Sunday 6 May 2012

Vintage lacy French Wedding.commission

Morning sweet peeps...and the suns out..but dont shout it out it may disapear im sure its shy!!!!....well after yesterday visit another surprise to quickly pop and see one of my resis,,,,i had a inquiry  from her to possible amke a very ott card for a wedding in France..but her friends  wanting list went on a bit..as my resis friend was visiting her last week and admired  the egg i made her (which even though easter has gone she still keeps on show aw how sweet..)well this  friend saw it and begged it off her to take home to Crick,,,,because her grandaughter is getting married in France on the 9th May and she had been trying to find a  very unique card..the story was...her grandaughter whilst moving to France  from her parent's home ages ago and went into the attic for some of her bits and found much to the amazement of her mother a wedding dress that along with a couple of very old photos was the dress her  great gran married in back in 1912...and although her  great grandmother would have nearlly been a 100 this year the daughter's mum   had inherited the family home had never gone to the attic..so this find was very sentimental and although it was slighly discoloured it had survived all these years in brown paper and string ....the grandaughter wasnt at the time even courting but vowed shed wear the dress when and if she ever married....so!!!hope you havent fallen asleep...yet..quite a long post so grab a cofee and a sandwich you might  need refreshement if you stay with it..LOL!!!!!



anway to cut a  long story short ..she moved out to do a aupair in france meet and feel in love...and yes the dress having been taken to bits and re modelled sligtly ie the size her gran must have been a average sized  lady..ie the grandaughter is a size 8....(oh i wish i was.).anyway they took it to a seamstress all the way  York..who restored old garments and stiched and stiched the few holes got rid of the moth ball smell...and although still very much the style except for a lower neckline..its being worn on Wednesday in France....so back to my egg..the colours aparently matched this lace on the said wedding dress..and i was asked if i had any left which i had..and could i make a very femine lacey vintage themed card..we were going to use one of original   picci's but as it was very delicate( and didnt fancy using it because of the sentimentality attached to it  i came up with a alternitive picci from http://dezinaworld.blogspot.co.uk/ ladies in Lace..which she liked and the card was born..phew what a long post hope you havent fallen asleep.....it has been delivered..she is over the moon have left the inside very plain as her daughter delves in Calligraphy....so sassy walked off merrily with payment  firmly in her little hand .....and the card is being taken to the wedding in its box,,, by car..by ferry..by car..to destination in Bordeaux ...But talk about short notice was up till late Thursday  night to finish...but it will be on its way on Tuseday for the vintage themed wedding...so wowow!!! i was thrilled to be asked and thrilled she loved it....just on  last note..many huge thanks to all my new followers hope you visit now  and again and for all the lovely comments..its such a boost...sassy hugs xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

20 comments:

Ally said...

wow what a story!!! I would love to see a pic of her in her wedding dress :o) We should all travel to France and attend the Wedding as Wedding Crashers LOL!
Beautiful card, Sassy!!
Hugs, Alessandra

Inkypinkydelights said...

Oh WOW Sassy this is beautiful! I loved the story and found it so interesting to read too. Love love love this! Thanks for the link also. I bet you were like a cat on hot bricks doing this until you knew the recipient was happy! And oh my! how could anyone not be happy - a real masterpiece! Judy x

Sherry said...

zzzzzz oh, I'm awake!!! Only kidding Sassy - lol. What a beautiful story - if only we could have seen photos of the wedding dress before and after. So romantic and how special.

Your short notice card is beautiful! I suppose you couldn't say no after hearing that story! Love all the wonderful detail and the lace - and the matching pins too!

Hope you sun stays out longer than ours - in fact, it hasn't even made an appearance yet - well, I know it's the same sun but you know what I mean - lol. xx

mags said...

A stunning card. Very vintage and love everything about it. The gorgeous lace, flowers, the image. I am sure it will be treasured.
Mags
x

Anonymous said...

Oh wow Sassy, that is super gorgeous and what incredible lace. You did a fantastic job, no wonder she loved it.
I have saved the picture as I would like to feature your card at Dezinaworld in the next week or so , hope thats ok ?
Also what a fabulous story about the wedding dress, wow to think it can be worn again ... thats amazing.
thanks for sharing
hugs June x

Irene said...

Hello Sassy

What an amazing story, thank you for sharing it with us. Sassy your card is just stunning, all the fine detail is brilliant. I love the card and I know it will be treasured along with the wedding dress.

luv
irene
xxxx

Maureen said...

Worn out reading that lot Sue, but a lovely story and a truly great card!!!

Heidi said...

Wow this is stunning!
Gorgeous work:)
Hugs, Heidi:)

Doreen said...

Oooh this is just gorgeous,love the fabulous image and great layout.xxx

cebelica said...

This is stunning, simply stunning! Hugs! xx

Anne said...

Absolutely out of this world!! Took my breath away this did!! You make fantastic cards! :o) xx

Viv said...

Great tale Sass... and a beautiful card. x

Sonia said...

Wow, beautiful story Sassy :) and very beautiful card! I love the lace and the vintage colouring :)
Hugs,
Sonia

angelwhispers said...

My word this sure is so god dam gorgeous and such fabulous colours and detail! Superb Chanelle xx

Moni said...

Hi Sassy, ;) thank you for your nice comment it means a lot to me. I was thinking about making flowers as embellishment for cards and it is fab idea and when I make them you will be first to know. :)
And fab card love the lace you added and all flowers. Great work.Hugs,Moni

xxcalamityxx said...

Hi Hun

Thanks for visiting my little bit of cyber space ... your cards are amazing xhugsx nikki x

Diamond Doll said...

WOW!!! Sue this is just stunning you should be proud of the result it was well worth staying up late to finish,and how fab your creation is going all the way to France i,m sure it will be much admired.
Also i
didn,t fall asleep reading your fab story as it was far too interesting and you must ask for a photo of the bride in her restored vintage wedding gown so we can see.
(hugs)
Trish (-:

Jackie said...

What a lovely story about the wedding dress, and your gorgeous card will compliment it superbly :o)
Jackie xx

Darlene said...

OH MY GOSH! This creation takes my breath away! Just stunning!!!!

Cindy said...

This is one of the most beautiful cards I have ever seen!! Your work is stunning.
Cindy