Yes, I am a little bit of a nester...

I have just moved house and have kept extremely busy packing, painting, cleaning, unpacking, sorting and many other things we all love doing. I am only starting to feel home now which means one thing: hunting for beautiful but unnecessary things.

New mugs - no washing-up
breakage permitted!

I fell in love a while back with gorgeous mugs at Frank's Bar, on Bedford Street. They were just the right size for a big comforting cup of tea, with deep vibrant blue swirly branches and stylised owls. I had been on the lookout for something similar since, and I found it at Jocelyne Clement, on the same street. I have to say that £15 per mug is a bit extravagant, hence restricting myself to two mugs - at the moment...



Inke vintage birds



 I don't know if it's because I miss the outdoors now it's winter, but I seem to have developed a strange love for birds. I spotted vintage wall stickers birds a few days ago while wandering about on the internet, and even if I don't have any furniture what so ever in my dinning room yet, I knew exactly where they would be perfect. I haven't ordered them yet, but I managed to convince my sensible side that a matching (uh huh...) cushion for the armchair I could visualise in the corner would be perfect.

Pretty bird nesting in the corner

I had seen it at John Lewis when I was looking for a Christmas present for my Mum. I got a bit side tracked, but it's made of linen and silk, it's full of colours, and I could swear it was pining for a nice  home.

If like me you're always looking for pretty things for your home, now is the perfect time of the year with craft fairs and Christmas markets all over the place.

Vintage Saturday afternoon at Dragon Hall

I will start this new post by apologising profusely. I'm sorry, I've been rubbish at updating my blog regularly as I had promised to myself... But after the lovely time I had on Saturday afternoon at the Little Vintage Lover Fair held at Dragon Hold in Norwich, I had no excuse not to write!

I had never visited Dragon Hall before, but for £2 and wonderful vintage clothes and accessories to see, the opportunity was too good to miss. Dragon Hall is an extremely well-restored medieval trading hall built in the 1430s. I was lucky when I arrived as the mist had finally gone, making way to a bright crisp autumn sun. The light and the feeling of warmth were almost overwhelming when I entered the wooden building.

The building isn't huge, and they weren't that many stalls, but each of them had so many little things to rummage through that I stayed for a good hour and a half. There was something for the taste of every vintage lover, with collectibles from the 1920s to the 1980s and most importantly cakes and tea served in vintage china!

I tried on a beautiful silver silk dress, very 1930s, graceful and elegant, but unfortunately a bit big. I now think I should have bought it, as it would have made -with a bit of work- a sleek and stylish evening dress . But I still found little marvels, and am now the proud owner of a very ladylike pearl necklace and a so-chic turquoise silk scarf.

My new boudoir accessories

A wonderful little jewel from the heart of Norwich...

My beautiful new brooch from Little Black Brooch

I thought my first proper post should be dedicated to something really special, and I knew exactly what.

Everyday, my wanderings in the city at lunch time always lead me to one place: Poppy Valentine, in Royal Arcade. From retro tea dresses to vintage handbags and hand-printed scarves, everything they have is amazing, but my heart started racing when I saw a tiny little beauty.

It was a brooch, and it was perfect. Well proportioned, delicate, feminine and curvy, I fell in love! I have to salute the talent of the creator of Little Black Brooch. Associating butterflies, flowers, pink Swarovski crystals and pastel colours could have gone disastrously wrong, but she has achieved a little miracle of a creation.

I am now lusting after a gorgeous brass bee on black beads honeycomb. Hint to Mr P for our anniversary...

Hello!

This is my first ever post on my first ever blog, and I am well excited!

I decided to start my blog when I looked out of the window today at lunchtime. It was grey and dull, and I thought: "Winter is on the way, I need to do something creative". I love writing, but I get a bit shy around it, so that will be a nice challenge.

I am planning to share with you the lovely things I see around - shops, films, exhibitions, countrysides, or whatever would have made an impression on me. I might also pass on the occasional recipe. After all, I am French and I love my food!

I hope you'll enjoy it, and if there is any lovely yummy things you think are worth mentioning, feel free to suggest.

Amicalement vôtre,

Mademoiselle Framboise