Red Shed Frenchy Giveaway!!

The wonderful ladies at Red Shed Antiques are have a fabulous Frenchy Giveaway... Just back from a buying trip in Paris... they've got tons of wonderful treasures... drop buy and read about their trip, then leave a comment to win... and be sure to tell them that "Dixie sent ya"!

We adore all thing French... down here in French Lique!

A Giveaway to celebrate Spring!

I ended up with an extra copy of FLEA MARKET style... and so... just in time for Spring, I decided to give my extra copy away... Do you have your copy? Retail Value $9.95. If you'd like to win this copy, just leave a comment on this post with the name of your favorite spring flower. If you want a second chance to win, put a link on your sidebar to this post and come back and leave another comment. I'll draw the winner by RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR at 9pm on

March 30th!

Good Luck and thanks for stopping by to visit down here in French Lique!

300th Post and a Giveaway... A few of my Favorite Things...

Final Update: Saturday 12/12/2009... A giveaway of my favorite things wouldn't be complete without a beautiful apron made by my sweet sister, Lili Angelique! She's been making aprons for years, and this style is my favorite. A simple bib apron with pockets galore; made just for Christmas with green holly, berries and pretty Cardinals!Here's a close-up... I'll let the winner fill in their gift label...
Giveaway closes Sunday 12/13 at 6pm CST... so don't forget to leave a comment, become a follower and/or post about my giveaway on your blog! The end is near!

Update: Friday 12/11/2009... One of my very favorite things, a vintage wind-up clock for your bookcase or desk...! and yes, of course it works just great!

Update: Wednesday 12/9/09... You want more? Well, I do have a lot of favorite things... so here ya go... a pair of my favorite things... Birdie Salt & Pepper shakers... a fancy take on the Target White Birdies... these are my favorite... from Pier One... don't they just look "tweet"! UPDATE: Monday, 12/7/09... I thought I'd add something festive today for my 300th post giveaway... How about this pretty Venetian Mirror Photo Frame... for a 5"x 7" picture... maybe a holiday snapshot of you and your sweetie?!I told you this giveaway would be some of my favorite things...
and a pretty pair of vintage candle sticks... I love this pretty set... don't forget to stop back by later this week... I promise to add a few more items!
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original post...

After a year and a half... I've reached a milestone... 300 posts... There have been times when I wasn't sure I'd make it. Now, here I am... celebrating... so I thought I'd give away a few of my favorite things...

This is going to be a "build a give-away" so keep stopping back by every few days!

Vintage velvet millinery... violets...

Vintage rhinestone jewelry... in this case... ice blue for Christmas... a necklace, a bracelet and a pair of drop earrings...

Silk roses and tea stained tags...

A book about French Dreams... full of beautiful French photos... you knew there'd be books and things French didn't you..?

and Martha Stewart Christmas... circa 1989...

How do you get this bounty of vintage and new?
Follow this blog... 1 entry
Leave a comment on this post... 1 entry
Tell about my giveaway on your blog in a post or on your sidebar... 1 entry (feel free to borrow a photo for use on your blog...)
The giveaway closes on Sunday, December 13th and the winner announced on Monday, December 14th.
Every couple of days, I'll be adding a few little things to the give away... so come back to see what's new... and thank you... for stopping by and visiting... for leaving comments to let me know you were here... and caring about what might be happening...
Down Here in French Lique...

Winning a Giveaway, A New Favorite Blogger and a Tea Party for One Tablescape to Boot!

As soon as I found out, I had to join in Jan's Teaparty at Rose Haven, because she's the sweetest blogger around... Thanks Jan for inviting me! Have a wonderful bloggy gardening break! I can hardly wait to see how your garden grows!

What? A package for Dixie! I love surprises!

Hey, who's that peeking out there?

Why.... A little vintage angel man... with a message... for moi?
"Congratulations Dixie!"

Hey! That's me!

Now, what could this be... could it be... why... I think it is...

a blogger giveaway win!

It looks so pretty all tied up in tea stained notion...
and a lovely French Laundry Lady tag... Hello there... so thoughtfully packaged... I hate to untie...
okay... well I don't hate it that much... so here I go...
A book... I love books.. and this one...
French Home..
They'll be wonders to view inside... must be time for an afternoon break... why yes! It's 3 o'clock and time for tea...
I'll take this tea outdoors on this sunny April afternoon...
and use the Herend I've been promising Susan to show...
and one of those pretty chargers I found when shopping Wimberley with Candy and Barbara this month... yes... that's just the thing...
some relaxing green tea and
a cupcake or two
left over from the Easter Bunny.
a pretty embroidered green linen napkin... one of my favorites...
in the Herend Rothschild Napkin Ring... I love the birds, don't you?
and my beautiful little teapot... I love the rose on the lid...
with a pretty (coffee) teacup all the way from Australia...
In Australia, they call it a "can" not a "cup"... My front porch is a serene, quiet place to have an impromptu teaparty for one... as long as the one has a beautiful book... and isn't that the pretty vintage silver I found in Wimberley too? Why yes... it is! I just love it... Oh the stories it could tell...

Look at the book!

A French bottle drying rack...

I wonder if Ricky could make one like this?

hummmm?

and now... that last cup of tea...

ahhhhh... delightfully delicious!

Oh how the time goes by so quickly... Is my little tea party break for one already over? Well... the tea is gone... so it must be time... To gather my treasures back into the house...

for there are still "wifely chores" to complete... and maybe later this evening I'll show Ricky the photo...

the one of the French bottle drying rack...

and we'll see.... he does always say...

"If it's made from metal I can fix it"...

and I just bet that he can...

What a delight... to win a wonderful blog giveaway from a beautiful Texas blog... Tina at Dream in Cream Blog began blogging in January, 2009. Since her very first post about trying to figure out how to get her photos loaded... to now... she has truly found the art of blogging... If you dream of decorating in cream... please do yourself a favor and visit... just wait until you see how she decorated her new booth... I hope to get by the shop, Lone Star Antiques, and to her dreamy space, the next time I'm in the Dallas area...

and for more beautiful tablescapes join Susan for Tablescape Thursdays at Between Naps on the Porch...

Just livin' the life down here in French Lique...

Grosgrain: Sunday Laundry Shirt Dress GIVEAWAY!!!!

If you've never visited Kathleen's blog, now would be a good time to do so. This is the cutest little silk dress that she has made for a blog giveaway... Both the dress and Kathleen are adorable... so visit... and enter if you like...

Grosgrain: Sunday Laundry Shirt Dress GIVEAWAY!!!!

Okay... and I know... I'm not being very good tonight... but, well... I just had to let you see this one! ;)