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Happy Birthday to Me!

A lovely lovely day and an amazing set of presents including:

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This gorgeous Fossil bag from Nick and the kids

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A great ring from my sister (sorry - ghastly picture...)

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A French curve - also from Nick and the kids (more on the plans for using this later...). It arrived from Tessuti, beautifully wrapped in a pattern piece from some McCalls pattern - great packaging!

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A nice glass of bubbles and a new Breaking Bad :)

A family and friends party on Saturday and lots of love and cuddles from the small people (not pictured).

What more could anyone want?

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  1. HHhhhhhhhhappy Birthday to you
    Happy Birthday to you
    Happy Birthday Dear Chloe
    Happy Birthday to you

    You didnt know I could sing did you.......sorry for the belated birthday wishes but it looks like you did quite well.

    Cant wait to see what the French curve is going to be used for.....I have zero idea how to use something like this, so I am already in awe.

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  2. Hi Chloe,
    Hope you're travelling well and 2013 has been good to you so far. Happy birthday! What a great haul! And a lovely day by all accounts.
    I'm just popping in to let you know about a little #reverb-like blog challenge my friend Meredith and I are offering from August 21 to 31. It's called August Moon and it looks all set to be magic!
    We'd be so excited if you joined us. You can find out more here: http://www.katmcnally.com/p/august-moon-13.html
    Take care,
    Kat xx

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