Marie Antoinette Valentine wishes

Oh to be Queen on Valentine's Day!

What fun that would be! Ordering all my favorite cakes and macaron and flowers spilling out of vases and treats for all the pets. 

Maybe some new masks for a fancy dress ball in the evening!! 

Whee!!!  What fun being a Queen would be!

Have a Pink day!

Valentines

I would love one of these for Valentine's Day! A vintage pink perfume bottle I saw on pinterest

Are you listening Cupid?

Have a Pink day!

Valentine treats

These are magical Fairy Foam treats for the recipe go to Pink Picadilly Pastries She has wonderful recipes.

Here:http://pinkpiccadillypastries.blogspot.com/

I plan on making these in pink, of course, for Valentine's Day! I have a day trip to Madison, GA planned that includes tea but will still have tea at home.

I adore Valentine's Day

Have a Pink day!

Pink Valentines

Of course I love Valentine's Day it is a very pinkish holiday! 

I enjoy making pink heart boxes embellished with flowers and ribbons and pretending that they would sort of look like what Marie Antoinette would have had.On some of them I have Marie Antoinette peeping out of a frame. the Marie image is from Paper Nosh (on Etsy).  

Always pretending to be in the 18th century in my head. 

Of course, there was no Eiffel Tower back then so this last box wouldn't fit in.

I save the old candy boxes spray paint them outside with paint from Michael's and then using a glue gun add the flowers or ribbon. Sometimes I glitter the top too after spraying the top with photo mount glue. They can be used for decoration or to hold a little gift.

Pink Boy is taking me to my favorite ballet Sleeping Beauty and to tea in Madison, Georgia in the new (larger) Madison Tea Room. That is so fun to have those things to look forward to when the weather is cold and days are grey.

Have a Pink day!

A Marie Antoinette project

I saw these busts of what appears to be 18th century lady or Marie Antoinette on Etsy or EBay and tried to buy one for my small Marie doll collection, but the lady only sells the pattern -so I bought it. You get an online tutorial with the pattern on how to make the face etc.

I will dress her in Pink, bien sur, she will be my little Marie.

 Another doll to put by the Marie Antoinette Pinkmas tree.

I hope I can make her I've never tried anything like this before. I will show the finished version when I get that far. It will probably take me awhile.

Have a Pink day!

Vintage linens for the table and other treasures

I love nothing more than setting a pretty table. To me the table setting is as  important as the food being served. I want guests to enjoy the entire experience.
I want them to feel pampered a bit and excited about the meal. Over the years I have been slowly collecting vintage and new table linens mostly placemats and napkins.
The placemats above are all vintage from 50-80's all spotless and so pretty with all my china patterns. I just got another candle holder in pink mercury glass at Michaels --it goes with all my china.The Marie Antoinette book just came out this year and it is a treasure I love having tea and a cookie and reading it.

              Have a Pink day!

Swan gift and Herend china

I do not think I shared this before but these are two Herend gifts I received for Pinkmas this year. The swan is in the fishnet raspberry pattern and the tiny trinket box with the cute rose  matches my china and tea caddy and ginger jar all in that lovely raspberry color.

The Herend china is so pretty I love all the patterns but am sticking with two in raspberry. I noticed on Downton Abbey last night Lady Grantham (Cora Crawley) had Herend in the orange colorway on her tea tray in bed.

Have a Pink day!