And the Winner is.........

Fourteen little names ready for the drawing...................
They all hopped in the bag hoping to be the queen..........................
I gave them all a good shake and went in for the grab....................
wait for it.....................
Yeah, the delightful Kim from Enchante candy store (the cutest candy store in the world which I will blog about one day) is the winner.But my friends who did not win ,all is not lost. I have decided to have one more give away as this is too much fun. I will post some fun items tomorrow for chance number 2. No need to reenter but if you have any fun ideas of what you would like from blog pictures let me know.Does anyone like french books?

Please comment on the excellent skills of taking the picture with my right hand and drawing with my left. I feel so accomplished. I will now be good at it for the next one:0

Charlottes Brocante give away....

In honor of the Brocante coming to town next week ,I am bringing it to you -my bloggie buddies. Enter and you could win one french handwritten music card........................
....one 17oo's french document........................
and one sweet french laundry tag.
Three sweet treats in all. I will draw a name on Friday from the comments. Thanks to all you precious blogging people stateside and across the pond for your kindness.You make the world just a little bit more enchanting.

Happy Sring break from sunny ......errr..... snowy Bend Oregon

We have a special place to go and hang out when time allows to just be as a family.

Precious french plate racks and a old farm sink invite you to get cooking.( I vividly remember pickling all the cupboards)

Gorgeous french shelf trim lines open cupboards(No Shirley you can't have it back:)

If you are lucky you can snuggle up in the nook and watch your kids cook. Now that is what I am talking about.(No Shirley you cannot have your vichy check cafe curtains back either:)

After a long day of play you can switch the light on your side of the bed.............

.......and read and rest and snuggle and get ready to do it again the next day. It is with gratitude I give thanks to a loving savior for all he has given me. Please come see me next week for a pre- Brocante give away.Happy spring to all.

Last sneak peek of the week........

This is the last post before heading off for spring break.I will be back to tease you the week of the 8th before the brocante. J'adore these 18 century prints of trophees from the jardin............Did you notice the watermarks on the paper.......
little plaques.......................oooh
precious jar from a candy store in Paris...la
and of course a few documents with mother of pearl rosaries.......la.... insert sigh of contentment.Bonne Journee Ma Belles

Red White and Blue French brocante style............

Another day. Just another excuse to show you more treasures waiting for you on the 8th.

Nothing shows your allgiance to France more than flying its colors proudly for all to see......

How about a Republique of France shield? Might look good with the flags..............

Then to seal the deal throw in a few blue and white french livres ...... Vive La France!!

A little French linen goes a long ways........

One roll of coarse hemp:) :) :) :) :) Are you smiling too?
Rows of torchons...........What can I say?
Delectable spools of binding with old tags............They speak for themselves.If I was doing the talking I would just say magnifique!

And last but not least sweet little tabliers(aprons) with monograms ready to get cooking,hang

around and look good or get repurposed into a ginormous cushion or anything else you lovlies can imagine.Until tomorrow.Au voir

Brocante bits of the day

One adorable SS PARIS trophee coming your way....
Boxes with lables in dreamy faded grandeur are waiting for you too!
Old film reels sitting in a jar.Just so serene in their black and cream.
Angel crystals from a old chandelier..................Swooning now!!!!!
Some champagne buckets for someone....... is it you? See you tomorrow, I bid you adieu:)Please do not be jeal as my rhyming is fabu.

All that glitters is gold.....from the brocante

Since grey came out to play yesterday today it is golds turn. Dreamy tassels with original store tags on them. These bring me to a loss of words to describe the fabulousness of them.sigh..sigh
These 19th century game cards make me soar.Food for the soul.(brocante soul that is)
OOOOOOOh and these little jobbies taken off 19th century costumes just make me want to do a happy dance too.
......throw in a ex voto and that mes amis is how you do gold brocante stlye.See you same time tomorrow.Bonne Journee .

Skies are grey and the brocante is too...........

In honor of the Pacific Northwest grey skies I am letting the french gris come out for the brocante first. Preciosa sheets of music from the press for the original paper sheet music. Unusual and unique in everyway .J'adore.
Boxes for storing brocante booty(who would store brocante booty?) It is meant to be seen.You could put love notes or money you are saving for you next charlottes brocante fix non?
Rows of zinc buckets for all the flowers the rain from these grey skies will bring.

And just in case lightning showers are included with the rain, you can have your very own chateu finial. The Frenchies would have them at the peaks of their chateaus to disperse it evenly around the house. We Americans are just happy to bring them inside and call them art. Bonne Nuit, ma belles. See you tomorrow for brocante part deux.

flea market treasures for moi......

One of my favorite things from my last trip to Paris in November is these gorgeous not grey not purple not brown books.It is like a bunch of colors thrown up in the air and this is what you get.The frenchies are very good at this color.They are breathtaking to me every time I walk by them.
to add to the vingette are these herbier jars in the same dreamy shade. All of the books and these as well came from the big Clingancourt flea market in Paris.

This little sweetie came from a second hand store called the trocante in Aix in Provence. I got this a few trips ago but count it as new because my husband just hung it up........ Not to worry I have plenty of things for you mon amis.

Petite Scenes from a house .........

The flea markets of France bring me so much joy.The smallest imperfect things are my favorite. A divine pink document tied with old string.................perfection.
A Heavenly face of a Ange and a guilded bird...sends me flying.
A little silk , crystal and ribbon in a urn. Ooh la la la la la la. I will start listing my little french flea market finds for you all to enjoy soon.The 8th of April is almost a month away,should the torture begin now? Bonne Weekend :)

Charlottes Brocante..........A place of Magique

Twice a year Charlottes Brocante comes to life...... When the lights go down the show begins. Dream and reality hold hands for the night.
A billowy ballet costume with gauze and net blushes as she makes sure her skirt looks frothy.................
as she stands in 5th position watching the...............
angels fly around collecting all the flea market treasures from France picked just for them .
This little angel flew in from my friend Simply Chateau Shirley( in between shipping all my brocante goodies and cleaning out a chateau attic in Normandy.I know its like she makes up this stuff up.) I'll supply the brocante and you angels bring the magique.