Rochambeau

Royal Confections Finale! Part One

~Hear Ye ~ Hear Ye ~ Hear Ye~

Dear Friends,  My "Round Robin" Royal has made her return home, and I'm ecstatic!!

Her journey started as headless dress form maiden, do you remember?

 

She left looking like this.

 

Now, everyone has added their special razzmatazz and she's back exuding much elegant grandeur!  A perfect coiffure with seashell roses has been added, an embroidered and beaded gown, not to mention a three tiered pink gateau!  WOW!!

She wears a stunning beaded belt and under her gown you will discover a petticoat so dazzling and perfect it could blur your eyes!  

 

There are many fine & perfect miniature confections, baked one by one and and painstaking sewn onto her divine gown.

 

Check out her secret box (underneath her gown).............

It's stuffed with white feathers and treasures...........A bottle of champagne, pink roses and a pair of golden porcelain slippers with petite gardenia's on the toe~tips!
 
 
How beautiful, my little Royal!  

Don't you agree?

The Royal Confections

• Art Tea Life
• Susanna's Sketchbook
• Rodrigvitz Style
• Be Dream Play
• Holly Loves Art
• Girl Gone Thread Wild
• Art Esprit
• Beth Quinn Designs
• BAUMCAT

Thank you Ladies of the Court! 

I'm speechless and filled with delicious de~light!

xox

Constance

 

Vitrine for the Queen

HRHMM

These fancy slippers recently walked the Regal Red Carpet , here in Rochambeau!

When Monica's Queen, from the Royal Confections Round Robin arrived a few weeks ago, my mom and I adored her!  We laughed and smiled and felt delighted!  What, I thought could possibly be added to this fabulous creation that is perfect already?  The only thing missing was a Sceptre and an Orb. 

 

Before she arrived a small crown collection had been in the works for this little 'Royal'.  After all, this Queen belongs to  Girl Gone Thread Wild, Monica Magness, a woman who wears many crowns and does much for many!  Things like raising money for Breast Cancer research and spotlighting the Women of Juarez, Mexico, making others aware of human rights.

Ideas began to manifest and it was decided, that this fair lady should have a special Vitrene to hold her Royal accouterments!  One concept lead to the next, ideas were born and blossomed.

Thinking about how this was the final 'Royal' I would get to work on, I considered how I'll miss the challenge of our Round Robin.

This adventure has been an anchor, seeing me through a major move and other life changing experiences. I want to thank Sandy of Art Tea Life for creating the Royal Confections Round Robin and inviting me to take part!

 

 Monica's Queen is winding her way back home with an incredible journal, where her adventures are documented and a glass vitrine to hold her ' Royal Confection' memoires.

Time now for Her Royal Highness to meet a most handsome & kissable Frog!

The End ~

But just for now.  Always there is a new beginning!

One more thing:

Have you visited the Gallery of Hope?  This is a Shrine Auction benefiting the Streetchildren of Oaxana, Mexico.

Rebecca is the wonderful woman who put this idea together!!  Check out ALL of the colorful shrine art, the artists, the make a bid.  The Auction will stay up until Sunday, April 25th, 6:00 pm, PST.

Muchos Gracias !!

The Royal Courtesan

Grace emerges from a fancy carriage and out flows The Royal Courtesan, one of the Royal Confection dolls.

An exotic and vibrant journey has been hers, as she's passed from one artist, to the next.

Chapters rich, exciting and private......

Not to mention, sensuous.

Secrets shared and tucked away letters ~

  She grew in esprit and inches.

A paper petticoat created by the Palace Couturier has been added to her already stunning ensemble.

A true pleasure it has been to make your acquaintance on these first snowy days of Spring!  But now ma' lady, journey forth to Queen Beth Marie, where more adventures await. I bid you Adieu ~

This Royal Confections doll belongs to:

Cat of Baumcat.

The Royal Confections Round Robin was conceived and organized by Sandy Gordon of Art Tea Life.

~ Queen Beth Marie ~

Queen Beth Marie arrives stylishly, sporting the fanciest pair of turquoise blue tights imaginable, even embroidered with golden threads!

 

She wanders about the grounds of Rochambeau and finds herself intrigued by something beautiful and enchanted, yet curious and different.

Twigs, leaves, acorns and dried rose buds?  She realizes it must be a throne she has discovered.  One designed out of natural elements.    She sits upon this elevated seat and feels happy, then drowsy and falls at once, into a deep, deep, sleep.

She dreams of being in a Forrest, but instead of trees, there are desserts placed upon extremely tall cake stands, towering over her.  All fancy gateaux, one's of the fanciest French variety! 

 

A sweet & luscious dessert is all she truly wants in her dream now! And her wish is granted as she awakens, to a beautiful Bavarian Fromboise!  

~*~

It is different here in Rochambeau, an experience she can't fully explain.  One thing is for certain, The Queen finds herself completely relaxed!! Yet, as a Royal Confection, she knows she must be moving on, as there are more Royal adventures awaiting!  Her carriages are packed and off she goes.....

Avoir & Bon Voyage Queen Beth Marie !

You will be missed M'lady!

The Lovely Green Queen

 

~The Royal Confections~

The Green Queen

 

Making her face luminous

and ever so clean and

brushing her locks making them

Glossy and sheen.

She is not one ounce mean

this kindhearted Queen,

A special sort of friend

upon you can lean.

 

A sweet song she sings,

for her boy now turned teen. 

Where did the years go

& her baby she weaned?

Autumn twinkles it’s light

upon new her golden dreams,

as she embraces here and now

& the life in between

 

A new life is forming,

seeds yet to be seen.

How excited I am, thinks

one fortunate Green Queen.

  

And there is one more thing Dearest Green Queen, eb.  You now have your very own Bustier Royal! 

Just in case!

~The Royal Confections~

 Round Robin group was started by Sandy at Art, Tea, Life.  Each of us was given a Styrofoam doll form to work with.  We are a group of ten artists contributing a bit to each others dress form and journal pages and sending them forward to the next.  There are no rules, which I like.  It has been fascinating to see these little Royal's emerge through each artists transformation.

 

Now the poem book is tucked away in her journal, it's time for The Green Queen to journey on to Queen Beth Marie.

The Beautiful One

Her carriage followed the sunrise over the mountains, as they arrived at the front gates of Rochambeau.

 ( Castle drawing found here) 

 

We spied though the velvet curtains and thought we saw her curtsy to a handsome man, who wore a monocle and a knowing smile. She turned around,  glowing with confidence and moved gracefully in our direction.

 

Mystery surrounds this woman like an aura, the one with the golden arms and serene eyes. She has finally arrived,

"The Beautiful One”.

 

 As afternoon faded, the man with the monocle returned in the same fancy carriage.  It became obvious, that we were right! He swept her away and off they went back thorough the porte cochere, swaying together into the pink sunset. 

 (Sugar coated carriage by Timothy Horn. Photo New York Times)

 

He touched her hand ,whispering something into her ear and she smiled.  The faint scent of lavender and tuberose intoxicated her, doubling her happiness.

As dusk turned into darkness, they stopped on a back street, a place she had never seen before.  Before them, stood a dimly illuminated shop.  Inside, she could make out a small older woman who waved her key and motioned them to enter. 

 

As they walked in, she said nothing, just moved directly to the back of the room and retrieved something from behind a curtain.  She returned holding a rich red velvet opera cape draped over her arm. 

 

A tear rolled gently down "The Beautiful One's "cheek, as the man in the monocle wrapped her in the rich silk.

How had he known?

This story, the detachable cape and little purse (below), is my contribution to Susanna's doll and journal, part of The Royal Confection's Round Robin, organized by Sandy, of Art Tea Life.

Now that I have had my turn, it's time for to say goodbye and send her off to Beth Quinn.

 

Also:

Happy Birthday Susanna & M

August 9, 2009

And one more thing!

I'll be out of town celebrating my goddaughter Jacqueline's, fourth birthday this Saturday.  I'll catch up with you later next week!!

Thank you for dropping by today!

xox

Constance

 

 

The Pink Queen

The Pink Queen visits
Rochambeau!



She poses for her official
Royal Portrait
with one the confections created by
The Palace Baker!



Masked Royals come to greet
the Queen~



And celebrate with a fancy "Tea"~
 


A fun time was had by all!



Long live The Pink Queen!
Who has now packed her trunk
and will sail off to Queen Beth Marie
early tomorrow morning.

Bye~Bye Pink Queen.
You have stolen my heart!

Little Bird and The Queen

The meeting took place on an ordinary Wednesday morning, while the Queen arose from a terrific slumber.  Still groggy, she fancied her bed to be a gigantic china bowel, brimming with green apples.



Coming to, she sensed the distinct fragrance of Granny Smith apples and thought to herself  “what a brilliant dream!!  I do so adore dreams featuring fresh fruits”!



It was precisely this moment she felt something strange plop and settle down upon her head. She jumped up and immediately made her way to the nearest palace mirror!




Gazing at her reflection she noticed a tiny, unusual speck of a bird had settling down on the upper right side of her forehead and on further inspection, decided it was composed of the finest pale blue Mother of Pearl.  Immediately she tried shooing it off, but to no avail.  This little bird wasn’t budging!  What an odd a morning it had turned out to be! 





In the days to come, the Kingdom began whispering behind her back, she knew it was true.  There was gossip being fueled about her new bird head & it hurt. She looked down at her charms, picking the one that said Spirit and prayed for inner peace and strength.

 

A fortnight passed.  Slowly the Queen began to accept (with grace) this tiny blue bird stuck onto her forehead. She even became accustomed and started  adoring the bird’s presence, feeling grateful and blessed.  It was then, little bird was certain the Queen was prepared to accept her tiny jewels of wisdom, one at a time.  Shimmering itsy~bitsy Royal gifts.


That night like a miracle, Blue Bird came to her in a dream,  but this time as a real bird and gave her  “the gift”.



And she could feel it, the Queen ceased to care what others thought about her.  As she stopped caring, it took away all the negative power and do you know, immediately people stopped starring and gossiping behind her back. I mean pronto, just like that!



As the story goes, our sweet Queen ceased evermore to care what others thought of her and her Reign.  As you can probably surmise, one things leads to another and our dear lady made a tremendous transformation!   She went free to be herself and her life started to become rich and colorful and she started to bloom!



As her inner beauty took hold, flowers of wisdom started growing all around as an outward expression of inner beauty.  The red velvet petals taking hold, trailing up and all around her fine skirt.  She has become like a field of flowers, grounded with jewels of wisdom!  Her friend is the blue bird of Happiness!

The End, for Now! 

~~


This story was created and the flowers at bottom of the Queens Skirt for a Round Robin
called:
~ The Royal Confections ~

a group of artists, started
by Art Tea Life.

A Round Robin is where
one artist works on something
(in this case a vintage dress form
and a journal) then passes it onto the
next artist (we have ten participants).

At the end you get back your own
creation with a journal of
her journey.

The Queen above belongs to Stephanie
at Rodrigvitz Style. 




Here is my doll recently
at Susanna's palace.

(photo above by Susanna Gordon)

~The Bookish Queen~

A Royal Confections
 Round Robin
update!

~ The Bookish Queen ~
a.k.a. Susan at  ~Art Esprit~ arrives in the fanciest, most magnificent chariot possible!  This vessel (box) so unimaginable, it could only be constructed by the most talented Queen Sandy of Art Tea Life.



A chariot so fancy~schmancy it parked itself
 upon a pedestal!



When the Bookish Queen disembarks,
she wondered in disbelief?  Could she
have met nirvana!!??
~
No one to greet her in Rochambeau,
not a soul.  Only her one true love,
"Books"  & who needs
anything but a good book to feel right
at home anyway?

 

She is pleased find her bed created from a stack of books.  It looks so inviting that she decides to take a quick nap.  The Bookish Queen sleeps upon Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and dreams she is in Russia wearing a fur cape, eating piroshki and sipping vodka.  It's all seems utterly delicious!  In the distance she hears a wild party and awakes abruptly, feeling chilly.




Immediately, she goes about constructing
 a book tent, a safe haven, then easily
falls back to sleep.  Next, she dreams she
 is at an extravagant costume party given by
Oscar Wilde! Another outstanding dream!
 This time one filled with color and allure!!



She awakes to discover a new and curious
world. It's time to snoop around the
l'atelier and imagine what
could happen next!? 



Upon meeting the little guest, The Couturier de Rochambeau takes one look and declares "I do believe you're in need a pair of arms m'lady"!   Well it's history now, but can you believe? Finally, she has been given arms & hands to hold her books with.  An exciting day to be sure!



Next, a pair of black opera gloves were created & a golden satchel was devised because,  who needs a handbag when you can carry books, thinks the Bookish Queen?!!!



Soon, this lovely Queen will  journey forth to continue her adventures with  Queen Beth Marie!  Perhaps a head is in her future? But one never knows!

Royal Confections

~ This is a Royal Confections ~
Round Robin
Update!
Sandy of Art, Tea, Life, first
worked on her dressmakers form
(above), then sent her little
Queenie my way.


Upon arrival, a welcoming committee was
there to greet her! Marcella brought the
champagne, Lizette the flowers and
Minette the tea.




Lady Sandy had a mini make over
here at Rochambeau!
A new silk tea cup bustier was created
& a few pages added to her journal.
















After the party,
she was sent off to let
Queen Beth Marie Quinn
work her own Razzmatazz upon
Lady Sandy!