Special Feature Friday: Cruel Candy

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Avgi is the owner of Cruel Candy, an Etsy shop filled with handmade clothing and accessories.
The unique but fashionable style of  the clothes made by Avgi makes this shop a lot of fun to browse trough.
Avgi works with wonderful fabrics all with wonderful prints. We can find items in retro style, with cupcake print or with flowers. All in all the clothing produced by Avgi make for a wonderful fashionable addition to any closet.

This cute mini dress comes in 4 colors, white, black, red and emerald green. It reminds me of a 70s mini dress. It is made of a medium weight cotton garbadine. 

This wonderful skirt with a flower print is a real classic item. It is made of a medium weight toile with a lovely French print of flowers and people. This model is available in many wonderful prints, like cupcakes, checkered, and retro prints. This model is timeless and assures of a fashionable classy look.

Avgi was so kind to give the readers of this blog a 10% discount with this code: ISHJESBITS10

Special Feature Friday: Minouc Brocante

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I have a thing for vintage and antique's. Everything old has a story, and even though I often do not know that story, I find it fascinating to wonder where an piece has been in it's former lives. 

Minouc Brocante is a shop that sells wonderful vintage items. The shop is run by mother Nienke and daughter Minouc. Many of their family holiday's where spend in France, where they came about the most wonderful treasuries at antique markets and in secondhand shops. 

In Minouc Brocante we can find a great diversity of products. Wonderful tea sets, postcards, tablecloths, candleholders and handmade fabric buttons. The way the items are presented makes them very attractive, and in the photo's it is easy to see their charm and detail.

This wonderful tea cup trio was made between 1966 and 1969. It was made in Germany and marks '100 jahre Bareuther Waldsassen, Bavaria' . The fine gold decoration and the teal give this trio a fresh look. There is a beautiful collection of trio sets to be found in Minouc Brocante, from very elaborate designs to the more fine ones.

These apothecary jars make a great decoration for any kitchen. Besides being a decoration, they can be useful  for storing. More kitchenware is available in Minouc Brocante, including old copper ware.

For anyone in to sewing or quilting I would really suggest to have a look at their collection of fabrics. These vintage french fabrics are difficult to find in any shop but would make for great quilts or bed spreads. 

You can also visit Nienke and Minouc's other shop Minouc where you can find lovely hand made accessories.

Minouc Brocante offers a 10% discount to the readers of this blog with this coupon code: BLOGSPECIAL 

This discount code is valid until the end of September 2014.

Special Feature Friday: Ali Brown Photography

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It has been 2 weeks since the last special feature Friday. I have been on a 10 day holiday to the Netherlands, to see family, but also because of my sister marriage. It was a wonderful day, even the rain did not matter. Both bride and groom where looking amazing, and the cake was delicious!

But now, back in France, and back to work again! I will keep it short this week, but there is a lovely shop I would like to share.

Ali Brown Photography is an Etsy shop I found today. Alison is a photographer and always spend a lot of time looking for the perfect props. Eventually she decided to try and make her own props. With her knowledge of sewing she created a bonnet, and immediately she loved designing her own items!

In Alison's shop you can find adorable head pieces for your little one, but also beautiful vintage inspired accessories for adults. These items are not only usable for photo-shoots, but they will also be great to wear to a party or evening out.

This fine floral headband is handmade by Alison. Because it is handmade it will be slightly different every time. This insures you own an unique item! There are many other headbands available in Alison's shop, and you can order matching tutu's to go with the headbands.

The vintage inspired headbands will make great accessories for a themed party, Halloween or a festive evening. Of course they can also be used as a prop for a photo shoot!