Category: French
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A little Parcel from France
Merci beaucoup Valérie! …The gorgeous little parcel of vintage black & white goodies from France arrived today. At first I didn’t want to touch anything as everything was so nicely arranged in the vintage DMC box but then I slowly took out each item savouring each little thing. Inside I found a wonderful collection of antique buttons, cottons , trims, black velvet ribbon,cotton…
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Renaissance Bride & Honorine. Fabric Wrist Cuffs.
Renaissance Bride Honorine Two more textile cuff pieces I created from some of my vintage, rust dyed fabrics and other fabric from a bundle of pretty fabric scraps I received from Flaming Nora who makes costumes for stage and screen in the UK and as a by product of this has a HUGE stash of scraps and off cuts she gives away for free. You…
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French Paper Napkins. Napkin Transfers.
My Beautiful French Paper Napkins I love to collect napkins . These ones are very special to me and would have to be my favorite ones. Each napkin is covered in little rabbits, squirrels and reindeer with children playing in the snow, wearing colorful hats, coats and hand mittens. Story behind these napkins… I found…
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Missing Paris and my Daughter Amy.
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Today I’m missing Paris, my second home. I felt the first cool breeze of the coming winter in Melbourne today and it reminded me of my Winter in Paris last year. I miss… the sharp icy wind hitting me in the face as I walk around the corner on my way to the market or…