tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322958210454478455.post2792490564560654161..comments2023-10-07T01:19:52.822-07:00Comments on Labour of Love: Avertissement: Peut mettre un charme sur vous!Labour of Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11980464753732271025noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322958210454478455.post-80336403276633371702008-09-25T00:40:00.000-07:002008-09-25T00:40:00.000-07:00thank you so much sweet Rhonda and sweet Gina for ...thank you so much sweet Rhonda and sweet Gina for visiting and for your ultra sweet comments!!! i had so much fun creating these...i knew i wanted to do something with a mask and then i saw the crow...it was all over...my mind just started daydreaming and then i doodled it...i still can't believe that my idea on paper came true...it was such a high for me...bet you both can relate, right?!<BR/>Sweet Rhonda, what a great idea!i'm working on sending you one of my creations and a few lil' extra items... for sure you'll be getting my lil' package before Hallow's Eve...what did you make?!!! the suspense is killllllllling moi!!!! xoxo jo ;)<BR/>Sweet Gina, you are soooo kind...it may look like i spent a fortune, but in actuality it was only about $5.00 a creation...that was the best! to answer your question 'where does your love for the French come from...'... that is a very, very good question: you see, i was always enamoured with the French as a teen...i desperately wanted to take French in H.S. but was forced by my folks to take Spanish...then life, marriage, kids etc. buried my passions...but i've always loved berets, simple, classical French clothing style, black+white, and the simple country home french style...i've always LOVED bossa nova music and the French language...then when i entered myspace, my younger sis chose this bossa nova type of music for my space and well chanson de francaise took me by storm...i found several on-line radio stations that had a wide variety of french musicians, singers and then somehow my universe was aligned with everything French...the movie 'Marie Antoinette' came out, 'Amelie', 'Coco Chanel' then i started seeing more French stuff around stores + web like henri weiluc's french gals, Audrey Hepburn, eiffel towers, fleur dis lis...then i started searching for French blogs and found so many kindred spirits...like you and Rhonda...and so many other sweet French soules...and here i am...(maybe i was a French gal in a past life...not sure...)but i simply want to breathe in the lettering/fonts, illustrations, interiors of the simple French life...oh i could go on...but thank you so much for your interest...now it's my turn...how did you become a French lover?! xoxo jo ;)Labour of Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11980464753732271025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322958210454478455.post-579034375941377192008-09-17T08:29:00.000-07:002008-09-17T08:29:00.000-07:00These are so cool-really clever and looks like you...These are so cool-really clever and looks like you spent a fortune! Even with Dollar Tree! Boy, people will be really happy with your swap! By the way, from where does your love of French come?Gina M Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153527688211264822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322958210454478455.post-20894335935450509862008-09-14T07:17:00.000-07:002008-09-14T07:17:00.000-07:00Oh my gosh! I LOVE THIS! You did such an amazing...Oh my gosh! I LOVE THIS! You did such an amazing job and I am SURE that your goodie will be everyone's favorite! I knew you would do a fab job!<BR/><BR/>I am finishing up mine now. I am bummed though, because I meant to tell you to make an extra and we would swap on our own. I have an extra that I can still send to you anyway, because I think you will love it. I will post about it soon!<BR/><BR/>Love you my dear French sister!<BR/><BR/>R...Rhondamumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13001489762576359600noreply@blogger.com