Casual Cottage Chic ~ Brocante

Love Is In The Air...and In Our Shop!

Decorate with Baskets

The Beach in a Bottle

   Bring a bit of the beach inside with these darling glass bottles filled with a variety of tiny seashells, embellished with twine and a metal fleur de lis! Bottles measure 4.5 inches tall. $20 each. Email us to purchase (not listed on our webshop).

Romantic Year-Round Paper Wreath

  Seen in your favorite romantic magazines and now available in our webshop, a handmade, voluptuous, show stopping delicate beige/coffee brown paper wreath. Embellished with a vintage romantic card and fabulous vintage corsage. Perfect for any decor in your home! Measures approximately 16 inches in diameter. Hang in a window, on an interior door or wall.

  Wishing you a blessed holiday season and new year!

French Antique Arboras Porcelain

 This lovely French antique porcelain pot in white and beige with handles on both sides, featuring a human face, is from the early 1800s; made from a clay mineral {kaolin} found near the Rhone. The 4 inch tall pot is marked on the bottom ~Arboras procelain. Arboras is a small village in the south of France. Isn't it lovely! Will be added to our shop this week, although I do hate to let this one go!

French Barrel Mustard Bottles ~ Rare & Useful..

   Mustard was almost a culinary requirement during the 19th century (and before as its use dates back to ancient times) to spice up otherwise bland dishes and to cover up the off flavors of foods in the age before refrigeration and other effective food preservation techniques. The French glass barrel mustard bottle is a relatively early example of "food bottles" or glass jars, embossed horizontally on one side between two sets of rings with MOUTARDE DIAPHANE / LOUIT FRERES & CO (circa early to mid-1900s).  "Diaphanous" (implying a very fine product) mustard and similar other imported versions were apparently the "Grey Poupon" of the of the mid-19th century.  These bottles were usually made of colorless or aqua glass; very rarely in other colors.  The bottle body has no evidence of air venting and was blown in a post-bottom mold although the side mold seam just barely curls around the heel to join with an apparent post-bottom mold seam. Little air bubbles can be seen when held up to the light. No chips or cracks. We love these little French bottles for use as a vase. Bottle measures 5 inchs tall. We have two available in our webshop, but they won't last long!

 Wishing you a bountiful Thanksgiving...full of peace,  health and love.

Made in France...

  How sweet are these hanging lavender-filled sachets, made in France especially for Casual Cottage Chic!