Finally Mrs Chalumeau takes a bow …She is a Pearly Queen … 695 buttons on the doll and 10 on the journal.(I think – could be more). I would like to thank Paula from Antiques and Collectables here in Hamilton, Newcastle and Raku Buttons ETSY seller for supplying me with about 500 of the vintage mother of pearl buttons, and the rest I had in my stash. I think they look great on my pearly queen, but I am truly tired of sewing on buttons. It made me think however, how many buttons must be on the elaborate clothes of the real pearly Kings and Queens! I drew my inspiration from the lovely lady pictured here, and the following description from Wikipedia. ... A Pearly King ( feminine form Pearly Queen) is a person dressed in a traditional Cockney costume covered in mother-of-pearl buttons. These costumes were treasured heirlooms, hand made and sometimes representing much of a family's wealth. .... This doll is all cloth – a little different from most of my other dolls which generally h
Hi Wilma, a lovely tag and very interesting to learn about Bilbies, I have never heard of them before. Good luck to all concerned with the campaign. Great to see you around again! Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThank you Valerie - you are a champion doing such a great job keeping Tag Tuesday going strong.
DeleteI had never heard of this animal before so thanks for sharing. They are cute but I like bunnies too:)
ReplyDeletehi Linda - Bilbies aren't as pretty as bunnies, but sometimes are called rabbit eared bandicoots.
DeleteInstantly forgiven! Wow I do love what you have made and great information to read too!
ReplyDeleteThank you Pinky - I do enjoy making tags, but also like the research bit.
Deletethank you for teaching me about bilbies! i never knew about them until now. they are important. lovely tag! xo
ReplyDeleteHi Michele, Thanks I hope you didn't mind me changing the theme for my own purposes - only a slight connection .... sometimes bilbies are called rabbit eared bandicoots.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh how sweet ~ bless you for supporting this cause ~ I see a bunny resemblance and he's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting article about Bilbies, they are the sweetest little things - I've never heard of them before. I love the tag too - the background fabric is fabulous and I love the pop of orange/red.
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