*Congratulations*

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Sending lots of love & congratulations to the lovely

Prince William & Catherine Middleton

on their special fairy-tale day.

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*Hurrah*

I do love a good Royal Wedding!

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Hope the day is truly magical & hope everyone who is celebrating has a wonderfully

festive day!

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*Royal Wedding Decor Ideas*

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Well it's nearly time for the most exciting event of the year, yes

the Royal Wedding!

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Lots of people are joining in the fun & you can too!

At Vintage Amethyst I have these adorable William & Kate Union Jack hanging hearts for only £3.50 each!

There is still a little time to order so be quick & order today or tomorrow & your order will be posted first class to you tomorrow (Tuesday) & so should arrive for you in time for any Royal Wedding party you have planned.

Be quick though as there are only a few of these hearts left!

Find them *here*

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If you are looking for some more Union Jack goodness, I also have these fab goodies.

Vintage style wooden Union Jack bunting. This is £15 each & can be found *here*

But again be quick as there are only a couple of sets left in stock!

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Or how about this cute Union Jack patchwork cushion!

Only £15 each & they can be found *here*

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To match the cushion are this pretty set of Union Jack Bunting only £10 each & they can be found *here*

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So be quick & order your Union Jack goodies today or tomorrow & they will be posted out to you first class on Tuesday!

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Please note that all orders on Tuesday must be made by 5pm to be posted first class that day & Vintage Amethyst can't be held responsible for any late delivery due to The Royal Mail.

*Happy Easter*

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Happy Easter Sunday everyone.

Hope you all have a really lovely day & enjoy lots of yummy Easter Eggs ...

*Wishing you a lovely weekend*

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I would like to say thank you so so much to everyone who sent kind messages & e-mails regarding my Mum.

I really appreciated everyones messages & felt overwhelmed by everyone's kindness & love.

It's been a very difficult time over the last week & her funeral was on Wednesday but I feel as it up until then I was pre-occupied with organising & sorting things out & now I feel the most difficult of times are to come ~ the 'getting back to normal life'!

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I've decided to open the Vintage Amethyst shop again, I wasn't going to so soon but as I know this will keep me busy I feel it may help.

So I've opened the shop again today.

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Anyhoo I just wanted to say thank you so much for all your kindness

&

have a really lovely

Easter Weekend.

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Hope you all have lots of fun ...

*Very Sad News*

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I just wanted to let everyone know that my Mum

lost her battle with cancer &

sadly passed away on Monday night.

I've closed Vintage Amethyst for the time being & I'm not sure when I will re-open.

Thank you to everyone who gave support over this last year & I thank you for all the kindness everyone has shown during this horrid time.

Please be kind & patient with me if you are waiting for any order or indeed an e-mail, I know you will all understand & I thank you ...

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*Pretty Union Jack Bunting*

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Well going along with the Royal Wedding theme again this week & following on from the last post,

this weeks *Product of the Week* is this really pretty

Union Jack Bunting.

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This is really pretty bohemian style Union Jack bunting.
Wonderfully vintage in style, this patchwork style bunting with wonderful red polka dots & pretty flowery material is sure to brigten up any home or garden.
Show your Bohemian Brit Chic side with this adorable addition to your home.
A Union Jack cushion to match is also available.

So wonderful for the upcoming Royal Wedding!
There are 9 flags & each flag measures 15cms by 18.5 cms.
The total length of the bunting is 396cms.

The bunting is only £10 & can be found *here*

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People are going Union Jack crazy over these last weeks running up to the
Royal Wedding & I am so pleased that lots of international customers are also joining in the fun & are

snapping up the William & Kate hearts & other Union Jack goodies too!

*Hurray*

*A Royal Gift From Cath Kidston*

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The other day I received a rather marvellous e-mail from

Cath Kidston HQ!

The e-mail said they are a big fan of my blog & that they would love to celebrate the

Royal Wedding with me & pop a little present in the post to me!

Well I was in quite a tizz, a gift from the ever lovely Cath Kidston, how truly wonderful!

I couldn't wait!

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I didn't know what it was going to be & then a couple of days late this lovely package turned up!

My lovely post lady even knocked on the door rather than posting it as she said 'it looked too delicate to post' aahhh how lovely of her & certainly a compliment on the Cath Kidston packaging.

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Inside was one of the fabulous Royal Wedding Tea Towels!

*Hurrah*

How lovely & thank you so much Cath Kidston HQ!

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Funnily enough only a night or two before I was thinking about the old tea towel hangers from the 70's, remember those? They were a line at the top with a hanger & a line at the bottom where you clipped the tea towels in & & then you could hang them up in your kitchen!

We had one of those, but I can't remember what tea towel was in it, I only remember it was orange ~ (oooohhh lovely) I will have to ask my Mum see if she can remember!

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Anyhoo how completely lovely of Cath Kidston HQ to send me such a lovely e-mail in the first place & to send such a lovely gift to celebrate the Royal Wedding, they didn't ask me to do this blog post or anything! But of course I was going to!

*tee hee*

I'm going to display my Tea Towel proudly for the Royal Wedding but then it is going to be packed up safely as a keepsake of the special occasion & something I can hopefully pass on to my children & tell the little tale of the day I received a lovely e-mail & gift from such a lovely iconic company.

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You can see the special Royal Wedding Tea Towels at the Cath Kidston website *here*

They are £10 & there are lots more fab Royal Wedding goodies to be found too so do pop along!

 I'm quite loving the William & Kate bag!

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Yes we certainly do ...

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... & if you've missed this weeks Vintage Amethyst *Product of the Week* it is these

really sweet William & Kate Union Jack Hanging Hearts & everyone is loving them ~ one is even making it's way to Arizona in the US today!

They are a super duper bargain at only £3.50 each, find them *here*

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Thank you so much again Cath Kidston, I love my sweet gift ...

 

My Show & Tell Post for My Romantic Home

*Home Sweet Home*

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A collection of pretty 'Home' items from the
Vintage Amethyst Boutique

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From top left ...

Home Shelf Sitter ~ £4.50

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Home Sweet Home Garland ~ £6.50

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Home Sweet Home Heart ~ £3

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Home Sweet Home Sign ~ £6

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Pretty items to make your home a sweet one ...

It's White Wednesday at Faded Charm!

*Cath Kidston on Blue Peter*

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For all Cath Kidston fans ...

The lovely CK is on Blue Peter this afternoon!!!

BBC 1 at 4.30pm.

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I've already set my Sky+ to record!

*Royal Wedding Heart*

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Well it is now April so I think Royal Wedding excitement can begin in ernest don't you!

I am so looking forward to this special day, it isn't everyday there is a
Royal Wedding is there?

Anyhoo, I'm so super excited that when I saw this
William & Kate Union Jack hearts & of course had to get them!

So seeing as this is the first Monday in April

they are this weeks

*Product of the Week*

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How fun is this hanging heart to celebrate the Royal Wedding!
This wonderfully retro style heart is rustic in style & features a pretty Union Jack motif with polka dots & features the words William and Kate.
Pefect for hanging in your home this April to celebrate the Royal Wedding in perfect vintage style.
Think bunting, flag waving & street parties!
A little bit of cute fun to celebrate a lovely Royal Wedding.

Only £3.50 each ~ find them *here*

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*Thank You & a Winner!*

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So following on from my last post about doing the Race for Life, I want to thank three people now who have sponsored me who either read about it here on the blog or on twitter.

The lovely Amanda from Pandy Potter Bears

the super wonderful Jayne from Red Lilly

&

Lisa from Kandipandi Blog

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Thank you so much lovely ladies you are so kind.

I really appreciate your generosity.

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I'm pleased to say that I have currently raised £175 for Cancer Research but I really hope I can do better!

My Mum is really poorly at the moment with this terrible disease & was taken in to hospital again yesterday & she will be in over Mothers Day too.

*sad face*

But at least by doing the Race for Life & trying to raise as much as I can (whether this means I have to be a little bit cheeky to ask for help with sponsorship) for Cancer Research I feel as it I'm making a difference & every little bit helps.

I will leave the button up over there on the right & if you can sponsor a £1 or £2 please do, thank you.

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Now on to the winner of the Twitter Giveaway.

The winner was @Laurelweddings who has won those pretty HOME letters.

*Congratulations*

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Have a lovely weekend everyone ...