My birthday was last week, and since I have decided that after forty, the best hope for a good birthday is “don’t do anything that sucks” (advice from my daughter, and very good advice, too—I’m passing it along to you, and you don’t have to wait until you’re forty, either) I decided to spend the day watching Ramona and Beezus and crocheting a fancy edging onto these thrifted pillowcases. I love that movie. Result? Best birthday ever. See? It works! Try it.
Of course I had to run myself into the ground the day before, getting through all the day to day stuff that kind of sucks a little bit, so I wouldn’t have to do it on my Big Day. Well worth it, I think.
Happy Birthday Girl! Lovely pillowcases, just the right touch. There should be no sucky stuff on your birthday, so glad you got ahead of it. Enjoy your week!
ReplyDeleteLynne xxx
I think "don't do anything that sucks" might be my new mantra for life in general.
ReplyDeleteYour pillowcases look fab, too.
I recently had a birthday too. I'm getting closer to 50 which is a little alarming. Crocheting and watching a movie sound like a great birthday to me. I didn't do that, but I did get the Around the Corner crochet edging book for a gift. Happy belated birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to you, too! I love that book. :)
DeleteHappy belated Birthday!!
ReplyDeletexxx Alessandra
That edging on the pillowcase is perfect! I like the birthday mantra, I'll be using that from now on! Happy belated birthday :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely addition to that pillowcase. Love the color you picked for the crochet.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
Happy birthday Kirsten!
ReplyDeleteWill remember this post when my 41st rocks up in 3 weeks.
Happy Birthday! Sounds like a perfect birthday to me!! Love the pillow slips!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! Pillow case is lovely.
ReplyDeleteLiz @ Shortbread & Ginger
Happy birthday Kristen - your special day sounded lovely. And love the pillow cases; they are so pretty and feminine.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday and love the pretty pillowslips. I am going to try this one day. I wouldn't want to sleep on it though!
ReplyDeleteHappy 40th Birthday to you.......I will be 50 (fifty, yeah) in a few weeks...which is also on father's day in UK, ahem. When this happened a few years ago, we went to his idea of fun ie a garden centre and bought him a present!! And year before last he forgot completely it was my birthday, well we have only been together for 30 years larf!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susan. I actually am 44 now; I started using the "nothing that sucks" birthday strategy when I turned 40. I can relate to forgetting, too. I keep having to ask people how old I am, or else do the math. :D
DeleteHappy birthday! What good advice from your daughter too. I love the pillowcase, the crochet edging is so pretty xx
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! What good advice from your daughter. The edging on the pillow cases is so fine and delicate - its lovely. xxx
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Kristen! Love the fancy trim on the pillow cases. Glad you had a great day!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!!!!! I love that you spent it doing the things you love. Perfect.
ReplyDeleteMeredith
Muito delicado e lindo.
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Happy Birthday Kristen! Sounds like you have got birthdays cracked! Glad you had a good one! I just love the crochet pillowcase.
ReplyDeleteGill xx
Happy belated Birthday! So glad you had a fab time, so much better to keep it low key, enjoy what you do and make sure all the chores have been done already. I have been keeping my birthdays low key for a very long time, just a nice meal out of no housework to do. I now sound supremely old!!! xx
ReplyDeleteA very happy birthday to you! I'm glad that you had such a lovely day. The pillowcase is so very pretty, it looks lovely. I'm 3 years older but you know the forties aren't so bad at all!
ReplyDeleteSara xx
Very pretty pillowcases. The edging definitely looks like it belongs!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!!
ReplyDeletedo you have any *tricks* for the foundation blanket stitch? I would edge more pillowcases but I dislike doing that row of blanket stitch
I dislike it, too (ow, my fingertips!) but the only alternative I can see is to make the edging separately and then sew it on. Some suggest a chain stitch foundation--just embroider a chain at the top edge of the pillowcase and then work into that--but I don't find it any less a pain than blanket stitch. It does have a less obtrusive look, though, so maybe you could try that? :)
DeleteI've done them that way as well (lucky me...I had several yards of pillow edging my dear Gram crocheted over the years) but I have a tendency to make one strip of edging, then get craft ADD and never make the second...at least with the direct apply approach, I seem to keep going...except for the drat foundation row
Deletethe chain might be an option...I may give that a go next time, thanks!
Happy Birthday gorgeous girl!!! I sounds as if you had the most perfect day. Your pillowcases are beyond gorgeous - and yet again I am green with envy. This seems to be a regular occurrence everytime I visit your blog!!
ReplyDeleteHave a fab week hon,
Leah
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Happy birthday - belatedly! I like your approach, sounds like something I should adopt now that I am over 40 too :)
ReplyDeleteLoving your pillow cases - just sooooo pretty!
Happy birthday! Make all your dreams&goals come true! :)) greetings from Poland! M.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday!
ReplyDeleteLoving the pillowcases and so glad you had a super day.
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gorgeous... why can't I ever find such lovely pillow cases?
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday. I usually don't post on people's blogs, you can say I kind of just lurk. I found your blog through a pin on pinterest and I am hooked. You very generously post patterns of items you have made. I enjoy reading all your posts. Just want to say thanks!!
ReplyDeleteThanks very much, I'm glad you like me! :)
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