Rain, rain, go away...

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I hope the weather has been better with you than it has been here. Lots of rain & high winds, not nice, & quite miserable! It's the sort of weather that makes you want to stay inside. Perhaps a good time to review & reorganise things but when it's so grey, it's hard to get motivated. However, looking through some of the stock cheered us up. Reminding us of warmer days to come, of spring flowers & lavender perfume filling the air.

wooden box, lavender heads, lavender bouquet, lavender field

enamel café pot, rose tablecloth, jar of roses, rose plate

main photo, small photos - all items from Petit Pica shop

Here's looking forward to seeing sunshine & spring blossom...

It's just around the corner...

Can you believe it's December this weekend?

Christmas is just round the corner but there is still time to order from Petit Pica.

There are lots of great items in the shop...

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Pretty collars and cuffs to dress up an outfit, perfect for all those Christmas parties...

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Lace and trims for decorating the house and making gifts...

main image - table setting

Pretty tablecloths and mats for the Christmas table...

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Lovely vintage china for bonbons and treats...

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Some great gift ideas for those who love vintage French...

All items can be found in the Petit Pica shop...

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Happy Thanksgiving to all our American amis...

A rainbow of colours...

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We just love enamelware, it comes in such a range of shapes, colours & designs. From the plain to the highly decorated, from small jugs to tall coffee makers, utensils, storage boxes, even plates...the list is endless...

LEFT TO RIGHT
Top Line: Blue flower coffee pot, Pink coffee maker, Pink flower coffee pot, Blue pitcher
Second line: Blue check pitcher, White pitcher, Blue jug
Third line:  Red check salt box, Café canister, White salt box
Forth line: Speckled canister, Flower plate, Utensils

 Stand-alone items can look stunning but if your lucky enough to have several, then grouping collections can look equally gorgeous...

Top line: Plain pitchers
Bottom line: (left to right) Plain, Hand-painted, Flowers

 Most pieces were designed for use in the kitchen & are versatile, looking good in both a modern or vintage setting. Apart from the kitchen, they can be used in other ways too, I often use a little blue jug as a vase...

We've just added a few beauties to our shop and hope to have some more soon.

...the last of the geraniums...

Brushing away the cobwebs...

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 We've been busy this week. We started by having a bit of spring clean, or should that be autumn clean, of the blog. We wanted to make things clearer and easier to access. We have a new header & you can now go easily to the shop by clicking on the "shop" tab or on any of the photos in the side bar. There is also a "contact us" tab, if you wish to send us a direct email.

We have some pretty buttons to take you to Facebook, Twitter & Pinterest. There are also new buttons to subscribe to our blog. Make sure you never miss another post by signing up via your reader or by email.

That done, we then turned our attention to the growing pile of stock we've been collecting over the last few months. We've had a lovely time sorting through & photographing them. In the next couple of weeks there will be lots of lovely items will be coming up for sale in the shop, from gorgeous ceramics to kitchen storage jars & coffee pots. Here is a little taster...

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The weather here has been very changeable recently & there have been some spectacular storms. It is fascinating to watch the wonders of Mother Nature...

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...

Everything stops for tea...

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Not many of us have time to dress up and "take tea" but we can make it a bit more special by using a pretty tablecloth or napkins. Here are a few ideas...no words...we'll let the photos speak for themselves...

Top: purple cup, cup cake, plate

Bottom: macaroons, pink cups, pastel cups

Top: bedroom, jam jars

Bottom: tea cups, table setting

Top: stack of cups, kettle, cup cakes

Bottom: rose cups, cup of tea, baking

Top: flower cups, scones, cherries

Bottom: lily of the valley, cup of tea, table

Top: bowls, table setting

Bottom: al fresco tables, blue striped table, red flowers, cutlery

Petit pica items listed above are currently available in our shop...

While out and about this week we found these cute heart tablecloth weights at Casa.

Are they great? They are going to be so useful this summer...