Thursday, December 29, 2011

ALL IS MEMORY TAKEN HOME WITH ME: THE OPERA, THE STOLEN TEA, THE SAND DRAWING, THE VERGING SEA, ALL YEARS AGO...VINTAGE JEWELRY...DAYS GONE BY....

JUST PICKED UP A FEW MORE PIECES FROM THE PARIS FLEA MARKET. I CHOOSE THE ONYX BEADED NECK CHOKER, NECKLACE, AND DROP EARRINGS FOR NEW YEARS EVE FUN AND GLAMOUR! OH, OUI! PATTY P



















HERE ARE A FEW PIECES OF MY TREASURED ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE JEWELRY COLLECTION....SOME I OWN AND SOME I CAN ONLY DREAM OF OWNING!
ENJOY! YOUR LITTLE FRENCH VINTAGE GIRL!
PATTY P XO

Friday, December 23, 2011

A BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY SEASON TO ALL!!










WISHING ALL MY FOLLOWERS A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY SEASON ! REMEMBER, THE HOLIDAYS ARE FOR ENJOYING WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS!! WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT MY BEAUTIFUL FAMILY AND WONDERFUL FRIENDS? I HOPE TO BRING YOU THE BEST OF BLOGGING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WITH FANTASTIC TIPS AND IDEAS FOR MY FOLLOWERS AND FANS OF PATTY P HERE. GOD BLESS AND BE MERRY KNOWING THAT YOUR LITTLE FRENCH GIRL IS ALWAYS THINKING OF YOU!!
WARM BLESSINGS , PEACE AND OF COURSE, HAPPINESS AND FUN!
PATTY P

Friday, December 9, 2011

LIGHT YOUR WORLD WITH BEAUTIFUL CANDLES.....MAKE YOUR HOME A SHOW PIECE! THE BEAUTY OF CANDLES AND CANDLE LIGHT.














BEAUTIFUL CANDLE LIGHT....BEAUTIFUL WAYS TO LIGHT YOUR HOME. I COLLECT CANDLE STICKS AND ANTIQUES ITALIAN AND FRENCH TOLE AND CLASSIC CANDLE HOLDERS. WHAT BETTER WAY TO LIGHT YOUR HOME THAN SOFT CANDLE LIGHT. IT ADDS SUCH MYSTIQUE AND GLAMOUR TO ANY HOUSE WITH IT'S SIMPLE , SOFT GLOW. THERE IS NOTHING QUITE LIKE THE LIGHT FROM A CANDLE.....SO MUCH MYSTERY. IT IS A SIMPLE, YET VERY ELEGANT WAY TO DECORATE. I JUST CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF IT THROUGHOUT MY HOME. WHEN YOU ENTERTAIN OVER THE HOLIDAYS...OFFER AS MUCH CANDLE LIGHT AS YOU CAN. IT WILL BRING SUCH WARMTH AND BEAUTY TO YOUR HOME! SOMETIMES I JUST SIT AND LOOK AT MY VINTAGE TOLE CANDELABRA WHICH I BOUGHT FROM JODI MARTIN DOWN IN OLD TOWN MARBLEHEAD. I JUST LOVE THE ITALIAN CANDLE WALL HOLDERS I BOUGHT DOWN AT CEST LA VIE FOR MY DINNING ROOM. I PICKED UP MY TOLE CANDLESTICKS AT AN ANTIQUE DEALER OUT OF PARIS. I WILL ALWAYS FIND ROOM FOR THESE CLASSIC, TIMELESS PIECES WHICH HOLD BEAUTIFUL LIGHT!
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR BEAUTIFUL THINGS FOR ALL OF YOU!
LOVE TO SHARE!
ENJOY!
PATTY P

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

MY FRENCH OBSESSION AND ALL THINGS FRENCH....






RUBANESQUE BOUTIQUE ARTISAN ANTIQUE FRENCH SILK JACQUARD RIBBON JEWELRY.

I AM ALWAYS ON THE HUNT FOR FRENCH ITEMS TO DECORATE MY HOME, OR TO WEAR AS CLOTHING OR JEWELRY. I LOVE ALL THINGS FROM FRANCE AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY PAST BLOGS. I FEEL NO ONE CAN DECORATE WITH SUCH STYLE AS THE FRENCH. A WOMAN NAMED RUTH WHO IS A FELLOW BLOGGER FROM FRANCE STARTED THIS BOUTIQUE MAKING THESE BEAUTIFUL BRACELETS THIS FALL, WHEN SHE LAUNCHED HER BOUTIQUE RUBANESQUE.
INSIDE A DUSTY CARDBOARD BOX, NESTLED AND FORGOTTEN TREASURES HIDDEN FOR YEARS IN A DRAWER IN HER HUSBANDS GRANDMOTHERS OFFICE IN ST ETIENNE. A SELECTION OF PRECIOUS RIBBONS FROM HER HIS FAMILY'S SILK FACTORY OUTSIDE LYON, FRANCE. GIFTED TO HER, SHE LOVINGLY CRAFTS ONE OFF HANDMADE JEWELRY CUFFS, COMBINING THESE TURN -OF-THE-CENTURY RIBBONS, HEAVENLY LADEN WITH GOLD THREAD AND HAND TRIMMED SILK VELVET, WITH SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS EMBELLISHMENTS TO BRING YOU LUXE, CONTEMPORARY PIECES WITH A TOUCH OF OLD SCHOOL GLAMOUR. YOU CAN PURCHASE THESE BEAUTIFUL BRACELETS LIKE I DID FROM RUBANESQUE BOUTIQUE SHOP THROUGH ETSY.
I BOUGHT THE DARK PURPLE BRACELET PICTURED HERE IN THE FIRST PHOTO. THESE ARE THE NICEST PIECES I HAVE SEEN IN A WHILE.THEY WILL BE FEATURED IN FRENCH VOGUE!

LOVE YOUR LITTLE FRENCH GIRL
PATTY P