Gifts to Myself

My birthday is tomorrow. My husband and I stopped exchanging gifts long ago. We did for a long time give each other concert tickets on each significant holiday. We saw some amazing musicians over the years but hubby informed me a few years ago, that he has nerve damage in his ears so all he was hearing was racket and noise. Soooo, we just started buying our own gifts usually when we wanted them but this year, I've gotten myself a few neat things for my special day.

This is one of my gifts to me. It arrived a few days ago and I love it....I already know where it will sit once the house remodel is fini. For now, it's sitting on the kitchen bar (which will no longer exist after the remodel...just a side note.) and I've ordered two small, 5.5 inch, preserved boxwood wreaths to sit in it along with two cream pillar candles.

I know, I seem to be on a black metal kick but I couldn't resist this large lantern. It's my second gift to myself. Both of the above came from Decor Steals. If you aren't familiar with this site, you have to check it out. They send "steals" to your inbox every day and the prices are amazing. For example, the scale above was bought for less than half of the lowest price I found elsewhere. You can't beat that!

Good deals can also be found at Antique Farmhouse where I bought my last gift to self. They also run themed sales with limited products at usually great prices. This is my magnolia wreath that I ordered from them:

So, only one of my birthday gifts to self has arrived before my birthday but I'm hoping that the last two will be here within the week and the anticipation only makes it better.