Quarter of a Century

Bonfire Night was also my birthday and as the fireworks exploded outside, I felt very miserable about being quarter of a century old. This is the first birthday were I have wanted to decrease my age instead of increase it! I think it’s because I’m now nearer to 30 than I am to 20 and I officially waved goodbye to my teenage / university years. Anyway, I soon got over my dark mood as I was thoroughly spoilt by everyone.

 My mum made me this amazing birthday cake inspired by Lorraine Pascale’s ‘Let them eat cake, cake.’

 And yes, it tasted as good as it looked. I didn’t last long.

 
I got some lovely presents including:

 

Cath Kidston stationery for my new office (not to be used until we move house and I actually have an office).

 

Cath Kidston iPhone cover

 

Cath Kidston birthday card (there’s definitely a theme going on here) and huge tub of Jelly Bellys (I love them so much but I have to pick out all of the liquorice and coffee flavoured ones).

 

The Craft Business Handbook by Alison McNicol – I hope to pick up so useful tips from this. I might do a book review on it if anyone thinks this would be useful. I’ve added this to my reading pile but there are currently about 5 books in front of it so it may be a while before I do the review.

 

Ok, so this present may seem random but it is so useful. It’s a wooden Royal Mail size guide for posting letters. It’s beautifully crafted with all the measurements and will look lovely on my desk (yes, I am obsessed with this desk/office situation!). Ian said he bought it off of eBay, so if you want one (every well stocked office needs one!) then search on there.
 
In other news, we had confirmation from the letting agents that we’ve got the house in Frome that we wanted! I’m absolutely over the moon as the pessimist in me was convinced that it was all going to go wrong. Finally having somewhere to live is one big fat tick off of the to do list. We get the keys in the beginning of December so I’m sure I will write a new house blog post sometime after.
 
This week, one of my top sellers in my shop has been my Oscar Wilde inspired glasses necklace. This is also the necklace that I love wearing most myself as it goes with absolutely everything I wear (even this bargain £6 Primarni jumper). Get your glasses necklace here before they sell out (I only have 5 left!).