dream a little dream of me....

Actually, that would probably be more of a nightmare lol

Life is still a bit hectic and my mind is using dreamstate to survive, so this month

Challenge #42 from Quoth the Raven "Dream on" is pretty much on the nose for me.

Mr Poe's Dead Bride looked like she was getting a bit stiff sat up in a chair, so Hortense ordered a day bed for the poor young thing. Now she can dream of her beloved Poe in comfort :D

This was a fun project, made from recycled boxes and card tubes...

 a little re-modelling for "style"...

 bound with words of romance and adventure...

 shrouded in the black of night (or pall of dead, take your pick)

 delicately strewn with flowers....

 grown over with the greenest moss....

 trimmed with elegant black lace.

 Perfect for a young lady to dream away her days...or death...take your pick :D

Hope to be catching up with everyone soon 

Enjoy :D XXX

When the inspiration flows...pass it on!

The most fabulous Debi (of Puddleduck Grange and Easel and Quill blogs) sent me 2 naked card board chairs to add to Hortense's house.

So I gessoed...

 decoupaged with flowery tissue paper...

 and painted over with a deep green glaze.

 Finally adding strips of black cotton lace to give them a more "period" look.

 Of course then we needed a table...

Toilet roll tube and a couple of greyboard circles...

 Same treatment as chairs , with the addition of a broader band of lace for a faux table cloth...

 and then the dresser didn't match :/

 More tissue paper and paint...

 and the perfect storage for the altered tea-set :D

 A very cheap child's toy china tea-set (£2) painted over with white craft paint and decorated with a black sharpie :D

And Mr Poe and his companions have a lovely new home to share their darkest stories in.

The portrait in the background is one of Hortense's Ancestors

Anne Bunny.

It is a very informal watercolour, purported to have been painted, one very hot summer, by the monarch of the time(from whom the King of Hearts is descended) 

(mini canvas also sent by Debi)

I have also made a teddy bear...which I will share another time :D

Enjoy :DXXX