspot.com  (:


I know I shouldn't address you that way as it sounds so... well, electronic, even if - technically - you REALLY ARE electronic --- you are my electronic confidante... e-confidante... e-confidante... hmmm, that doesn't sound bad at all, does it? Just like an e-book, or a book sans the feeling. BUT! but I have you for five years now. Yes, 5. Five loooooong years and  in fact today, a day after Valentine's Day, we turn 5. *Cheers to that*.


Didn't I just mention that an e-book is a book minus the feeling? Wait, so that would mean you are my friend, my confidante without the feeling. Now why do I feel like I'm an ingrate bitch?


Nah, given that length of time, I know I have breathed life into you by now, and our togetherness has progressed into  something way more special than just being electronic. Why, you've been there for me at my worst (wait, isn't that John Lloyd's line?)... You've seen me shed dregs as I burgeon from a disturbed juvenile into an adult (albeit still disturbed). You've heard how both my wrath and my bliss reverberated. You've witnessed the many lives I've lived as well as the countless deaths that have kept on renewing my spirit.............. Ooooooooooooops! Where  is this heading to?


Oh well,  'guess I'm still who I've been since February 15, 2007. Guess I am still the same sassy  me after all these years.


Happy five years, beloved blog. I love that you never left. I love you.

Happy 5th Anniversary. I love you.