we have a winner!

I was so excited when I heard that Shana Rae was going to donate a set of her Flora Bella actions for a give-away. You all know how much I have LOVED my new action set, and I know that anyone who has their own set will while away endless hours that probably should be spent, oh, I don't know, raising children, running a home, doing laundry, etc... etc.... etc...

The winner of EITHER the two new spring sets OR the Vintage/B&W/Color & Haze set is:

Melissa of MISS SEW AND SO

Congratulations!!! MISS Melissa, please send me your email address and I will pass it along to *she who creates such incredible actions and textures*~

If you didn't win, I really do think you would LOVE any and all of the Flora Bella sets - they truly are divine!

Thanks so much to Shana Rae for letting me host this give-away~

xx

another give-away!

Good morning my friends,

I wanted to let you know about a give-away over at my friend Lori's blog. She is celebrating her anniversary and with that, is offering a lovely package of goodies - one of which is a gift certificate to my shop! So head on over and say hello - and maybe you will be the one picking out something for me to send out!

Have a fabulous Mercredi!

xx

France jour 5 - the girls go brocanting!

I think we shall call day five "le jour de Kasey" as it seems I have a number of photos of her. And honestly, could this girl not be a supermodel? I mean, really. She is so. incredibly. comfortable. in front of the camera. This would be one area where we are NOT alike... Thus, endless darling photos of her~

Jour 5 was brocante day! We ventured about 45 minutes away to Isle sur la Sorgue - the *most charming* little town in the south of France. It was a gorgeous day and perfect for perusing fabulous old treasures.

We had such fun, found some wonderful items to bring home, and then enjoyed a fabulous lunch. The outdoor dining area was situated right on the river - beautiful blue water flowing by. We were entertained by a very animated accordion player who seemed to really enjoy his job!

After our lunch, our glass of wine, and our cafe creme, we wandered the streets taking photos and peeking into various little shops. I think we could have stayed there for days - it was that cute~

I would like to take this opportunity to point out that while I did the driving, Kasey was definitely the calm voice of reason. I admit, I will, on the *rare* occasion, get slightly stressy. Kasey - not so much. That is yet another reason that she is one of the perfect travel partners for me.

On our way back to the Mas, we stopped in St. Remy to walk around and - yes - take more photos. We headed into the first patisserie to buy a treat for ourselves - and met this darling garçon. He was so lovely and happy to pose for photos for us~ He was friendly and had the cutest smile. What is it about those french men...?

St. Remy is an absolutely fabulously sweet little village. It has gorgeous buildings with beautiful doors and windows. It has cute shops, delicious patisseries, and even the people are darling. If we hadn't already fallen in love with the south of France, we did that day~

I also found my next home - right in the very center of St. Remy. They were even kind enough to have my car parked and waiting for me. Aannd... it matches the shutters. I know, perfect. I would look fabulous driving that car!

new prints in the shop!

I have added a couple of new prints to the shop. I would post them here, but they are in my header, and in the post below. And honestly, how many times can you look at the same photos!

Back tomorrow with jour 5 in the south of France!

bisous~

loving me some actions... and a GIVE-AWAY!

Friday was an exciting day for me. It was one of those days that I had waited for with such excitement. To bring it home to my husband, it was like the day the iPad was finally available. Yes husband - that good.

Friday Flora Bella released her spring actions. Yes, new actions for me to play with! I have spent more time that I should have these last two days playing with them and when I say *love*, I mean LOVE. They are FABULOUS!

All of the photos in this post have a different action from the Spring Set I - and there are more. They are available for Photoshop and for Photoshop Elements. I don't know how many of you have the last sets, but I used them constantly and love the effect they have on my photos.

And guess what? WE ARE HAVING A GIVE-AWAY!!! Shana Rae has offered to give-away all three of the previous sets - yes, you heard me correctly! The winner will get Vintage, B/W, and Color/Haze. If you don't know what they are, visit Flora Bella and have a look. This is the set that I first fell in love with. Trust me, you too will fall, and probably fall hard.

FABULOUS UPDATE!!!

FLORA BELLA HAS OFFERED TO DONATE EITHER THE THREE ORIGINAL SETS, OR - WOULD YOU BELIEVE - THE TWO NEWEST SPRING SETS!!! The winner will choose which they prefer!

If you want to enter, simply do the following:

~ be a follower

~tweet, facebook, or blog about the give-away

~leave a comment with where you left your announcement so that I can enter you!

Please note, you will need either Photoshop or Photoshop Elements to use the actions.

I will be drawing the name on Sunday, May 16th and announcing it Monday morning so make sure to check back!

Happy Mother's Day to each and every one of you~

Bisous

xx

for grandmas and my french famille~

Today was absolutely gorgeous. Stunning, really. As it hasn't been anything but crappage as of late, I enjoyed every. single. minute.

After spending time working on the property and enjoying a fabulous slow-cooked dinner (which cooked all day so that I could be out in the gardens for hours) the boys and I had a bonfire. We watched the sun slowly sink into the western sky, roasted marshmallows, and enjoyed s'mores.

While doing this, I thought of two things. First of all, with tomorrow being Mother's Day, I thought it would be fun to shoot some photos of the boys to send the Grandma's tomorrow.

Secondly, I thought of ma famille francaise. You see, while I was *living* with them, I introduced them to wonders of s'mores. Would you believe those poor children had NEVER had s'mores? Never! It was tragic, really. But fear not, auntie Kim fixed that little oversight and now, all is right with the world again~

~photos shamelessly stolen from french family...

Anyway, I thought it would be nice to share a few photos with them so that they could see where we make our s'mores here on the farm. And, maybe, tempt them to come visit and see for themselves... :)

I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day tomorrow ~ whether it is enjoyed with children of your own, or your mothers.

xx

(what are those fabulous actions on my photos you ask? check back tomorrow for more on that!)