Introducing my neighbour!!!

Isn't he adorable?! He came to say hello this morning while we were having our breakfast... I think he'd have liked to share with us!

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)

A nice way to wake up!

          My Liberty Cosmos brooch featured in a treasury!

This morning was definitely a good morning, despite the heavy rain and grey sky...

First, I got featured in an Etsy Treasury  by minnowbye. A treasury is a list of one's favorite items on Etsy, based on a special theme. One can choose any theme, as long as it's inspiring I guess, and anyone can do a treasury. It's also a nice way for shoppers to look for products.

And the Etsy team ( if they like it) might pick the treasury and features it on the Etsy front page, which is a great way to gain exposure!

I'm so happy!

Then, I got an email announcing that someone bought one of my Ambrosia clutch bag overnight: that's such a sweet surprise to wake up to this kind of news!

My green Ambrosia clutch

And finally, here are some pictures of the great afternoon we spent at Kew Gardens in London on Sunday. It was amazing! I didn't expect the park to be so big, and with such a great variety and it was so warm and sunny, mmm... I'll definitely go back...

An afternoon at Kew Gardens

Dashing through the snow...!

Waw! There was so much snow yesterday in London! That was amazing! When I woke up, everything was all so white and soft and quiet...

But the city is apparently not prepared for that kind of weather as almost all the transports were suspended: no bus, almost no trains, very few taxis, slippery pavements, almost all the shops closed, even in the usually very busy Oxford street...It was as if the time had been suspended for the day! I like winter this way...

Waw! Il a tellement neigé hier à Londres! C’était super! Quand je me suis réveillée, tout était couvert de neige, tout blanc, doux et calme… Apparemment, Londres n’est pas vraiment équipée pour ce genre de temps car pratiquement aucun transport ne fonctionnait… Et presque tous les magasins ont fermes pour la journée, même sur la d’habitude trépidante Oxford Street… C’était un peu comme si le temps s’était arrêté! J’aime l’hiver comme ça...

An adieu to summer (but not to flowers...)

A recent walk in Regent's Park...

and some textiles...

A rainy day in Little Venice

Another rainy day in London... I decided to walk around the neighbourhood, with my camera this time!

I have a fascination for walls : I always end up taking them in picture!

Encore un jour de pluie Londonien... J'ai decide de me balader dans le quartier, avec mon appareil photo cette fois!

Je dois etre fascine par les murs, je les prend toujours en photo!