Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross,
To see a fine lady upon a white horse;
Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes,
She shall have music wherever she goes.
by Mother Goose
I used a background from Kerstin Frank, one from EKDuncan, and the image of a beautifully embroidered costume from the Rijksmuseum. The fine lady on her white horse is from a scrapbook made for me when I was a child.
Take care and keep laughing!
Love this. My mother used to sing that to us while bumping us on her knee.
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How lovely! Glad you like the piece – thanks.
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Beautiful, Sarah! My daughter, all grown up now, lived in the land of fairy tales and books when she was a child. I can picture this on her bedroom wall back then. (Or now!) Love it!
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Thank you! I can see it on your daughter’s wall too!
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I love this…image and nursery rhyme:)
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Bless you, sweet Janet! I’d created the background and suddenly the rhyme came to me, having not thought of it for decades. That’s when I remembered the lady from my scrapbook.
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I agree it would look gorgeous in a girl’s bedroom…Mind you, we’re all girls at heart. Beautiful.
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Thank you, Olga! I guess we are all girls at heart. In my case, still a frightened 13 year-old!
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Love it! Those voluminous veils were so sexy…(-:
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Thank you, Sherry! I always find the costumes of the past far sexier and more alluring than modern clothes.
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Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
A wonderful collaboration of style and materials to illustrate the words I loved as a child. Another lovely image from First Night Design
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What a wonderful intro! Much thanks.
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Hi Sarah, how pretty and your right keep laughing if not laughing at at least a smile…right…
smiles dear friend
Sherri
re-blog to Sherri’s Sharing
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And smiles to you too, Sherri!
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Reblogged this on Sherri's Sharing and commented:
Sharing A little Bit of First Night Design by Sweet Sarah
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I don’t know about ‘sweet’ – some might not say the same! Much thanks, Sherri.
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I’ve always loved the image that Lady on a white horse conjures up. This is very lovely, Puff. Perfect in fact 😀
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Perfect? Oh Puff, you over-reach yourself sometimes! I’m utterly thrilled. I shall sleep well tonight.
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I like this a lot actually. 🙂
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Still laughing like a drain! See? You never know what you’ll enjoy until you visit! Thank you, Jason.
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Reblogged this on First Night Design and commented:
ONE FROM THE ARCHIVE.
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Gosh Sarah , this has just reminded me of a childhood nursery rhyme book I had, I can see the image in my minds eye so clearly! I like the way you’ve combined the elements.
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Much thanks, Jane. I find those childhood rhymes so comforting.
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she appears to be riding across a stage to me… with a lovely curtain in the background…just my way of seeing things…BEAUTIFUL!
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Thank you, Marilyn. I see it like that too!
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The whole image is stunning but how clever to use such a fantastic work of art as the embroidered costume.Had this been the 60’s I’d be asking for a short kaftan made out of that.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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Aw, thanks, David – you’re a darling. Huge hugs to you too!
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What a lovely piece and I think you captured the story very well!
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Bless you, Itaya.
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A lot of planning aspects went into this piece Sarah – The embroidered costume is really neat and love the layers to the background – fits with the nursery theme perfectly. Happy Sunday to you ~
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Thank you, Mary. You’re a star!
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So nice Sarah. Sometimes I have to look really closely but studying your work, reveals all these delicious layers – makes it well worth the time.
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