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
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
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
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 you to easily turn a plain piece of clothing into a unique and 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
Winter Tour at the Little Cottage
It's ironic that I'm writing about winter, when it's forcasted to be in the 70s all this week, in the first week of February! We don't use our fireplace unless the temperature falls below 50 degrees, and we've only used it three times this entire season. That's ok, we can turn the air conditioner Continue Reading
Do You Appreciate Your Life As A Homemaker?
Do you appreciate your life as a homemaker? I usually do, but sometimes I fall into a lackadaisical way of thinking. Maybe you're a newly retired woman who suddenly finds herself at home. Possibly, you've been at home for awhile, but you're feeling overwhelmed by debt, raising children, taking care Continue Reading
Funny Valentine Pet Silhouettes
Ever since I found a silhouette kit while thrifting, I've been wanting to make some Valentine silhouettes. I made some silhouettes of my two oldest children, when they were 6 and 3 years old. They were crudely made of black and white construction paper, but were good likenesses none the less. I'm Continue Reading
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