Welcome to our Team Blog! Marie Antoinette & Edie Marie have joined together to create a fun place to share our ideas and lives with all of you. We know that our teaming up has been confusing for some of you and we apologize. We will refer to ourselves as Marie Antoinette (the Doll Creator & maker of fabulous items) who lives in Peacock Paradise and Edie Marie (the creator of the posts and story telling on this blog & amateur crafter of many things in my "attic") who lives on Golden Pond. What great fun we have combining our forces!!
Thank you for stopping by to see what's happening in our studios in Peacock Paradise and on Golden Pond!
The Fall 2014 issue of the Southern Senior Magazine is out! It has a wonderful 2 page
article in it about Marie's incredible
Whitmanville Christmas Village.
This new magazine has been
created for baby boomers by
Pearl River Communications.
It's a quarterly magazine that runs just
$16.00 per year. It can be delivered via mail
to your home by calling 601-798-4835.
I was so excited when I received a copy of the magazine in the mail from Marie!
The article and photos are delightful and remind me of magazines from my youth!
Here's some quotes from the article:
"Marie has been collecting Whitmanville for
22 years. She started when her daughter bought
her the first piece, a ceramic train.
Then Marie got the fever!"
"The era of the Christmas Village is set in the
early 1900's. People still wore long dresses,
and they still had horse drawn carriages,
but they also had autos and airplanes."
"Whitmanville has a waterfront, or warehouse area,
then comes the shops, museums, restaurants, and
the township... City Hall, bank, churches and such."
"Then what the children love most...
The Carnival... Marie has most all the old
rides... even a Swan Boat ride."
"She also has a ski mountain."
"Next comes the zoo,
with monkeys, elephants, lions, tigers,
and bears... Oh My!!"
"Marie says it takes about a week to set it up. She says she does have some help from her daughter, Alexia Miller, and one of her best friends, Diane Richard. "
"When asked about her favorite part of Whitmanville, Marie says 'My favorite part is the Nutcracker Ballet.' This is an amazing piece. The ballerinas dance and swirl around the stage gracefully. All the girls love this piece!"
Marie's Whitmanville Christmas Village has been a part of "Christmas on the Rails" in Picayune, Mississippi for the past couple of years. It has previously been located at the Picayune Train Depot but is moving this year to it's own location at The Checkered Lily.
Fix yourself a cup of tea and take a few minutes to look at this video of Marie's village from 2013... you'll be sooo glad you did. It's even larger now since she adds new pieces every year. The details will amaze you!
Marie thanks the magazine from the bottom of her heart for spreading the news of her beautiful village. Whitmanville Christmas Village is a huge highlight of Picayune's "Christmas on the Rails" event that dazzles and delights ALL ages!
Congratulations Marie for being recognized by Southern Senior Magazine. Your village is a true treasure!! Stop by if you're in the area on December 5th!! It's from 5pm to 9pm. She'll love to see you there!
If you would like to subscribe to this great magazine you can contact Southern Senior Magazine @ 601-798 -4835 or email them @ wrjwradio@bellsouth.net .
Holiday Blessings to all of our dear friends!
Marie Antoinette & Edie Marie XOXO
Post written by - Edie Marie Talented & humble village creator - Marie Antoinette Great new mag - Southern Senior Magazine We're joining Paula @ Ivy & Elephants for What's It Wednesday. Stop by to see Paula's fall decorations!
have on hand to create with. Plus it would free up shelf space and put them out where I can enjoy them everyday!
My brother was visiting for a
few days and this became our
project while he was here.
We purchased a nice piece of wood
that would become the top of
the two sewing machine drawer
units. My brother cut the wood into
the size we needed with curved corners at the front.
( Let's pretend there's a great photo of my brother
using the jigsaw here! I'm SURE I took one!!)
All the pieces were painted white
to unify them then scuffed up for
that worn look. I had a brain storm
when I happened to spy an old
measuring tape in black & white
that's been in my sewing box
for years. It was the perfect size
for edging the top!
(That's right, no photo of the painting or attaching the measuring tape being glued!)
But here's a pic of the units with the top on them. It's just resting on top so I can make future changes if I want to.
As you can see I tucked 2 plain sewing machine drawers in the space between the drawer units. There was just enough room to tuck in my Clark's Thread tin!
Next I added 2 fancier drawers on top of the wood piece and filled them with lots of trims and things.
I love how they look peeking out!
Then a brainstorm for the center section and a great repurpose/reuse.
I'm allowed to have cashews on my eating plan and they come in these great plastic containers from Aldi's! I wash them thoroughly, edge with tape around the label (that's right I don't even take the label off), and paint the label with blackboard paint!
I purchased a Bistro Chalk Marker at Joanne Fabrics & Crafts to write on the chalkboard labels. I like it so much better than actual chalk. It washes off with soap & water but doesn't rub off like chalk.
I sorted all my little odds and ends into categories and had fun with the marker.
Michaels had these adorable photo boxes that were Paris inspired and I knew would look great with the black & white.
So there you have it. All my sewing drawers are packed with vintage bindings & ribbons & such.
I added a couple vintage items from my Mom's sewing machine drawers to remind me of the hours she sat at her machine making clothes for me or sewing bridesmaids dresses.
It's been a fun project!
Marie sent me a couple metal pictures from her studio that needed a new home. Perfect for my window on the birdhouse table. I added a rosette I fashioned from a crocheted doily my Grandma Meme made many many years ago.
Marie made the gorgeous fan you see on the wall. I think it looks fabulous!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings, Edie Marie & Marie Antoinette XOXO
We're joining Linda @ Coastal Charm for her Show-n-Share no 232. Stop by and see all the great ideas!
We're also joining Patti & Paula @ Ivy and Elephants for What's It Wednesday. Fabulous ideas to get fall inspiration! Wednesday
Hi I'm Marie Antoinette!
I was born in New Orleans,and now live about 5o miles north in Picayune,Miss in Peacock Paradise. I love watching TV and have a wide range of hobbies.I also make clothes for little girls.They go all over the world.I use to bartend and loved doing that,met all kinds of people.That was kool. New Orleans, Picayune Mississippi, gardening, koi, dollmaking, crafting, vintage style, Victorian, sewing, etc. ******
Hi I'm "Edie Marie"! You probably know me from Edie Marie's Attic.
I'm Marie's friend and "adopted" sister. I had the privilege of meeting Marie several years ago and we were kindred spirits from the start. I live in Ohio on Golden Pond and am enjoying crafting, creating, scrapbooking, sewing and traveling when I can. Together Marie and I have so much fun so we decided to team up and blog together for a while. Thanks for stopping to visit us!!
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