Home again & loving France...

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I thought I would bring you back to France for this post, to our petit coin. There's nothing like being away to make you look at where you live with fresh eyes. Something I love about summer is the smell of pine trees on a hot day. I will always associate this with summer in France...a smell that always makes me smile.

Pin Parasol (Umbrella Pine) common in the south of France

We are lucky enough to live in a very beautiful part of France with wonderful views, undulating hills, vineyards & amazing architecture. It's steeped in history.

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Of course, there are amazing chateaux, like but you don't have to go far to see bastide towns with medieval arches, covered market places & wonderful pigeionniers...

wonderful tree-lined roads & flowers everywhere...

or this cute pied de terre...

but the best is fields full of sunflowers as far as the eye can see ...

This is what happens when you leave your sewing to make a cup of tea....to a four-legged friend, a reel of cotton is wonderful to chew!

If you are thinking of creating something and want to make it unique, why not add a vintage French trim? Pop over to the Petit Pica shop and look at our lovely collections of vintage laces, buttons & trims...

Happy Easter....

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Apart from Easter, we have another reason to celebrate this week.
We've been featured in the U.K. magazine, Handmade. Yay!

Handmade is a new magazine featuring projects to make for the home.
There are some lovely items like the cute egg cozies on the cover, just right for Easter.

We are featured on page 46 in their "Website Watch", highlighting our laces & buttons.

We have quite a few laces, buttons, trims & edgings in the shop at the moment.
When you a minute, pop in and have a look.

When sourcing, we try to look for interesting & pretty designs particularly if they have a French feel, like the coloured trims appearing in the shop this week. 

There are endless ways to use laces & buttons  from clothing  to trimming items for the home...

Cushion, Lace, Window trim, Lampshade

Jacket, Bodice, Sleeves, Leg warmers

Blanket, Chair, Cushion, Shelf trim

Curtain, Cushion, Serviettes, Flower

   

A little bit of Easter love...

Table setting, Hanging cup, Cup with eggs, Vase & eggs

Wire basket, Eggs, Rose Eggs, Painted Eggs

Glasses, Moulds, French eggs, Nest basket

Egg candles, Table setting, Metal planter, Cups &flowers

Do you like this image of us with Peanut the puppy? 
Of course, it's not really us, & nothing like Peanut! But couldn't resist including this image as Kelly has a new addition to her family.

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We hope you have a very Happy Easter...

Be still my beating heart....

Oh! Will you say "Yes"...!

Do you like this postcard?

Very romantic with the anticipation of undying love written on the reverse.

Not quite, it was sent by an eight year old girl to her parents in 1930, telling them what she had been up to on her trip away from home. It's very touching and she has used every available space to excitedly tell her story.

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 Hearts come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and there is something very alluring about them...

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 simple hearts adorning doors...

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 a simple rosemary heart...

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pretty heart-shaped flowers...

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 yummy treats...

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little woolly hearts....

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hearts with vintage buttons...

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linen & toile de jouy...

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hand made with ribbons & lace... 

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...& hand made with love...

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hearts with a message...

...& don't forget we have some lovely vintage lace hearts available in our shop too.

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So what have you got planned for St. Valentine's day?

Romantic meal, roses, chocolates or perhaps even a proposal.....?

What ever you do, we hope you enjoy yourselves.