www.windsorcottagedesign.com

I found this site looking for images of palm trees. It it sooo good. When you are on the home page look for the highlighted word: environments, then click style guides in the tool bar on top. It lists all kinds of decor styles with ideas. The whole site is good when decorating in a certain style, and the murals, I am sure we can copy and paste them and use them outside our windows and doors.

I want to thank you all for the wonderful comments. None of the furniture is from kits, I usually copy everything from magazines and catalogs.

Check out this site!! TTYL Kris

Quilt Cottage

Hi everybody!

This is my quilt cottage. I am working on some furniture but I didn't want you to think I had forgotten about you, so I thought I would give you some pictures to look at.

I didn't make the pottery and I didn't make the sewing machine, but I did make the cabinet for it. The plants and flowers were kits from Hanky Panky. I didn't make the cats, Mini Me is on the front porch and there is another cat sleeping on the quilt.
Yes, I did make the blue secretary's chair, used mine to copy from, mine is orange, though. I made all of the other furniture and most of the accessories.

If you have any questions about this room box, please ask and I will try to answer your questions.

Hi Guys!

I have a cold and not doing much. Fidget has opened his eyes. I am trying to get another project out for you, the shelf using the quilling paper. Just need to get some rest. TTYL Kris

New Chaise

Gosh, I think I had better learn Spanish!! Thanks so much for your kind comments.

Here's the chaise I've been working on, it's at CDHM.org and I am under furniture, 1 inch minis, Kris Compas

P.S. on Pottery

I forgot two things: to hold your bowls I use a toothpick with adhesive wax on the end. This gives you a handle to hold on to when you are painting, stick it into foam or something to hold upright while the bowl or pot dries. Then sometimes it's hard to get the paper started in the quilling tool just putting the tip in, I will fold paper in half or about half, (lengthwise) then start turning the tool to wind a tight circle.

Kris

Paper Pottery Update

Hi, I am beginning to be sleep deprived! I should be making furniture for the CDHM site to update things but can't get my head around it!
I've been playing with the quilling paper pots I started and I thought I would show you some of the work.
I can't emphasize enough the importance of using Elmer's glue to make the pots good and hard. I smear the inside and now the outside of the bowls with several coats of Elmer's and let them dry overnight.
I have started using my Dremel with the small diameter drum sander on to sand the bowls. It's so, so much easier and quicker.
I made a pot and bowl from the quilling paper from ideas from a birthday card to my husband and a note pad.
I haven't finished the pot from the birthday card, yet. I thought I would show you that one in progress.
I like the red speckled bowl with the handle. It's just 28 gauge green paddle wire and a toothpick for the handle. I drilled using a #72 bit for the wire to go through and used files to shape. To make the surface decoration I glued card stock onto the surface of the bowl.
Then I finished the pot I was making for the tutorial. That's the brown glass stain on the top part of the pot. I wasn't sure you could see it in the picture with the tulips.
I finished these with Delta's Perm Enamel Clear Gloss Glaze.
I'm taking a nap. Kris


I have some more sanding on the pot from the birthday card at the middle seam. The glue is drying.

Ira

Dear Ira, I hadn't thought of that. That's the best idea I've heard. My cat doesn't go after Ginger, my rabbit because I told him "no". Thank you so much for the input. I knew someone would give me a good idea to keep Fidget alive. Thank you, Kris