Inspiring ideas for the handmade home.
Country Living HOLIDAYS 2002. I have read that issue literally hundreds of times and in ten years, it continues to resonate with me, not just during the holidays, but all year long. One particular article about a family who lived in a small barn as their main house was being re-built after a […]
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My last fall post for the year…I’ll be starting on Christmas posts next week. Can’t wait! I took down the Halloween decorations on my mantle and simplified with a fall theme to bring me into the Thanksgiving Holidays. I tend to fill the visual space in a plentiful way; showing restraint is not always […]
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I am thinking alot about the holidays. The decorating I want to do, the things I want to bake and the gifts I want to give. Standing in the check out stand at the grocery store, I spied a holiday cookie magazine and decided to give one recipe a try. My lovely neighbor, […]
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‘ I am always on the hunt for pretty little things that can be used in very practical ways for home keeping and organizing. These lovely little shells do the trick as soap and sponge holders in my cottage kitchen. As my style has evolved into a more coastal style (see a previous blog article, […]
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I used to store my spices in small round tins with vintage labels. That worked for a while, but at some point I decided I wanted glass jars. Searching high and low in the Internet, I finally found the ones I wanted at a lab supply warehouse. As I was jumping around their website, […]
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My lovely friends at Whisperwood Cottage, who are also talents scouts for Cottages and Bungalos Magazine, featured my blog in their article about vintage kitchen storage. Happy to be chosen and happy to be featured. Thanks so much! [hana-code-insert name=’Curtain Feature’ /] To get to the article, click here.
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For a long time, I used to collect vintage aluminium measuring spoons that came in a set, held together with a small ring. The problem, however, was that aluminum does not come through a wash cycle in the dishwasher very well and keeping them on a ring was necessary to keep them from getting […]
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Vintage Wireware. Just as functional today as it was many years ago. But considered much more lovely by those of us who appreciate their considerable charm. Usefulness and beauty. You really can’t ask for anything more. I hope you find some inspiration. Always, Cindy Remember to click on pictures twice to bigify! [hana-code-insert name=’cottagesbungalos’ […]
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Call me naive or hopeful, but I really long for the old kind of Halloween that was innocent and fun and full of simple, sweet frolic. During the holidays, paper crafting was common in the Victorian era. Taking my cues from them, I used lovely Victorian Halloween clip art that has a wonderful […]
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