The Messenger: ( Boy with Blue Bird, now on card, not just on plate)
When things get unusually tricky, and there seems to be process after process, each seeming more ridiculous than the other, Miss Fanciful shall be reminded…This is not Versailles! However, there are still proper processes that must be followed to ensure an exquisite outcome.
The only process left, besides the drawing, coloring, drying, printing, scanning & logo adding, is the Glitterization. They must then be packaged, delivered to waiting shops and YES! It is True!!! All others Will make their entrance into the Etsy shop this week!!!! Many originals included!!!YAY!!!! Plus other treasures, which will be whispered to you in a few days…
Miss Fanciful has had a weekend like no other…Endless hours of painting and drawing. Her inspirations have been a small few. Including your warm and wonderful encouragement and support…As well as the wonderful invention of the repeat button on the DVD player with movies such as Marie Antoinette & the always color inspiring Nanny McPhee. Oh, the home decor, the cakes and shoes and dresses do inspire the fanciful soul!!!!! (hee hee, Versailles, home decor?? giggling, I wish that my Home decor was even a breath of such indulgence, I think you can't even call that home decor, would it be more like Palace Decor? YES!!!!!). Besides DVD, there has been endless NPR on 4 different radios, enjoying Saturday shows and now Sunday shows…
Here is a snipette of what Miss Fanciful's weekend has encompassed…Cards, Cards, Cards – Oh and Coffee & Take-Out, or Take-Away as the Irish man says, in his thick charming accent…
It is a lovely bright sun-shiny day! May your day be filled with magic and charm, passion and life!!!!
Miss Fanciful is still inundated with the processes of selling art, which do not come as easy to her as the processes of creating art….But she will visit you, as she speaks of each and everyone of you in great detail!!! Have a lovely lovely lovely day!!!!!!! Put on a crown, and if you do not have one, make a paper or wire crown, and enjoy your favorite treats…..You deserve it!!!!Why? Just because you are you, and you are lovely!!!!
Ps: If you have not yet seen Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, as most of you have, you should. If you can enjoy it for the color and lush gowns, palaces and cakes, oh – and the little gorgeous daughter, then you will love it!!!! But, it was a tad bit hard getting passed the lack of history….Although, it is clear that that was not the message intended, so Enjoy it!!! I am sure you will!!! I guess the guillotine would not be that romantic?? So, in this case, bravo to the lack of be-headings….The real story is quite sad….
French Promo Trailer:
Your cards look fab all piled up…and we also had a bright sunny day filled with smiles!
The cards look beautiful Vanessa….so unique in style!
wow and each one is hand-drawn and
decorated too!!!
I have yet to see Marie Antoinette…I heard the clothes and set desgins & colours are a feast for the eye!
You’ve been a busy little beaver! Such lovlies to share! And Nanny McPhee is one of my favorite movies. Its soooo gorgeous. I kept telling Brian — who is finally home, by the way 😀 — that I wanted to live in it!
The cards look so beautiful! I am so excited for your etsy shop! Please post the time and date when you are going to open, I really want in! Thank you for brightening my day with your art stories, and personal sunshine! I loved the scorpion story, I am definitely a believer in dreams!
My and I thought that I was a bizzzzy beeee!Your art looks sooo good,I can’t wait to see your etsy shop.And for the movie,
the lace the wigs the sweetness and the great music oH I wish I wish it was out on dvd here in Holland can’t wait to see it.
xoxo desirée
the cards are so pretty and i love that they are ‘glitterized’…lovely designs, Miss V!
and i sooo want to rent ‘Marie Antoinette’ too, it looks wonderfully decandant, and ‘Amelie’, which i have’nt yet seen either….love eye-candy movies with wickedly good soundtracks.
I watched Marie Antoinette last night and all I can say is WOW! I told my husband that I think I could live my whole life in her bedroom and be perfectly content. And the part that she was wearing that ship in her hair…FABULOUS. I am so excited about your Etsy shop. I have got my credit card ready. Yippee
You`ve been busy!!!!!
Have a great week!!
what a BEAUTIFUL blog entry miss fanciful,
the cards u have illustrated are wonderfully bright, fun and charming- love them.
marie antoinette – beautiful, beautiful costumes…that period was a time of such ellegance, grace and beauty.
i’d love to dress like that.
x x x kazzy x x x
I love all the drawings you’ve shown here, especially the oh la la one, the colours are so fresh and pretty. This post seems full of the joys of Spring!
I am so excited about your etsy shop!!!!! Also, I was going tor ent Marie Antoinette this weekend but instead rented something else….which I will be blogging about later.
I AM SO JAZZED UP, for your shop (I WAS SHOUTING…I STILL AM).
love you tons and then tons more!!
yay! etsy! when will this occur? i can never make emily’s shop updates, i hope, hope, hope i can make yours…
marie antoinette is not yet available here in ecuador. 🙁 i was soooooooooooooo looking forward to seeing it. i may have to wait until i’m in ny in may.
and i miss good chinese take-out as well.
maybe i’ll rent the movie and order in chinese…that sounds like a glorious evening to me.
if only you could join me…
I have to quote my favorite line from Nannie McPhee…said by little Aggie, “Poop Bum!” We laughed so hard! Do you like the GREEN office their dad has?
Can you believe I loaned my Marie Antoinette to somebody and they gave it back without watching it??? What a shame!
Your art cards look so cute!
I have that movie somewhere on my Netflix list.
Love all the new creations! Wow! You have been busy!
Hi Ness …..the blog is looking really good. Things are crazy here at the moment as loads of stock is coming in for spring summer. Not sure if you got my email about posting you some bath bomb samples…..just send me a private email with your chosen address. Loving the colours……..your girls look great in those pastel tones…love MIchelle
I am so crazy about your blog that I wrote about it here
I wanted to include one of your drawings but felt I should ask permission first….so may I?
Great post….can’t wait to go shopping on your Esty site 🙂
I knew there was a reason I liked you…..along with the obvious ones….you are as spooky as I am accused of being ;)…
that Scorpion looks big a scary….and you got it into a jar…..that is also scary.
I am sorry the fancy html that I did, did not take…..the “here” in my comment is http://moaromigboyles.blogspot.com/
It is hard to believe I have not yet seen this movie! Its exactly my type of film,ALL STYLE ,NO SUBSTANCE !(plus a great soundtrack)!!!The Virgin Suicides soundtrack is one of my all-time faves!Your cards are lovely. how was Lovees,Who concert?
PS……..Ness I’ve just been biggin you up on the etsy chat room I’m online now if you wanna chat…go to etsy forums…then chat room red
my oh my you have been super productive! how exciting!
i’m so wanting to see MA… hopefully soon. i rarely get to see movies these days… sigh
Those cards look wonderful! Incredible how you’re producing so many in such a short time. As for the film Marie-Antoinette, I liked it for the costumes and art, but you’re right, the core of the story misses the mark. As for the real Versailles, the first time I saw it, I thought it a bit obscene – all that gilt and beauty when people were starving. But then I remembered the history and how different things were then and one can understand its appeal. It’s certainly an adventure in excess, even now. The china and porcelain alone are enough to make one swoon!
What an amazingly talented woman you are! So inspiring! I’m excited that I found you!! haha….I’m giggling with glee!
Peace Sherrie
Oh my goodness – okay that is not right – let us start again – OH MY GOODNESS!!!! I can’t tell you how excited I am that you are opening an etsy shop – okay I shall try – I ridiculously, overly, scrumptiously excited that you are opening a shop!!! I have to ‘heart’ you – the minute you open – you will let us know when??!!
And can you believe I have not seen Marie Antoinette yet – Miss Baroque herself – lover of all things gold and pink and costumes galore – what have I been thinking – I have to se it the minute it comes out on DVD and then I shall be even more inspired to create – and that can only be a good thing. Have a great day!!! xxx
I am so happy you visited me. What a refreshing visit I had to your blog. How utterly inspiring. Thank you. I look forward to reading more soon. (I have a terrible cold and my eyes are squinty and puny and full of water–I want to see your lovees in full sight!)
What a productive weekend! It seems we had lots in common – lots o’ stuff got made, lots of coffee was consumed, and lots of weekend NPR was heard! Now, good luck on the sales end of things.
Amazing Miss Vanessa – your boy with bird – and – my boy with bird… birds of a feather!?!
you are most charming
xox – eb.
Heavens…it looks a bit like you did piles and oodles of stuff over the weekend. I wish I had been so productive (but not so much) just sat back and watched my first weekend go by…spent a lot of it with the superhero (yay) hiking, lounging…spending money on new fabric…which led to dreaming about skirts and quilts.
Oh yes…pedi’s when you come up, it will be a must…we must have soft tootsies! It makes all the wine drinking and chocolate eating that much better…
I am on the edge of my seat for the shop update…I can hardly wait!
I must rent Marie Antoinette I know. That and get a man to speak in a charming Irish accent. I already have a husband. If only I could dub him. On occasion. So glad to hear another finds Nanny Macphee a visual treat. Amelie too. Take care – and you’re right, I need to whip out a crown.
Yay, the shop is coming soon?! I have already spotted a few cards I like 🙂 Love your ‘Vanessa’ illustrations today, they look great in colour. I have to buy the movie on DVD, I wonder if watching it would remind me of you?
Well, I think the whole world knows how much I love your creative gene!! And I’m going to be right at the enchated Etsy door all pressed up on the glass window chanting “OpenOpenOpen!” (I’ll be the one in my jammies.)
Ahhhh crowns – my world is full of crowns and tiaras lately. Is it something fluttering in the wind? We are all royalty in our own worlds aren’t we… heh!
Can you believe I have had the M.A. dvd sitting here for a couple weeks now and it still hasn’t come free from it’s wrapper?! Gasp. I think I should cancell tomorrow in honor of a “mental health” day. Know what I mean, jellybean?
I can’t wait to see your Etsy shop. I’m anxiously awaiting to *heart* you. 🙂
(Aargh! My mom has dial up)!!
Oh Vanessa, how right you are…Everything just HAS to work out in the end!!! Where that will be though, I don’t know??
By the way, did I miss something on your blog where it says where you sale your cards?
XoXo Kelly
Oh yes, Marie Antoinette! Join me for champagne and chocolate and incredible shoes!!!! What a girl’s day out that would be!
I have searched and searched for lotteria and finally bought a couple sets on ebay. Not the quality I have had in the past, but love seeing yours with your take out!
Can’t wait to see all our stuff on Etsy and hope to own an original soon!
I came here from LEIKUR OG LIST and am so happy that I did. You have a wonderful blog and your artwork is fanciful indeed. I’ll look forward to the opening of your Etsy shop. Good luck.
My first visit here and I must say I ADORE your work! I must show Darling when she returns home from school, as this is the type of thing that is just up her alley… Looking forward to your Etsy shop!
Piles and piles and piles of cards!
What a happy achievement.
Another achievement, I finally remembered to put you on my sidebar! I swore I would never go over 10, but there are a few more of you that I vistit really regularly and it’s silly to have rules for rules sake. x
I am wonderful, thanks for asking! I love to see pictures of your progress, it inspires me to keep going to. Isn’t it so satisfying to crawl into bed, exhausted, body aching, all because of the hard work you just expended making your dreams come true (not somebody else’s). I remember being exhausted after working long hours for “the boss” and its just a different feeling, not nearly as satisfying.
Oh yes, can’t wait to see the Etsy shop!
I am wonderful, thanks for asking! I love to see pictures of your progress, it inspires me to keep going to. Isn’t it so satisfying to crawl into bed, exhausted, body aching, all because of the hard work you just expended making your dreams come true (not somebody else’s). I remember being exhausted after working long hours for “the boss” and its just a different feeling, not nearly as satisfying.
Oh yes, can’t wait to see the Etsy shop!