"...woke up, it was a Chelsea morning...." Fabric Page

Woke up, it was a chelsea morning, and the first thing that I heard

Was a song outside my window, and the traffic wrote the words
It came a-reeling up like christmas bells, and rapping up like pipes and drums

Oh, won't you stay
Well put on the day
And we'll wear it till the night comes

Woke up, it was a chelsea morning, and the first thing that I saw
Was the sun through yellow curtains, and a rainbow on the wall
Blue, red, green and gold to welcome you, crimson crystal beads to beckon

Oh, won't you stay
Well put on the day
There's a sun show every second

Now the curtain opens on a portrait of today
And the streets are paved with passersby
And pigeons fly
And papers lie
Waiting to blow away

Woke up, it was a chelsea morning, and the first thing that I knew
There was milk and toast and honey and a bowl of oranges, too
And the sun poured in like butterscotch and stuck to all my senses

Oh, won't you stay
Well put on the day
And we'll talk in present tenses

When the curtain closes and the rainbow runs away
I will bring you incense owls by night
By candlelight
By jewel-light
If only you will stay

Pretty baby, won't you

Wake up, its a chelsea morning....

Fabric Skinny Page - 4 x 8

This is a new fabric page I made that's almost finished.  I still have yet to add a few lyrics from one of my favorite Joni Mitchell songs "Chelsea Morning."  The rich orange and golden hues of the hand dyed fabric (from Luscious Layers) remind me of a sunrise.  The door is from Paper Whimsy and that  particular shade of blue places  me right back on the  cobblestone streets in Santorini.  Both the paper flower and petite tags which read Dream, Believe, and Wish came as  part of a surprise package I received  from a dear blog friend - Lorraine Stobie.  There are bits of doilies, a button, beads all  intertwined, embroidered and machine stitched over toile  fabric left over from my daughter's wedding veil. 

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