Time to meet the Misses Raspberries and Cream!

But first, just take a look at the state of the dotee that I've had dangling from my handbag...

What a grubby little face you have Miss Dotee...sorry, but Im in an evicting kind of mood....so move over as here comes Miss Raspberries and Cream...



However, she is not alone...she has sisters - see how pretty they look...



Im so pleased at how these little ladies turned out. All thanks to my apprentice Lesley who NEEDED a new dotee to hang on her gorgeous new pink handbag - a nice little bonus spend there Lesley! At our last visit to Colemans we loitered in the 'pink bits' area and picked up ribbon flowers, sequins and beads (you can never have too many sequins and beads!), and those gorgeous tassles - I SO need more of those tassels! I rootled in my fabric pile for just the right pink, and came upon these pretty raspberries...in fact I found I had fabrics with all manner of fruit and veggies on - I could make a little range of dotees lol! I made four so that Lesley and I could refresh our handbags, and the others were for two lovely ladies on the dc forum who had recently lost loved ones and needed a little cheering up. You can think happy thoughts of your loved ones ladies, when you see your dotees dangle!


While I am here, let me tell you about my day yesterday....aaagggghhhh! I had an appointment for a little cosmetic surgery. No, not on my face...though boy, could I do with it, but just a little tidying up of my battle scars after my boob reconstruction. Firstly, I told Dad to just drop me off....we are only 5 minutes away from the hospital and I could ring him to come and collect me when Im done. But no, he insists on waiting with me....so no moaning Dad about the waiting, and waiting.....and more waiting!!!

We are sitting in an empty waiting room - no tele, radio or water fountain...for an hour and a half before I get called in. But that was just phase one of the waiting game it seems as I am ushered into a room to gown up, have my blood pressure taken, a fetching little bracelet attached before I am left to wait again - assurred however that I am the next one in. I stare at the walls for what seems like another hour before I am moved into yet another room...but this time the operating theatre is in sight so this must be good. But oh no, another era goes by before I hear my name called, but then there is some kind of kafuffle and they decide to take someone else in before me! Four hours have passed by this time and honestly, I could take no more...I was getting rather tearful by now so I had to beg for my clothes back (which they had hidden) so that I could make my escape. I know they are busy people, but these werent emergency cases...I just kept getting bumped down the list which just wasnt fair. The lingering in those waiting rooms was taking me back to other long waits I have had there which were not so pleasant or stress free....and it was getting to me - so I left in a huff and they will send me another appointment....tut!

How lovely it was to get home....then I nipped up the chippy for fish and chips, made a cuppa or three and all was well!

So I sit here still sporting my bumpy bits....but at least I have a gorgeous new dotee to dangle from my bag!

Thank you as always for popping by!
Sue x