Thursday, 11 July 2013

a birthday. my favourite things and a give-away


today I turned 24, and yes I get a bit excited and do a bit of a birthday countdown just as I did as a child.
so to celebrate I thought I would do some gifting to you, my lovely blog readers. a give-away that is full of my favourite things...

winter + woollen blankets + doilies = a hot-water bottle cover (crafted by me)

vintage tea towels + cushions = a cushion cover

vintage florals + pretty bedding = 2 sunny yellow floral Sheridan pillow slips (op-shopped and still in their original packaging)

vintage florals + doilies + bunting = a 3m length of bunting

milk glass + jewellery + more bunting = a sweet little bunting inspired necklace, with pretty milky-glass

to be in the draw to win the hot-water bottle cover, cushion cover, pillow slips, bunting and necklace just leave a comment below (you don't have to be follower but i'd love it if you were). I shall draw the winner on the last day of this month.

i celebrated this morning at work with a delicious peach cheesecake and this evening am heading out for dinner with my love (actually the first time we've been out for tea since we moved here). so a wonderful day it has been.
x

49 comments:

  1. Oh happy birthday my dear!! So lovely of you to share gifts on your day. I am totally entering....this giveaway is just lovely. Hope you have a great night! xx

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  2. Happy Birthday Zara, enjoy your dinner tonight xx

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  3. Happy Birthday Zara!

    Working on your birthday! Glad you were spoilt with a peach cheesecake. Sounds yum! Have a lovely dinner :)

    I enjoy seeing your creative endeavours and love the hot water bottle cover. What a great idea for repurposing an old woollen blanket.

    Neen x

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  4. Happy Happy Birthday! What an amazing giveaway. So so generous. xo

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  5. Hi Zara, have a fabulous day Birthday Girl. I'd love to be considered for your giveaway but totally understand if you're not posting abroad. xx

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  6. Hi, Happy Birthday! Please pop my name in the bag, lovely sweet things there! Thanks :) x

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  7. Happy birthday Zara, enjoy! x

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  8. Oooh Happy Birthday Zara!

    I sent your parcel on Monday so when it arrives think of it as a birthday pressie from me (almost perfect timing...)
    I hope you have a lovely time tonight and I would love to be entered in your very pretty give-away. Did you make that milk glass necklace? (it wouldn't surprise me if you did, you clever thing!) x

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  9. Happy Birthday! Yay totes entering this giveaway thanks! :0)

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  10. Happy birthday! You've got some gorgeous things in your giveaway. I'd love if you included me please.
    Rosie

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  11. Happy Birthday!!!! How lovely of you to spoil a reader with such gorgeous things. Everything is just lovely. Count me in!
    Leisa Xx

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  12. Happy birthday gorgeous girl!
    Hope you have a happy and joyous year xx

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  13. Oh Zara, I can't believe you're only 24. In reality, I could be your mother ... frightening indeed!
    I do hope you had a lovely day.
    I love that you fill your life with beautiful things.

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  14. Happy Birthday Zara! Hope you had a lovely day. Peach cheesecake is now going to be on my mind until I get time to make one xx

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  15. Happy Birthday. Count me in for your divine giveaway. Very sweet and generous to be giving away on your birthday. Xx

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  16. Happy birthday Zara! It's nice to hear you still get excited about them...I do too :-)
    This giveaway is SO gorgeous! I'm afraid most of the goodies would go to waste on me however...no hot water bottles here or room for any more cushions...we're a little bit crazy about collecting cushions lol!

    Best wishes to all that do enter!
    Sarah x

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  17. Happy Birthday Zara! (Sheesh, to be 24 again!!!) I just knew you were a Cancerian. xx

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  18. Happy Birthday. I would love to be in the draw for you giveaway.

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  19. Happy birthday to you! Mel from Coal Valley View sent me. You have a lovely blog and I'm looking forward to reading more. I would love to be included in your giveaway, but as I am in the US, I understand if I can't be considered. I will now be reading along either way. :)

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  20. Happy birthday, Zara! What a lovely giveaway, count me in please!

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  21. Happy birthday!!! I wish you a great day
    And thanks a lot for this wonderful giveaway.
    xxx-mar-

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  22. many happy returns dear zara!...how was the birthday dinner?. 24!...your a spring chicken. heres to many more wintery birthday celebrations. Al x
    ps...what a thoughtful giveaway...sharing your birthday like that x

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  23. A great big 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' from me to you this frosty morning Zara!!!!

    What a hugely generous, and gorgeous, give-away!!! I love all of your thrifty, crafty things - always have... :)

    And as for following - I just started using 'bloglovin' and you were 1 of the first blogs on my list to follow.

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  24. Happy Birthday Zara! Peach cheese cake sounds pretty good! Hope you've had a great day xx

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  25. Happy Birthday Zara - I have just come over from Mel's coalvalleyview and think I will pull up a seat and have a read for a while, your blog is lovely.
    Carol

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  26. Belated greetings for your 24th birthday yesterday, Zara; I'm dragging the chain here. I do hope you are over the winter lurgy by now, and that you enjoyed a lovely evening dining out. xx

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  27. Happy birthday Zara. Sounds llike you had a wonderful day. I can almost remember what it was like being 24...sigh!!! Xox

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  28. Hi Zara,

    This is one of the most beautiful giveaways I've seen, not least because you have handcrafted the items yourself. Obviously don't include me in the draw as I have just received your lovely little package but I just wanted to pop in to say a very Happy Birthday!!!!

    Mel x

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  29. Happy birthday!
    And what a beautiful giveaway!

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  30. Happy belated birthday Zara. I hope your day was special.
    What a jaw dropping giveaway!

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  31. We all love whatever is in your goody stash Zara. I found a big pile of Johnson crockery last week and crates of old silverware and it made me think of you before anyone else. Funny how well we feel we know our friends in blogland. Have a lovely year. You are a very switched on 24 year old!

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  32. Happy happy birthday Zara! What lovely pieces! :)

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  33. Happy birthday! Love the blog! From a fellow Johnson junkie... Casey

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  34. oh happy birthday fellow July baby! What a lovely, inspiring giveaway! I love it all...that bunting, and that necklace and oh how perfect would a hot water bottle cover be right now in this freezing winter!

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  35. Oh my. They are all so lovely. The perfect examples of adding handmade goodness to ones life!

    Happy birthday dear girl. Hope you made a wish and blew out some candles! xx

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  36. Happy Birthday! What a generous giveaway, such beautiful handmade goodies you have here.

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  37. Happy Birthday Zara! I hope you have a super lovely day because you are super lovely!
    x

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  38. Happy Birthday Lovely Zara. I hope you had a beautiful day. Enjoy your birthday month!

    Such super gorgeous sweetness from a super gorgeous (and talented) girl. I know cos I am the very lucky owner of one of your pieces.

    xxxxx Jen

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  39. What a lovely giveaway. I have just found your blog now! Hello! What a nice place. Happy birthday to you!! xx

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  40. Oh wow, I so missed this birthday post. Happy belated Birthday to you, Zara. Yum! Peach cheesecake sounds delish. xx PS Any signs of eggs this morning??? I'm looking forward to hearing the news that your girls are laying. Then we can chat about eggs together;) x

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  41. What a beautiful giveaway, and what a beautiful blog! I'll be popping in frequently now :)

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  42. Happy belated birthday Zara! Sounds like you had a fantastic day - surely, any day with peach cheesecake and a romantic dinner is a good day:)

    Oh to be 24 again! I hope that all of your wishes and dreams come true. xo

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  43. Sorry to be so late to wish you happy birthday! I managed to miss this amongst all the family birthdays we have this month (I heart cancerians!)

    This could be my dream giveaway! Is it open to me in the uk? I'm in love with everything in this post!!

    Hope you had a lovely birthday 🎂

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  44. what a gorgeous and generous give away. please count me in!! xoxox

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  45. Not sure how I missed this a very happy birthday to you lovely Zara. Wow I feel old!! I would love to win your gorgeous makings so pretty please put my name in your hat. Hope you had a very special day filled with wonderful moments. Ps love your blog!! Xoxo

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  46. Happy birthday Zara over from stills and having a look at your great blog. following now. x poppyfoxathome

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  47. Happy Birthday Zara. Such a lovely bunting !!!

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