LE PETIT CABINET DE CURIOSITES

Hot wine

On saturday , it was

• friends
• smiles
• laughing
• sharing
• wine
• warmness

My friends shared their smiles ,they were laughing, in a warm , cosy ambiance and they were sharing a glass of red hot wine

 

Here is the recipe

1 liter of red wine of Provence

150g of caster sugar

skin of orange

a pinch of nutmeg

4 cloves

cinnamon

slices of lemon

 

Make heat the wine slowly with the skin of orange, cloves, the sugar and the nut of nutmeg during a dozen minutes. Bring to the boil then by lowering the fire let boil slowly during 2/3 minutes. Withdraw some fire. Add cinamon and let soak. Withdraw the skin of orange and the cloves and serve hot with a slice of lemon.

After the party , it was so good that nothing was left

 

 

christmas in gold

one of the color of christmas is gold

let's share some spots of my petit show room with you

 

gilded ivy

 

flowers with gold color

 

metal gilded ivy on a red glass , it is religious candle holder

 

gilded cup

 

salt holder from robj LImoges , art deco period

 

gilded cross

 

beautiful tiara

 

terracotta provencal virgin with her gilded dress , she is handless on her right side , it means somebody made a wish and it became true

 

detail on a perfume bottle

My christmas tree in a spring ambiance

It is chrismas

It is cold

It is snowing

BUT

Birds are singing

and Flowers and fruits are springing up again

 

Celebration , christmas , fête , nöel , vin chaud ,13 desserts , friends , santa claus...papa nöel

For me christmas is :

Celebration , christmas , fête , nöel , vin chaud ,13 desserts , friends , santa claus...papa nöel

Papillotes ( chocolate candies in special paper) , nougat , presents, empty glass , christmas tree

red , green , silver , gold ....

creches , santons , church

family , kids , friends

 

my christmas table

 

christmas plate from a Limoges XIX th century set , they are hand painted and they are all different

 

silver dishes

 

other view of the table

 

I want to share this decoration and My christmas so

for the provencal bloggers or just the ones who want to come

YOU ARE INVITED

Indeed

Les ateliers Aussandon seront ravis de vous accueillir

autour d'un  verre de vin chaud et des 13 desserts

pour célébrer Noel Provençal

le Samedi 13 Décembre 2008

à partir de 15 h

Adresse : Show room : 21 avenue des goums , Aubagne

Tél 04.42.03.69.31

 

little treasures

I think I found some little treasures and I can easily imagine that some can be on a christmas list 

first plan : enameled ring holder( 33 euro) , enameled glass (28 euro) ,victorian perfume box and "carnet de bal " (45 euro)

there were more treasures ..more to come

week end

Noel ( christmas) In Provence : les santons

Today I found (chiner ) perfect things for my new christmas 2008 display :

I found little figures called santons ...

 

I particularly love this one..they all have a name . This one is "le boulanger (baker )

 

here are some of the others santons I found : le pêcheur (fisher ) , le boulanger and le meunier ( miller )

I love these ones becaise they have a lovely patina

Provencal christmas is full of traditions , I'll try to share it with you all along this month.
Today we have planted the seeds of wheat , to have a flourishing year ...

I will show you some pictures

and today is also a special day it is my Dad's birthday ...I have the chance to be abble to celebrate it with him surrounded by most of my family

 

sante , Tchin tchin ....

 

seats ...chairs ...armchairs

at the beginning

 

then ....there are all kind of seats

tufted archairs

 

 

modern

 

missoni armchair available in my shop

 

sofa with kenzo fabrics available in my show room

 

and classic

 

 

 

 

 

footstoll in my living room with kenzo cushion

except the missoni armchair and the kenzo sofa , all the other seats were upholstered in our atelier ( workshop)

 

week

 

hope your week will be as smooth as this coverbed

Objets Chinés or back from antiques hunting

 

a little girl bag for sewing set (40 euros) , a XIX th century sulfide (160 euros) , a funny hat stand (35 euros ) and a XVIII century watercolored engraving (200 euros)

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