Am I making any progress on the studio before the fairy grand baby gets here and I have to stop? Well, kind of.
I packed up my swaps and am taking them to the PO today. This ornament goes to Shirley, as my part of the swap that my Pretty Romantic Homes group on Ebay is having.
And my package, all wrapped up in vintage wallpaper, is ready to go to Natasha in Australia for the Deck the Halls swap hosted by Monica at:
I won’t show Natasha’s gifts yet, so she’ll be surprised, but here is something I am sending to her son, Leroy. I doubt if he reads my blog.
KU is undefeated so far this year (that is a very big deal to my husband). Natasha is a football fan, so I thought it would be nice to send Leroy a football.
Now my husband tells my that "Australian Rules" football is a different ball. Oh well, little boys have a good time with throwing balls around, so I’m sure he’ll enjoy it anyway.
I have a side swap at Silver Bella with Julie. Its funny, I listed 3 mini wallpaper,ephemera packs with an ATC as side swaps and Julie took me up on it.
The trouble is, that she was already in my ATC swap and I was including that same pack as part of it!!
So I told her I would bundle up some big pieces of wallpaper as a swap so she wouldn’t get the same thing twice.
I am hoping someone else takes me up on these ATC/ephemera packs. It would be sad to offer to trade and get no takers!!
I also made a gift for the winner of my OCTOBER GIVEAWAY– Jessi
She happens to be a Bella too, so I am taking the gift to her there.
You know you can enter my November drawing for a custom Christmas gift by leaving a comment, right? Any comment, any time , all month.
Lets see, what else did I do yesterday while avoiding cleaning the studio?
Well, as I did attempt to clean my work table, I came across a few things I wanted to finish, like this piece.
And I made up 6 of these little vintage ballerinas, so they could be fairies.
They are sweet little things. I guess you have to be pretty sweet when you have a face like that.
(oops, that was catty- but really, look at that face!)
I also framed this watercolor, but I just don’t like the vintage frame gold, it will have to be painted white. Well, I tried to get by with not painting it.
So, I am packed up and ready for Silver Bella at least, and all my swaps are done and ready to go to the PO, as well as all my Etsy sales for this week.
I am lucky to have 2 boxes to Australia and 2 to Canada on the same day! One trip to the PO for all, instead of going back for each. Out of country boxes have to go through the main PO here, I can’t just drop them off at the grocery store like most parcels.
OK, enough procrastinating. I have to go and clean the studio. Or I could go pick Sugarwings up early today……
I stopped reading when I heard your hubby was a KU fan. I am a staunch MU Tiger fan and this may cause problems in our friendship.
Just kidding, about causing problems…. I am a true Missouri fan though…
Boy, you’ve got more done procrastinating than I do hard at work!
You’re right about the gold frame. As much as I love gold, it does need to be white with that pretty rose.
Karla — I would LOVE to have a side swap with you at Silver Bella! I will email you offboard so we can figure it out. I would love to be in your drawing as well — your pretties are much to creative to pass up!
i am sure you will have many takers…i am wishing i was able to attend bella event…perhaps next time…blessings, rebecca
Karla, you have been busy. lots of lovelies there. Leroy will be sure to love the football. As you say to a little boy a ball is a ball.
Alison
HolyMosey! LOOK at all that wonderful stuff!! What a treat to come over and get to spend time enjoying every single picture! And I totally do sympathize with you about the post office thing. Glad you were able to do a few in one trip! Blessings… Polly
Love that first ornament with the rose painted on it.
What kind of paint do you use when you paint frames?
So much inspiring beauty in one blog!
“……while avoiding cleaning the studio”…So funny 🙂
MU fans can be so ugly, especially at Columbia! I was at that Nebraska/Mizzou game, too. I am not used to seeing Mizzou beat Nebraska like that. What does your hubby think about their coach?
I will take you up on one of those packets. I have a poffy fun vintage lace fabric flower I can trade with you? In aqua and gold.
I’ll bet he does want him gone. I have never seen Nebraska look like that. In fact, most people would naturally think that Mizzou was accidently wearing the red that day. We are on a roll, 8-1. I think it has been like 40 years since we last were 8-1. Got tickets to Saturday’s game, too!
busy, busy, busy, all looks GORGEOUS, yep, I would be painting the frame white also:)
You have been such a busy lady I like all of it. The rose ornament is soo beautiful. Have a great week Mary
I swear, when do you sleep?? You always have a million things going at one time and I have but a few and am exhausted. Everything is so beautiful, Karla. As always!
Stop over for my giveaway!!
Love,
Julie
Awwwww you got Leroy a football~!!!! Thank you!!! You know what, sometimes he does read blogs. The other day he was asking me to go through all the Halloween blogs to see everyone dressed up! He recognised your little Dorothy too, he loves that film.
Thank you for the football, i love that it is NOT an Australian football, i mean, he has some of those but doesn’t have an American football, so it’s just PERFECT!!! He will love it!!!
I’ll get onto making your stuff when i get back oxox
A day without read your blog, and you have made so many things.
What beautiful gifts Karla, you are so talented and generous! See you soon Bella:)
Hugs:)
Carol
Love all your homemade items. I love the painting of the roses. The one you said you did like the antique gold. I love it.
Beautiful gifts and swap items. Love it all
Karen
Bluemuf
Lovely things you have there Karla! Your recipients will no doubt be very happy!
Amanda (aka Cottage Contessa)
Everything looks fabulous–your gifts are wonderful and will certainly be gratefully received by the recipients.
Utterly beautiful 🙂
Karla, I LOVE it when you procrastinate!! You do the most awesome things then!! Leroy will love the American football..it will be such a novelty to have that!! The hydrangeas on the Christmas ball look real!!! Can I come and live in your studio?!?! I would just be so happy there..and I’ll clean it for you…so you can keep “procrastinating”!! Hee!! 🙂
Lots of nice things!! I need to get going and accomplish some things myself…kind of in a slump here, but it’s fun to look at what everyone else is doing!
I am so glad that there is someone else out there that can get so distracted when trying to clean. If you could see my studio, you would laugh, I went in there to rearrange and I can not even walk thru part of it!! But it put me in creative overdrive and I found all kinds of goodies that I forgot about…sound familiar??? So I just laughed when I read your post!! I love the angel and I did not notice the hand until you pointed it out!! Everything you have made and photographed is so pretty and fun…lucky Silver Bella girls!!! -Sandra
Karla, so glad you stopped by today!!! i love all of your goodies here today…your new banner is just adorable…and yes, if i were you i would pick that little sweetie up early…tomorrow is another day…that is my cleaning motto…Scarlett O’Hara would be proud of us both…
I say pick up Sugarwings early! You can clean when you get home from NE! Have fun! Those of us that can’t go will look forward to your report!
Karla
The ornament in the first photo is so pretty. I like the little fairies too. What a special tree you must have when you finish decorating.
Darla
One of these days I’m going to win your giveaway! I must remember to comment more! 🙂
I always read your blog though, even when I forget to comment; your pictures are always so pretty and inspiring!
How do you do it? My mouth has dropped down to the floor in amazement. Beautiful things, lovely inspiring blog…I’m impressed!
Have a great time at Silver Bella! Love all your pretties!!
Barbara