Monday, May 12, 2014

My Birthday haul


Gosh I got showered with gifts this year, I like seeing what other people get for their birthdays and I like showing off too, so without further ado, my goodies....

This was a present from my Mum, I didn't previously know about fortune teller fish but turns out they're awesome!  Essentially it's a plastic fish that you put on you palm and how it reacts tells your fortune.

When I put the fish in my palm it's head moved (jealousy) but then it flipped over so I'm guess I'm not really jealous :p When Ben tried he got moving head and tail - so I guess he's in love :)

My friend's Dan and Jess got me an awesome package from Daiso (Japanese store) so much Japanese candies!

My friend Kylie got me a scratchie which I just found out I won $12 bucks on - woohoo. I'm going to buy another one with my winnings and save the half left over. Do you guys buy more scratchies or run away with the winnings?

The rest of the Daiso loot. I feel I'm going to be warm this winter. I'm one of those people who feels the cold and with the temperatures dropping of late, I'm grateful for extra ways to rug up :)

My cousin Heather and Dan's present was so nicely packaged! It came with the above card (3d cat card - woohoo!) and also lots of parcel wrapped in the same cat themed wrapping paper all inside a pink barbie box. Heather always goes above and beyond with presentation 10/10 for sure :)

And inside all those beautiful wrapped parcels were the sweetest gifts, a bunny jumper and frilly socks, oh my goodness - cuteness to the max!

and bunny lights!!!

plsu a whole bunch of cute stationery, if you read my cat blog, you'll know I'm a sucker for those choo choo cats


My family not only loaded me up with money (thank-you family!) but I also got a sweet bundle of gifts, the cat toys were the best idea ever. After hours and hours of play they're no longer looking so pretty but I take that as a lovely sign that Gremlin approved!

I couldn't get a good photo of this card but it is the best shade of pink and super glittery (my big bro knows me too well)

I think I mentioned Emaya gave me a ridiculous thoughtful gift, not only an amazing tea towel by able and game (cool Aussie illustrators) but she got me a plane ticket to go visit her in Melbourne. Her thoughtfulness is so crazy, I mean she flew up for my birthday and then had the thought to fly me down as well! Yikes so amazing :)

This necklace above I got a few weeks before my birthday from my friend's Niece. We all went to the movies together and whilst waiting in line for popcorn she thrust a plastic bag towards me. She's maybe 6 so it was hard to work out why I was getting a plastic bag but we narrowed it down to having a present inside for me. She then told me it was a necklace and I kind of got a little way too excited! As we sat down in the cinema I unwrapped the tapped covered paper to discover a toy sized wheelie bin inside. Not quite the necklace I was expecting but then I realised I needed to look inside :P


Definitely something I would/will totally wear too. I asked if she wanted her wheelie bin back and we both left happy with the exchange :) Still not sure why I got such an awesome necklace but I'm going to guess she has amazing intuition and knew my birthday was around the corner :p

Our awesome artist friend Phil gave me one of his art pack, choked full of goodness. I still have to blog about our outing together but to be honest haven't even looked at those photo yet apart form pulling out all the flower photos for Floral Friday :)

Ben's mum got me a cute kimono card, don't you love getting cards in the mail?
And Ben got me the most outrageous/awesome gift ever...

A tiger bag!!! He got it from a country fair he visited whilst out at work. The bag itself has some stories attached like cheering up a girl who tried to commit suicide, so I like to think of it as a lucky omen, I just have to work out where I can wear it. It's not the most practical of bags, because the content part is just at the back and they haven't really utilied the head for storage but even if I just hang it up for display it will look amazing in my room :)


So yup another super lucky year for me :)

*ROARRR*

30 comments:

  1. Wow, you got spoiled! LOVE that tiger backpack. Amazing.

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    1. I finally hung him up too so he's always got his eyes on me :) :)

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  2. Lucky girl :) That tiger bag is insane!

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  3. Such awesome gifts! You're so much loved, Fee. I absolutely love the bunny lights and sweater and I think I need that fortune teller fish!!

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    1. I know such love :) the fortune teller fish is really fun!

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  4. Your friends are so thoughtful! I'm amazed by their attention to detail, especially in the cards they made for you :) How beautiful. And that tiger bag is seriously the bomb!

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  5. such thoughtful awesome gifts! you are loved! xx

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    1. definitely, people were too kind :) :)

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  6. Fortune teller fish!? I had no idea such a gem existed. Im gonna have to invest in one myself ;)

    p.s. so happy you got pampered. You deserve it lovely x

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    1. Aww thank-you and definitely track down some fortune teller fish, I think they'd make fun little add on gifts for people :)

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  7. wow, a ton of nice stuff. I think the tiger backpack is my favouite tho :)

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    1. that backpack is all sorts of amazing!

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  8. Awww lots of beautiful & thoughtful gifts!! You deserve all of them Fee! :) I've never seen anything similar to the fortune fish, hahha, I love this type of silly goodies. My family has a "tradition" to invest again all the winnings in lottery, but I am more conservative and usually run away, hahah I guess I can't believe in the first place I have won, not any chance a second round could happen :) How I wish I could borrow your bunny sweater!!! Lovely! Do you think I can find it to buy online? Wow, I can't leave without mentioning the awesome tiger head! picture of how it looks like in the wall? (I may be too imposing, sorry!)

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    1. I love your lottery explanation :P

      I did find the jumper online:
      http://www.jayjays.com.au/shop/en/jayjays/bunny-motif-sweater
      Heather bought me a medium which is the perfect fit for curvy me, I'd normally buy a large for a jumper but this is really long in the body and arms and semi stretchy (but soft and worm). I would of suggested small for you but they've sold out of the size. If you're not very tall the, xs might be perfect for you! Oh I just had a look and shipping internationally is pretty expensive ($25)! Ahh I hate when shipping makes the cost add up :(

      xoxox

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    2. Aww thanks for looking it up! The shipping cost is indeed a little too much for me :S, but I will keep on eye on it :) It's very lovely, looking forward to see you wearing it! :)

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  9. you always have such nice things :o where do you get them all?

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  10. Um wut? That is the most incredible bag ever!

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    1. Soo awesome hey, I was a bit gobsmacked when he gave it to me, I couldn't wrap my head around it :P

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  11. This is such a cool post! You got a lot of wonderful things, from some wonderful people it seems:) And that backpack is very, very cool!

    It was so much fun seeing your birthday posts, especially since it's so close to my own birthday. It makes me extra excited for you because I'm still pretty stoked myself:D

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    1. Ahh I feel exactly the same :) Lots of happiness!!

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  12. All your presents are so adorable!
    Happy Birthday! xx

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  13. so much amazing things :)
    i don't usually get that much gifts for birthdays but i love it when people 'get me right' and give me things i would have picked myself <3

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    1. isn't it super amazing when it happens :)

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  14. Happy Birthday! You got some amazing things and here you go bringing up more nostalgic memories for me! I used to have one of those fortune teller fishes, which I picked up on a school trip to Bangor! And that tiger bag is amazing, Tigers are my favourites!

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    1. Awesome :) BTW I had to google where Bangor was, it's either an Australian suburb or a town in Northern Ireland, I'm going to guess the Ireland location!

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  15. japanese candy AND bunny lights?? dream gifts!

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    1. I know and the candies were delicious too!

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