My French themed Collages

This is one of the pages

I made for my dear friend

Suzy of

Suziqu's Threadworks

for our French themed

Collage Swap.

The laces, fabric pieces

and trims are some

favorites from

my collection.

I've been waiting to use this

beautiful image of a little

French girl - and my swap with

Suzy was the perfect time.

On the back I created a little

organza and lace pocket

to hold a lavender tag

and an old french postcard

which I picked up at a Brocante

in my daughter's village

when I was in France this year.

Je t'aime label came from 

my friend Lilla

it is perfect for this collage and

I combined it with tulle and lace

for a lovely soft look.

Lilla has a great blog

where she has lots of

amazing on-line

tutorials.

Here is the link for

her etsy shop called

La vie en Rose.

I love this sweet image too

it's from Karen of

The Graphics Fairy

Thank you Karen

you inspire all of us with

your amazing images.

The French label is also

from Karen's collection.

I'm very fond of these old organza

flowers and this one came

from Karla of Karla's Cottage.

Karla collects old hats to

get these exquisite flowers.

She might have some in her 

etsy shop.

I included some pieces of fabric

and laces from my stash

for Suzy

and wrapped it all

in this french themed

paper!

I'm linking to the following parties

please have a look and even join in the fun!

Claudia at A Favorite Thing Saturday

Mary at Mosaic Monday

Kathryn at Make it Pretty Monday

Mary at Masterpiece Monday

Becky at Blissful White Wednesday

Thank you all for visiting my blog

and a big

WELCOME

to my new followers!

Take care dear friends and

Be kind to one another

hugs

Shane ♥

Collage Swap with Suzy

Ever since I started my blogging journey

I've been a huge admirer of 

Suzy of

suziqusthreadworks.blogspot.com

As you can imagine I was

"over the moon"

when Suzy suggested we have a swap of

two collage pages.

These are the beautiful pages that

Suzy sent me.

my heart was skipping beats

as I carefully opened her parcel....

I think she knows how much I love PARIS!!

The beautiful detail of an artist at work, 

like this delicate stamp on the cream silk

Mon Cher Ami

Layering of fabrics, laces, ribbons - 

everything I love

and pretty trims.....

and more....

flowers, a message and a diamond too!!

and just look at what Suzy sent me,
some precious pieces of fabric
from her wonderful stash -
I can't wait to have a play!

and such a sweet hand made card

Thank you Suzy
I feel very spoilt to have two
beautiful collages made by you.

I really enjoyed making
my two pages for you too!

Please visit Suzy's blog to see
her exquisite collages and books.

suziqusthreadworks.blogspot.com

Thank you dear friends
for visiting my blog,
especially those of you who
leave such lovely comments!

WELCOME
to my new followers
thank you for joining my blog
YOU
make it all worthwhile!

Take care and
be kind to one another
hugs and love

Shane ♥

my pressed Violas 

A Village in France

As a lot of you know I spent two months in

France this year visiting my daughter and

three beautiful granddaughters!

Almost every day I had a walk 

through their picturesque village.

I was accompanied by baby Jessie in her pram

and Roxy their old Jack Russell!

Their Village is only two hours from Paris

and many of the houses have been

bought up by Parisians

as a country retreat.

They come up most weekends.

Those with children are more inclined

to become involved in village life.

As you can see most houses

are very well protected

by high walls and solid gates.

Everyone is security conscious.

Gardening is a passion with the French,

I'm amazed at the number of magazines

one can buy on the subject....

but that is another story!

I do hope you've enjoyed our stroll

through my family's village -

it has become quite familiar to me

over the years.

People now call out 'Bonjour'

as I pass their gate -

not a soul speaks english

and my French is still limited, sadly

even after all these years -

I must try harder for next time!!

Today I'm linking this post to

two Mary's

(thank you both for hosting your lovely parties)

Mosaic Monday at Little Red House

Masterpiece Monday at Boogieboard Cottage

Please have a look at both blogs

for some wonderful inspiration!

WELCOME

to all my new followers

thank you for joining my blog!

Take care everyone and

be kind to one another

hugs and love

Shane ♥ 

Rosa Souvenir de la Malmaison, 

introduced in 1843 by Béluze of France