Wednesday, July 15, 2009

The Beach Cottage

I've really been holding out on you all because I haven't told you about the latest construction project that has been going on ;o) Over the past few days, the workers finally finished up our new beach cottage -

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What do you think? I love the blue door. Very fitting for the decor. Speaking of decor, the inside is being done as we speak. We've gone with whitewash boards throughout the back part of the cottage that looks onto the ocean. It will be accented with blues and reds. The floors are all done in stone, with in-floor heating, that will give some warmth to the place. There will be plenty of comfy chairs and sofas to sit and stitch on ;o)

As you can see, the landscaping is being worked on now. I didn't realize that a tree trunk could be planted and the leaves added later on. LOL!

Some of you asked what color I was using to stitch The Bramble & The Bush. I chose Shortcake by Threadworx. If you look on their site, the sample picture does not show enough green. Don't worry; I will keep trudging on with that piece. I just needed a bit of a break.

Guess what I'm doing on Saturday???? I'm taking a needle felting class :o) I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it advertised in the paper! And we'll be making animals too. I'm so excited! Maybe this is my chance to meet other stitchers. Maybe.

One last thing before I go, I've been going through my stash and will have quite a bit of stuff going up on my Market Blog in the next day or so. There will be a lot of fabric, mostly Aida (14-22 count), some magazines, patterns and a beautiful black trinket box. So keep your eyes peeled :o)


11 comments:

Annie said...

The workers did a great job. You should write them a letter of recommendation! ;-)

Can't wait to see the little animals you come up with.

Rachel S-H said...

Looks great

Rachel S-H said...

That is very cute!

Jenn M said...

Very cute; can't wait to see the finished "Vacation Home"!

Have fun at the felting class. I hope you meet some new friends. It's always a bit of a challenge meeting new people in a new place. I speak from experience: we've moved to three different cities in 7 years. Yikes! LOL!

Jenn

WendyCarole said...

very nice

Karen said...

looks great, have fun at the felting class

Daffycat said...

Awesome little house! Pretty quick construction too.

Way cool, I love needlefelted animals. Have loads of fun and learn lots!

Olga said...

Wow! What a nice little house! Good luck with your felt animals!

Barb said...

Cute Beach House. I look forward to seeing more of it.

Sharon said...

Beautiful start Cathey!

Tammy said...

Cute cute cute!