A now vintage angel tree topper. She’s white, with porcelain head and hands, and strawberry blonde short flowy hair. She’s holding a “candle” in one hand and wearing an off white satin dress with bishop sleeves, dumb fake pearls, and a terrible gold bow that extends from the waist to the hem. She has padded wings. When plugged in, her arms & wings open and close while her head turns side to side. Her candle lights up and she also has lights under her dress.

Took a break from #ontopandwellhung to deck the halls. I got this animated topper in 93 or 94 @ Boscov’s, where I was a visual merchandiser. I used it nearly every year since, but my spawn hate it and last year revolted. Tonight on a whim I modified her. Here’s the #before #treetopper deets in alt

I’m an aging white woman lounging against green pillows and a pink blanket, under a large headed red pitbull. I have long, curly black hair that’s rapidly greying and brown eyes. I have a nostril, septum, and Monroe piercings, all with gold jewelry. I’m wearing black v-neck tshirt that says “READING IS FUN” on top of a pentagram with a goat head reading a satanic bible.

Robert Redford, my red pit bull, looking shocked

It’s come to my attention that ppl online think I’m a dude. Maybe great marketing, but I don’t want to deceive or mislead anyone. My apologies to the truly sweet gay men who took the name literally - I am in fact an old lady w/a crude sense of humor. #ontopandwellhung #oldlady #notaman #sorryboys

A three sided fleur-de-lis, covered in glitter. The left is green, the middle gold, and the right purple. There’s a gilded gold band around the middle, outlined in gold Mardi Gras beads. Green beads line the right side, while purple beads line the left. Gold disco ball shaped beads adorn the points. The sides are only barely visible and are also green, gold, and purple striped. The On Top And Well Hung Logo is on the lower right and the entire background is black.

The same fleur-de-lis, but on a desk with plants, a serger, a drinking glass, and various other messy desk items. There are windows in the background and trees are visible. The lower part of the pic is blurred for ongoing secrecy until the big reveal.

The lemons have been turned into lemonade! I named this beta test “The Doctor Is In,” for my friend (Dr Maw Maw) who asked me to make this thing happen in the first place, way back in 2021. Still not tellin’ what it is. #mardigrasdecor #mardigras #nolasky #nola #neworleans #ontopandwellhung

Part of a gold- and purple-glitter covered, 3 sided fleur-de-lis, with small green Mardi Gras on part of the perimeter, along with a bunch of hot glue that I need to clean up. (Hot glue was NOT how I wanted to do this.)

Okay so we didn’t finish it yesterday. I did get the lights on… but I also hate it* so I’m embellishing it with beads I caught in ‘22 & ‘23 at Tucks. Truly a lemonade outta lemons situation here.

#mardigras #mardigrasdecor #nola #nolasky #neworleans #wip #topsecret #ontopandwellhung

A 3 sided fleur-de-lis covered in green, gold, and purple glitter with matching stripes on the sides is on a muted harlequin background. The On Top And Well Hung logo is below and to the right.

On Top And Well Hung
This baby will be complete *tomorrow*! We’re happy w/it (even w/having to go in a very different direction than planned). This is about 15”h x 13”w x 4”d - we like ‘em big. 🤭

#mardigrasdecor #topsecret #launchingsoon #mardigras #neworleans #nolasky #fleurdelis #OnTopAndWellHung

A large 3 sided fleur-de-lis on a table. The left petal/leaf is covered in green glitter, the right one in purple glitter, and the center is painted yellow and awaits its gold glitter. The band around the middle is covered in gold leaf.

A window cling consisting of gold glitter with the word “HUNG” in green glitter in the middle. As a fun aside, these are made with Tulip Puff Paint, and during our supply run we could only find it in a glow in the dark multi-pack. The glitter renders that pointless, BUT the other, “wrong” side totally glows in the dark! We’re playing around with iridescent glitter for the logo on future models, because the glow shines through it and who doesn’t love shit that glows in the dark?

The On Top And Well Hung logo on the top of the fleur-de-lis, done by glitter transfer as outlined on the Confessions of A Glitter Addict blog.

We’re so close! Final glitter (gold in the center) is going on at some point tonight. Also, glitter xfers can double as window clings?! Might need to add that to our product line 🤭#mardigrasdecor #topsecret #launchingsoon #mardigras #neworleans #nolasky #fleurdelis #OnTopAndWellHung

Three sided green gold and purple fleur-de-lis, with the green and purple portions covered in glitter. It sits on a foil covered tray that is absolutely loaded with green glitter.

I have a new respect for the Muses shoe artists. This thing isn’t complicated, but the glitterization is taking forever. Any guesses what the finished product is?
#ontopandwellhung #mardigrasdecor #topsecret #launchingsoon #mardigras #neworleans #nolasky #glittereverywhere #fleurdelis #fleurdelys

Part of a 3-sided fleur-de-lis with purple, green, and gold striped sides rests on a foil covered tray. Small metallic tracks run around the sides close to the front and back faces. Purple glitter is everywhere.

Is it really #mardigrasdecor if it ain’t covered in glitter? ⚜️

#neworleans #nolasky #nola #mardigras #ontopandwellhung #topsecret #launchingsoon #fleurdelis #fleurdelys #purplegreenandgold #glitter

Close up of the business end of an LED strip that is raggedly torn apart from the rest of the light strip, which is visible inside a 3 dimensional object.

#ontopandwellhung took a blow. It took 5.5hrs to put 5 miles (ok 10ft) of LED strip in this fleur-de-lis. Tonight while closing the sides, it ripped. Words were shouted. The strip isn’t reparable, but lessons were learned, & perfectionism subverted 😭 #neworleans #mishap #handmade #mardigrasdecor

A white arm extends outward from the viewpoint, holding a large white fleur de lis with a front and back and side supports. It’s lit from the inside and looks pretty rough around the literal edges, as it’s clearly under construction and in progress. The LED strip cord extends down and out of the frame. In the background sits a chestnut brown wood-esque desk holding a variety of creative materials and a large pink and blue thermos. Several windows are seen in the very back, the open blinds revealing nothing but darkness. There are plants and a bunch of random stuff everywhere.

We’re back at it & working *HARD* to have this thing ready in time for Epiphany. Last night was the insertion of LED strip lights. It took a while but we got it all in there. Just needs sides and paint! It’s not a lamp. #topsecret #mardigras #mardigrasdecor #ontopandwellhung #neworleans #nolasky

Digital drawing of the top portion of a fleur-de-lis in an art nouveau stylization. The fleur-de-lis is yellow in the middle with petals, and sides are green and purple scrollwork with a leafy floral motif. The fleur-de-lis design stops at a gold scrollwork band around the middle. This sits in the middle of a pale yellow diamond with a dark-purple-outlined gold border, with small green diamonds at the points. The background is white. The design is in progress for a Mardi Gras decor item. #mardigrasdecor #neworleans #art #artist #digitalart #fleurdelis #artnouveau #fleurdelys #procreateart #workinprogress

Drawing a new design. I love ProCreate for mock ups, being able to draw half the design & then use the built in tools to make the other half a perfect mirror before tweaking it is a huge time saver. Not that I can do that when painting the real thing 😭 #ontopandwellhung #nolasky #mardigras

Fleur-de-lis shaped object with a very raggedy white papier-mǎché front that needs more layers, mostly open sides with visible reflective supports. There are some covers on the sides, with light shining through the middle. A box of light bulbs sits nearby, and there’s a window and plants in the background.

Instead of enjoying Dead Beans, I’m in NC testing lining materials for the sides. No, it isn’t a lamp. #topsecret #mardigras #mardigrasdecor #launchingsoon #ontopandwellhung #neworleans #imissneworleans

Watched the livestream of Endymion while sewing in 8k side supports. Haven’t seen that one in person, gotta remedy that, hopefully next year! #mardigras #mardigrasdecor #handmade #topsecret #launchingsoon #neworleans #ontopandwellhung

A red pitbull sleeps with his large head on my pink robe-clad belly. There are windows in the background surrounded by plants, empty coffee mugs, and empty wine glasses. I should be working.

It’s hard to make and launch a thing when you have a snuggly barnacle who’s sad that you’ve spent the majority of the past two weeks at your desk working on the project. #pibblesky #pibblesofbluesky #ontopandwellhung #willIeverfinishit #furryobstacle #mardigrasdecor #launchingsoon

This was part of the prototype, after glitterization last year, right before a long hiatus due to family chaos & a year of hard losses. The design has since changed but there’ll *always* be glitter. #mardigras #mardigrasdecor #glitter #nolasky #topsecret #neworleans #ontopandwellhung #launchingsoon

Production momentarily ceased when granddog visited the studio & got scared by GrandPaPa vacuuming, while Red gave me a speech about why the granddog shouldn’t be in my lap. Sound up for his important words. #jealous #pibblesky #orator #soundup #productionbreak #ontopandwellhung

Digital drawing of a Venetian mask with several overlapping harlequin patterns in green, gold, and purple. The head cap portion features a purple band with a gold fleur de lis in the center. The top lip of the wide smile is purple, while the bottom lip is green. There’s a gold diamond in the lip center. A purple lily with a green leaf is on the left side of the face.

There will be more than one design of my still secret product, and this was #conceptart I drew last year in #Procreate. Will make some changes (axe the lily, actually center everything), but I’m a sucker for a #harlequin pattern. #digitalart #mardigras #mardigrasdecor #nolasky #ontopandwellhung

A small Mardi Gras tree covered in beads of many colors, topped by a three-ribbon bow and a purple mask from Krewe of King Arthur

It’s #carnivaltime and that means we at On Top And Well Hung (by “we,” I mean me) are WAY behind on launching this project. It’s a couple of very #mardigras specific things. Meantime, here’s my #mardigrastree from last year. I miss #NewOrleans. #ontopandwellhung