Happy Earth Month!
Because my visit to The Assemblage Studio falls on Earth Day Weekend, I wanted to do something to honor the earth. For the occasion of our Paper Doll Social on Friday night , I designed a project with vintage seed packets. My friend Jackie Peters shared these seed packets with me and when she did I promised to put them to good use. In fact, I promised to make paper dolls with them, and re-purposed and recycled most of the materials used in this project. I selected Marie Antoinette, the original nature girl, to wear the seed packet dress. If you've seen the movie Copolla movie or read Queen of Fashion, you know that Marie enjoyed a more casual attire during her days at le Petit Hameau. La reine and her friends would dress in simple muslin frocks like shepardesses and the sheep would be bathed and beribboned for their parts in the fantasy.
The paper doll on the left is wearing a vintage seed packet, Forget-Me-Nots (Myosotis) No. 2155. Most of the other elements of her costume are of a neutral palette. I aged some old paper doilies, used snippets of lace from a large commercial size bale I found at the thrift store ages ago, old buttons from Lakewood Antiques, a spool of white ribbon (also aged with paint), and a few other items I unearthed in my studio.
I also want to share the seed packet paper doll that Jackie sent me this past fall.
Looking forward to our upcoming art retreat, visiting with old friends, and finally having an opportunity to meet some new friends!
