...french flair ~ puttin' on the "spritz"!

...hello dear ones!

well, here it is!!

my vintage seltzer bottle that I shared with you last week:)

only now,

"vintage coutured"!!!

below, we have exhibit A:

the said seltzer bottle.

I loved the lines of this,

the shine from the silver,

the graceful pump,

the little windows...

I just wasn't feelin' the green glass below!

and as I am all about the complete visual,

I challenged myself to find a lovely resolve

so that wherever I place this bottle,

it could be appreciated.

I tried many materials before the "halo appeared"

lol!

I chose wispy gauze, because it is easily shaped.

That,

 and I still wanted to see

that there were windows beneath these new little "dresses" :)

So,

using the complicated technique I learned in kindergarten

(ha!!)

I simply wrapped the end of a pencil eraser with little ovals of gauze

and Elmer's glued them onto each little window

like you did with the little tissue paper squares as a child

for a mother's day flower project!

remember??

twisting and pulling the gauze randomly,

until I was happy with the visual result.

  

I let that dry overnight.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzz....

(glued gauze drying & me sleeping)

I now could live with the gauze covered , green glass windows!!

BUT

 that wasn't enough,

it needed something...

something that evoked a little romance!!

and what better to evoke that, than a strand of vintage pearls??

I just love the patina on them that you simply can NOT get with new ones!!

and these were most especially appealing to my eye

because of the duo tones of matte and shine...

so with my skinny thin wire,

I started twisting them on,

in a chicken wire patterned fashion.

  

 a pretty little pearl for each window!

~ LOVE IT!! ~

next came the neck adornment

as any self respecting,

french dressed bottle would require!!

so naturally,

I tied white sea silk ribbons around it,

and fashioned a focal piece out of a vintage sterling silver filigree buckle,

a vintage french medal, a large silver rhinestone,

a white feather, and a petite vintage rosebud sprig

whew!!

put them all together and you get this:

so what do you think of this "vintage coutured" seltzer bottle now??

perhaps you'd care for a spritz????

oh yes, please!

I'll have what she's having....

and could you make that a double??!!

~

thanks for stopping by today:)

I am joining along with these lovely ladies blog parties!

Common Ground's Vintage Inspiration Friday

The French Cupboard's French Inspired Blog Party

French Country Nest's Feathered Nest Friday

My Romantic Home's Show and Tell Friday

here's to things I learned in kindergarten!!

...french flower basket OR elegant walking stick!

...hello dear readers!

WOW!!

It has been a lickety split fast week!!

~ and yes,

I'm still cleaning and weeding out my studio.

but,

 I did manage to give my french flower market basket a little make over:)

Seems as though everything I touch these days,

 is being converted into creamy white shades of loveliness...

~ a fabulous spray of pretty white roses for the basket

and then a sumptuous bow adorns the front!

bow is made out of soft vintage netting

(NOT that itchy scratchy stuff they have on the market today I tell ya'!)

then a silk tassel, and a picot edged satin bow

with a vintage pearl and rhinestone earring in the center!

sheeze,

 seems as though I've been using those vintage earrings alot lately

...lampshades, flowers, bakets and bows!!

I had better be on the hunt for more ~ LOL!!

  

I love how this basket has a handle, it's like an elegant walking stick,

wouldn't you agree?

not that you probably wish to see my studio table...

but this is what it looks like at the moment!

there are four sides to a table ~ no?!

well,

let me tell you,

for each side of this table,

there are also four different creative endeavors going on!!

I know, I know,

 no rest for the wicked...

or is it weary??

 I can never remember!

~ and I certainly TRY not to be wicked ~ LOL!!

I just know my brain never stops,

 even long after my hands and eyes do!!

   

yes, that is my tasty imbibement sitting there

with colored lip gloss all over the rim

(remember : pretty is, as pretty does!!)

I usually drink seltzer water with a lemon circle

but today,

I felt like having an "Arnold Palmer"

(a mix of lemonade and ice tea)

hhhmmmm...

it also appears that I've been having a few interesting fizzy lifty drinks this week!!

  

pretties in the making!

I've also got my sights set on this next:

  

a  wicker chaise re-slipcover make over...

and with sooooooo many inspiring places to visit in blog land

I'm sure I'll come up with nothing short of ALOT of lovely ideas!!

sharing the love over at

Common Ground's Vintage Inspiration Friday

My Romantic Home's Show and Tell Friday

French Country Cottage's Feathered Nest Friday

here's to a renewed studio!!

p.s. you can lavender soda for fizzy lifty drinks at Whole Foods Market:)