Scrumptious Scissors and Frou-frou French Fancies
Have you seen The French Needle’s (Blogroll) latest addition to their scissor line? These are some of the most beautiful scissors you will ever add to your collection, made with faux mother of pearl handles in the French style from Charles X era. Several talented individuals are essential to creating each pair, which is reflected in the price (as is the fading value of the US dollar … but we won’t talk about that right now).
Once again, but as per her usual, Lisa Dugua has managed to bring us a treasure from France that I, for one, can’t resist … It’s on the very short list from which my husband should select gifts for me — ha ha!
Order your pair now; you won’t be sorry!
Also, for the many of you who have been desperately seeking some of the materials the French ladies use to stitch their lovely designs on, Lisa has managed to locate some stunning, fully finished, ready to stitch on towels which will be exactly what you have been wanting — even if you didn’t know you were looking! 
They come in several different colors (red, pictured below; prune; white; and brown) on a natural background, and at $14.00 each, the price is definitely right!
If you’re in need of stocking stuffers for the stitcher on your list, or if your spouse is seeking stocking stuffers for you, be sure to go through Lisa’s list of Accessories and the Maison Sajou section on The French Needle site. There are oodles of goodies in both sections, from exquisite thread winders to scissors (more affordable ones than the faux mother of pearl pair pictured above, so you can even add two pairs to your collection for less than the price of just that one — an agreeable alternative if you’re feeling either shell shocked at the price of the pictured pair, or if you’d prefer something which feels a bit more like getting a bargain … Although when you order from Lisa, I promise you, you’re getting a bargain anyway because she takes care of all the difficulties we non-French speakers have ordering from France AND any customs fees, too.)
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