Spring 2013 Local Home Tours

Are you going to the Villa Park Home Tour on April 28, or the Old Town Tustin Promenade on May 4? Look for I Dream of France and say Bonjour!

Villa Park Home Tour

I Dream of France will be decorating three tables at an historic home nestled in an orange grove. The home tour is on Sunday, April 28, from 12:00-5:00 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advance ($45 on the event day) and you can purchase them at The Green Pear boutique, The Flowery, or Villa Park Pharmacy in The Villa Park Shopping Center.

Tickets include two drinks of your choice at the Post Tour Party being held outside between City Hall and Rockwell’s Restaurant starting at 4:00 p.m. You can also buy food wristbands for $10 (advance purchase only).

Here is a sample house from this year’s home tour:

Old Town Tustin Promenade

The Promenade is a day-long series of events. If you’ve always wanted to walk around Old Town, this is your day. We’ll be open all day, so stop by and say Bonjour! The home tour is on Saturday, May 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance ($25 on the event day) and you can purchase them at the Tustin Area Museum, Mrs. B’s Consignments, or Fred & Daffy’s Antiques & Collectibles in Tustin. Here is a sample house from a previous year’s home tour:

–Ashley

 

New Paris Home Collection

We are so excited about this colorful new collection from France and thrilled to share pictures with you! These table and home items are fun, easy additions for your home, and make charming gifts as well. Click any of the photos to view more information on I Dream of France.

As always, ground shipping is free for orders of $75 or more! No coupon code required. For faster shipping, or for destinations outside the USA and Canada, please inquire for shipping charges at 1-888-96-FRANCE or bonjour@idreamoffrance.com.

Paris Ceramic Mug

This fun ceramic mug will let you escape to the City of Lights any time you are having coffee or tea!

Paris Tall Glass

This fun drinking glass is five inches tall and ready for your favorite drink.

Paris Melamine Lunch/Dessert Plate

Eight inch lunch/dessert plate is a smaller size for casual dining and made of melamine for easy care and durability.

Paris Ceramic Salt and Pepper Shakers Set

This adorable set is perfect for your table, and comes in a beautiful box for gift-giving. (Our tip: buy two!) Sel means salt, and poivre means pepper.

Paris Coconut Fiber Doormat

Everyone who comes to your door will know your heart belongs in Paris.

 

New Beauville French Tea Towels

After several weeks’ wait, our new shipment of Beauvillé kitchen towels has arrived from France! We restocked several designs that had sold out, and have new designs to show you as well. Beauvillé towels are block printed by hand on a linen-cotton blend towel (which some customers have told us is their favorite blend for drying dishes). Their designs are uniquely beautiful and top-quality, and they have been printing textiles in the Alsace region of France since 1759. Click any of the photos to view more information on I Dream of France.

As always, ground shipping is free for orders of $75 or more! No coupon code required. For faster shipping, or for destinations outside the USA and Canada, please inquire for shipping charges at 1-888-96-FRANCE or bonjour@idreamoffrance.com.

Beauville Passiflore Tea Towel

The Passiflore towel will appeal to tea enthusiasts with a variety of plants such as oregano (oregan), St. John’s Wort (millepertuis), rosemary (Romarin), verbena (verveine), burdock (bardane), elderberry (sureau noir), and chamomile (camomille).

Beauville Fruits Rouge French Tea Towel

The Red Fruits (Fruits Rouge in French) towel has brightly colored raspberries (framboises), blackcurrant (cassis), cherries (cerises), strawberries (fraises), blueberries (myrtilles) and currant (groseilles).

Beauville Orchids French Tea Towel – Green

The Orchids (Orchidées in French) towel has a beautiful array of orchids on a green background.

Beauville Aromatic Garden French Tea Towel

The Aromatic Garden towel will appeal to gardeners and cooks alike with pots of tomatoes, basil (basilic), chive (ciboulette), cress (cresson), mint (menthe), and a sign that reads “Je suis dans le jardin” (I am in the garden).

Beauville Aromatic Garden French Tea Towel

Beauville Lavande de Provence French Tea Towel

The Lavande de Provence towel is a beautiful Provencal towel design featuring elements of Provence life: olives, olive oil, lavender, figs, lemons, wisteria and a Provencal village..

Beauville Lavande de Provence French Tea Towel

 

 

New Beautiful French Things!

2013 is well underway, and I Dream of France is stocked full of new things! Click any of the photos to view more information on our website. As always, ground shipping is free for orders of $75 or more! No coupon code required. For faster shipping or for destinations outside the USA and Canada, please inquire for shipping charges at 1-888-96-FRANCE or bonjour@idreamoffrance.com.

Les Anis de Flavigny French Anise Mints

The finest of candies, 100% natural! Les Anis de Flavigny’s anise candies are white, hard and about the size of a pea. We’ve been carrying the mint flavor for a while, and now we’ve added anise. No GMOs, artificial flavoring, coloring or artificial sweetners: just an anise seed, sugar, and natural flavoring.

Kid’s T-Shirt Ma Voiture 2CV Royal Blue

Made exclusively for I Dream of France, this soft royal blue cotton t-shirt has the iconic French Citroën 2CV and the phrase “Ma Voiture” (My Car).

Kid’s T-Shirt Eiffel Tower Je T’aime Light Pink

Made exclusively for I Dream of France, this soft light pink cotton t-shirt has the Eiffel Tower and the phrase “Je T’aime” (I love you) enclosed in a heart.

La Lavande Jardin des Senteurs Soap 100g – New Scents

The square shaped Jardin des Senteurs soap from La Lavande is now available in rose (eglantine), lavender, milk, oceane, green tea, agrumes (citrus), cucumber, gardenia, honey lavender, mimosa olive, and verbena.

 

 

Window Display for Valentine’s Day

This year we added a DIY project to our window display: yarn hearts!

To see how we made them, read here.

–Brett

 

Paris Christmas lights on the Champs Elysées, Galeries Lafyette and Printemps

Paris Christmas lights on the Champs Elysées, Galeries Lafyette and Printemps.

Check out this travel blog and feast your eyes on the beautiful Parisian lights! You will feel as if you are walking through Paris at night.

–Brett

 

Stock Your Pantry with French Food!

Planning a holiday dinner? Thinking about hostess gifts? We just unpacked big boxes of French food items that will help you have a great time. Visitez I Dream of France to find more.

As always, orders of $75 or more ship free! (Alaska and Hawaii pay $10 extra.) Don’t forget we ship to Canada! We can also ship to Australia and anywhere else worldwide. If you are outside of North America, just call us or send us an e-mail of what you want to order so we can figure the shipping for you.

Below are some new items…more selection on our website and in our Old Town Tustin boutique!

Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread from l’Epicurien

Tastier and healthier than Nutella, this Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread is perfect for an afternoon snack, sandwiches for the kids, breakfast pancakes, with ice cream, or for party amuse gueules.

Le Paludier Fleur de Sel de Guerande French Sea Salt

Gift of the of the sun, wind and ocean, the Fleur de sel from Guérande is quite simply dried under the sun. The Fleur de Sel is rich in trace elements and heightens the flavor of your dishes to delight your taste buds. It is ideal for dipping raw vegetables such as radishes (what the French call “à la croque au sel”), for salads, grilled meat & fish, and much more…

Duck and Pork Paté with Orange

This Duck and Pork Paté with Orange is perfect as an appetizer, a snack or for parties. Enjoy the taste of central France with this traditional duck and pork paté on bread or crackers.

–Brett