A Very Special Announcement

Ok, so it is a huge cliche but there is no place like Paris in the springtime, except maybe Morocco, but this is spring week so I am not going to bypass the overstated! I hinted that there would be some special events and exciting developments here at the LL&O blog and today I can reveal that I am going international! In fact *I* is becoming *we*. I am stupidly thrilled and uncharacteristically teary eyed to introduce you to Mathyld, aka Miss Encore Petit, our Paris correspondent and brand new contributer at LL&O. Yes, yes, yes!

I know Paris fairly well and thought it would be wonderful to delve a little deeper into this magnificent city. I think Mathyld is a super star, she lives in Paris; what could be more perfect? I knew that Mathyld would make a superlative Paris correspondent as she approaches everything from such interesting and unexpected angles, she also has a finely tuned aesthetic sensibility and writes so engagingly. I am jumping up and down with delight at the result. Mathyld’s first article for LL&O is coming up a little later today, it makes me want to jump ship to Paris. Enough of me, let’s embark upon a fantastic voyage of discovery now with lovely Mathyld.

Mathyld

Hi there! First, I’d like to say that I’m honoured to be a guest here at Lou Lou & Oscar. Lisa was my very first Etsy customer and I’m pretty proud to now call her a friend. My name is Mathyld, I am half French, half French-Canadian. 19th century (mostly British) Art is my ultimate passion. If you come across a girl screaming and/or weeping in front of a Preraphaelite painting or a piece of Arts & Crafts furniture, that might be me! Also, I love riding my bike and attending punkish gigs on stiletti.

I moved to Paris twelve years ago. I always knew that it would be the case. So did everybody around me. I love London & England more than anything else. But Paris is my town. It’s the place where I sigh in wonder every time I take my bike and cross the river Seine through one of its many bridges. It’s the place that makes me stop doing things when the sun comes right after the rain. Just to watch. It’s the place that makes me cry when I wander by some monument at night. As for crafts, I’ve always been into crafts, but it’s very recent that I dared to show my ‘creations’ off to the World!
x x x
___mathyld___

You can visit Mathyld in these places too:

Etsy Shop
Encore Petite Blog
Flickr

*Print at the top of the post from Labokoff.

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7 Responses to A Very Special Announcement

  1. This is such exciting news for all the LL&O fans world wide. It comes at a perfect time as I am just helping my eldest daughter finish packing and then she will be off to catch an Air France flight for , yes, you guessed it Paris. She is already equipped with a wonderful list of second hand stores and fabric shops that Mathyld so kindly gave to my two younger daughters for their recent Paris trip.
    In my youngest daughter”s own words : “That list saved our lives”.
    I can’t wait to read her first post. I hope it will be up when I get home from the airport.

  2. Eeep ! You’re so so adorable Lisa … I kind of jump up and down myself here, at my stained-glass classes (they already know that I’m crazy) ! And I’m feeling pretty teary-eyed myself …

    Yay !!!
    x x x
    ___mathyld___

    PS : This pic of me is Huuuuuuuuuuge o__O

  3. Is it ridiculous for me to be beaming a bit myself as I feel I was somewhat about when this love affair began… You two will make a great team. Both of you are so generous and keen eyed and passionate…So neat!

  4. <3 <3 <3 Margie & Nicole …

    x x x
    ___m___

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  6. Geeta says:

    A double dose of Ms Mathyld- wonderful!!!

    What an inspired idea:) Looking forward to seeing wherever you decide to take us…maybe somewhere off the beaten track?

  7. Melissa de la Fuente says:

    ACK! Joy! Yippee! It is beautiful, wonderful Mathyld! YAY! I love, love this idea, the wonderful photo of our friend M and you two fantastic ladies working together! *sigh* Just wonderful! And you , dear Mathyld are absolutely stunning and adorable!
    xo
    Melis

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