East Coast Art Trunk....This Weekend!!!

Happy to to be telling you about our big happenings for the weekend...We're participating in the Art is....You East Coast Art Trunk at the Danbury Plaza Hotel. I'm very much looking forward to it, its been a while since I've peddled my French Hen wares at a show, and this looks to be an exciting venue! Here's the info:
Sunday October 9, 2011
10am – 5pm 
Danbury Plaza Hotel
18 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury, CT
We'll have a great selection of our Vintage, French, Vintage French, and Handmade goods and supplies for sale....tags. sheet music, vintage buttons, French ephemera, our famous Paris Post Cards, Divine Twine, and so much more. Even some Hallowe'en Themed Treats! We'd love to see you there! Of course if you can't stop by, you can still peruse our beautiful merchandise at the Etsy shop.  In any case, have a beautiful Autumn weekend!

HAPPY HALLOWE'EN... in August?

Yes, it has begun...I'm starting to load up my shops with Halloween themed goods. I developed a taste for  skeletons last year, so expect to see lots of those rattling around in my closet  shop. Silvery skeleton tags, vintage anatomy pages, lots of goodies to add spooky elegance to your All Hallows' crafts and decor. Enjoy...

Cracking Eggs...

Today I'm "cracking eggs". By that I mean, I'm breaking down and opening packages of vintage goods that have so far been left sealed, and become regarded by me as too precious to work with. I opened and unbound some lengths of vintage French monogram tapes, to measure and review. I'm washing my small stash of antique french tea towels, or "torchons", to make sure they will withstand normal use and care by my clients. I've begun unfurling rolls of gorgeous vintage grosgrain ribbon to measure and cut into yardage, to be offered for sale at the shop. How can I offer these luscious goods to my dear customers if I never take them out of their packages? How can I add this vintage goodness to my own projects and crafts if I leave them untouched on my studio shelves? What does this have to do with eggs, you ask? Well, as a matter of consolation, I keep repeating this old-timey mantra to myself: "If you want to make an omelette, you've got to break a few eggs." Good words to live by. Or, in this case, work by.

Vintage Wallpaper ...

At last! I'm ready to share the stash of gorgeous vintage wallpaper I've been hoarding! Lovely chartreuse green scrolls and medallions, blue damasks, aqua geometrics. GORGEOUS!! Available in 9 x 14 inch sheets and 5 x 7 inch sheets. I think the smaller would be perfect for card-making, and the larger perfect for scrapbooking or home dec projects.

They're all packaged and ready to go at the shop.

In the Pink

I'm filling the shop with lots of lovely pink things... pink and red; for Valentine's Day, of course! Blank note cards, vintage buttons and bridge tallies. Check in often, and soon... I'll be adding from my recent acquisition of gorgeous vintage grosgrain ribbon. A milliner's lot, I believe, in reds, and raspberry-s, and chocolate browns.
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Happy Holidays

Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May you be blessed with health, peace, and abundance in the New Year.
Thank you to my dear friends, family, and customers for their wonderful support of MSD Design, and, our new venture, French Hen. We look forward to providing you with more beautiful art and vintage goodness next year!

Facebook

I don't believe I've discussed Facebook yet...not as hooked as a lot of people. But it is fun to hear from someone I know every now and again.I'm terrible at keeping up with it, tho. No surprise-look how often I blog (or should I say, Don't blog)!!
Anyhoo...here's the link if you're interested http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1154485725.