Already for quite a while now I did have these three paper roses from Janny, from the blog:
Vintage Paper Roses ←(click it). She did ship them from France, as a gift! There was a good reason for not posting this sooner... Janny did mention to me that she would be published in an American magazine soon. Well, to be patient always pays off. Now I not only can let you know that this Dutch lady, living and creating the prettiest paper roses in France, will be featured in the next issue of
Rozen van Papier. You can see this announced here as:
Vintage Charm... on Janny's Dutch blog about her Paper Roses.
BUT, the biggest news is... that Janny has become a first-time Grandmère to her daughter's baby-girl Lyla Rose. You can see her Dutch post about her granddaughter Lyla Rose being born already:
Mijn kleindochter LYLA ROSE is al geboren!. Once more Janny; Congratulations with your grand-daughter Lyla Rose!
Photos made outside on the little patio near our Rose Suite and the live oak tree is shedding its catkins...
They look so real...
A nosegay of 3 paper roses...
White; pale pink and a darker pink...
Paired with some real creamy white Moondance AARS roses from our garden.
Moondance was a 2007
ARS ←(click it) All America Rose Selection winner.
Shown here in a French Baccarat crystal vase.
Quercus Virginiana catkins all over...
Both look lovely, the French Paper Roses and our new Moondance!
Related articles:
World's Prettiest Roses by Janny | previous post by me
{La Vie en Rose - MERCI Janny!} | previous post by me
{LOOK who's in the French Style of May/June 2011} | previous post by me
For the St. Patrick's Festival of course one has to wear some GREEN. This year I did wear my
self sewn jacket from a nice Italian cotton piqué from Het Stoffenhuis, B. Veldhuis in Venlo/Netherlands. For the design I used a
German Burda pattern; my all time favorite for excellent fit. Jacket has a one-button closure and a lapel. My notions I always get from
Britex Fabrics in San Francisco. Just click the hyperlink and yes, they also do ship.
This jacket was a lot easier to sew; no lining!
Worn with an Escada jeans and Escada sleeveless rayon top.
You can also make use of Mariette's Back to Basics 'Consulting Services:' YOUR OWN CLOTHES, ONLY BETTER! Or Learn from Mariette: A Stitch in Time Wardrobe Care
Color, style, proportion, fit and more! Sure I can help you restyle your existing wardrobe to create a fresh, new look that’s right for you. For that I will peruse your existing wardrobe and suggest ways to alter selected garments for a better, more flattering fit. I will also provide personal shopping advice, giving tips on shopping with thrift and quality in mind.
My feisty Tiggy-Tiger girl liked it too...
Is green also a color in your wardrobe?
Related links:
{My Batik Creations} | previous post by me
{Our Camellia Nuccio's Gem & Christmas Angel Gift} | previous post by me
{My Sewing Creation} | previous post by me
- On Thursday morning, March 20 of 2003, we had a terrible Tornado spin off, of Hurricane Earl, that hit right here where we live.
- Our creek side had been blooming for days with masses of creeping phlox. After the tornado struck, our two bridges were knocked out and the creeping phlox washed away... It looked like this:
- The power of wind and water... this was after the flood.
- On March 24, husband Pieter started to repair the bridge.
- He actually was working on the construction of our Rose Suite at that time but this needed attention fast as we no longer could reach our wood garden for work.
- On March 26, Pieter had build this new bridge...
- To the left you still see part of the previous bridge as it was flung high on the land.
- Too heavy to even move it... Incredible how strong the powers of nature can be!
- To the right you see a few of the remaining creeping phlox, to the left they all had washed away...
- We don't have photos, only video, from how gorgeous it looked before with these pink masses of creeping phlox blooming.
- Several years of work gone...
- Pieter did use a crate from Sintra, in which our oak Oisterwijk furniture for the veranda had arrived from Rotterdam by boat.
- Trying to barricade the soil from washing away entirely...
- Azaleas blooming on the other side of the creek.
- March 20th 2003 - a deadly tornadic thunderstorm all the way into central Georgia...
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We did have 2.94 inch or 7.5 cm of rain!
- Building paradise is not that easy... But we did start all over again.
Related link:
{IMPACT and AFTERMATH of TROPICAL THUNDERSTORMS} | later post by me about our bridges
{2004 Hurricane Francis - Our Garden Before and After} | previous post by me
