Little Dancer of Five Years

Not to be confused with Degas Little Dancer of Fourteen Years but easily confused by the quality of sculpting. This here little ballerina is by far my favorite thing in my house!

How about these two beautiful gals! Back Story; in the South there is always back story.....  Above the gorgeous blonde is Kaye Pass Lambert the sculptress who molded & sculpted this amazing terracotta sculpture of my namesake niece; Junior. Kaye won the lottery when she became my roommate in college ~ HA! Actually, I was the lucky one! We met back before the war through our sisters who had met in college & we became fast friends. Lawsey does she know some back story.... I have a few things on her so her lips are sealed..... And as it goes in the South the namesake niece & Kaye's son became friends in college & even went on to law school at the same school. I know, right??? Hard to keep up....

Anywho, I wanted a sculpture of my niece; the ballerina in her tutu. Commissioned Kaye Lambert Sculptress & we went through old photographs. Kaye picked this adorable pose.

How about we go behind the scenes of the artist studio where the real magic happens! Kaye is skilled at her craft & so precise. All things I am not... for sure opposites attract.

This is where it all began, that hunk of clay reminds me of that song He Took a 100 pounds of Clay.... Check out those tools, this is a serious process.

How talented is she??? I mean it, Kaye has got the gift. And check out the profile on that child, the girl can sculpt!

Look at the details. The tutu is so stinking cute & those ballerina slippers are precious!

The neck ruffle & tutu are a beautiful bisque porcelain with an overall terracotta glaze. To die for!

Here are the girls showing off! The Ballerina is strutting her stuff atop a beautiful piece of shell pink marble

that was rescued from the center of the top of my hall bath vanity.

Here they are perched in the resting spot of the sculpture. Don't you love how Kaye's dress goes with all the pink. Totally unplanned, really.

Kaye does custom work & is delightful to work with. Visit her site & you can see for yourself she is one talented lady that I am lucky to call friend & blessed to have in my life. As for the ballerina, she is still obsessed with tutus as seen here on her way to court in her adopted hometown of NOLA.....

Original art sets your house apart like no other element of design. It truly lets the uniqueness of your personality shine through. Find artist that you connect with & have some fun with it.

Ebay Alert

Oomph Lanterns

I watch Ebay like a hawk for all thinks pagoda. Here is a great chance to score not one...... drum roll..... but two lanterns that are just rip for a makeover. If I needed these I would low ball an offer & see what happens.... just saying. Then try higher..... Scrap the glass, get going with some lacquer & boy howdy these suckers will shine!

Ebay Lanterns

More ideas.... love the contrast below....

Urban Electric

Paint them like pineapples and hang over an island!

Coleen & Company

Add bells....

Charles Edwards

Love the sophistication below....

Coleen & Company

Not to be forgotten.... Classic Chinese Red

1st Dibs

Now to really spruce them up add some groovy candle covers! I love these by Kaarskoker.

Kaarskoker

What are you waiting for?????? Go now ~  I may change my mind & buy them myself! Listen to Linda, go low or go home!

Live, Laugh, Decorate is Tawking 'Bout Me

Live, Laugh, Decorate

The lovely & talented Nicole of Live, Laugh, Decorate has a fun series called One Chair, Two Fabrics seen here. She is featuring my Mid Century Butterfly Wing Backs this week. Not only do they love pink over @ LLD but they have the flamingo fetish too!  Check them out stat!
Happy Friday & a lovely weekend to ya'

Updated Foyer + a Rockn' Lamp

Beth over @ Chinoiserie Chic featured small foyers today which reminded me I needed to post my updated foyer as I re-staged it for summer back in May. Yeah.... not one to rush my postings..... If this is your first time seeing the foyer the chevron lantern featured is the Bargello Lantern by Dana Gibson. This petite pagoda lantern comes in additional colors & designs; see it here in grey.

My sister & I tried what seemed like a million several different vignettes in an effort to lighten up & give a more "relaxed sophistication" feel to this small space. The Hollywood Regency vibe (seen here) was great for winter but too heavy for the lazy days of summer.

Above & below were my favorite but....  the space seemed to need a lamp to throw out the maximum welcoming effect @ night. My sister also thought it appeared the Foo Dog was gunning for Pinkie, my Audubon Flamingo. Nuff said.

Clean & serene but still no lamp....

I broke up a set of vintage blanc de chine pierced lamps from my bedroom to warm the welcome. Above & below is where we landed. Cool, Calm, Collected or is it Calm, Cool, Collected???

Beth has more great ideas for small foyers over on her Pinterest Board The Small Chinoiserie Foyer.

Here is a lamp I tried at one point but never took a picture as it totally sucked  was the wrong look for the foyer. Plus it looked just perfect perched on this orange lacquer Asian table in the breezeway. I am crazy for this vintage porcelain bamboo lamp with a hand painted Dana Gibson shade.

Dana Gibson Give Away @ Chinoiserie Chic

Dana Gibson Custom Fabric

I love Dana Gibson & Chinoiserie Chic. Imagine how thrilled I am they have joined forces & Beth is doing a giveaway @ Chinoiserie Chic of a Dana Pillow. Did you know Dana will customize her fabrics??? Boy Howdy she did for me & I love my Dana Gibson Ikat on the chair above! See the amazing Before/After.

Realize I need to update this room seen above; it has come along way & promise to reveal the latest version soon!

Everything's Coming Up Roses

China Rose @ Chinoiserie Chic

Last week Beth @ Chinoiserie Chic did a fab post on Chinoiserie Favorites which included Scalamandre's China Rose. Be still my heart; it makes me swoon! I am particularity taken with the lime green, pink & orange. I am anxiously awaiting my curtain panels in the same for my living room.

Scalamandre's China Rose Lime

Ebay FellaBird

Wanted to let you in on a steal deal! I bought some small cuts of China Rose previously from FellaBird on ebay. I had been watching a piece for frigging eva' of 24 meters & def didn't need that much. She is now offering by the meter @ the crazy price of approx 29 GBP that's about $44.00 a yard. She is a Brit so the rate fluctuates but not much so run, go buy it now! She is lovely to work with; prompt & courteous. Important when dealing on-line. She also has other pretty pieces.
Don't you just love a bargain?!?

Fireworks @ Dana Gibson

Dana Gibson

New Products coming soon to Dana Gibson. Lov'n the Ginger Jar style lamps!
Have a safe 4th!