My friend and Metis partner Laura Ingalls Gunn of
Decor to Adore has a good friend in need, a fellow blogger whom I visit online from time to time. Valorie Hart is known & loved online as
Visual Vamp. Her husband and tango partner Alberto was stricken at the Calgary airport last week. Can you imagine having a serious medical emergency far from home? I can't even imagine what they have been through. We are having a fundraiser for them to help raise funds for medical transport home to New Orleans. Apparently all he wants to do is "be home." Of course.
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I am offering for auction a child-size Moroccan basket made of palm; the handles are lambskin and the basket is filled with French goodies~
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A pair of vintage linen and cotton (metis) dish towels monogrammed NB; one wrapped with a vintage French rosary; the beads look just like mother of pearl~
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three bars of French farmers market
savon de Marseille soaps:
Chocolat, Pastis and
Cafe (who but the French would scent soaps in these fragrances!?)~
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sorry for this last pic; the second dish towel, with Metis silk tie wrist-wrap with vintage religious medal and a baroque pearl~
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Value for this little basket of goodies is $150+. Bids are being taken by comments below, and the auction ends Sunday night November 7th. All monies will be sent to Valorie at
boutique@planet-tango.com.
My heart goes out to Valorie and Alberto, and I hope that some way some how they will be able to get home to New Orleans for care by their own physicians. I'm starting bidding here at $10.
This could be a great Christmas gift for someone!
Please email andrea@frenchbasketeer.com with any questions!
Andrea I am so sad for Valorie and Alberto! I will be bidding rather than offering an item
ReplyDeletehelp! So I will begin the bidding at $30.
Come and enter my new Giveaway....I know you will love it!!
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karenato
I will gladly up the bid to $35.00. This is such a great idea and Valorie and Alberto are in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteRhonda
I will bid $50!
ReplyDeleteI just love Valorie....
xo
Okay I am at $40!
ReplyDeletexoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
Andrea,
ReplyDeleteI don't know Valorie or Alberto but I believe in love and paying it forward.
Your basket (as usual) is stunning and I bid $75.
Deborah
Gorgeous Basket and fabulous cause - I have been following Valorie's blog for several months and am so sorry to hear about Alberto's illness. I bid $100.00.
ReplyDeletejodikrueger at gmail dot com