*MPW gets a warm mention on American artist Christine Mason Miller's website*
Heaven help me, the Rani is certainly no hootin, tootin, gun-totin 'Calamity Jane', but if there's one pistol she's happy to carry around in her bejewelled holster, smoking & ready to use at a moment's notice......it would be her ever-lovin, ever-faithful, all-purpose, hot-action glue gun! One shot to any surface, a bit of heavenly bonding & BAM...........instant palace-couture!
1 piece floral trim +
$3 wooden frame = Hey Presto!
$3 wooden frame = Hey Presto!
Encasing the Imperial images in a style
to which they've grown accustom
to which they've grown accustom
Did you not see the Maharajah
happily twirl his magnificent moustache?
happily twirl his magnificent moustache?
The need to improvise & economize in hard financial times, means even the Rani has had to employ a bit of imagination & wiliness to achieve some courtly appeal.
The Rani is particularly fond of mixing retro fabrics, such as this 1970's hipster-swirl 'shirt' fabric (Yes, you heard right, shirt fabric!) with Indian Jari borders. Different textures & patterns make a throw-cover, so much more pleasurable to pounce on.
1960's, second-hand, foot-stool given the hot-glue-gun treatment. Scalloped-lace, ivory tassel glued over original upholstery, with a bit of Rani-pink beaded-trim for contrast & effect.......Only royally loyal feet, will now be placed on this!
A mirror of Rani's making & reflection. To bring a little dimension & colour to the mix, some faux-pearl strands have been glued on.
Many a time (as I'm sure you all have) I have received or ordered an item I wasn't entirely thrilled with. Neither ready to dip in gold nor toss in the river - which Ranis don't do for environmental reasons - a good compromise is to fashion the item into something you'd prefer. As with the mirror above.......a small addition of shine & colour turned a 'nice' piece into a 'dazzling' one. Not expensive & completely salvageable for the Palace.
1 Indian tunic too small (because Rani ate too much cake last Christmas & every subsequent day since!!), cut down the middle, arms snipped, silver cotton-wire trim added & Ravi's your Uncle!...ready to use as a runner or wall decoration.
While some hand-sewing can also be employed, & certainly should, for more delicate & expensive materials, the squeezy glue-gun often bonds tinsel trims and the like much better & lasts longer too. But if truth be told, it's the fact that it is a considerably faster method for embellishing that keeps the Rani so firmly attached to her glue-gun holster. More time, means more shimmies around the palace, searching, looking, hoping for other fading glories.........to put a trim on.
Thank you for making space in your day to read my post
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*All images are from inside the 'House of Rani'
#All Writing & Photography by Rani.C (Char)
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