Christmas at the Petit Trianon

Here are a few pages for an altered book swap I am in. I am beginning to feel the Christmas Spirit, so I made these as if I had glimpsed a Christmas tete a tete at a Petit Trianon fete! Can't you just imagine the glitz and glamour?

Another Queenly Confection

Here is my necklace for my swap partner Melanie. This is for a vintage layered necklace swap on the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Site! I hope she loves it as much as I loved making it. It is is big and over the top, but that is how I live and work! The large picture doesn't do it justice, but the close ups give you a good idea. This is made of almost all vintage materials! The only things new are the bead leafs, flowers and other beaded pieces. The pink beads are pearlized vintage plastic from the 1950's. It is the only plastic used here. The metals are all silver with only a very occasional gold on some of the vintage jewelry pieces. The bottom drop is a chandelier crystal that is apprix,. 3 1/2 to 4 inches long total. The charm I made.

Faux Bon Bons

I am back from my vacation...relaxed and ready for more artwork! I had already made these pretty little felt bon bons and thought I would share them here. I plan to host a swap of these, hopefully, on the Marie Mail Art site. I love making them! Quite easy and so pretty. Feast your eyes and be thankful they don't have any calories!

The Affair of the Necklace

Ah...Marie Antoinette is infamous for a role she never played, that of purchasing an extravagant and outrageously expensive diamond necklace. Well, last I visited the Petit Trianon, I happened upon this amazing bauble...I wonder now...did she REALLY refuse those diamonds?

Tiered Necklace created from mostly vintage jewelry items and some new beads and ribbon.

Let them eat....LACE CAKES!

Here are my other 9, yes 9!!!!, chunky book pages for the Lace Cakes book swap on the Marie Antoinette Mail Art site. They have mixed media, very textural backgrounds and vintage and new laces and trimmings. I wish the picture conveyed their beauty better. I am just not great at photography. Feast the eyes...It's calorie free!

Mermaids and Seashell Maidens

I am getting ready for my annual October break in Sanibel. I use the time to visit my mother and relax from all my duties as housewife and homeschooling mom. I did the mermaid painting for my Sanibel Island nature journal. The shell box is a belated birthday gift for my mom. I picked up the pen shell pieces in one of my journeys to heaven on earth.

Oh My...Soooo Many Beautiful Things!

I have been busy, busy, busy! A creative streak has me working night and day and I have managed to produce some lovely items for swaps I am in. I have visited both Wonderland and Versailles in my search for inspiration. I hope you enjoy the lovelies! From Top to Bottom: Alice in Wonderland Cheshire Cat Mini Theater
Alice in Wonderland Altered Vintage Tea Cup Alice in Wonderland Yuletide Soiree 5 x 7 Frameable Art Marie Antoinette Christmas Pastels 4 x 4 Decorated Digital Collage Book Pages Marie Antoinette Secret Friend Swap Box and Items in Pink Marie Antoinette Secret Friend Swap Box and Items in Wine