Waste not want not, and some shameless self promotion and begging, with a bribe thrown in

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Photo_albums_008 The after party let down hasn’t hit me yet, I am still enjoying all the after party glow!

Maybe since there are no dishes wash or cans to gather up or floors to mop, I won’t experience the crash that usually happens to me after everyone is gone home after a fun little bash!

Do you recognize anything here on these tags?

Photo_albums_010 I simply can’t let anything go to waste!

I cut up my hand painted party invitation and made it into tags with some of my wallpaper stash.

(PS- thanks to all of you who are buying up my Etsy wallpaper Cottage Collage Kits, I know you will LOVE working with these papers!!!)Photo_albums_011

I was in an aqua mood, but I did use  pink velvet for a couple of the ties. Photo_albums_012

These papers are quite an addiction for me, I found such great colors, the pinks are faded out to just the perfect shade.

I really should be painting, I have a big holiday sale coming up and I don’t even know if my typical crowd cares about wallpaper or tags, or paper doll dresses- they come to my sales expecting jewelry, hand painted things and lots of vintage pretties.Photo_albums_013

I could end up with a room full of paper goods and puzzled customers who wonder why they came!Photo_albums_015

I tend to get carried away with new ideas. Like- why did I buy a ton of these albums (with great hand made paper pages inside!!) to doo dad up like this, BEFORE doing one or two to see if anyone would even want one??

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I just love them though, and will get  alot of joy from covering them in wallpapers and old millinery flowers, jewels, tags, trims, and all the fun goodies I have to play with in my studio!Photo_albums_018

  • 1-I glued down the full page of wall paper

2-I cut a medallion out of an old page with scalloped scissors

3- drew on the medallion with black gel pen and gold paint pen

4-added a smaller oval of rose themed wallpaper

5-rimmed the oval with gold glitter glue

6-rubbed a crackle glaze over the roses

7-garnished it all off with ribbon, a tiny posy and some vintage rhinestones and tied on a tag with one of my cut up hand painted roses from the invitation on it

The back is plain wallpaper, and the inside will get decked out too, I think I’ll make it into a book that anyone can simply add their own photos to.

How can I not keep playing with this old wallpaper??? It is too beautiful and fun to work with for me to stop even though I am about up to my neck in paper dolls, tags, covered boxes, albums, etc. I am nothing, if not prolific!Photo_albums_020

My drawing winners yesterday were Paula Kay and Cindy. Now, what are the odds that there are TWO Paulas?? One is Paula K.!

I am sending Paula #2 these cards I made up for her last night. She ends her emails with a cute quote, something about a hand made card is a hug with a fold in it.  So, I thought, maybe this girl likes hand made cards!!

Here are a couple of folded up hugs coming her way today. Sorry about the mix up, Paula Kay and Paula K.! Ghost_muffins

Paula #1 gets this small painting and a magazine.

I think I might have some new readers from this party and wanted to let you know that I have a giveaway once a month, plus some extra goodies here and there too. 

All you do is leave a comment and you are entered (every time).  This month’s prize is the same as last month, a Cottage Collage Kit or a piece of art I have made from one of the kits.Photo_albums_001

My new friend, Cindy was the other winner for the magazine drawing from the party.  I made a tag for her with some of the roses from the invitation and her name on water color paper I had added a pink wash to. (and my vintage wallpaper of course!!)

She asked me to sign the magazine and that just felt weird to me.  People don’t ask me to sign things?!?!  I added part of the party invitation to the page my pictures were on.  That felt like more of a memento from the party. 

I am not sure when my next article is out, either the December issue of Romantic Country or the one after. It is all turned in with the text and photos.Karlascottage8 I can’t show you the pictures, but can give you a tease with this slice of one.

And I have a big favor to ask.  If anyone saw the article I wrote and enjoyed it, could you please let the editor know?  A quick little note to her might mean me getting more articles to write, and hey, that means more parties for us!!! Thanks!

address:

Phyllis Goldstein

Romantic Country

c/o Harris Publications

1115 Broadway

NY, NY   10010

Heck, you’ve seen me give presents to receive comments, you know I love to bribe you for your visits here! If anyone gets a letter to the editor published in Romantic Country, just see what present I will send you as a thank you!!!!!!!

25 thoughts on “Waste not want not, and some shameless self promotion and begging, with a bribe thrown in”

  4. Crystal

    Will write because I want (need 🙂 ) to see more of your articles !!! Your decorating and crafting are amazing! Thanks again for having such a fun party. In fact I will be showing the some of the things I love about my home for a full week 🙂 Started today with some rose painted wooden boxes 🙂
    Oh I hope you have a Christmas home decorating party !!!
    crystal 🙂

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  5. Bethany

    I told you that you were moving up to celebrity status!! Especially after Tuesday!!! I will write too! I haven’t been able to find a copy of the magazine yet, but I’m still on the look-out!

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  7. NANCY GARTENMAN

    Hi Karla,
    You don’t have to explain to me why if one thing is good we need 20. I tend to get carried away with whatever I’m doing too.
    Have really had fun looking over your WHOLE SITE, need to lay down now!!! lots of pretties and great ideas.
    I have been pressing leaves, not sure what I will do with them but keep on pressing.Ironing them between wax paper, seems a lot quicker then pressing them in a book and finding them 20 years later.
    Well I tend to ramble, part of the excess thing I guess, just to let you know I put you on my comeback list, so go ahead and pick my name for your next drawing.
    NANCY JO

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  11. Elaine L.

    Wow, that is a hard magazine to find. I wish they sold subscriptions.
    When I locate a copy, I will write a letter.
    Can you print pictures from the article, now that it is out?
    ~elaine~

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  14. Sherri

    all of these are wonderful. I got a package of wallpaper I bought from your etsy shop just before the ball, & made my dress from one. They were all wonderful, and I hope I can bring myself to use them…Does anyone else do that? buy stuff, and then love it so much it is hard to use it? I do the thing you describe in this post too—buy a bunch of stuff when I like it. I mean I have rolls of old wallpaper, but I bought more!
    Loved the party, and no clean up is awesome.

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  15. Pinkie Denise

    Oh this is so great I love all these beautiful little tags. So lovely and Pink. Thanks for leaving a comment of my blog. Enjoyed meeting you at the ball. I dance way to much it was too much fun. Pinkie

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  20. phyllis

    I haven’t seen the article…I’ll have to remember when I’m in town and pick it up.
    Tell more about your sale! That sounds really fun (may have to copy you :)I can’t imagine that they wouldn’t be thrilled over all of your handmade paper things. That little album is precious.

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