French Accent

Bon Jour Mon Amis!

Parlez-vous francais?

Oui?  Non?

I think I need to start practicing my French more often, as I am getting a bit rusty! 

At any rate, I thought I'd share with you a few of my latest French inspired creations, no translating required!

  Oooh, la, la!!

 I love the look of altered bottles!  I added one of my favorite French labels from the Graphics Fairy to this vintage apothecary bottle.  Of course I had to add glitter, as well as some wonderfully crinkly seam binding.

 And, because you can never have too much glitter, I added a silk glittered hydrangea blossom!  I also added the neatest key, stamped "journey", and now we are all set to travel to Paris!  (ah, dream on.............)

 

While in Paris, we will take a day trip to Versailles and visit Marie Antoinette! 

I have been on an altering kick lately, and had alot of fun creating this book stack.

 I embellished it with a glittered Marie Antoinette from the Graphics Fairy, mounted on a page from a vintage French book.  More yummy seam binding, and a silver fleur de lis charm and it is just ooozing in shabby elegance, don't you think?

 This was my first attempt at ripping the covers off from the books (which almost felt sacrilegious, I might add!), and it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be!  My arm and hand is still sore today! hahaha!

  I have added the book and altered bottle to my Etsy shop, if you care to take a look!

And now, I will day dream about my next trip to Paris!!!