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Wednesday, 2 March 2011

A lovely surprise visit and gift

There's been much talk on the blogger-sphere about a mysterious character called the 'fairy hob-mother', or the 'fairy blog-father' perhaps more appropriately!

The lovely Ian from Applicances Online quietly tip-toes around, perusing the blogs and the comments left.  Luckily for me, he spotted a comment I left on the fabulous 'Something for the Weekend' feature over on Christine's blog Thinly Spread - if you haven't checked it out yet then you should, it's full of wonderful ideas of family activities.

I was so excited when Appliances Online got in touch.  They'd clearly read my blog, knew a bit about me and offered to send me this beautiful book called 'Homemade - 101 beautiful and useful craft projects you can make at home'.




It arrived within a few days and I've spent hours pawing over the pages of loveliness.  It was a perfect gift for me.  Full of crafts, renovation projects and decorative hints and ideas, there's so much I want to get stuck into.







Helpfully divided into seasons, it is crammed with gorgeous pictures, lovely ideas and step-by-step instructions.





Thanks so much Ian for such a thoughtful present.  So, dear readers, the moral of this story is, when you visit a blog be sure to leave a comment - you never know who might be watching!
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18 comments:

  1. Emma@christmascupboard02 March, 2011 11:42

    WOW! What a lovely surprize...The book looks fab! x

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  2. Lightly Enchanted02 March, 2011 12:00

    that is a nice surprise, I have had that book out from the library, there are some lovely things to make inside :)

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  3. Laura Leanne02 March, 2011 12:10

    I keep reading about these little surprises people are getting, how lovely you were 'a chosen one!' :D

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  4. Adele02 March, 2011 12:34

    oh you lucky little thing they beautiful. I hope one day the fairy hob mother will spot me and grant my wish for a dlsr camera. . . however i think that the price of these gifts are understandly dropping and I may have missed the boat on this one. I hope you find some great ideas int he book that you can use. xxx

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  5. Liz Burton02 March, 2011 12:53

    Thanks for all your lovely comments. the book is indeed gorgeous and I'm a lucky girl :0)

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  6. WhiteLily02 March, 2011 13:42

    Oooh how lovely! Lucky you - all I get is bills..lol!

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  7. Sarah's Book Reviews02 March, 2011 16:33

    what a great 'fairy'.
    the book looks great too, a useful one to delve into

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  8. Rhoda02 March, 2011 17:00

    Aw wow, that's lovely!! What a nice surprise. x

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  9. MichelleTwinMum02 March, 2011 17:00

    Fab, they donated some money to one of the charities I support so I was stoked too! Mich x

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  10. Anonymous02 March, 2011 17:02

    That book is so perfect for you, I'm sure it will give you hours of pleasure.

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  11. helen02 March, 2011 17:04

    how lucky you are! what a nice surprise
    x

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  12. Cheryl Pasquier02 March, 2011 17:06

    awww that's lovely, it's so cool that it's something tailored to your personality too. Look forward to seeing some of the projects you make out of it :-)

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  13. Liz Burton02 March, 2011 18:38

    Thanks for all your comments. It was so lovely to get a present out of the blue, and so appropriate for me :0)

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  14. Anonymous02 March, 2011 18:55

    What a lovely thing for someone to do. What a lovely book!!

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  15. Unknown02 March, 2011 20:18

    That's really lovely! I have that book and have found it really useful for making presents for people or lovely things for my house.. :) x

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  16. Jo Bryan02 March, 2011 22:03

    You deserve it lovely, can't wait to see your creations.xx

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  17. @yummymumto202 March, 2011 22:14

    Ooooh what a nice surprise... I am sure you will have lots of fun creating :)

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  18. Anonymous05 April, 2011 01:24

    great idea's should form a club and send surprises to people

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