I’ve had a crazy month. We sold the tea lounge/paint shop to free us to follow our dreams and projects, but that’s meant fitting a huge volume of belongings into our home next door. I’ve bought boxes and gone through every drawer of notions, fabrics; shelves of books, wardrobes of clothes and bagged up for… Continue reading Cuddle a cushion
I have managed to get my cushions and painted furniture into a lovely shop in La Souterraine, Petite Bazaar run by a lovely lady called Caroline. It’s an excellent chance for me, as the residents do love to buy antiques and handmade crafts. I love sewing, but having a shop to sell through and commissions… Continue reading Cuddle a cushion
Summer is full of beach visits to sandy coves, picnics in woodlands and if your like me, searching brocantes for sewing materials and books. I make these colourful bags for all your favorite journeys. They can hold a flask, sandwiches, a magazine or book and your purse and mobile. Made with secondhand materials, often secondhand… Continue reading Bags of fun
We opened today and friends came, tea was drunk, cakes munched and conversations chattered. The shop has turned out better than I hoped. Its one of my favourite things to do, transforming spaces, making them work physically but also being emotionally stimulating. And upstairs we have crafting. Paper, paints, wool, beads, and glue to get… Continue reading Cou-Cou is open
It’s been a wonderful last 10 months with the Tea Lounge. It was successful. People loved the cakes, the food, the long opening hours from midday to eleven in the evening and that we were open every day. But we still had pressing long term projects. Tony music and myself, art and writing. My children’s… Continue reading New beginnings
A French Creative Life 