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We can light up your life!

Wendy — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:19:41 +0000

In an innovative way of course! We had a very cool vintage bird cage in the store and while it garnered a lot of interest it was still in residence this fall. So, so we decided………MAKEOVER! We brought the bird cage to a friend of ours who can turn just about any item into a lamp.

The Cage 'Before'

Vintage Look Edison Bulb

We were inspired by:

Source: Design Sponge

And this was our interpretation:

We had the bird cage spray painted in a glossy black and had it wired to hang upside down. With one of our new retro light bulbs in place this ensemble became a useful, innovative, chandelier that all your friends will be gabbing about….Just picture it in an entryway…awesome!

Store, Makeover Fall 2011

Mimi — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:35:19 +0000

As always, time flies, it’s been a while since we did a photo shoot. The next one will be the holiday transformation. But right now we’re loving cool, crisp Fall, warm colors and comfortable temperatures!

A Safe Haven

Wendy — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:58:40 +0000

We are known for being a dog friendly company and now apparently the birds like us and feel safe in our company. A few months back we planted a Leland cypress in one of our garden urns to green up the front of the store. Two weeks ago we noticed a small wren hanging about and then lo and behold we saw she had built a nest in the cypress. Enjoy the photos of this sweet nest and the three tiny eggs. They are so small!

Sweet nest

Three tiny eggs

If this gets you in the mood for decorating with bird themed items here are a few:

Cavallini Birds Stickers Assortment in Tin

$14.99

Blue Bird Cavallini Carte Postale tin of 18 postcards

$12.99

Oval Cork Board with Bird & Egg Image

$22.99

16 Inch High Wood and MDF Wall Plaque with Bird Ephemera Image

$19.99

European Bakery Event – January 7, and special sale

Mimi — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:47:06 +0000

La Petite France is a wholesale bakery in Marietta, Georgia. They mostly sell to Hotels and high-end restaurants, and are not opened to the public at all. However, given the huge success of our first event with them last December, they will be coming regularly to the store to visit us and bring their goodies directly to the public, at wholesale prices.

Come meet one of the owners, Annie. She will be bringing items for sale, items for you to sample, taste and enjoy and she will also be taking orders for any special items, including perhaps a special dessert?

Come sample her delicious croissants and pains au chocolat, her crusty baguette and her wonderful pound cakes and breads. And see what seasonal goodies are on sale, for the next 2 weeks, at 50% off.

She will be at the store, 1765 Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30062, from 12 to 3 this Friday, January 7

For more information: 770-794 4933

Store Hours : Tuesday to Saturday, 10 to 6

European Holiday Traditions – Touch of Europe 2010

Mimi — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:40:47 +0000

Our first holiday Open House was this past Saturday. The store looked almost perfect, but not yet totally finished. We’ll get there eventually, it’s such a big space!

The music is by les Petits Chanteurs d’Aix en Provence and is an old childhood favorite….

We have now resumed regular store hours, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 to 6, and there are new goodies arriving every day! Nothing photographed can convey the actual store, please come visit!

Just a peek…. Open House October 30 – Come See!

Mimi — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:49:38 +0000

Just a few pictures, but nothing can convey how things really look…. it’s so much better in ‘real’

More later…

Store Closed for Holiday Decorating October 28 and 29 BUT….

Mimi — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:55:42 +0000

The Marietta Store will be closed Thursday October 28 and Friday October 29 so we can prepare for the Open House and decorate for the Holidays.

Our European Holiday Traditions displays and Open House will be on Saturday October 30, from 10 to 6 – we will have door prizes, gift baskets, drawings, food, drinks, and lots of new items to see – please join us!

We will re-open on Saturday October 30 at 10 AM and resume our regular schedule, Tuesday to Saturday 10 to 6.

Grand Opening Raffle Winners – Day 1, July 16, 2010

Mimi — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:20:44 +0000

Our winners for today are

Myrtle Weiland won the lavender notecards and notepad with flowers and butterflies

Ivone C. Filha won the notepad oriental with the other notepad with roses

Kerline Mathieu won the diary with the butterfly clasp and the sm. Oriental notepad

Judy Bowds – Sweet Pear oil (Lampe Berger)

Kelli Goodman –Grapefruit passion oil (Lampe Berger)

Susan Fortenberry – food basket

Cecile DellaBernarda – the red child carry bag with pads and other goodies

Your prizes await you in the store, ladies, so come on in!

More prizes will be drawn tomorrow, see the pictures below, and come in for your chance to win, it’s free to enter so why not?

Tomorrow these prizes will be raffled:

Several note cards sets

More Lampe Berger Oils

Inspirational Sign

Spa Gift Basket

And our grand prize, drawn from all the entries for the entire weekend – 4 Le Cadeaux Melamine Place Settings with a basket and goodies to go with it!

We hope you will join us in celebrating, with food, drinks and fun! We have goodie bags and door prizes too!

Don’t forget to come to the store tomorrow or Saturday!

Mimi — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:06:30 +0000

Store Opening Day – April 21, 2010

Mimi — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:28:12 +0000

Visit us at our new address:
1765 Roswell Road NE, Marietta, GA 30062 – NEED HELP? Call us Toll Free 866-764-2975

The weather was gorgeous, typical Georgia in Spring, sunny and beautiful! And we had fun – despite the occasional glitches but then that’s what ‘soft openings’ are for. We have a while until our big opening party (sign up for the newsletter to get notified!) – so we’re just taking it one step at a time. We had a fun day with familiar and new faces, and great comments and compliments, all nice to hear.

We took tons of pictures and will continue to do so – and because a picture is worth a thousand words, here are some thirty thousand some words! Our wonderful group of creative people did a fantastic job, from the ordering, the buying, the organizing and the decorating, and especially keeping things running smoothly while we were trying to get this up and running and keep the regular online business going at the same time. A big huge thank you to everyone (and you know who you are!)