Today, was a blingy birdhouse day, getting ready for my tutorial on Monday on how to foof up a birdie home.
But, I figured that I’d need to straighten up my work table a bit if I was going to be taking step by step pictures. That turned into a major clean up/redo, trying to make my area more efficient. It took up most of the day, but it was worth the effort, it is so nice to have a cleaned up workspace!
Here is one thing I came up with, a shopping cart full of partial rolls of vintage wallpaper, handy and easy to get to as I needed them right by my chair. 
On Monday, I don’t know if my post can actually be called a "tutorial" it will be more like some helpful tips and suggestions on how I do my own birdhouses.
I guess I could have called it "Birdhouse Bling Short Cuts and how to Avoid Things that I Learned the Hard Way"
Beth and I are having a party and showing our birdhouses, kind of a
"What do you LOVE about your birdie’s home" day on Thursday March 27th.
We are asking everyone to post photos of birdhouses you have fixed up and want to swap or sell,( or just keep and enjoy. )
Or, if you’d like, just show off some of your favorite birdhouses you have around your home or gardens. Although, hopefully not all of you have gardens buried in the snow like mine is right now.
Most of the bling kits I had listed on Etsy have sold, but I have a couple left and will try to get more made up. And if you are interested in being a part of our Bird House Bling Day, you can read the details on this post.
Sugarwings and her little cousin, Madison, are coming over tomorrow and I wanted to have a gift for the little girls.
With Easter coming up, I thought they’d look cute in matching shirts.
Michaels had some glitter and pearl paints on sale for TWENTY FIVE CENTS each!!! And I wanted to play with them, so baby girl’s shirts were just perfect for experimenting on.
And it looks like the poor little child could use a new shirt!!
Actually, she had an impromptu sleep over here last night and ran out of clothes. Her grandpa dressed her in a pair of his socks and one of my painting t-shirts while we waited for the dryer load containing some things that might fit her a bit better. 
Once we had her dressed a bit more appropriately, and she went back home, I hit the studio, got it cleaned up and got a few things made. A few birdhouses, the painted shirts, and also this piece.
The glue is still wet, and you can see the clamps holding the vintage velvet ribbon hanger in place as it dries.
The picture is a watercolor I did of a pink striped bunny. I mounted it on a sturdy piece of cardboard, over two really pretty wallpapers (vintage- of course!).
I had some gorgeous old velvet ribbon in white and pink, used that, a string of pearl beads and some millinery flowers to "frame" it.
Hopefully, I will get it listed on Etsy tomorrow. I am ready to quit for the day now and go relax for the rest of the evening. My husband is in town for a couple of more days, so I need to spoil him with some home cooking, not sit out here on the computer all night!
The t shirts and your latest bunny creation are precious! you need your own magazine,books,clothing line,definitely a tv show…hummm…i want that for you!
Love your watercolor bunny. I am looking forward to your tutorial on Monday. It’s fun to work at a clean workspace. Usually I work like mad and then when I cannot take it anymore I clean like mad and then go back to work like mad again. I sound like an angry little elf don’t I? 🙂
Pam
Greetings Karla…
I was making paper last Sunday and realized that while I liked where I kept my containers of paint and fingernail polish bottles -it just wasn’t efficient for me ( I have an old computer tote full of my adhesives that sit in front of them), and a few piles of this and that…so on Monday I ended up moving them to the top of the desk and I am continuing to shift things as needed (just when you think you got it where it needs to be!!!). Just thought I’d stop by to let you know that I sent out the swap tags today. It’s a big bubble mailer com`in your way (my personal deadline to have them done was Friday -by 5pm I had them done!), just when i thought I could relax and just put them together…THEY decided that what I was going to put together was wrong -Thursday morning saw me making what I am calling my Irish Graffiti paper…it was dry by Friday morning and I set to work…all is well now!LOL
What wonderful things,
I adore the bunny artwork, too cute.
Louise
What a beautiful bunny and cute T’s. Looking forward to Monday. Hopefully I can get my birdhouse picture posted.
I think your precious little sugarwings is one lucky little gal to have you for a grandmother! Those shirts are adorable!
Oh My!!! Sugarwings is adorable in your painting shirt and grandpa’s socks.
Love this little T’s you painted for the girls. You are one of the best Grandma’s
Karen
That bunny watercolor is adorable! I had to giggle at Sugarwings in her grandpa’s socks! She’s just so cute!
Karla you never seem to run out of creative and precious ideas ! Love your talent!
xo
mary
Oh Karla, the bunny creation is gorgeous! The wallpaper is such a pretty accent.
p.s. can we also feature bird cages? (I don’t have a “pretty”-enough bird house- lol!)
🙂
Joy
I love your striped bunny! I am going to miss your tutorial but will catch up next week, I’m having a little midwinterbreak. I’m making that blingy birdhouse in my head already. Thanks for inspiration, have a nice week!
Karla
Love your bunny..and I am looking forward to see what the birdhouses look like!
Can’t wait for your tutorial! Sugarwings would look cute in anything.
Hugs,
Carol
Loving all of your creations…Smiles
Looks like Miss Sugarwings is feeling a bit better! I hope so! Lovely post — want you to know that on Saturday morning I went out and took pix of my yard birdhouses for my blog and later — well, let’s just say you may have created a monster!