Winner and Another GIVEAWAY!

I have the winner of Romantique giveaway, but first I want to do something a little different.

I am offering you another chance to win! (It's always disappointing to find out that you didn't win a giveaway-isn't it?) So I decided to offer a little something to the first five people who comment on this post- a free digital file of this menu (without the watermark), which can be printed from home as many times as you wish.

The only requirement for the first five to comment is that you entered the original contest.

And now for the winner of the romantique giveaway....

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Corrina!!!

Féliciations, Corrina!

A HUGE thank you to all who entered the giveaway and to all who shared my giveaway on Facebook and Pinterest!!!

I will be back soon to share a little creative project I've just begun.

Bonne journée!

Romantique GIVEAWAY

It's time for another romantic give away, and I drew inspiration from my fête à la Ladurée as I selected the goodies that one lucky winner will win!

For almost two years now, I have been selling some romantic fine art photographs in The Paris Apartment online boutique, and I am currently in the process of creating a new line of delicious photographs.

In this giveaway, one winner will receive the above three romantic 8X8 inch photographs.

{Great for decorating your home, studio, or little girl's room}

_{Parisienne Correspondance cards made by me, inspired by the Ladurée pistachio color palette}

The winner will also receive one set of the above 5X5 cards/envelopes in a beautiful color palette of pistachio and blush.

Of course, I had to include a copy of the Romantic Homes magazine, where la fête is featured.

The winner will also get to choose between these two French-inspired menus that I created (I will send as a digital file). The menu may be customized by adding text within the frame or by handwriting the menu items.
_{French-inspired menu/invitation designs by à la parisienne}

And I have to share with the lucky winner our (Felicia, Holly, and me) favorite loose tea~Jasmine Pearl, which was served at our fete à la Ladurée. This white tea is super special and quite expensive ($143.00/lb to be exact). The lucky winner will receive a few scoops of this exquisite tea.

And as I suggested in my article, one must have French musique playing in the background while sipping tea and eating macarons, so I am also including a Carla Bruni CD. (Winner may select the album.)

In sum, here are the romantique prizes:

* Three 8X8 fine art photographs by à la parisienne {Romantique rose set}

* One set of three à la parisienne cards in pistachio and blush

* One digital file of a French-inspired menu

* Two scoops of loose Jasmine Pearl tea

* The March 2012 issue of Romantic Homes

* Carla Bruni album

Each participant may enter her name into the drawing up to four times

{Leave a comment for each entry:}

* Simply leave a comment

*Become a follower or tell me that you are already are a follower.

* Mention this giveaway on your Facebook with a link back.

* Pin any image in this post to your Pinterest with a brief description of this give away.

This give away is open to all readers (including international readers).

This give away will close on Sunday, February 26th at midnight, and the winner will be announced on Monday, Feb. 27th.

Bonne chance!!!

This giveaway is now closed!

_{all images 1,2, 4, & 5by à la parisienne;}

image #3 via Google; image #6 via Amazon.com

A Sweet Valentine

Before I share my handmade Valentine's gift with you, I want to thank you all for stopping by and taking the time to congratulate me on my Romantic Homes feature. When friends rejoice along side me, it makes the experience that much more special!

As a self-proclaimed romantic, Valentine's Day and all of the romantic things associated with Valentines (the flowers, the colors, the pretty papers) is a holiday that thoroughly inspires me.

This year I wanted to make something extra special for my little sweetheart- something delicate, something feminine, something of heirloom quality, so I decided to make Amelia a little satin heart pillow.

And as a non-traditional romantic, I decided to create this heart pillow from a vintage powdery aqua satin, which is a gorgeous piece of upcycled satin lining from the inside of a vintage winter coat.

Then I created a tulle/lace pocket and made it drape diagonally across the front for tucking in special momentos. {Amelia will enjoy this, I know.}

_{handmade Valentine card design was cut using a Cricut (a sweet friend has loaned it to me for a while.)}

I used Anna Griffin's romantic scrapbook paper, and my new favorite Martha Stewart glitter to fashion this sweet little Valentine card.

_{I purposefully centered this heart pillow along the center seam of the satin coat lining to offer interest}

I wanted to add some vintage romance to this Valentine's pillow, so I tucked in a tiny bouquet of vintage millinery. I like to call this shade of blue Austrian blue-it reminds me of Marie Antoinette, and it's velvet- I love it.

Before I give this pillow to Amelia, I plan to find one more special treat to slip into this pocket. Perhaps a piece of dark chocolate or perhaps a pair of vintage children's clip on earrings or a small sheet of pretty stickers...Either way, it won't be long before she tucks her own special momentos into this pocket ~~an old receipt, a tiny doll, or her favorite deer figurine that fits in the palm of her hand...

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

May yours be full of joy and love!

_{images by à la parisienne}

My First Magazine Feature!!!

Bonnes nouvelles {Good news} for me to share: My Ladurée-inspired party that I shared with you in October is featured Romantic Homes magazine!!!

For over ten years, I have been a faithful reader/subscriber of Romantic Homes, and I can vividly remember delighting in reading these magazines after long, chaotic days at work, relishing in my few moments of creative daydreaming. I've cherished these magazines over the years and have stacks and stacks of back issues, especially the French issues.

As a young newlywed savoring every article, I would have never dreamed of seeing my own photographs and words spelled out and displayed across those glossy pages....

Such a happy accomplishment and honor!

My feature is titled "Fête à la Ladurée" (starting on page 54 of the March 2012 French issue of Romantic Homes (on newstands now).

_{Click here to read my Ladurée-inspired party blog posts.}

For those of you who encouraged me in this endeavor, I thank you from the bottom of my heart~ You know who you are!

And for all of you who have been following my blog, your faithful visits and comments have encouraged me to share my creativity, and thus led me to this wonderful opportunity!

_{image #1 via Google, image #2 à la parisienne}