Bling & Burlap

As I listen to the Mourning Doves softly coo outside, I wanted to share with you some goodies I've been working on. The chandelier is from an old illustration, and I added some bling to the front from Swarovski rhinestones. They look really pretty in low light, but my camera can't handle that light, and my pics always come out blurry. (or maybe it's all the caffeine I have pumped into my blood stream, I'm really not sure.)

The other ornament is from an old french book, printed with a vintage dress form. It's hung with burlap ribbon.

I'm off to the Palm Springs street fair tonight. Need to bundle up because it's starting to get cold here in old CA!

Hope you enjoy your day!

Take care,

Martha

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette is one of my favorite figures to use in art work. She's such a feminine girl, and seems to drip elegance. I usually use a black patina on the solder to darken it, but left it silver for this one.
While rummaging through one of my drawers, I came across some old chandelier prisms I bought, and decided to solder them onto an ornament.
Th photo I used is a painting of Marie when she was only 13. It was meant to show her future husband what she looked like, because he had never seen her.
I'm happy with how it came out. Maybe I should do more of these blingy ones, what do you think?

Here are a few pieces of trivia I came up with about Marie-

~She was only 14 years old when she got married to the future King of France. She was Austrian, and the marriage was meant to improve relations between Austria and France.

~Marie's last words were "Monsieur , I ask your pardon. I did not do it on purpose." She accidentally stepped on the foot of the executioner while climbing the stairs of the scaffold to the guillotine.

~Marie wore purple mules on the day she was executed

~ She had 4 children

~ Marie was the 15th child of 16

~She often dressed as a peasant to imitate the simple life

~Marie never said "Let them eat cake."

~She was brought to the guillotine on October 16, 1793

Back to work, I hope you enjoyed!

Take care,

Martha

More Hearts

Here's another few hearts to share with you. The one above says "I love you"
I love these two sweet angels.
This beautiful heart was made by Rosemary. Just gorgeous.

I hope you enjoyed!

Take care,

Martha

Trust in God

I can't believe it's already thursday! I'm off to Palm Springs today, and just wanted to share with you a lovely new ornament. I've seen this gorgeous image of a lady before, and my friend Rosemary made a heart from the image that I just love, and I knew I wanted to create something with her too. So I came up with a "trust in God with all your heart" ornament. It's a very good reminder and having it hanging on the wall in front of me really helps. You can find it on my website if you're interested in it. Also, I'm waiting for more heart shaped glass for the "home sweet home" ornament, and when I get it, I'll have it available on the website too.

Hope you're doing well, and enjoy your day.

Take care,

Martha