I have been meaning to do this for a while so when I collected the second production run and before I sorted them into colours , I took these snaps. I love components.Designing actual components and conferring with the experts , George , Bob , Jack and Steve about how they are made. And you might not believe me if I told you how many separate processes are involved. They are what we use on our Pillows and Poms necklace ( on our website ) and we are now working on new designs for Coastal Creatives in Bournemouth , a fab shop ! So watch out for more pillows , or flying saucers!

Our stand at the Cercle Republican . Sorry , not a great picture.This was as we were packing up.We drove to the ferry and I thought it was strange when I realised the boat was pulling away FIVE MINUTES after we boarded. The sat nav was showing U.K. time ( one hour earlier which is when we should have arrived for the sailing ) so I was never even worried ! Whew.

...and here is an apartment where the inhabitants were better with watering can than a paintbrush.Notice the way they light the streets in Paris , with a lights mounted on the apartment walls.Thank you to everyone at Workshop , Sammy , Karen , El ,Tak and boys ! And Olivia for bravely running things in our absence.

We are back from a wonderful first show in Paris , at Workshop Paris. Did they get us mixed up with royalty? There can be no better way to start the day than by having the door opened by our lovely doorman.I would go back just to hear him say my name again , and that was before our exhibitor's breakfast!I didn't get a chance to take many pictures but I love the way these 6 storey buildings often have fabulous leafy plants on the balconies but here is an alternative...

We are getting ready for Paris ! Actually , we are packing and sending off lots of beautiful bags for shops and finishing off jewellery orders so I hope there will still be time for the new samples using vintage cotton lace.

THE JOYS OF BOYS

I noticed this the other day and it really seemed symbolic.You can tell that not only

are they at home but they must all be in bed because their are no extra pairs as there would be if friends were over.You can also see that we have just come back from the States ( they are all new shoes ) because we like to go to a particular shop on the way home from Pine Lake !