Dreaming of holidays spent in an elegant Parisian apartment?
If you have never been there, but would love to someday. or if you have fond memories of the City of Lights, why not create your own bit of Parisian magic at home? I'm SO excited to have you join me today, because I'm bringing Paris Home for the Holidays!
WELCOME TO MONDAY MORNING BLOOMS.
This is a very special edition of Monday Morning Blooms.
Shirley, Pam, Mary and I are Celebrating the Holidays in Style, together with our dear friends from Crown Linen Designs and Arte Italica.
Not only are they joining us to celebrate this beautiful season, they are also giving away a fabulous prize worth more than $400.00 to one of our readers! {The give away is now CLOSED.}
Please be sure to read all the way to the end to see how you can enter for a chance {or more chances!} to win.
I first fell in love with Crown Linen Designs at market years ago. Not only was I immediately drawn to the beautiful quality and embroidery of the linens, once I met the people behind the brand, I fell in love even more! Since then, their linens have graced our tables for every days and holidays here at FrenchGardenHouse.
Now they have come together with Arte Italica, an amazing company with incredibly skilled artisans creating gorgeous table ware. A match made in heaven as both of them have attention to detail like no other. I know so many of you already love every delicious thing from both of them!
A few weeks ago these luscious velvet placemats, linen napkins and that glorious Vetro Scalloped Footed Bowl arrived from my friends at Crown Linen Designs and Arte Italica.
I immediately envisioned a swanky dinner or luncheon in a Parisian apartment during the holidays. That I've never been to one of those doesn't matter, a girl sometimes often has to make her own dreams happen.{!!}
I wish there was such a thing as touch screen where you could feel these round placemats, because they the softest, most sumptuous velvet. So beautiful, and then ruffles. Need I say more?
The Victorian linen napkins are stunning, embroidered with gold in a decorative design.
Right away I knew my flowers for this setting should be soft colors of white, cream, pink and green, with a little touch of gold.
I was so excited to find winter peonies, along with pink roses, white alstroemeria, little white berries, seeded eucalyptus and the sweetest kind of eucalyptus I've ever seen at my local market.
I set this table in front of the fireplace, near our white Christmas tree. The gold decorations highlight the beautiful gold Vetro Scalloped Footed Bowl, plates and glassware.
I cut the bottom corners off a block of wet florist's foam and placed it in the center of the bowl, and began arranging the greenery first, then added those romantic pink and white peonies, filling in with the alstroemeria and little white berries.
A sprinkling of eucalyptus branches down the center of the table adds a magical touch.
The Vetro dinner plates make the perfect chargers for the antique French old paris porcelain dinner plates. I love the romantic gold lace motif, it's a beautiful frame for the aqua blue scalloped antique plates.
Little gilded clip on birds in the flowers and golden bottle brush trees sprinkled on the table add fun.
Are you singing Christmas songs in French yet? I know I am! This year's holidays may be smaller than what we love or are used to, but we can make them as beautiful and joyful as possible.
Memories are made around the table with love. Even though most likely you will spend your holidays cozily ensconced in your own beautiful home, I hope it feels as special as if you were in Paris!
THE GIVE AWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Thanks to all who entered!!
THIS FABULOUS GIVE AWAY IS OPEN TO USA RESIDENTS ONLY.
HERE IS HOW TO ENTER TO WIN, you can leave me comments:
Follow Crown Linen Designs on Instagram and/or Facebook, or Arte Italica on Instagram and/or Facebook and leave me a comment letting me know.
Follow FrenchGardenHouse on Instagram and let me know.
Tell me what your favorite Crown Linen piece is, or Arte Italica piece is.
For extra entries, you can do the same thing on Shirley, Mary and Pam's blog! I know you will love their holiday inspiration.....good luck!
SHIRLEY at Housepitality Designs
and me, LIDY at FrenchGardenHouse
A BIENTOT
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I have followed all on Instagram. I really love the Marietta scalloped handle pitcher. What a beautiful addition to my collection. Though I didn’t see them when I shopped the site, I love the white ruffled placemats used in the pictures!?
Good Morning Lidy: Id I’d love to enter you giveaway for the table arrangement and napkins!!! my Ancestors are from the South of France ,so It would be a dream to win . Thanks!
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My favorite Crown Linen Design on your blog is the placemats…I’ve never seen velvet placemats…
What an elegant table!!
I’m hearing beautiful French music now! You secured winter peonies?!!! I need to search for them…the arrangement is so gorgeous in your exquisite, exquisite Arte Italica bowl. I am so in awe of the gorgeous antique French dinnerware. How so beautifully you curated the table Lidy in the beautiful room setting So what’s for dinner Lidy?…I am sure that you will make great memories around that table this year. AND I could just take those placemats and hug them too! Again, another treat to join you and our passionate flower loving friends! Have a great day Lidy!
Oh Lidy, when I saw your photo I knew we were in for a treat! What a gorgeous table and centerpiece…and winter peonies no less! The gold footed bowl, all the gilded edges, beautiful pastels, aqua blue scalloped antique plates all play so beautifully together. I love your slim flocked tree in the corner too. Thanks so much for your coordinating organizing efforts for today! As always it’s a treat to join you for some flower therapy, Happy Monday <3