Thursday, November 15, 2012

A Visit to Piorra Maison and a GIVEAWAY!!!

My incredible new blogging friends of the heart - I don't know how to put into words how much this means to me so I'll just let you know that you make me smile - each and every one of you.  600 followers!!!
Picture me doing cartwheels when I reached 10 - and then just imagine what I'm doing now!!!
I literally have to wipe this silly smile off my face as I'm typing this -

And another close friend I've made through this blogging journey is Caroline from  Piorra Maison - situated here in Montreal - but she could be in a Southern State with all of her old world charm - it's like visiting a
mini museum when you walk into her haven ( can't call it a store - it's so much more than that - ) it's truly like
entering an oasis.  Caroline and her niece Melanie make you feel at home from the moment you walk in.
I'm going to let the photos speak for themselves here ladies ( because even with my horrible photo skills her " candy " store still sparkles and shines )  Her Christmas ornament are exquisite - this is definitely the  "go to" place for original charming tree decorating

snow globes - and hot air balloons and owls and birds and much much more

cute little owl xmas ornaments


sparkle heaven

a giant owl for the tree - chippy table perfection ( that color is the original paint ! )
are your eyes darting all over this photo?

reminiscent of old fashioned decorations - love the diamond pattern!

and more sparkles!
up, up and away in my beautiful my beautiful ballon
THESE ARE STUNNING IN PERSON
fly little white dove fly
way up high
across the universal sky

jingle  "BELLES" !!!

berry pretty - isn't that chippy mantel gorgeous?

old world charm - clock faces and " la tour Eiffel " key chains - what beautiful stocking stuffers




pretty alphabet charms

so " charm " ing!!!

gorgeous french styled cups ( don't they look like old porcelain ? )





clock ornament


these belong in your kitchen Maureen!!!



That owl cookie jar is too cute!!!
but those cups and coffee pot??????


beautiful linens


every nook and cranny has an unique vignette

Do you like how I hid that ugly modern plug Caroline?

she's also an Annie Sloan Stock Lister



OK ladies - I am SOOOO excited for this -
Our friend  ( yes Caroline is now your friend as well ) is graciously ( and generously ) hosting this giveaway and has put together
this package for a lucky winner!
3 Gorgeous xmas ornaments - and 1 beautiful paperweight
AND it's open to anyone in North America -
both Canadian & U.S. residents.
Valued at 40.00


want some close ups?

All you have to do to enter is follow me
( I will follow her - wherever she may go ) type of thing tee hee
hmmm - wonder if I can enter my own give away!!!
I'll pick a winner next friday via Random.org
And the best of luck to every single one of you,
With a heart filled to the brim with gratitude
Linkng up to

Homework ( giveaway linky party )
http://carolynshomework.blogspot.ca/p/giveaway-link-party.html

More Pink

Good morning Starshine!

I don't have a before photo of this - or rather, I do have a before photo of this but can't find it among the thousands of photos in my file -

But it looked like this one


which I turned into this


to go with this



the one above was a rocker - this is a chair


all little girls love butterflies



so now this dresser has a matching chair too!


Audrey Hepburn said
"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles. "



Am I resorting back to my childhood?
Possibly - I'm falling in love with pink again!


and speaking of PINK did I ever mention that I walked for Cancer a few years ago?  60 kilometers - ( 37 miles ) the most significant pink of all..............................




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