Sobhiyye a la WAFO

[sob.hiy.ye]: noun, a group of family, friends mostly woman that gather together to chit chat (early morning, while you are still in your PJ's :), gossip, solve political and economical problems, talk about the unfortunate neighbors disease, the fortunate jara that bought a new sofa, the man who died yesterday, the new priest at church, the children, the new married couple how cute they look, yesterday TV serie that some are watching, chou l tabkha today, gaining weight, some old fashioned diet advise, it doesn't stop . They share tears, give advice, laugh loud around turkish coffee with petit four or biscuits. An updated version of sobhiyye consist of the same but in english it becomes a brunch where man'ouche extra becomes a must, croissant, knefe even, it depends on the mood. Setting tawlet l sofra and give more attention to detail. Instead of only gossiping they start crafting, crochet from here, souf from there, aubusson, dentelle bretonne.... the result is magical. Others describe that as healing group therapy, community gatherings, craft night.... we simply call it sobhiyye.

A friend from NADRENALIN - my vintage friend

I think this is the greatest and truest description I've ever heard for a Friend.....

Friends.......They love you, But they're not your lover 

They care for you, But they're not from your family 

They're ready to share your pain, But they're not your blood relation. 

They are........FRIENDS! !!!! 

A True friend..... . 

Scolds like a DAD.. Cares like a MOM.. 

Teases like a SISTER.. Irritates like a BROTHER.. 

And finally loves you more than a LOVER. 

The nicest place 2 be is in someone's THOUGHTS! 

The safest place 2 be is in someone's PRAYERS!

SCRUMPTIOUS by DD

D is the avant garde one, always on top of things you will be amazed by her ability of MASTERING things. I am not allowed to name them but what i can tell you, just from eating her cookies, she has a GUSTEAU (remember ratatouille :) in her. That is for sure.

MEET Raoul and Louma

Rima's Kids. Raoul is the msakkar raso (from Luanatic), Louma is the walking disaster (from Luanatic)

So.phisticated Rima

Rima has always been the SOphisticated one. I have a vivid memory of the coccinelle bag and carissima shoe, at that time i didn't even know what coccinelle was. She had the ability to just look soooo amazingly graceful. She is the perfectionist one, she can't accept a fault in anything. Her creations are an image of who and how she looks, likes and wants you to be.  

Frenchy Vintage Christmas

Les anges dans nos campagnes

Ont entonné l'hymne des cieux

et l'écho de nos montagnes

redit ce chant mélodieux

Gloooooooooooooooria in excelsis déo!

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DEER Mr. Hook,

I am sooo happy to see you in shape, repurposed and glowing. You look fantastic. Remember the day we met, it was a saturday afternoon, i was with Diane, we were walking through the garage sale in Bloomfield, everything was half off when i suddenly stumbled on you, i could not stop laughing. It was an Eureka moment, so hilarious, it sounded like a great idea to you to. I am so happy i was able to make your journey a repurposed one. Decorate with fun.

Two side ornament

Every night before i go to sleep, I light a candle for my family, and friends, i name them :), calling their names keep them close. They live on the other side of the ocean, i wish them a wonderful life and good health. So I decided to keep the shells and make something out of them someday, the day came, an ornament was born. Each ornament is a dedication to each and every person that touched my life and made it a happier one to live, they are double sided, my side and their side. Decorate with love.

petit papa noel quand tu descendras du ciel

avec des cadeaux par milliers n'oublie pas ma petite étoile. We can always customize the color you want for an artsy christmas.

tortellini ala ranyah

I used to watch TOUPIE et BINOU with raoul and louma (my siss kids that i miss so much). Toupie happens to be the most creative character, he can create nonsensical things from his pure imagination. He plays, talks and laugh most of the time. Spaghetti ala tooouuupie was one of his creative dishes, unbelievably inspirational, tortellini ala ranyah was born: bring a large pot of water to a boil, add the tortellini for 5 mn, drain them, place the olive oil, some sun dried tomatoes and black olives in a skillet, then add tortellini, sparkle with oregano and herbes de provence. mmmyummy that is so delicious. Lamloum Rawlini this is for you. Sahtein

PROMISE delivered. MEGHLI

MEGHLI.CEREAL... BOWL

In our middle eastern culture, we welcome a new born by cooking "meghli" (like a pudding with nuts and cococnut on top), yummy very delicious (the recipe will follow with picture). It is like a feast where everyone is here mama, teta, auntie, 3ammto, sister... they all take rounds in stirring :). It is not only the making of, it is also about the show off, you need special containers, stylish ones to welcome the 3ayle, as7ab and l jiran... and the new born. I know you are eager for the recipe and picture i promise i will cook some next week as for the recipe.

1 cup ground rice

5 cups cold water

1 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon powdered anis

1/2 teaspoon powdered fennel

1/2 teaspoon carawya (buy from ethnic shop, spice kind)

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

How to make: 

Mix the ground rice to a smooth paste with some of the cold water.

Add the sugar, anis, fennel, carawya and cinnamon.

Bring the remaining water to the boil.

Add the ground rice mixture gradually, stirring vigorously with a wood spoon.

Continue stirring until it comes to the boil again, then lower the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until cooked approx 1 hour.

the mixture is cooked when it is thick enough to coat the spoon.
Cool it slightly, pour into individual bowls and refrigerate.
Serve chilled, decorated with coconut, almonds, pine nuts, pistachio

Deliciously home made with love
allah y3ayycho/y3ayyecha

B.O.W.L.

C'est Wafo

wafa' has magical hands and can transform the old days boring moune bags into a state of the art ones :) Organic is not a trend it is our grandfathers and ancestors way of living, our job now is to just add some salt and pepper,  make it more contemporary and stylish. You can take off the shelve and hang the bags in your cabinet or even bring a tree into your house like hers :) enjoy

Dar.nur collection

Grandma's BUTTONS

Grandma's collection, lost and found ones, the neighboor's donation, from here and there, hand picked to decorate your wall, they are custom made and sold at Mains de Fees.

Clara's crochet

Soon on etsy, if you can't wait and need to place an order contact me i will be there to help you

DENIM vase

Me and the wild flowers, it's a love story that started since the 80's. Mom used to take me to the aintoura hill (korne) for the afternoon snack with grace and tante mela. We used to run, pick wild thyme for 3ejje (omelette), anemone, cyclamen, marguerite et coquelicot (i don't know the flowers name in english sorry), eat dabke (lebanese biscuit).
Life was simple at that time.
This vase is a tribute to GRACE :)

BLUE.house

Any reason fabric BOWLS...

PARTY bowls (pretzel, chips, cookies, vegetables...)

JEWELRY bowls (earrings, rings, necklace, bracelets...)

BREAD bowls (boule, baguette, pita, cibatta...)

CANDY bowls (lollipops, chocolate, sweets, candies...)

VIDE tous (keys, business cards, usb...)

FRUIT bowls (oranges, apples, bananas...)

EGG bowls (for a happy easter)

CONSUME light with moderation

WINE up your SLEEVE

Dress up your bottle dependant on the story, the situation or the celebration ;)

CHEERS

Cheers to a good life !! I'll drink to that

POST.cards

Postcards are like polaroids, they grasp the instant moment, an instant thought that we can share no matter how far or near we could be.

L.O.V.E

It's never too late to express your love with a hand home made dish, it is not old fashioned nor an expired idea, IT WORKS :)

Temptation Bowl