INSPIRED IN INDIA

  This little bridal  bag was inspired by organic underwater matter.
It is made from wet felted merino and silk fibres followed by lots of had
beading and is also fully lined with bridal fabric. (perfect size for
keeping your phone and keys close by) I think this would look good in dark
colours for an evening accessory as well.

  I made this for a friend's wedding. She wore a silk 50's dress which I
made for her and wanted a bag and shoulder wrap to go with it as she was
being married in her home country of Denmark and it would be a very icy time
of year. I was lucky enough to attend the wedding I Faska and was totally
surprised to see a stunning sight of a water fountain frozen in time in the
air just along from the wedding venue. I walked along a coast road the day
after but couldn't see the sea because of a thick fog, I can imagine it to
be very beautiful in the summer time though.

   I spotted this picture whilst looking through photographs today and was

immediately transported back to my time in Dharamshala almost a year ago. We

had every type of weather whilst there, one day lovely sunshine, followed by

torrential rain, hail and frost you name it, we experienced it. A most

powerful memory was being totally lost in a hailstorm, lacking in the

appropriate clothing then coming across a little café Rogpa Café which we

had been looking for in McCloud. We rolled in soaked but our souls were

uplifted with some wonderful music being played, the offer of Vegan

chocolate cake, out of the world in taste, and piping hot lemon, fresh

ginger and honey tea. We were in heaven. It turned out we were only about

half a mile from our hotel so all was well. We went back to the Café again

later in the week to savour more of the delicious cake and ginger tea it was

a must before we moved on in our trip. The photo has also reminded me that I

want to put my flags up in my garden now that I am settled here in my new

abode. Firstly I need to choose a significant day and area to place them,

maybe I will wait until the builders have finished the outdoor work before

doing so.

   oh to be back in that wonderful country, need I say more!!!

  Who couldn't be inspired by all this colour? what memories this evokes for

me.

Our driver came to us a breakfast and offered to drive us backwards some 8

miles on our trip to attend this festival if we wanted him to. As a result

we spent the day, 2 westerners in a sea of about 4 thousand locals who were

celebrating a festival. A festival which seemed to involve what looked like

a competition of teams of men 'drumming'.

There was food, elephants, all the normal fun of the market place with it.

I was bowled over with the friendliness of all the people, they wanted to

practice their little English with us, shake hands and take pictures. We

felt so humble and tickled pink at the way we were being treated like

Royalty.

Sugar cane seller at the festival