my first giveaway and a guest to my shop

I have a lovely French friend , she lives near by in a beautifully decorated house, with her sweet dog, her charming daughters and delicious husband.  Her name is Patricia and she is very clever with her hands..

She and I sometime ride together, and last fall, as we rode the horses around the valley she patiently listened to me saying how I wanted to do a blog but couldn't work out how to use blogger?!.....  A few weeks later  she kindly let me bend her ear about looking for some pretty hand made bits for my etsy shop but not having the time to make them....... and then a little while ago she invited me to a delicious lunch in her pretty garden and announced that she would like to make a few things for me.  YES!

And this, my dear blogger friends, is how I come round to my first giveaway.  Just for the fun of it.   It's not my birthday, it's not my blog's birthday, I'm not celebrating my 400th follower or my 500th post.  It's just because I'm happy and want to share something special with you, a group of friends,  some silent,  some chatty, whose company I enjoy every day!

If you go and have a look at  my etsy shop  you'll see that I've been busy trawling the brocantes of Normandy for you, and,   you'll also see the first selection of Patricia's lovely hand made items.  

Here for the giveaway is a lovely set, typical of her work.  This sweet zipped pochette, pretty drawstring bag and matching lavender sachet were all hand made by Patricia using extra soft vintage French linen.

What I admire in Patricia's work, beside her sense of style,  is the quality of the finishings and the detail.  The drawstring pochette has a hand stitched patch on the front, detailed with a little number label and a matching  button.   The zipped pouch is fully lined and the smaller sachet filled with wonderful smelling French lavender - from her garden no doubt.

You could use this bag and pouch for underwear, make up, toiletries.  Pack them when you're invited away for a weekend and slip the matching lavender cushion into your bag to keep everything sweet smelling.   Use them in your wardrobe or drawer to protect precious clothing, or just to keep your sports socks out of sight!

So here we go, open to everyone, wherever you are in the world, 
 entries open until 30 May at midnight, heure de Paris!
I'll be adding new bits to the etsy shop all through the week.

That gives me the time to work out how to use a random counter!

How to Enter

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and if you'd like an additional entry - go on don't be shy, I'd like to give you more!

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and last of all, for entry number four

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BONNE CHANCE A TOUT LE MONDE!