I don’t typically grow flowers from seed, I am more of an instant gratification type. I like to buy big flats of blooming flowers for instant color.
But on Mother’s Day this spring, I gave Sugarwings a package of forget-me-not seeds and her own pink, plastic shovel, opened the seed pack, and turned her lose.
Here is my little gardener’s first bloom! I haven’t touched the patch she planted, I wanted it to be all her own, so they are kind of clumped up and not where I would have planted them, but I do love them more than anything else in the gardens because they are hers!
Today will be a Sugarwings Day, and I get to go pick her up soon. I’m not sure what we’ll do, maybe the zoo? She is happy anywhere I take her. Sometimes we just sit on the sidewalk and talk to bugs. Other days, we’ll paint rocks, or water the flowers (and each other).
I might dress her in this vintage sun suit I bought at the Bling and Button Bargain Blowout garage sale last weekend, it was only $1. It looks tiny, but she isn’t very big. My fairy baby is only in the 3rd percentile for her age group, she is dainty like the forget-me-nots she planted.
I’m glad she is tiny, I carry her everywhere. We won’t pack a stroller if we go to the zoo, I’d rather hug her all day.
Some of you were asking me to show more of the vintage greeting cards I bought, so here is a close up. How cute is this?
I must have bought over 100 of them. I’ll use a few in projects, set a basket of them out in my studio to enjoy, and add some to collage kits that I make up to sell on Etsy.
I listed a couple sets on Etsy this morning. I doubt if I will do many this way, they are too handy to have around for other purposes.
This will be listed soon, I am trying to get my shop filled. I don’t understand why it is so hard to get the inventory up over 50. My goal is 100, but I think what I ‘d need is a couple totally uninterrupted days of nothing but listing, and I’d get BORED doing that.
So, I putz around and list a few things here and there. I try to be regular about it and update a few days a week.
I listed ONE hanger from this bunch so far. They are the end of my millinery flowered padded hangers, the rest have moved on to their new homes,
If you’d like one of these for $9, please let me know.
Any of them, but this one, it is available on Etsy, but it costs a little more than the others, it has a bigger and more velvety rose and the hanger is older. So this one is "special".
The child sized ones that I made up are going to stay here with me. I will use them for my fairy grand baby’s clothes.
Here is a full picture of one of my button bottles that I listed, I only showed a bit of it before.
This one is "special" too. I try to keep my prices very reasonable, but when I spend a bit extra on supplies I have to charge a bit extra too.
This bottle cost more to start with (but was worth it!!) so it is $28, filled with white buttons and decorated.
sold, thanks!
This bottle didn’t cost me as much, and it is only $15, filled with buttons and all embellished.
They both took about the same amount of time, and supplies, and are equally gaudied up.
Any way, thought you might want to understand my price variations. 
Since I can whip out creations pretty quickly, and here in the Midwest, I get lots of bargains for my supplies, I try to keep my prices affordable for my shoppers.
I hope you agree with me that they are a good value!
Speaking of selling stuff, I just got some good news! An email came from Teresa (or T Mac, as I have been hearing her called!) and I will be a vendor at Silver Bella. Yay!
It isn’t too early for me to start planning and plotting, pasting and painting! I plan on filling a 10 x 10′ booth.
Heather and Natasha are flying in to Kansas City and riding up with me. I am renting a big van, and taking up my booth goodies, and Heather is mailing boxes of her things to me here to take up too, since she is vending also.
Holly (who will be vending) is driving up from Oklahoma, and Carol (another vendor) is coming from Kansas City and we are making a caravan up to Omaha for the event. Stopping in St Joe, MO at my favorite antique mall on the way.
Don’t you think I need a big glittery banner to tie to the van???
Adorable! Your pup is Adorable! And love the doll clothes collage in the frame!
Sandra Evertson
Sugarwings will be so happy to see her flowers. Have a fun day together.
I am amazed at the stuff you DO get done Karla. I think about alot more than I do.
Karla, you get more done in a day than I do in a week!!! Gorgeous items! I LOVE the little dress wall hanging! The vintage cards are awesome, the kitty in the mailbox is just too cute!!
Have fun with Sugarwings 🙂
Hugs,
Amy
Ooh, a banner. Yes. What shall it say?
Glitter girls! Bling Babes!
YOu are the best grandmother ever! Sugarwings is going to have so many wonderful memories.
Karla
Oh, you definitely need a big banner! How fun, you get to go with some of my favorite girls! You make me smile with your price explanations. It is a hard thing to figure out isn’t it? I think you are great at it, they always seem like a great deal to me. If anything I hope you don’t sell yourself short!
I forgot, have fun with sugarwings!
Of course you’ll need a banner! Pink Glittery Sugarwings Fanclub, I would suggest….
Love the forget-me-nots. Have a nice day with Sugarwings!
Oh, what fun! I can’t wait to peruse your booth at Silver Bella. Please do share the name of your favorite St Jo antique store!
Congratulations on getting a vendor spot. Vendor night is going to be amazing. Speaking of Silver Bella….you need to get one of those slinky evening gowns from the 50’s or 60’s…with your shape you’d look amazing…not matronly at all. You know the halter top ones.
Love all your goodies-those vintage cards are wonderful! Thanks for popping by my blog the other day!
Love all your goodies-those vintage cards are wonderful! Thanks for popping by my blog the other day!
Karla, Sugarwings little sunsuit is so sweet and will look cute on her. And YES…you need a sparkly banner.
Karen
Such pretty eye candy in this post! From the forget-me-nots to the hangers, to the bottles, I love it all!
Sounds like you have a great group to meet up with & go to Silver Bella!! How fun!
Big TX Hugs,
Stephanie
Angelic Accents
well golly Karla, so many things about this post make me want to weep {aren’t you ashamed of yourself?} FIRSTLY: i just love the way you talk about your beloved Sugarwings and her posies are lovely, SECOND: hmmmmmpf, i am more depressed than ever not to be going to SB, ALL of you as vendors? well, that is going to be just amazing i am sure Third: i FINALLY found the millinery stash of NE ohio and the prices were beyond ridiculous…i remain and will forever be jealous of your hat whispering abilities and your great finds at good prices…oh, and i really wanted that hanger…sold…
I hope you and sugarwings had a great time together. I love you bottles with the buttons, they are so sweet looking. Sure hope you do great with your booth and have so fun.
Hugs;
Alaura
How old is Sugarwings? The little sunsuit is adorable and would be so sweet on her. You’ll have to post a photo of her in it. I really wish more than ever to go to Silver Bella since you will display your treasures, but alas not possible. You do get a lot done.WOW. The “dog baby” is still a sweetheart too. You have a great evening.
Jean in Virginia
Karla.. anything you whipped up.. is beautiful and I’ve been your fan ever since I found your blog.. and non-stop buying your handmade pretties.. no worries about the price you put up. its worth every cents.. I love the vintage greeting cards.. too pretty to pass up..
Great news that you’ll be vending at Silver Bella! I think the van definitely needs a banner:)
Sugarwings’s forget-me-nots are so sweet! Looks like puppy thinks so too–is that Twinkle? Hope you girls had a fun day:)
umm, yes i do think you will need a banner, glitter and all.
Hey, I wonder if there’s room on the kitty card to draw Suguarwings and maybe you might be able to squeeze Twinkle in there too? That token of faith card is cool. Happy happies
All I can say, Karla, is you are some grandma!!
Hope you and Sugarwings had a delightful day! What a lucky little girl to have such a loving grandma. What memories you are creating! What a foundation for her too! I can’t wait until my “sugarwings” is old enough to go on adventures with me! Right now we just talk with our eyes and smiles.
Sue
You definitely need a big banner on your van to drive to Silver Bella! Something very glittery! Sugarwings flowers are beautiful! Youre vintage cards are sweet!
I’m going as a vendor too!
It’s all so exciting! I don’t even know how to feel! It’s surreal. We get to meet each other!!
Yay!
I wish I could go and carpool in a big van! I have to fly and fit everything in a suitcase!
Ack!
~Sadie
Gorgeous button bottles and love the hangers. It’s interesting to hear how you price. Makes sense, but there’s a good deal of thought into it! Cheers — so glad you had a happy day!
Gorgeous button bottles and love the hangers. It’s interesting to hear how you price. Makes sense, but there’s a good deal of thought into it! Cheers — so glad you had a happy day!
I love Sugarwings flowers! I did the same for my daughter this year. She did bachelor buttons 🙂 She wishes there were more pink ones! I’m hoping Silver Bella has an open vendor night again so I can go shop! I just can’t justify the resources it would take for me to go for the whole weekend, but I could sneak away to shop for an evening!
Oh you absolutely need a glittery banner for your road trip to Silver Bella….Bella Belles on the way to the Ball….Roses on a Road trip….. Talent in Tandem…..Oh dear i am a little tired sorry I have amused myself, but I would so love to see that, then you could have t-shirts or perhaps sweat-shirts for that time of the year there..to match Oh i wish I was going too…maybe next year…kiss noises Linda Lilly Cottage.
I don’t understand why it is so hard to get the inventory up over 50. My goal is 100, but I think what I ‘d need is a couple totally uninterrupted days of nothing but listing, and I’d get BORED doing that.
Karla, I can’t wait to caravan with you! So fun. I love all your creations and yes, the prices are fabulous. xoxo