happy birthday to me and a giveaway for you

Today is my 29th Birthday!!! The Hubby and I have just been hanging out at home watching the Olympics. We are having some pretty severe thunder storms so after they pass we will go out for dinner. For my birthday we usually go for hibachi, I love hibachi, but I'm thinking maybe something different this year. Maybe fondue? We shall see. Tomorrow we will go to my Mom's house and celebrate with some cake. My little brother always has to celebrate every birthday with cake and had to wish you a Happy Birthday and sing. He is such a sweetie.

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When the Hubby and I started dating my birthday came up first. After he asked me what I wanted he joked around and told me he followed the hobbit birthday custom. At that time I had never read Lord of the Rings so I asked him to explain. So he told me about the hobbits.

“Hobbits give presents to other people on their own birthdays. Not very expensive ones, as a rule, and not so lavishly as on this occasion; but it was not a bad system. Actually in Hobbiton and Bywater every day in the year was somebody’s birthday, so that every hobbit in those parts had a fair chance of at least one present at least once a week. But they never got tired of them.”

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

I absolutely loved the idea.

I have always been one of those people that if I find a little gift that I know a friend or family member would like I usually get it and give it to them right away. I am always bringing little things home for the Hubby. When I was a kid I was always so excited to put goodie bags together for my friends at my birthday party. It makes me happy to make others happy. Getting an unexpected gift usually can brighten someones day and it brightens my day. That is why I do giveaways.

So, for my birthday I am giving away 2 things that I made.

The first is a set of 4 coasters for wine glasses or any stemmed glassware. They stay around the bottom so they travel with you wherever you put it down. If you are like me and like an ice cold summer drink in a fun stemmed glass, the top of the fabric coasters will absorb any condensation that may drip down the stem so it doesn't ruin your wood tables. My MIL and I have been sewing these in all different colors for gifts for our friends and family and I thought I would share a fun set with you.
The picture doesn't show the true color. They are so much prettier in person.

The second is a mug cozy. I love having a nice hot cup of coffee or tea and I warm my hands around the mug as I drink it. The only thing is the mug is usually entirely to hot so I wrap my mug in a dish towel. At least I did till I made myself one of these. It's fun, soft and keeps your hands from getting burned. It fits a standard size mug and has a bottom so it doubles as a coaster.


If you would like to enter please leave a comment below. Anyone can enter.
Which do you prefer, a glass of wine/cold drink in a stemmed glass or a hot cup of coffee/tea/hot coco?

I will randomly the winners on Saturday August 4th! The first winner will chose which prize they want and the second winner will get the prize that is left. There will be 2 different winners.