*Picture by Valie*
Meet Sew Blue Bear! My talented friend Valie decided to work her magic on Sew Bands and removed a few bands/motifs and replaced them with a delightful ceramic bear and some wording and she also stitched it in blue - my favourite colour. I received this in the post yesterday and was quite overcome with it's beauty and originality. My French friend knows me so well - my colour preferences and my collection of bears! Thank you dear friend for your thoughtfulness - it is much appreciated. There are more pictures on Valie's blog *here*
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*Picture is clickable for a closeup view*
On Thursday my son Justin and his family invited me on a trip to France. We caught an early ferry at Dover and once there we drove to Le Touquet, a delightful little seaside town on the northern coast. For once the weather did us proud and we were able to go onto the beach and after this we went into the town which is crammed with tiny shops and restaurants where we ate fresh mussels cooked in a garlic sauce - mmmnn - delicious. The kids, not being as adventurous as the adults, opted for pizza! We had a great day marred only by the slowness of Passport Control on our return journey which caused us to miss the return boat so we had to wait over an hour for the next one. We will definitely have to do this again guys - I had a fabulous time and thank you for the invite.
I have been stitching and Tante Minna will be finished over the weekend. I have chosen a frame which I will stain and distress. I also need to 'finish' my Mystery SAL box so these projects are definitely next on my list and after this I feel the need to put some stitches in poor, neglected Jane Rees.
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Take care and enjoy the weekend.
That would make a cute birth sampler for some lucky baby!