Fabulous French-Inspired Ribbons~An Etsy Showcase

Sorry I haven't been visiting you lately. These last two weeks have been crazy! I had my highschool reunion this last weekend, which was out of town , and the day after we returned home, my daughter and husband got sick. Ahhh, I am ready for things to slow down...

So my little escape for the moment is to share with you some gorgeous French-inspired ribbons crafted by Rosa, one of my new, very talented blog friends!

Rosa (aka Teacupdesign) is the original designer and creator of these beautiful handmade and hand-stamped muslin ribbons.

These hand-dyed and hand-stamped ribbons are so beautiful and unique. I can imagine using them for adorning a birthday present, tying back curtains, draping several yards around a white Christmas tree...Speaking of Christmas, I would start decorating for Christmas right now if my husband would let me...I'll concede to waiting until October! And if you have very creative friends, I would imagine they would enjoy receiving yards of these pretty ribbons for their own creative journeys.

There are over 100 selections of Rosa's lovely ribbons on Etsy!

Click here to view them!

Her work will be featured in the Fall/Winter issues of Somerset Life and Romantic Country Magazines. I LOVE Somerset's publications. What an honor, Rosa! Féliciations, mon amie!

Rosa, is an outstanding Etsy seller. She has been selling on Etsy since 2007, and her customers keep her very very busy!

If you love Marie Antoinette, you must visit her Etsy store to see some of her Marie Antoinette-inspired beauties.

Rosa is new to blogging, and I am sure that she would love for you to stop by and pay her a visit. Stop by her blog-frenchcountry1908 to congratulate her!

Bon week-end, mes amis!

Vintage Wedding Attire~an Etsy Showcase~and Un peu de français

For some reason my new posts haven't been on my follower's blog lists. So I am republishing my most recent post. Bizarre, n'est-ce pas? So on to my original post that was perdu in blogland!

You are all going to die when you see these gorgeous images that I found on Etsy today!!! This post is a mixture of couture wedding apparel, vintage style clothing, and le français. Can it get any better?

Par hasard, I stumbled across what has to be my favorite Etsy boutique thus far. It is called Bonzie and the two partners of this boutique, Bonzie and Ger, live in Ireland.

Their work is absolutely breath-takingly gorgeous

Romantic layered tulle bridal skirts

Sheer, ruffled boleros

Ruffled scarves

Tanks adorned with ivory flowers

gray velvet jackets...

I'm in fashion heaven!

Now for une petite leçon de français:

What you will learn:

*FASHION vocabulary

*the verb PORTER- to wear

une jupe = a skirt

une jupe en tulle= a tulle skirt

Elle porte = she wears or she is wearing.

Examples

Elle porte une jupe en tulle. = She is wearing a tulle skirt.

La femme porte une belle jupe en tulle. = The woman is wearing a beautiful, tulle skirt.

un col aux volants = a ruffled (flounced) collar

I am not sure what the French would call this "scarf." I would imagine that they would call it a collar.
If you are a French-speaker, please share your label for this beautiful accessory.

un débardeur aubergine =an eggplant (colored) tank top

une veste en velours gris = a gray, velvet jacket

les bottes grises = gray boots

La femme porte les bottes grises. = The woman is wearing gray boots.

Elle ne porte pas les bottes noires. = She is not wearing black boots.

Bonzie et Ger sont vraiment douées. Leurs beaux vêtements de mode d'époque sont populaires et ces propriétaires ont certainement eu beaucoup de succès. N'oubliez pas de visiter leur shop sur Etsy!

Have a beautiful week-end, mes amis!