Designer Jean Paul Gaultier

Jean Paul Gaultier is designing for Target. He is an Extremely famous designer in Paris and very famous for his excentric creations....Now, i can wait to see what he has designed for women like us...WOW.

Bring it on, i am curious and i want to see it...and please don't all get to Target and buy everything, i want some too....LOL. I may check tomorrow. It's launching today!!!

Le Chateau des fleurs, main bathroom

This is the half bath in the main part of the house. When i have guest and parties, they use this one.

The sink and spout are from Lowes.  Bowl sinks are the kids favorite....They give themselves pedicures in them...HAHAHA

Do you see the contrast between the brown wall in hall and the yellow in bathroom ?
I do like zebra and recalled it in both rooms.

This is a piece of furniture. If you do this, make sure you take the measurements to fit the sink and spout.
The granite guy will take a template and cut it for you and make the hole for plumbing.
The plumber will cut the inside of the furniture to fit the plumbing.

The lights are from Home depot on line. The shades from Home depot the store. The mirror is from Lowes.

Linked to The idea room,

Awards

I have been given 2 awards this week and i am so grateful when someone shows me that they love my blog and me enough to talk about it.

The first one comes from Vintage French hen.

The first time i visited her blog i find her super crafty. She always has something fun going on and she has her daughter Maggie's pregnant picture there too. Well, i am baby crazy so i thought it was so cute! HAHAHA

I am supposed to write 7 things about myself....

1. I was a professional dancer for Disneyland Paris. They hired me to do Alice in Wonderland but for some reason i ended up dancing in the parades. I did Wendy, Peter Pan's girl friend also. :)  Vintage French Hen's daughter was in the Disneyland Christmas parade...I liked that :)
2. I have 5 chickens, 2 lay blue eggs.
3. I had 9 years of English and 7 years of Spanish in school in France.
4. I stayed 2 months in Tunisia, an Arabic country.
5. I love the smell of orange tree blossoms. LOVE.
6. I can belly dance.
7. I can dance salsa...very well.

The second Award comes from Roxy at A woman's write.

I was so surprise when she told me that her sister in law was one of my friends. How cool is that!!!

Alice in wonderland review

Girl night last night, shopping wears me out or maybe, i am out of shape! LOL

Alice in Wonderland in 3 D was SUPER good. The characters are SO interesting, beautiful, intriguing, funny.

 Wonderland is Awesome! Very well done. 

The story line is wonderful and goes very nice as a sequel to the original story. I will buy the CD when it comes out and see it again in 3D in the next weeks.

Now, i don't know if my 2 year old would stay and watch it, since she is so active and need a lot to be entertained . My 7 and 9 year old would love it. 

Tutorial on back splash center piece

When i could not find a Toile center piece for my kitchen, I decided to make my own. I got the white tile at Home Depot.

I put the tiles down on my table to made a pretty frame. Then I washed and let dry the tile.

I used decal paper and copied a Toile motif i liked.

I used a surface conditioner for ceramics. When dry, I transfered the Toile design with a pencil.
Then it was time to paint. I used black and brown paint for ceramic. With a thin brush, i painted everything changing the drawing to my liking. I let dry for 10 days. Always follow in the instruction on bottle.
This is waterproof and SO amazing....I had the Tile guy, cut the edges for the frame and install it ...that was it!!!

Party at Today's creative blog. Here.

Our South Valley

I would like to congratulate Our South Valley for their very good news about their community and their writings about Amber Alert GPS.
I was very surprised. Usually you don't learn that much about the story behind a product or a company. They did such a good job with the story, telling why my husband and i are so passionate about it. It's like a painting...I always want to know what the story behind it.
Why would people work so hard at something.
 When you start a business you have to work full time for a minimum of 5 years before seeing results and...money. WOW....So i will let Our South Valley HERE tell you the story...What triggered Amber Alert GPS....:)

Le Chateau des fleurs, kitchen tour

This is the kitchen, it is very big because the house is very big. My family is also in the kitchen all the time. It is one of my favorite room.

I have white trims and white paneling in the house so to continue the theme. The cabinets are off white with a brown glaze. The wall color is a warm brown who matches the back splash tile. The color is lighter but goes well with the tiles. It help make the kitchen flow and look more spacious. The ceilings are Aqua blue.

The double stove is a professional range. In France we cook everything from scratch. This is how i learned to cook.

The tile on the back splash is called "subway tile" We have this in the Parisian subway, on the walls and ceilings. The tile is a crackle porcelain tile. I only use Porcelain if it is very special and pretty.

You can see, i don't have a lot of accessories on the counters. I have 2 year old who climb on the counters and dances...HAHAHA...She brakes everything too. All decoration is high, out of reach.

You can see a little bit of the breakfast nook on the right.

I will post about it later.

I was looking everywhere for a "toile" back splash and could not find one. So i made it!!!

I will give you a tutorial  tomorrow .

You cans see a disposal on the left. The kids would play with the buttons and broke it the first week. So we don't use it. :)

The Sub Zero fridge. 

It is huge. So love it.

I love this clock. It says "Bistro du Dauphin" A very famous Dauphin was Marie-Antoinette's son because of his tragic death. The name Dauphin was used for the eldest son of the king of France from 1349 to 1830.

A warming drawer..very useful.

3 small chandeliers hanging above the biggest island. They are form Lowes or home depot on line. I ordered and find all the Chandeliers. I am so picky about them and was not going to spend a fortune. Love them. Got the shade at Lowes. 

You can tell the ceilings are Aqua blue in the kitchen.

I never had a microwave before living in the States. It is a luxury in France.

There is 2 sinks. One by the fridge and one on the other end of kitchen.

I can see the back of the house from the kitchen.The family room is next to the kitchen and open to it. We are always in these 2 rooms.

The floor is cobblestone, in an Antique pattern. All Tile stores have  tile layout handouts.  Natural stones add value to your home.

The counter tops are black granite. It is important that the floor and counter tops go together. The floor has gray...goes well with black. This is a key for a well put together kitchen.

Hope you enjoyed this tour...Glad to share my little secrets with you... For the Back splash tutorial click here.
Gros Bisous
Frenchy



*Edited*
This is my last house. We do not live there anymore.
At least i could design another one :)
Thanks for liking my design .

Makeover week

With all the drama this week i am back on my posting for what happened this week. Someone really likes my red lipstick as much as i do... She had one makeover....

And Another one...She likes purple nail polish...can you tell?

No baby, animal, furniture was harmed in the process.....With the first baby you know....you get mad.....at the third now....I just take a picture and keep it for memories....HAHAHA
I find my kitchen pictures....I don't know where my head was...Maybe with a little fluffy hair ball...So tomorrow morning...My kitchen.
XOXO
Frenchy

Laughing is good for you

Last night, Lola and i were looking on KSL classified. Trying to find Zacky. We came across this picture and it made us laugh. We are still laughing!!!

It was nice to look at cute puppies and laugh. :) It helped.

I am going to the vet this week. The dogs and cats are getting microships, shots and Zacky a haircut. It' all worth it.:).

Someone asked me about Amber Alert GPS for pets. The website is under construction. Amber Alert GPS website Here has accessories that you can use on the collar.

Love you all.

Frenchy

We found Zacky!!!

We got a call this morning from the pound, they had a Maltese without a collar and the microship was not scanning. I jumped in my car, My little fairy still in her jammies. Bite all my fingers nails off...and i got there. It was him. A man in my little community had brought him in this morning. He is dirty, stincky, safe.....and now i can sleep. THANK YOU for your prayers, encouragements, good thoughts send to us....I think it made a big difference. For me and Zacky. I think also that anyone should have comfort when in pain and not keep it inside as a secret.

OHHH i feel so much better!

I have great news.

 We are launching Amber Alert GPS for pets.

If Zacky had a GPS on him, i could have find him wherever he was. With a map on my cell phone. The GPS is the smallest in the world.    Zacky....You are going to wear one now and you are grounded, no more running away . I feel bad that i had to loose him to realize that he needed one. I guess, we have to learn with experience.

When you have a lost dog

I have been printing posters with Zacky's pictures to put at vets, mail box, farm store.

I spend hours looking at the lost pets last night, Lost and found and also selling pets on Abc, craigslist, KSL.

I am supposed to go to the pound every other day. They put dogs for adoption after 3 days. THIS IS CRAZY. They say that sometimes it could take months. He had a collar with tags, phone numbers, Microship.

Lola the diva and i have been crying since he left.

Lola wants a Maltese puppy if he doesn't come back, the same breed as Zacky.

The pound has a lot of small dogs, breaks my heart. I will be doing a lot of crying each time i am there.

Posting my kitchen tomorrow...I need to think" HAPPY".

I have lost my dog

Yesterday the kids were playing outside with the dogs...Zacky never came home after that. He has a collar with tags. We live in the woods, cougars, bears, people. Teddy is always with him. Teddy is by himself and it doesn't look good.

I went through a lot of emotions....

I got Zacky less than a year ago, i wanted to have a baby but could not. A cute small dog seemed to be a good option. We got him from the pound. Was i too emotionally attached to him? 

I am having a hard time with the loss....losing everything. It's easier to have nothing than to have everything and loose it. Is it worth it? To have a pet and pay the price of loosing it?

I don't know, i Am pretty new to this. Never i though i would be so attached. How do you deal with the grieving?