Marie Antoinette

Bonjour friends!!!

I logged in today to post a new blog & got so caught up poking through all of the gorgeous blogs out there I almost forgot to post one today!!!

~An especially decadent site I discovered today is Villa Anna! AMAZING! I think I'm in love with everything she has posted!

~And of course The Paris Apartment is my favorite of all time! I know you probably all have this one on your blog roll but just in case you've never been there :)

I found all of these incredibly scrumptious images on this fantastic website called The Costumes of Marie Antoinette LOVE IT! If you are Marie Antoinette fan I'm sure you will love this site too! The hair, the make-up, the jewels, the fashion! You just can't go wrong!

This is Marie Antoinette's crest. I just really love the color.

The site also has wonderful pictures from the 2006 movie including these:

Sigh! Shoes, I'm a sucker for beautiful shoes! I just want to slip my foot in! It's almost too much to bear!

And this is the dress Kirsten Dunst wore in the fireworks scene (the one with the ship hat)! I know it must have been torture to dress like that every single day but it sure beats flip flops & jeans, I wish I could go to dinner dressed like that! I think they might commit me!

Below are relics of Marie Antoinette. There were a ton of beautiful pictures of many other items. I think this was my favorite part of the site. Oh, to just hold one of these items! I could die right now :) Just remarkable.

It must be good to be Queen! I would consider sacrificing my head for these.
There is so much to see on this site and then it led me to other sites so be prepared to devote some time if you are interested. OK, I'm going to go dress for dinner now...no just kidding, I'm wearing jeans & flip flops, but at least the flops are Pink!

Bisou Mon Amis!

Paper Doll Fun!

Bonjour All! I just found this darling website called Legacy Pride Paper dolls This site was TOO much fun for me! I wish they had a decorate your room website too! It was fun you could go down the long list of paper dolls and then you could dress then in the cute and well designed clothing! I love it. I felt like a little girl again!


The artist is Donald Hendricks and he is fabulous! The above picture is of his portrayal of "Lady Scandalous" Based on the Grace Elliot biography "My Lady Scandalous" by Jo Manning, which by the way is a fantastic read. I couldn't put it down.
This little lovely is every body's favorite, Josephine Bonaparte. Her clothing options are so lovely. Cute, cute, cute!

And of course, the infamous Madame Du Barry. I was a little sad that Marie Antoinette was missing from the mix, how fun would that be? Tres Jolie!! I had fun. Sorry for the short post today, it's been a looong day. Running around after my little one (he's just starting to walk!) and just having one of those days, I promise tomorrow will be a great post! Talk to you soon & Thank you for all of the lovely comments & incredible blog world support. I feel truly welcome & I appreciate all of you! Thanks for reading! Until tomorrow!

Bisou Mon Amis!

Beautiful Things...

Bonjour All!

I just stumbled upon this fantastic company and I'm loving these items right now! All images are from White Webb and they have much, much more!

How fabulous is this!?! I love it. This "chandelier" is wooden and all of the pieces can be folded down to ship &/or store. Fantastic!

Every Boudoir needs a Lucite table (or acrylic in this case). This one is just darling.

This mirror is amazing! I love the aged look to it and the shape is too much for me to bear! I need this! I loved perusing through this site and getting fresh ideas. I hope this is new to you & enjoy!

Bisou Mon Amis!

SITS Sitsahood!

Laduree...Yummy

Hello all! I just discovered this fun little site through Fifi Flowers Design Decor (her site is fantastic!) & in effort to meet new people & find even more inspiration (is that possible) I am joining forces! I hope you enjoy, their site is a lot of fun!

The secret is in the Sauce...or SITS as they call it. The concept is a blog that encourages everyone to leave comments! They also have some amazing contests with juicy prizes! And they spotlight a special blogger each day who gets to be QUEEN! Who doesn't want to be Queen. They link you to the best 3 posts by that blogger and give you a chance to meet somebody new. Today is their BLOGATHON which is a special day to introduce others, not only to SITS but to some of your favorite bloggers that you met there. So Fun!!!

Bisou Mon Amis!

TAG...You're it!

TAG!

I've been tagged by Melanie from Le Petit Cabinet de Curiosites

The rules are :

1. Link to the person that tagged you.
2. Mention the rules.

3. Tell six quirky yet boring, unspectacular details about yourself.

4. Tag six other bloggers by linking to them.

5. Go to each person's blog and leave them a comment so they know they've been tagged

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What can I tell you...Oooh, this is tough...

1~ I have a little dog named Daisy & she is my sunshine! I treat her like my own child & my husband gets jealous!

2~ I have an outrageous number of shoes! The higher the better! I love a beautiful shoe.

3~ I do not cook well, I'm so embarrassed but I am an awful cook, I will do ANYTHING to get out of it.

4~ I am an avid reader, I'll read anything, anywhere.

5~ I am new to blogging & I so desperately want to have a beautiful site like so many others I have been reading, the amount of beauty & people who appreciate it and are so eager to share is incredible! I am so excited.

6~ My Mom taught to love all things French, she was an interior designer & my best friend in the entire world, every blog I post reminds me of her.

NOW I Give a tag to .........let me think about it. I am so new that I have not many friends out there, here's hoping to make some new friends...

~To Ness at Marley & Lockyer because she is Fabulous & one of my absolute faves!

~To Fifi at Fifi Flowers Design Decor because I am HUGE fan of hers

~To Terri at Wind Lost because she has inspired me so! Not only in beauty but in living ones life in such a positive way.

~To Alys at Paris Couture Antiques because she has the most beautiful finds in her boutique and because it was her blog that the first I ever read & started this new journey for me! Thanks Alys!

~To Stacey Steimle at Stacey Steimle ~ Junk Princess because her photos inspire me & I get to go to the lovely places she writes about because I live so close!

~To Stacy at La Boudoir because I happened upon her site and was enchanted

Bisou Mon Amis!

Points de la Lumiere

Bonjour All!
I am in the market for a new Chandelier and thought I would share my obsession for these gorgeous, dripping, glittering, splendors of light with you!

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The word "Chandelier" comes from the French word for candle holder. These Wedding Cakes of light usually only appeared in churches, mosques, or only in the grandest of palaces. Oh to be in Versailles to witness those famous chandeliers flickering & fluttering with diamond droplets of light!

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Dutch traders began to introduce chandeliers to the nouveau riche in the late 16th century. The first crystal chandeliers were made of transparent quartz. Today, to find one of these irregularly shaped crystal stone pieces is a rare find. By the 17th century, artisans learned how to cut this rock crystal but it was very difficult. The French eventually replaced this rock crystal with glass, but the name "crystal" stuck & continues to be used to describe both kinds of chandeliers.

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You MUST check this site out if haven't already! It's the end all~be all!

Murano, the famous Italian glass makers, upped the ante as they were the first to make chandeliers entirely out of glass. A crazy nugget of info~ they used to threaten to send assassins after any artisan who took their glass making secrets abroad! Can you imagine! Also in the 17th century an English glass maker named George Ravenscroft discovered that by adding lead oxide to glass it would make the glass easier to work with & more reflective. This lead to making more ornate and less expensive fixtures. People could now light their home with incredible chandeliers dangling with pendants in the shape of fruits, bells, beads, and flowers!

The likes of Edith Wharton, Henry James, & Baccarat to name a few, helped to create the popular image of fabulous parties illuminated by glittering, sparkling, chandeliers that hung over ballrooms like shimmering diamond earrings!

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That's all for today! Have a dazzling day!

Bisou Mon Amis!

Portions of this post excerpted from Traditional Home Magazine October 2004

Love, Love, Love!

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More from this amazing design team! You should check out the incredible wallpaper they carry. It is delightful! I need to buy a bigger house just to be able to decorate the rooms because before I even get settled into a room I want to redo it! My poor husband. I love the wall paper & the drapery in the Green room & the floor in the Hot pink room is delicious! It makes me want to see the rest of the rooms. Sigh! My new, new, object of desire is that Black & Pink settee in the the Foyer. I think I may need to win the lottery, that would solve a lot of problems for me!

Bisou Mon Amis!