Monday, October 11, 2010

Images of Metis

What images will come to mind
when you think of
Metis Linens?

{19C French Republic enamel sign, vintage grain measures;
apple display less a dozen sold on Sunday}

Vintage linens are our specialty~
{vintage linen & hemp dish towels}

our goal is to provide you with a selection~
{linen dish towels from the Paris flea}

Our passion is authenticity
let's throw in a little crusty stuff~


{French copper-trimmed drum sticks}

Linens that blend perfectly with the old & the new~
old linens that can not be imitated~
{linen & hemp dishtowels with hand-sewn mono}

Smooth, rough, silky or soft~

in linen, cotton, hemp & various blends~
in a word~ delicious
{We would take every bit of it home, but we'd get in trouble}

we will have a new palette or theme each time we show~

{18C hand-forged key, 19C French Revolution book set & paperweight)

keep it fresh~
{fencing masks, grain measures, hat stands}

Organic & always natural displays~

{French linen twine, apple & lychees from the farmers market}

Nothing too fussy~
{crusty 19C key sets with satin ribbon}
you will wonder are we in the the U.S.?
{Laura's vintage PA ticking with French linen pillows}

or are we in France?
{vintage but unused napkin yardage, for table runners}

the sweet touches of Laura~
{jarred organic French extra-bleu lavander with Laura's original packaging}

blending perfectly with Andrea's love of the naturals~
{oversized hemp tassels "embrasses" from the Paris flea}

a little eye candy~


{vintage French religious medals +++}

Curated, with descriptive tags~
in both French & English~
{grelots de Noel; numbered}

online store coming soon~

images from our Rose Bowl Booth Sunday 10-10-10

8 comments:

Creative Grammie said...

What wonderful eye candy!

Karena said...

Beautiful Images, Andrea, it just keeps getting better and better!!

I will be home until noon central tomorrow if you want to write or call me!

xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena

Unknown said...

Love every bit of it - especially the tassels, oh and the linens, and the fencing masks, and, and, and......

jeanette from everton terrace said...

I can imagine the delight everyone felt as they stumbled into your well appointed booth. It looks beautiful. Bravo ladies.

Auntie Em said...

The colours and textures are so gorgeous...Wish I could reach out and touch each item! The rusty keys and crisp linens with the worn and weathered bells. Beautiful!
Thanks for sharing! :o)

Liz said...

I've got a B.B. in my life, are those napkins still around. They are great. Why Oh Why, did I leave Pasadena? Contact me through my website, if they are still around. Who knew blogging was Christmas shopping?
Best,
Liz

sweetpea said...

aahhhh nothing stops me in my tracks like french monogrammed linens. i have a wonderful collection and am so glad i discovered you. off to add you to my sidebar.

hugs,

shelley

French Basketeer.com said...

Liz, who commented above, please contact me {andrea@frenchbasketeer.com} there are two sets in hemp and one in linen, they are actually BR but the petit croix stitch makes it look like BB. Or one more stitch would definitely make it BB~