Although we’re currently having a cold snap, spring is just around the corner here on the South Carolina coast. As I made my leaning Hey Spring Sign for my fireplace, I was filled with hopes of sunny weather. However, I would like to have a few more winter fires in our fireplace before spring Continue Reading
Lemon Fresh Sugar Cookies
My "Pinspiration" for Lemon Fresh Sugar Cookies was a cookie recipe from Modern Honey. I changed a few ingredients to accomodate my pantry, and added frosting to my cookies. Lemon-flavored desserts make me think of clothes hanging on the line, flowers in the window, and springtime. How about Continue Reading
Little Cottage Link Party #39
Welcome to Little Cottage Link Party #39! I hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day! I had a good, but busy week. Here's what I've been posting: For the February Craft Destash Challenge, I styled an Island Escape Madras Plaid Coffee Table. Crafters can spend up to $10 on each post, then use Continue Reading
Island Escape Madras Plaid Coffee Table
It's time for the Craft Destash Challenge, hosted by Megan from C'mon Get Crafty. Crafters are challenged to spend no more than $10, then use their stash of crafts for the rest of the supplies. I spent $9.99 on one yard of magenta and orange Madras Plaid, then used things I already had for the Continue Reading
1978 Retro Spring Vignette
My 1978 Retro Spring Vignette is centered around a 1978 crewel embroidery sample that I purchased from the Salvation Army a few years ago. It is signed “SB,” and dated 78.’ Read the precise definition of crewel here. I’m not actually sure if the flowers in the needlework belong with the spring or Continue Reading
Spring Bouquet Wreath
When someone says the word “spring,” what images come to your mind? I think of Paris cafes with striped awnings and outdoor tables adorned with roses. Window boxes filled with spring blooms, or a bicycle with a basket on the front, loaded with flowers, also comes to mind. If you want to add some Continue Reading
Little Cottage Link Party #38
Welcome to Little Cottage Link Party #38! It’s almost Valentine’s Day! I don’t know about you guys, but every surface in my house is covered with winter, Valentine’s Day, and early March decor. Here’s what I’ve been making: Woodland Trail March Tablescape Creating the Woodland Trail March Continue Reading
Through the Looking Glass Tiered Tray
As a little girl I didn’t understand the humor in Alice in Wonderland. It took many years for me to appreciate things like unbirthdays and queens who believed “6 impossible things before breakfast.” Last night I found an old copy of Through the Looking Glass And What Alice Found There (written by Continue Reading
How to Use Embroidery to Spice Up Your Sewing
*This Guest post was written by Helen from hello sewing.com. Whether you’re a beginner seamstress or an experienced sewing pro, you can always up the quality of your projects with one relatively simple trick; learn to use embroidery to add simple designs and touches. Embroidery allows Continue Reading
Woodland Trail March Tablescape
What would you experience if you walked through the woods in early March to a “woodcutter's cottage,” like Sleeping Beauty’s little home with the fairies? Hopefully, you would see gorgeous trees, pine cones, bracken, and shamrocks. The scent of wildflowers would waft through the air as you gazed Continue Reading
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