I saw
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Versailles
L'Opéra Garnier
les pâtisseries
and
les boutiques...
I wanted to relive it all
when I came back home
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and I did.
Because
was
on
my handmade stage
a wood and metal
theatre
where
the court of
Versailles
on
my handmade stage
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a wood and metal
theatre
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where
the court of
Versailles
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marches again in a procession of
ideas.
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The details I had remembered
from
L'Opéra Garnier
from
L'Opéra Garnier
suitable for a little bisque
queen.
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The statuesque
croquembouches
in the best Paris
pâtisseries
in the best Paris
pâtisseries
inspired a paper clay sculpture
that makes me
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that makes me
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And
winsome Paris windows
winsome Paris windows
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reflect back
a friend's lithe paper works
a friend's lithe paper works
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as well as my own.
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But the best part
about this showpiece is sharing
a sense
of
of
with blog friends
who have also
staged their dreams.
who have also
staged their dreams.
Take a break
from your Christmas preparations
to
visit their
French-inspired theatres
from your Christmas preparations
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to
visit their
French-inspired theatres
and
live life
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and
Theatre made from an old bookcase embellished with scraps from vintage metal valances. Wooden floor and beams hand-cut and painted by me. Marie Antoinette doll wig handmade by me with sheep's wool scraps.