Lavender Lady

Here is one of my dolls I made for my theatre. I used a simple bottle with a cork, added a skirt and vintage tulle to fill it out underneath. Used an old half doll and attached to the cork. Added old millinery flowers and gave the doll a handmade wig...using sheep's wool. Then just filled the bottle with lavender so she'd smell good wherever she went!



This is one of my favorite scenes. The candle flickers and is reflected in the old etched mirror underneath. The background was collaged using decorative cardstock, a copy of an old painting of Marie, German dresden,rubber stamps,old teal velvet ribbon, and other mixed media.

Keep coming back as I add bits and pieces of my theatre each week until I finally show it's entirety.

Seeing is believing

I used to have the best eyesight. I would always help my grandmothers thread their needles or get splinters out of my son's little hands.

No more...those days are over and I am forever losing my glasses or breaking my glasses! My problem is, I can't seem to wear contacts(tried three times at the Opthos) and I need my regular glasses as well as reading glasses for the computer. Consequently, I have a lot of glasses! I try to keep a pair in every room. The other day I found this pair.



It was missing one of it's sides, and there it was on the floor. I was about to throw it out, but figured, I might find a use for it, so I threw it on my art table.

This weekend I needed a change from working on my fashion theater, so I decided to help a little faerie find a new home. I had found an empty teacup at an antique store...shaped like a tulip in AQUA...my favorite color these days, so I bought it...just perfect for her. Then as I was looking over my art table, trying to see what else I could use, I spotted that eyeglass wire. I had some pretty aqua ribbon so I wrapped it around the wire and it made a great stem for my gorgeous old pink millinery flower.


I added a butterfly and rhinestone antennae.

Made my little Faerie girl(who had been patiently waiting in the back of my mind all this time) and placed her inside with some other old and new flowers in front of her and feathers behind. Not sure you can see, but there are tiny little beaded ones too...just love those. Click to enlarge and you might be able to spot them.


She told me she wanted to sell her flowers, so I told her fine, I'd make her a sign too.



See, never throw out anything...and live in clutter like I do. LOL
Be sure to buy some Faerie flowers today!!!