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wandering

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Yes, the poop stories are true. As well as most of the things that you read in newspapers or on expat blogs. And I could leave my life here in a second if given the opportunity to relocate in New York or anywhere near the beach. But every time I take a walk across the pont des Arts, or come home with a couple of warm pains au chocolat before my family wakes up, I know in my heart and in my soul, Paris will always be my home.

I am most excited today to announce the launch of my collaboration with Bel Kai designs for the Shutter Sisters Capture Collection, the Wandering necklace, now available for purchase.

Whitney and I both envisioned this necklace, which includes three of my personal Polaroid photos, as a way to wander through the streets of Paris, and to be inspired by the unique beauty of the city. Each necklace is sold with a Polaroid postcard (professionally printed on 4.3 x 5.5 inches heavy paper) to whisk you away and take you even further in your journey to the city of light.

As always, the generous Bel Kai designs is giving away one necklace. Please, share with us an image of the place that inspires you, that you call home, and leave a comment here before tomorrow Monday 23rd midnight PST to be entered in a random drawing for a necklace of your very own.

Comments

  5. What a wonderful idea for a necklace – Paris is a special place and I think you have captured it beautifully.

    My husband and I fell in love with Cornwall when we visited many years ago. Fortunately, we were living in London and could get back often. Now that we're back in the US, we are keen to plan our next trip. The area around St. Ives is truly spectacular. So, here is one of my best images of St. Ives' harbor at low tide.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/52055227@N07/4916125807/

  23. It's pretty hard to say, out of the thousands of photographs I've taken, that I have a favorite… but I just love this film shot I took on the island of Ischia, Italy. Maybe because it reminds me of times going there as a child, maybe because my father was born there… I've just always felt at home there, really anywhere in Italy 🙂 I hope I can make it back some day and take my boys to see it.
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurohunt/2561359445/in/set-72157605506221343/

  27. My home is in Seattle, Washington. Nothing symbolizes the Pacific Northwest more than farmers markets. This is where I am happiest:

    http://www.darrahparker.com/blog/slice-of-life-tuesday-summer.html

    I am deeply, madly in love with Paris. I went there for the first time last year for my honeymoon and I dream of going back some day. Here are a few photos I took while I was there:

    http://www.darrahparker.com/blog/2009/9/29/tour-de-paris-part-2-the-city-of-light.html

    I really feel like I left a little piece of my heart in Paris. Sigh…

  52. gorgeous. always inspired by your artistry, irene. thank you. and my homes? you named them…new york city and the ocean. these two places are in my bones and cells.

  65. My husband and I both grew up in Miami Beach. It was a big adventure for our children the first time we took them to the beach. The beach and breeze of the ocean is where our home is.

  68. oh, this necklace is so fabulous.

    i don't have the most amazing scenery around me.
    i live in the midwest of the usa.
    but i have a place i visit almost yearly that inspires me…
    the gulf of mexico, where my husband's parents live.
    this is the spot on the beach i always claim for the time that i am there.
    and i often sit in this chair and just take in the simple beauty:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/28567264@N05/4835842299/

    as far as what is around me, i have some things that are peaceful to see as i drive around…
    like the farm land that surrounds me.
    this is always one of my favorite scenes,
    especially around this time of year:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/28567264@N05/4229749029/in/set-72157623001282393/

  74. I grew up along the coast in Virginia, but California has been home for 20 years, and I've come to love the mountains as much as the sea. Still, the ocean is a source of inspiration and renewal to me. I think of it often, even when visiting the Sierra Nevada. A beautiful glow can remind me of certain moonlit walks along the Atlantic that I took decades ago:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcanare/3175042924/