Celebrate the Holidays in PASTEL
Now that Thanksgiving is officially over, there is a whole lot of Christmas in the air here at FrenchGardenHouse!
This year, I'm crazy for a softer, brighter green and red! I'll be sharing lots of inspiration from now until Christmas. A Holiday HOME Tour, some amazing Entertaining recipes, news about antiques...and more.
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While I'm completely smitten with the traditional colors of the holidays this year, I know that many of you adore tiny white lights shimmering in the dark of night, soft, vintage ornaments that tell the story of Christmas past, little bottle brush trees in pink, and table settings that compliment your pastel colored homes. This post is for you!
Many of you remain true to your soft, shabby pastel colors at home, no matter what the season. For the holidays, that means silver, pink, light blue and all shades soft, feminine and romantic.
I always try to bring a little bit of this soft, pretty look to you in our Celebrations at FrenchGardenHouse.
While I don't really sell many "new" pieces, I do add some to our holiday collection. And I look for beautiful antiques and vintage pieces that I know will add such a special touch to your home for the holidays.
I search high and low for items that I think you will want to put on your wish list, or gifts that you will want to give with love and joy.
I want to sell magical moments.
Here are a few magical vintage pieces from the past that will add soft, holiday beauty to your home.
These PARIS letters are so beautiful. They glimmer with antique German glass glitter, that will age even more. Tied with little vintage ivory cream ribbons, you can hang them anywhere. Not just for a tree, you can string these on a ribbon to make a garland for your mantel, and these can be displayed year-round!
These charmers are vintage celluloid reindeer from the early 1900's ...with a covering of mica snow still on their back.
Handmade, this limited edition Wish Holiday Cone is made in our FrenchGardenHouse studio. Covered liberally in German glass glitter, embellished with antique pater, dresden, silky ribbons and a reproduction image of one of our favorite antique angel cards...isn't she adorable?! Hang her on your French armoire, filled with little scraps of paper with your holiday wishes...
Especially for those of you who love to bring a special bottle of wine or champagne as a host or hostess gift, our Merry Christmas Linen Gift Bags come complete with ribbon, a little snowflake charm, even a hand stamped gift tag so that you can write your holiday wishes and sign your name...and have a beautifully presentable gift!
The very last of several...this truly is what a shabby, pastel Christmas is all about! From the early 1900's, with the original mercury balls, this bottle brush miniature tree brings the shabby, faded look home for Christmas!
This antique French Tole Wreath makes a fabulous holiday wreath. Hand painted long ago, each metal flower and leaf has just enough shabbiness to fall in love with!
I found some truly exceptional antique tablecloths. They are an investment, but they are hand embroidered with such mastery! Covered in hand made laces, these are going to be your family's Holiday "GO TO" cloth for decades, and set off your soft pastel colored dishes to perfection. And be joyfully passed down to generations to come.
Set your holiday table in the same colors, not only do we offer gorgeous pastels in the antique porcelains, we have gorgeous European dishware in the softer shades! This mix and match line makes for a stunning celebration table....with the bonus that you can use it year-round.
A memorable hostess gift, { or display these at home!} our Holiday Hand Wrapped Dinner Candles Bougies DeLuxe, are wrapped in clear cellophane, with antique sheet music, an image of my favorite French Holy Card, and vintage velvet ribbons.
There are so many exceptional silver pieces in the shop for the holiday season. One of my favorites is this antique cherub, originally meant to hold a bow. Now he would be simply fabulous holding a thick candle on your table of sideboard.
No matter how you love to decorate, in the soft, feminine candy colors of pink, pale blue, white, silver and lavender, or in the brighter colors of the season, you can capture your favorite moments with this year's FrenchGardenHouse holiday collection of sparkling decorations, vintage and antique romantic accents, and gifts to bring to your favorite hostess.
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How will you be decorating this holiday season? Pastel? Traditional? OR???
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diane trahan
December 05, 2016
Im glad you mentioned picking the perfect hostess gift.
With the holidays here it will be good to have some on hand.