MIXED MEDIA

Helena and Dilly's present for me was an embarrassment of riches.

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Everything came in this very pretty bag which I think Helena had made herself. It is made of beautiful handmade paper with flowers in it. She also made the lovely book , which is the first book she had made and which is much more pink irl. She has gone to the trouble of making the back as pretty as the front with a similar button decoration.

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The signatures inside are a mixture of plain pages and these pretty butterfly pages. The pink square is also embossed with butterflies.

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Look at all the wonderful goodies Helena gave me! The Castaway stamp is for paper and changes colour when heated with an iron. That will be interesting to try out. There is yummy Tiptree jam from Essex (The jam is in small jars which are very handy for storing bits and pieces) and Irish chocolates and a lovely bar of Gardener's soap with Dill, of course. Underneath everything is a large sheet of Mulberry bark (Kozo) which Helena has very generously given me and the flowers were made by Helena from bleached Kozo. Thank you Helena, you are much too generous. xx

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All too soon it was time for Dilly and Bob to carry on with their journey to Lincoln. We had had a wonderful few hours and it was fantastic to meet fellow bloggers "in 3D" to quote Helena. I think I was very privileged to meet the famous Bob T Bear and the very lovely Dilly whose birthday it is tomorrow. Happy Birthday Dilly and thank you for all the happy smiles you both bring me. The world would be a sadder place without a bit of merriment. Mweah!
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If you look carefully you should be able to see Dilly perched perilously on the roof waving goodbye. Bye Dilly and Bob!