I’m outta here

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Law_mag The Lawrence Magazine is out now.  It is local, so I’m sure that doesn’t mean much to most of you.

I had to have 3 rooms of my home decorated for Christmas by Sept 15 so they could shoot this, and what pictures do they use?? Two, both from the same room!!

Oh well, at least I have the upstairs decorated and ready for the Holiday Home Tour and can concentrate on other things. If I hadn’t had this early deadline, I’d be scrambling to get those rooms done now instead.Img098

This year, the tour will feature a Kwanzaa home and a Hanukkah home too.

(I am in the top photo.) I wore jeans, not knowing I’d be in the pictures. Its lucky I don’t have paint smeared all over me!

These pictures are by Jason Dailey Photography

http://www.daileyimages.com
http://www.blackboook.com/jasondailey and he was kind enough to let me post them.
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I took time to list a couple things on Etsy today. I made these boots for an article I wrote for Victorian Decorating.Boot_009  I am keeping a couple and selling the others.

Aren’t the old buttons great?

Boot_010 One already sold too!  They are $7 and there is one left in the shop if you are interested.Lee_lees_first_xmas_tree_007

I had Sugarwings most of yesterday. It was her first peek at our Christmas tree, I was waiting for her with the camera so I could capture her face.

I think the lights and decorations will mean every bit as much to her as they do to me! We walked all around the house and pointed at pretties and talked about the holiday.Lee_lees_first_xmas_tree_014

This morning, I decorated my tiara. It was a store bought rhinestone one, pretty enough. But I thought that to be worn at Silver Bella, it needed more. I think it might have plenty now.

Lee_lees_first_xmas_tree_010 The scarf it is sitting on will be what I tie around my waist for "Junk Gypsy" night at Silver Bella.  I am just wearing jeans and a tee shirt and this scarf (with the tiara of course! I might have that on all weekend!)

I think the scarf might be a Xmas tree skirt when I get home…

I’m not getting decked out like a lot of the attendees. But I also am a lot older than most of them too. 

Which reminds me, I should go and pack my bags. My swaps and tools and goodies are ready to go but my clothes aren’t. 

When you are about to turn 50, the clothes don’t seem as important. A few t-shirts and some jeans and my tennis shoes and I am set for anywhere.  It took a lot longer to figure out which glue, which pretty rhinestone buttons, etc to take than what clothes to pack!!

Good bye, everyone- hope you have a good weekend too. I plan on having a spectacular one.

36 thoughts on “I’m outta here”

  1. Lori

    little sugarwings is adorable as always…love your cute little boots!!! and you go girl in your jeans and t~shirts {that is my daily uniform} you are adorable and with that sweet tiara that’s all you need!!! congrats on the magazine spread, your home looks lovely!!!

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  3. Suzanne Harley

    Karla, you look great in the photo! The beautiful Sugarwings always makes my heart melt. Enjoy you time at Silver Bella. Look forward to hearing all about it. Gotta LOVE your Tiara!!!

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  4. Alison Gibbs

    Have fun at Silver Bella. You will look great in your tiara – especially now you have finsihed it off so beautifully. Clever to use the scarf for a belt and then your Xmas tree. Love the boots and the look on Sugarwings face when she is touching the tree. Have fun.
    Alison

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  5. Becca

    Thanks for sharing the magazine with us; it looks great!! Wish they would have shown more of your rooms…… Well, like you said, at least you have a headstart from it! And you look lovely in the photo too!
    I love the expression on Sugarwing’s sweet little face.
    Have fun at SilverBella!!
    🙂

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  6. Bethany

    Karla,
    I missed your post yesterday (and am reading it next) but I wanted to wish you lots of fun!!! Your house looks incredible in the magazine! I bet you’re happy to have that all done and I hope you can relax more and enjoy the holidays! I bet Sugarwings is in awe of her grandma’s house!! I remember when I was really little and we went to my grandma’s neighbor’s house and it was decorated like yours–I really thought it was magical…like it was it’s own real world but all sugarplums and fairies!

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  8. Cherie

    Have a great weekend Karla!! The spread in the magazine is magnificent and you look great, jeans and all!! The photographs they gave you permission to use are terrific. Quite the star!!!

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  13. Elaine L.

    That was like the article on my home in our local Home and Garden magazine. The photographer took tons of photos and the editors used four and not necessarily the ones that I liked the best.
    I love that pic of Sugarwings extending her little hand to delicately touch the ornament.
    It’s so magical.
    Have fun at Silver Bella!
    ~elaine~

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  17. Wanda

    I know all of you will have a great time at Silver Bella. I’d love to be there with y’all just so maybe some of the creative genius could rub off.
    I know what you mean about clothes. Jeans are my staple – much to my step mother’s chagrin, I’m sure. I do try to find interesting tops to wear with them.

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  18. Julie

    I’m sure you will have a ball at Silver Bella and I can’t wait to see all of the eye candy in pictures! Be safe honey!
    Love,
    Julie
    p.s. – I wish I could have read the article. It’s nice to know a famous person!

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  19. phyllis

    Well gosh you are reading my brain today! First I thought why isn’t Karla wearing the painted jeans in the top photo…then I thought like you about the Bellas…I’m so old…I’d just put on some jeans, tee and tennis shoes with a tiara…ANYWAY…Love the write up and that boot!!! Mrs. Staggs is gonna love that!

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  22. Terri

    I love the article. You are so cool.
    I agree with you whole heartedly about the clothing v. embellishments. Maybe if I thought about myself as a card I might look better!

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  28. beachy

    Have a spectacular time at Silver Bella!
    Oh I am sooo like you… I’d be worried more about which craft supplies to take rather than my own clothes! lol

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  30. Mrs.Staggs

    Everything looks so pretty, Karla. I love the boots. I think it’s really nice that you don’t have to think about decorating while you’re away on your Silver Bella adventure.
    Safe journey to you and to Beth! I know you both will have a marvelous time!

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  31. Stacy~Creativemuse

    WOW Karla you are amazing! A Wonderul inspiration to admire!Beautiful homes! Did you get pictures for yourself??? I’d love to see them! Also Are those ornaments on the tree ones you have painted? Like in the Deck the halls swap? Yeah!!!Have a terrific time at Silver Bella! You have a lovely Tiara sure to be a hit! SO wonderful!
    Warmly,
    Stacy~Creativemuse
    http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5023227
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/52895107@N00/

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