Sometimes... I forget to finish

So.... apparently, I just forgot to talk about the attic wall in the last post.  OOPS!  I will chalk it up to blood loss.  :)  While cutting the new window frame, I sliced my finger pretty badly.  Gashed it right open.  Blood and wooziness.  I probably needed stitches, but being insuranceless, I tend to ignore all things medical.  Liquid bandaid to the rescue!

Okay, so here is what I did:  There are no before or during pictures.  We have already established that I suck at that.  :D  I used the same rustic siding strips for the wall that I used on the Lodge.  I used basswood to make the custom window frame... and Houseworks mullions for, well, the mullions.  

The wood got a random wash of maple stain, dirty water, Warm White by Americana, Snow White by Americana and Robin Egg Blue by Americana. The window was painted Snow White.  The rest of the trim was left natural.  The trim around the dormer will be painted Snow White, too.  

 This was my inspiration piece.  I found it on Pinterest, but can't find the original source.  The link goes to a blog that no longer exists.  Boo.  I love this room.  I had intended to do the ceiling and floor the same, but that amount of white with the rest of the house just didn't work for me.

I think I got the look I was going for.. mostly.  In the end, I am pretty happy with it.
                                   

I also installed the attic light, ran the wires and grouped all the house wires together.

 I had made some boxes, too, and filled in the attic a little more how I want it in the end.  I still need to do the back wall, but figured I should let my finger heal a bit more!

 Now, all of that was before I went on vacation.  The kid had Spring Break, so I ran away to the beach for 7 days.  :)  YAY!  Last night, I got some stuff done, but not a whole lot.  Hard to get back into the groove of things after sun and fun.  I started the siding on the outside after prepping this first wall:
                                 
 And I made a mattress for the guest are in the attic.  It is a piece of 3/8 thick styrofoam that I wrapped with some fabric I got from April.

 The blankets on the bed are also fabrics that I got from April.  :)  And all the pillows will be, too.

There are two pins holding them down for now.  Later, I will put a fat pillow there.

 Love the wall!!!

 Today, I worked on the blanket chest that I got from Brae when I visited her in October.

 It got several washes of Warm White, aged copper trim and a hand painted motif.

 The inside is still plain right now, but I was thinking of staining the interior or lining with very fine velvet.

 Then I made this for the living room.

 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 The edges need to be cleaned up a little, but I don't care.

 And then I got a hankering to make knives  These are actual metal. And quite sharp.  And a gift for a friend  But she doesn't know that.... yet.  SHhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Perfect for a serial killer, yes?

 The final thing I did was make the stained glass insert for the front door.  It is hand drawn and painted. I love it!

The Charming Cottage kit came yesterday.  I already dry fitted it, but I need to finish up the Eclectic Tennyson in time for the Undersized Urbanite contest!  And I will try to find something on the side to work on once I start my _____________________ for the Creatin Contest!  Eep!