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~Wildly Entertaining Stuff!!~Markus Reugels Art
9:39 AMCapitol de Beaute Blog by Melanie Woodroffe
I am somewhat of an art maven /slash/ savvy fashion /slash/ technology //back slash back slash// science /slash/ beauty fanatic who is always searching internet byways for the next mesmerizing thing to take my focus away from important things, like working. {not to be confused with ADHD}
I am very focused, just on occasion prefer not to be too focused.....anyhoo, I don't get any pills for this today.
This guy's stuff is amazing!
Markus Reugels {click here} blows things up for the sake of art! It is bad arse fascinating!
Maybe I should pop out the Harmon Kardons, acrylic paints & birthday balloons from 10 years ago & give it a go?
Or maybe I should just admire from a far & let the expert do his thing. Yeah, the latter, right?

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~From the Instagram Files of Capitol de Beaute!!~Yep, it's been awhile! Feast your peepers!
5:36 PMCapitol de Beaute Blog by Melanie Woodroffe
As a product reviewer, copy writer & blogger, I spend a great deal of time at my desk, so Desk life requires a lot of creativity to stay interested & focused, that's why I try to change things up daily! When out & about town, I look for inspirations every where I go. The tiniest things can spark the imagination, I carry two notebooks and use my iPhone constantly to record notes about the things I see & could quite possibly include in my writing, sometimes, I just bring what I love home with me!
One of my favorite quotes! Who doesn't love witty & pretty!
Dale Chihuly is an amazing artist! I took this video at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens!
Then I purchased one of his book of works the next day! Lovely stuff!
As you can see throughout my posts, flower arranging is one of my other favorite things! I love fresh flowers on my desk daily!
I love Fashion & this book! It's fantastic for all ages!
I love jewelry too! This is from one of my many collections! Gorjana necklace and Loren Hope bracelet! Visiting Tony Bowls showroom in Atlanta is like walking through the closet of a fairy tale! Gorgeous gowns!
The Balvenie! Choice whisky! I attended a press event during the American Craft Council and sipped my way right into a major buzz! Really good stuff! Loved the Portwood!
Snipping bright pink azalea and admiring my Grandmother's beautiful garden chair!
One of many of Atlanta's beautiful days! I snapped this as I walked out of a meeting!
Not one to be celebrity struck, however, meeting the super sweet and talented Whitney Port was so refreshing!
Whitney Port Collection Runway Show at Americasmart Atlanta
{all photos and video by Capitol de Beaute}
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~Happy Earth Day!~
8:32 AMCapitol de Beaute Blog by Melanie Woodroffe
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~Capitol de Beaute Artist Feature: Holly Wolf-Mattick
9:59 AMCapitol de Beaute Blog by Melanie WoodroffeFrom Custom Made:
Part craft and part fine art Maker Holly Wolf-Mattick's glass pieces are sure to liven up your space!
See her work at: www.custommade.com #fineart #glass #custommade
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~Odd du Jour!~The Victorian Age
11:06 AMCapitol de Beaute Blog by Melanie Woodroffe
I love the odd, for what we deem today as creepy, use to be the norm more than 100 years or so ago. Some traditions & practices still exist today, and are part of our history.
So, as I spent my perfect Sunday afternoon in Atlanta, browsing the brilliant & imaginative Paris on Ponce, I refreshed my memory, also learning a few new things about the history of the Victorian era.
My favorite stop at Paris on Ponce is Absinthe, a gorgeous vignette of odd Victorian-age finds that include animals that have long left this life. Diana, the owner, walked me through & pointed out a few of her most interesting pieces. {See pics below!}
If you didn't know already, the Victorians, like the Egyptians & various other cultures were fascinated with the dead. Animals, people, insects were dissected & studied after death, the preservation techniques that we use today, actually came from that period in time! So what to do when natural selection decides to take your favorite pet? Call a taxidermist!
Back in the Victorian age, this was part of everyday life. Well-loved pets were skinned after death, stuffed and frozen in time. Many animals that are now preserved in museums are due to this quirky practice, that became a skilled art & required having license to perform.
Interesting enough, when a {human} loved one died, the family would actually bring the deceased home & receive friends before the burial. They would also 'stage' the dead & take photographs with them. Just everyday life in the late 1800s, early 1900s!
If you haven't been to Paris on Ponce, you should really check it out. If it's been awhile since your last visit, you should really go, it's an updated visual & historical wonderland!

{Curated by CDB}
Ethereal design has always been my favorite creative form.
Beautiful & delicate things that float effortlessly & elegantly, almost as if they barely exist.
Surreal.
Below are two pieces that I fell in love with today. Enjoy.
Ethereal design has always been my favorite creative form.
Beautiful & delicate things that float effortlessly & elegantly, almost as if they barely exist.
Surreal.
Below are two pieces that I fell in love with today. Enjoy.
From Christa Thorburn | Pinterest
FLOAT Art Print by Beth Hoeckel Collage & Design | Society6
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