come to me, my pretty! by summerfield

come to me, my pretty!

mad minute word monday - faitour

n. (obsolete); a deceiver or impostor, (especially one feigning or posing as a soothsayer)

i remembered that i had a deck of tarot cards in my book shelf. it was still sealed in plastic. i had forgotten why i have them but i remember my cousin writing to me a few years ago asking for a deck of tarot cards to be 'blessed' by a wiccan. why i did it for her is beyond me. maybe i was curious and i only bought the tarot cards because they were on sale. the one in my book shelf is part of a book titled "the wisdom well" and nothing really to do with wiccan or anything of that sort.

in any case, i had to borrow from my girl in the mailroom some of her blings and she handed to me one bagful of blings - bracelets, bangles, earrings, necklaces and rings. i could only imagine how big is her cache of blings at home.

it was difficult to get the camera to focus and i was lazy to install the remote shutter. not feeling good after having too much pickled veggies, too sour and i'm starting to get sick.

this is also for the five plus two's theme this week which is 'fairytale'. i couldn't decide earlier if i was going to be the fairy godmother, the witch, the ugly stepmother or ursula. i took out my old size four-and-a-half pair of high-heeled shoes that i'm keeping for posterity. sad, when i came to canada in 1988 i was wearing that pair and now all i can do is look at it with fond memories. as i tell people, i used to be cinderella, now i've become the ugly stepsister. hahahaha!

so i decided i'd be lady merlin. without the crystal ball or the wand (because i forgot to pass by the dollar store to buy one), so the bling and the tarot cards would do. plus that silk scarf started to cling to my head as i was sweating, both from the heat and the malady i'm going through.
Nicely put together and thanks for the story! Great theme shot!
September 6th, 2013  
Wow that is a whole lot of work for this shot. Nicely done Vikki
September 6th, 2013  
very cool selfie.... the processing rocks!
September 6th, 2013  
I like this one.
September 6th, 2013  
this is your best yet, you look the part!
September 6th, 2013  
Two challenges in one - and beautifully done too.
September 6th, 2013  
Fabulous sepia, excellent narrative
September 6th, 2013  
This is so cleverly done, the processing is brilliant! Great photo for the mad min word.
September 6th, 2013  
You are not an ugly step sister!
September 6th, 2013  
This is so beautifully done, from the concept to the processing. I love it! Brilliant work and a fav from me.
September 6th, 2013  
I'm with @bobfoto on this one ! Great frame too !
September 6th, 2013  
I love this. Fabulous composition, great processing and love the story it tells!
September 6th, 2013  
Awesome, creative shot. fav.
September 6th, 2013  
Well, you nailed this one! And I completely forgot that I am hosting this word! I shouldn't have taken it on when I was out of town! And now I need to post one picture for it too- I am totally loosing it!! This is fantastic though! And now to go look at all the others attached to this tag! Oh, and I have to find a picture to fit the word too... oh boy...
September 6th, 2013  
Amazing shot - I hope it came out exactly as you wanted because it sums up your idea perfectly!
September 6th, 2013  
@mikegifford - thank you, mike.

@bkbinthecity - whole lot of work and too heavy blings!!! thank you, brian.

@jsw0109 - thank you, jeff!

@sarasdadandmom - i'm glad you do. thank you, terry.

@kali66 - really? why, thank you, kali.

@dh - thank you, d.

@claireuk - awww, thank you, my friend claire.

@678tabby - thank you, june.

@bobfoto - hahaha! thank you, jason.

@sturnus - carol, thank you and also for the generous fav!

@traceyhn - thank you, tracey.

@salza - yay! thank you, sally, and doubly so for the generous fav.

@witchyjacq - thank you, jacqui and also for the generous fav. much appreciated.

@olivetreeann - thank you, ann. summer's almost over and we haven't got to that meet up yet!
September 6th, 2013  
@alia_801 - i took so many darn shots i was getting cross-eyed looking so i processed the first one i like after about 30 frames. a double thank you for the fav, too.
September 6th, 2013  
@summerfield You can blame that on my car. But I am hoping to be up in Batavia for Leigh's birthday- possibly in late October. Hopefully the axle work (or whatever it is that's making that humming sound) will be fixed by then.
September 6th, 2013  
@summerfield - welcome.
September 6th, 2013  
Crazy cool and creepy...those cards. Very well done, lady!
September 7th, 2013  
Very creative! Great story telling and processing! Nice selfie!
September 7th, 2013  
this is really fabulous! so wonderfully creative and moody!
September 8th, 2013  
5+2 likes this.
September 8th, 2013  
so cool - so much to look at in this image
September 8th, 2013  
Perfect! You look seriously like a faitour (no offense meant LOL)
September 8th, 2013  
This is sensational for the themes..for anything! Wow! Perfect processing to add to it! I know you really use those Tarot cards every day! hee hee FAV
September 8th, 2013  
@amandal - thanks. the cards are actually so dainty but b&w makes them a tad sinister.

@pamfromcalgary - thank you, pam.

@northy - thank you, m.

@fiveplustwo - and i thank you for that generous fav!

@gozoinklings - thank you, catherine.

@mcsiegle - yay! that's what i was going for. thank you, mary.

@espyetta - ah, MB, you flatter me so. thank you, my good friend.
September 11th, 2013  
Great interpretation of the word. You really look the part. You went to great effort collecting jewelry, dressing up and it paid off very well.
September 11th, 2013  
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