More Paris!! Window Shopping!! Creations and Freebies!!

Hello Friends!

Well, clearly I can't be trusted.
In my last post I promised to post more Paris photos
in a few days...

And it's been a bit more than a few days!!

But here I am!

I thought it would be fun to do a little
window shopping in Paris.
Which in French is called lèche-vitrines.
Which literally translates to "window licking" :D

Let's start with something yummy:

Look at this cute bridal shoppe window with mini wedding dresses: 

Somehow my I-phone slipped into sepia mode,

but I think it suits these wedding dresses.

 How cute are these I-phone cases:

Art gallery window with mosaics:

 

Time for a treat:

Baccarat crystal vase with giant paper flowers:

Pierre Frey fabulous fabrics:

 

Love the look of these falling stars:

Mmmm...boulangerie:

This store was filled to the brim with KITTY handbags:

Ladurée!

The sweet thing about Ladurée is that there are multiple locations but each shoppe's

windows are decorated differently:

 

Another gallery window:

 

My new favorite shoppe in Paris, Mathilde M. :

 Hmmm, this warrants a closer look:

 Okay, must go inside this one:

 What a beautiful shoppe, 

everything is shades of gray and white

with vintage images abound!

  

OK, time for a little something:

Aah, yes.

Love, love, love sidewalk cafés!

Time to share a few creations of mine:

Might as well stay in French mode.
I participated in blissfulART's August "I love Paris" swap,
which was a card and ATC/tag swap.

 

Paris themed ATC:

The July swap theme was Red, White and Blue. French colors!
I created this tag and card inspired by French General's fabrics:

 
 For some reason the colors are off in this next picture,
and the contrast is very sharp here
but much softer in person:

Ooooh, just one more little shoppe!

Wouldn't you just love to pop in here the next time

you had a craving for a macaron or sorbet:

OK, some Paris freebies:

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More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!  

Lots of great ideas at Show and Tell Friday!  

Lovely blues at Anything Blue Friday!

Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday!

Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!

Lovely tablescapes at Seasonal Sundays!

Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!

Vintage creativity at Knick of Time Tuesday!

Be inspired by Inspire Me Tuesday!

For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!

Beautiful greys at Grey Dey Thursdeys.

Lovely things to be found at

French cottagey links at Feathered Nest Friday!

 

♥♥♥ Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥
Have a great weekend!

November! Birthday swap! Leaf Peeping! Anthropologie!

Hello Friends!

It's November!

I really need to make this blog post today
to keep my hands busy
because I'm home...
all alone...
with the leftover Halloween candy!!  :O

I recently participated in a swap
for the first time at Swap for All Seasons.
It's a monthly swap, with monthly themes and colors.
You make a card, a tag, and a bag of themed goodies!

This month's theme was "Birthday"
and the color was November Brown!
What a fun challenge!
The card I made:

And my tag:

I just received my package today from my swap partner,
 and I will post pics next week.

Just a few pics from my leaf peeping trip to New England:

These pics were taken in Lexington, MA.

I was afraid we would miss the peak season again,

especially since we went later this year than usual.

But no, I think we hit it just right!

Peak foliage is a complicated mix of summer rainfall, sunny/cloudy days,

daytime/nighttime temperatures, even windy days.

Last year there was a big rainy, windy storm just before we arrived,

which pretty much shook all the leaves off the trees. :(

But this year was sweet. 

Then a stop in NYC for a few days.
Anthropologie, I love you, but wha???

These "rocks" are sculpted paper and painted:

I guess it's their riff on the Natural History Museum, but...

The ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center was up and running:

 And, I risked getting reprimanded by taking this pic of a Marie Antoinette era
dress at the Metropolitan Museum of Art:

 Like I'm not going to take a picture of that!
Its not super clear because I had to act fast! :)

Your Friday freebies:

 

 

Click to enlarge, right click and save!

Lovely, cottagey links at Feathered Next Friday! 

More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!
Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday.

Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!

Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!

Vintage creativity at Knick of Time Tuesday!

For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!

 

 

♥♥♥Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥
Have a great weekend!