Dolls By Marie Antoinette: January 2014

Marie's Whitmanville display at the

Picayune Train Depot was a great

success! Hundreds of people visited

Whitmanville and was amazed and

awestruck by the size and detail of her

fabulous village.

If you didn't have time to see Marie's

display you can see it here. We know that

many of you were extremely busy at the
holidays. So now that the "rush" is over

you can take time to make a cup of tea
or pour some coffee and take a look at
the charm of Whitmanville on Utube.

Well do you know the old saying:

"What goes up... must come down."?

It's the same with the village!

Here's a good photo of the size

of Marie's village:

And here's a look at the aftermath

of Whitmanville which doesn't include
all the tables, skirting, "snow", etc:

Marie's hubby and daughter help her

with the work involved with the village.

She couldn't do it without their help.

So now she has to find the storage "homes"

for all of these boxes! Mercy! Marie says
this is a process that lasts at least til the
end of January. I'm tired just thinking about it.

Thank you dear Marie for giving so many
children and grownups such happiness
at Christmas time. The Village of Picayune
hopefully realizes what an incredible
attraction your display is for their event.

*******
Marie & I have fun figuring out what
we're going to surprise each other with
at Christmas! To say she went way
overboard this year is an understatement.

Box after box came to my house.
First I received this gorgeous
candle-lier!

There's a place in the center for a
votive candle. It's so tre chic!!

Then here comes another box filled
with all kinds of fun things.

Marie knows how I love decorative
boxes for storage and this one is
beautiful.

A photo doesn't begin to show how gorgeous
this vintage hanky is. The little crocheted
basket with flowers is separate and I'm sure
was meant to be pinned on your blouse or
dress. It's made of Irish Linen!

Look at this sweet vintage hanky.
It's so delicate and lovely. The embroidery
is very small and well done. The lace
edge is a very soft aged netting, my
favorite feel for lace.
It drapes softly and perfectly.

How adorable are these ballet slippers?
They're satin over a very stiff structure
just like real ballet shoes would be.
They're so adorable and I even love the box!
I adore everything!

Tucked inside the box was 3 gorgeous peacock
feather ornaments for my hubby.
There's a bit of glitter inside that makes
them sparkle. He hung them from our
dining room chandelier and they looked
so lovely. (Hubby & Marie are like
brother & sister!)

Looky here what else was in the box...
"Marie Cookies"! Can you believe it?
As you can see I could only take photos
of what's left of them. LOL

They're these delightful crisp wafer
cookies that are just the right sweetness
to go with a cup of tea.

That's exactly what I've done...
several times.

Then these came in the mail...

New Business Cards!!

Marie knew I was wanting to get new

business cards after the holidays

and she surprised me with new cards!

I LOVE them!!

The lady looks so tres chic and so

Marie Antoinette era. The best part

is the pair of swans she added.

Perfection!
Marie ordered a digital download from
an Etsy Shop, Country At Heart, and
worked with the owner to add the swans.

Thank you Marie for the awesome

gifts, each one so fabulous!!

*******
I had purchase some things for Marie to
use in her doll making projects.
I can't show those things to you because,
well, I wouldn't want you to have any
advance info of her next Theater Doll themes.

I had fun making something for her
that I knew she would like.
A Paper Shoe. She & I have talked
about the art of paper shoes
many times.

I found a shoe pattern on line
and made a small adjustment to it.

After finding the perfect scrapbook
papers for my creation I went to work.

I found the perfect Regal Crown Brooch
garnished with pearls for the toe of the shoe.
I used shapes from my Cricket machine
and more vintage jewels to give it that
"Marie Antoinette" look.

French script for the heel of the shoe.
Ooh la la!

I found this adorable purse image to
cut out on my Cricket. I embellished it
with some fru-fru of course and it
became a little gift card.

It came together well and I was
pleased with how it looked.

Here it is displayed on Marie's mantel.
I'm so happy she liked my creation for her.

I was on a roll and my mind immediately
went to Celtic for Alex, Marie's sweet
daughter. (She helps us so much with the
"technical" things we haven't a clue about!)
I had the perfect paper, a red Tartan plaid
and some great shapes I could cut from
my Cricket machine for embellishment.

I had a Royal Crown Brooch for Alex's
shoe that was embellished with "emeralds"
and pearls. Just the right size to add to
the bow. The cutouts for initials caught
my eye on my Cricket which made it
perfect in my mind!

I had so much fun finding the perfect
designs for her shoe and purse gift card.

Here is Alex's shoe sitting in her Christmas
tree. I made them to sit or be hung from a
loop of ribbon on the heel.

Alex even liked the monogrammed box
I made for her shoe.
I'm so glad it fit your Celtic style Alex!

*******
I know you're probably sick of
holiday things but I have to
show you a bit of
my holiday dining room
on Golden Pond.

We kept it simple...
silver and gold.

Tres chic napkins, from a friend
that knows how I LOVE anything
French, gave the table
a special Parisian feel!

~~Cheap~~ Inexpensive ornaments in a silver
bowl for an easy centerpiece.
( China my darling Daddy gave me.)

A lovely tea service from darling hubby.
(Kiss-Kiss!).

Beautiful swan ornaments
from a sweet friend to go with
my Swan Lake Ballerina.
( They will be in memory of Henry & Minnie
that once swam on Golden Pond.)

Okay, I promise you NO MORE
CHRISTMAS... well, I'm pretty sure.

Marie and I are trying to get things
sorted out and cleaned up in our
studios so we can start on the project list
that's floating around in our heads.
You know the list I'm talkin' about!
It seems endless!

We'd like to thank Tristen Robin Blakeman
@ Enchanted Revelries
for featuring our December post on
his blog. If you haven't visited Tristen's
blog please pop over to see him!

HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO ALL OF YOU!

MARIE & EDIE
XOXO

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