Sp★rkle Is In...

My Glam Weekend in Provincetown

OK, this has nothing to do with interior design, but everyone needs a diversion now and then.

One of my fun-loving friends invited me down to her "summer house" in Provincetown for a recent weekend, mainly to attend the Miss Gay Massachusetts pageant contest, and it did not disappoint.

I always thought these types of shows only happened at the height of the vacation season in summer, but this was a refreshing respite from the cold gloom of winter – and spring, so far in New England.

The first night of drag shows featured costumed divas lip syncing to well known – and some lesser known to me – hits by female singers. One of my favorites was Lady GaGa doing Bad Romance.

 

Wait for it... here she is sans sparkly cape:

Lady GaGa meets Tina Turner?

Workin' It.

As far as I could tell, this was Erykah Badu:

Rejoice for tiny waists!

Diggin' the spotlight.

Jessica Rabbit also made an appearance:

On The Sly.

On The Side.

In Yo Face!

The second night's show featured last year's winner of the Miss Gay Massachusetts pageant, BANG!
(That's also her above, as Jessica Rabbit).

Bride of Frankenstein meets Madonna?

Show me the money.

Rrrrrrrrrrrr - cold hard cash!

The Lineup – contestants and performers.
The drag queen on the far left was one of my faves – she was Fergie, Pink and Stevie Nicks!

The black drag queen won. For her talent, she didn't lip sync,
but sang using her own phenomenal voice.

Carrie Moment #1?

Carrie Moment #2?

Carrie Moment #3?

Congratulations to all – and a sparkly fun weekend!

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PEACE!  Guess who?

A New Chain Of Events: My Antique Lantern Is Now Hung

In last month's post, I included a photo of the vintage lantern I found in Georgetown, TX.

Here's a close up I took of it...

One thing I noticed as I was removing the top to replace the bulb, is that the word
M E X I C O is embossed on one side. Makes sense for an antique lantern purchased in Texas.

Last weekend I was feeling at least semi-ambitious and finally hung the lantern in a corner of my living room by the window.

I chose this spot because I think the lantern's black wrought iron complements the floor candelabra rather nicely.

I used two large black hooks that screw into the ceiling for a simple clean look. The lantern only weighs about four or five pounds so it didn't require drilling holes or anything that complicated.

The most difficult part of this project was threading the electrical cord through the black metal chain (part of a lighting swag kit I found at my local Home Depot). I had to use two sets of pliers to bend the chain links. I'm not confident enough to splice electrical wires so I just used a brown extension cord to reach the plug at the side of the fireplace wall. The nice thing is, this plug is controlled by a dimmer switch so I don't have to have the lantern on at full power.

I like the hunting print that hangs on the wall below the lantern, but I'm considering this 11" x 14" wallpaper collage I created a number of years ago as a possible replacement:

I think it works better thematically with the black wrought iron, though I should probably have it framed first. I'll keep you posted...

Olé