Studio Redemption!

 ~Lace~

Oh my...  

My Love Affair with Lace

 has been a Long Standing one.

 

This week I have been Sorting through it 

to reintroduce myself 

with the pieces I have Collected. 

This is just the Begininng

of my Studio Redemption..

  

 It doesn't seem like very long ago 

that my Studio was in Order.....

It was in absolutely Pristine Shape

for Karen Valentine's 

of My Desert Cottage

Where Bloggers Create 2011......

What Happened.....?

At Least I have 

Pictures to Prove it!

"Look Honey! See! Was Too Picked up!"

"Was Not.."

"Was Too!"

Well...for a little While anyway..

 This weekend....

Between Soccer Games 

and a Family BBQ..

My Plan...

 is to Restore it to 

its Former Glory!

What is on Your  Work Table?

~*~

Have a Wonderful,

Safe

Memorial Day Weekend!

~Belle et Douce~ Beautiful & Sweet ~

 ~Belle et Douce~ Beautiful & Sweet

 is made up with some of my 

Most Favorite and Treasured Pieces. 

 I Love that Each Piece 

tells a Story from the Past.

 I Look at the Beautiful Piece

 of Edwardian Lace

And Wonder about the Dress it Came From.

What it Looked Like when it was New.

 I wonder about Who sipped Soup

 from this Silver spoon

and the Woman who Wore this

Rhinestone Pin.

 I Love using Antique & Vintage Elements 

In my Art Work. 

I just Feel it gives them something Unique and Special, 

Making all a Truly One of a Kind Piece. 

By the Way...

 These Paper Whimsy  

Sweethearts

are So Lovely..

They were Inspiration in themselves.

~Belle et Douce~ Beautiful & Sweet ~

 is Available in my Etsy Store!

Have a Wonderful Weekend My Friends

Petite Curiosité de Montage ~For Paper Whimsy Inspire~

  My Magpie Heart Loves 

All Small Bits of Treasure! 

Baubles, Bling and Curiosities...

(My Magpie Heart....

Doesn't that Sound Like a

 Great Name for a Blog!!!)

Putting it all together in a Curio
Box and Giving it a French Name ...

Makes it Even more Appealing to 

My Collective Magpie Heart.

Petite Curiosité de Montage

 is My New Inspire Piece 

for Paper Whimsy

 Have a Peek if you would Like to Learn
how to Make this Piece.
You will Find it in
Inspire at Paper Whimsy.

Have a Wonderful Mothers Day
 My Friends!

~ A Mothers Love~

Garden Bench ~ James Tissot

A mother is the truest friend we have, 

when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; 

Child Braiding Crown~ Adolphe William Bouguereau

 when adversity takes the place of prosperity; 

when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us;

 when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, 

 and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels 

to dissipate the clouds of darkness, 

Mother and Child ~Jessie Wilcox Smith~

and cause peace to return to our hearts.  

~Washington Irving

 Happy Mothers Day

 to My Mom,

My Friend.

Hope your Day is Spent Surrounded

 by the People You Love Most!

 Happy Mothers Day
 to All of You!
Have a Wonderful Weekend !

Beautiful French Ephemera & Digital Art

 A While Back I Received a

 Beautiful Antique French Document dating 1848

and some French Money Orders

 with Wonderful Typography. Also these Gorgeous Stamps

They Came from a New Friend in France.

 

 I can't Tell you how amazing it is to Hold 

a Handwritten Document from 1848. 

I  thought it would be Fun to Look up 

what was Happening in France during this time.

They were in the Midst of another Revolution 

where  Louis Napoleon Bonaparte 

( Nephew of Napoleon)

was Elected the President of the Second  Republic.

I Find this so Interesting!

 

Here is some Digital Fun I had with 

These Beautiful Old Pieces of Ephemera.

 Crowns & Butterflies...

 Bees & Keys...

Baroque Borders and Beautiful Script!

Some of my Favorite things!

Have a Wonderful Sunday Everyone !