tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914471702542919797.post7253926609621534912..comments2023-08-27T05:31:11.460-07:00Comments on Gracewood Stitches: Iris on Celadon & a New Blog Feature and a Giveaway!Kathy Bungardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436749525712620426noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914471702542919797.post-9312112301133257122013-04-29T16:23:39.965-07:002013-04-29T16:23:39.965-07:00Hi Christine, happy to include you in the drawing....Hi Christine, happy to include you in the drawing. I'm glad you like Iris Celadon it is definitely fun to stitch.<br /><br />Thankfully, many niche perfumes are becoming available here in the states and in fact we have some very talented independent perfumers across the country. Lulu Beauty is one in Seattle who has some really lovely floral fragrances, her 'Starlet' is a luscious gardenia. <br /><br />Samples of hundreds of fragrances are available from places like Luckyscent, Surrender to Chance, the Perfumed Court and I often check ebay and etsy for samples. If anyone has a real desire to explore the world of fragrance it is a good idea to become part of a 'split group'. In such a group people will purchase a bottle of some sought after perfume and then put it up for split where they'll sell it in small or large decants at the price they paid for it. That way they can keep however many mls they want and defray the cost by selling the rest. <br />Kathy Bungardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436749525712620426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914471702542919797.post-27232154197858897272013-04-29T14:08:05.835-07:002013-04-29T14:08:05.835-07:00As always Kathy, I absolutely LOVE your designs an...As always Kathy, I absolutely LOVE your designs and 'Iris Celadon' is just as gorgeous as all the others! <br />What a wonderful story! I really enjoyed reading your story! I've never had the joy to smell perfume directly from Paris & all I've known is what is here in the US. Sounds like us Americans are definitely shortchanged. <br />I would love to be entered in your drawing for a sample of that 'heavenly' perfume. <br /><br />ChristineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914471702542919797.post-87813222537793187892013-04-29T07:00:51.768-07:002013-04-29T07:00:51.768-07:00Hi Pat! I'll look forward to seeing your Hear...Hi Pat! I'll look forward to seeing your Heart Note Alley :)<br /><br />How nice that your husband gets to go to Europe, there are some really wonderful niche fragrance companies in not only France, but Spain, Italy, Belgium, and England. You'll have to have him bring you some samples.Kathy Bungardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436749525712620426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914471702542919797.post-75225292308517891152013-04-29T06:58:47.009-07:002013-04-29T06:58:47.009-07:00Hi Carolyn! I love pansies and iris too. In fragra...Hi Carolyn! I love pansies and iris too. In fragrance the Florentine iris is the most sought after. The bulbs are dried for three years and then are made into what is called iris 'butter' and oh my but it is gorgeous in a well made scent. My favorite is Chanel 19 Poudre, a lovely soft dry iris that is suitable for any time of day or night.<br /><br />You are right, some things you just have to buy in Europe. I have the lady known as the French Shopper, at shopfranceinc.com purchase what I can only get in France and some that are just less expensive there. She is so nice and very reasonable in what she charges.Kathy Bungardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436749525712620426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914471702542919797.post-16657533874514062902013-04-29T03:46:35.745-07:002013-04-29T03:46:35.745-07:00What interesting information on scents and perfume...What interesting information on scents and perfumes - I've been lucky enough to have a husband who goes to Europe periodically and this explains why the scents he brings me are so much more enjoyable! I'd love to be in your drawing! <br /><br />I'm working on Heart Note Alley still, and hope to show you a progress photo in the near future...Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649329128031514377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4914471702542919797.post-60038864291561377132013-04-28T20:06:16.437-07:002013-04-28T20:06:16.437-07:00First, I love your new design. :) Pansies are my...First, I love your new design. :) Pansies are my favorite flower, but irises are a close second. The ones I have by my front door just started to bloom this weekend, the yellow ones, but I have some white, peach, and dark purple ones as well.<br />Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm for scents, very interesting info - I had no idea you could get 'specialty' scents like that. I don't think I've ever smelled a violet-based perfume, it sounds wonderful though. <br />I've found that I really like a Chanel scent called Coco that I bought in Paris on my honeymoon, many years ago. When I was running low I went to buy a replacement at a department store here in the States, but I was very disappointed to find that the scent here had no longevity at all. After doing some research, found out that the stuff sold here is a different chemical formulation due to FDA regs. So now I plan ahead and ask family or friends going overseas to pick some up for me. Sad, but the only way to get the high-quality scent I want.<br />Carolyn in VAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12232962483842217280noreply@blogger.com