Procrastinating and Nit Picking

  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!

Comments

[Tera]

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

[Sweet Remembrance]

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

[phyllis]

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?!!!!

[jamie]

Your Photos are Amazing!!! I Love Everything and all the Sparkle...

[phyllis]

Thanks girlie !

[Becca]

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!

[Stephanie]

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

[Amy P]

I can't wait to see your finished pictures. Your cottage looks so fun!

[Christy]

Oh! I can't get over that adorable pink bootie with the flowers in it!!! Sooooooo cute :)

[michelle fitzgerald]

I didn't think it could get better, but it did!

[Bethany]

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!!!

[Rachael]

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

[frenchgardenhouse]

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??

[Cheryl Dack]

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 :)

[carole]

Oh Karla:
How charming!!!
I wish you would adopt me : )
Take care
carole

[Sue]

Karla,
How exciting! You photos have brought me much joy this morning. Can't wait to see the end product.
Sue

[Sonya]

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.

[Natasha Burns]

Karla I would never have picked you for a procrastinator! You get so much done in a day, i am always amazed!!!

[beachy]

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! =)

[Betty @ She's Sew Pretty]

It sounds like fun to decorate for Christmas now, but it also looks like a lot of work! Your rooms are as always beautiful!!

[Kathleen Grace]

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!

[María Elena]

I like me your decor changes. I've begun to make it in my house.

[Karen Young]

What fun, I have just read your last two posts and the pictures are fantastic. I just love Sugarwings Christmas tree.

Karen
Bluemuf

[Pat]

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.