Category: French la Vie Creative Journeys
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Going to the Brocante Living Art
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”— Henry David Thoreau “The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.” —Pablo Picasso “Art enables us to find ourselves and…
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Brocante We Go
Spring in our steps, lucky brocante finds in everyone’s hands, sunshine day. The pleasure leading a group to some of my favorite Brocante’s places in Provence, and seeing them happy! Shared passion for experiencing France through the lens of the…
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The Season Starts: Antiquing in France
We are off to a fantastic start collaborating with Red Shed Tours. 14 women as crazy as we are about French antiques.- I hope you will follow along.
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Guest Post: Jeanette, Vintage Supply Company
Growing up in New England, I was always surrounded by antiques, though I didn’t begin selling them until 2009 when I opened my Etsy shop. At the time, I was doing a lot of assemblage art and had a surplus…
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Want to Experience France with Us?
France has a way of inviting us into moments—antique wandering, doors opened to private homes, long meals, easy laughter, friendships that form without trying. That’s what these la Vie weeks are about. Collecting things, though more so collecting moments of delightful inspiration.…
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Scavenging at Second Hand Shops
Today, Chelsea and I went scavenging through secondhand shops, not looking for anything in particular. We didn’t go to any of the curated shops. We wanted to dig — the bottom shelf, the forgotten corners, the places where you have…