Blog In Transition – Moving

Blog In Transition – Moving

The French Kiss Collections Blog will be moving from WordPress to our Shopify store. In the meantime, apologies for this transitional phase! Why We Are Moving Having a WordPress blog and a Shopify store has proven to be too challenging. I love the power of a WordPress...
I’m Back!

I’m Back!

I can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve posted here! You know how we sometimes go through rough patches in our lives? Well, 2016 was a humdinger for me with a lot of challenges: personal loss, health issues, life questions, and business...
Happy Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day

Wishing you all a wonderful day today! I want you to know how much I appreciate you. xx Leslie Made with a digital paper, frame and element from the Love Ya Collections.
Site Changes

Site Changes

Still In Progress—But Progress Was Made! I’ve spent a lot of time over the past year searching for a new WordPress theme for this blog. I mean, really – I’ve spent a lot of time! A lot of time trying to find a theme that had the look I wanted and had...
Watermark Your Online Images

Watermark Your Online Images

Social Media today is an essential way for artists and small business owners to get exposure. I’m particularly fond of Pinterest. I consider Pinterest to be Twitter for visual people. The downside to social media like Pinterest and Tumblr, however, is that a lot...
A Return To Portraits

A Return To Portraits

I began taking photographs and studying photography around 1982. I photographed people almost exclusively. I photographed my friends—usually with my 2 1/4 format Rolleicord camera. For the longest time I had only one lens and I only used natural light. I did later go...