Fashion Friday: Badaude's Paris in the Fall

I love these illustrations from Badaude.  Here are 5 essentials for every Parisian in the fall!

Photo courtesy of hipparis.com

Photo courtesy of hipparis.com

 xo Ceilidh

Moulin Rouge - Lady Marmalade

Who could forget the infamous line "voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?"?

More to come on Saturday! But until then...



xo Ceilidh

La Frégate

One of my favorite places to eat in Paris is La Frégate.  It is located at the corner of rue du Bac and quai Voltaire.  The perfect place to stop if you have just finished a long day of sightseeing and wish to relax with a bite to eat.  It's super close to the Louvre and the Tuileries.

La Frégate is the perfect place to sit outside and people watch while enjoying your dinner.  The waiters speak  English, which is a major plus, and are polite and timely.  Washrooms are clean.



Rumsteak with Pepper Sauce



French Fries

The rumsteak with pepper sauce has to be my favorite item on the menu.  It comes with a side of fries.  It is literally so good that I think I could eat it every night!

It's funny how there are some cultural differences between North America and France.  The waiter asked me how I would like my steak done...the conversation went a little something like this:

Waiter: How would you like your steak? Well done, medium?
Me: Well done.
Waiter: Are you sure you don't want it medium?
Me: Yes.
Waiter: *weary eyes*

It seems the French find it a little weird when we want our meat cooked!

xo Ceilidh

Paris Poodle Dessert Table

I made this dessert table for a Stella & Dot jewelry party that my mother hosted last week.  I had been dying to use these Meri Meri poodle cupcake cupcake toppers, so I basically just designed the table around that.

In case you missed my previous posts, you can view my Eiffel Tower decorative toppers here, my Eiffel Tower cookies here and my mini-rosette cupcakes here.

The "OOh LaLa" sign is courtesy of Icing Designs, my all-time favorite blogger gals.  The painting was purchased for me as a gift from my parents...similar to the ones you can purchase along the Seine in Paris.  See the Eiffel Tower in the distance?  Speaking of Eiffel Towers, don't you love this one?! It is the favorite from my collection (oh, I have many!).  I purchased it at HomeSense a while back.  It's about four feet tall and bea-u-ti-ful!

xo Ceilidh

Ooh La La Poodle Cupcakes

Keeping with my Paris theme, I also made some pink poodle cupcakes! I fell in love with these Meri Meri cupcake toppers and was excited to make some pretty cupcakes for them.

Photo courtesy of shopmerimeri.com

I used a Wilton #21 tip to ice the cupcakes.  This small-rosette pattern is currently my favorite way to ice both cupcakes and cakes.  Basically, all you have to do is move the tip is a small circular motion, starting at the outside and moving inwards [tutorial to come].

See everything come together on tomorrow's post!

xo Ceilidh