These cute little peat pots are on Etsy now for $9 a pair. They have portions of a poem I cut out of a Victorian book tucked into the flowers, and a pansy picture from the same book on the front.
Now, why would I be listing on Etsy instead of working on my upcoming photo shoot? I listed a few things this morning,even though my shop is well stocked.
Maybe I am avoiding this?
And this? Both of these rooms have to be cleaned up and Christmassed up by one week from today.
Its more fun to fine tune the decorating I already started in Sugarwings room.
Playing with her pretty little pink things and fussing around with rearranging and adding to it, is so much better than taking a shovel to the studio and the library to clean them up!
Beth gave my fairy grand baby this little angel night light.
I haven’t decorated her doll house yet- just a little bit of decking the halls so far. I am waiting till she is older and we can do it together.
A peek-a-boo angel is in a window.
A pink and white reindeer is on the roof, and that is enough for now.
I added a few more ornaments to her tree.
And I did a bit of rearranging in the guest room too. Just added a few little details to the room.
I moved a few of the things that I’d brought in yesterday after looking at the photos I took.
I like to take snapshots of a room when I have rearranged it, then look at those to critique and see what needs changing. The photos never look as good as the room does in "real life" and are a great tool in getting it right!
(can you see the glitter in the paint on the walls?)
I only made a few small changes and added a couple of things, but I am happier. What do you think compared to yesterday’s pictures?
I added more decorations to Grandma Nathan’s foil tree too.
I made a star for the top of it, with an old photo of my mom.
I got the idea from Beth who made
this star for part of her Silver Bella Swap.
These sheet music Victorian boots are from a couple of years ago and I found them when I attempted to get started cleaning my studio. So, I used that as a good excuse to stop cleaning and took the boots over to the guest room and fussed around with them.
I put another under the glass tray top of this side table, with old post cards over a piece of rose patterned gift wrap.
Here is a close up of my Wilton Cake Decor crowns with old jewelry on this tiny tree. I bought a big box of mixed cake toppers for $5, and even if these 6 crowns are all I use out of it, I am happy with the box!!
I think I might be procrastinating a bit right now.
But I do see things that need changed in some of these photos, maybe I should go back up to the guest room and futz about again! 
I don’t want to deal with THIS!! It is something I DON’T love about my home, the way the library becomes a catch all and books never get put away.
But, I’d better get to it, that mess won’t clean itself, and there are cameras on their way here in a week.
Thanks to all of you who are interested in participating in my Romantic Country Party on the 25th and will be showing photos of your homes that day too!
ps- Phyllis has a blog anniversery coming up, lets all wish her a happy birthday!
I love looking at your pictures and am glad I am not the only one who procrastinates 🙂
My craft room is looking like a bomb hit it LOL – and I am running out of space to hide new stuff that I found at the thrift store today.
I have a question for you if you don’t mind – when you go to paint a knick knack shelf or other piece of furniture, do you put a layer of primer on it first and paint over.
I have a shelf I want to redo – I want to use some rubber stamps and color in with my prismacolor pencils (I have done a cigar box using gesso as my base and it worked great)
I am not sure if the prismas would work over a paint primer.
What would you recomend?
Thanks
Tera
Karla…wish I lived near you! I would help you get ready for the shoot & I could lose myself in your wonderful magical world!
Priscilla
I was going to offer to drive over and put my two cents in! You wouldn’t make me scrub the potties would you?
Where can I get a granddaughter?!!!!
Your Photos are Amazing!!! I Love Everything and all the Sparkle…
Thanks girlie !
Karla, do you know I often literally gasp outloud when I see your photos? Like the shabby Christmas ones you shared today! I cannot describe how beautiful that is!!
Oh, the procrastinating thing — I do that ALL the time. How much more fun to decorate and “tweak” than to clean and organize.
Guess what?!!!!!! My lovely paper pack came today!! ooooooooooooooo, it’s beautiful, and I must go play with it now!
🙂
Thanks so much!
Yep, I’m a procrastinator from waaay back! Think I’ve perfected it by now. I’m reading blogs instead of working on the wedding today! I know, bad me!! But you are partly to blame, too, for posting such pretty pics!
Hop over to my blog as it is about YOU & your party!!
Hugs,
Stephanie
Angelic Accents
I can’t wait to see your finished pictures. Your cottage looks so fun!
Oh! I can’t get over that adorable pink bootie with the flowers in it!!! Sooooooo cute 🙂
I didn’t think it could get better, but it did!
Do you know what I love the most? The curtain rod in Sugarwing’s room! I love that branch with the pretty sheer curtain. I’m such a kid at heart–I’d just love her whole room!!!
Surely that’s not the gorgeous studio you had set up as a dining room for the family reunion??? And is that a lot of paper dolly dresses dangling off Sugarwings Xmas Tree? The guest room looks gorgeous! Looking forward to seeing more.
Happy Days – Rachaelxo
Karla, what fun! Love all your things, messy or not.:) sending you some fairies right now to help with the decorating.
Lidy
ps. is there anything cuter than sugarwing??
Oh my goodness…I’m a bit out of breath from all the GASPING I’ve been doing at all the pinky loveliness!!! And a PHOTO SHOOT! I need to read back a ways, I guess, since it’s been too long since I’ve visited here. What a visual treat you’ve given us, Karla. I’ll read on for more…
hugs,
Cheryl 🙂
Oh Karla:
How charming!!!
I wish you would adopt me : )
Take care
carole
Karla,
How exciting! You photos have brought me much joy this morning. Can’t wait to see the end product.
Sue
I am a procrastinator also, I say I do my best work under pressure. I believe I inherited it from my mom, she is the Queen of procrastination. I love your pictures though, you have a beutiful home. Are you doing a photo shoot for a magazine or what?? You have some very cute ideas for chrismas decorating.
Karla I would never have picked you for a procrastinator! You get so much done in a day, i am always amazed!!!
These gorgeous photos make me want to make absolutely ALL of my Christmas decorations this year? But will Ihave the time I wonder… I hope so! =)
It sounds like fun to decorate for Christmas now, but it also looks like a lot of work! Your rooms are as always beautiful!!
Beautiful pictures to start getting us in the mood for the holidays! My grandma had a tinsel tree too, I wonder where it is? At my mom’s house somewhere I think. I am enjoying seeing the displays you come up with, hope I will see the fuinished photos!
I like me your decor changes. I’ve begun to make it in my house.
What fun, I have just read your last two posts and the pictures are fantastic. I just love Sugarwings Christmas tree.
Karen
Bluemuf
Karla, I found your blog through Carole at scoundrelsandrougues and I love all the romantic things I see, but I have never attempted to try—I’m more of a mish mash of things I like to see, so there’s not much romanace to show. I love all your rooms and your shop is wonderful.