did I mention .....

..... I'm a winner?

well, just in case you didn't know, this week I won a prize in a blog giveaway that the bagladee  was running.  I was thrilled to win and even more thrilled when the tissue wrapped prize arrived!  Here it is, waiting for me to unwrap it (I impressed myself with the restraint it took for me to take a photo before I unwrapped it):

and what did this lovely parcel contain ... well, a lovely flamingo zip-up bag (with, note, diamante details - how fab is that?):

and a fantastic felt brooch:

Thank you so much bagladee!  I'm so thrilled ..... I can't wait to start using them both!