Tea Towel Roundup

 We've got some punchy tea towels and napkins in for summer:

And some lovely nautical inspired prints:

  

Stop on by and freshen up 

your home for summer!

Seascapes meet Tablescapes

We've all heard of bringing the outdoors in, but bringing the ocean to the table can be especially cool. You can start with a statement piece, and fill in with smaller items. That's one of the great things about collections of the natural and organic variety - you can always use them on your table!

Some Paris Market interpretations:

 

These would be fun table gift too. I love how the shells look with all the silver and mercury glass on the table. It really gives it that glistening "under the sea" feel.

I would love to put one of these blowfish at every table setting for guests to take home at the end of the night. His spikes could even hold the seating card. He's fun and different, he keeps the evening special without it being too stuffy.

 

 

Hope this inspires your next dinner party or cocktail "do"

Sea life can really be an unexpected and refreshing change!

Time Travel at The Paris Market: Eyeglass Cases

A little bit of the old, 

 or a bit of the new...

You can pick your pleasure at The Paris Market...

Happy weekend mes amis!!

 

What the Moms are getting this Sunday

We usually like to give some gift suggestions for special holidays, but I thought I'd let our fantastic customers do the talking this time. People have been picking up these items all week, commenting it was for Mom. Well, most. Someone has yet to order the Carousel Letters. But we can special order any letter you want in any quantity so if you want to put your mom's name in lights, go for it! These scarves- absolute hotcakes, also in pink and polka dots; and the Tocca Handcreme (which Parent's magazine just featured as a must-have due to the high incidence of handwashing from being a Mom) is also a nice little gift. And the Cleopatra scent is THE favorite among us Paris Market girls. If you have a mom who likes to catch a 4 o clock nap, a new pillow might be nice.

In the end, you know what your Mom wants. 

Its probably a vacation.

Enjoy your upcoming fete Moms!

New Arrivals in Yellow

"Blue is the male principle, stern and spiritual. Yellow the female principle, gentle, cheerful and sensual. Red is matter, brutal and heavy and always the colour which must be fought and vanquished by the other two." -Franz Marc

I'm not sure, I think that red can feel brutal and heavy if there's too much of it. But a red balloon or umbrella can be really nice. Still I don't think we see yellow enough. Here's some just arrived, and incidentally it embodies all those above qualities. Maybe Franz IS onto something! Although I wouldn't attribute yellow as purely feminine, nor blue as strictly stern, spiritual and male. 
Enjoy some of our yellow new arrivals!

 

Remember what Mom said!

As a lead up to Mother's Day - this Sunday (!!) I wanted to celebrate the wisdom of Mom. What makes them so wise? Well they have a lot of marks to meet (important marks) in a short of amount of time, usually on budgets. So they have a special brand of efficiency. Naturally, I asked my fellow Paris Marketeers what words their mother's had to guide them through life.

Michele told me she was hatched, and no one else can quite remember anything that memorable their mom said. You know, favorably memorable, that is. Is it disheartening, Moms, that no one is listening? or extremely liberating? As number 3 in the lineup, I think my mom thought I wasn't listening, but I was. I heard every witty, quippy thing she said in my earshot. But the prize goes to Isabel, she had the nicest answer, with her mom telling her: 

"You never make your kids for yourself. You have to let them go. They don't belong to you. My mom, she never judged my decisions. One day I will have to let Kate go and I'm prepared for this and I have my mom to thank for it.

My mom said a lot of funny things, mostly commentary on the absurdity of life, and for which context is needed and probably not blog appropriate, but I do remember after college when I wanted to roam around Europe for a few weeks and none of my friends were free to be my travel buddy, I asked her if I should just wait until people could come with me. Even though I'm sure it freaked her out that I would be traveling alone, she told me that I should go when I had the chance, because I might not have the chance later. So I went. And then one week into the first leg of my trip in Ireland when I got the flu and thought about coming home, she told me I should just stay and get better because I would probably regret coming home so early and missing out. So, I left Inishmore two days later for Dublin, hopped on RyanAir and let my lungs dry out in France. It was a perfect solution. See mom, I was listening!

What did your mom tell you?

Assuming you were listening, of course.

Fresh Batch: Mother's Day Cards

Now is the time to thank your Mom for all the time, energy and money it took to raise you right! Our daily existence is supposed to prove that it was all worth it, so if that's in any way questionable, you definitely need to send her a nice card. You don't want her wondering why she thought it was a good idea in the first place, do you? No, of course not.

  

And don't forget Grandma!

Happy Mother's Day Moms!

Tablescapes: Mellow Moonlight

Candles as Centerpiece

 I usually put just a few candles on the table, but why? this is a stunning statement with our gorgeous Santa Rosa candles! And one that can be easily modified to suit your own personal style. Styling by Shelby Massey and Kelsey Riley.

 Happy Weekends mes amis! Please come by tonight for some moonlight shopping - we're open till 9pm!

Meow Meow Beautiful

I live in the historic district and many times I feel like I'm walking inside Mr. Roger's neighborhood with the constant trolleys circling the squares and the "ARGH!" of the pirates to welcome visitors to the Pirate's House. All that's missing is that little cat that says "Meow, meow, beautiful." Well actually, I've got the meow meow beautiful right here:

Bon weekend mes amis - whether that's visiting the tall ships, the Sand Arts Festival at Tybee or chilling out at the Lucas for the Audrey Hepburn movie tribute, kick off your weekend with us and enjoy some good shopping as we're open late till 9pm for First Fridays on Broughton. Wahoo!

Obsession Succession: Doll Outfits!!

Okay, so we all know I am obsessed with the knitted dolls we have here. And sadly, they fly out the door so quickly that I don't have long to gaze at them lovingly from the register. BUT, my crush has been heightened to the level of infatuation with the arrival of...wait for it...OUTFITS for the cuddly critters!! OMG, so cute! Take a sneak peep:

See what I mean!!! Gah! We only have one of each, so get em while you can!