HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIE and SO MUCH MORE!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
MARIE!!
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Marie wearing her crown designed by Edie Marie... 

well after all she IS Marie Antoinette!

Our sweet "Queen" Marie is having 

a birthday this week! 

One of her biggest gifts is a visit 

from her brother Johnny traveling 

with his family to see her over her 

Birthday week... how sweet is that?!

Happy Birthday Sweet Marie
from all you friends!!

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A SPECIAL TREAT FROM 
MARIE'S MEMOIRS! 

~  A FUNNY BAR STORY ~

by Marie Antoinette

For those of you that don't know me... 

I am a retired "bar maid". Not a "bartender", a 

"bar maid". I only served beer to rednecks. Now 

there's nothing wrong with a redneck, a few bad 

ones always spoil the name as you well know. 

I did this task for 20 years. 

For you who would be offended... 

I'm sorry but that's life as they say. 

For you who would like to read my bar 

stories... there will be links at the bottom 

of this post to lead you to them. 

One night when I was working at the bar 

a real close male "friend" of mine decided he was 

going to come sit with me awhile which he didn't 

often do. We sat, talked, laughed and listened to 

the juke box with everyone. This was a

neighborhood bar. I knew everyone well 

and grew up with most of them. 

Well this fella that was visiting me was and 

still is a pretty good looking man. 

In walks a girl, a redneck Mississippi girl! LOL 

You have to be around them to know them. 

They're funny as you know what, but harmless. 

She spotted my "friend" right off the bat and 

started flirting with him. She even got  him to buy 

her a drink. We weren't jealous "friends" so get 

that out of your head. 

Anyhow... 

everyone is watching and waiting to see what 

happens next. They didn't have to wait long.

As the juke box was playing she got on 

my friend's lap. He was SHOCKED!

 I wasn't of course, I just don't shock easy. 

(Ask Edie, she knows me well. She's been 

to Mississippi twice already and I've been to 

Ohio once... that's right, Yankee Country. LOL) 

Anyway right after she climbed on his lap the 

juke box went dead. Not one sound came out 

of anybody in the place. You could have heard 

a pin drop. All eyes were on me. 

She hollers out, 

"HEY! Somebody put a quarter in the juke box!" 

I was behind the bar, mind you, since I was 

working. I walked out from back of that bar
and strolled right up to her while she 

was still on my friend's lap and in 

a calm voice I said, 

"Why don't you ask your new boyfriend 

for a quarter?" 

She looked at me kind of strange. 

Then from the crowd, a long time friend

of mine, Bubba, yelled out, 

"You better get off his lap... 

THAT'S HER HUSBAND!"

She jumped down real quick and started 

babbling! The whole bar started laughing, 

ME included! What a hoot it was!!

Would you believe that she and I are 

friends to this day?? We are. She was just 

trying to have some fun. We all need to let 

loose once in awhile. 

Just be careful who you let loose with! 

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. 

If you'd like to read more of my 

barmaid stories check out this links:

#1 "Bartending, Redneck Style"

click here 

#2 "Barmaid's Story"
click here  

#3 "The Legend of the Pool Stick 
Incident" 
click here

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  A BLISSFUL NEW BANNER for 
MARIE ANTOINETTE & EDIE MARIE
created by ALEXIA 

 
 Marie & I would like 
to give an enormous THANK YOU 
to Marie's daughter Alex for the 
new banner she created for our 
blog. It's awesome and we absolutely 
LOVE it Alex!! 

Alexia - Marie's Darling Daughter 
and she's gorgeous too!


You are so talented Alex and we 
appreciate your hard work and 
vision for what we both adore! 

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CREATIVE SWAPPING GOIN' 
ON BETWEEN "PEACOCK PARADISE" 
AND "GOLDEN POND"
 
Marie and I love to swap our creative 
items with each other. So here's our 
latest treasures!!
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THE MARIE ANTIONETTE 
SHOW SWAP
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~  A Shoe for Edie ~

This is Marie's creation she sent to me. 
It is sooo gorgeous!! 

 Look at that fabulous 
peacock atop the birdcage... 

 and the heel is full of
 colorful feathers from Marie's 
peacocks... that makes it so special. 
(there's a huge difference between a 
fresh peacock feather and one bought 
in a retail store... just sayin')

 The trims Marie uses are scrumptous! 

My beautiful shoe hangs in the center of 
my lampshade frame chandy that 
hangs in my studio. 


It's full 
of all my fav handmade gifts from 
friends and frenchy treasures.
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~ A Shoe for Marie ~

 This is my creation for Marie. 
It was really fun to make! 
I used lots of scrapbooking items 
such as paper, stickers, stick on flowers, 
gems, etc. I also added some lace and 
feathers from around "Golden Pond". 

I decorated the backside of the 
shoe in case Marie hung it where 
it could spin. 

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*FROM MARIE'S STUDIO *



Marie has been so busy in her workshop! 
Look at this gorgeous new creation...

~ MADAME BLEU BELLE ~

 Madame has a special love for 
the birds and peacocks that roam
the palace gardens. 

A carriage awaits in the moonlight 
for a courtisan who greets 
the madame of his dreams. 
His heart flutters as she approaches.  

 The peacocks are perched in 
the garden trees along with 
the sweet  little songbirds.

 Madame Belle turns to 
hide the tryst that is taking 
place within her theater... after all,
it's better that you should write 
your own romantic conclusion 
for this story!

So we shall say "Adieu"!

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 * FROM EDIE'S STUDIO *

~  PARIS BANNER PENNANT ~

Thanks to a dear friend I now have
 a baby "Cricket" machine to cut out shapes 
and letters. She upgraded to a larger Cricket 
and passed the little on on to me. Thank you 
sweet Cathy!! 

This is my first project with the Cricket. 

 I've wanted a PARIS banner for a long time.


I used scrapbook papers, crepe paper, paper 
lace, glitter glue, paper flowers and ribbon.

 I cut the letters out on the Cricket and 
cut the pennant shapes by hand. I gathered 
the crepe paper by sewing a basting stitch 
on my sewing machine and pulled the 
thread for a great ruffle!

I have pennant shapes glued to the back 
also so that I can reverse the pennant for 
a different effect. But I'll save that 
for another day.

By the way, if you need a place to store 
your Christmas tree topper you may 
be able to adorn the top of a lamp 
with it! 

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Thank you for stopping by to wish 
Marie a Happy Birthday 
and see what we've been up to! 

Blessings, Marie & Edie
XOXO

Post written by Edie Marie. 
Story written by Marie Antoinette  

They Say May Flowers Bring June Brides...

and they DO!

Here's a magnificent 
"June Bride"
by Marie Antoinette!

What a lovely creation.

She's holding her tiny bouquet

as she prepares to walk down 

the aisle to her beloved. 

 

Then the little theater reveals a 

glimpse of the bride and groom having 

their first dance. 

 

The  wedding cake awaits 
the traditional cutting of the cake 
as they dance under the arbor of roses. 

Note: This is one of Marie's past creations that 
sold on her Etsy. To see of her creations that 
are available for purchase hop on over to 
  Creations by Marie Antoinette Etsy. 
 

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I wanted to create a special gift 
for Marie (which was supposed to be 
a 2012 Christmas gift, but you know 
how that story goes) and so I sent it to 
her as an EARLY birthday present, 2013!

It's a dimensional scene of Marie Antoinette. 
 

The initial "M" is done in french blue 

ribbon and adorned with silk rose buds.

Perfect for our sweet Marie's initial!

 

The lace of her skirt flows out  
from the pillow as her pink satin skirt 
billows as she moves about.

. 

Marie carries some fresh roses 
that her son picked lovingly for her
and a birdcage that represents 
her love for wildlife. 

A fluffy fru-fru for the 
top of her head... 
 

and a beaded scallop for the lace 
portion of her skirt provide a 
bit of "Marie" detail. 
 

The pillow found a perfect location in the 
corner of Marie's swan fainting sofa! 
She looks very happy there. 

I had sent Marie another pillow that 

was adorned with an embroidered crown 

and sprinkled with sparkles. 

It lives in her favorite snugly chair 

waiting for her to cuddle up. 

 

The corner is completed with Marie's 

treasures and sweet little lamp. 

 

Is this gorgeous or what?!

 

But this picture wouldn't be complete 

without her favorite snuggle buddy...

 

and believe me she's a sweetheart!!
Marie loved her long awaited surprise.

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I then received a surprise gift 
from Marie... 
 

a gorgeous Parisian fan! 
 

 Marie knows my heart and that 
it's in Paris half the time! LOL

 The shabby black rose tulle trim is 
fabulous...

and the vintage style keys dangling 
from the ribbons really finish it off. 
 

 But of course she had me at the sparkle!

She knows I'd love that sparkly edge.
Thanks Marie, I love it!!

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Thanks for stopping by to see what 
we've created. 

We have so much fun surprising 
each other with little treasures!

Have a blessed week friends, 
Marie & Edie
XOXO

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 Thank you for your prayers for Linda! 
They are working and she's making 
great progress on her long journey.
She has had surgery to remove 
a tumor from her pancreas and 
so far it looks like she will be 
one of those rare survivors. 
A long recovery and more chemo 
make this a long road to travel and 
your prayers are appreciated so much!!
 
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Also please remember Marie's grandson, 
Courtland, as he serves in the US Navy. 
All our servicemen and servicewomen 
need our prayers daily. Thank you!

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SEASIDE...

 Lately 

 so

 That's right - 

I'm going 

 where there may be 

bathing beauties...

bathing caps...

 

bloomers...

and the rare beachy ballerina. 

 

  

Seashells...

sandcastles...

and silvery moons

will be our entertainment.

They say

and I know

So I'll be 

 

with my toes in the sand

or in the surf

listening to 

I'll be back soon with 

a bag of seashells...

to put in bottles...

study artful details...

and admire  God's treasures 

of the sea that 

wash up on  shore.

What divine beauty! 
 

You know...

And always remember...

That pretty much says it all 
doesn't it?

"I will give you rest."

See you soon dear friends, 

Edie Marie

Post by Edie Marie

All images from Pinterest 

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While Edie Marie is "frollicing on 

the beach" Marie Antoinette 

will be slaving away in her 

studio to bring you 

more beautiful creations.

She happens to have a gorgeous 
Paper Doll to delight you! 

This is The Steampunk Peacock Lady! 

(Click on the photo to enlarge)
Marie has outdone herself on this paper doll. 
The peacock feathers that are used for the dress 
are perfect feathers that Marie recently collected 
for this beauty.   

(Click on photo to enlarge) 
It's impossible to see all the detail in these 
photos. The lady sparkles with glamor and 
 glitter and is embellished with silk flowers 
 and trims to tickle your fancy!  

Please take a look at her on Marie's Etsy 
where you can to see all her 
gorgeous items!     

The Digital Print used to create 
this item came from the Etsy of 
a friend, Rhonda's Originals.
Stop by to see the great digital 
images she has.  

Have a wonderful week! 
 
Marie Antoinette and Edie Marie
XOXO