I Love Paris........all the time!

I love Paris! I can't say it enough, I absolutely love Paris. I recently had the opportunity to travel to Paris for 5 days. Needless to say, it was a much needed break from reality & a wealth of inspiration for my designs.
The best part about my trip was everything! I had a great time hanging out with friends, eating great food, visiting the Musee de L'Orangerie, photographing the Notre Dame gargoyles, walking the grounds of Chateau de Versailles, stumbling upon an antique market (purchases pictured below), buying new boots, walking, walking, and more walking...........oh, I love Paris!
Many many thanks to John & Nancy, Jonathan & Andy, & Hilary for letting me crash their vacation!

Shopping in Paris is such a treat. I love everything about walking through town, peeking into shops of all kinds, and people watching. The residents of Paris are unassumingly glamorous, and there are so many rare treats to find. I was so overwhelmed with all the wonderful items to find at the antique market that it was difficult to concentrate on what I wanted.

Strolling around at my leisure afforded me ample time to think about new designs & to collect inspiration. I have already started working on my latest design, which I call "Parisian Bird". It is a two part design with scroll work from Notre Dame Cathedral and an original B Hive Designs bird. The bird is especially precious with a little piece of antique lace decorating its belly.

Come check out my new design this weekend at the Secret Society Sale this Sunday, 11/30, at the Secret Society Ballroom (116 NE Russell). All of the vendors of the Secret Society Sale will be donating 10% of their sales to the Oregon Food Bank. You can shop for the holidays, support your local economy, and feed the hungry with just one purchase!