One Year On

Hello friends, and welcome to a new month, the month of August. D and I hope it is a wonderful month for you all.

In a few days, it will be our son and daughter-in-law's first wedding anniversary. A whole year that has gone by in the blink of an eye. As this was their first anniversary, I wanted to do something special for them. I put on my creative hat and came up with this project.

(A shady version and a sunny version)

Traditionally, the first anniversary is celebrated with gifts made of paper. The background of this heart features a pretty patterned green paper with knotted green ribbon around the edges. The colour scheme of their wedding included lots of green, and so I wanted to use this in the project. The paper flowers and leaves were bought, along with the white hearts, which are mostly hidden underneath the foliage. Finally, the little wooden squares spell out their names. A little gift made with love, hopefully reminding them of their special day.

We'll be seeing the happy couple in the next few days and taking an extra gift from D. This week's baking was lemon shortbread, and there are just two pieces left. This was the plate a few days ago! 

I shall not be posting for a week or two now as my holiday with D has finally arrived. We are taking a cruise in the Med and visiting Pisa, Genoa, Corsica, Toulon in France and Barcelona. Cases are almost packed and ready to go, and D and I are looking forward to spending this time together. 

Until we are back and can share our travels with you, we both want to wish you a happy and safe couple of weeks for yourselves.

Back soon.

B and D