As seems to be the "done thing" in the blogging world, I am doing a "Happy Birthday To Me" giveaway! It's the big day on Sunday, when I will be 32 (although this week I don't feel much younger than 52!), and like everyone else in my family I get very over-excited about my birthday and have to stretch the celebrations out as long as possible (hence the cake fuelled Singstar weekend last weekend!). So anyway, here is the giveaway prize. Sorry I couldn't run to the full "Merry Christmas" banner (Katy had both of the ones I had made!), but hope enough of you would like to make do with a mini version instead. Sorry about the bad photo - it isn't wonky at all in real life!
If you would like this vintage fabric banner to adorn your mantlepiece, door, or anywhere else you fancy then please leave a comment before Sunday night and I will put all the names in a hat. Hopefully, if the weather is kind to me, I will have details of a fab day out to fill you in on too.
Well, I have the fire lit, as well as the candles, and I opened an early birthday present today (I wasn't joking about needing to spread it out!), so I am munching Ferrero Rocher whilst drinking gin. Heaven. This card is from my sister - who knows me well. In fact I am expecting this card from several people!
I am so desperate for the half term holiday to start. I am looking forward to floating around in my PJs for a few days and spending some time pottering with the girls. We went to parent's evening at school tonight, and were told how wonderful they both are (we knew that, but it is always nice to hear it from other people!). Grace has had a fab day - she played a solo on her violin in assembly (albeit in her PE kit as they didn't have time to change!), and has been moved up into a group of Year 5s for her violin lessons (she is Year 3). I try not to boast about my children, but she was so chuffed (and we were so chuffed that she was chuffed) that I couldn't help myself in this instance. Sorry.
I managed to master Bloglines by the way - thank you to all of the people who gave me advice. I am rubbish at technology, which is not good for someone who runs a website business! Despite it taking me hours to transfer all of my faves into Bloglines it will now save me hours of checking, and means I will have more time for sewing and blogging. In theory.
Hope you are all having a good week. I'm off for a top up!!
Cathy XX