a little French nun

I bought this sweet nun doll at  a French village

market - I cannot remember which one anymore.

I just love dolls and have a huge collection.

I was over the moon to find this little nun doll.

I imagined her going through her day and

thought of all her duties - so much to be done when

you have to do it all yourself.

No easy supermarket with store bought pastry

or eggs on a shelf!

So I created this little kitchen for her.

As you can see she is making a pie

I bought this miniature kitchen sink unit

with tiny food, eggs, wine and gravy boat

from Fran at

Fransminiature12 on EBay.

She has the most beautiful  tiny objects.

The little kitchen, with its sink and food board

becomes a sacred altar as her daily actions

are devoted to the Spirit of Mary, the Birther of Life,

the Mother of our Earth, She who is our daily food.

Blessings

Hettienne

La Pianiste Aveugle - the blind pianist

This sweet vintage doll I bought at a street market in

Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume right across the

Cathedral of Mary Magdalene.

I received about twenty of these from the market seller

in a plastic shopping bag.

You can see in what a tattered state she is and she has no legs

and the moving eyes have fallen out long ago.

But she is beautiful and so I created a special shadow box for her,

La Pianiste Aveugle, the blind pianist.

The piano is a toy piano, part of a doll set.  I distressed and aged the little piano

and added a magnificent butterfly to its lid, symbolising the freedom and liberation

that her ability to play the piano, brings the blind woman.

The entire box is covered with vintage sheet music paper.  A reminder

that life is music, and even as we live our small, boxed lives

of ordinariness, we hold the potential of creating the music of our souls.

love

Shopping for shoes on the Champs Elysees

Shoes, shoes, shoes, shoes

Bonjour mademoiselle!  Please step into my shop

I lined the box with velvet papers, velvet ribbons, beads, lace, ruffles

paper chandelier, and I created the framed painting of Marie Antoinette in the back.

The beautiful scene of Paris is a magnet that I bought in Montmartre.

I had such incredible fun creating this small shoe shop which now hangs on my wall.

Every time I look at it, I remember the smell, the colour, the sound and the happiness

of visiting Paris and the South of France the past two years!

If you enjoyed this one, please come back for another visit and see the

beautiful vintage french pianist shadowbox which I will share with you.

love