October Surprises and how to win them

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Sbella_booth_078 Sissy sent me some beautiful, old blue topaz stones, from an antique necklace she took apart to remake into other designs.

When she sent them, she asked me to save them for something special, not just dump into my inventory of old pieces. So, today, I used a couple of them for Silver Bella necklaces, one for me and one for a special friend who loves this color of blue.  I’m sure Sissy wouldn’t mind me sharing with her.

I made a pendant with a rose quartz stone for another pal.Sbella_booth_081

This pendant is for another Bella buddy,  who has a unique style. I thought she might appreciate this sparkling silver glass that I soldered and made into a charm.Sbella_booth_080

And of course, I promised to give away a pair of my silver crown earrings along with the black rose linens and white glittered pumpkin, so I made up a pair for that gift.

This is the last of my patina-ed sterling crowns, now I am wishing I had bought more!

One pair will be for the October Giveaway winner.

And I think I will do a second giveaway in honor of Silver Bella.  If you are a Bella, please let me know in your comment, and I will draw a winner from all the Bella entries and give the winner one of these pairs of earrings.Sbella_booth_069

Yesterday was a paint day.  I had a few more of these little charms left and wanted to get them all painted to add to the ones I am taking to Silver Bella to sell.Sbella_booth_070

Yet another thing I wish I had more of! I really enjoy painting these charms.Sbella_booth_075

While the paints were out, I did something a little silly, I fairy-ed up some old pictures. Well, actually one is a leprechan, one a fairy baby, and one is just tinted.

All feature lots of sparkles, but they don’t show up well in this picture.

(again, I am wishing for that magical, dream come true, fantastic Canon Rebel camera that I want so much but am too cheap to buy)

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And here is the pear  watercolor I did for the show at Blue Plate Dinners.  This show is such a cute idea.   The business is one of those make and take dinner places, you go in and fix up meals to freeze and then cook later on.   Many of the meals are wrapped in one gallon zip lock bags. So the theme of the art show there is food, but the kicker is that all the artwork pieces need to fit into a gallon bag!

I can’t wait to see it all in place, this will be a fun one. The art will all be sold for under $100 each, so there will be some afforable things to buy. The husband of one of the owners is a well known and wonderful artist himself. He has asked a lot of his freinds to particiapte in the show, there will be a lot of really good art there!

I’m going to Blue Plate this afternoon to drop off my pear painting and to make some calzones while I am there. My family is HOOKED on the calzones.  Sugarwing’s daddy is coming to help me, I plan on making a freezer full.

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In case you didn’t remember what the rest of the October Suprise was (well I guess it isn’t a surprise if I show you, huh?) here is a photo.

Here is a Prize Recap:

If you want to win the October Surprise of:

4 black and white rose patterened napkins (vintatge)

a handmade sculpy white glittered Pumpkin

and a pair of silver crown earrings

All you do is leave a comment, on any post any time all month, every comment is entered.

If you are a Bella and want to win a pair of crown earrings, just leave a comment letting me know that you are attending Silver Bella this year and I will draw a name from that group and bring the earrings with me to the event to give to you there. (by the way, if you enter this one, you are automatically entered in both)Stairway_redo_074

Hey, remember HGTV’s Rate My Space? That site is addictive. I honestly try not to look at it very often because there are way too many great ideas to see and I get caught up in surfing it.

But its fun, so I added some photos again, this time of my stairway redo.  I’d appreciate it if you dropped in to rate me!   

It is here:

Karlas Cottage Vintage Rose Stairway

71 thoughts on “October Surprises and how to win them”

  1. Lorrie

    The earrings and pendants are oh, so pretty. Silver Bella is going to be wonderful for all of you. Maybe the rest of us should come up with a mini-art-retreat to do right at home!
    Lorrie

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  8. Bobbi

    I don’t believe you put the dorkies on the steps photo in, honest to goodness, for the past two days I have been searching your site for it to see how you used the paper on the stair treads. How serendipitous is that??? Your Friend, Bobbi

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  10. Alanna

    Me, me, pick me! I can’t believe all the fantastic things you make! I can’t wait to see your booth at Silver Bella. I am stashing money away every week so I can buy lots of stuff on vendor night.
    Alanna

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  11. Brenda

    You are such a busy fairy girl…
    I love the earrings especially the one with the green stones, they almost jumped off the page at me when I saw them…lol..
    All of your new goodies for Bella is adorable and I just know you are going to have a blast there…
    hugs
    Brenda

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  12. Heidi

    hi karla ~
    lovely treasures! i am looking forward to meeting you at SB ~ it’s going to be a blast! my head is spinning just thinking about it all!
    xo heidi

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  15. Brenda

    🙁 pouting—-I wanna go to Silver Bella….but I will be recouping from surgery @ that time. I’m with you in spirit through… Love the picture of the dorkies on the steps too cute. You always have such beautiful things. I could only wish for such pretties. Wishing you fun and luck at Silver Bella.
    Hugz
    ~Brenda

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  22. Faith and Chocolate (Shannon)

    Wowee, Karla!!! What fabulousness!!! lol
    I just love your style… you are very talented, and just love everything you do! Can’t wait to see ya at Silver Bella!
    Oh, and thanks for stopping in and saying “hi” over at my blog!! 😉
    Hugs,
    Shannon

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  23. Joyce

    Just dropping by to see what you’re up to and remembered that i wanted to mention those $0.50 items on your Silver Bella table…they’re a good thing because they have potenial as stocking stuffers, becoming part of someones’s decor or sitting in something as future inspiration. You’re going to have to remember pictures of your Bella table’s and those AWESOME stairs! Happy happies.

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  25. Julia Hackney

    Pick me! Pick me! Pick me! I am going to Silver Bella …….and I neeeeed these!
    (can you tell I work with 5 year olds? haha)
    I love your blog and hope I get to meet you in Omaha….there will be so much to do and so little time. Julia

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  29. Cheryl

    Hi Karla,
    Another Bella here. Your wallpapered steps are just gorgeous and your pup is THE cutest!! Good luck on the HGTV Rate your Space…I gave you FIVE stars!

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  30. Sarah

    Oh I am looking forward to meeting you at vendor night. I keep checking your blog and see all the gorgeous items you will have for sale and I want to buy it all! I admire your handpainted pendants so very much and hope you make one of the blue birds mine!

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  31. Natasha Burns

    Hi Karla!
    Love what you’ve been making and the blue plate dinner sounds fascinating! I’ll have to get you to explain it in detail when I see you, I’ve never heard of such a cool thing before.
    Oh I’d love to enter, did you know I am coming to Silver Bella? (LOL just being a smarty pants, considering you are driving me up there!! hee hee!) xo

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  32. Wendy

    Your work is stunning! I’m lovin’ the crown earrings. And that pear painting is to die for. And the painted charms, and the fairy pics. Well, and the wallpaper on the stairs is gorgeous. . .It’s all the best!

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  33. Shawn

    Oh my I love those necklaces!!!! Whoever gets those are lucky! I’m attending silver bella to help out a wonderful lady 🙂 Love your pear pic I bet that will get picked up quick! We love calzones too. I make my own honey wheat pizza crust Bethany loves to help! Take care 🙂

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  34. Lori Roberts

    Hi Karla!
    I read your blog everyday and find it so romantic and yes “Rate My Space” is very addicting. I love HGTV and get a lot of ideas and inspiration from their shows. Oh and I am soooooo in need of new earrings! Love the crowns!

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  38. Rochelle Gaukel

    I just love your yorkies…..they always look as if they are having so much fun! Wish I lived closer so that our dogs could have play days…..although yours always have another to play with on a daily basis. I love yiour blog and wish I was going to silver bella…..maybe another time!
    Have a great day
    Rochelle

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  41. Francine

    Hi! I am new to blogging, but I am so excited for a chance to win something! Your jewelry is just beautiful! Thank you
    Francine

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  44. kristi

    I adore your site (and your yorkies remind me of mine). Would love to win these earrings – who wouldn’t? Thanks for your generosity.
    kristi

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  45. Shirley

    The stair-step Yorkies are too cute for words. I would love to be selected for your give-away. I am a new blogger and new artist at age 65. I find that my art is keeping me centered and excited about life. Your blog is beautiful. Thanks.

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  47. Lee W.

    Oh My! The stairs are just awesome. We just uncovered our steps and found amazing wide planl oak floors. No apint here, my hubby would kill me. But yours look aweseome. Still loving you goodies- hope I win!
    -Lee

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  54. Sissy

    The blue topaz pendants are beautiful & I love it that you are giving one to a special friend! Your pear painting is wonderful too.

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  65. Tracy

    Karla-
    I had to laugh at your comment about being “too cheap” to buy the canon rebel- I thought I was the only one 🙂
    have a good day!
    Tracy

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  70. Kathy Julian

    I love your jewelry – haven’t been on your blog before and I’m hoping you sell online somewhere. I WISH I was going to SILVER BELLA – sounds divine!!!! Kathy

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