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A French-Inspired Garden and Home by Judith Stringham

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. 
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 
or  


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.


Presentation...
that says,
"Be my Valentine."

With a French flair for style...

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