Cool scarf tying video

I found this cool video about scarf tying on the Bonjour Paris newsletter. I will use these techniques next May on my return trip to Paris!

Reliquary Shrine

This lovely little shrine is coming with me to Chicago. I teach this class at art conventions and this sample piece is going to be for sale at CREATE Mixed Media Artist Faire! Come check it out next Friday in Chicago.

Pictured here are the 2 Reliquary necklaces that come with the shrine, one piece to wear and one to display!

More Reliquary Pendant Necklaces for CREATE Mixed Media Artist Fair

Here are some of my soldered glass Reliquary pendants that I am bringing to the CREATE Mixed Media event! These little ( 1 1/2 inch square) glass shadow boxes are double sided and have jump rings at the top for attaching the necklace chain that I sell seperately. Stop by my table and see these pendants, each one is unique and one of a kind!

Getting ready for CREATE vendor event!

I'm getting excited about about my upcoming trip to Chicago for the CREATE Mixed Media vendor event. Pictured above are some new goodies I'm taking with me. Several of the pendants in this photo have little trinkets in them that I picked up at the flea markets I visited in Paris!

 I always love to visit Chicago and even though this will be a very quick trip I am planning some trips to my favorites stops: Chicago antique malls, Bucktown and the Eileen Fisher outlet!!! Hope to see you at CREATE! If you read my blog and visit my table at CREATE mention Art Girl Adventures and you will receive a special freebie with your purchase!

My Sister's Etsy Shop!

My sister just opened a Etsy shop selling her soaps and jewelry. I really like the soap, I have the Chamomile and Pet soap and they are great! Check them out here:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/78905597/oatmeal-milk-honey-soap

KCAI Class Project

I took a class at the Kansas City Art Institute recently, to get graduate credit.The class was called Personal Shrines and it was taught by my friend Dan Dakotas. It was really fun! Here is the shrine I made. My shrine theme was nature and nests. There was also an egg theme going on. I'm including some pics of some other student's projects as well.

Paris Adventures: The End!

Jeff and I headed to Versailles today. We took the metro to Concorde station to catch the RER train. The trains were not marked too well and after almost hopping on the wrong train, we asked someone and as luck would have it, they spoke English and told us what train we needed.
The lines to get into Versailles were LONG, like 1 1/2 hours of waiting long! We made it in and toured the main castle. I kept thinking about what it must have been like to live there and how many people might have passed through the halls.

We walked out into the gardens past the Grand Canal and out to Marie Antoinette's little Chateau, where she liked to dress as a peasant. We really enjoyed the more casual and down to earth landscaping and appeal of the "peasant" buildings.

This is the "Temple of Love" that was built by Marie Antoinette's chateau.
After touring Versailles all day we headed back to our apartment and rested a bit before joining the other ladies for dinner at "Le Grand Colbert". If you have seen the movie "Something's Gotta Give" with Diane Keeton and Jack Nicholson, this restaurant is the one featured at the end of the movie. We had a great meal and I ordered the "roast chicken" that Diane Keeton's character raved about.

Metro Station that we passed on the way to dinner.

Jeff and I goofing around at the Palais Royal on the way to dinner.
Our last day in Paris was spent doing what we liked the most.... wandering. We walked the Rue de Rivoli again, and went to the Marais area. We went into BHV, a most unusual department store, that carried hardware, housewares and clothing. Jeff bought some French clothing and a scarf!

Our last dinner was at a hole in the wall North African Couscouserie restaurant around the corner from our apartment. We had the best couscous and lamb meal!! Yum!

We had a wonderful time in Paris. It really is a romantic, magical place. If it wasn't for the jet lag we've suffered upon our return, I'd go back again next week!! I discovered some things were not like the guidebooks I'd read beforehand had warned:
You can find toilets easily and there was plenty of toilet paper.
French people were very friendly, helpful and most spoke English.
Pick pockets were not everywhere and the metro was safe.
I hope you've enjoyed following along on our adventures! Check out my Etsy shop to see some of the goodies I bought at the flea markets! Au revoir! Jeanne