I did manage to get a few signs painted yesterday. A friend was having a garage sale and of course I had to drop by to see what she had… and this cabinet door was only 50 cents! What great old crackly paint, it made a perfect surface (after a light sanding) to paint on!
The design is pretty simple, not a lot of detail goes into my signs and wall hangings.
Which is how I am able to get so many done in one day. Actually, these 6 were all after dinner last night. From about 8 till midnight or so.
Twinkle seems to think all cameras are aimed only at her, nothing else. I have raised her to be a ham, she loves to pose!
See what I mean?
These stockings were half off of 75% at Tuesday Morning! That made them about $1 each. I’d like to embellish them and foof them up, but don’t sew. It can only be glued on items, or maybe some paint?
The round white frame isn’t finished yet. It was gold with a print I didn’t care for in it, cheap at a garage sale, or somewhere, I buy so much crap, sometimes I don’t even remember getting it.
I painted over the print and the frame and am going to make an acrylic painting of roses in it.
The red signs are parts of a broken magazine rack I pulled out of a dumpster.
This is the mirror I got from the same dumpster earlier this year. I thought I’d paint it, but I really like it as it is. I hung it in my living room this morning and think it goes well with the faux finish in there.
While I had the hammer and nails out, I found a place to hang this BEAUTIFUL piece that Beth gave to me.
I used pink tulle topped off with a millinery flower to hang it by the guest bath sink, then filled it with soaps. I buy a big bagful of those Bed Bath and Bodyworks glycerin soaps (vanilla!) in January when they go on sale for a dollar each. It is usually a years supply, for little gifts and filling baskets and jars, and for using them too, since they smell so good!
Yesterday afternoon, I made this custom order for Heather who is going through a sad time right now.
Usually, I hang the signs from wire that doesn’t show, but knowing Heather and her romantic sense of style, I thought I’d add a millinery flower and some tulle to hang it from. I also spent some extra time on the roses, they aren’t the typical quickie ones I did on the other signs.
Since she has had a loss in the family, I made a little gift to put in the package too, I know she likes vintage wallpaper as much as I do, so used that. I also found an image with a little girl and some doves, which I thought went along with the phrase she had asked for on the sign. I put an "H" for her name in rhinestones on the tag made from old paper and hung it on an aqua organdy ribbon to personalize it further.
There really isn’t much you can do for someone when they lose a family member. I just wanted to show her that I cared and was thinking of her.
Well, on a happier note-
My niece, Shelli (Sissy’s daughter, who is closer to my age and more like a sister than a niece) sent this photo of pumpkins her family carved.
She says they toasted the seeds after and ate them. I’ve never tried that, my boys and I always had pumpkin "gut" fights with the innards. We’d throw the slimy stuff at each other and it would always end up with the two of them smearing it in each other’s faces. See why I love little Sugarwings so much? I deserve a sweet little girl after raising those two boys!
More Halloween goodness from family- Sissy made these witches with pictures of her friends.
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ohhhh i love your bath room!! It looks great! The stockings are beautiful and i love your handpainted items!
Love everything you have made Karla but I adore the things you made for Heather, so sweet of you!
I love your painted door! Can you paint on the stockings?
Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous! All of it!
Hope you have a great weekend.
Blessings,
Sandy 🙂
Your little pup really does pose!!!
We used to toast the pumpkin seeds when I was little (with lots of salt) – they were so tasty. I’m glad my 3 boys won’t see this post, or they may just start a pumpkin-slime-in-the-face tradition at my house! =)
What lovely treasures you’ve made for Heather.
WOW YOu really cover the Gamet of topics Karla. I visited Heather’s blog to leave a note!
you have made some lovely things for her! She will surely love them and hold them dear!You really did a lot of little lovelies there! You have a great Dumpster if those are the treasures you find! Love the stockings I’ll have to find some and as for sewing just thread a needle and knot it done! stick in stick out! simple. no need to embroider or crazy quilt it!
Love your SISSY’s witches very fun! and cute things she has!
Have a Blessed day
Warmly,
Stacy~Creativemuse
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The first paint that I did in my house was the closet’s doors in my bedroom, as antiquated as the cabinet’s door.
It see different.
With regard to the socks, I have read about to print on canvas any image, and then implement and decorate like you know do well.
Everythig is fabullous! And some even monogrammed with my name lol!
Love the wicthes – too cute! 🙂
You’ve been a very busy girl with all the lovely creations you have made. And little Twinkle is a real cutie….reminds me of my cousin’s yorkie, Lily.
Oh, this is so gorgeous. You are so creative. I like your paintings. Now I´m inspired to do something.
I also like your paperworks.
Karla, the signs are simply gorgeous! I love LOVE l-o-v-e them! The Halloween stuff looks such fun. Aussies don’t get into the Halloween spirit anywhere near as much as y’all, so I’m really enjoying seeing the effort you guys put into it. Awesome!
Amanda (aka Cottage Contessa)
I missed my Karla fix yesterday so it was fun reading both posts. After I visit with you I want to run downstairs and create. thanks for the beautiful eye candy
Karen
Bluemuf
lovely signs, wish my simple painting looked liek that! Love what you have done with Beth’s hanging thingy! It is gorgeous!
The sign you made for Heather is beautiful! I never paint roses on my signs…because I can’t! Your foral painting embellishments are so enchanting!
Karla, You are so talented…if your posts weren’t so charming, I’d be ugly jealous of your ability with a paint brush! Everything is stunning! Cheryl P.s. what’s with the lightning bolt coming from the witch’s hat on your head?!!? LOL
Karla, I am in awe!! I love the cupboard that you got for a song..and you’ve done something fabulous with it…what you did the an old magazine rack? Brilliant! The signs are gorgeous, and I think you were wise to leave the mirror as is..it looks great where you’ve put it.
Those witches of your sisters are so cute with the photographs in the middle. Talented and creative family you come from!! I always feel good when I’ve stopped in here. My heart feels lighter!! (((((muah)))))
Heather is one lucky lady! Everthing is so pretty Karla! Love the chippy old door you found and you painted it so nicely!
Barbara
Karla, you are so talented. Your decorating and art is beautiful. We recently moved and left some long-time friends and have not made any friends here (other than at work). Finding all of you has made my life much happier. I read through many many posts every night. You all have great decorating and craft ideas, recipes and friendships. I am very glad that I found you all. Thanks.
p.s. What a beautiful granddaughter you have.
Love the signs, and the door. Wonderful! Sadley, I had to put my little Yorkie, Dexter down 2 years back. Just can’t bring myself to replace him yet. They really become your children, funny how they don’t talk back.
50¢ for that cabinet door?! Wow!! Everything you’ve painted is lovely. And I love the mirror just as it is, too. From the dumpster. Tch, tch. What were they thinking?
oh Karla… I love my sign!!!! It turned out so absolutly beautiful just like I knew it would. You even painted a little white dove on there for me. Thank you so so much!!! and what an absolute sweet thing for you to make me that beautiful collage with the little girl and the doves. Oh I have tears in my eyes just looking at it. Thank you Karla…that was just so generous of you. xoxoxoxo
Oh Karla…the sign is absolutely lovely!
I’m sure Heather will love it.
All your signs are beautiful & I’m loving the witches your neice made.
What a talented family for sure…
Priscilla
Your dog cracks me up! Between him and Sugarwings you’ve always got someone photogenic to pose for you. 😀
How did I miss this post????
Ok, if you see stockings like that again – pick me up 5 of them. I’ll pay you three times what you paid for them and I’ll pay for shipping!! I hate our stockings with a passion!!
Love,
Julie
The signs are so pretty… I’m in love with Twinkle too! The pumpkin photo is inspiring… we are about to do that also (I have to keep the seeds for our classroom game next week, otherwise I always eat them too! They taste like popcorn!) And I love your sister’s witches… she does the coolest things!! (Tell her I said that!)
When you get tired of that mirror….
I love what Sissy did to her best friends LOL!!!
The gifts for Heather are beautiful. So nice to know we all have people out there thinking and caring.
Spectacular witches!
Starting from the bottom up this time. I LOVE those witches your sister did. Oh my, she’s talented, too!
I can’t believe that someone threw out that mirror! I thought the sides of the broken magazine racks looked like sleighs.
~elaine~
Oh Heather’s gifts will mean so much to her. And you are right, she is so romantic that the tulle will suit her perfectly for a hanger.
I love the 2 witches your sister made. I have that saying hanging right now on my bedroom door “The Witch is In”. Tee Hee
Hugs,
Stephanie
Angelic Accents
You’ve been busy as usual I see, love the signs! And Twinkles is NOT a ham, she just realizes that she’s the center of the universe, lol! Definitely a Dorkie trait!
Those witches your sis made are SO cool!
Love the witches. I have the moon rubber stamp and use it all the time. 🙂
Your photos of all your craftiness always amazes me! Such beauty!
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