Bottle Brush Tree - Shabby Christmas

I've been busy painting and crafting my shabby Christmas houses and decorations for my Etsy and Lollishops. In the midst of it all, I was inspired by the beautiful Marie Antoinette tags made by so many talented artists on both Lollishops and Etsy. Your lovely work inspired me to make a bottle brush tree with the theme of Marie Antoinette in mind. So I gathered scraps of lace, pearls and lots of vintage jewelry and set to work. I hope you'll enjoy the results...

Sorry but there's only one to go to a very lucky girl...

For sale at: www.lollishops.com/illusiveswan

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http://www.ebay.com/ (Seller: 22illusiveswan) - more shabby Christmas houses and decorations being listed this Sunday evening!

Mermaid Party Tiaras

I am always thinking up new things to create, but last week a lovely woman wrote to me with a special request. She loved a set of gift tags I had made. They had an image of a young mermaid girl sitting upon a rock, holding a rag doll, with the glittery turquoise sea at her feet. They inspired her to have a mermaid themed birthday party for her daughter, and she planned to use my gift tags as the party invitations. Clever woman. So with the mermaid girl in mind, she asked me to create a set of matching tiaras. Her only requests were for me to incorporate the mermaid image into the tiara, and to use the deep rich colors of the sea. I had never made tiaras before, but I was intriqued with the idea. So I gathered bits of unique trims, vintage lace and ribbons and got to work. Boy did I have a ball! Happy Birthday Grace Savannah!

Shabby Jeweled Crowns

It feels good to get back to work again and refocus my thoughts from grief to creativity. My mind is whirling with ideas. These crowns are the first things I made and they'll be for sale soon as soon as I decide where I want to sell them!

New Listings in my Etsy & Lollishops!

Hello ladies! I've been up and at 'em very early this morning (thanks to my youngest Maltese Cody who I'm convinced is a Jack Russell terrier in disguise!), so I've been getting ready to list some new items in my Etsy and Lollishops. I'll be listing them over the weekend, so be sure to drop by to take a peek. Have a happy day!

The Illusive Swan
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