Magique dans le Jardin

It wasn’t difficult to wile away the hours this past week in the magnificent La Jolla garden that Vignettes was invited to stage for the fifteenth annual Secret Garden Tour of La Jolla.

In a seamless collaboration, our group, Barbara Gray of Cottage White, Karen Lampard of Café Paperie and Robin Mckeirnan of Vintage Beach House, wove our spell in, around and thru nature’s beautiful handiwork, always mindful that Mother Nature had to remain ~ center stage.

We knew what we had to do and we did it. From layering vintage European textiles on old wooden benches and bistro tables, to filling every vintage vessal with lavender to piling up stacks and stacks of antique gardening books to hanging and puddling the perfect Gatsby-esque curtains in the windows to our piece de resistance ~ transforming a potting shed into a gardener’s sanctuary ~ We left no stone unturned!

It was complete when Karen placed her original works of art within the sanctuary; drawings and watercolors of nature, botanical prints and hand-cut butterflies with threads for wings ~ all displayed in and around vintage glass cloches and propped against mossy pots. At that point, Mother Nature smiled.

Enjoy our labor of love…

ONLY Barbara could manage to find the perfect

"Secret Garden" iron arbor!

The La Jolla Secret Garden Tour

Coming up this Saturday, May 18th from 10:00 to 4:00 is the

La Jolla Historical Society’s fifteenth annual Secret Garden Tour of La Jolla and the rare chance to stroll behind the garden gates of some of La Jolla’s loveliest private estates.

Once again, Barbara Gray of Cottage White Interiors invited Vignettes to be a part of this amazing event and so together with Barbara, there is: Karen Lampard of Café Paperie, Robin Mckeirnan of Vintage Beach House and myself, to make up this year’s fearless foursome staging and styling one of the fabulous, secluded gardens.

Join us and take in some of La Jolla’s best kept gardens.

Ticket information at www.lajollahistory.org

Or 858-459-5335

Here’s a behind the scenes sneak peek

as we work this week to prepare for the unveiling on Saturday.

Seeing Karen Lampard's AMAZING paper artistry alone

is worth the price of admission!

Fete des Meres

Some of the BEST advice she ever gave me.

Bonne Fete des Meres~!

Setting The Stage For Summer

Our French Market and summer kick-off party last Saturday was beaucoup fun under the sun!

The entire shop has been decked out in chic coastal décor with aqua playing the leading role and sea glass and shell art as it’s under-studies. Supporting players are always key to any project! We are definitely ready for our summer close-up.

Outside, the French flea market was a bustling affaire with an enthusiastic crowd enjoying the huge variety of vintage wares.

Many thanks to Ortega’s Cantina for their delicious street tacos and tamales and for adding so much pizzazz to this event. Be sure to check out their beautiful, new expansion on our block.

Also kudos, to Cheryl Graf of Point Loma Tea for her fabulous array of fruited ice teas that taste as beautiful as they look. Her adorable shop in Liberty Station is growing by leaps and bounds ~ make sure and pay her a visit.

Here comes summer 2013 ~ and we’ve got just the décor for it.

Come and dive in ~!

Mini Coco, always dressed to the nines,

hasn't missed one of our soirees yet!