Showing posts with label artists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label artists. Show all posts

Friday, September 18, 2009

Charlotte Sometimes

I am a child of the 80's -oops , did I just date myself? Anyway..The Cure was a favorite band-prob my all time favorite! Their music instantly takes me back to so many places, things, and people. I like to do random searches on Etsy with weird or quirky words. I searched "Charlotte" today and not surprisingly, the items that came up , fit perfectly with this deep and dark song.. So..Charlotte. Sometimes. :) Scroll down past lyrics (but read them first) to see these amazing items from Etsy Artists!

Charlotte Sometimes
The Cure © 1993

all the faces
all the voices blur
change to one face
change to one voice
prepare yourself for bed
the light seems bright
and glares on white walls
all the sounds of
charlotte sometimes
into the night with
charlotte sometimes

night after night she lay alone in bed
her eyes so open to the dark
the streets all looked so strange
they seemed so far away
but charlotte did not cry

the people seemed so close
playing expressionless games
the people seemed
so close
so many
other names...

sometimes i'm dreaming
where all the other people dance
sometimes i'm dreaming
charlotte sometimes
sometimes i'm dreaming
expressionless the trance
sometimes i'm dreaming
so many different names
sometimes i'm dreaming
the sounds all stay the same
sometimes i'm dreaming
she hopes to open shadowed eyes
on a different world
come to me
scared princess
charlotte sometimes

on that bleak track
(see the sun is gone again)
the tears were pouring down her face
she was crying and crying for a girl
who died so many years before...

charlotte sometimes crying for herself
charlotte sometimes dreams a wall around herself
but it's always with love
with so much love it looks like
everything else
of charlotte sometimes
so far away
glass sealed and pretty
charlotte sometimes



Frozen Charlottes are a type of unjointed china doll popular during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The name came from Fair Charlotte, a well-known American folk ballad attributed to William Lorenzo Carter. It is believed to have been composed some time between 1833 and 1860. The ballad tells the tale of a beautiful young woman who set out in a sleigh with her lover, Charles, on a bitterly cold night to attend a ball fifteen miles away. Her mother warned her to wrap herself in a blanket to keep warm, but:

"No, no, no," fair Charlotte said
And she laughed like a gypsy queen
"To ride in blankets muffled up,
I never can be seen."



This FROZEN CHARLOTTE GERMAN BISQUE DOLL, a pocket watch pendant necklace in the Steampunk Fashion by edmdesigns is almost the embodiment of this song


Here Charlotte is already in her coffin at Ghost Love Jewelry


Here is Charlotte in Red by Nostalgia Factory


Poor Charlotte! Damaged and broken but still utterly sweet over at Reginas Studio


Beautiful and Bright "Liquid Charlotte" 5x5 signed print on canvas by OLAN


Charlotte Snow white teardrop earrings byLuxe Deluxe


A Darling "Charlotte Sometimes" custom skirt that is actually inspired by "The Standing on the beach" years -Love it and her shop! by Square Jane


An unassuming and graceful Sweet Charlotte Choker by Painted Horse


The perfect coffee Corset to make your coffee beautiful! The Charlotte by JennGee


And since it is Friday (Thank god ) here is the Charlotte Weekend Bag by Third Willow

Monday, July 13, 2009

Summer projects

Oh boy ! This is a big one! I have decided to remodel my Victorian and I have a clean and ready space. I still need to finish painting the stairs but have found they are not so easy! I was going to hand paint but after taking these 'before' photos I think it will be easier to spray paint. Until taking photos of them , I really had no idea how it looked in all those tight corners! It is pretty neat and actually looks like a real house lol I hope you you have fun watching this work in progress! The outside is staying mint green unless I give in and paint it yellow! That is what I have been telling myself to do with the exterior! Who thinks I should go yellow? Or stay mint? I would love any ideas you want to throw my way for the inside. I love the cottage and shabby styles and all things feminine. My daughter is in Maine for the week and will be gone again in August so I am leaving my self no choice but to start the remodel this week! I will post updates and photos for you all to see!

The front view
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storage space under stairs


Upstairs


Family room



The stairs in the hall/ foyer


top floor landing


the lighting is not so good in this photo but I am hoping to make this the kitchen!


the images in this post are of a Victorian Doll House :)

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Daisies!

What girl doesn't love Daisies?

Beach Daisy pendant by JoChris12


Earrings by Ben and Oliver


wristband by AOS Leather


Sunshine and Daisies by SSSJ



Daisy Chain apron by Pam Wares


Spinner Ring by Casual Gal


Upcycled Daisy bracelet at Katherine Cooper


Daisy Fine Art Photograph by Kristy Bee


Half apron by The Hopeless Romantic


Saturday, July 11, 2009

Saturday Hearts

Etsy Artists just never cease to amaze me! Sharing is Caring:) So here ya go...
and Happy Saturday!

Love these earrings by Niu Taller


Vintage Pumps in Salmon! I so heart these at the Allen Company


I just traded a Wake and Bake soap for this completely cute bookmark! It is so delicate and beautifully made at Joyous Treasures


I love this amazing photo by Birds and Cerries


So shabby chic! I really wish I would have caught this one by My Finch


and this one too at Finding Fabulous shop
I have a thing for Retro phones!


I so wish my daughter was young enough for this adorable Mermaid outfit by Boutique NRF NY



Tea Time with Anita7276



If I could afford this I would make my husband play it for me on the Beach! Find it at Crooked Moon Mosaics



Wednesday, July 8, 2009

I "Heart" You !

I have found some of the cutest things on Etsy ..

A Fabulous laptop cover from Beeyourselfdesigns




There is something so elegant and simple about this photo from an amazing photographer at YvetteInufio






Stunning sea jewelry from Staroftheeast


And honestly, these should be in the kitchen of every "Dirty Housewife"! Adorable cleaning gloves from Julie Meyer



And don't we all wish we could afford this bed?! A whopping $9,600 but worth every penny! Beautiful Apple Tree canopy bed from Attiladesign



One of my favorite Primitive artists on Etsy is TheBrokenHouse where you can find these stackable boxes in shabby chic colors!



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