UK Stockist!

I am really excited to announce I now have a UK stockist for some of my products, particularly the lavender keyrings and bags. Checkout "Cilla and Camilla" if you are down in the West Country or go online to cillaandcamilla.co.uk

They have a fantastic selection of handmade and unique gifts and homewares.

Annie Sloan painting classes

So, with a selection of old wooden hooks and architraves ready at hand, I launched into my first Annie Sloan chalk paint lesson, and over the course of a couple of sessions painted and distressed and waxed various items back to life. Now I have a very happy client, inspired and confident about adding some colour into old wooden items back at home! And it was fun!

Tour de France

The Tour de France just passed by here the other day, and Villamblard looked beautiful!

More lovely brocantes!

Have been out and about again at the crack of dawn, and truffled some lovely old French treasures for the brocante shop. It's looking lovely again x

50th birthday celebrations...

My lovely just celebrated his 50th birthday, and so we had our nearest and dearest for an Indian themed meal in the barn, surrounded by marigolds!

How very French!

This week had one of 3 of our National holidays in May, and so I took the opportunity to go to 5 brocantes! I went nice and early, vide grenier buddy in tow, and my purchase of the day had to be these vintage zinc finials. They match perfectly the ones on our roof, and are now fixed in their new home adding a fantastic finishing touch to our stone walls.
Later that day, a French friend came round to collect some acacia flowers to make beignets (doughnuts) and kindly parked her car behind one of the finials to make the perfect French photo!

Cette semaine était l'un des trois de nos fêtes nationales en mai, et je profite de l'occasion pour aller à 5 brocantes! Je suis allé agréable et tôt, vide grenier copain en remorque et mon achat de la journée devait être ces fleurons de zinc vintage. Ils correspondent parfaitement ceux sur notre toit, et sont maintenant fixés dans leur nouvelle maison en ajoutant une finition fantastique touche à nos murs en pierre.

Plus tard ce jour-là, un ami français est venu chez nous pour recueillir des fleurs d'acacia pour faire des beignets (doughnuts) et gentiment garé sa voiture derrière l'un des fleurons de faire la photo parfaite français!

27 years...

It was our anniversary today, and my lovely bought some fabulous flowers x

 

 

C'était notre anniversaire de mariage aujourd'hui, et mes beaux acheté quelques fleurs fabuleuses x