Sunday, March 2, 2014

A Totally Useless Birthday Post

So sorry for the late ORT report...my computer would not cooperate with me yesterday and I ran out of good humor to deal with it! The ORTs in my jar are piling up. You can see the big load of black threads from my Trilogy Sneak Peek and for those of you that guessed I was stitching the cat? You know me so well ~ lol!


Today is my birthday as you can see by my post title. I've had a great time even if it is snowing/sleeting/freezing rain on my special day. 

Yesterday, Dash took me to the jewelry store because I told him I'd like more earring post wires. He had gotten me the Pandora posts (they are wires but the site calls them posts) last year and I've had loads of fun finding pretty charms to hang on them. The ones I already had have the London Underground logo on them in the picture. The new ones are at the bottom with some silver plated ladybugs. Pretty cute, aren't they? 

I've included a couple of the charms I have for examples. The posts are inexpensive and the charms are really, really inexpensive. Most of the charms I find at craft stores for next to nothing ~ since they are so cheap, I bet I have 50 pairs! I love them.


Since we were at the jewelry store I HAD to check out the Pandora charms too. I bought the little scissors one in the middle. My bracelet is filling up! 

While we were shopping, I told told Dash I loved the comedy/tragedy charm and if he wanted to get me a present to get that one next.


When we got home, I got out my bracelet to add my new charm and take a photo of it for you. Dash asked if I was going to take a photo and when I told him I was he handed me a little box and said I'd better have my birthday present early then.

I opened the box to find the comedy/tragedy charm and burst into tears!

Dash said the saleslady "looked" at him when I told him which charm I wanted next. Because she had helped him buy it a few days ago. Awwwww! I think I blubbered for at least an hour after unwrapping my gift.

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75 comments:

  1. Happy birthday to you! Lovely bracelet and charms, how sweet of your hubby to have chosen the exact charm you wanted next.
    Here is my TUSAL post, named the TUSAL of Gifts most serendipitously:
    http://serendipitousstitching.blogspot.com/2014/03/tusal-of-gifts.html

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  2. Happy Birthday! I had a feeling that Halloween cat would be making an appearance soon :)

    My current TUSAL checkin is here: http://sharah.wordpress.com/2014/03/01/tusal-march-1-checkin/

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  3. Happy Birthday!!!

    http://anacristinap.blogspot.com.br/2014/03/tusal-312-ano-3.html

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  4. Happy Birthday and wonderful charms....Dash is so smart!

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  5. Happy Birthday! What a wonderful and thoughtful gift - I would have blubbered too... :)

    Oh, and here's my update: http://paakryssogtvers.blogspot.no/2014/03/tusal-mars-1.html

    Love, Beni from Norway

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  6. Happy Birthday! Your new posts and charms are beautiful. How sweet Dash knew what you wanted before saying anything.

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  7. HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!, Sharon.
    I posted my TUSAL report yesterday to show off the extra ORT's in the jar.

    Take Care & Happy Stitchin'
    Hugs, Sandy

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  8. Happy Birthday! Love your birthday goodies, so pretty. Here's my update: http://www.thelazystitcher.blogspot.com/2014/03/tusal-update-for-februrary.html

    Have a great day!

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  9. Happy Birthday my dear.

    My post is up

    http://purplepds.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/tusal-time.html

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  10. Happy Birthday Sharon. I love your earrings and the bracelet is great.
    How cool that Dash knew what you wanted.

    Here is my TUSAL post:
    http://www.bengalcatlover10.blogspot.com/2014/03/march-yota-sal-and-tusal.html

    Linda

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  11. What a wonderful birthday surprise! I've never seen a charm bracelet like that before, seems very modern!

    Here is my TUSAL report: http://debbiescrossstitch.blogspot.com/2014/03/yota-ufo-update-and-tusal-february.html

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  12. Happpyyyy Birthday :) sounds like you had a good one and had a giggle at the sales lady's look ...lol the bracelet is gorgeous :) and love the wee charms for your ears too :)
    hope you had a cake coz we all want a slice with our cuppa's ..lol love mouse xxxx

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  13. happy birthday to you!!!
    here is my update
    http://crossingthestitches.blogspot.com/2014/03/march-1st-on-2nd-tusal-post.html

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  14. Happy Birthday Sharon,
    Hope you got to enjoy your Special Day doing whatever makes you Happy..:)

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  15. Happy Birthday! Wonderful gift too! Here's my link
    http://shelly-anarizonastitcher.blogspot.com/2014/03/tusal-and-more-on-this-drizzly-day-yay.html

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  16. Happy birthday! It sounds like you had a lovely day, and that Dash knows you perfectly.

    I actually managed to post my TUSAL post on almost the right day this month. It is here: http://stitchinglotus.ca/2014/03/tusal-march-2014/

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  17. Hi,
    Happy birthday and many more to come!!!! Well here is my blog www.lizylovelystitches.blogspot.com

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  18. Happy Birthday!!!
    Oh, how wonderful is your husband... and how well he knows you!! :o)
    Love those charms... you can never go wrong with a charm bracelet and the Pandora ones are lovely.
    My TUSAL post is now up...

    Fireflies & Cats in the Garden TUSAL Post

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  19. Happy birthday! Such a lovely present from Dash. It must be pretty awesome to have that one person who knows you so well :)

    My tusal post is here: http://therapy-by-thread.blogspot.ca/2014/03/first-tusal-of-month.html

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  20. Happy Birthday wishes. My update is at sewingafterseven.blogspot.com

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  21. Happy birthday!!!! Love your bracelet and your earring charms! Also love your kitty stitching! You've enabled me to go on the hunt for that chart!

    My ort report is posted.

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  22. Happy Birthday Sharon!!! Sounds like you had a lovely day! Great little charms....I admit I'm partial to ladybugs :) Your bracelet is lovely! And what a great surprise that lil charm :) He knows you pretty well!

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  23. Happy Birthday wishes to you Sharon.
    Your Pandora looks lovely, a great selection of charms on it. How wonderful Dash had chosen he exact charm you wanted, perfect!

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  24. Aww...how sweet! What a cute little bracelet. Happy Birthday!

    http://refreshedintent.blogspot.ca/2014/03/tusal-march-1.html

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  25. Happy birthday!I love the Underground earrings!AriadnefromGreece!

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  26. Happy Birthday!!! Love the little charms too :)

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  27. Happy birthday! Dash knows you so well! Hope you had a wonderful day!

    TUSAL post: http://dancingwithstitch.blogspot.com/2014/03/march-tusal.html

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  28. Happy Happy Birthday! Your bracelet looks lovely. What a great guy.
    Here is my TUSAL link...http://totstitch.blogspot.com/2014/03/hello-march-tusal.html
    Lovely stitching progress too.
    Have a great week!

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  29. Happy Birthday! What a neat story you shared with us. =)

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  30. Happy BIRTHDAY

    You can see my post here
    http://sheilasstitchnstuff.blogspot.com/2014/03/tu-sal.html?m=1

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  31. Happy Birthday! How wonderful that you got such great gifts!

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  32. Happy belated Birthday!

    my TUSAL post http://d1-d2.blogspot.ca/2014/03/march-tusal.html

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  33. Happy Birthday! He obviously knows you very well! I have a bracelet too, however I only have a couple of things on mine so far, but I have plenty on my wish list! I just wish they still did a knitting or stitching one!

    here is my tusal post - mine was late too!

    http://myitzycreativecorner.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/tusal-and-yota-updates-and-your-last.html

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  34. Belated birthday greetings.

    Love your charms!!!!!!!!

    My TUSAL post can be found here:

    http://lorettasstitchingblog.blogspot.ca/2014/03/totally-useless-stitch-along-tusal.html

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  35. Happy birthday!! Love the new charms for your bracelet. :)

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  36. Happy Birthday! I love the bracelet! I have a charm bracelet that my husband started for me years ago and have all sorts of meaningful charms on it but these Pandora bracelets are very interesting! Glad you had a good day despite the weather.

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  37. Happy birthday!

    Here is my post!

    http://thoughtsfromthestitchyside.blogspot.com/2014/03/tusal-and-dreamcatcher.html

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  38. As the title of my post says I'm late, but I have shared my March TUSAL so come take a look.
    http://minnie-allxxs.blogspot.com/

    Happy Birthday!

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  39. Happy b-day!
    You have such a lovely Dash!

    You can see my ORT-report on http://poekietoe2.blogspot.be/2014/03/tusal.html

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  40. Happy, happy birthday, Sharon!! Love your bracelet's charms--and what a sweet husband you have :)

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  41. Happy birthday! I love all your charms!
    Here is my TUSAL...or what it's worth!
    http://acozylittleplaceforstitching.blogspot.com/2014/03/another-late-tusal-post.html

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  42. Sounds like a great bday indeed.

    http://dragonsluver.blogspot.com/2014/03/tusal-and-finish.html

    There is my TUSAL check in.

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  43. Once again I am late I have 3 good reasons though. A 5 year old, a 4 year old, and a 2 month old.

    I love your bracelet and all your stitchings...

    http://jeffandbrendonjones.blogspot.com/

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  44. Happy Birthday to you!!!! Here's my ort-report for this time :)

    http://flowersofthewind.blogspot.com/2014/03/so-where-is-it.html

    Laura

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  45. Happy birthday! Here's my first - and latest - ORT report.

    http://stitchingaftereight.blogspot.com/2014/03/february-totally-useless-stitch-along.html

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  46. Happy Birthday! How sweet of your husband to surprise you like that :) I'm sure you'll treasure your charm bracelet for many years to come.
    Best wishes.

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  47. Happy Birthday!!!!!
    My report http://jusiecreation.blogspot.ru/2014/03/tusal-2014-2.html

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  48. Now that's the sweetest birthday story ever. I love that! Nice pile o'ORTS too. Here's my pile:

    http://theinspiredstitcher.blogspot.com/2014/03/tusal-february.html

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  49. Happy birthday! Wow, what a thoughtful gift...such a great thing to do for you xx

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  50. Happy birthday Sharon!!!
    Love your charms!!

    Here´s my ORT report:
    http://cerato.wordpress.com/2014/03/01/tusal-marzo-4/

    Hugs

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  51. Happy Birthday! Some lovely charms you have there :) Will have to get myself some underground ones I think.

    My TUSAL update is here: http://crossstitchchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/tusal-update.html

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  52. Happy Birthday Sharon!! Here's my ORT report.....
    http://jan1228.blogspot.com/2014/03/sampler-update-and-march-tusal.html

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  53. Happy Brithday!
    Hope you enjoyed your day :-)

    BTW: here's my ort-Report:
    http://blog.handarbeitskorb.de/2014/03/02/tusal-01-03/

    Happy stitching
    Rike

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  54. Happy Birthday Sharon! So sweet of Dash to give you the charm and goes to show he knows you so well. I haven't participated in TUSAL in months. Life has been crazy. Hope it's ok for me to start up next months and that I am still using old orts from last year. I didn't feel like emptying my dismal jar from last year. lol

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  55. Happy Birthday Sharon!

    http://mimaletalila.wordpress.com/2014/03/01/tusal-marzo/

    Here´s my ORT report

    Hugs

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  56. Happy Birthday Sharon! Hope you have a great day. Your bracelet looks great. I only have three on mine and I want the scissors charm.

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  57. Happy birthday! I love my Pandora bracelets - how did I miss the scissors? Thanks for hosting the ort check in.

    http://litandlaundry.blogspot.com/2014/03/40-bags-in-40-days.html

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  58. Happy Belated Birthday. Gorgeous charms. I haven't done any stitching this month so no update from me. Hopefully my mojo will be back soon.

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  59. I wasn't late posting my TUSAL - just letting you know I had done it!
    http://katesflossbox.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/tusal-march-2014-1.html

    Belated Birthday Wishes

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  60. Love your new beads. And Happy Birthday. I have those Pandora posts and never thought to use other charms. Thanks so much for the idea!

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  61. Happy birthday!! Very cute charms, my favorite is the tiny scissors.

    http://blessingsinthecountry.blogspot.com/2014/03/march-tusal.html

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  62. Happy Birthday!
    http://otnoroktushkana.blogspot.ru/2014/03/tusal.html

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  63. Sadly no orts for me this month as it has been a hectic month but I wanted to stop and wish you a belated Happy Birthday! Sounds like you had a lovely one.

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  64. Happy belated birthday!!! Isn't it awesome to have a guy that "gets" you?? =)

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  65. My update is ridiculously late, but I decided to do it anyways :) http://blog.handspunthread.com/blog/2014/3/14/tusal-update-march-14-2014

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  66. Very belated Happy Birthday. I love your earrings and charms. Great that your OH knows exactly what you like ;)

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  67. Happy belated birthday. I love the charms bracelet. I also love the comedy/tragedy masks, as they are a symbol of the theatre (my BFA is in Theatre/Costume Design). 'Hoping the weather there soon turns warmer. Prim blessings :)

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  68. Just stopping by to say "hi" and to let you know that your bracelet has started a Pandora obsession with me! My husband keeps asking if I want to go look at them and I keep saying no because I know once I get started I probably wont be able to stop. Yikes! Love yours though and am thinking a family history theme might be good! Have a great day!

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  69. Isn't it wonderful when our partners know us so well that they know what we want before we do? Happy birthday (belatedly).

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  70. Happy Belated Birthday! What a sweet story of your husband and his gift, those are always the most precious gits! Here's a link to my most recent TUSAL...I'm sorry I was a couple days late, seems to be the story of my life lately! http://tickledpinkinstitches.blogspot.com/2014/03/merrily-i-stitch-along.html

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  71. Aw, your birthday present almost made me cry too!

    Nice bracelet and shopping.

    My post:
    http://stitchingincrossesandmore.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/tusal-3-and-wipocalypse-3.html

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