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Happy Birthday, Marie Antoinette!
Maybe you have a soft-spot for frippery, abundance and fun. Or maybe you are so into Marie Antoinette that you started a blog about her. Ahem. Regardless, you can consider paying tribute to her today, November 2, the anniversary of … Continue reading
Marie Antoinette And Zombies!
It was only a matter of time. There is, if you so please, a Marie Antoinette zombie t-shirt. In the illustration by Anita Inverarity, the Queen’s neck and body is stitched up like a Nightmare Before Christmas character and she … Continue reading
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Marie Antoinette Halloween Costume Inspiration
We have dabbled a little in Marie-inspired dress in this previous post, but Halloween is coming and as we all know, further discussion is needed to perfect the ultimate costume. Elements of the Perfect Marie Antoinette costume: 1. The perfect … Continue reading
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Marie Antoinette Cards…and a giveaway!
We’ve done our share of party planning but when I saw these Marie-inspired cards at a store near my house, I had to post them. They’re made by a card company called Calypso and they are fabulous. Cards for birthdays… … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century France, Buy Me!, calypso cards, Covet Me!, Covet This, Eighteenth Century, France, greeting cards, marie antoinette, milestone birthday, napoleon, Party, planning a marie antoinette party, Trinkets!
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Marie Antoinette Party: Hats, Banners, Cake Toppers
Each Wednesday in this space we’ve discussed planning the Marie Antoinette party, an essential discussion since such a party is not complete unless details are suitably perfect, fun and delightful. And help you meet that impossible standard, I’ve collected some … Continue reading
Marie Antoinette Cakes That Will Blow your Mind
Last week, I posted a collection of Marie Antoinette-themed cakes I’d found on our grand Interweb, thinking that I’d provided for you, my dear reader, a well-curated selection. What I didn’t know, and needed Twitter friend Lily of Opulence to … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century France, Alexandria Pellegrino, Buy Me!, Cake, Cake Opera Co., cakes, Covet Me!, Covet This, Eighteenth Century, France, Macaron, marie antoinette, ontario, Toronto, Wedding
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Book Review: Evelyne Lever’s Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France
Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France by Évelyne Lever My rating: 2 of 5 stars Marie Antoinette: The Last Queen of France (Paperback) by Evelyne Lever What I liked: I liked a history from a French perspective. I’d read … Continue reading
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Let them eat cake! Marie-inspired cake decadence (and link roundup)
Of course, our queen never uttered such an atrocity. The quote, “Qu’ils mangent de la brioche” was likely said by Marie Therese, the wife of Louis XIV, 100 years before her birth (your blog mistress has made something of a … Continue reading
How are you celebrating Bastille day? A holiday roundup
If you must know, your humble blog mistress is torn by Bastille day. On the one hand, it was a bitterly painful anniversary for her queen and the French monarchy. On the other hand, it’s one of the only days … Continue reading
All the links that are fit to post
Your humble blog mistress has read the following this week and was so charmed she couldn’t bear not to share them. In my haste, if I happened to overlook some other delightful, charming post, essential for Modern Maries everywhere, let … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century France, Buy Me!, Catherine Delors, Chanel, Covet This, Decor, Eighteenth Century, Fashion, France, hoodie, jennifer lopez, Marc Jacobs, marie antoinette
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