Oh Sweet Surprises!

A sweet treasured surprise.... Mothers are simply precious

What would you say if your received this beauty?

An Anniversary Surprise

The wonderful Dutchman and I celebrated our anniversary last week... he surprised me with a meal out. These have few and far between as we save for our wedding....

We popped to our favorite part of Brighton and had a wonderful Japanese meal. Oh I can still taste it those prawns... divine!!

They give you a origami animal to create while you wait... The Wonderful Dutchman has a super hopping frog!

Coffee and a peppermint tea.....hmmm..... a perfect evening with the most perfect man.

Thank you for my surprise!!!

Drum Roll Please.........

....and the winner is.....

....Absolutegravity!!

Congratulations!

Sorry if you didn't win, I loved reading your comments ans I really hope you will continue to comment! I love to have your feedback, it means so much to me xxx

200th post Giveaway!!

Wow, 200 posts, doesn't time fly when you having fun?!

Firstly I want to thank you... my lovely readers. When I started on this blog adventure I never realised the wonderful people I would find, the beautiful work of fellow bloggers and the kind nature of everyone who takes the time to comment and email me. It does feel like an online family, and for that I am truly grateful to each and everyone of you.

This giveaway is to celebrate, and what better way to celebrate than to.....

....Eat cake!!! .....Well kind of.....:)

I am giving away a bespoke cake topper to one lucky reader.

You can choose from a traditional style topper or for one of my newer faux 'fat free' cakes.

I will design and hand make your topper. It could be for your wedding, someone else's wedding (...a great gift idea!), a Birthday, a New Baby, an Anniversary, or simply a celebration of you.

This giveaway is open to EVERYONE (as long as you have an address to send your topper to!), you do not need to be a bride, or live in the UK, or be female, blimey this could be your first visit to the world of Vintage Magpie, and you still can win!

All you have to do is leave me a comment, and tell me what cake topper you would like and for what occasion. Think fun, and creative thoughts!!!

I want all the readers who have never commented to comment.... you can do this anonymously just pop on your email address so can contact you if you win.

So my lovely ones, get commenting, the giveaway will closed on Wednesday 3rd March at 5pm!!

Good Luck!! xxx

A Positive Day

I have spent the afternoon chatting to a cheeky monkey... she has made me laugh the whole time... 8 months old and full of smiles and chuckles.

Her and her Mum have been travelling around Oz, so this was my first meeting with Miss E... It was delightful to meet her and to catch up with all the travelling gossip from her Mum!

Tomorrow is my 200th post...YAY!!! This means a giveaway....Woo Hoo!!

I hope you will join in on the chance to win a piece of Vintage Magpie Heaven!!

The Wonders of the Wonderful Dutchman Part 3

Well he has done it again and surprised me...

I have been cutting out bunting over the last week, and I was chatting about the fact that I would need to borrow someones sewing machine....yep you heard that right...I don't have one! I love to hand sew, so the need for a machine has never arisen before now.

Look what the Wonderful Dutchman arrived home with last night...

....A beautiful green mini sewing machine!!!!!!!!!!!!

I simply adore this man...

My afternoon was spent remembering how thread the needle and to wind the bobbin, it all came flooding back... it is just like riding a bike!

I enjoyed it so much, memories of school textile lessons, the sound that reminds me of my Mum sitting fixing some curtains or making us a new dress....it was a joy... everyone should learn to sew, it is a life skill that is such fun!

And the best part...a healthy stack of green and yellow bunting waiting to be ironed... A great afternoons work!

Thank you Mr Wonderful xxx

A surprise named Marjorie

My dear Ma came to see me for my birthday last week. We were excited as as she got out of the car the red arrows flew over head... we ran down to the sea front and saw the most amazing sight. They were stunning, and a real treat for my Birthday morning...unfortunately we ran down so quickly, so not to miss any of the action...we both forgot our cameras! The bob thought he was off for another walk...no such luck!

When they had finished we strolled back to the car....and look who was in the back!!

She is my Grandma's bike... I found her recently, lonely and unused in their garden shed, while looking for the garden chairs.... I made a comment about how gorgeous she was, and hey presto she turned up for my Birthday... I am just so lucky!

I have wanted a bike for a while, and found this one on the net....but she was far too expensive.

Marjorie is far nicer... and has wonderful special memories... thank you Grandma!

Vintage Magpie continues to re-cycle, literally!

Happy St Valentines Day!!

Oh what a lovely surprise I got this morning.....




The Wonderful Dutch man is a florist, and to be honest, I should have expected flowers, but I really didn't!!

Then these beauty's turned up... need I say any more? Utterly gorgeous.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

I hope you all had wonderful surprises awaiting you today. If not; go and treat yourself, spring flowers can only make you smile! xxx

Thank you's, a Blissful Surprise, and Following Dreams

On Saturday I received a lovely 'Thank you' card from one of my brides Sammy. Nothing out of the ordinary there...but inside was a photographers card, stating where to find more of their wonderful photo of their day.... I was too busy to look at it straight away and thought that I would take a peak at them on Sunday morning.

Now picture this...sat at my computer, just before I was due to go and see the new James Bond film...half an hour to wait and I thought....wedding photos!!...I am a wedding blog junkie, There I admit it!!!

...so there I am looking at these wonderfully beautiful photos, and I think to myself...wow that girl looks really familiar...then imagine to my delight I realised who was holding a Vintage Magpie Bridesmaids bouquet............................. (The Wonderful Dutch Man said my face was a picture!)

..........................drum roll please.....................................

None other than Kelly Osbourne!!!

So I do believe she is my first ever famous lady to own a Vintage Magpie Bouquet, and to be honest I don't think I could of asked for anyone better! Beautiful, funky, different and a lover of Vintage...

If you would like to see the photos of Sammy's wonderful day, you just must look at Rupa Photography Wedding Diary.

Sammy, not only where a pleasure to create for, you were also a stunning bride to own and walk down the aisle with a Vintage Magpie Bouquet .... but you have made my year, just knowing that little Magpie me, in her little nest in Brighton, is truly following her bliss, and her dreams are coming true....

Vivienne Westwood you better watch out.... XXX

A Vintage Nest...

The dust has finally settled and the Wonderful Dutch Man is now a very permanent feature in the Vintage Magpie nest. He started his new job, and all is very well.

It feels very strange to have him over the other side of the room, instead of over a vast blue-green sea...strange but fantastic at the same time!

Is there a limit to the amount a heart can love? I feel like mine is overflowing.... I am truly a very lucky magpie.

Anyway back to the reason you guys come and visit my site...Vintage Magpie!!!

I have had a couple of 'Thank you' card in the last few days....one which was more exciting than words. I have to say I had a little moment of shock sat staring at my computer screen... but you will all have to wait to hear about that!

One of the thank you was from Melanie who had a Sparkling Pink Hand-Tied bouquet... I'm loving the Vintage bird cage veil... gorgeous!

Congratulations Melanie xxx

A weekend with a surprise!

This weekend I went to Amsterdam...and the wonderful Dutch man didn't know a thing about it!

I was invited to his surprise leaving party by his parents around a month ago, and it has been top secret, and the hardest thing to not let it slip...in fact I surprised myself in my ability to lie!

His face was a picture when he saw me sitting on the sofa at his parents house. A double take was needed!!

The party was a big success and his friends have made sure that he will not go hungry. As the biggest hamper I have ever seen nearly failed to get through the front door!! Needless to say there will be no lack of dutch food in our house for months!!

It made me realise how precious our friends and family are. 'I will look after him well', was my phase of the day!!

But the star of the show (as always!) was the wonderful dutch mans nephew; Tim. I have never known a baby to be so happy all day long. Tim and I have a close bond....as he doesn't speak dutch either!! We get on smashingly!!

A fabulous time was had by all!! xxx

the three of us relaxing after the madness has died down!