~A little weekend Bliss~

Good Evening my Friends!

Thank you for all your lovely letters wondering what's happened too me. You are all so very thoughtful! Each and everyone has made me feel very blessed to have such wonderful blogger friends!!! Merci!

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Well the short story is...been busy with work, my family and a holiday thrown in. Once I get caught up with life I will put a stop to my tip toeing through blogland and start leaving comments on all your beautiful blogs. I hope you all have been enjoying your summer so far. I see some have been so lucky to get across the pond to the most beautiful place...Paris! Lucky you Kelly!

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I am glad the weekend is here so I can rest, hopefully in a lovely dress like this! I wish everyone a beautiful weekend and I'll be back soon to fill you in with more TOP SECRET details!!!

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Until then...Au revoir!

Xox's

~Miss Kris~

~Un weekend au bord de la mer~

(image courtesy of YvetteInufio)

Hi Everyone! Shall we go away for the WEEKEND?

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Perhaps, by the SEA...
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Look at these little STARS I found...for each of you



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Oooo...off in the distance I see a beautiful WHITE big top!


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Shall we take a ride on the

BIG FERRIS WHEEL?



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Shall we rest a bit under one of these?


(image courtesy of such pretty things)
Time to head back to our hotel rooms...


(image courtesy of Women via HouseofTurquoise)


(image courtesy of Such Pretty Things)
I think I'll put on one of these!!! Let's get all dressed up and head back to the beach!
(image courtesy of SouthwoldBeachHuts)


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Come on everyone...It's Time for the SWINGS...


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So divine and free!

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My little toes dipped into the sea.


(image courtesy of et Moi...HERE... taken at Glencoe Beach,yes it's true we have beautiful shores here in Chicago)

Some lovely art to remind me of my BEAUTIFUL day by the shore!
I hope you enjoyed your day by the SEA...?
~Miss Kris~

~Pretty Pinks for YOU~

(image courtesy of Sarah Keyes Photography)

These are some of my dreamy PINK images! Enjoy!

Ooooh...put first...did he leave me a love note?

(image courtesy of Country Living ~ British)

(image courtesy of Country Living ~ British)

(image courtesy of Flickr)

(image courtesy of oldplank.com)

Aubusson settee, just so beautiful.

(this item is SOLD although I have a few others for sale HERE)

My little watercolour painting ~Le cherubin deux~

This was one of my favourites to paint. This cherub is holding a love letter.

(images courtesy of oldplank.com)

The most LOVELY painted Petite Antique French Lady's Desk.

(champagne decorations nov/dec 08 and the next 3images)

(Charles Faudree ~ image courtesy of Cote de Texas)

This last image is sooo breathtaking, so feminine, I AM in love!

I love all these DREAMY and soft pinks images. Do you love soft pinks in your home?

May everyone have a beautiful WEEKEND!

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Happy Mother's Day to all you BEAUTIFUL MOMS and those special Mommies to be...wink...wink...dear Kelli!

See you next week!

~Miss Kris~

Soft Shimmery Pinks...

Ahhh...This bed is heavenly! So fluffy and soft, almost seems up in the clouds.

Look at the delicate headboard. And the dainty white linens. So breathtaking!!!

So pretty and simple. Besides the vanity sink, I love this faucet. A closer-look at this faucet. Beautiful!:)

This is bowl is so soft and creamy looking.

(images courtesy of Country Homes & Interiors)

Getting ready for some dinner.

I love this pretty home, so soft and feminine! I'll take one of these. Do you love this home as much as I do?

~Miss Kris~

Coup de coeur

(image by François Boucher)

I'm "LOVE STRUCK" with this romantic beautiful room. Can you imagine being commissioned to paint these lovelies for someone. How proud François Boucher must have been after painting these most amazing paintings! Romantic indeed! Some day I would love to paint a panel this large and this intricate...I'm talking months of painting. I would want to hire a woodcraft man to add more intricate details. Oooo...sounds like fun to me.

Another lovely by Boucher titled Birth of Venus.


les genies des art - translation is the art genies. Oh, Ilove it!!! Look at all the little genies at work. Makes me wonder if there is a little truth behind this. I often wonder how great masterpieces were done and now we know. haha.

My first mural, at a showroom down is St Louis I was a buyer for. After going to market (High Point) you come back fully inspired with so many ideas. My favourite showrooms to visit, wait, the anticipation, Lexington. Go figure. They once had a display which was a Swedish collection and literally had snow falling from the ceiling. All the furniture was in lovely soft shades of whites, creams and grays. Ooo...It was amazing. So I came back to the store and went at it. These walls were my first attempt at a faux finish. The base coat was a lovely shade of blush, after it was fully dried I went on top with bubble wrap dipped in a creamy glaze and also back into the original colour in a twirly dab here and there. Yep, that's right, bubble wrap. After this was all dry, the top coat was done in a watered down golden yellow brown (ugly colour) dipped with a feather duster and I softly feathered the walls. It added just the right amount of a golden sheen to the walls. It turned out so pretty and was in St Louis Bridal magazine that month. Smile blush... plus I had so many people asking me to come out and do the same to their homes. It was very exciting time for me.

This is the close-up of the urn and flowers I painted. After it was finished I sanded which gave it more of a fresco effect. ( The flowers and urn I used to paint this was in another vignette, I loved it and placed them on the armoire for the visual painting.)

My little cherub, inspired by this romantic time of year. Titled ~ le chérubin l'un. This little watercolour has splashes of acrylics and tiny touches of gold. This little painting is ready to be framed and a little reminder of romance.

Le chérubin deux ~ this is the second cherub I painted and yes, both are for sale in my Etsy store. Let me know your thoughts on my little cherubs and what has you "Love Struck" or Coup de coeur.

I also saw today that Fifi, from Fifi flowers was enjoying the day with a little snow, in California! I feel so lucky today in Chicago to actually have a winter warm up with 60 degrees. I know, next week we will be back in the twenties but I do know spring is right around the corner and with that thought my design book has been filling up very quickly and I hope to have some new designs to share soon.

I can't wait to hear your "coup de coeur" stories.

~Miss Kris~

A Pink Pretty

This is a Pink Pretty my Mom made and I wanted to share with everyone. My mom is a wonderful needle pointer. She spends her retired days stitching all sorts of pretties. This is one of my favorites and she won 1st prize!

My passion for painting and designing has come from her. She has a wonderful eye for color and as a tot I loved going to the stiching store to help pick out threads. I can't wait for her to get her Christmas tree up so I can share all her needle point stockings with you. They are small and sweet & come in all sorts of colours and are very eceltic.

I'd love to hear what passions you have that were helped upon the way from your parents or grandparents.

May you have a great day!

~Miss Kris~