I’ve had an etsy-palooza-blowout week! I am thrilled (and lucky) to see so much go out of the shop in a couple of days! Thanks to everyone who bought something, I really appreciate it!
And as a hardworking business woman who wants to get ahead in the world, how do I spend my day? Do I make more stuff to list? Do I list what I already have laying around in piles in the studio and get my Etsy store restocked??? 
Nope- I played hookey! I walked around downtown with Sugarwings and her grandpop. We looked at some of the murals I have painted on business fronts downtown (I’d have photographed more, but my battery went dead!). 
We rode the mini carousel, went out to lunch, then rented THREE movies to take home for later.
But I did manage to do something constructive before I skipped out for the afternoon to goof off with the fairy grand baby and my handsome husband (did you see those arm???? He lifts weights, I get older and saggier, he gets better looking all the time). I quickly made a couple of things.
Here are the three crones that were in the old photograph I copied for my Cottage Collage Kits.
I glued a piece of vintage wallpaper to a card, then glued it to a piece of black sparkly paper. Aging ink in pink was wiped on with a sponge before gluing down the lovely ladies cut from the photo.
I cut a frame out of anaglyptic wallpaper, and drew around it with a gold and a silver paint pen.
Black and brown ink pens were used for vines and accents around the silver.
I cut hats out of OLD black grosgrain ribbon and added a band with a sparkly gold gel pen. The same pen was used for sparkle on their bewitching gowns.
I wrapped vintage millinery flowers around the teeny bit of black gross grain that was left ( I rarely waste anything) and glued it into place to hang the picture with, then added a rose chipped off of an old earring.
Since I am so crazy about this photo, I had to do one more picture with it. This is on a piece of watercolor paper, that has been stained with 4 colors of inks, then drawn on with brown ink and gold gel pen.
The trim and the hats are cut from paper salvaged from an old photo mat board. I made ‘stars’ by adding swvarski crystals.
I quickly added the first witchy picture to my Etsy shop, then ran out the door to go play with Sugarwings.
Tomorrow I get another hookey day, I am going to visit Beth and play paper dolls. Actually we are doing a mini swap with Debra about doll dresses, I think. (She is also the person that the 2nd witchy picture goes to, we are swapping ATCs)
I have my third movie of the day to go and watch, so I’d better get back to playing hookey and get off the computer!
NOTE: MY WITCHY WOMEN ON ETSY ALREADY ARE SOLD, THANKS FOR LOOKING!!
Gramma and Sugarwings — what a pair of cuties! GrandPop too!
Love the witchie women.
Jody
Great picture of you and sugarwings and also grandpop. Love the paintings. Awesome witchie women. Go have some fun. Jennie
Sugarwings and grandpop are beyond lovely!!! Oh, I just love the withcy women!!! xooxx
I bet they are sold,they were darling! Better whip a whole big batch of those witchy ladies! Love the murals, I had no idea you were responsible for not only prettying you house but your town too!
Each day I learn more about the collages. Your step by step are very interesting.
Love the witchy women. The goof off days are the best!
Karla
Sugarwings is adorable. I don’t blame you for playing hookie and spending time with adorable Sugarwings and your hunky husband. 🙂
Enjoy your weekend!
Karla, those ladies look like my husbands aunts!!!! Yep I confess even before I read the part if we noticed your husbands arms I already did! Well we must remember how i adore Ryan and your such a doll too (always in the cutest tops!) so Dad has to be a looker too! I so want to dress that live doll …Sugarwings like a real dress up doll! happy weekend your way, Lori
What a fun day for you. Love the old crones
Karen
Buemuf
I love your downtown paintings, and Sugarwings is adorable.
Those witchie women are divine!
I love your post. I thought about you today actually. We all went to michigan this morning (ugh-loooong trip) In Annarber it is really flat and has lots of corn fields and lots of really pretty houses and things anyway I saw this house that I pictured to be yours after seeing all the lovely pictures you posted of your house. Even though it was no where near you it was a very pretty house and landscaping…just thought I would let ya know that piece of useless knowledge. By the way you and your husband make the cutest couple!
oh oh , and the part about you getting older and sagier…PLEASE! come on, you are so silly. You always look so great! I swear you resemble my mom so much, it’s crazy!
Congrats on your etsy success!!! =)
And your granddaughter is such a precious little thing… but you look like her MOM, not a grandma! And your hubby… my gosh, you both look so handsome/beautiful…young!
Love the murals…what a shame about the batteries! Was it super hot there today too? Sugarwings is so tiny and cute.
I LOVE the first picture of the crones that you did!
Sugarwings looks so cute in the Mexican peasant top. She’s going to feel very special when she gets older and sees all of grandmama’s murals all over town.
~elaine~
Sugarwings is such a cutie! Love the witchy women – they look so stern LOL! Your hubby is looking pretty buff. Love the murals and would love to see more. Enjoy your daying playing with paper dolls. That sounds like such a fun thing to do!
Manuela
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Those witchy women are just awesome for this Halloween! But I really like Sugarwings & the topiary mural!!
Hugs,
Stephanie
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