Saturday, October 30, 2010

Plight of the Bumble-fingered artist.....baby faeries and bedroom make-overs...

Oh, I couldn't resist, I will blame it on my mum, who loves puns!

 My two baby faeries are FINALLY in my Etsy shop.  Yes, I AM the Queen of Faffing About, I admit it.  I considered adding beads or glass leaves to these, but in the end I decided I liked the ribbons the best.  Which is just as well, as I have discovered one of the liabilities of being a guitar player (well, a learner at least) is that I CANNOT PICK ANYTHING UP WITH MY LEFT HAND!  Once upon a time, I had soft, sensitive finger pads that could pick up small beads, pieces of paper, needles, thread......now, I have these rock hard and completely numb finger tips that can barely FEEL a needle lying on a table, let alone pick it up!  I can't hold anything small in them and manipulate it...I spent this afternoon dropping beads and accidently snapping the tops off crystal drops...how frustrating, and how unexpected.  I didn't realise learning a new skill could compromise my old ones!

I ummed and ahhhed about what to charge for the faeries too, and settled on $40.  According to this article on Etsy, I'm not charging enough, but I don't think it's a very realistic formula.  Speaking of Etsy, there are all sorts of changes afoot and not a lot of people are happy about it.  If you haven't checked your Etsy profile lately, I suggest you go and have a look at what they've done to it and judge for yourself.
You can find these two here and here.

Now....drum roll please.  How many of you remember the Super-Bedroom-Makeover?  Well, if you don't or have joined up to read my ramblings since the last SBM post, you can always click on the 'bedroom makeover' label at the top of this post and get the whole story.  But to cut a VERY LONG story short, it is finished.  Actually, it has been for a few weeks, but as I have already admitted to being the Q of FA (now, don't be rude, I didn't mean THAT!) I've only now gotten around to posting about it. We haven't moved all the furniture back in that needs to go in, but it won't be much more anyway, and about all it needs beyond that is a nice rug on the floor.  So what do you think?  He's a clever chap isn't he, that other half of mine!
Composite picture (I do love Photoshop) from the doorway

The bedspread I bought years ago because I fell in love with it even though it didn't go with any of the colours we had at the time.

This WAS going to be Beloved's special TV chair in the lounge room...but it looks awfully nice here.



9 comments:

WOL said...

What a clever way to gain space! I like the natural wood finish. That chair looks the perfect place to settle into for a nice read -- needs a little table beside it though for munchables. When you get the rug down, please show us a pix. I can see why you chose the bedspread. Quite prescient of you, in view of how things turned out.

Tammie Lee said...

your new pieces are charming as can be. I am sorry to hear about your finger tips, that does sound frustrating. I checked out my etsy profile, thank you. I think it looks wonderful. What do you think?

Tammie Lee said...

oh, and your bedroom, absolutely wonderful!

Julia Guthrie said...

You could never be the Queen of faffing...that would surely be me! lol :)

Beautiful little faerie babies...so cute! And indeed, a bargin for something so beautifully hand crafted. :)

Fabulous looking bedroom...the make over looks like a big success! Must be really cosy up there :) xxx

Carousel Dreams said...

Lovely wee fairies, and your new room looks incredible...love the bed!

A mermaid in the attic said...

Thanks all for your lovely comments. Tammie, I thought the new profile looked OK at first glance, but the more I thought about it the less I liked it. I don't like the way the profile info has been cut off (especially after they were encouraging people to write more so buyers get a better feel for who you are and what you do), and the fact that if you have your favourites public, and you do treasuries as well, it means the vast majority of what is supposed to be YOUR profile page, is made up of pictures of and links to, other people's work. And people are finding it hard to get back IN to the shop they were in if they accidently click on any of the many links that lead OUT. Julia, sorry, I OWN the title of Faffing Queen, he he! And one of the little faeries is already off to a new home! :)

Valerianna said...

It all looks great... your bedroom looks very inviting. Happy sleeping!

Beth Niquette said...

OOoh, I adore these ornaments! They are so sweet hanging in the plants. I really want one. lol

Beth Niquette said...

I agree with Tammie--your bedroom is fabulous!

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