Happy Birthday to Me!

Today, it's my turn to turn 40! The other day I got my YesAsia gift to myself. That was a good gift! Above is the Hello Kitty banner stitched for my by CupcakeGuru in our Tea Towel Tour swap on Craftster. I left the theme of my towel open, but I did suggest the fact that I had a big birthday coming up, so my partners went with that theme.
Detail of Hello Kitty:

SlyBetty stitched this squirrel dreaming of a party:



Here's a big celebration cake by fenifer. It has one candle for each decade of my life:



BlueSparkie did this parade of sweets. Mint chocolate chip is one of my favorite flavors! How did she know?



I stitched up this chocolate layer cake with raspberries. My husband and daughter baked a real one for us last night.


And here is the whole towel:


Isn't it awesome? It is a very special thing to have things like this stitched for me personally. Many warm thanks to my swap partners!