When I'm not feeling productive or creative, a trip to an antique mall usually provides some inspiration. So, after a bit of shopping, I am feeling the urge to redo something and get moving.
Beth gave me this stack of plastic frames and I have just the project in mind for it. Today is limited in time, though,Sugarwings is coming here for New Years Eve and I only have till 1pm today to get going on my plan.
So, it might have to wait.
In the last few months, I have developed an interest in busts and statues, so was really happy to find this one while out exploring Kansas City antique malls with Beth yesterday. Especially after reading the Magnolia Pearl book this week,( cover to cover twice! ) She has them everywhere and likes to play dress up with hers just like I do with mine. This gal will get a few necklaces to go along with the crown she is sporting.
Not everything in the book was to my taste, too many colors and too dark for me, but the style of putting it together really grabbed me. The plushness and layers of luxurious finds is what I enjoyed about it, and want to go toward myself. But in lighter colors. With roses, of course! This bust will get a paint treatment, she is pretty as is, but I prefer a more light hearted, lighter look.
Another thing that I am hooked on right now is boiled eggs. I can't seem to get enough of them right now, so have been keeping a bowl full in the fridge ready to snack on. I've never been able to resist drawing faces onto the shells, so every time I make some, I simply have to give them little personalities.
I'm so glad to finally have a baby girl around who appreciates my little quirks! Sugarwings "gets me" and thinks that of course, eggs should have faces and French toast should always be trimmed with cookie cutters and made into butterflies and flowers. And that chandeliers should have glittering birds tucked into the crystals. And that dogs need to be sang to. And that dancing in the kitchen while cooking makes the food better. Yes,I am so lucky that she has come into my life and I finally have someone who doesn't look at me like I am strange sometimes.
Its wonderful to have a little friend who understands that fairies can make homes in birdcages around the garden.
And that if you look around, you can see magic everywhere.
Of course, there is nothing better than having a family member share my obsession with paint, someone who will spend all day in the studio with me and doesn't think it is an obsession, just a great way to spend time!
Looking back over some of my favorite photos of 2008, makes me so eager to see what fun 2009 has to offer and realize what a lucky year I just had.
Here's to 2009- and wishing all of you fun and happiness in the upcoming year! (and the joy of sharing it with someone who "gets you")
Karla, I hope you have a wonderful New Year’s Eve with Sugarwings! It is so neat to see the special bond that you two share! Enjoy it! Oh…and I don’t think any of that is strange, either, just so you know! LOL!
Hi Karla
Such a cute grandbaby she is! Good luck on your productivity and all the best for a great New Year!
Rochelle
My oldest thought all toast had to be painted! Let Sugarwings try this. Make paint with about a tablespoon of milk and foodcoloring. (Use quite a bit of foodcoloring) Use q-tips or clean brushes to dab the “paint” onto white bread. Toast it and admire the painting before eating. My pre-K students also love to make painted toast.
Have a Blessed New Year!
Lorilee
Karla, I love the picture of Sugarwings painting. Grandchildren are the best thing ever. We have two grand-daughters that will spend tonight through Sunday with us. They are 9 and 10, and Grandpa and the girls will create all weekend ( Granny is the adult, darn! but somebody has to be )
Have a great New Years Eve. Many Blessings for the coming year.
She is beautiful! Happy New Year Karla, I wish you all JOY.
Hugs,
Pam
Oh Miss Karla!!! I GET YOU!!! You are SO a left brained person like me! hee! hee! The world is a more fascinating better place with quirky people! ;)Im laughing because I TOO am restless and ready to hit the antique malls! Im ready to be inspired! Hmmmmm. maybe that has something to do with my upcomming shoot. hee! hee!
ADORE the photos of Sugarwings. She is a true blessing and keeps you young and on your toes. Just like my babies!
Wishing you a HAPPY & PROSPEROUS 2009!!! XO,Jenn
What a joy this blog entry was! It is wonderful when someone truly understands that we occupy a magical space in our own unique “dimension”!! I had to laugh about the painting toast post. My daughter does NOT get me. I picked her up from preschool (18 years ago, now) and the teacher said she refused to paint her toast. My daughter simply could NOT UNDERSTAND why anyone would paint toast?! LOL She’s still the same to this day. I’m dancing in the kitchen with glitter and she’s rolling her eyes reading some political science book. Our differences truly make the world go ’round. Some of us are just more sparkly! Here’s to a sparkling, magical new year to you Karla and your delightful little fairy grand-baby!! – Kathy in Chicago
Sugarwings is the luckiest girl to have you in her life! Hope you have a wonderful celebration and best wishes for 2009!
What a great year you’ve had with Sugarwings who “gets” you! She is blessed to have you as her Grandma – what wonderful memories you are creating.
Looking forward to seeing your creations in 2009 – just hours away!
Happy New Year,
Lorrie
Have enjoyed your blog so much this past year and look forward to more inspiring posts in 2009! thanks so much for sharing your creations and your fun times with the grandaughter! she is precious! Aren’t grandkids the greatest thing in the world? Happy New Year to you and your family!
Sugarwings is so stinkin’ cute! It must be nice to have a little one around again!
Hey, what are those lettucey looking things in the pic with crown, bust, ribbon? Those look really cool too!
Happy New Years Eve! karen….
What sweet pictures. Thank you for all you share to inspire us! I so enjoy visiting your blog.
I was in Leesburg yesterday & did some shopping downtown. I thought about you. I didn’t want to leave, but I left all the dudes at home without lunch!!
Happy New Year
Nerissa
I’m a kitchen dancer as well, and my dog looks at me like I’m a crazy lady while I’m singing to him. I don’t even sing real songs! I think it all sounds perfectly normal!!
Happy New Year!
Oh Karla!!! ALL my dogs have had their own personal songs for the past 35 years! That’s getting to be quite a few songs at this point, I really must write them down before dementia sets in and the family will say, “Remember that song Mommie used to sing? How did Thomas’ song go?” (Like they’ll care, but I can dream…) And Of Course one must sing and dance in the kitchen, most esp. when making Christmas cookies or a cake. My kids both ended up being great singers and musicians, and I still say that was part of it. You are So Lucky to have SugarWings to share all the Good Stuff with! Happy New Year!!! Your Friend, Bobbi
I was very happy to see you are back on track.
Grandkids are the best and joy to all there hearts touch.
Looking forward to the new year.
Please have and SAFE and WONDERFUL NEW YEARS.
Thank You
You ar indeed lucky to have yur little Sugarwings! You and she appear to be such kindred spirits…I hope I someday see a blog by her and how much you have influenced her life. I will be amazed if she doesn’t somehow folloow in your footsteps artistically:>)
Karla, loved your finds and always enjoy seeing pictures of Sugarwings.
Happy New Year
Hugs Karen
I just adore Sugarwings! She is the little girl I always dreamed of! I hope i get a granddaughter like her! You are so lucky 🙂
I LOVE the bust! How fun it would be to dress her up. I adore her crown!
Happy new year Karla! I hope yours is wonderful!
Big Hugs,
Amy
What a beatiful bust! How fun I can’t wait to see what you got done. Bethany and I played around most of the morning and didn’t really accomplish anything but getting some valentines day craft stuff 🙂 She is so sweet and it is fun when little one’s “get you.” 🙂 Friday will be fun! Happy New Year to you! Any puppies yet???
And as long as your with Sugarwings you know you’re not crazy anymore!
You are blessed to have little Sugarwings. I have two boys who don’t get the light side of life. Wishing you much fun in and happiness in 2009.
Christa
Chloe Rose
Karla, i would say that Miss Sugarwings is the lucky one to have such a wonderful and fun girl as her grandmother…she is such a doll, and i know the two of you always have fun together…have fun on your date with her tonight…Happy New Year…i hope your 2009 is just wonderful!!!
Eight days ago…the 23rd at 11:05am there was a knock on the door. I opened it to find your package staring me in the face. With all the snow we had I was bugging the maintenance guy so when it came he dropped it by! Karla, Karla, Karla (cheerleader Chant), in no time at all I had the white opaque strapping tape stuck to whatever surface(I put it into things I make)I could find and pulled out the doll(I don’t collect dolls as a rule but this wee lass spoke to me…she’s been to Alaska now and I’ve named her Paisley…the smudges of glitter on her forehead and on her shoes, and up and down one of her arms). Next I pulled out the tree and it’s sitting with a small card board santa and my old Home Interior trio of elves. I’ll be back to finish where I left off…hubby has us going to the movies. Joy joys Karla
Karla, thank you for a year of inspiration and smiles.
Happy new year to you and your family.
Happy new year, Karla! (I’m absolutely drooling over that wallpaper!) Only you would draw faces on the eggs you’re about to eat – LOL!
Have a wonderful New Years Eve with Sugarwings and an even better New Years Day!
cute & fun post Karla! I want to come & play with you & Sugarwings…that’s my kind of fun! And how lucky she is to have you as a Grandma, you’re making her childhood magical!
Happy New Year, Good Luck & Best Wishes in 2009!!! xoxoxox
One of my fondest childhood memories was eggs with faces and cut out toast shapes. I love that sugarwings gets you!
I *adore* that wallpaper behind the bust! Why must you tease and tantlize me so??
The bust is gorgeous too, especially with the crown!
Have the happiest of new years!
xoxo, Tiffany
one of my fondest childhood memories was of eggs with faces and cut out toast shapes! How lovely that sugarwings gets you!
I *adore* that wallpaper behind the bust! Why must you tease and tantalize me so!?!
The bust is beautiful as well, especially with that crown.
I wish you the happiest of new years…
xoxo, Tiffany
Karla, the bust is great and will only get better with whatever you do to her. Sugarwings is lucky to have you in her life to teach her about all the fun things and to be creative with. I am so glad you share a part of Sugarwings with us. I love all those photos of her. I swear you can hear that little mind of hers clicking away in those photos. I hope the New year brings you many more blessings with Sugarwings.
Happy New Year to a special and talented lady,
Jean in Virginia
Hi Karla! Happy new Year! My daughter wish her granny is more like you, but sadly that wont happen since mom had her kneecap replacement surgery few months back.. so now I am her substitute.. hehehehe and don’t we just love kids.. they didn’t judge us on our silliness.. as long it is fun time, they are always ready!. hehehehe Happy New Year & thank you so much!.. xo fitty
What a lucky little girl Sugarwings is!!
Have a wonderful New Year Karla full of more special moments with your adorable grand daughter. You were blessed the day she was born. Who knew that you would soon have a tiny little “playmate”!!
It’s always nice to find someone who “gets” you, but it’s twice as nice when it’s a granddaughter, I think!
Oh Karla…I thank God for blogland. You must know by now that out there in blogland is a whole cyber community who ‘get you’.
I for one can’t wait to see what adventures you and Sugarwings get up to in 2009.
Happy New Year.
Hugs,
Kerryanne
So sweet as always!She is such a little artist! I love the bust you found , what a score! Happy New Year to you !
Just wanted to send you well wishes for the new year…Happy New Year!!
Beautiful photos as always ! So cute grandbaby !!! I love you photos of her !!!
Happy New Year Karla !!! Bonne et Heureuse Année avec Sugarwings !!!!
xoxo
We are sisters! Wish you were closer so we could sing and dance together while shopping in the antique store looking for magic!
Love You and Have a Great New Year!
Bobbie
Wishing you and Sugarwings many Blessings for a Happy New Year filled with love, happiness and fun times together.
I love it!! It makes watching her so much more fun when you can share the same delightful crafting time. You are so lucky that you “get” each other!! Cant wait to see what you will be sharing with us in this next year! Laurie
Hi Karla! This post just makes me goosebumpy & giggly all at the same time! Thanks for a wonderful start to the New Year!
May 2009 bring you (& Sugarwings) everything you’ve been dreaming of!!
Big TX Hugs,
Stephanie
Angelic Accents
Thank You so much for a wonderful start to the New Year.
After geting our Grand Kids home safe. We started it out with a nice warm ride on the Harley to the WW1 and the KC Wall with our friend from the Combat Vet Motorcycle Assoc. Remembering the fallen and Praying for the other.
Happy New Years
Mother Goose (Elaine)
she is the cutest thing!! those are such charming and lovely quirks, you have!! 🙂
yay! You just gave me inspiration for my cermaics class this semester. This is the first class my professor won’t give me assignments, but I have to create my own. I also love busts and have never been able to find one that I liked, so I will be making one this semester!
amen to that, and Happy New Year!!!!
Karla:
CONGRATULATIONS ! ON THE PUPPIES ! They’re adorable ! I had a feeling they were coming soon, too. Loved the little elf hat making party, you looked so funny in that pic with your apron on and your blouse all covered in paint ! I laughed out loud at my computer ! Those times are priceless, aren’t they ? And your wall covered in vintage wall-paper, is so beautiful !
Well, take care, Happy New Year !
Deborah