Jack and Jill went up the Hill

Jack and Jill went up the hill  - this is my entry into Inspiration Avenue's weekly challenge : Nursery Rhymes

here is the link :  http://inspiration-avenue-team.blogspot.com/2011/06/inspiration-avenue-weekly-challenge_27.html

JACK AND JILL WENT UP THE HILL

a shadow box - ready to hang

Jack and Jill

went up the hill

to fetch a pail of water

Jack fell down 

and broke his crown

and Jill came tumbling after

Jack and Jill went up the hill

to fetch a pail of water

Jack fell down and broke his crown

and Jill came tumbling after!!!

Look at that bucket go flying!  I had such fun creating Jack n Jill.  They are part of my nursery rhyme series.  These are Swiss or German dolls and when I saw them they immediately looked like Jack and Jill to me.  They are in perfect condition and are attached to the box with miracle putty - so they can be taken out of the box or be moved around inside the box!!

I used vintage lace and ribbon and vintage seamless ribbon everywhere!

I lined the box with vintage prints, and extracts from Jack n Jill and a vintage German dictionary.  They are part of the Mother Goose compilation, so I included an image from Mother Goose.

I added miniature alphabet blocks for the pails to rest on.  A book title frame has a repeat image of the background print of Jack n Jill tumbling down the hill.  I have added a miniature straw hat with flowers, just above the red bucket, on the inside of the box.  The hat goes flying as Jill tumbles down.

All my pieces have a white dove.  You can read more about the reason for this and the meaning of the white dove to me personally, in my article 'Faith' here :   

http://hergracedevata.blogspot.com/2011/05/faith-is-carried-on-wings-of-love.html.

As with all my pieces this one comes labelled with a Certificate of Authenticity and a serial number which is part of a catalogue.  

This little treasure will be available on Etsy along with other vignettes in my Nursery Rhyme series.