TWEET, TWEET, TWEETLE-E-DEE!

I was walking through Kohl's a couple 

weeks ago and as I was passing 

the picture framing department 

this birdcage memo holder reached out 

and GRABBED me and said,

 "BUY ME LADY! I KNOW 

YOU HAVE A PLACE FOR ME - 

A PLACE TO CALL HOME! 

JUST BUY ME LADY... PLEASE!!!" 

      

 Well I couldn't just keep walking 

after that pitiful plea. ( That would be rude.)

Then I saw it... 

a sign that had a halo around it... 

50% OFF!!

 (Do I hear angels singing?)

And I had a 30% OFF savings if I 

used my Kohl's charge... dare I?

The final price would end up being... 

about $14.00??

(The whole choir of angels were singing now!)

I didn't give it a second thought -

Come to Mama!!

and into the cart it went. 

  

 How could I resist? 

Look at how functional it is for 

important "notes"... 

 

 for photos...

 

 and for keepsakes, recipes & MORE!

(It says so!)

 The little bird on top is free to fly 

about whenever she wishes. 

 

 The birdcage came with a bunch of 

wood clothespin clips but I knew I 

needed more.  

I had purchased a package from Michaels 

that had 4 pink clothespins adorned with 

rhinestones for $2 a package for another 

project. But I wanted more of a challenge.

(Sure... let's make a project out of it instead 

of just buying the ready made ones... 

sometimes I wonder about myself.)

  

So I purchased packages of  4 clothespins 

for $1 a package and a package of stick on 

rhinestones (cheapies) and made a slew of them! 

      

Oh there's nothing more fun than a 

quick project with great rewards!

(That's what I keep telling myself.)

VOILA!

(I guess it was worth the effort.)

 

And so the little birdcage now lives 

on my vintage cedar closet door 

in my Studio 

where it gives me direction 

for my day...

 and reminds me to stay in touch 

with my favorite friends!

 

Everything is living in harmony 

in my little Studio! 

Thanks for stopping by to 

check out my latest Studio addition! 

What's new in YOUR Studio??

We'd love to hear from you!

Blessings & hugs, 

Marie & Sherry

XOXO

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PS Thank you for your continued prayers 

for Linda. She is so thankful for them!

 

A special thanks from Marie for all of the 

love and support you've shown to her 

after the passing of her brother, Junior.    

    

Princesse de Lamballe's Presence Has Been Requested To Join the Queen & King For Tea

What a lovely spring day this is in Versailles. 
The palace is all abuzz with 
Ladies In Waiting dawning their new 
 spring frocks in lovely pastel shades, 
fluttering about the great halls and venturing 
outside to breathe the fresh spring air.
The rustle of taffeta, silk and light puffy voile 
is so refreshing after 
the dismal winter months.  
The gentlemen in the palace are enjoying 
this fresh display of lightheartedness!   

I have other other plans for this day.
You see today I have been requested 
to join my royal friends, 
Queen Marie & King Louie, 
to enjoy tea with them,visit with them, 
and spend the entire day with them! 

 I love my dear friend, the Queen, and I just 
know that after tea the King will retire from 
our presence and we will join our other 
dear friends Princesse de Elisabeth, 
Princesse de Conti, the Duchesse de Chartres. 
and several others. 
We will laugh and gossip and try on 
the new hats the Queen has ordered from Paris.
My heart is all a flutter - I'm so excited!

Mlle Bertin creates such luscious hats, 
you could say they are "fit for a queen"!

Oh you can't imagine the fun we have 
in the Queen's Royal Chambers!!   

My gown was created by Mlle Bertin 
and my beautiful Queen has gifted 
me this delicious hat that she had 
made as a surprise to match my gown. 

How sweet my Marie is to do such 
a special thing like this.
In her Royal Chambers the queen 
whispered in my ear that she was troubled 
and needed cheering up. She wanted to have her 
friends close to her today.
  
The she told me in confidence that she had 
a troubling dream last night. It was about 
Mlle Bertin, putting ribbons on a garment 
she was making for her and the beautiful 
colored ribbons all turned black.

Somehow it saddened me. 

What do you suppose it means??

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~ NEW ON ETSY ~

Hand Made Original 

Marie Antoinette Paper Doll

 

Ooh la-la!

You can see this lovely paper doll 
creation and MORE @

Creations by 
Marie Antionette Etsy.

You'll love all of her fabulous 
Theater Dolls & Paper Dolls!!  
   Have a cup of tea and browse
through her lovely shop. 
 You'll have a wonderful time! 

Bisous mon amies, 
Marie & Sherry
XOXO  

DECORATING ON A BUDGET - THE FRENCH BENCH

I've had this Country French style 

bench for several years and love the look 

of the woven rush seats and all 

the lovely curves. 

But if you've ever had to sit on a 

rush seat for any length of time you know 

how hard the surface is!  

  

If you need your derriere flattened just 

sit on it and you'll find out pretty quick!     

BEFORE

So I went in search for a new look 

and a softer seat. I knew I'd have to 

make it if I wanted to keep it affordable. 

I found a wonderful heavy cotton duck 

fabric at Hobby Lobby that was on sale... 

 the price was right! 

I LOVED the design!

 I waited for Joanne's to have their 

foam 50% off and bought a 3" depth 
piece of foam , just thick enough 
to keep a person from 

having "pancake bottom"! 

I also purchased ready made oyster color 

piping for the edging. I've made my own piping

when necessary in the past but this was a real 

time saver. I had a coupon that covered 
part of the piping.  There's a Velcro flap 
on the back edge so it can be 
removed and laundered. Velcro was 40% off! 
Woohoo! 

AFTER

I love the look the new cushion achieves... 

the color is very basic but the script is 

so European and vintage looking.  

Tres chic!

We need your help with something though. 

Do you like our reused pillow covers with 

the wild flowers on them or should I 

make new muslin covers with some of 

the popular "Frenchy" designs on them?? 

Look at some of the possibilities...

  (love this royal wienie)

(most designs from the Graphics Fairy)

Any thoughts on it? 

Are there any designs or direction

you think we should go on this??

But if you think the reused pillow 

covers are just as good we're calling this 

project done !

Please leave you opinions. We LOVE to 

hear what you think!

Thanks for stopping by and seeing 

what we've been up to. There will be more bits 

of  Decorating On A Budget to come. 

Blessings & hugs, Sherry & Marie

XOXOXO

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Thank you for your prayers for Marie during 

this time of sadness in her life. 

And thank you for your continued prayers for 

Linda.