Last weekend, I decided to hit the stores to see if I could start my holiday shopping.  My husband, knowing how upset and bothered I can get with traffic in shopping mall parking structures..decided to drop me off.  I can't really tell if it's because he loves me that much or because he doesn't want to get that "phone call" from me complaining about how people can't drive at the malls...(while he's trying to watch sports).  I'll just go with the first...Needless to say, I just got dropped off at the closest mall to where we live (Glendale Galleria).  It was still a disaster!  The crowds were huge and it wasn't even like there were any great sales going on..unless you got there before 6am!  So, I walked across the street to the Americana at Brand..it was crowded but felt a little better because it's an open and outdoor mall.  There were carolers and all the beautiful holiday decoration was up.  That's when I ended up at the most incredible store!  I felt as if I had just died and arrived in HEAVEN!  I have NEVER EVER seen a store like this in Los Angeles.  This store actually had decoration that I had brought over from Indiana last Christmas, from the most AMAZING flower store (I'll blog about this place in my next post).  So the store at Americana is called ***drum roll....Maison Paradi!  Bonjour Paris!  It's a few stores down from the restaurant - FRIDA.  The owner of Maison Paradi handpicks the most adorable pieces for her store and the prices are really affordable!