Sunday 28 July 2013

Discount reminder - ends today! And some picks...

A quick reminder that our 15% Etsy discount ends today!

Enter the coupon code SUMMER at our Etsy checkout to claim your discount - more details here.

Here are some picks from our store to whet your appetite.  (Tip - click on a picture to go straight to the listing!)

Visit www.parisminiatures.etsy.com to see much more...

French Sablés Chantilly Groseilles - Red Currant and Cream Shortbreads - 12th Scale Miniature Food
French Sablés Chantilly Groseilles
Red Currant and Cream Shortbreads

Red Currant St Honoré - French Pastry - 12th Scale Miniature Food
Red Currant St Honoré

Open Box of "Bonne Maman" French Butter Cookies - Etched
Open Box of "Bonne Maman" French Butter Cookies

Box of Classic Parisian Macaroons - Chocolate, Vanilla and Coffee - Handmade Miniature Food in 12th Scale
Box of Classic Parisian Macaroons - Chocolate, Vanilla and Coffee

Linzer Sablé Biscuits on Shabby Chic Stand - 12th Scale Miniature Food
Linzer Sablé Biscuits on Shabby Chic Stand

Pink Floral Garden Cookies Gift Box - Miniature Food in 12th Scale
Pink Floral Garden Cookies Gift Box

Miniature Food in 12th Scale - Paris Eiffel Tower Chocolate Gift Box
Paris Eiffel Tower Chocolate Gift Box

Tarte à la Mangue - French Mango Tart - Miniature Food in 12th Scale
Tarte à la Mangue - French Mango Tart

Berlingots à la Violette - Colourful French 'Violet' Candies - Miniature Dollhouse Food
Berlingots à la Violette - Colourful French 'Violet' Candies


Thursday 25 July 2013

A trio of new items in our Etsy store

We've just updated our Etsy store with the following items:


And like everything else in our Etsy store, you can currently save 15% on all of them (details here)

French vacherin cream cake with green roses - miniature food

Mango tart miniature food for dollhouse 12th scale

Pink flower cookie box miniature food for dollhouse 12th scale

French vacherin cream cake with green roses - miniature food

Mango tart miniature food for dollhouse 12th scale

Pink flower cookie box miniature food for dollhouse 12th scale

More coming soon!




Monday 22 July 2013

Save 15% in our Etsy store all week long! (20 - 28 July)

Between Saturday 20 July and Sunday 28 July, you can save 15% in our Etsy store!

Use the coupon code SUMMER in the 'apply coupon code' area of the checkout and the discount will immediately applied to everything in your basket.

Save 15% in our Etsy store between 20 July and 28 July with coupon code SUMMER

There is no minimum spend.  The discount only applies to items currently listed in our Etsy store and can't be extended to custom orders or items that are on hold.

You can find our store at www.parisminiatures.etsy.com

Friday 19 July 2013

Tea and French Pastries

It's hot.

So hot.

So this post will be short...!

I made some colourful tea and French pastry sets.

Two pictures, a link and then I'm off for another ice cream. And some ice tea.  Okay?



Now available in our Etsy store.

Bye!

Thursday 4 July 2013

Happy Fourth of July!

After a couple of years (maybe even three?!) of not finding the time to mark the fourth of July we've finally organised ourselves for 2013!

Ca fait une paire d'années (peut être même trois?!) qu'on arrive pas à trouver le temps pour célébrer à distance le 4 juillet (bon, si  l'année dernière on a re-re-re-regardé "Independance Day", mais rien à voir avec les miniatures :)

We hope you enjoy seeing them.  We'll be adding them to our Etsy store at some point today.

Many thanks to Debbie for the various New York themed goodies in the photos :)  We'll get there one day...

On espère que ça vous plaira, les gens, et puis c'est sympa de bosser des couleurs inhabituelles en bouffe, ça change!
Tout ceci sera dans la boutique Etsy un peu plus tard dans la journée :)

Les jolis souvenirs de New-York doivent un grand merci à Debbie (pour faire court : paquet perdu par la poste, je refais tout le contenu, je renvoie, le 1er paquet arrive après ....4 mois!!!! je refuse de récupérer le contenu d'un des deux paquets, je demande des bricoles new new-yorkaises à la place, et paf, je reçois un énorme paquet de la grosse pomme plein de vrai air de là bas, et pas seulement de l'air; des mugs, des cartes, des badges, un nounours etc.....manquait juste un hot dog ;-)

Alors merci Debbie, et bon 4 juillet, les gens:)

French / US pastries in miniature
France vs US pastries!

Empire State Building gift box
Empire State Building cookie box

Miniature flag cake for 4 July
Flag cake

Cheesecake

Miniature tray set for 4 July
Patriotic snack set

Fourth of July miniature food, cakes, pastries, cookies, candies in 12th scale for dollhouses
Miniatures for Fourth of July 2013



Wednesday 3 July 2013

Charlotte Russe

Despite its name, charlotte russe (russe being French for 'Russian') is a dessert invented by a French chef, Marie-Antoine Carême (1784–1833), who named it in honor of his former employer (chef and bootlicker?!) George IV's only child, Princess Charlotte, and his current, Russian employer Czar Alexander I.  So says Wikipedia....

Contrairement à ce que pourrait laisser penser le nom, la charlotte Russe fût inventée par le chef Français Marie-Antoine Carême (il en a une belle deuxième moitié de prénom, çui-là!!! :)
Le gâteau s'appela Charlotte en hommage à la fille unique de son employeur, le roi Georges IV, lèche-bottes, va!
Bon, en même temps ya plein d'autres versions, c'est pas très clair, tout ça....

I made a real one a little while back and to be honest it wasn't up to my usual standards!!!  And it flopped over the place once served!  But it was absolutely delicious...

La dernière fois que j'en ai fait une -vraie-, il faut bien avouer que l'esthétique de la chose était très en dessous de mes standards habituels!!!!! ....beurk, trop moche!
Limite fallait la manger à la paille, une fois coupée :(
Mais miam, trop bon le gôut, abricot/amande :)


Ooops!
OOOOOOOooooooPsss!

Fortunately I'm better at fimo charlottes!

Heureusement, je contrôle mieux les charlottes en fimo!!!

Display of six handmade miniature charlottes

Display of six handmade miniature charlottes

Display of six handmade miniature charlottes

Miniature cherry charlotte being held to show scale

They've all gone but check out our Etsy store for more miniature treats!

Tout a déjà été mangé, les gens,désolée,  mais y a d'autres choses à voir ici :)