Saturday, November 14, 2009

I Think She Must Be Smiling...


Dearest Friends,
Two lovely bits of news from the world of haute patisserie...

The first, shown above is the new color that Ladurée has unveiled for its boxes for autumn. I am not always that much of a pink person, but isn't this just yummy?
This is what they had to say about it:
For the autumn season, Ladurée is cloaking its macaron box in moiré pink, like an haute couture fabric,decorated with a beautiful frieze featuring black interlacing motifs.
And in even more exciting news...
Ladurée chooses to open its first store as part of the Royal Courtyard at the Palace at Versailles.

In this refined place, Ladurée lovers can discover all of the "signature" items such as candles, perfumes, shopping bags, the embroidered pouches, beauty kits, stationery and Beauty fragrance collection Violet, Rose and Almond, without forgetting the essential and indispensable delicacies of Ladurée, macaroons and chocolates sold in their finest boxes.





I would like to think our Beloved Queen is somewhere in the purple aether, smiling...

Image of Marie Antoinette from Kirsi of Itkupilli, remainder of images from Ladurée.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

A Winner...!!!



(An Image from the collection of Les Museés de Strasbourg)
Dearest Friends,
There is a winner in my giveaway from our fun Halloween Blog Party!

It is....

sherry ♥ lee

!!!

Please e-mail me at gossamertearoom@gmail.com so I can get your address and send you a deluxe package of my handmade cards!

This has been so much fun and I would like to thank everyone who participated!
And love and hugs to my very dear friend and blog party partner, LuLu!

Betty