Oh, la pauvre belle Miss Kitty. Ces hommes de l'Ouest ne savent pas que faire - ils croient qu'ils sont des hommes?!! Mais ils ne s'interessent qu'aux vaches, aux revolvers et à la bagarre. Pierre has heard of Miss Kitty's dilemma and is proposing to come to the rescue. Proposing is just what he intends - I lifted the cover on his dish so you could see the socking big heart-shaped diamond ring he has tucked in there, after Miss Kitty has worked her way through the rest of the menu first. And if he isn't exactly a hunk - well, he sure is a good cook and it would do wonders for her saloon business if she offered some fancier food. Who says that it's only men for whom the path to their heart is through their stomach?
Pierre occupied his time on the trip west by trading some of his best recipes for the gold and diamond. He also shot the deer that is featuring as smoked venison on the menu, and to blend in a bit better he made a deerskin version of his chef's whites. He found the cowboy scarf along the trail, too...
Check out the MMTPT challenge on the forum HERE and on Cindy's blog - yay, she's back...
I don't have any hunky stamps like her WWW man - Pierre is the best I can do. And while DH says he'd still have married me if I weren't a cook, I am not so sure - Pierre thinks Miss Kitty will marry him because he IS a cook, and willing to propose to her.
This is 5" wide by about 6" high. I stamped the chef on the base layer, white card, red paisley paper, blue paper and faux suede for the paper piecing. Indian beads (what I always used to call them before seed beads became the correct) traded along the trail work as buttons. Drew some floorboards onto the Basic Grey base layer and coloured them with a bit of paint. The menu is a scrap of black card, with tiny punched gold nails. It's tucked into a slit cut behind the serving dish. The ring is a gold peel-off and a heart-shaped rhinestone.
It's a while since I've made a totally useless card - but there you go...
Date: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 GMT Views: 1657
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Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 @ 8:30 AM
Sabrina, girlfriend! You have your fingers on the wrong keys again silly! Snort! What ya got cookin, good lookin? See Kitty loves him....maybe its the wonderful aroma's circling his person, oh my goodness, I think he's gonna be mobbed! Darn tea partiers never can get enough food with their tea! Good thing Miss Kitty nabbed the ring early on! Pierre is wonderful!
Thanks for the wonderful comments! I love reading your comments!
Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 @ 8:56 AM
Back to say thank you very much! For helping to keep Teapot Tuesday alive while I was gone! Your challenge was so fun and creative! Loved that teapot! Thanks Sabrina for brining us a touch of *you* each week! Would not be the same without you!
Registered: September 7, 2006 Location: Northern Nevada Posts: 33121
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 @ 9:47 AM
Actually, this guy seems just about right for ME!! LOL! I'd love to meet a guy who can really cook! This card is NOT useless!! It's lovely!! Love the paper piecing and the floor boards! Great job, Sabrina!!
------------------------------ Happy Stamping! CarrollAnn
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Registered: August 1, 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 26785
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 @ 10:28 AM
I love the distressed look of the wall behind Pierre. Those seed bead buttons are fabulous. Pierre is sure to win her heart with that ring and the fact that he can cook.
Registered: April 20, 2005 Location: The only Eaton Rapids on the Earth, Michigan Posts: 57568
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 @ 11:54 AM
I'm a-gonna hafta report ya fer foul language on this family-friendly website, Miss Cook. We jes cain't have no swearin'. What? That's French ya say? Well, guess I'll hafta take yer word fer it since I don't speak a lick of French. Mebbe I best go check with Maxie (aka Peg-a-roo) about that French stuff.
Hey, by the way, buddy, didja also knowd that thar snow in yer photo is gonna git yer darlin' card all wet and soggy like? Yep. Snow has a tendency to melt inter water. Awesome photography, by the way. Kin I send my cards to you to photograph fer me?
Love yer darlin' card. Do ya happen to know what beverage da Muddermark is servin' today?
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 104934
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 @ 12:01 PM
Pierre has a certain charm, I must admit! That ring may sway her a bit, but I must tell you, cooks are not always cookin' at home. My DH was a fabulous cook, and now he only cooks when I am sick! You can't count on Pierre's staying in the kitchen. Miss Kitty had better be sure before she accepts that ROCK!
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Registered: October 28, 2004 Location: Castro Valley, Ca Posts: 49248
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 @ 1:03 PM
Wow Pierre is one awesome guy - hunting his food and then preparing it! WOW! And if the food doesn't get her that ring sure will! Love your story and your card Sabrina!!
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Registered: April 4, 2006 Location: Boxertown USA, IL Posts: 67303
Tue, Jan 05, 2010 @ 1:58 PM
Pierre thinks a way to a woman's heart is with food. Hmmm, that could work for me. A man to cook all the meals. Maybe if Ms Kitty turns him down, you could give him my phone number. Cute menu and cute story.