The Charlotte Costume Party!Meet Queen Esmeralda, Queen Millie, and Harlequin Maude, look for Violet, The Candy Fairy and Sugar, The Mer-Cupcake Queen!Sugar The Mer-Cupcake Queen and Violet The Candy Fairy are the newest additions to The Charlotte Dollies, who are all getting ready to go to their Costume Ball Tonight and Tea Party Tommorrow.
Here is a close up of Violet, in her party best.Here is Sugar in her sugary best!These girls just love their cupcakes and candies, they have even made a special batch of their cupcakes for tommorrow's Tea Party at Mermaid Cove!In this picture we have Miss Taffy, part of the Dollie Wand Series, look for Sadie, Shelby, Taylor and Tilly!Each of these wands are made from my rounded doll heads and other enchanting embellishments!

See you tommorrow at The Mermaid Tea Party! Don't forget to bring your cupcakes, tea hats and mer-tails!

Magic and Joy!
Lisa!

Mermaids, Charlottes, Tea Oh Boy!
As you all know, The Mermaid Tea Party is Fast Approaching, 2 more days till the tea and sea event begins. All the Mermaids are primping for this Springtime event, with fancy hairdo's tea time hats, mer-tail jewelry and clothing, crowns, jewels, and appetites for a scrumptious afternoon of delicious treats.

There is so much to do and prepare for, afterall, we have many mermaids and mermaid attendees coming for tea, I promise to share the recipes for everything with you all.

Even the Charlotte Dollies have been prepping for their costumes for the event. Here is some new photos of Queen Millie (Lily's Sister), Harlequin Maude and Queen Esmeralda.Here is a close up of the one and only Queen Millie, she loves cotton candy and sugar! Now here is Harlequin Maude, who just loves the carnival and diamonds!Queen Esmeralda's favorite color is blue, could you tell? These gals sure know how to dress, their costumes are perfect for Saturday's Tea Party, now the only thing left to buy is a mer-tail, Chanterelles makes the finest Mer-tails in the area and is super busy designing everyone's pieces for the party, if you call them for your mer-tail, tell them I referred you!

Okay Ladies and Gentleman, get your tea and sea best ready for the party!
Magic and Joy!
Lisa!

Marionette Theater Workshop, It Finished the Candyland Theater!
Here are some previews of the finished Marionette Theater for my workshop at Zne Covenzione in California I call: Candyland Theater. My students will receive many of the doll parts needed to complete this project.

The only thing my students have to bring is a shoe box, we all have shoe boxes for our shoes right? I'll have a few extras on hand, not many, but some.

This piece is a normal sized shoe box, well I have big feet 9 1/2 lol, so its normal sized to me, then its completely transformed into a theater with movable parts and Marionette, the possibilities are endless and its a wonderful Green project using what you have around the house, in this case recycling a shoe box.I used loads of my hand molded embellishments such as my doll heads, and faux candies, sprinkled in sugary style glitters. Here is the back of the box, made with a sign template and homemade chipboard letters sprinkled with glitter.Here is Miss Nellie, ready to perform, along side of Plumette, her first performance at the Candyland Theater!Come Join Nellie, Plumette and Me at the Candyland Theater!
Magic, Enchantment and Joy!
Lisa!

Marionette Theater Workshop, Snibbets inside the Candyland Theater!
Here are some previews of the almost done Marionette Theater for my workshop at Zne Covenzione in California.
In the previous posts you have seen the making and buying of the supplies for this theater, now I am giving you a look inside the almost complete piece which I have entitled: Candyland Theater, with Miss Nellie Sugarwish, The Queen of Candyland, the Star Marionette!Come with me and explore the origins of Candyland, who is Nellie Sugarwish and why is she the star Marionette? the answers will first be revealed in class, then eventually on this blogAnother question I have is: Do you love Candy, Cupcakes and Sugary Sweets? I do and so does Miss Nellis, her favorite treat is cherry cupcakes with creamy vanilla filling, she also loves pink opera cake and coconut cookies.There is magic and enchantment lurking behind every corner or theater curtain, waiting for you to discover. The halls are lighted with Parisian bulb lights, candy fountains and lollipop containers. Confectionary Girls walk down the isles with treat filled carts filled with many of your favorite snacks such as Bon Bons, Chocolates and Sweet Pretzels.More Snippets Inside The Candyland Theater Tommorrow!

Have a Magical and Sweet Night!
Lisa!

The Purple and Gold Art Challenge!
You can find inspiration everywhere and at any time. This past Easter Glenny surprised me with a bottle of one of my favorite perfume's ever: Alien by Thierry Mugler, no. 2 would be Rapture-Victoria Secret, Venezia by Laura Biagiotti, Gres' Perfumes such as Cabaret and Cabotine, I also love Sud Pacifique Perfumes too.

http://us.boutique.thierrymugler.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10151&catalogId=11201

My art challenge to you is create something using only purples, golds and very little cream for glowing effects and perhaps some hints of blue or bits of black. But keep the main colors as purple!

It can be an atc, a doll, an illustration, the choice is yours. Visit the site above and experience the magic within, its filled with fabulous perfumes, collections, cosmetics, graphics and storytelling too.

Thierry Mugler is a French Company and also the creator of the famed Angel Perfume.
Here is the caption for this perfume from the site:
Do you believe in the extraordinary?
"Thierry Mugler tells the tale of a sun goddess, Alien, eternal, adorned in gold and light, spreading peace and magic with her lucky perfume. Alien radiates light from her golden temple, a place of happiness, inundated with a beneficial aura: a palace decorated with precious stones of various powers, irradiating fullness and positive energy."

Here is an atc I made called: Get Your Magic Beans using a violet purple as the main dress color and deep eggplant purple for the top hat, with hints of blues, blacks and creams for the rest of the atc. I actually took a pencil and drew around the dress, then colored in with prismacolor oil pencils and a bit of acrylic paints, did the same technique for the whole card, including the background and the checkered floor.

The Story of this ATC:
Ashley took a job this summer as The Magic Beans Box girl, after 2 days into it, she is frustrated, especially today, for Ashley will be missing out on the Mer-Tail contest and Sundae fest at the Beach. But what's more important saving up for a new Wimble Pix Stix with extra dust or a contest?

Here is another atc I made called: The Spider Wizard!
This atc was made using sturdy water color paper from Daler-Rowney Watercolor paper and inks, Strathmore Bristol board, Prismacolor oil pencils, drawing pencil, vintage images and lettering.

I inked the background of the water color paper using various blue and purple inks and water using a brush and brayer. I drew my spider image onto the bristol board with mechanical pencil, colored in with prismacolor pencils and more inks. I cut out and glued to inked watercolor paper. Then I double layered the vintage head image onto watercolor paper using modge podge, cut out and glued to top of the spider image. Now Finish with more vintage images, paper lettering, watercolor inked hat, distressing inks from Ranger Ink and glitters.

This ATC Story:
Meet Starla, the spider wizard from Peeksville, whose special talent is transformation. Starla can transform into anything at anytime. Today she has transformed into a spider, because she needed more hands to finish a detailed spell for an important client from SleepyWillow!

I will make a new piece with this challenge as well, can't wait to see what you come up with!

Magic and Joy!
Lisa!

Sweet Supplies for Marionette Theater Workshop at Zne Convenzione!

I have been shopping and making doll parts and pieces for the my workshop at Zne Convenzione, where my student attendees will receive a variety of goodies to play with including a gift pack of my handpainted doll pieces. In this picture you can see some of the ribbons, the doll parts: Yes Miss Sugar, the Queen of Candyland is missing her arms, that's because she is a Marionette and will have them attached during class, other parts will include a doll head/body where you will attach arms and legs so she can move, like well....a marionette puppet. There will be some cool Bohemian ribbon and trims, felt trims, pre made cupcakes, paper clay vintage style frames, dollie and vintage images. The student will also learn how to construct a sweet faux cake, cupcake, or candy tree, the main base for the marionette to dance upon. There will also be Sugary Sweet Colored Glitters, Martha Stewart glitters, Ranger's Stickles, Cupcake Chic Acrylic Paints, Claudine's Studio Paints and Mediums, Chalk Board Paints, Vintage style wrapping, scrap and wallpapers, sheet music and lots more.

All students are to bring an old shoe box, that is the base for these theaters.Play with a variety of ribbons, and learn a variety of paper building, altered, collaged, pierced, illustrative, sculpting and assemblage techniques, and leave creating a whole new world of magic of your own.

When:
Zne Convenzione April 29-May 3,2009, in Pleasanton, California April 29-May 3, 2009 at Zne Convenzione.

Sign up now for this class at:
http://www.znecon.citymax.com/catalog/item/6444668/6752199.htm
This class is on Thursday 4/30/09 from 10am-5pm, $25.00

Sign up now for the The Fairytale Boat Assemblage Class:
http://www.znecon.citymax.com/catalog/item/6444668/6752178.htm
This class is on Friday 5/1/09 from 10am-5pm, $25.00

For class samples of The Fairytale Boat Assemblage Class visit my Flickr photostream at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moonfaires16/sets/72157606992244834/

If you want to go to the Zne Convenzione but are having difficulty paying please click on this link entitled: Pay What You Can and learn more!
http://www.znecon.citymax.com/PWYC.html

Happy, Healthy and Magical Easter!

I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy, Healthy and Magical Easter! I hope each of you had a day filled with Easter Sweets and Treats, Celebration and Family, Friends, creating new memories and magic!

Enjoy a mixed media and watercolor painting I did awhile ago called: Tippy, The Bunny Bee. It's a mix of themes revolving around some fave's, LOL, Bunnies and Bees. The base is Watercolor paper, washed with coffee and tea, outlined in pencil, colored in with watercolors, inks and oil pencils!

Magic and Joy!
Lisa!

Mermaid Tea Party, Sign up Now!
Hello All,
Its here the Mermaid Tea Party, coming Saturday April 18, 2009 all day, sign up now, for a day of magic and mermaid enchantment. Come with me and have tea by the magical coral reef with mermaids of her shape, size, and style, swimming to the party from every land from all over the world.

Share stories among each other of mermaid folklore, seaside tea recipes, projects, ephemera, and some giveaways. Ask yourself, "Are you the Little Mermaid?" or "The Fiji Mermaid?" " Do you prefer Seahorses of land horses?, or both?" "Do you love salmon sandwiches or dill and cream cheese?" "Salt Water Taffy and Salt Water Pearls?"

Speaking of pearls grab a vintage pair, or two or three, and extract the power of wisdom they have ready to share with you, but you might have to get past the King of Clams to get to them. If not hang out on the pier over a creamy ice cream cone or sweet funnel cake and let the salty fresh air seep in.

Now that Spring is here, Summer will soon follow and promise us all new adventures into the seaside-scape. Beach goers, collect a shell or two to remember your day, or Sansibel natives, share your shells in a post or send some to a friend. Queens of the sea wear your seashell crown and blinging best, deep sea divers find us a treasure and Pirates, play it safe and have a soiree on a deserted Island with all your treasures and wares and please don't forget the rum, LOL for the mojitos.

Are you at the tea party soiree yet?, I am, see you on April 18...If you want to join in the fun, leave a comment here and I will sign you up for a day of fun, treasures and giveaways under the sun.

Xo!
Lisa!

A Parcel Sparkle Good Time!
This past weekend was filled a huge artful adventure from beginning to end, all day, everyday from Thursday to Sunday, everywhere I went, I was being filled with inspiration, magic and joy.
To start up things, The Tea Party Girls hosted another adventure, this time, a trip to Montclair, NJ to visit some stores and shop around the fab: PARCEL, located on Bloomfield Ave., in Montclair, NJ.

I lived in Montclair till I was 4 or 5 years old, always visiting the shopping on both sides of town with my Mom, I still do today. So taking a trip to town, meeting with friends and shopping at Parcel, was an instant pleasure.

Everything inside the store is just too cute and so inspirational, as soon as you walk in, you want to start creating and you can never leave with just one thing. But I warn you, bring 4 quarters for the car meters, you could be there a while. I mean we blinked and 4pm became 6:30pm instantly, I felt like I Dream of Jeannie, blink/nodding my head for instant magic, lol!Speaking of magic, look at this enchanting Masquerade mask, the glitter did it for me, I loved it so much I had to try it on, but I think it was rather small, LOL, don't you? I want to make a large size for my face, LOL! I'll keep the smaller ones for making assemblages, and artwork.Notice the cupcake chic bunnies on my red hoodie, I had to wear it for Easter time, plus its one of my fave hoodies ever and makes me believe I am going to a Bunny Carnival every time I wear it, well actually it adds some sunshine to my day. LOL!These masks sit on the Magician Shelf along side the Velvety top hat boxs, small trinket boxes shaped like top hats, just adorable and amazing, just like my fave Queen Bee Marlene, she is just the best, I love this picture of her and I, she is just soooo magical!Now what can be better then art, well candy, and Parcel carries the sweetest confections which makes shopping even better, You work off a sweat and then replenish with some tasty treats look at this candyland section:Now look at this Cupcake Chic Easter Themed Shelf: "GOT RIBBON?"One of my fave shelves at Parcel, Its Circus/Carnival related and filled with all the goodies I love to search and buy! After a few hours of laughter and artful inspiration we all headed to dinner or home to look at all our goodies and start creating something with them.
The Parcel Adventure included: Ralene, Marlene, Zandra, Geralyn, My Mom Joan and Me! Each of these gals is wonderful and full of spirit, all magical, talented and a pleasure to know and be around! Thanks Girls for a wonderful time!

Magic and Joy! Lisa!

P.S. Visit my post from last year from another Parcel visit:
http://faerieenchantment.blogspot.com/2008/09/moment-of-vintage-splendor-other-day-i.html
Visit Geralyn's Blog http://greetingsfromgeralyn.blogspot.com/
Marlene's Blog http://queenbeeofcreativity.blogspot.com/
Joan's Blog http://auroratique.blogspot.com/
for their versions of the adventure!
Parcel: http://www.shopparcel.com/