Marie Laveau Funkin - Miniature Diorama

 Today I am sharing a Funkin that I made a few years ago.  It is a tribute to Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.  I did a lot of research and reading while making all of the details inside including symbols, items, rituals, snakes and wall art.  It is pretty special to me as I put a lot of time and thought into it.  I love to make so much detail that one sees something new every time they look into it.

P.S. There are lots of pictures :)

I love the "stained glass" windows.  I made them from clear plastic packaging and washable markers followed by mod podge.  If you look real good you can notice the gold stencil detail on the floorboards.   

There are three lights throughout.  One is a flickering candle on the left altar, the second is a strand with multiple lights woven into the Spanish moss hanging from the ceiling, and the other is a color changing salt rock lamp that I made.  Here I am showing the wires that I simply put floral tape on and painted.  

Here is one of the switches hidden under leaves.  The battery packs are also hidden under the flowers.

There are a lot of details including drawings, bones, skulls, crosses, necklaces, instruments, animals, reptiles, masks and a whole lot of fun.

The table and throne/chair are both removeable.  I just never glued them down.  The table legs are a replica of an elk foot lamp that we have here in our house.

The walls also have a metallic stencil that you can see when the lights hit it.

This hanging jar glows in the dark. 

I even made tiny voodoo dolls.  I think there are five of them scattered about.

This is the salt rock lamp.  The colors turn red, blue, green, orange and purple.

I love her throne.  I think she would like it too.  

Here are pictures with the lights on.

I hesitated to share this creation.  Pictures do not do this project justice at all.  It was so much fun to make and create.  I really hope you've enjoyed the tour of my Marie Laveau pumpkin!  

XO ~Laurie

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Yay!!  A library list from Laurie!!!  I know that's what you're saying. 

Here's what's on hold at the library.... actually not true at all.

I already have the Alan Bradley book, the Marie Laveau and Joss Stone's album which I LOVE.  Oh and the final season of Girls and P&R season one.  Okay!!!  I only don't have Adele yet.  But I currently have them all but in my possession.  Truly.

Alan Bradley and the famous Flavia DeLuce.  I have been in love with this series since Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie when I blogged about it in 2012.  Just type in Bradley in the search on the right to see what I said about them all.  You may run into a post about Bradley tomatoes... just sayin.  This is his eighth book in the series.  I honestly have not read 7.5 but its a digital version that the library has and I don't have a kindle.  I'm more of a for real page turner anyway.  I'll get a hold of it one day.

I started watching Girls and few months ago and truthfully I didn't much care for it at first.  Millennials I thought.  Which is true.  But as I started following their lives from episode to episode I fell pretty hard.  I just finished the final season and can't believe it's over.  Six seasons.  It is HBO pals so beware if you don't like hearing the F word or seeing people's butts and boobs.  Lena Dunham is a genius and I would love to have a piece of her brain.

Adele 21.  I have a special place in my heart for Adele.  I mainly want to listen to these songs at home very loudly and anytime I want.

AND Joss Stone.  Can I say on the internet (uh yeah) that when I first heard her voice I would have put money on her being a much darker skinned individual.  She's white and I'm shocked.  I thought only a voice like that could belong to Aretha Franklin and Jennifer Hudson.  Dang.  I'm in awe and I love her.

Knowing that my seasoned love of Girls was about to be over I decided to look up a few TV on DVD shows that I've never really watched because seriously it is so much better without commercials.  I rarely watch normal TV.  Parks and Recreation I started Sunday and watched a couple of episodes.  It made me laugh a time or two.  I finished the season tonight after work and immediately got on the library's website to get the next two seasons.  It's not my all-time favorite but it'll do and it is funny which I like.

Oh VooDoo Dreams.  Even though this is mainly a fictional story... Marie Laveau was an actual person and the actual VooDoo Queen of New Orleans.  I don't mind whipping up a spell for fun every now and then but I ain't eatin no raw chicken heart.  Nu Uh.  I'll just read about it.  I think the story will be a tad fascinating.  I've read the first few pages and haven't forgotten a thing but have to finish my Flavia book first.