reworked linen and paper

original French La Poste bags

 reworked into cushions

 with feather inners and backed with ticking

 We are working against the clock to get everything in order for our upcoming event 

at Lourenford wine Estate

KAMERS VOL GESKENKE

27 OCT ~ 31 OCT 2010

 I will be the Brocantess

with French monogrammed linens 

and petit bibelot 

  found  on our travels in the French countryside,

complimented with  reworked linen on furniture 

Vintage  original patched grainbags

reworked as cushions with feather inners.

Vintage French  monogrammed linen sleep shirts and chemises..

 over sized chairs from Belgium

upholstered in German Grain bags.

of course the main item is all the
 French linen

tags made from original paper

 and advertorial from 1887

original vintage music paper  hearts 

to hang on a Christmas tree...

(made by 7yr old DD and her nanny)

wish me luck...

what has absorbed a lot of my time, thinking and being for the past year...

has now come to reason...

with love from France  

and me

Colx

Sunrise in Paris

Mr la Brocanteuse  woke up in this most beautiful city this morning..

I envy him VERY much.

 It is all I can think about...the views, the sounds, the smells, ......

but of course I am thinking about 

the Brocantes and Puces as well....

At least I have the hound (s)

DD with Yentl..

the youngest of the afghans in our household.

Yentl is wearing one of DD's t-shirts..

(we are nursing a broken leg and it helps to keep  pup from licking the wounds.)

 The Apartment Mr LB is staying for the next week and a bit, is walking distance to BHV- yes he has a list to point fingers at...

I know he is  having breakfast right this minute at one of our favorite little cafe's on his way there... there is no classy way of putting it..

I am VERY jealous!

 Mr LB did promiss not to break the ritual of having Marie Antoinette tea the day before departure back to South Africa, since we have been doing that for years...

 ... it is not on the list, but maybe he will read this post and see how we miss PARIS ~ him of course

and remember to  fill a box with something that can travel well in hand luggage...

Colx


Mr LB is attending Sial- 
Paris, capitale mondiale de la gastronomie

 Sunrise in Africa

breakfast in Botswana~Africa
(on a previous trip)

Behind the scenes...

Just some random images of  what  I am  working on to take to 

My French Brocante

at

 KAMERS VOL GESKENKE

LOURENSFORD ~Wine Estate

Somerset West

Western Cape

Opening night by special invitation 

26 October 2010

and  following

27 October - 31 October 2010

http://www.kamersvol.com

I have been very absent from Blogland, but there is good reason...

Washing, Ironing, Restoring, Sewing, Upholstering, Gilding, Pricing,

and sleepless nights

to add to the little mountain of
 linen and lace

allso...had some fun with 
grape/ aubergine cotton velvet
 and
French La Poste sacs
collected

from a previous trip to France

  

have a lovely week!

Colx