WOYWW 635

 THANK YOU VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY MUCH!

Hello everyone! I feel a bit of a fraud joining in the the desk snooping today as I have no crafting for you....it's been a busy week of seeing family and friends and celebrating the Big 6.0.

I had a marvellous time on my birthday, I'm such a lucky gal.


Some of the lovely gifts and cards I received, the balloons are from Julia!


I have quite a few thank-yous: Wipso and Twiglet for my lovely rose and gin (you know me sooooo well, lol!), Lynne for my gorgeous pendant, Kim for the beautiful pin cushion you made and Lynn for the vintage jigsaw, all so unexpected but very much appreciated. I got some professional watercolour paints (Daniel Smith), new palette and brushes plus watercolour papers journals and a useful book. I shall hopefully be able to show you them in a bit more depth over the next few weeks as I attempt to get to grips with them.


And some wonderful cards too! Thank you Lynne, Helen, Sarah, Debbie, Kim, Diana, Lynn, Neet and Eva from Austria xxxx

My old uni friend Jane sent me this amazing pop up card, she thought it appropriate - I can't work out if she means I'm an old Dragon or because I'm Welsh *grin* 


I spent quite a bit of time cooking for the party I had in the evening, lovely weather meant we were all in the garden. We had a fab time and some friends had clubbed together to get me this:


A hare figure! Apparently he sat in our friends' lounge for quite a while and they got rather attached to him and called him Tony, lol, so that has stuck and Tony is very happy sitting by my birthday pond! 

I made my famous trifle for the party and so the following morning saw this:


Trifle for a hungover breakfast whilst watching the Olympics on telly!! I know how to live...... It was rather good, lol!

Hopefully normal service will be resumed next week, thanks for putting up with me!

30 comments:

Helen said...

if you can't indulge on your 60th and chill out - when can you! Bumper crop of cards and the dragon is such fun! I love Tony by the pond though. He is magnificent. Have a great week Helen #4

Sarah Brennan said...

SO glad you had a great birthday and that the card arrived in time Jan. Tony is rather dashing. Nothing like trifle for breakfast lol. Lovely goodies too - look forward to seeing your watercolour play. Stay safe and Happy WOYWW. Sarah #3

Sue said...

Hi Jan, So glad you had such a nice birthday. Looks like you had lovely pressies, really love the hare.

Hope you have a nice day.

Happy WOYWW
Sue

Mary Anne said...

what better time to do exactly what you please than your 60th?? Looks like you have been showered with goodies - enjoy the gifts and bask in the love of all your friends and family. That hare is fab and trifle for breakfast sounds lovely. I mean, it's got flour and eggs and jam and fruit and cream.....all good breakfast fare, although perhaps not in combo LOL! No judgment form the WOYWW clan, ever!
Happy Birthday once again!
Happy WOYWW.
Mary Anne (1)

Lynnecrafts said...

So glad you had a good 60th birthday! I love Tony the hare. I look forward to seeing you hat you get up to with your watercolours. Trifle for breakfast sounds properly indulgent.
Take care and happy WOYWW
Hugs
Lynnecrafts 14

Twiglet said...

Ah Jan that all sounds so perfect - and the trifle looks yummy! I love your pond and Tony of course. Enjoy all your lovely gifts. xx Jo

Felix the Crafty Cat said...

You must do whatever you like on your birthday, pleased you had a good time. Wishing you a very happy and when you feel like it, a productive woyww, Angela x17x

Christine said...

So pleased you could celebrate in style . . . trifle for breakfast . . . . wow!! lol
Just remember that to some of us you are a spring chicken . . . just starting to be older . . . .my goodness when you were just starting school, I was . . . . interesting!
have a good week
Christine #21

glitterandglue said...

Morning Jan. So glad you had such a great day - love Tony!! Sounds a great breakfast for the day after such a big event! Trifle and Olympics... I tip my hat to you.
Take care. God bless.
Margaret #8

Caro said...

So glad that you had a wonderful birthday and I had to smile at your post party breakfast - love it! Your goodies look rather wonderful and I know you will enjoy each and every one of them. Happy WOYWW. Take care and stay safe. With love & God Bless, Caro xxx (#18)

Diana Taylor said...

I am so glad you had a wonderful time - it sounds like the perfect birthday. Tony is gorgeous and fits in beautifully with your garden, I also really love the other hare I can see in the background - so glad Tony has a friend!
Love the trifle breakfast with the Olympics - start your 60's as you mean to go on!
Hope you have a great week,
Hugs, Diana xx #19

Zsuzsa Karoly-Smith said...

Tony fits right in with the surroundings! What a lovely bunch of presents and cards, Jan! Sounds like you had a lovely time and friends and family helped you through the trauma of starting a new decade. I'm sure you'll make good use of those Daniel Smith watercolours - can't wait to see your beautiful creations. I could just about eat that trifle, yumm, but I'll settle for an ice cream from the freezer. See what you did! That little indulgence wasn't planned LOL! Have a happy week following a happy birthday! xx zsuzsa #25

Annie said...

I’m late calling by again this week...work got in the way again...this time it was the shortening of sleeves on 4 coats!!
I’m thrilled to hear how your birthday week went...you deserved lots of spoiling.
Hugs,
Annie x #12

Empire of the Cat said...

Happy happy birthday to you! It looks like you had a wonderful time and lots of lovely cards and presents. That watercolour book caught my eye immediately. Hope you love the Daniel Smith, I'm a big fan, but I tend to buy single tubes of the colours I like. I love Tony the hare, he is quite a fine looking fellow sitting there guarding the pond. Happy WOYWW! Elle #20 this week

Crafting With Jack said...

Sounds like you had a wonderful birthday and some wonderful cards and gifts. I love your hare, I have a similar one that my son had In a job lot he bought. Unfortunately the hare has a large damaged section so he is in in my craft room, positioned so you can’t see the damaged side. Trifle is one of my favourite things and that dragon pop up is marvellous. Have a great week Angela #15

Felicia said...

Jan, first off HAPPY BIRTHDAY, if I didn't tell you last week!! Sooooo glad that your party came off famously!! Sounds like you had a ball if you had a hangover trifle!! LOLOL You would not be good for me to hang around it seems on several levels now!! LOLOL By the way, that dish looked amazing!! YUM! What treasures you received and could not have been bestowed on a sweeter birthday lady! Enjoy all, especially those Daniel Smith paints.....I'm completely jealous!! Can't wait to your million-dollar paintings with those yummy paints!! Blessings to you and your NEW YEAR Jan! Felicia #27

BJ said...

Oh WOW what a super 60th, love the balloons and cards and all the gifts you got. Happy belated from me. Happy WOYWW BJ#24

Neet said...

So glad the birthday went so well - good, you so deserved a lovely day. Glad the weather was kind to you.
Love the hare - what a beautiful gift. And the dragon - I think it was purely because you are Welsh, and what a beauty he is
The leftover trifle looks delicious.
Hugs, Neet 2 xx

StampinCarol said...

Happy 60th! What wonderful gifts and cards! And the dragon one is amazing!
Hope you can celebrate all month long!
Carol N #29

ShazInOzCardsCalligraphy said...

So I missed your birthday dear Lunch Lady Jan!
Sorry.. but MANY BELATED HAPPIES FOR THE DAY.. YOUR 60TH FROM DOWNUNDER!
Yep, might have yelled that just so you could hear. The paints sound very yummy. Not heard of them.
And lovely cards very special, too. All that you deserve. Im watching Olympics too!Australia playing Belgium at mo for gold in hockey!!

Go Aussies Go! It's 1 all extra time, penalty shoot out. Ouch. Hopefully our boys will do well and win!

Thanks for sharing, and may God bless and keep you and all whom you love safe and well.
Prayer hugs, Shaz in Oz. X

{Wonderful Words of Life - Shaz in Oz}
{Calligraphy Cards - Shaz in Oz}

Lindart said...

Happy Birthday!!!!! It looks like you had a fabulous time, lots of prezzies and cards, good friends and family to wish you well, and a gorgeous hare to boot! I'm sure you couldn't have asked for more! Yes, family and friends do beat a BMW, but it was so nice! I had never driven in one before, and since my best friend was driving, it made it all the better. Thanks for your visit, have a great week, Lindart #32

Stacy Sheldon said...

Ooh that is so fun to see Jan, I love Tony a great deal and I am sure looking forward to seeing what you do with the paints too :) ~Stacy #31

Shoshi said...

A very happy belated birthday, Jan! It sounds as if you celebrated in style, and what a lovely lot of gifts and cards too. Welcome to the Sixties! I've only got a couple of years to go before the big seven-oh which is a pretty terrifying thought... Trifle for breakfast sounds just the thing! Lol! We have got the identical hare in our garden! My sister had one and I fell in love with it, so we got one too. Very stylish. It was recently joined by a rabbit which has made a mysterious appearance - will have to quiz my hubby about that!

We have a friend whose family affectionately call her Dilly. It stands for Dragon-in-Law haha!

Thank you for your visit and your lovely comment. I'm so glad you enjoyed my various projects this week. I've made a start on the die storage since gong to the Range yesterday and getting some baskets to store them in. Now the dilemma is where to store the baskets.

Happy belated WOYWW,
Shoshi x #11

Lillianb said...

Happy belated birthday . you sure had a lovely time, That trifle looks lovely and you had lots of lovely cards and presents,


Take care and stay safe,

Lilian B #10

Eva said...

Hi Jan!
There is enough on your desk on Wednesday!
So glad to see, what you got on Birthday.
Chill out and have a happy week!
Eva from Austria

pat brennan said...

Enjoyed reading and looking at what you have been up to.
I haven't been active on WOYWW for such a long time and I lost my Artistic mojo ages ago. I am hoping for inspiration looking at prolific artists like yourself.
Happy big birthday, looks like you had fun and lots of lovely gifts.

Susan Renshaw said...

Congratulations on the BIG 6-0!!
Love that dragon!
Happy WOYWW!
Stay safe and keep well!
Susan #23
Calling All Crafters! – My Blog!


craftyani said...

When you have a special birthday it is ok to have a week off!! Ani

Lindart said...

HI Jan, I hope you see this. Everytime I try to get to stamping-ground.blogspot I get a big red alert page that says it's from my Norton Security that her page is a "well-known dangerous page". I don't want to click on anything! I did a Norton scan and it's still there. I don't even know if it's really from Norton as I KNOW her site is NOT DANGROUS! Not sure what to do. Are you able to get to her site?

Lindart
lindart@bell.net

Ali Wade Designs said...

Wonderful cards and pressies. Bet you keep stroking them all ! Now I want some trifle for breakfast - hoping there is sherry in it? Ali x

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