Vintage Fairy Tales

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In The Vintage Fairy Tales we don´t take life too seriously.

We take one day at a time.

We don´t care much about politics and religion and we are not terribly worried about

global warming.

We find life quite easy and comfortable.

The only thing we really care about and take very seriously is what kind of delicious pastry

we will be served for the afternoon tea.

When the delightful ladies of “Hardaker & Pope” announced a CUP CAKE COMPETITION

on their blog,

my friends in the Vintage Fairy Tales became very enthusiastic and firmly declared that this

was definitely their branch of sport.

We discussed the topic “cup cakes” for a while and decided that we wanted something festive.

The Skating Monkey came up with the brilliant idea that an amusement park

with cup cakes would be kind of nice.

The rest is history.

We won the competition and the cup cakes are eaten.

Life is back to normal again in The Vintage Fairy Tales.

Love / Becky

(Decorations made by me, papier maché characters inspired by my all time favourite mixed media artist, Julie Arkell)

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Happy days in the Vintage Fairy Tales!

A great little package arrived with First Class International snail the other day.

It was from the Mother of Fairy Tale Pottery, Julie Whitmore.

She sent me the most beautiful necklace to wear among my friends in the fairy tales.

Thank you!

My friend here “Mr. Sad Shadow” thought it was for him,

a talisman that would bring him luck.

I had to buy him some flowers instead.

/ Becky

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Papier mache´character made by me, inspired by the great mixed media artist Julie Arkell.

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Dust off your Manolos.

This is what we need.

In The Vintage Fairy Tales,

who cares about global warming and a world in a recession?

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I´ve made these dolls, inspired by my favourite mixed media artist, Julie Arkell.

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Elin Sigrén is a young swedish designer who makes the most beautiful jewelry out of broken antique porcelain.

I met Elin on a Christmas fair in the beginning of December,

I gave her some broken plates of my favourite porcelain, “Amanita” (fly agaric),

in exchange I got the magic ring,

I felt like Gollum.

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The papier mache´doll is made by my favourite artist Julie Arkell.

Thank´s for all the lovely comments and Christmas greetings,

it means a lot to me!

Love/

Becky

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“Papa he left home today

Said he ain´t comin´back again

Said he ain´t gonna be nobody´s second best

Just cause mama´s got a special kind of friend.” ( Ben Harper lyrics )

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Dolls by the mixed media artist Julie Arkell,

photographed in the beautiful garden of Briançon, France.

The Sweethearts are now living in Malmö, Sweden,

although they miss the happy days in BRIANÇON.

Have a nice weekend all of you and thank´s for your

nice comments/

Becky

First day at work after the vacation.

I´m still standing.

Hope and glory?

Well, I don´t know about that.

(This fellow is made by me, inspired by the great artist Julie Arkell)

“Shiny happy people laughing

Meet me in the crowd

People people

Throw your love around

Love me love me

Take it into town

Happy happy

Put it in the ground

Where the flowers grow

Gold and silver shine”  ( REM )

Not many human faces to be found here in my blog.

This post is no exception,

Julie Arkell is a Fairy Tale!

( “Show and tell”, the last day of the workshop in Briançon 2009)

“I can hold you

With my own two hands

I can comfort you

With my own two hands” ( Ben Harper )

I would travel to another planet just to be able to take this picture.

This time I went to Briançon in France.

Julie Arkell, the polkadotted apron, the whimsical quirky characters, I´m in love.

There is a house in New Orleans

They call the Rising Sun

It´s been the ruin of many poor “What rabbits”…( The Animals, sort of… )

Inspired by Julie Arkell I made this creature during the workshop.

Needle and thread, have never been my best friends.

Julie said;

-Make it rough !

And so I did !