New Pincushions Are Now Listed ..

Hello my dear friends,

just a short note to let you all know that I have just listed these four pincushions.

 

If you have a spare moment why not go take a look at them in my Etsy shop.

 

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

 

Have a peaceful and creative day,

 

 

Karen B.

More Pincushions For My Etsy Shop ..

Hello my dear friends,

today I am giving you a little preview of four more pincushions that I have chosen to place in my Etsy shop early tomorrow morning. They too are all early pieces of mine.

Again they are all made from bits and pieces of vintage fabric, lace, doilies and and a tarnished drinking vessel. They are all embellished differently from each other but each one very neat and pretty in it's own way.

 



So ... here is a little preview ..

 

I will be listing these four pincushions early tomorrow morning in my Etsy shop.
If you wish ... why not stop by and take a look.

You always make me very happy when you visit me here at Todolwen so do pop by sometime soon again.

I hope you are well and life is treating you kind my dear friends.

Have a peaceful and creative day,


Karen B.

Our First Flea Market Trip Of 2013 ..

Hello my dear friends,

at last this past Sunday my daughters and I headed out to a flea market that we always visit for the first time this year and it was so nice. The weather was great ~ lots of sunshine and warmth. We spend time together laughing and talking and I was so lucky to find a few new treasures too. I am already putting my creative mind to what I might make out of my findings.

And these are my new treasures ...

 

... 2 lovely old door knobs ~ the left one has bits of  neat pink paint still on it.

 

A vintage piece form an oil lamp.

 

Very neat keys ...

 

 

a tatty old hinge and a few old thimbles ...

 

... and finally a pale blue jar.

 

 I have come up with an idea for the keys already and the old oil lamp part too and the old jar is going to become my penny jar ~ I have started collecting pennies lately. All that's left are the other bits and pieces that I will have to still think about.

 

Do pop back some time ~  maybe I will have a new creations to share with you by then.

 

I hope you are well and life is treating you kind my dear friends.

 

Have a peaceful and creative day,

 

 

Karen B.

At Last ... I Can Tell You ..

Hello my dear friends,

you have no idea how hard it is not to talk about something that you are over the moon about and very excited about too. I had to keep quiet and not share this for some time ... but at last now I can.

 

If you have read Vicki's latest post ~ 2 Bags Full ~ then you will know that she has designed a new nest for next year. And ....

... I am going to be a very tiny part of it!!

It all came about when I created my little 'Flutter~ bys' a several months back and Vicki approached me about them and long story told ... now they are going to be a part of her newest designer nest that will be created for a so worthy cause ... to help tiny babies in need.

 

I am not going to give anymore away, but you can pop over to Vicki's blog and read all about it.

 

But I will share a photo of the nest with you right now as a little preview.

 

(Photo property of  2 Bags Full)

 

http://vicki-2bagsfull.blogspot.ca/2013/05/vintage-millinery-prelude-to-spring-nest.html

 

I can only tell you right now how happy I am and touched and also honoured that I was picked to take part in this way of making a little difference in this world. Thank you Vicki, dear friend.

 

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

 

Have a peaceful and creative day,

 

 

Karen B.

 

Sorry To Disappoint You .. My Last Spring Nest ..

Hello my dear friends,

I was planning on listing my last Spring nest in my Etsy shop tomorrow morning ...

 

... and I will, but it will now be a reserved item for my sweet friend Vicki from '2 Bags Full', who makes the most beautiful nests herself. She e-mailed me earlier today with her request of buying it before it was listed.

 

I am sorry to disappoint any of you lovely bloggers. I will check my studio in the next few days and see if I have everything I need to make a few more of my Spring nests within the next 4 weeks hopefully.

 

Once done I will let you know when they will be listed in my Etsy shop.

 Thank you for understanding.

 

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

 

Have a peaceful and creative day,

 

 

Karen B.

My Last Spring Nest ..

Hello my dear friends,

today I would like to share my last Spring nest. It is also my personal favourite one and the biggest one of the Spring nests I have made so far.

The first time I shared this nest with you it was together with all my other Spring nests in one photograph where it could only be seen was part of the group and not as a single beautiful creation.

I will be listing this last Spring nest early tomorrow morning in my Etsy shop for sale but here is a preview it is now...

 

 

 

Can you see why this is my favourite Spring nest now and it just might become yours too.

 

I am planning to make more Spring nest some time in the future. Yet again another item for my to~do list so I don't forget. My list is getting longer and longer with tutorials I have in mind to create for my Etsy shop and also my newest free tutorial that I am still working on and hopefully will finish soon.

 

When ever you have a spare moment ... do stop by again from time to time.

 

I hope you are well and life is treating you kind my dear friends.

 

Have a peaceful and creative day,

 

 

Karen B.

 

Outdoor Spring Cleaning Has Begun..

Hello my dear friends,

at last ... Spring is here!
Finally the season has made it's appearance and I am so glad about it.

 

  

 My trees are blooming with new leaves, ...

 

 my plants are starting to grow ...

 

 

... and my flowers are already showing off all their colors and beauty.

Being given new energy by the suns rays I have already started my spring cleaning outdoors.
 

To the ducks dismay I emptied the water off the winter top cover of the pool  a few days ago and ... I can tell you it was yucky ...

 

... all green and messy and a bit smelly.
 It took me about 6 hours but now it is done and everything is nice and clean again.

 

And believe it or not the ducks still come and stay in our garden every day. There might only be a little bit of fresh water on the winter cover but they still paddle and waddle on it as good as they can and use it as a drinking source as well.

 I am still hoping they don't nest in our garden as much as I would love them to because another critter ... a raccoon has made it presents very known.

 

I am wondering if our little woven birdhouse might see little baby birds in it this year? I yes, I will try my best to get at least on photo to share with you. 

 

I can't believe that the sunshine is making me want to do so much right now which I am so happy about. I wonder what are all you lovely bloggers up to these days?

 

It is always so nice when you stop to visit me here at Todolwen and I would love for you to stop by sometime soon again.

 

I hope you are well my dear friends and life is treating you kind.

 

Have a peaceful and creative day,

 

 

Karen B.