a date with my boys...

guess which movie the frenches went to yesterday afternoon? i'll give you a hint with a few little hints...

~berkley illustration

~matte stephans

~cicada studio

~kristiana parn

~pookaqueen

~kg + ab

~{odette}

~native vermont

~pookaqueen

~joannarutter

~hirondelle rustique

have you figured it out? that's right! fantastic mr. fox! and it was wonderful! we giggled through the whole thing. clever doesn't begin to describe the magic contained in this film. we all loved it and that doesn't happen very often. you should really go...even if you don't have small ones.

xo mrs. french

blissful inspiration...

~photo by me!

beautiful, quiet holiday images...sfgirlbybay....xo mrs. french

a new beach

this past weekend we went to the beach...a new beach.  i had always considered myself very loyal to my other beach.  but oceanside's rugged rocks, remote location, and sleepy town won me over.  also the most wonderful blues...my polaroids loved this beach just as much.  

again and again the deep blues kept showing up.  this really hasn't happened before.  perhaps it's ok for a gal to have two beaches?  xo mrs. french

p.s. wait until you see where we stayed!

a blissful discount from reverie daydream boutique

i know you have been there....it is a bliss favorite, the lovely reverie daydream boutique.  the sweet gal behind the shop is also a favorite...she is just incredibly nice and generous too.  melissa has generously gifted bliss readers a 15% discount on all merchandise!  Just enter the code "BLISS" at checkout.  oh and free shipping on all us orders!  there really is no reason not to visit.  xo mrs. french

p.s. code is good through the 20th, so get to it!

my happy place: a villa in the south of spain

i have the sudden urge to head to the south of spain...

this villa completely takes my breathe away...xo mrs. french

via the beach studio and locations

my happy place: interior photographs by ellen silverman

i know i have featured ellen silverman on bliss before...i believe it was her pretty pillows that got me the first time around. since then i have been back often. i absolutely love her interior photographs.

the natural light and warmth get me every time. xo mrs. french

lovely clusters

it's really no secret...i love to to compile.  i love to collect pretty things, put them together and make other pretty things.  which is why lovely clusters is the perfect spot for me.  rachel and vicki have put together something so incredibly lovely...it's easy to get lost...

lovely clusters does the most splendid job of showcasing the work of talented artists and designers from all over.  

i am not fully sure what it is...but when i see lovely things next to other lovely things my love for them grows.  i love the way one item showcases another and another....harmonizing perfectly.  

these gals have created a site where shopping stories are created...rachel and vicki create clusters of their own, but also give compilers like us the opportunity to make something wonderful.

lovely clusters is a relatively new destination, but it fits so perfectly i can't remember the blogging world before the cluster.  thank you ladies for creating another addiction and showcasing bliss by decorating my sidebar.  xo mrs. french

i heart Monday.

i love all my lists. but today i love this one maybe a little bit more...

i heart this shelving.

i heart this cardigan.

i heart these nesting bowls.

i heart this hobo.

i heart this boot (via the always impeccable michelle).

i heart this mirror.

i heart these feathers (via design sponge).

i heart this rug (via seesaw).

i heart these plates.

i heart this print.

i heart this sweater.

i heart these strawberries.

i heart this towel.

i heart this table.

i heart these measuring cups.

i heart this clock.

i heart these boots.

i heart this blanket.

hope you all had a lovely weekend. ours was really wonderful...this list pulls inspiration from it. there will be much more later. xo mrs. french

petits˚bonheurs

i am rarely surprised when suann shows me pretty things. she does it so often, i have come to delightfully expect it. however, she shocked me with something beautiful. these photographs...

these photographs were plucked from the lovely french blog, petits˚bonheurs. each photograph captures the essence of being small perfectly. thank you suann for the best surprise!

xo mrs. french

trampoline

if i could choose one etsy shop to move into, i would choose kimberly ludy's aka ethanollie's shop, trampoline. i remember exactly what triggered this impossible move. it was the handwoven basket in the middle...

i am not sure how long ago i spotted the basket or my new home, but i do know that the basket led to countless moments perusing...imagining the rooms, and lovely vignettes in my new in-my-head-perfect-home. trampoline is one of those shops i know is plum full of time, effort, love and thoughtfulness. kim's photos and styling make this so apparent. through her photos, i feel as if i need everything she has...i know just where to put it or the perfect way to arrange it because she has done the work for me...because of her ability to treasure, my wheels turn, filling my head with the surroundings i long for.

which is why when i saw her home on dearest victoria's blog, i was not at all surprised by the audible gasp that came spilling out. i bookmarked immediately and stalk it more than i care to admit. i would pack up my boys and move in, as-is in a heartbeat...

obviously, this is not a possibility. this home is loved. for now i will continue to visit trampoline and bit by bit i am hoping to channel my inner ethanollie.

it is so nice having trampoline on bliss...it fits exactly as it should. xo mrs. french

blissful inspiration...

*kane longden

worthwhile snow...sfgirlbybay.....xo mrs.french

lovely gifts courtesy of the best sponsors in the world part deux

good afternoon! i am seriously behind on my gift list. i find that now that i have b i get him done and i feel like that should be it. which is of course, is not the case. thank goodness my dear sponsors always come through. i am so lucky to have the best of the best and the most wonderful of the wonderful on my sidebar. gift-giving has never been so lovely and so easy. take a peek...

1. hobo bag~wristie love, 2. key to my heart necklace~blue moss, 3. chunky cream scarf~jill bent, 4. personalized recipe cards~perideau designs, 5. linen table runner~inklore, 6. st. kida~munted kowhai, 7. vintage world globe~trampoline, 8. plywerk your family photos~plywerk, 9. "feliz"~jewells: jimena rios, 10. "molly"~emma lamb, 11. drops and circles earrings~blue hour designs, 12. vintage polaroid camera~at home with henry, 13. breathe tranquil bubble bath~reverie daydream, 14. elephant teapot~hello victory, 15. "twelve days" appetizer plates~noun (remember these from jami's house?), 16. queen anne's lace seed pod pillow~inleaf.

and don't forget my first sponsor gift list of the season. you are just as lucky as i am....xo mrs. french