SUMMER Living…

Scarves and outdoor rugs make this a lush outdoor space for lounging…

hanging lounges to melt your worries away…

clean, relaxed neutral spaces…

pebbles surround rectangular stepping stones for outdoor bathing…

feeling the Grecian influence here with white on white…

  With summer literally right around the corner, we thought it would be fun to wet your appetite with some amazing outdoor living spaces!  Here we have the Boho feel with scarves and pillows galore inspired by our Zanzabar Collection http://www.tresorsdeluxe.com/apps/webstore/products/category/765993?page=1 all the way to Grecian paradise with white dominating the scene inspired by our Athena Collection http://www.tresorsdeluxe.com/apps/webstore/products/category/765991?page=1 !  When you make your house a home with all your own personal touches, you’ll find that there is less of a need to escape from your everyday life. Make your home a retreat with outdoor plants, colorful rugs, large draped scarves with plenty of pillows to create a heavenly space all your own like our dear friend Patricia’s @http://www.cafepress.com/patriciasgiftboutique/s__pillows !

Feel free to get inspired and create an outdoor paradise in your own backyard!  Your imagination is your playground…go for it and make just the way you like it!

XO ~ TDL!

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All Hallow’s Eve!

We want to wish you all a very festive Halloween! Please watch out for the low flying witches, we hear they love the sugary treats!

XO ~ Tresors De Luxe

Check out our new styles on our online jewelry boutique…save up to 75% off retail with us! As a thank you, with every purchase, we’re giving away a free jewelry bag so you can gift with ease when you shop with us!

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(offer good through Dec. 31, 2012)

(images via pottery barn)

Autumn D.I.Y. Ideas!

Day by day, it’s starting to feel a little more like Fall!  The leaves are ever so slowly starting to change, the drug stores are carrying bags of sugared sweet treats for Hallows’ Eve, and pumpkin recipes are popping up everywhere! So in the spirit of Autumn, we wanted to bring you a few D.I.Y. ideas for the home!  They’re easy to do, and we think you’ll be pleased with the results…are you up for the challenge?

Let us know how they turn out!

XO ~ Tresors De Luxe! www.tresorsdeluxe.com

Dip miniature apples into melted, buttery caramel and carefully insert a twig into the stem for an adorable mini treat!

Fill candle holders with assorted nut varieties…acorns, walnuts and almonds for a unique candle light display!

Filled quinoa mini pumpkins are festive and add a special touch to your holiday table!

Dried twigs, leaves and bunches of orange, yellow and brown flowers add a special touch to your fireplace mantle!

Carve the inside out of the apple of your choice and fill with hot apple cider ~ a cinnamon stick adds a nice touch when entertaining!

Stencil carved pumpkins! Print out designs that tickle your fancy, carve out designs with the proper tools and you’ll be surprised how charming they look when lit!

Edible Candy Rings! { D.I.Y. }

These colorful and delicious candy rings are perfect for bridal showers or birthdays!

Arent’t these almost too pretty to eat?!?  We had to show you how easy it is to make these sparkly and vibrant candy jewels, and inpress your friends and family!  They’re a great addition to any birthday, holiday or celebration! Now, many of these rings were made by the Escriba bakery in Barcelona, Spain (escriba.es; to find an American source, e-mail the bakery at richard@escriba.es). But we created some of them — the two pink clusters and the “diamond” solitaires.

To make them yourself, follow these steps!

Rock-Candy Ring

Tools and Supplies

• Pink or white gumball (each ring uses only half a gumball)
• Scissors or sharp kitchen knife
• Hot-glue gun
• Ring blank with glue-on surface (tohoshoji-ny.com)
• Dryden & Palmer cherry rock-candy crystals (rockcandy.com)
• Multipurpose glue with a fine applicator tip (we used Deco Princess Multi Purpose Glue, tohoshoji-ny.com)

Basic How-To:

1. For each ring, cut a gumball in half with a sharp kitchen knife. Hot-glue the underside of a gumball half to a ring blank, and let the glue set.

2. Place some of the rock-candy crystals in a small, shallow disk. Apply the multipurpose glue to the gumball dome. Press the tacky surface into the rock crystals so some stick to the gumball. Then fill in any gaps by applying glue to the bottoms of crystals and setting them in place.

“Diamond” Solitaire Rings

Tools and Supplies

• Premade cake jewels (from Fancy Flours, fancyflours.com)
• Multipurpose glue with a fine applicator tip (Deco Princess Multi Purpose Glue, $7; tohoshoji-ny.com)
• Ring blank with 4mm cup (PA2222 + 4U, $1.50 each; tohoshoji-ny.com)

Basic How-To:

Apply a tiny drop of the glue to the underside of the cake jewel. Adhere it to the cup on the ring blank, and let the glue set.

“Pearl” Ring

Tools and Supplies

• Light-pink gumball (each ring uses half a gumball)
• Scissors or sharp kitchen knife
• Ring blank with glue-on surface (FGR-D, $1.50 each; tohoshoji-ny.com)
• Hot-glue gun
• Pink sugar pearls (ours are from Fancy Flours, $6.50; fancyflours.com)
• Multipurpose glue with a fine applicator tip (we used Deco Princess Multi Purpose Glue, $7; tohoshoji-ny.com)

Basic How-To

1. For each ring, cut a gumball in half with a sharp knife. Hot-glue the underside of a gumball half to a ring blank, and let the glue set.

2. Apply the multi-purpose glue to a small section on the top of the gumball dome, and adhere sugar pearls, sliding them tightly together. Hold them in place until the glue has mostly set. Repeat the process to cover other sections of the gumball.

We hope you’ll have just as much fun making these beautiful candy treasures as we did!

Luxury Everyone Can Afford! XO ~ www.tresorsdeluxe.com

{ HOMEMADE } Chilled Fruit Sun Teas!

Lime Cherry Cooler!

What’s your favorite summer refresher??

Rimmed with sugar!

{ Hanging Out }

Do you ever feel like you need to get away from everything and everyone?  It’s natural to feel overwhelmed in the world in which we live.  If you’re limited on “free time” set your eyes these hanging seated areas!  We are absolutely convinced without taking time for yourself, other areas of your life will suffer.  Imagine being up high, away from your worries and free from all…allow yourself to take an imaginary vacation, even for just one moment!

Have a treasure filled and glorious day, The Tresors Team

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Hanging seated areas…perfect for entertaining!

Up high and free!

Up, up and away…