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Shop update in Black & White

Ta-daa! As promised, here are my new designs in black & white!!! I think that my favourites are the last two on the right column...

Black and White: sweet or mysterious?

I don't know if it is because it is Friday the 13th today but I felt inspired by black and white. I am usually naturally drawn by colour as perhaps the combination of black and white evokes seriousness, mystery, cold thrillers from the 50's or even creepiness for me. However I found some really pretty fabrics in those two shades and as I was finishing making them into purses I thought I'd search Etsy for some nice black and white finds. And for my great delight I found some really cute items and some other rather mysterious... I am definitely reconciled with Black'n'White!
What about you, what does this colour combination evokes you?

1. jenniferloiselle

2. olivedear

3. RUBYrecycled

4. indigenousart

5. CrowBiz

6. supayana

7. handnshadow

8. takeoffyourclothes

9. takeoffyourclothes

10. yannpendaries

11. Olive

12. ellemoss

My first winter fair!

I am going to participate to the Bentley Priory winter fair in Stanmore, North London on the 5th December. It is home to the Battle of Britain so the organisers planned some guided tours as well.
I am happy but a bit scared at the same time as this is a first time for me... I have a bit more than three weeks now to get ready, which means a lot of sewing for me! I think I will make more of my little brooches, earrings and barrettes as they compliment my bags but are much cheaper, perfect for little holiday gifts.

Candystore Collective

I recently discovered online shop Candystore Collective based in San Francisco, and sell home goods, jewellery, accessories and clothing crafted by independent designers.
Here is a pick of my favourites.

Tiered ruffled skirt by built by wendy

Buffalo check summer dress by dear creatures

Cut patent flats by f-troupe

Vintage rose earrings by Cara Lyndon

Sequins bib necklace by Shana Astrachen

Starbust square print pillows by Sharon Spain

Tea cup and saucer by kuhn keramik

Pretty recycling

Found while browsing desiretoinspire, a blog I've recently discovered.

I love those recycling frames from Matteriashop. The only thing is to find such pretty paper bags!

A Giveaway

I'm doing my first giveaway! Yeah!

Roxy is organising it in her lovely blog, Roxy Shops.
To enter, just comment on your favorite item from my shop in her blog and be sure to leave your email address as well. To get an extra entry, become a fan on bagatelles&co Facebook page .
The contest is open until November 30th.

Vibrant tones for a colourful November!

I have always found November to be a particularly sad month. It is when the Cold really starts to kick in and when we are still not use to be dark at 4pm... So here is a warm selection to cheer you up this November!

1. Magnets by rafya

2. Hat by yokoo

3. Vintage sailboats by SweetLoveVintage

4. Acrylic cowl by  SoftSpoken 

5. Felted soap by persnicketypelican

6. Vintage rhinestone eyeglasses by Vintage50sEyewear

7. Vintage Olivetti typewriter by MODERA

8. Double dipper by redhotpottery

9. Vintage game paper pack by foundpaperco

10. Wobbly plates by atelierBB

11. Felt hair pin brooch by siiri

12. Watercolor painting by lauratrevey

I ♥ fabric bundles!

This morning, I went to the gorgeous but oh so expensive textile shop The Cloth House in Soho and as it happens, they had just put lovely fabric bundles for sale... mmm, more sewing is awaiting me I think!

Happy Halloween!

1. Halloween cake topper by jackwabbitprimitives
2. Fondant cupcake toppers by ClineffsConfections
3. Halloween cupcake soap by machinegunlullaby
4. Pretty plaid decorative pumpkin by SeaPinks
5. Day of dead wedding skeleton salt and pepper shaker by goodydevi
6. Jack O lantern pumpkin shaped candle by BuggyTownCandles
7. Samurai owl Tshirt by ironspider 
8. A flapper doodle Halloween mini art print by flapperdoodle

bagatelles&co in Scoutie Girl

                       Neon pink clutch with bow in Scoutie Girl

I was googling bagatelles&co just out of curiosity ( not! not because of an excessive narcissism!!!) and I came across Scoutie Girl, a cool blog dedicated to indie designers, artists and crafters...  Tara from Scoutie Girl picked my Neon pink with bow clutch bag in her friday scout out series. Yeah!

I felt very happy about that, it made my day! Thanks Tara!

Anthropologie first store in London

Friday was the launch of the first European Anthropologie store in Regent Street, London. I have heard so much about it in so many american blogs that I was quite excited by this new. Anthropologie is an american shop, created by the team behind Urban Outfitter. It is more of a lifestyle brand than just a clothing brand as they also sell accessories and homeware. I went there on the opening and they kindly let me take some pictures. I was amazed by the shop fitting. From outsite, the shop looks rather small compared to other stores in the area. But once inside, I was quite impressed by the space_ it goes on three floors...

The most striking feature is the 50 ft (15.24 m) high hydroponic wall that grows plants vertically. Sculpture made of recycled plastic bottles and painted in vibrant red and orange tones make for a beautiful contrast. The store also features various art pieces, antique textiles and a huge British flag quilt! This probably justifies their high price tags so for the moment it will just remain a sight for sore eyes!!!

Back to Blogging!

Hello!

I'm back to blogging, after a little writing break...

Since this summer, a lot of things have happened: I moved house, I went to my first professional trade show in Paris, I'm now selling my items in a new lovely online boutique, and one of my bags has been featured on a great blog! But more on that later...

Firstly, I finally changed my blog colours!!! I much prefer it now. I don't know why, I have been obsessed with a black background for a long time and was definitely against using a white one, eventhough I had never tried!  I think I had the black background syndrom!!! Black evoked for me a chic and sleek atmosphere, like most Luxury Designers have on their site...

Ashley, from A.N. Original Jewelry perfectly summed up the syndrom in her post:

The Evolution of Branding & The Psychology of Color. This is exactly how I was feeling!

So now, goodbye to black!

What do you think about this change? I'd love to know your opinion.

To come back to my new house, it was really time to move in a new place. The previous was getting more packed every day with all my supplies, here's a photo to testify!

I'll post a photo of my new workspace once it's entirely ready ( still a few things to set up here and there...).

                                      hum hum, no comment on that please!!!:)

So now we're living South East London, in a lovely area full of huge green spaces and yummy little boutiques and restaurant, like the oh so nice Le Chandelier. After the moving, we treated ourselves of a lovely cream tea, with freshly baked scones and home made strawberry jam miam miam...

mmm mmm yummy scones at Le Chandelier

Lovely place ( photos from their website)

Hooray! bagatelles&co made it to the front page!

I love morning surprises! Especially when it's a good one!

So this morning, as I was checking my Etsy shop I realised I had been featured on Etsy first page! Yep! And I had also been featured last Sunday but because I'm a bit clueless when internet is concerned I had not seen it...!

Anyway, thanks to chrysdesignsjewelry and avivashwarz to include my bags in your beautiful treasuries. That made my day, he he!

Good news!

bagatelles&co is now stocked at Pipa, beautiful boutique located at the heart of Little Venice in London. Waw!

It's a two floor shop with the main floor dedicated to women (designer clothes, jewellery and accessories) and the ground floor is for little treasuries for children. My bags are definitely in a good company there!

Thanks Pipa for taking bagatelles&co on board:)

My Etsy favourites Tuesday/ Delicate neck pieces

• 1 & 3: kirstenann
• 2 & 4: BejewelledBespoke
• 5, 6 & 7: WHITE OWL

New in: the Magnolia clutch bag

Little Red Flowers Magnolia clutch bag

Little Pink Flowers Magnolia clutch bag

Multicoloured floral Liberty Magnolia clutch bag

Summer Flowers Magnolia clutch bag

Marigold Magnolia clutch bag

Golden Arabesque Magnolia clutch bag

These past weeks I have been working on a new design: the Magnolia clutch.

It is slightly smaller than the Ambrosia and fuller in volume. While browsing on the net for purse frames, I came across those very cute purse frames. I immediately fell in love with them : I love their shape as well as the chunky bobbles  feature. They are so cute! 

I called this style Magnolia because the bag shape reminded me of a flower in full bloom. For this line, I also use recycled linings, be it satin, Dupion silk or  two-tones twill acetate.

It also features an internal pocket for added practicality. And this frame makes the bag really roomy, I managed to really put plenty of things in it!

inside my bag...

bagatelles & co is now on facebook!

bagatelles & co is now on facebook!

Join me there for updates, special offers and discounts...

My Etsy favourites/ Poetic reminiscence

My "coup de coeur" of the week:  delightful reminiscence, poetic sensations, beauty...

MagnolijaDRESS

labokoff

A perfect day in a beautiful castle!

My mum and my little sister came to visit me last week, so I took some time off to be more with them...

I took them around London, lots of walk in parks, a bit of window shopping, tea time with lovely cupcakes at The Hummingbird Bakery in Notting Hill.

And we also took a day off to Leeds Castle, in Kent. It is so beautiful! A perfect scenery!

When we arrived in the park, we were greeted by an amazing view of green green gardens, little rivers undulating here and there, gorgeous flowers, and a splendid white peacock! I had never seen one before, WAW!!!!  Some say it is a symbol of good luck, let's hope so!

My Etsy favourites of the week/ Delicate blossom

• 1, 3 & 5:  thehoneycomb
• 2, 4 & 8: Kari Herer Photography
• 6, 7 & 9: katetowers

My Etsy favourites of the week

Hello!

I was talking about treasuries last time and I actually enjoy the process! I've decided to follow the principle of selecting products from different Etsy seller following a theme, colour or mood...

So from now on, I will post my Etsy favourites of the week every Tuesday... 

For this week, I was rather on a colourful mood, enjoy these summery finds!

• 1, 3 & 8:  ANORIGINALJEWELRY
• 2, 4 & 6:  andfurthermore
• 5, 7 & 9:  atelierBB

A dash of yellow

1, 3, 4, 6 & 7 from Bloom by Ron Van Dongen

2 & 5 from saipua

I have just updated my shop with new colours and fabrics. I found some lovely cream, ivory and yellow textiles that I had been looking for a long time. Perfect subtle tones for spring/summer, for a sunny garden party or a romantic wedding...

As I was searching the web for beautiful flowers, I came across saipua, beautiful blog by Sarah and Eric, based in Brooklyn. SAIPUA is specialised in handmade olive oil soap and custom flower arrangements. Their photos are so beautiful!

A lucky day!

My lucky day treasury and my Gigi purse

Another treasury where bagatelles & co was featured...

I was a bit worried to go away for such a long time when my shop was so new, but it was actually fine... While I was away, my little Liberty flowers Gigi purse was featured in a treasury and it managed to get to Etsy first page, yeah!!!

I got ton of views on that day, and quite a few sales! All that when I wasn't there to enjoy!

Luckily, monatelier kindly sent me a snapshot of the treasury...

That was really a nice surprise when I got back home:)