Monday, December 22, 2008

Les Sapin de Noel Paris

Macaron Snow Globe, 5.5" x 7.5

Le sapin de Noël is a big deal in France...

New York's Tiffany & Co. likes it too. A "wooden" Xmas tree in Bloomindale's window...a pun? Fun! Bergdorf Goodman's 7th floor had everything under the sun to decorate your sapin de noel! And Serendipity3 on 255 East 60th street has Xmas ball earrings to wear whilst hanging those decorations. A few doors down these clock face Xmas balls... Were hanging on this crazy twirlie "tree" thing. Whilst out on Park Avenue, some were decorating this potted tree thing. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has its annual presentation of its Christmas tree and Neapolitan Baroque crèche.
Meanwhile in Paris this humongous sapin de Noël was already up at Galerie Lafayette in late October!!!
With manikins sporting matching sapin-shaped hairdos...hmmm
The tiniest sapin de Noël was seen on Park Avenue - enamel and all of 2" tall.
Belgian patisserie Debailleul has this typography sapin...
Click and enjoy!
BONNE Sapin de Noël!

17 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:38 AM

    bonjour
    mercie a tous
    farnoosh

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  2. Anonymous9:02 AM

    Greetings and a happy holiday to YOU..
    Thanks for the peek @ Bergdofs, Serendipity Etc... makes me miss being in NYC for the holidays... even if they start too soon in the season the finale is worth it...
    Merry Christmas
    Matty J

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  3. Paris is alwaysnvery very nice, mainly in this christmas time.

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  4. Hope you are having a happy Christmas week. Thanks for sharing images and paintings that are like visions of sugar spun into a mannequin's wig. No, that's not it. It's something about sugar plums dancing. You get the general idea.xoxo

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  5. Anonymous12:09 PM

    Ce sapin de Noël des Galeries est confit de boules de Noël, comme un gâteau est confit de raisins ou fruits !
    Tu nous fais toujours penser à la patisserie... c'est amusant !
    Très joyeux Noël !

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  6. Anonymous12:10 PM

    Beautiful.

    I wish I was there in person to see it.

    Terrie

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  7. Oh how I miss New York! Such a wonderful time of year to be in the center of the world, NY. There's such a buzz during the holidays. Well there's always a buzz, but New Yorkers embrace the decorations and do it up. Thank you for sharing with us and San Francisco sends you a happy holidays.

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  8. Beautiful pictures and I love that painting. Happy Holidays Carol! ; )

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  9. Anonymous3:34 PM

    Tere is no doubt. Christmas is here.

    Happy Season!

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  10. A "pyramide de macarons" is like a Christmas tree, isn't it????Ah,ah,ah!
    Take care and don't eat too many macarons!

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  11. Anonymous4:33 PM

    Hi Carol! I had to look up "sapin" in my translator...so now I know, it's a fir tree. And, so is Tanen from "O Tanenbaum' fame, a fir tree. Everybody's celebrating the fir tree. As they should, I'd like to say. Here in California we have the Douglas Fir (which is a pseudo fir, in case you're going botanical on it!!!) Thanks for your fun post.

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  12. Anonymous4:49 PM

    Hi Carol. that potted thing looks like a 'carrot plant' lol

    Are you going to show some Christmas shop windows in NYC there always so beautiful and l can send them round the world and tell everybody about you and your newsletter,

    Jill xx

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  13. Anonymous4:50 PM

    CHEZ DEBAILLEUL C'EST MAGNIFIQUE! I WANT ALL OF THEM.

    HAPPY HOLIDAY CAROL AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR YEAR SPECIAL EVERY MORNING.

    SUSAN

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  14. I love Tiffany's windows anytime of the year. Hey I'm back and my blog is wide open with no capchas or approvals - happy???

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  15. Anonymous9:03 PM

    Loved the link to all those pastries!

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  16. Anonymous4:45 AM

    Did you paint the father, boy and tree? If so, are you selling it?

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  17. Anonymous3:12 PM

    so awesome!! all bedeckd, bejeweled and bewitching!!! Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!

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