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 !

~Rue Lafayette No 33~

 I started this Project Quite a while ago and  have only just Finished it!

Well..Almost Finished....

 ~*~

The Inspiration behind this piece came from wandering around one of our local thrift stores.  I noticed that they had  many Old Silver Chests in various conditions and some had just wonderful details.

This one in particular had another Drawer as Well.

Just a little sanding and some Black Paint made a Huge Difference. 

You know me! I can't stop there

 I removed all of the old Moleskin and Wood Slots for the Silver Pieces and replaced them with New Fabric and Chipboard. 

I just Love this French Script Fabric!

So Many little Details to work with!

I also Made a Ribbon Board  and glued it in the Lid.

At my Local Craft store 

I Purchased these Wood Compartmentalized Trays.

They Received some Sanding and a Nice Coat of Black Paint as Well. 

I cut Long strips of Contrasting Fabric to Line the Compartments going up and over and Down into the next Compartment.

I also Frayed the Edges of the Fabric Because I Liked the Look it Gave.

I then cut Squares of Frayed Fabric 

and Placed them at the Bottom of Each Compartment.

I didn't Even find it necessary to glue the Fabric down

 

 With all of the Left over thread from the Fabric 

I made a Little Nest for My Dove.

A Little Something Unexpected and yet still Cohesive!

 For the Top I made a Stencil using a n Exacto Knife 

and a Heavy Piece of Card stock.

Using Gold Leaf

I Dabbed and Brushed it on until I liked the Look. 

I also used Gold Leaf to Highlight the edges of my piece 

using a Brush and Sometimes just my Finger.

My Images are Courtesy of Karen, 

Our Very Favorite Graphics Fairy!!

The Wreath Here 

and the French Address Here.

 Rue Lafayette No 33

~*~

 I Love Using this Piece for all of my Bling!

Hope you enjoy my little Project

and maybe feel Inspired to create one of your own!

Have a Wonderful Week Everyone!

~The Robin King~

 

~Good Morning Friends~

When I Saw this Beautiful Robin of Karen's at he Graphics Fairy, I Knew I had to Come up with something Fun Using Him!

I Have Been Thinking about Transferring him on to Canvas.

Any Suggestions on How to do that Anyone?

I am so Sorry I Have been I Have been Gone So Long but 

I Know You All Understand!

My Father Required more Surgery last week due to Complications from his Cancer Treatment. He Gave us all a Bit of a Scare but is now Recovering and doing much Better! 

Thank you All for your Words of Encouragement.

You all are so Special!

~Coronation Dress Form~

Good Morning Everyone!
I have been doing some More Digital Collage and
Playing Around with Layers for Backgrounds.
I Put these together to Make Tags for The Gypsy Store.
We Use them for Wrapping Seam Binding Tape Around.

You Know Me..Nothing can be Plain!
These were Fun to Make Using These Beautiful Images!

 I am so Happy to Link up to 

Karen's Brag Monday today!

I have missed Doing them!

Happy Brag Monday Everyone!

Hope Everyone Had a Wonderful Weekend!

Beautiful Images from

  Graphics Fairy and Cajoline Scrap !

Go Have a Peek!