I just finished this decorated bottle, moments ago and thought I’d take a quick photo and do my post for today before I went to see little Sugarwings and enjoy some (at last!) Springtime sunshine.
I’d found an old bottle whose lid perfectly fit into an old Wilton cake decor crown that I sparkled up and added a fairy ballerina to.
Lots of work went into making the lid work and turn just right so that the ballerina was the angle I wanted her to be in when the lid was shut.
And I kept with my New Year’s resolution of not being greedy with my "good" stuff. This bottle features a lovely old rhinestone posey, a cute key, a great mother of pearl button topped off with a pretty cobalt blue glass button and………
Well it really doesn’t matter at this point, take a close look at the bottom of the bottle!
Yep, I dropped her. This week, I have been dropping and breaking everything. I am almost afraid to pick up the baby! I crashed so much stuff while rearranging my studio. Mostly by being in a hurry and not emptying shelves when I moved a cabinet.
But you know me, I will salvage as much as I can from this bottle and it will be another project, or two later on this week.
That tiny dancer deserves a new stage so she can dance her little heart out.
And on a happier note, I had a fun day with Beth yesterday. She had a new collection from Vintage Workshop to play with.
Beth designs projects with easy how-to steps for the Vintage workshop newsletter and offered to let me use some of the images she had just gotten.
All 5 of these greeting cards are from the same collection. There were so many ways to mix and match, it was a fun challenge to come up with a set of looks that went together (the veggie seed packets) then use another image (the geraniums) for a whole different style of card.
One interesting thing that Beth did, was to download and print the same images at different sizes. On the geranium card, I used the picture in its larger form as background, then the smaller form as the centerpiece.
Beth and I always have fun play dates together, this weekend we are going to an auction. I hope to find more pretty papers to make my journals, for an upcoming art and craft show I will be in.
This journal is all wallpaper, but I think it would be interesting to mix other ephemera in too.
This one is listed on my etsy shop and is simply vintage wallpaper pages ready to be used as a backdrop to what ever the new owner wants to create.
It is loosely bound so that there is space for plenty of embellishments, foof, and doodads to be added. And I am including a scrap pack of papers I used in the book, to make decorating the interior even more fun.
Speaking of fun, did I mention that I was about to go see Sugarwings??? And that there is actual sunshine outside today? Even with a smashed ballerina fairy to start the morning, this will be still be a good day!
Knowing you Karla…smashed foofed bottles will now be all the rage! I’m off to foof and smash right now so I’ll be ahead of the crowd 🙂
OH Karla,
I’m so sorry you BROKE that beautiful bottle. I’m sure you will find some way to put it all back together.
Have a fun week end at the auction and bring us back a lot of goodies.
Hugs to you,
Dianne
What a shame to loose the bottle after all of that glorious work! I wondered how you matched up the background so well with the geranium picture! Very clever to use a larger size of the same image. Have fun in the sun today!
Oh poor fairy! Poor Karla! Hopefully your day will improve! Have fun!
Oh I am so sorry that you broke her!!! She was and is beautiful…..Wishing you a beautiful weekend….
I always stop here first on my blog visits. I love to see what you are doing. The journal/books are pretty. How fun to have Beth in your life.
Sorry the jar broke, but what you make next with the ballerina will be just as wonderful I’m sure.
Have fun in the sun!
Oh your poor bottle! It was so pretty. Sun and Sugarwings will help make up for it!
Karla
Never fear — the bottle will find an even better purpose in some reincarnation! This sounds like such a fun day — it’s great to have a crafy buddy so nearby! Loved the cards and the journals, too. Very pretty.
Have a lovely weekend with Sugarwings! Hey, it’s sunny — that’s a good start!
Karla, have fun with Miss Sugarwings:) i have had the “dropsies” too, did you read about my little Miss Sweetie…the poor thing was decapitated as i was photographing her for my doll challenge button:( the only reason she is still talking to me is that she is tickled pink to have her picture posted all over the land of blog!
Oh, Karla, so sorry about tiny dancer! I do the same thing when I’m rearranging things–I never seem to learn my lesson! I’m sure that tiny dancer is destined for greater things!
That journal is so gorgeous! It’s difficult for me to resist such a treasure…so I didn’t, lol! Made a bee-line straight to your etsy shop!
Hope your day with Sugarwings has been fun filled–the sunshine is really nice for a change, huh?
Hugs, Marilyn 🙂
Hope your ‘dropsy’ passes. Shame about the ballerina bottle. You and Beth have such fun together:) Rachael
Lemme guess- you were twirling the little ballerina to make her dance when the bottle broke?
At least you saved her crown!
Oh dear! That poor beautiful bottle. But I have no doubt that those pieces will become the beautifying element of something else soon.
What fun to spend a day crafting and playing artistically with a fellow crafting goddess! Looks like you two were creating just gorgeous things!!
Oh Karla, I would be in tears after dropping that beautiful bottle. Love your creations from yesterdays play date with Beth. Have a fun day enjoying the sunshine with Sugarwings.
Karen
Oh my, at least the top is still intact. Have fun with the baby. Come for a visit. Karen
oh no the beautiful bottle~!!!! but i am sure you will be able to do something else with it, you come up with fantastic ideas for fixing things!
Have fun with Sugarwings xo
Yes, oh yes, about the sunshine! I gasped when I saw the broken bottle photo. I get those fumble finger days, too, and I’m so glad I’m not the only one who tries to move things without emptying shelves (I”ll just scootch it a little, I tell myself.) I’m glad to hear the tiny dancer will have another stage. I hope you and Beth have a great time at the auction.
So sorry to hear about your poor little bottle, I know I have days like that and I just have to quit for the day and find stuff to do I can’t break, LOL
Have a fun weekend!
Michelle
Wow your projects came out lovely!
xo
mary
OOOOOH ON!, what a shame, but I’m sure you will selvage some of the items, hope you have fun at the auction with Beth, and playing with Sugarwings in the sun.
Hugs
Kirstie.
Your projects are beautiful. The Vintage Workshop has so many great images, it’s hard to decide where to start! My wishlist is a million miles long…
So sorry to hear that your ballerina crashed. Hope your day with Sugarwings is fabulous as always. Have a great day.
It’s a pity!, but the dancer soon will shine again. Beautiful colors you are using now.
I am so sorry your ballerina had a stage fall! I am sure you can come up with something clever to do with what was left undamaged. It looks like you and Beth had a great play date! Great stuff to drool over! I hope you find some great goodies this weekend!
Beautiful work, as always!! Have a fabulous weekend!
blessings,
kari & kijsa