Princess Bubbles Creates

Our first full day in Paris we ventured to the flea market.  Oh my gosh.  It was quite the place.  When we first got there all we could find was junk.  Gangster clothing and cheap stuff.  Not what I was looking for.  With much persistence and an extremely patient husband I finally found some cool stuff.  Ephemera, beads and lace!  What could be better?  Well, quite frankly the prices.  It was quite pricey really. Honestly the supplies that I find here in thrift stores are just as good and a LOT cheaper.  I can always find a bargain here at home.  I hope that doesn't sound like complaining.  I mean to sound extremely grateful for my beautiful life here in Canada.  I am truly blessed beyond measure!  I am also grateful for such a wonderful trip and the chance to shop for some treasures.

What can I say about Versailles?  Opulent to the max.  It was just too much for me.  As much as I like to think of myself as a princess I could never live this way.  I mean the studio space would be amazing but...

It is still rather like a dream to me that I actually got to go there!  It was pleasing to me that my husband enjoyed the gardens as much as I did.  He really went out of his way to make this trip wonderful for me.  I have the best man!

My all time favorite painter is Claude Monet.  It was one of the best parts of our trip getting to visit his beautiful home and gardens.  The lily pond was so beautiful.  We packed a picnic lunch and enjoyed eating, people watching and generally just being in nature.  My soul longs for nature especially after being so busy in such a big city.  I love this image I captured.  I have a few actually.  I would love to print this on fabric and then do some stitching. 

This massive sculpture was a two minute walk from our apartment in Antibes.  I knew my calligraphy friends would love this!  So cool.

I guess really it is a book that is anything letter oriented.  It is not all my work but things that I have collected over the years.  It is good to have it all in one place.  Tomorrow back to pictures from France!

I just remembered I had these pictures of the book to show.  Blogger is not co-operating and I don't know how to fix this.  I will keep it short as I don't like what it is doing to the text.