The sun was shining and today was about as springy as a day can be.
Sugarwings and I decided to have a girly day together. We started with a little shopping spree. She picked out glittery pink shoes at Target ( I wish they had them in my size!)
And a stop at the antique mall turned up the perfect grandma hat for me. (only $6!!! And it has FIVE large pink roses on it) Of course, I wore it the rest of the day.
When we saw these matching dresses for toddlers and their dolls on sale for only $10 at TJMaxx, , we had to snap them up and find a dolly to fit the dress.
Those dresses simply couldn’t stay in the bag, not when they went so perfectly with the new shoes! We changed "the girl’s" clothes in the car before going downtown to stroll in the springtime sunlight and show off our new finery.
Since it was Girls Day Out, the three of us treated ourselves to a ladies luncheon. Over our BBQ (hey, we are Midwesterners, not dainty girls- we like MEAT) we tried to come up with a name for the new baby.
"Baby" and "Good Girl" were the names Sugarwings suggested.
I voted for "Miss Daisy" because after our trip, we decided to go for a ride in the little pink car. I drove Miss Sugarwings and Miss Daisy all over the neighborhood.
These two best friends wanted to make a stop in the park for a bit.
Twinkle was jealous of Sugarwing’s new friend and reminded her who her true best friend really was.
How can a day be more perfect than this???? Well it gets even better!
Ryan surprised us and had dinner cooked and ready when we came home from our spring fling! Chicken, rice and ice cream cones topped off our spring fling! And I didn’t have to cook.
Then, once the fairy grand baby went to bed for the night, I was able to make a little more jewelry.
This bracelet and matching earrings are assembled from vintage religious medallions.
The necklace is a variety of chain sizes, beads and aqua rhinestones, with a pendant of old keys.
And is my day over yet? Nope, now I get to go watch a tivo-ed American Idol featuring Andrew Lloyd Webber. (Don’t even ask me how many times I have been to see Phantom, you don’t want to hear me sing the whole thing either).
And not only that, Cloverfield is out on video, so Ryan and I are having a horror movie night. What a perfect way to end a perfect Girls Day Out!
You know, my birthday is just around the corner. I can’t imagine any party I plan being more fun than today!
I’d like to share my special day with you guys and give away a piece of the jewelry I have been making on my 50th birthday, May 5th.
Any comment between now and Monday May 5th goes into the drawing.
And don’t forget that ALL comments this month are entered into my monthly giveaway.
Hmmm, what will I be sending as a present for April??? hmmm, let me think. I have been on an endless tag marathon lately, maybe a tag?
Or a tussie mussie! In time for May Day flowers?!
I know, I will give the winner a choice!
On Wed. April 30th, I’ll draw a winner for a choice of one of these prizes:
1- a pair of earrings
2- a May Day tussie mussie
3- a Birds and Bonnets Vintage Workshop images tag
4- a Cottage Collage Kit with vintage wallpaper and millinery flowers
Oh what a lovely girls day out. I only do grandma and the boys… But, I’ve decided to have a fairy/wizard party in July. I have grandson, but there are all these little girly cousins for me to play with.
I so love the little dolly and me dresses, so cute with the pink shoes.
I always love to see pictures of little Sugarwings.
Karen
How fun! Aren’t grandaughters great? Yours is a sweetheart!
OH, Sugarwings is really coming into my favorite age! I loved having to take a doll everywhere we went! I used to make them matching dresses too. Those are some of my favorite pictures now! Joshua just packs cars everywhere. Oh, I have to take that back, he stole one of Brittany’s dolls today and we packed her around! Guess it isn’t all over yet! Oooooh would love to win this one! And it would be a no-brainer–definitely earrings. I love your jewelry! Have a great night!
This is such a sweet post. I love the matching outfits and the new baby doll. Of course I love the name. I mailed my card last Friday hoe you get it soon. ….Have a beautiful Wednesday…Mary
Oh what fun for you ‘girls’
Love the pretty new clothes and your sweet hat.
Alison
What a little sweetheart! I love those pink shoes too! Melinda
Aaah what a fun day and how nice of you to let us peek around the corner…I have enjoyed myself so much! Yeah it will be hard to have a birthday that is better than this…on the other hand…you never now how a cow will catch a hare, as we say here and it’s one of my favorite expressions! Have a nice day!
Karla, what a sweet post! Sugarwings and her baby look so sweet in their new dresses and the picture of her getting kisses from Twinkle is just darling:) what a perfect day!!!
love the jewelry you are making!!! and the hat is wonderful…i am still not having luck finding hats, they are either yellow as i have mentioned before OR $$$…and i do NOT do $$$…
What a wonderful day you had with your grandbaby! She’s delightful. She and baby looked so sweet in their little dresses. Turning 50, eh? I’ve gone past that milestone. Congrats!
Kitty
What a delightful and wonderful day….
Love your rose hat and Miss Sugarwing’ new pink shoes and dress makes her look like a little princess.
But best of all was the fact that she wanted to name her new dolly GOOD Girl…..I think that alone
says it all…
Louise
Those dresses are adorable! These pictures just make your heart SWELL don’t they? She is the picture of happiness here! My favorite is her trying to hold a conversation with her BFF in the swing next to her!
And so sweet of your son to make dinner! Love all the beauty-bling you’ve been working on too!
What a magical day! Pink glitter shoes – that’s the way to start the day right!
geez look at all those “rays of sunshine!”…sweet sweet sweet! happy early birthday “older” sis…
hugz
What a grand day out! Your pictures illustrating just how wonderful your “girls day” are just terrific. She is such a sweetie pie and seems like the perfect shopping partner.
As for the Phantom – I don’t watch AI but did last night for sir Webber. Have you seen it in Vegas?? If not, you simply MUST go! I too have Phantom-mania and this is simply the best!
Thanks for sharing your day,
Kathy
As has grown Sugarwings! Your jewelry is excellent, and the hat with flowers is wonderful.
Sounds like a wonderful day! I love those pink glittery shoes. I am a sucker for anything glittery!
I would love to be entered into your giveaway! Such beautiful jewelry.
Blessings
Linda
Looks like to three of you had a wonderful day! Love the new dresses. How cute!
Ok, you’ve got to fill me in (if you can of course, it’s not a threat) what is a tussie mussie and what has it to do what the month of May?? Sounds like fun…
Elizabeth
What a fabulous day out! Great pics! Your jewelry just like all things you create are magical!
Have a wonderful day.
Blessings,
Sandy 🙂
It looks like you all had a wonderful day!
Lisa
Karla,
It looks like you girls had a perfect day out! I love the little matching dresses. Sugarwings is the luckiest little fairy baby.
I’m especially loving the jewelry you are making. I would love to win one of those beauties!
Dear Karla,
By the look on Sugarwings face, you can see the love that you are sewing into this child. She beams with joy. With all the busy things that you do, you always create magic for her. I love the matching dresses and the twinkle in her shoes. I think you put lots and lots of twinkle into her life. I can’t wait to have grand children. Blessings, Karen
Those are gorgeous pictures of Sugarwings! She is such a pretty little grand baby!
Looks like an absolutely perfect day to me! Thank you for sharing it with us!
🙂
Your day looks and sounds absolutely perfect. I believe I would like pink sparkly sneakers, too. I love a day with my little one, but we don’t get to do pink, flowery and sparkly. We do waffles, movies and fun games. And, of course, I get grandmom hugs.
Oh, The memories you are making with Sugarwings, she will always remember them I am sure….She is adorable in her glittery pink shoes and the dresses to match with Miss Daisy….too cute…btw, I would love to have a pair of those pink glittery shoes too…..hmmmmm, maybe I can make a pr..
Love visiting here..
Brenda
You are a cinco de mayo baby–just like my oldest son. Happy Birthday! Sugarwings melts my heart–her smile is amazing!
What a fun day and how wonderful for both of you that you have such an amazing relationship. You are both very lucky!!
~Lolly
I miss my daughter being that age; everyday
could be so magical, swings, bubbles a flower, etc. You and Sugarwings have
a special bond! My daughter is 12; we
still have magically days, but it was easier,when she was younger.
I enjoyed AI, loved the end…
I love the saint jewelry you created, very beautiful.
Thanks for the memories you
sparked, seeing your pics, reminds me of
treasured moments.
Thank you,
Ellen
What a great day 🙂 Its been a long time since I’ve “had” a little girl to do this with but I have at times done the same thing.
What cute shoes (love the glitter!) and gorgeous rosey dresses! Looks like you had a great day in the sunshine! And you went to one of my favorite BBQ joints around! Also love the jewelry!!! Wish someone would have supper ready for me when I got home!!
so so sweet! love the pic of sugarwings and her dolly on the swingset. darling
oxoxoox,
jessi
Your posts are such fun; positively deeelightful. A fairytale come true.
May you all live happily ever after.
Lea
I can’t imagine a much better day than that!
Kathie
Taurus’ are extremely loving and creative.
I’m one too!! May 13, born on Mothers Day and boy do I claim the whole weekend as MINE!
Kathie
You are just the funnest grandma ever! I love Sugarwings matching dress set; she looked like she was having a ball in that picture of her on the bench. You know, if you put her picture on t-shirts and mugs, we’d probably buy them! LOL!
David Cook was my favorite last night! I didn’t know he had that kind of range.
What a cutie-pie-honey-bunch…that sweet little sugarwings…
My DGD would be in love with those pink shoes!
What a fun girls day. Love the dresses!
What a great day! You are bestest grandma in the world…I can just tell! I love those matching dresses!
Maybe I should rent Cloverfield. I went to see it in the theatres but had to leave before it was over because my daughter I both got motion sickness from all the camera movement. It probably didn’t help that we were sitting in the very front of the theatre.
The. Perfect. Day.
Her smile melts my heart!
Very precious!
*Heidi*
Everyday Cookies
That is the cutest little girl ever! What a fabulous day!
What a fairytale day for a fairy grandbaby. Thanks for sharing! You get the fairy grandma award, lucky Sugarwings.
Enoy! Kelley
I would love for a chance to win one of art creations! Sounds as if you have had a awesome day out! Wish my granddaughters lived closer to that with them! Treasure every moment…
I would love for a chance to win one of art creations! Sounds as if you have had a awesome day out! Wish my granddaughters lived closer to that with them! Treasure every moment…
what a grand way to spend a spring day. looks like the three of you had a lovely day, which would never have happened with out the glittering pink shoes to set the tone!!
What a fun day to spend with your darling Sugarwings. All the flowers, the pink dresses, the glittery shoes – so girly and perfect.
Lorrie
Sounds like you had a lot of fun. Wish I could have been there.
I want a pair of the sparkley shoes, what a fun day you all had. Everyone needs to spend more days like that with a child and just be free at least for an afternoon.
She sure is a pretty lil thing!!!!!
I just love Sugarwings sparkly shoes! My daughter had to have red glittery ones (like Dorothy in the Wiszard of Oz)when she was about that age. By the way, 50 is the new 40!
xo
jeanne
What a lovely day with your sweet Sugarwings!
You captured the day so well so we could all come along for the ride! Thanks for sharing with us!
Oooh ya, and put me in for the drawing!!
Karla, did you ever imagine, that at 50 , your life would be this GREAT! Your life is just beginning and will be so rich with wonderful memories.
~elaine~
Sounds like such a perfect day!!!
M
Sounds like such a perfect day!!!
M
What a fabulous day! Your jewelry is beautiful!
My granddaughter and I also like to have a “Girls day out.” We started when she was about sugar wings age and she is now 7. You are making wonderful memories with your granddaughter that she will always remember. I absolutely loved the matching dresses for sugarwings and her doll. Wish our TJ Max had them.
Barbara in Amarillo
What a perfect girly day! I want those shoes too!!!!:)
sounds like an absolutely perfect day, and these are the moments we live for!
xo, tiffany
Oh my, what a sweet girls day out! Those dresses…and that precious Sugarwings…the pictures really show how perfect the day was! So glad you shared it with us!
I just found you and I am in love. What beautiful things you have here.I can’t get enough. I need to get to sleep. LOve those matching dresses. What a great price.
Thank you Karla for sharing you with us -totally delightful photos of your Girly Day.
wow why would we think you are crazy when we are all the same and thats why we visit you lol
love your blog your creations and your little sugarwings how sweet were those matching dresses and what lovely memories you are making with her.
Those matching dresses are just pericous.
What a wonderful day out with Sugarwings!!
I enjoy your blog so much!!
So sweet!!!
Jenn~
Great photos of your day with miss Sugarwing’s! I’m lovin’ the adorable pink glitter shoes… yummies!!
~smiles~ Pearl
Your girls day out sounds just perfect! *sigh* Almost makes me wish for a grandchild to play with! The dresses for Sugarwings and her Daisy are just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your outing with us!
That was the sweetest blog I’ve seen all day!!! What a wonderful day! Please enter me in your awesome give away!!!
XOXO
Jillian
Hey Karla -just wanted to let you know that my hubby uploaded the panel pics to my Flickr and then did the organize thing following the steps -however when I click on the birds and bonnets Flickr group from your blog I do not see them…when I login to Flickr i see them -not sure what’s going on?
i could feel how much fun you had with “sugarwings” – so precious and special – your relationship with her.
xoxo, jan
i so love your postings. you never disappoint. the jewelry you made is lovely. those are my favorite colors. how pretty. do you watch sugar wings while her mommy is at work? she’s with you a lot. she’s adorable.
jenny
Hi Karla,
Always enjoy visiting your blog & reading about your creations, sugarwings & twinkle. Would love to win a piece of your jewelry for my birthday (May 6)the day after yours!LOL. I hope your birthday is filled with bliss! From one May baby to another!
I am crazy about the vintage icon bracelet! Lot’s of good reading over here tonight…Sugarwings is adorable and I love the pink glitter shoes!
what a wonderful outing you and Sugarwings had. the matching dresses, a stroll downtown, to the park in a little pink car and then home to a waiting dinner. i had a great time and i wasn’t even there! you are too cute with sugarwings. i can tell you just enjoy the heck out of her.
What a fun and magical day. I have 2 boys, and while they are piles of fun, it’s not quite the same! We buy John Deere hats, not sparkly shoes. Love all of your latest finds. I wish I had hat ESP.
Sugarwings is SO cute! Sounds like you two had a blast! She’ll remember these times forever! I may have to come visit your stores the next time I’m visiting my mom in Kansas! 🙂
What a fun day you had! I had fun just reading about it. I would love to have a pair of those sparkly pink shoes myself!
Enjoy your birthday, in Holland you would be call “Sarah” and people would make a nice big doll for you:)
Happy upcoming birthday Karla! Much happiness in the next 50 years!
Your liitle grand daughter is so adorable. I can’t wait to have grandchildren someday( hopefully soon!)
Hugs, Pat
Twinkle and Sugarwings are too adorable for words!
I miss dressing my own angel in precious clothes. Your grand is adorable. Awww, those matchy-matchy dresses. I just wanna go back a few years. Don’t think I’m gonna be able to wait for this Grandma thing. I mean if she has her first child @ 30something. 😉
Wow,first time I’ve left a comment, I really enjoy your blog. I have 3 grand daughters, they are a joy! Enjoy your little one.
What a cute post! I love the matching dresses. It was all a great day, until you said something about horror movies (egad!)