Belle Inspiration is Online & Giveaway Winner

We have two great things to share with you. 


First, Belle Inspiration e-magazine is online!

170 pages of inspiration for the new year!

Travel adventures, 

romantic dinners 

and Valentine's traditions

Click here if you haven't reserved your subscription!

More good news:


We have a Shabby Silver Giveaway Winner 


A big thank you to Lynn at The Vintage Nest 
for sponsoring this beautiful giveaway.

Félicitations to #14

Laurie Anna of 

Laurie Anna's Vintage Home

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A Giveaway with Teacup Design

We are having a marvelous giveaway with Rosa of

 French Country 1908 by Teacup Designs

Rosa is the first Creator and Designer of hand stamped ribbon,

 hand stamped flowers, and hand stamped candles.  

Her Etsy boutique has a grand selection of creative and original products!  

Be sure to visit!

Etsy boutique

The usual rules apply:

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A set of hand-stamped, French script candles

Hand-stamped muslin ribbon. 

"Approximately 2 yards, tea dyed and frayed for a vintage look"

Set of hand-stamed and embellished translucent glassine bags. 

"Great for soaps, food, chocolate, paper and art"

Merci Rosa for sponsoring this beautiful giveaway!

We are planning two more lovely giveaways to

 celebrate Issue 2 of Belle Inspiration e-Magazine.

Online November 15th!

The winner will be announced on Monday, October 25th.

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Shabby Cottage Shops

Belle Inspiration e-Magazine is pleased to announce 

a new partnership with Shabby Cottage Shops.

Shabby Cottage Shops is a unique community of online shopping boutiques.   Debra is the delightful proprietor of Shabby Cottage Shops,  and works incredibly hard to give her members the best possible service.  

Member boutiques enjoy many benefits designed to get your business noticed.

All subscribers of Belle Inspiration now have the opportunity to take advantage of special membership rates at Shabby Cottage Shops to help establish and market your boutique. 

Contact Debra and be sure to tell her you are a Belle Inspiration subscriber to enjoy these exclusive rates on her member benefits.  


It has been a pleasure for me to meet a business woman who believes ethics,  and 'doing the right thing' is definitely not passé!   I would highly recommend you talk to Debra if you wish to increase your market visibility, sales,  and draw traffic to your website.  

Take a moment to visit and stroll through the beautiful boutiques of 

Shabby Cottage Shops.

and tell them Mimi sent you!

For more info, see the Shabby Cottage Shop page on our Navigation bar, or click here. 

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Sneak Peek Week & a Video

This is Sneak Peek Week, 

as we continue the countdown for the September 15th launch of 

Belle Inspiration e-Magazine

(As you can see, I was not exagerating about the 

wonderfully talented ensemble of writers and photographers)!!

Out a Little Ooh La La in Your Life!

Photo: Yvonne Pratt - Stone Gable Blog

Giveaway Winner

We have a winner for one of the personalised Bags of Love

Congratulations #4 - Jo of My Grandma's Soul

Jo has a marvelous blog, and a positive personality to match.

You'll enjoy the ride as you follow her adventures and fun posts.  

Be sure to stop by and say hello.

Send me your mailing address Jo, and I will forward the info to Bags of Love.  

Thank you to everyone who participated.  

Tomorrow I will be posting another 

Belle Inspiration e-Magazine Merci Beaucoup Giveaway

Hope to see you then!

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Belle Giveaway! Bags of Love

To continue the celebration of the September 15 launch of 


Belle Inspiration e-Magazine


we are offering another giveaway to thank you for your continued support.  

A special thank you to all the lovely ladies who have already ordered their subscription.  

We have been overwhelmed by your positive response!  

With a little luck and a LOT of work, 

I truly believe Belle Inspiration is going to be a Destination to Inspiration.  

I am pleased to introduce you to Bags of Love.   This dynamic London based company is generously sponsoring this giveaway.  

"Bags of Love creates unique and personalised gifts from your photos and designs."


"Bring your digital photos to life with our unique range of custom photo gifts."

Shopper Bag 


55£  value, shipping is included

If you would like to win this personalised bag, the rules are simple. 

1. Leave a comment

2. Visit Bags of Love

The winner will be announced Saturday, August 21st.

Bonne Chance!!

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Belle Inspiration Preview

Here is a preview of what you will find in the first issue of 

Belle Inspiration

The official launch date is September 15, 2010

We are working on the layout now.  

So excited about all the fabulous articles and images by our talented team. 

How can I say thank you?   

Belle Inspiration will be delivered directly to your email in a flip-page format 

for easy reading and reference.  

The website is online  www.BelleInspiration.com

The site is till a work in progress as we need to post our advertisers, 

and continue to add much more interesting content.  

Stop by the new website if you wish to reserve your subscription for your digital copy.

 I have not forgotten about the Merci Beaucoup Giveaway!

(Hint: I hit the brocantes and markets again)

Put a Little Ooh La La in Your Life!

Original photos: Belle Inspiration e-Magazine