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I am so excited about this new blog look! I hope you will love it as much as I do. I am working on some Linen pieces {ironing, actually} and getting some antique linens ready to be used for a Wedding photo shoot...so this will be have to be short. The ironing board beckons. Hope you are having a happy summer day today. After my Pillows, Sheets and Tablecloths are done, and picked up by someone

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If I could, I would! Play....with these gorgeous Antique French Automatons. sigh. Aren't they absolutely gorgeous?These are exquisite Music Boxes, with Dolls that move. Most date to the 1700 ~ 1800's.These are all going to be on auction soon. {Think 10.000 + for most!}Not really meant for toys, they were for the amusement of genteel Ladies and Gents. There are whole blogs dedicated to them like

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Small little boxes are arriving here weekly, filled to the brim with sparkling, glittering little treasures. Our Jewelry is here! Some will be "ooh'd" and "ahhh'd" over privately here in the office, then put away until fall. Some are for sale right now, since we have had so many emails and calls asking for more....more and more jewelry! We girls just love to adorn ourselves with sparkling pretty

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In the summer heat, nothing beats taking a nap on cool, wonderful linens. If those linens are antique, all the better, because nothing feels as cool, as luxuriously "comfy" as the linens made long ago.We're so used to referring to sheets, tablecloths, and napkins as linens that we mostly forget the word actually refers to a fiber: the Flax Plant. These days the fabrics used for "domestic service"

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So this is the week, the week I put on my elf~hat, with special prediction and E.s. P. Powers, and decide what Holiday {yes, that means the C word!} items we will be adding for our final buying for the 2009 Holiday offerings at FrenchGardenHouse. eek! Crazy, isn't it? Especially when you think that we ordered most of it in January, not two weeks after Christmas 2008 was over, and we were still

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Yippee! All of us in blogland have just found a new friend! My friend, Kim, an artist, and all around fun and sweet girl, has a blog!So that you don't miss a thing, you can click on her cute banner above, and add her to your blog list. I'm sure you won't be sorry ~ everything already looks beautiful. I have loved reading her posts, and I'm sure you will, too! Kim loves all the things we love,

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Sometimes a photograph is more than just a photo.Sometimes, it is ART. With a big A.These more than stunning photographs taken around Paris are by photographer Etienne Cazin.Be sure to enlarge them. Makes you fall in love with Paris all over again. And again. Quai de Seine La Villette Notre DameVersaillesall photos copyrighted by PanoramasStunning, non? Makes you want to fly there, right now.

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In the middle of a busy day, I suddenly got the urge. I couldn't stand it anymore, I had to do it right away! I recovered this chair quite a few years ago with a pretty, Cream Roses print, which at the time, I absolutely loved. {I have a thing for chairs, always picking up strays here and there, but that's for another post, at another time}There really was nothing wrong with this chair the way it

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Isn't this the prettiest Summer Book Cover? This beautiful book is one I look forward to reading and drooling over. I can't wait 'til it's available. You can pre-order it Here from the author, Barbara Jacksier.Barbara also has a Website just full of sea side inspiration! How fun are those little striped cabana covers? A pina colada, a big hat, a great mystery novel, and even I, not~so~much~a~sun~

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I want to thank Giorgina Devereaux of Decor Medley for taking the time to interview me about FrenchGardenHouse, and LittleFrenchGardenHouse, too! Decor Medley is a wildly popular website, just filled with all sorts of decorating and design advice. I was honored to join the talented women Giorgina has showcased in the past. She was so kind and really took the time to ask some informed, well

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On warm nice night like this, it's the perfect time to walk down some Rue in Paris, to have dinner at one of the hundreds of Bistros. You can sit outside, on little chairs like the ones above, or sweet traditional woven sets like the Red ones {that I love!} below. Bistro food is generally simple, good food. Chicken. Steak. Frites. {with mayonaise...sigh...to die for!} Often the chef has his or

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Our bags are unpacked, and the garden is offering a beautiful spot to rest a little after unpacking all of our purchases from the buying trip. Our website server was attacked {who does stuff like that?} but thank goodness everything is back to normal again. Tomorrow the "real life" starts again after our little break. I have a love {okay, sort of an obsession!} with Cherubs and Roses. Like the

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Home. It's so nice to be home. No matter where I go, I love home best, don't you? We had such a wonderful trip, first of all because we got to see our darling Grandbaby girl {she really is the cutest baby in the universe!} and because we found some great antique treasures, too. But home, that's where I love it best.What makes your home, Home, to you? Is it the people? The special memories of fun

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Thank You! It doesn't seem to be enough, when I am thanking you. When I first started blogging, I had No Idea. No idea what you would mean to me. All of you.No Idea that you would email me, share your hearts, your loves, joys and sorrows. No Idea how much I would love you.Whether you visit this blog daily and leave without a trace, or leave a comment or two, or email me personally or send me a

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As promised, the last of the photos from GlitterFest! I am sorry about the quality, the lighting was so difficult to deal with at the venue, it was dark, but at the same time, bright light came in through the overhead windows. Never mind, I know you will all love the gorgeous creations. :) These magical creations are by Sue Smith, of Fox and the Hare. She hand makes each piece, adding tinsel,

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Glitterfest! It was wonderful, magical, and all things inspiring. Starting out with the friendliest greeting "at the door" by these two sweet ladies, who gifted us with a little glass vial of g l i t t er* ! The very first person to greet me inside the "hall" with a big hug and her sunny smile was Christie Repasy. Christie is an extraordinarily talented artist, her paintings are beloved by her

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There aren't enough days in the weekend. ~Rod Schmidt In my case, I seem to be running out of days in the week! Which wouldn't be so bad, except I've been awfully absent in writing to you, sweet bloggers. I apologize. If only life wouldn't be so full, right now, I could do better.Unfortunately, it's glorious weather outside. {read: once I'm done with work, I want to spend time out there in the

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I love antique embroidery, first, because it's so beautiful. Second, because I am pretty sure that I wouldn't have the patience to do it. Patience was a virtue for Victorian women...they made outstanding finely crafted pieces, many of which are still around today for all of us to admire, and decorate our homes with!This is a beautiful example of Society Silk Embroidery, a wonderful Pillow Cover.

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Before deleting these from my computer, I thought you might want to see this candy. Shop Candy. Photos of things I love, and haven't been able to take off my photo program yet. All these photos were taken at Gilding the Lily in Fullerton. And since I asked not to get any real candy for Mother's Day {I am a fat Mommy} I will enjoy this kind of candy. Things that I adore, get inspired by, and I'm

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Kim, at The Twice Remembered Cottage, One Woman's Cottage Life, is hosting the 3rd Annual Cottage Charm Giveaway. Those who are participating in this event will each be holding their own blog's drawing on May 30th to give away their prize. {is that fun, or what?!} My blog friend Brenda , her blog is Cozy Little House, is giving away a $100.00 gift certificate to FrenchGardenHouse.com. I hope you

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Baby Showers are the best kind of parties to give. Everyone is so excited about the baby, and the gifts couldn't be any cuter! We were so lucky with the weather, it was sunny, but not too hot, so perfect. This little grass Bunny was on guard at the front gate to welcome Baby Aubrey Kate {still to be born}Since we had over 44 guests, and the opening of gifts would take quite a long time, we kept

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I am taking time out from Shower Central {my kitchen table is covered in 46 cupcakes in various stages of frosting and sprinkles as we "speak!"} to share this exciting event with you. Our very own dazzling TARA FREY has written her first book, and it's available for pre order right now! Here, and at Amazon. It will be in your local bookstores starting August 4th. How exciting is that?? A huge

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It's all about Baby around here. I'm making progress for the shower, almost done with the "paper" part! {every event needs a little paper magic, don't you think?} Since the shower is Sunday, and I am busy working at my real job at FrenchGardenHouse, I went for super easy. :) I bought one of those "stacks" of scrapping paper in garden brights...and made this very easy, simple Banner. Mostly with

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Spring makes its own statement, so loud and clear that the gardener seems to be only one of the instruments, not the composer. ~Geoffrey B. Charlesworth Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems. ~Rainer Maria Rilke If you've never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom. ~Audra FoveoI think that no

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"To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdureis the most perfect refreshment. " ~Jane AustenNext Sunday we will have a "Welcome Baby" party in our back garden, for lots of guests! My daughter and I will be having a Baby Shower in our garden for 48 or so. A sit down luncheon. So you can imagine that there is plenty to do around here. Both in the garden, which, thankfully, Mr. FgH mostly

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