Botanic Bleu: Presentation... French Flair for Style

Saturday, February 1, 2014

One of the nicest discoveries
I made on my first trip to France was how
every shop wrapped purchases,

including the most humble,
not just the expensive,
Lauduree.

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Each time I watched
a shop keeper expertly wrap a purchase,

I was enthralled with the detail and care
taken in wrapping each and every
purchase which was often
tied with a flourish and
presented to the

purchaser with
style.

A gesture
that expresses the
French flair of living...
Living with
style.

Presentation

transforms an event, day, object, or gift

from the ordinary to the sublime,

and creates a memorable vision

for the eyes, for the heart,

and, for the

spirit.

Soap becomes a

miniature painting

of the Eiffel Tower

A painting of a flower garden

visited by an exquisite

dragonfly.

Anticipation is

heightened by presentation and
an actual event, day, or gift
becomes even more
special.

Following the example of
French presentations,
I decided to create
gifts that
say
Valentine's Day!

A small gift
dressed in white textured gift wrap,
tied with silky pink ribbons, and
adorned with a hand-stamped
French-script pink feather and
white Murano glass heart
invites the receiver to
linger over the
wrapping,

and

the presentation creates
a Valentine's gift
of whatever
lies inside.

The addition of a simple heart
transforms any gift into a
Valentine's gift
of love.

Just the addition of a rustic wire heart

entwined with the remnants of a former plant

lifts the small lobelia flower from a simple

beautiful bedding plant to a

special gift that evokes

an expression of

love.

Special gifts do not have to cost a lot.

A four-inch bedding plant
lovingly tended and fertilizer fed
becomes a very special gift
with just a little extra
flair.

Presentation transforms a moment into
a priceless memory
filled with
love.