Get ready to be spoilt!

Launching Thursday 2nd May ! www.parisinabottle.net

It's coming....

It's been a little while now that I have been hibernating and planning for my next move!
Very soon I will at last launch the brand new collection as well as a brand new website (and blog!) to go with it! Stay tuned! :)

Electric love

Follow my blog with Bloglovin It strikes me how something so functional as an electric plug can in fact have so much personality. Clearly there were clever designs behind them who wanted to leave their mark on the world, and with it their feelings for that same world they live in!

Whereas I usually live in France and England where plugs are rather (very) un-emotive, I recently found that in other places, they are just part of the 'decorum'.

Take Copenhagen, where plugs are a happy smiley bunch and it turns it made me smile very day.

But in Montreal where I happen to be at the moment, plugs are just something else. It's a mixture of an unhappy person screaming for help, a Scream-like mask and a very angry person too. Clearly the designer behind them was a little distressed too.

Head in the clouds...

For weeks and weeks, I have been wanting to do a little DIY, just something to keep me busy and make me smile, and I also wanted to buy a cushion that was shaped like a cloud... so last Friday I decided to home-make a cloud-shaped cushion!

and here it is :)

I am so so pleased with it, with its beautiful long eyelashes and its spotty back! I also made one of my brother and one for my sister but I still want to make a whole family just for me... so watch this space ;-)

I must admit it's really easy to make, here's how (in french though sorry, but there are pictures which describe it well)

Travel of the mind #1

So I went to Berlin...

What I liked most? the little Ampelmanns of course... because they are witness and actors to so much history but also summarise the quirky side of the city very well.

And I went to Copenhagen... and I never wanted to leave again. Even the plugs are happy there :)

Have you been before?


PS: it's ironic that I have so much to show and share at the moment, so many images but I am working on a new much better blogging platform and I feel a shame to share it all with you now when Blogger sadly would not do it justice... so I'm afraid to say that you'll have to be patient for now!
Marie xo

Food food food!

It is one of the truth of life that France is full of delicious foods. And coming back to it for longer than a short holiday will at last enable to me to re-acquiant myself with all things yummy!

 I am sure that before long there will be a complete library of all delicious things I have tasted on the blog!

Marie xo

One photo, one memory #3

So recently something changed. I put all my belongings in storage and moved out of Leicester where I had been living for many years. I am now in France for a little while, doing a little bit of travelling, resting.

I'm hoping to be back in the UK by May and then we can have lots more giggles, and of course jewellery! Until then, do keep checking the blog or Facebook for updates and photos!

This is a photo of darling postcards I received before I left... which I took great care in taking with me because they mean so much.

Marie xo

One photo, one memory #2

I love this photo so much!

It is my beloved rabbit lamp, with a bunny-fur collar, a Marilyn Monroe wig and a lacy eye mask for the perfect look, finished off with a few fairy lights effect... how fun!

Who ever said bunnies couldn't dress up?! :)

One photo, one memory #1

It has been so long since I last blogged - I am honestly a little ashamed of myself! :(

I have spent a lot of time with friends and family (Christmas included), then planning some holidays, and now starting to pack away all my things. In lots of boxes, to move away, move on.

I just wanted to say hello, and leave you with a photo which I love: My friends and I (I am second from the left), all wearing my jewellery on the same day. It was not planned at all, but it put the biggest smile on my face, and made me all warm inside. <3

On this note, a little belated, I wish you all a very Happy New Year! May all your dreams be true and may every single day be filled with happiness and sparkles!

Marie x

Seasonal wishes...

Have a wonderful holiday, see you in 2013!

Marie xox

Style it with... #6

This is the last one of our stylish inspiration posts! :(

But to finish off on a high and to get you into the festive spirit, I present The Party Lady! 

Keep it simple and sparkly, with beautiful accessories and stunning shoes, add lots of sparkles and you will be ready for a fabulous night-out or just showing off at home ready to tackle the turkey!

I hope you have enjoyed this series of fashion posts, and thank you so much again to Sarah from Yull for having taken part in it!

xoxo

And the winner is...

The  competition finished last Sunday evening and it is time to announce the winner!

Thank you to everybody who entered! All the entries were on Twitter so only one winner this time.

**drum roll**

As chosen by random.org, the winner of the piece of jewellery of her choice is... Camilla from Some Kind of Style!

Congratulations, and your *Tourbillon de la vie* (Whirlwind) necklace will be with you very very soon!

For everybody else, if it is a small consolation, I am doing up to 20% off on the whole collection this week only! :)

Marie xoxo

Style it with... #5

Our penultimate look already, I hope you have been enjoying them!

This week we are all about being girly, and that is 100% moi! :)

I like to look pretty and girly and feminine, wearing lace and frills and cute accessories - in my opinion, nobody should ever take themselves too seriously!

I know I haven't done any outfit posts for a few weeks but I will try my utmost to squeeze one in with a girly look!... in the meantime, here goes some more stylish inspiration to keep you looking fabulous!

Follow *Paris in a bottle* and Yull on their style hunt:

Join us every Friday as we unveil stylish inspiration!

Join us and share your style, tips and photos:

Facebook:           Paris in a bottle                     Yull

Twitter:              @parisinabottle                     @yullshoes

Website:             www.parisinabottle.net         www.yull.co.uk

*COMPETITION TIME!*

Yes, this title deserves capital letters because it is very exciting indeed! ;-)

Time for another competition, but I promise it's a super cool one, you get to choose whichever piece of jewellery you want from the whole collection! Absolutely anything you want :)

Prize:

The piece of your choice from the website. For you, for a beloved one, as a Christmas present, as a treat... I leave that completely up to you. Whatever you decide, it will be beautifully wrapped.

How to win it:

**On Facebook: 
leave a comment to let me know which piece you would like to win, and share it with your friends (make sure to 'like' as well!)

**On Twitter: 
share the piece you would like to win using the hashtag #ILoveParisInABottle

You can enter on both Facebook and Twitter for two chances to win. :)

Which one will you pick?

Competitions ends 9th December midnight. Entries will be collated and a winner will be picked with random.org the week commencing 10th december.
Open to UK, Europe, USA and Canada residents only.


You can also check out Ellie's lovely blog 'Pretty Much Penniless' and she's got a huge giveaway at the moment, including a surprise gift from *Paris in a bottle*! 

Style it with... #4

So Mondays are the new Fridays... at least for people like me who are very late in their post-posting!

So here is the fourth look in our style hunt in collaboration with Yull shoes!

Keep it simple, comfy and of course super stylish. Add a mince pie and perhaps some mulled wine, and you're good to go!

I hope you like it!

Follow *Paris in a bottle* and Yull on their style hunt:

Join us every Friday as we unveil stylish inspiration!

Join us and share your style, tips and photos:

Facebook:           Paris in a bottle                     Yull

Twitter:              @parisinabottle                     @yullshoes

Website:             www.parisinabottle.net         www.yull.co.uk

Style it with... #3

The third stylish inspiration is all about fashion, fashion, fashion!

Meet The Fashionista: mix quirky details with statement pieces to create the ultimate super-trendy look.

And you, are you a fashionista?

Follow *Paris in a bottle* and Yull on their style hunt:

Join us every Friday as we unveil stylish inspiration!

Join us and share your style, tips and photos:

Facebook:           Paris in a bottle                     Yull

Twitter:              @parisinabottle                     @yullshoes

Website:             www.parisinabottle.net         www.yull.co.uk

I am... The Glamour Queen

Another week, another style! and this week it is all about glamour!

However in the heat of glamourama, my camera and I had a fight. There were tears, and it resulted in not so many photos of my glamorous outfit. :(

I hope I always look glamorous (to some extent at least), and in another life, I want to be Christina Hendricks. For now, I can but try and find clothes that flatter my curves and accessorise them with simple and elegant jewellery.

and to finish off, a glamorous kiss! :) 

Dress: Dorothy Perkins// shoes: Next // Necklaces: *Stras et paillettes* and *Winterland*

Style it with... #2

This week we are all about glamour! Mixing a velvet dress from Monsoon with stunning velvet shoes with some elegant and feminine jewellery.

The Glamour Queen is me (well, I'd like to think so); it is certainly the style that suits me and my curves most and which makes me feel the most like a grown-up woman (odd thing to say for somebody who likes Hello Kitty, bunny lamps and stickers so much!).

and you, what's your style?

Follow *Paris in a bottle* and Yull on their style hunt:

Join us every Friday as we unveil stylish inspiration!

Join us and share your style, tips and photos:

Facebook:           Paris in a bottle                     Yull

Twitter:              @parisinabottle                     @yullshoes

Website:             www.parisinabottle.net         www.yull.co.uk

Things I heart #2

 Drinking tea. I'd go as far as say that it's a defining feature in me.

Montmartre, where Amélie lives. Paris in general I might add.

 My Singer machine, and more recently bought, my new black and gold bonbonnière (John Lewis)

My very kitsch but very adorable Piggy bank... a childhood belonging.  

Making a necklace which I am very proud of. *Stras et paillettes*

My art deco clutch. Found at TK Maxx, so very lush. 

Autumn and its changing colours

The Christmas gift guide is now online!

I very much enjoy doing gift guides, they really put me into the festive mood, and I become every so excited when it is finally time to launch them!

You can view last year's here... but for now, make room for the 2012 gift and inspiration guide, soft and fluffy with a dreamy atmosphere mixed with a little poetry - what's not to like?

I hope you like it as much as I did making it!

Click on the images to view them in bigger, alternatively, you can view the guide on Issuu here or on Yudu here and or Scribd here - all those are interactive so you can click on each product to be redirected to the product page.

ENJOY! :)