Showing posts with label gifts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gifts. Show all posts

Mood board for a white something

| Friday, November 12, 2010 | 0 comments |
Kick me if you think it's FAAR too early to mention Christmas but frankly I spent hours putting this mood board together for here and there is no way, I'm not going to put it here for you to see!

1. White Paulistano chair 2.Star t-shirt 3. Cluster light
4. Jacqueline Morabito ceramic bottle cooler
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The Old Oak's Last Dream handmade print
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Cote Bastide French armchair 7. ceramic tea-lights 8. Hang lamp
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Jacqueline Morabito candleholder 10. Pigeon light
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Angel babygro 12. Jacqueline Morabito ceramic hearts

Tapez-moi si vous pensez que c'est vraiment trop TOT pour mentioner Noel mais franchement, j'ai passe des heures a faire ce montage pour ici alors il n'y a aucune chance pour que je ne vous le montre pas!

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1 egg, 2 eggs, 3 eggs...Happy Easter

| Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | 0 comments |
Last year, we were still living in Bristol and were lucky enough to rent a place in Clifton Village in a crescent that had the most fabulous communal garden (not thanks to my gardening skills I reassure you but to the good, dedicated people who lived there) so Mila (below) and her friends had a ball searching for chocolate eggs at Easter.
If I'm really honest, for me Easter is just about eating as many chocolate eggs as I can get away with....but since the egg cube holder by Kathleen Hills is one of our best-sellers, I have a duty...que dis-je?...an obligation to share with you the gorgeous gifts we have for Easter :-)

So let me introduce to my two favourites designs....First the simple yet sublime egg cube by Kathleen Hills....
Now I can hear you saying...why, it's just an egg cube!?....Oh oh oh not so fast! You should now by know that Elodie and I only put beautiful things on our site and this egg cup has nothing to do with cheap and cheerful egg cups you will find in high-street stores.
It's made of quality bone china and produced by a small family-run business in Stoke-on-Trent (the UK mecca of ceramics) and not some factories in China.
It's designed by British Ceramist Kathleen Hills who you may know for her gorgeous pendant lights hanging in fashion shop Whistles and her beyond-stunning Cluster Light.
It's a perfect example of form and function. A practical object to use daily (if you're not watching your cholesterol) but mostly it is something that adds real beauty value to your kitchen and breakfast table. It's simply beautiful.
So here we go....my take on 'this is just an egg cube!'
Now you can get one for yourself or four for your family or to give to someone as a wedding present...it's really up to you but don't fool yourself, it's not "just an egg cup".


The 2nd piece of design I love...very much for the same reasons.... the creative process behind it, the quality of the bone china, the purity of its lines, its practical and decorative values, is the Egg candleholder by Michelle Mason (most renowned for her beautiful, eco-friendly Stella rugs for grown-ups and most recently the Apple and Bunny rugs for children).
We see more and more designers making things complicated, too much bling-bling, too many details and I'm thinking....Just take it easy, make things simple, beautiful...just go back to what matters. Sometimes (often) less is more and that's why I love these Egg candleholders so much

Now I promise next year, we will have some gorgeous chocolates on BODIE and FOU...
Happy Easter
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Leaving you with inspiring Mother's Day gifts

| Wednesday, February 17, 2010 | 0 comments |

I'm flying to Barcelona in a couple of hours to join Bodie on our ski holidays. It will be the first time for our girls Mila (5) and Lily (6) so that should be a lot of fun. In the meantime, I leave you with some inspiring gifts from Mother's Day....
Nest art print in duck egg blue: £38 (available in sheer slate here) - one of my favourites...I find it very calming and it just looks amazing on a plain wall.
Gingko art print: £38
Cote Bastide Rose & Shower gel: £24.50 (Roses Eau de toilette here)
Silver plated beaker: £29.50
Wallflower scented candles (box of 25): £26. Click here to see our full range of scented candles made in France
Round metal tray: £42.50
And for mums who LOVE pottering around in the kitchen or garden...the Herb stand,
Linen apron (not many left unfortunately but really great quality) and the very popular ceramic grass vases would work wonder.
I'm off now. Have a fabulous week, I will be back early March.

PS:
Don't forget to send us pictures with your La Trop to enter La Trop Style Competition (if you are concerned having your face on the Blog, don't! I'm happy to cut your head off if you wish...in a nice way...Bye

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Happy Mother's Day from BODIE and Fou

| Monday, February 15, 2010 | 0 comments |

Click here to see our beautiful and inspiring gifts for Mother's Day

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BODIE and FOU Love Etc....

| Wednesday, January 27, 2010 | 0 comments |

Here are a few Valentine's Day gifts to make her feel sexy...to show her how much you love her and that you know what she likes...A little something just to make her happy. It does not have to be expensive just thoughtful.
And for something a bit more romantic, you may even want to write her a note in French. Something like "Je t'aime...beaucoup...passionnement...a la folie".
Flowers are great ...as well as the gift :-)
Let us know how it goes....
Leather wrist wrap by Clare Vivier: £45
Love art print: £38
La Tropezienne leather tote bag: £169.99
Endless love print: £38
Paris Love Apartments - Edition Paumes: £20
Deeply, Madly in Love print: £25.50
Leather notebook: £20
French body care and scented candles: from £8.50

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Gifts for men at BODIE and FOU

| Saturday, November 21, 2009 | 0 comments |


Here is our Gifts for men Christmas guide to help you find unusual, stylish and practical for all the men in your life (the grown-up ones!...we will do a special guide for the little ones soon...).

From top left clockwise:
1. Type map print: £38
2. Cognac glasses: £32.50 for a set of 2. Buy 2 sets, save 10%, buy 4 sets save 15%! (see review in Shortlist magazine)
3. Sunbeam car Tin replica: £19.50
4. Bugatti Volo toaster, black: £165
5. Move card holder: £34.50
6. Move key holder: £21.99
7. Mirror wall clock: £35.50
8. Little Robot: £7.50
9. Chef's Knife made of Japonese steel : £70
10. Soft anthracite bath towel: from £22.49
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