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Mariette's Back to Basics

 BacktoBasics ― http://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com

Educating my readers about my passion for elegance and romance with a French connection. Basics & Lifestyle Classes; Consulting and Selling Upscale Silver Jewelry from Giovanni Raspini Charms & Co, Italy. Angels and cherubs from wood, handcarved in Italy and Germany. French high end antique Lampe Berger, Limoges lamps, Christofle silver, sachets.

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Listed: Apr 10, 2012

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{R.I.P. SACHA GIRL}

{R.I.P. SACHA GIRL}

Mariette's Back to Basics ― June 17 was a fatal day for our Sacha girl... She got hit by a car before breakfast time as she did not show up when Pieter put all the bowls out in the garage. That was strange. At noon, just as we set together with a cup of green tea and the ...

Tags: Our Felines

BacktoBasics ― 1 day ago

{More of my Handmade Filet Lace Embroidered Angels}

{More of my Handmade Filet Lace Embroidered Angels}

Mariette's Back to Basics ― Just like in my earlier post about my Handmade Filet Lace Embroidered Angels for our bathroom, I like to show you more in detail the ones from our guest bathroom. They are made by hand, using the French DMC thread for filling up the machine made ...

Tags: Hand Crocheted, Angels, DMC, Our Home, Hand Made Lace, Filet Lace Embroidered

BacktoBasics ― 3 days ago

{Our Hallway}

{Our Hallway}

Mariette's Back to Basics ― Let me show you the next finished project, inside our home. Husband Pieter, did also change the wooden baseboard in our hallway into a tiled one. These white tiles for the bathrooms, kitchen, veranda and hallway came back with us from Italy in a...

Tags: Our Life In Italy, Friendship, Our Home, Family, Irok Gallery, Royal Tichelaar Makkum

BacktoBasics ― 5 days ago

{Kind Hearts Are Gardens}

{Kind Hearts Are Gardens}

Mariette's Back to Basics ― Kind hearts are gardens,Kind thoughts are roots,Kind words are blossoms,Kind deeds are fruits.~Henry Wadsworth LongfellowAmerican poet 1807-1882 ∙ I am hoping to be able to make some Gardenia photos before they wilt. ∙ We have had ...

BacktoBasics ― 1 week 8 hr ago

{Our 2013 Clematis lanuginosa 'Candida'}

{Our 2013 Clematis lanuginosa 'Candida'}

Mariette's Back to Basics ― Our 2013 Clematis lanuginosa 'Candida', the largest Clematis variety, did not yield many blooms for 2013. Below you can find more glorious blooms from earlier years. But let's have a look at this exotic beauty:Gorgeous and HUGE flowers as usual. ...

Tags: Our Vines, Our Clematis

BacktoBasics ― 1 week 2 days ago

{Our Guest Bathroom}

{Our Guest Bathroom}

Mariette's Back to Basics ― One more project to show you about; and after all, you had not seen Our Guest Bathroom before... Here she comes: ∙ This is the same vanity from Italy as we have in our Master Bathroom. You can find the link below.We did bring this home with ...

Tags: Angels, Hand Crocheted, Italy, Danish, Damixa, IKEA GODMORGON

BacktoBasics ― 1 week 4 days ago

{CANDIED ROSE PETALS - Recipe for YOU}

{CANDIED ROSE PETALS - Recipe for YOU}

Mariette's Back to Basics ― Due to still dark weather and rain... I still cannot make my photos so here is a post with the recipe for the CANDIED ROSE PETALS below:This is a page I did scan from the book: Christmas with Victoria 1997 and it is still available at Amazon, just...

Tags: Christmas With Victoria 1997, Edible Flowers, China And Porcelain, Dessert

BacktoBasics ― 1 week 6 days ago

{Our Fragrant Cloud Roses Update}

{Our Fragrant Cloud Roses Update}

Mariette's Back to Basics ― Wow; the painters left yesterday around noon after working for about 3 weeks on our exterior! Great quality job they did and you will soon get to see the results. First I need to show you the previous projects. Today I just have a little vase with ...

Tags: Our Roses, Family

BacktoBasics ― 2 weeks 1 day ago

{Our Acer Trees in the Spring}

{Our Acer Trees in the Spring}

Mariette's Back to Basics ― On May 12, we had as usual a bright blue sky and it made our two Acer trees stand out even more so with their spring leaves. Have a look at our Acer Negundo Kelly's Gold Yellow Box Elder and Acer Rubrum or Red Maple: ∙ To the left, Acer...

Tags: Our Trees

BacktoBasics ― 2 weeks 3 days ago

{Our Smaller Office}

{Our Smaller Office}

Mariette's Back to Basics ― As promised in my two previous posts: {Less Office Space in Return for Our DEEPER Reach In Closet...} and {Our DEEPER Reach In Bedroom Closet}, here is Our Smaller Office. All done and the dust has been cleaned away. Not only the dust from this...

Tags: Friendship, Lacquered Brass Window Decorations, Transparent Acrylic Bolts And Nuts, Our Home, Hand Made Lace, Family

BacktoBasics ― 2 weeks 5 days ago

{Healthy & Quick Vegetarian Supper}

{Healthy & Quick Vegetarian Supper}

Mariette's Back to Basics ― We all have days that we actually don't have much time for cooking and still want to enjoy a healthy supper. ∙ It is the time of new red Russet potatoes so I did boil them in the skin and let them cool. Meanwhile I did slice up an entire...

Tags: Healthy Heart Recipe

BacktoBasics ― 3 weeks ago

{Our Queen Elizabeth AARS Rose}

{Our Queen Elizabeth AARS Rose}

Mariette's Back to Basics ― Along with singer Lynn Anderson who sang: I never promised you a rose garden we can say: ∙ I beg your pardon,I never promised you a rose garden.Along with the sunshine,There's gotta be a little rain sometimes. ∙ Link above is from...

Tags: Rose Silverware, Our Roses, Family

BacktoBasics ― 3 weeks 1 day ago

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