New Logo

How do you like my new logo!!!  I've been trying to find time for months to learn CS3 and finally just did it.  I know not really that hard to do something so simple, but I'm still trying to figure out some things that will tweak it a little bit.  Anyway, I love it!  It's a picture of our beach house right after we bought it in the 60's.

Candles, lotion bars, hand, foot and lip scrub

Here is a picture of the spa stuff I made this year. Someone came and loved them enough to ask that I put them in her store. I'm so excited. I especially love the lotion bar.

The Lotion Bar is in the front in the tin. I'm looking forward to adding a couple of new things to the line. It's all great fun!

The Cottage Door

Kathy and I are having a boutique this November and December. (and two or three more times this year). It will be open Thursday's, Friday's and Saturday's. There are other vendors as well. We have antiques and other furniture, as well as things we have made. I have a whole line of Bath salts, lotions and candles, as well as other handmade items. Here are some pictures of the store.

Kathy spent hours putting the store together while we were in Wyoming. She is so good at it, doesn't it look great! We still have lots more to put in, but ran out of time to make things. (we only had 3 weeks and one of them I was gone) I still have jewelry that will be added, reindeer, Christmas trees, and other sewn stuff.

Now I need some ideas. I have my jewelry under Oceanside Designs. However, I need a better name for my candles, bath salts, lip buffer and lotion. Does any one have a good idea? It will go with the Oceanside... theme. If I use your idea, I will send you your choice of product, either a candle of your choice, a bath salt, lotion, lip buffer or lotion bar. So, bring me your ideas and get something in return. Sound fun? I've thought of the obvious: Oceanside Candles, Oceanside Bath Salts, etc., let's get creative and have fun!

Some candles in tins and jars, in the foreground, the lip buffer.

Below are the Bath salts.

Eden's quilt

This is the quilt I made for Eden. It is so bright and cute, though simple. I love it,

Eden's Blanket

Eden's Blanket:

Now finished. Now I have to decide when to give it to her. I am also making her a little flannel baby quilt, so I might wait until she is older and can love it. But it has her name on it!!! :)

Finally pictures

Well, I finally have taken some pictures of my jewelry that I have been asked to sell in a local store. The last pictures were all blurry, so, here are some better ones. This is kind of far away, but if I get closer, they get blurry. I really need a good camera with a telephoto lens!

here they are a little closer...
A couple of my glass pendants. I love this shape the most.

and then I am making our new grand-baby a blanket. This is soft and luscious.

here is a close up of it:

So, enjoy the great August weather. I hope ours gets a little better so we can continue on with our outdoor movies. Our weather has been so foggy and bad this summer, it hasn't made it possible. So goes living on the coast! We usually get a good Indian Summer, so at least we will be able to do them into September and probably the first part of October if all goes well.

Andrea's birthday socks

I finished Andrea's socks in time for her birthday. They have been out of town so I haven't heard if she likes them or not. I know I did and loved the yarn. I think, if I'm remembering right it was Lorna's Lace Sock yarn. I'll definitely use this again. Anyway, here is a picture of them.
and another:
I also gave her a necklace that I made, but this is a terrible picture. I've been asked to sell these at a local shop. I hope she liked her gifts. I sure had fun making them for her. I have some pictures of others I have made, but they turned out blurry, so I'll take them again and post those later.