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Sep 16, 2010

...today's post is brought to you by the letter R ~


...hello dear ones!!


aaahhh yes,
let's see
what can I say about 
the letter

R

...just look at it!
it has beautiful curves,
it sounds lovely rolling off of your tongue...
say it with me ~
rrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRRR
see??
I told you!

isn't it simply a lovely letter??!



and
it most certainly does NOT have a thing to do
with it being MY first initial
no-sir-reee-bob!!

really!
It's today's posts sponsor!!
(say that 10 X's!)
~
continuing on...

I've been working in the studio this week

sketching some new designs,
designing some new shop tags


I really like how these paper rhinestone ex voto's turned out

ooohhhh....
sparkly!!

and I've been piecing vintage laces with strips of old satin wedding gowns,


creating a few lovely wrist cuffs...


I've also been playing around with
~ the blue chair ~
you know,
 the one I showed you last week...


well,
maybe after I show you the blue chair in these next few pictures
 you will have a different opinion on the reconstructing of the said blue chair!
hhhhuuuuuummmmm...
I don't know...
maybe I shouldn't reveal this
you may not like it...


it IS
KIND of

wellllllll.....


uuummmmmmm....

D-R-A-M-A-T-I-C

but..
this IS the kind of decorating that goes on
behind the lace curtain...

oh...
alright
here goes nothin`


may I present to you the
 "receiving chair"
hubby o` mine called it this
the night he walked through the front door
and saw it all put together and exclaimed
"Honey Bunns!"
(what? don't you have pet names that are only endearing if your love says them to you???!!)
anyhooo
he says to me ~
"Honey Bunns...is this your new chair for receiving visitors when they come for a visit????"
and I was thinking ~
smart *** how funny are you?!!

LOL!!!

well, this Marie Antoinette like backdrop did take a few days to construct
first,
there were the metal frames:
I picked them up for a song thrifting one day
they are from Italy and were a dark metal color
along with a gaudy gold shelf ~ with ROSES!!!!
until... 


I brought them home and took them apart.
Then sprayed them a creamy white!
This one is a picture of a lovely woman printed on silk.
I loved the texture
and her neck ruff!!
She was my inspiration and starting point for this whole
"receiving chair" backdrop!!
she is a little faded
but...
aren't we all??!!!
lol!!


these are the two smaller frames ~
I simply removed the pictures and glass
and replaced it with a few pieces of vintage lace
layed over some silk dupioni.
again
going for the texture...


I then added a few cream and blue tassels
and made frame collars out of coffee filters
and just hot glued these all the way around in the back until
I was happy with the fullness!
sometimes
I use coffee filters and cupcake liners
 whenever I'd like a little more body
 than tissue or crepe paper will give me
see how lovely a neck ruff and cupcake cuffs look made out of them on my Santos?




close up of her neck ruff... 


close up of her cupcake cuffs!!
I also sprayed the gaudy gold shelf


to put it all together ~

add in a-one lace panel
and
a-two beautiful silk dupoini panels
and
 a-three revamped metal frames

c-R-U-n-c-H!!

"yes, it takes three licks to get to the center of a lollipop"

HEY!!!!
Mr. Owl!


GET OUTTA` HERE!!
It's not time for a commercial break yet!!!
(I really don't like tootsie roll pops anyway!!!)
LOL!!!

ffeeeewwwwwwooooooooo
I think it was all the over spray from that creamy white spray paint!!!
now where was I???

Oh

yes

here



...the blue chair saga continues...


I really like how this drapes,
like the front of one of Marie's sumptuous dresses!

~

I do hope you enjoyed your visit today!

I've linked up with Debra's
over at Common Ground

~

next week
I'll show you the side table ruffly treatment
and dear swanee's flower change!

ohhhh!
 I'm also putting together a special "happy 200th follower giveaway" surprise together
so stay tuned dear ones!!

and I'd love to hear your feedback ~
no
not about Mr. Owl
and the fact that you DO like tootsie pops
but
if this pertains to you
email me your address ~
and I'll send you AALLLLL of my tootsie pops from tricks or treats this year!

what's that?

you're wondering what I'm going to go as this year? 
(or maybe, you're wondering if I really go!!!LOL!!!)

ahhhh
do ya` think Mr. Owl magically deliciously got on this post by mistake??

no sillies!!
about the chair!!
I'm really leaning towards painting it a creamy white
and then covering it in a soft white linen...
but who knows...
that could all change again!!



here's to Marie's influence, coffee filters and the letter R!



8 comments:

  1. It has all come together beautifully, it looks fantastic.
    R:
    Really
    Rather
    Ravishing

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  2. The queen will see you now! I humbly bow to your amazing blue chair....and your even more amazing imagination and talent!
    Debbie

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  3. Rosemary!!! It truly is fit for Royalty!! You did a scrumptious job on this regal display! Thanks so much for linking in to VIF. This is just amazing inspiration!
    xo,
    Debra

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  4. Rosemary your post sponsered by that amazing letter R is beautiful. It certainly must stand for royalty. Wouldn't I look darling sitting there in the beautiful blue chair (which I covet, BTW) with a lovely collar made of coffee filters??? I love everything you create with that blessed imagination you have.
    Just the loveliest post ever!!
    hugs

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  5. I just hit the wrong button and erased everything I wrote to you! I guess I'll try again! What a fun post! That was really amusing. I love your tags and the ruffle for the Santos. I like the white on white you're leaning towards for your chair. Can't wait to see what you decide.

    Caroline

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  6. You have such an elegant way about you and your blog and everything you create! Hugs and Tweets to you!

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  7. Your website is so beautiful and inspiring, food for the spirit. And please, post the name of that wonderful cello CD I am hearing? I want to get it to play for my husband, who is dying.

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