THE JEWELS

From the studio of 
Edie Marie

LES BIJOUX!

(THE JEWELS in French)

Walking through the local antique mall 

the other day, I happened upon this odd sized 

case. It had the appearance of an old typewriter 

case but not wide enough. 

 I loved the old worn patina on all the parts.

The name plaque says:

FIBRE PRODUCTS MFG. CO. 

Famous Perfect Made Cases

601 W. 26th St NEW YORK N.Y. 1

Upon investigating I found that this was 

a salesman's sample case in it's "hay day".

 When I opened it up I saw this strange 

hinging and when I pulled on it...

 VOILA! It expanded into lots of 

trays that rested on the large lid!

 The bottom tray was deeper than the rest. 

I immediately knew I could use it for 

something I've been needing for a while. 

At the great price of $18.00 I said 
"Come to Mama" 

and popped it into my cart!

 I swept it off to "le Studio". 

I know... it should say "le Atelier" if 

I'm gonna use Frenchy things but 

it is what it is!

 I rummaged through my scrapbook paper 

and came across this GORGEOUS paper that 

my sweet Marie Antoinette sent to me: 

"Ooh-la-la" it's speaking to me!

Beautiful fashion designs of New York 

and Paris.  

The paper is by Graphic45 - 

A Ladies' Diary Collection 

 I also came across a piece of wrapping paper 

that Marie  sent to me on a gift by 
way of Celeste...
(Celeste has a fabulous blog 
Celestina Marie Designs .
Stop by & visit her sometime!)

 and of course 

I had to save it... it's FRENCH!

 I found some leftover stickers to spell 

"something" with...

and some craft foam that was given to me  
by my dear friend Kitty for projects.  

 Some Alene's Brush-on Tacky Glue 

is gonna make this a piece of cake.

I used my favorite edged scissors to 

cut out the paper with an irregular cut. 

 And started gluing!

I even glued images on the sides of 

the case.  

 The top was decorated with stickers 

that spelled "LES BIJOUX", 

"The Jewels" in French.

Some images from the wrapping paper 

finish off the top. 

 I used the foam sheets to cut into 

linings for the trays. A little cushion 

helps things from sliding around.

Thanks to old odds & ends that I've 

collected for eons and the contributions 

from "Queen Marie" and "Lady Kitty", 

I have a treasury of Royal Jewels!  

 WOW!

This will make my Altered Art Jewelry 

creating so much more FUN! I no longer 
have to rummage through several different 
storage containers to find what I want.

Now I better get back to "le Studio"
and do some WORK! 

Bisous mon amies! 
 (Hugs my friends)
Edie Marie

 My altered art jewelry and vintage 

items can be found on my Etsy:

EdieMariesAttic

I'd love for you to stop by the attic!
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Once again Marie is busy creating 
in her studio and will have something 
fabulous for our next post.
Marie has many gorgeous creations on: 
CreationsByMarieAntoinette
 
She sends her hugs & kisses 
to all of you!

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Special Note: Linda who had Pancreatic 
Cancer has gone through horrific chemo, 
major surgery and now more followup 
chemo and the doctors have said she 
is cancer free!! 
This has been a true miracle for our 
family. Linda is hubby's baby sister... 
one of his older sisters died of pancreatic 
and liver cancer 13 years ago. 
Thank you for all your prayers for healing! 
We are soooo blessed!! 
Thank you God!!

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We are joining 
Coastal Charm's 
Nifty Thrity Tuesday
Stop by to see all the 
fabulous entries. 

We are also joining 
Ivy and Elephants 
What's It Wednesday
Great blogs to visit to 
see their creations!