Wednesday, February 24, 2010

This Just In!













Fabulous new items are arriving daily for your enjoyment.

Here’s a glimpse of what just came in this week - Ooh la la!

We hope you’ll stop by soon & take it all in…there’s decorative magique in every nook & corner!

Oh, & did I mention - we have BIG NEWS coming?

Stay Tuned.



Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Scenes from a Soiree











A fun time was had by tous at our grande Valentine Soiree!

It was such a fascinating experience to watch all the creative designer/geniuses at work & then to couple that with the bounty of decor & décorative accessories that had been brought in, just for this event - It was truly Ooh La La to the max everywhere you looked!

With so much talent & so much amour under one roof -

we didn’t want the day to end!

Azucar’s decadently dangerous, red velvet cupcakes were most defini a hit out of the culinary ballpark!

Let’s just say that no one can stop at one!

If you weren’t able to make it - We have beautiful,

time-worn & hand-crafted objects coming in daily

just for vous…Fabulous finds waiting to grace your

maison et jardin.

Here comes spring mes amies -

AND

BIG NEWS

right around the corner

Stay Tuned.


Wednesday, February 10, 2010

BE OUR VALENTINE








What do you get when you combine San Diego’s top Designers, Dealers & Artists with Pink Champagne, Red Velvet Cupcakes & Cupid?

Vignettes’ GRANDE Valentine Soiree…

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

11:00 to 5:00 pm

A day of non-stop, Heartfelt MAGIQUE &

AMOUR...AMOUR.. AMOUR!

We think you’ll find everything a heart desires;

Prized French Valentines, Custom paper art, Hand-tied millinery masterpieces, French books, Vintage Couture & live demonstrations thru-out the shop with designers showcasing their talents!

Featured Artists Include:

Baroque Pearls - Repurposed jewelry into one-of-a-kind necklaces, bracelets, bottles & mirrors. These are the original, over-the-top ones, dripping with pearls that women love!

Lizzy B's - Repurposed typewriter keys, pocket watches, ladies watches & silverware turned into amazing heirloom jewelry. Gina will be on site customizing silverplate utensils by metal stamping her famous “Silverware with Sayings”.

Vintage Beach House - Come & watch Robin soldering her adorable charm jewelry & bring your own 1 inch photo to have her customize it into the perfect, year-round Valentine.

Featured Designers Include:

Trend-setter Extraordinaire & Uber Chic, Sherry of Glamarella Junk, Amazingly Talented & One-in-a-million, Linda of La Maison Rustique & Drop Dead Gorgeous & Awe-Inspiring, Mary of Sweetpeas & Snapshots. Mary will feature a ‘Make & Take’ for one of her favorite charities “Go Red”, of the American Heart Association.

And, our Special Feature: A Petite Trunk Show by

Bijoux Redux

A collection of beautiful love tokens designed from sentimental pieces from the past.

All of this, in addition to the shop’s 10 jewelry dealers & 10 floor space dealers brimming over with fabulous new finds for February!

Join us for Red Velvet Cupcakes, Pink Champagne, Amour & so much more.

We hope to see you here for a

Valentine’s day to remember!


Saturday, February 6, 2010

BIJOUX REDUX Petit Trunk Show







Our enchanting Petit Trunk Show on Valentine’s Day features the uber talented, design duo of Janice Joseph & Barbara Lunger; the forces behind the exquisitely beautiful collection, that is - “Bijoux Redux”.

Vignettes is honored to debut Bijoux Redux to the monde & on Valentine’s Day, they will unveil their charming new line of 14K gold & sterling silver love tokens for an exclusive first look.

Translated from French, Bijoux (bee zhoo), refers to a “delicate trinket”, a small jewel or ornamental object & Redux (ree duks), describes something “revived” or brought back, especially in being restored to former importance or prominence.

In this spirit, antique collectors & jewelry designers, Janice & Barbara have created a collection of custom jewelry joining beloved, sentimental items from the past with equally treasured & valued elements from the present.

The antique & vintage, 14k & sterling silver elements; lockets, charms, coins, crosses, medals & fobs presented in this collection are thoughtfully gathered, designed & fabricated into one-of-a-kind: Necklaces, Bracelets & Earrings.

In their revived form, these unique pieces are once again destined to become treasured tokens of love & true sentimental objects of affection.

We hope you’ll join us for this Tres Magnifique, Petite Trunk Show & meet the talented design duo behind Bijoux Redux.

Janice & Barbara prove that vintage style iconicity & soaring talent are an irresistible combination.

Bijoux Redux Petit Trunk Show

at

Vignettes’ Valentine Soiree

Sunday, February 14 th

1:00 to 4:00 pm.

A unique opportunity to preview & purchase their jewels before Anthropology & Neiman Marcus snap them up!

Bonne Saint Valentin!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

ARTISTE SPOTLIGHT








Where to start on this most gifted gal? The tres talentueux & creative wunderkind that is -

Robin Reynolds Mckeirnan of Vintage Beach House.

I’ve known her for over twenty years & whenever we’d run into each other around town she was always working on one fabulous project or another, or just finishing a photo shoot of her work for one of the major magazines.

Then, finally, the moon & the stars aligned & she officially came on board here at the shop, &, drum roll please, she is now designing our front windows! Ta-Dah! Mademoiselle has arrived!

She specializes in custom couture sewing for the home & her work is part genius, part Edith Head & ultimately – luxe, fabric fantasies made to order that beautifully adorn the maison. Her work exudes refined detailing, old world craftsmanship & bespoke tailoring at every corner. From linen, burlap & French ticking to haute couture satin & dupioni silks, she takes fabric on a magically creative, millinery carpet ride that transforms it into high-style fashion for every room of the house.

Her rich, on-trend repertoire includes:

Pillows in every style imaginable; hand-screened, silk-screened & monogramed; Complete ensemble bedding for the ultimate boudoir; Window treatments from elaborate ballroom to stylized European; Fabric headers, valances & headboards; & Slipcovers extraordinaire, tout avec a sophisticated twist of piping, pleating, edging, layering or that red hot look of can-can ruffles.

I think it’s safe to say that if you can dream it, she can create it for you!

On top of tout that, she paints furniture; Faux finishes, distressed & that coveted Swedish palette for all your make-over needs that completely transform a room.
She is a featured artist at our Valentine’s Day Soiree for yet another creative path she has taken…that of jewelry designer! Oh Mes Oui Mesdames! (I told you she does it all!) She will be on site giving a demo of her new jewelry line; soldered charm necklaces (she also has a fabulous line of soldered shell bottles here!) for a tres personalized Valentine, with initials & pictures, or, you can bring your own 1 inch photo & she will customize a charm for you! It’s an amazing, fun & interactive experience to watch her work.

We hope you’ll come & meet her at our Valentine Soiree on

Sunday, February 14 th,

& any time you’re in the area, be sure & check out her fabuleux, themed, front window displays…

There’s toujours millinery magique a voici!

For a consultation with Robin,

phone the shop at 619-222-9244