Toile de Jouy loveliness!

I have always been a big fan of toile de Jouy patterns, and they have featured quite prominently in some of my projects.  Their delicate appearance is reminiscent of old blue and white porcelain, and reflects my love of 18th century fashion.

The name 'toile de Jouy' translates as 'cloth from Jouy-en-Josas', referring to the town Jouy-en-Josas, near Versailles where the fabric was manufactured in the late 18th century.  The typical features are a repeated pattern, usually in black, red or blue, depicting florals, figures or pastoral scenes on a white background.

Blue and white toile de Jouy features in two of my current projects: the toile de jouy paper corset sculpture, where I carefully decoupaged blue and white toile de jouy patterned paper onto a papier mache corset; and a smaller version of this, the blue and white toile de jouy papier mache corset shadow box, which I placed into a 'scene', complete with mannequin stand, royal blue velvet effect 'wallpaper' and white picture frames.

Toile de Jouy paper corset sculpture by ThePaperBoudoir

Blue and white toile de jouy papier mache corset shadow box by ThePaperBoudoir

Looking around Etsy for inspiration, I came across some beautiful examples of toile de Jouy-inspired items.  Enjoy!

I love this Clementine and pink toile de jouy cushion by TheNeonLoop, which has a slightly different take on the traditional blue and white theme.

Clementine and pink toile de jouy cushion by TheNeonLoop

I also spotted this wonderful Toile de Jouy saucer hat by FraserAnnand.

Toile de Jouy saucer hat by FraserAnnand

And, this beautiful cat eiderdown nest bed by FeatherPetBeds, which would be wasted on my two cats, but I love it nevertheless.

Cat eiderdown nest bed by FeatherPetBeds

Until next time, bye for now x