AND SO I'M THANKING YOU FOR BEING TRUE,
AND STANDING BY ME THROUGH AND THROUGH.
To say I was overwhelmed by last week's comments is a slight understatement! Thank you to everyone who wished me well on my birthday - it was fun, I was spoiled and received some fab prezzies :D
What a lot of pretties!! The bead 'suitcase' and some of these beads were from my boys and friends; well over 50% of what you see are recycled or from the £1 bargain necklaces I bought and dismantled. And the other side of the case...
The same mix of old and new... I had great fun sorting these out while Bradley Wiggins was winning Gold in the Time trial!! These shots would make great jigsaws, don't you think??
This tin is from my dear friend Helen from the band I play in...she knows me well *grin* She also made me this initial which I've put on my band bag...
Isn't it fab? There's even a mini tuba button on it!! I think she should do these for craft fairs!! if you're interested, I can pass on her details....
And Morti made me this fab, funky, oh-so-steampunky tissue box - the detail on it is brilliant..
Love the mechanical dragonfly! Thank you so much, Morti - it's going to have pride of place in my craft room :D
I'm sorry but I don't have a desk shot this week as I've been away at my dad's and nothing got done...but this is the across-body peg bag in its finished state..
It's got a green spotty inside as a contrast to the stripes - seemed to work ok, I just hope the lady who ordered it likes it!
On the way down to Dad's, I took a detour off the M4 and met up with Sam (Hettiecraft). It was lovely to meet her in the flesh!
Funny and funky - I definitely know we'll meet up again!! And Fergus and Monkey of course :D And I was VERY jealous of her shoes!!
Aren't they fab?? Wonder if they do ones big enough to fit my great trotters? That's all folks, I really have to got to get my a**e into gear this week!!
68 comments:
hey jan just a quickyto ask if julia about and does she know Mr Linky has gone AWOL.no links and no picture of her desk. off to work now so I will check in later
janet
What a lot of fab birthday gifts Jan. I'm sure they are all well deserved. How lovely to meet up with Sam and her shoes :-) Gorgeous or what?
Hugs,
A x
Morning Jan!
I've linked you up for today, as Julia's been having fun and games.... LOL.... You're number 13 (ulp!) this week.
Glad you liked your pressie, yesterday was fab!
Jan just tried your WOYWW link and it went elsewhere! I was a tad confused so did last week's link and found you - phew! Loving the beads in the new case. So what band do you play in and what do you play - sounds cool and the letter is fab. The over shoulder peg holder is just the ticket if you ask me, sadly I don't have an outside line to require one. BJ#19
Yeah, have changed the link thing, so it's back on track. I think I've sussed the problem at my end, so we're all good! Love the bling tin, seriously, do you think Helen just told them about you and they though - aha, we'll make a tin!
wow!! what wonderful, wonderful pressies!! i just LOVE the tissue box!!
have a happy WOYWW :)
no. 11
Awh what a lovely time you had. I love the tin I've seen them in a shop in Witney where my sister lives.
My turn on Mondsy for birthday madness. I love it.
Lynn 43 (not my age)
What lovely gifts it sounds like you had a super week.
Hugs Erika. #45
Oooh look at your bead collection! Yummmy! :o) the tissue box holder is fab! and I love Sam's shoes too. The peg bag looks great, it really does seem a good idea to be over the shoulder. Glad you had a lovely birthday. x April #44
You were truly spoilt and that that box from Morti is fabulous! Nice to see my feet are famous now! LOL!! But at least I had my WOYWW badge showing! To think that 10 mins later we looked like drowned rats :0(
Great chin wag over coffee and we must do it again. VERY soon!
xxx
Hey I've just been on Morti's blog and already seen the tissue box...great idea for a present. I have seen that tin and resisted buying it many times all their products have great little sayings, bought some for my daughter for christmas last year.
Have a good week
Julie(paperpathway)
You got some wonderful stuff! love that tissue box.
Fab birthday treats, well deserved! Those shoes are Allegria and whilst many are great for being wacky, they are the MOST comfy shoes I've ever had. Lots of Vicky Stampers ended up getting them after seeing and trying mine. I get them from Cheerful Soles on line. I first saw them on a lady at CHA and asked her the make!
Don't miss my blog candy and there's a bit of fun too.
Love joZarty
off to Germany tomoz!!!
LOVING your pictures today . . . especially nice to see close ups of what you look like (on Sam's blog) and what Sam looks like on YOUR blog!
Happy WOYWW LLJ xxx
Wow, you did get spoilt for your birthday. The bead box is fab and that initial tag is gorgeous, loving the tuba. The tissue box is very impressive, especially the dragonfly. The tin suits you!!
Have a great week.
Von #17
What wonderful gifts for your birthday! Yes you were spoiled but that's a good thing. And I do love those shoes!
Glenda 55
A very happy belated birthday for last week. Sorry I missed the cake but I was having fun in Somerset - did you save me a piece?
Love the beads, a great gift, and the tissue box which I have already seen on Morti's blog - what a lucky girl.
Happy WOYWW.
Ann B
#33
Nice shoes like that don;t seem to come in gargantuan! I know I am a UK9... looks like you got a good haul there on your special day.
Happy WOYWW Jan
You had some lovely gifts, you clearly have special thoughtful friends. Great picture of Hettie with her shoes, they are great!
Hope you manage to get geared up, l know how you feel :)
Big hugs xx
Jan - What great gifts. Love those shoes, too! xoxo
Love the bling tin and handbag charm...so cute! What a fab gift from Morti Love it!!! Hettie's shoes are a big WOW... I need a pair.. Glad you had a wonderful Birthday.. Hugs May x x x#40
How lucky you were!
I love those shoes they remind me of Kickers. When I was young (I was once, you know) all the posh girls at my school had kickers and I was desperate for them but alas we weren't posh so I didn't get any! When I was older and had my own money I bought myself some Pods similar to Kickers but not the same.
I had a deprived childhood but when I told my dad that the other day he said, 'It made you grounded!'
Thanks Dad
Enjoy your Un Birthday Wednesday
Jakix #72
What a wonderful stash of gifts! Lovely birthday you had! Patsy from
HeARTworks and
papemelroti
Loving that tissue box xx
Now that is one really great stash of beads and that tin just devine. Oh and those shoes are brilliant i love them, if she takes them off just run ok...... LOL What can I say about that tissue box, it is perfect and so well made to, you can see some of the details on it and all I can say is wow, wow, wow, So glad you had a good birthday
Happy crafting
Eliza #30
Ooh I love those shoes too, gorgeous! Your beads look lovely, as do your pressies - I was looking at one of those bling tins only yesterday.
Helen S #89 x
I can see someone is heading for a slight addiction!! It's ok though, you'll be like the rest of us now! Lovely tissue box too, you got some great gifts. Brilliant that you got to meet Sam and what brilliant shoes she has!! Never been much of a show girl but those little beauties could change my mind!!
Hugs
Brenda 38 & 71!! You get the choice of two numbers this week!!
Great gifts. Glad you had a good time.Great shoes.
Famfa 83
Sounds like you got a fab stash of birthday gifts there!!!!! Glad you had a great time! Trish #27
it is my experience that arses do not have gears, they have airbags, specifically designed to slow us down and cushion our falls.
That is if you are a woman of substance
I suspect skinny dippers do not have bums like chunky dunkers,
Hope you Da is doing okay, take it easy Mrs Jan.
dxxx 7
What a lovely lot of gifts you had - enjoy. Hope you have a good week. Hazel WOYWW #99 x
What pretty beads, fab case too. You sure had some lovely presents. How lovely to meet up with Sam, hopefully we'll be able to share a pic of us meeting up when we finally do, though I can't promise to be wearing such fab shoes! Take care & enjoy snooping this week. Zo xx 77
Hi Jan, those beads are mouthwatering ... think of the number of stick pins you could make with them :)
Love your birthday presents and as for the tissue box - that dragonfly is special.
Your doing well for meeting fellow WOYWWers, great photo of Sam and her shoes ... love those shoes, I want some too :))
Happy WOYWW. Hope you have an enjoyable week. Elizabeth x #18
Sounds like a wonderful birthday, what great gifts. I am sure when I clicked on your name this morning it took me to Donna's blog.... so glad I tried again! Have a good week, Helen 4
Glad you had a wonderful birthday! Sounds like you received some great gifts. Dani101
What great gifts! Love the bling tin! The tissue box is great, too -- I hadn't noticed the dragonfly until you mentioned it.
Oh, those shoes!! Did you happen to get the maker? I want them, badly...... They look like they could be Birkenstocks.
Have a happy WOYWW
Hugs, Kay $96
So glad to hear that you had a wonderful birthday! You got some lovely gifts, I am loving looking at your bead box, and you're right, the picture would make an awesome puzzle!waving hi from the hills of North Carolina :)
Look at those fun shoes!
So glad you had a great birthday!
Happy WOYWW
Mary Jo #74
I want those shoes!!! And that gorgeous Steampunk box :)
Great post Jan - what fab gifts - perfect for you! x Jo
Thanks for the great share of all your birthday goodies and your funky and fun visitor!! Have a great week! Darnell #102
Looks like you were very spoiled, happy belated birthday wishes, am green with envy of your morti tissue box :p
Happy WOYWW
Hugz Minxy #50
What wonderful birthday presents! I bet you're on cloud nine playing with those! I know it's your blogpost but I can't finish my comment without saying how fantastic Hettie's shoes are!! Happy WOYWW! Victoria no.53
What lovely birthday presents - you will be able to make a lot of beautiful things with all that bling - that "peg bag" is really nice - not a bad idea actually! I wanted to ask - if I fly over in October can I still attend the WOYWW doo??? My DBF says I can go - he might even drive me down there!!! Can I get more info???
Lots of hugs,
Cardarian
Oooo can I run my fingers through your bead trays.... looks good enough to put on the wall as it is. You had some fab burfday stuff
janet #120
Oh my! The bead box is a great birthday present to help keep you organized for making your spankly fun creations. AND it would make a wonderful puzzle. Poppy and I just completed a birdhouse puzzle. She thought "if we build it, they will come," but we built the birdhouse puzzle but no birds came to see her. Great tissue box holder-just fabulous. It looks like you are having a fabulous time. Keep on keeping on!
Belated birthday greetings. Didn't you do well?!
And I WANT those shoes!! Any idea what make they are? Do tell!!
It sounds like you had a fabulous birthday. Those beads are gorgeous. I could sit and play with them for ages. I dropped my case once and I spent two very happy days re-sorting all the beads. You are right about the photo making a very good puzzle.
I also like the design of the peg bag. So much more useful than my old one that tied at the back, and was always slipping down.
I have blog candy on offer so feel free to sign up to be in with a chance to win.
kate #25
I'm late getting started this week. I blame it on the Linky snafu. I love that jewelry box. I was sorting buttons today and my box looked similar, but didn't have the cute decorations. Loved them. I'm number 22, but you know cause you've been there already.
Oh such lovely prezzies LL Cool J! Seems you had a wonderful birthday! Sue Kment 108
Happy Birthday (late)! Great pressies! I also think the bead boxes would make great jigsaws. Love the steampunk box too! Happy WOYWW, RosA # 62
Your beads are beautiful and they WOULD make a great jigsaw! Glad you were blessed with so many great gifts! Have a great WOYWW!
Lisa
#134
That's a great peg bag but I might be tempted to use it when going out shopping!
Fab birthday gifts and I am so jealous of that Steamppunk box and surprised at all those lovely beads you got from your haul.
Thanks for sharing - Hugs, Neet xx #36
Super beads there Jan and loads of lovely pressies too :)
So pleased you had a good time with Sam (and survived the experience, snort)!
Belated Happy WOYWW, at least we finished the envelopes in super fast time! Di xx #3
Looks like you had a fabulous birthday, so sorry I missed it. Those shoes are very pretty.
Happy belated WOYWW
Tertia 86
Happy birthday sounds like you had a great week. Enjoy all those sparkly beads they bring out my inner magpie..
Sandra @74
More lovely stuff. I really love that steampunk tissue box.
Jan, you are so much fun! We really do need to start our "51 Club" soon! I really enjoyed seeing beads--oh my, how I love beads!! And then, those shoes are absolutely the cutest. Wish I could go get a pair!! Have a great week. Crafty hugs! Sandy Leigh at #103
WOW Jan love your new bead case and the new beads! Looks like you got lots of awesome gifts. I love Sam's shoes too but my #42 feet can't ever find anything so cute without it looking like pontoon's! Have a great week. Vickie #130
Loving the new beads... Lots of inspiration there just waiting to be turned into something scrummy...
Hugs and thanks for stopping by Emily#65
Beautiful beads Jan! I had a dabble but lost patience when my first necklace got so tangled after I dropped it that I had to cut it - haha - didn't laugh at the time mind you, it took me four hours! I could've cried - so I'll buy my necklaces ready made from now on ;)
Love the peg bag!! :-D
I also love those shoes - where DID she get them? :0)
I'm sure it was fun sorting beads while watching the Olympics, but you'll have a blast using them in your artwork. I love your tissue box. Blessings!
Wow Jan, what a fabby lot of birthday goodies on your WOYWW post this week! So glad you had a fun birthday. I know the lady who's bought your peg bag and she loves it!! I adore that steampunk tissue box. I've never seen a steampunk tissue box before, and certainly not a mechanical dragonfly lol lol!! Totally brilliant. What fun you will have with all those gorgeous beads too.
Happy belated WOYWW,
Shoshi #49
Fabulous birthday goodies! And you play in a band too? Love your peg bag, it's brilliant! Belated WOYWW! #128
Hi LLJ Thanks for popping by. I am really late visiting this week. So glad you had a lovely birthday. That peg bag is a great idea. I have never seen one like that before. Belated WOYWW Hugs from Helen 23
I LOVE my peg bag! It's gorgeous and full of pegs already - new ones bought especially for it actually, lol! Such a convenient way to collect them, no more juggling and dropping (much) and no more 'need' to store them outside on the line - Yay, a tidy line too, lol. Thank you Jan! :-D, Mo x
ps - I forgot to say , I've added a piece to my Flickr about it too :0) x
http://www.flickr.com/photos/65345361@N02/7783856312/in/photostream
Great peg bag. Glad your birthday was good. Love the bead organiser. jenx
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