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
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Very beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAlso hoping you have stayed safe with all the wild weather around you.
Thanks Trish - Yes we are quite safe . Lots of rain and it was wild yesterday and today, but seems to be easing a little here. I think further south might have higher winds and seas as well as rain tomorrow.
DeleteI so love your tags..the background is gorgeous and the sketches are just awesome. Think my favouriye is the Atlantis tag, so different.
ReplyDeleteLove that you have played along with my theme Wilma...xx
Thank you Sandra . It was a great theme with so much scope, so I am glad you thought Atlantis fulfilled the brief. I love doing these backgrounds - different colour combinations create totally different moods.
DeleteLove these wonderful tags Wilma, thanks so much for joining us at Tag Tuesday! Have a great week, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThank you Valerie - I hope to be a better contributor to Tag Tuesday - just need to get back into a routine.
DeleteThank you Valerie - I hope to be a better contributor to Tag Tuesday - just need to get back into a routine.
ReplyDeleteOn the are beautiful tags, fantastic artwork
ReplyDelete🌴 Jane 🌴