Ô Délices! Pastry Cart - Part 2

I was back to work on Pastry Cart Project on the 24th April when having the vacations in my in-laws' place. Since I had the most difficult part and found no way to bend the brass tube for the pastry counter's lamps. My papa in law gave me plenty of ideas and helped me find out the solution. We had made a 5 day workshop together in their place.

J’ai repris le travail sur le chariot du pâtissier fin avril chez mes beaux-parents, il me restait notamment à trouver la solution pour courber sans les écraser les tubes support de lampes du comptoir ; mon beau-père pouvait m’aider à trouver des solutions et des idées. Ça a été au final 5 jours de travail à l’atelier …

When back to the south of France, I completed the hardware of the cart. The pastry counter is a structure made in cartboards, transparent acrylic sheet and brass tubes. I did not find a correct glue for gluing them together; it's fragile. I hope I am able to improve this part in the future.

I am indeed in a hurry since it remains 5 weeks (actually 4 weeks remaining for me), then my first show in Paris this year will begin. I need more time to complete everything I want to try.

De retour dans le sud de la France, j’ai terminé le chariot il reste à le remplir … Il ne reste que quatre semaines effectives avant l’exposition à Paris. J’espère avoir le temps de faire tout ce que je voulais essayer !

Ô Délices! Pastry Cart - Part 1

Generally I am still practicing and making miniature flowers.
One idea just occurs; the working modes switch suddendly since last Friday after I chatted with a friend...

One of several things that I like much is woodworking. Send with a fine sandpaper between several coats of paint. What I lack of is make the furniture vivid...It's another issue I am thinking of.  One step at a time, there's no need to rush, it's like learning to fly or falling in love... I am patient.

Another thing is soldering for the electricity.
In between 2016 and 2017, I learned soldering with my father-in-law. Everytime he came to our place or when we went to Paris, we did some soldering workshop together. How to calculate the resistance, the way to plan for the arrangemenet of LED lights, for example in in parallel or in series, related to the input/ output that we need. I am delightful when seeing the lights work! In the project, I installed 5 micro LED lights.

I am going to decorate the pastry cart and make interial furniture.
To be continued...

One year anniversary giveaway

It’s getting hot in France these two weeks. After coming back from Paris, I hide myself at home. One reason is avoid the sunlight and high temperature and the other reason is fight with my new toy---a sewing machine.


When my in-laws were here with us in May, they tried to teach me the basic function because I knew nothing about this but would like to make some curtains for our new house. In fact this is an excuse! The main purpose is I want to make some mini tissue and also imagine that I will be capable to make beautiful clothes for my dolls someday. ^o^



I tried hard to manage this stubborn machine last week. I felt shame to present any working result and hided incomplete pieces in the drawer. I need more advises or an instructor to train me. XD

So, this week I am back to my FIMO stock and the pasta machine. My Etsy shop looks dull for a long time. I want to try some more different things after SIMP inspiration but I make eventually some French candies and biscuits as a souvenir of my one-year-anniversary on Blogspot. Yeah! I started my blog on 4th July 2009 and I am really pleased to know so many friends from here. I do appreciate all my followers who support and keep company with me.



As you can see, I prepare “French Calissons Set” as a giveaway. Calisson is a specialty of Aix-en-Provance in France. It consists of a smooth, pale yellow, homogeneous paste of ground almonds topped with a thin layer of white icing. It’s very sweet! This set contains 12 mini calissons, 4 nut chocolates, 3 biscuits roses de Reims and 5 waffle biscuits.



What you have to do is leave a sweet message here, my dear followers! You will definitely have the opportunity to win this sweetie! The lucky fellow will appear on 14th July, French time.


Have fun and Happy Independence Day!

Happy Mother's Day

After we install in the new house for a month, the Internet works finally since Friday evening. I am glad to access to the networks at home directly.

My parents-in-law come to the southern France since Tuesday for giving us some "training" because I am not good at tinkering at all. These days we all work together for repainting the shutters, the walls of the garage and for weeding in the garden. I am motivated and would like to know more techniques of house arrangement with them.

Before they arrived, I continued playing some caning at home but I don’t really make some new stuff. I will plan for the next collection soon.



Today is Mother’s Day in France; we prepare some cakes and champagne as the dessert and celebrate together at the lunchtime. Last week I wrote one brief story of mine for Mother’s Day and it’s published on Etsy.fr. We will read it with my parents-in-law this evening.



Since my husband and his dad are in front of the TV and watching Formula 1 now, my mother-in-law and me are able to access to Internet and do our own things. We both are very happy to get rid of the men for a while. :)

French Pastry Party *the 2nd series*

I am crazy for the mini French pastry and box making. I often apply “lace and birds”, which are two of my favorite elements on my design. They are also the symbols of love and passion. It’s agreeable to keep the packages simple and elegant! *It’s also easier to fold and glue.

For the pastry, I made some fruit tarts, profiteroles, domes and cream puffs this week. I got some inspiration from one French recipe book. I “stared” at the photos everyday and tried to tune the right colors. Eventually the result is not bad!

Now you can find them in my Etsy shop.

French Pastry Party

It's the first day of March. I have been seeing some blossoms in my city. Spring does arrive!

This month I’d like to experiment more on French dessert making.
Here is the first part of this series:
◆Cream Puffs Box:

each box includes 1 Saint-honoré à la rose,1 Paris-Brest, 1 Religieuse chocolate/ violet.

◆Raspeberry Pastry-Le Divin :


◆Raspeberry Pastry- L'Ispahan:

◆Mini Paris-Brest:

◆Raspeberry Chocolate Tarte

All of them are in my Etsy Shop now.
Enjoy it & happy March! ^_^

Saint-honoré à la rose

In the past, I always thought some of French desserts look honorable and indifferent. I have ever asked my father-in law about the origin of Saint-honoré and la religieuse, is that related to the religion? I did not exactly get the answer till now. After sometime, I tried some of them, the sweet and the flavor caught my attention. I just understand how charming they are; they are no more far away.

The diameter of each Saint-honoré is 8mm. If you like it, it's easy to find it on my Etsy shop!

A Gastronomy Trip in Paris

Last night we were back home. It’s really an unforgettable memory in Paris.

First, we ware very lucky to see one rare falling start on 15th Aug evening. My husband and me were walking along a small road in the field after dinner. We met two neighbors of my parents in law and their dog. Of course we said hello to each other and chatted for a while. Suddenly my husband shouted and all of us raised the heads looking into the sky at the same time. It was a very exceptional falling start. Its head is green color and the tail is red. It’s huge as a fist and it stayed in the sky for almost 4 seconds. It was around 22h00 at that moment.

Second, we passed a great time in Ladurée Champs Elysées yesterday afternoon just before coming back to the South. Since we had a big lunch with my brother and sister in law in a Japanese restaurant near Pyramide and l’Opéra, we just ordered one dessert for each in Ladurée.

My husband ordered “Tarte Mirabelles”. It’s sweet pastry, with almond cream, and Mirabelle plums.

I chose “Millefeuille Framboise”. It is caramelized puff pastry, vanilla cream, fresh raspberries, Chantilly cream, sprinkled with icing sugar.

Beside we also shared a glass of “Thé Mélange Spécial Laudrée”. It is delicate blend of citrus fruits, rose, vanilla, and cinnamon ice tea. Very special aroma!

The patisserie is just on the 1st floor. People can buy and carry away the pastries.

We did not do that cause we have already bought a small bag of macaron in Pierre Hermé before arriving Ladurée. XD

We walked along la Seine toward the Eiffel Tower. We decided to finished these six round cakes near the river.


This was the first time I understood that macaron could be as clear as crystal when the sunshine illuminated on it. Sooo beautiful!

The vacation is over and everything is going back to normal now. I sincerely hope that I could make more beautiful pastry miniatures after this trip! :D...