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96Spring 2009 Paris Haute-Couture Fashion
Paris is still the capital of fashion and glamour, proof of that is the glamour of the haute couture spring collections for 2009. Maybe a bit more demure than in previous seasons; maybe less imposing but nonetheless glamorous, and easier to wear.
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91Easels, Paint Sets & Brushes: Christmas Gifts For Your Budding Artist
One year, though, my sister received a paint box. The small wooden suitcase contained a set of tiny, wonderful tubes of color, a real wood palette complete with thumb-hole, several finely pointed brushes, and a small bottle of very smelly turpentine. As well as holding a further treasure of three blank canvas boards already prepared for painting, the miraculous suitcase folded backwards to become a table easel.
10 comments![Lavender fields are a common site in this region of Southeastern France. [Photos this page, public domain.]](http://z.hubpages.com/u/1759609_100.jpg "Lavender fields are a common site in this region of Southeastern France. [Photos this page, public domain.]")
89The Best French Christmas Recipes
Provence, France features not only fields of lavender and at least 7 locally-produced wines, but also centuries-old Christmas cuisine traditions that connect to the Easter Season of the Catholic Church as well. A seven-course meal with 13 desserts afterward is one of these traditions...
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86Monaco and Malta
What do Monaco and Malta have in common? They both start with an "M." Seriously though, they have very little in common except that I visited both of them during a vacation a few years ago. Both places...
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79Christmas in France
As most people are aware, Christmas is celebrated differently around the world. The people of France are known for celebrating Christmas more elaborately than Americans. No, I’m not talking about...
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85Homemade Buttercream Frosting
There are literally hundreds of recipes for buttercream frosting in all flavors and ingredients. Some, like the Wilton Buttercream, don't even contain real butter.
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72The Hope Diamond
unmounted mounted with Ultraviolet light While writing another hub I came across the Hope Diamond. It is one of the inf not the largest blue fancy diamond int he world. Being a fan of sparkly shiny...
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89French car manufacturers
The Paris region is one of the few French regions able to boast at least two major world class automobile manufacturers, Renault and PSA Since 1903 the French automotive industry has led the world with over...
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82Losing Your Virginity!
I guess I was a late developer. Why? Well, I didn't lose my virginity until I was 17 years old, (in other words, probably the last girl in my social circle to do so). Perhaps this was down to the strict...
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786 Myths About the French
There are many myths that are told about the French people that are told in the US and a lot of people think this stuff is true… when it’s actually not. So I’m going to clear some of these up here in...
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