Come Make Something With Me

Come Make Something With Me

Craft, bake, cook, and share.

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My daughter is starting her own blog so that we can blog together. What fun for me!

If you have a daughter, perhaps she would like to visit this new blog.

Make sure to check out these links: Holiday Fun | Recipes

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Painting and So Much More...

I always love watching Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, just to see this lovely kitchen and the cozy living room setting.

This apartment kitchen is bigger than mine. The living room is also much bigger. I always wonder why they say in the movie that the apartment is too small. It must be because they have no yard for the boys to run about .

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Everything in my upper kitchen cabinets is emptied out onto the counter and the kitchen table – What a clutter.

I painted the cupboard and have waited for them to thoroughly dry. Now, at 4:30 or so this morning, as soon as I get off of this computer ☺, I will be setting my kitchen back in order.

I am working on so many things right now. My darling husband is out of town for over a week, so it is a good time to get to my cleaning projects.

I have some new arrangements that I wanted to share, but my sweetie took the camera with him, so I cannot take any pictures. Not having a camera is difficult for me, for I so love to take pictures of everything! Oh well, I am really too busy to be taking photos right now.

Come back soon and visit again!

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Creating a Cottage Home

I was just in Michaels this morning looking at all the lovely autumn decorations. I was tempted by these most wonderful, fall colored stems of berries in purple, orange, and golden yellow, but even at 40% off, I could not bring myself to pay $4.19 a stem. Sigh…I do so much love autumn!

I am still working on getting my house in order. I have purchased online three new vintage reproduction tablecloths to brighten my kitchen/dining-room table. Even at $33.00 each, I feel that it is not such a bad splurge when it comes to decorating a home. I have been eyeing these tablecloths for some time and decided to go for it.

I also purchased a rose printed throw for my living room. I can’t wait!

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English Cottage Style

All this lovely Saturday morning, I have been enjoying poring through cottage-style books. I took pictures of some of my favorite pages… go to Pleasant Simplicity to see more.

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My Cottage Home: A work in progress

Okay, so I don’t have a “cottage” in the literal since of the word; however, a cottage is a simple, unpretentious home, a modest, often cozy dwelling – that is what I have.

Cottages are delightful little places. English cottage is my favorite decorating style. The reason that I love English cottage style is because of its comfortably haphazard grace. How delightful I find the rose chintz, strips, plaid, and leather so common to English cottages.

English cottage style seems more comfortable and cozy to me than French country. The often unadorned American cottage country style feels too bare for me.

Someone told me that my cottage style is shabby chic. No, shabby chic is not my style. For although I do have many flea market/thrift-store treasures, and I am attracted by various vintage items, shabby chic is a lighter, pastel style of decorating. I prefer warmer, darker rooms. Contrasts of dark and light excite me.

Some might argue that my home is more of the rustic cottage style. That may be true due to my budget and available resources. My home is perhaps a mixture of several country styles; however, English country is my heart’s true style.

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Progress this week:

• I have painted the bedroom closets and two hall closets. Closets can take hours to finish with all the shelves and corners to paint.
• I have pretty much finished arranging my living room – for now. I would like to find a comfortable armchair to place in the corner (instead of the wooden chair I have there now).
• I have all the beds reassembled and in place.
• The children’s rooms are mostly in order, although I have not finished with their closets due to painting.

The garage is still a mess, full of all sorts of things to set in order – so much to do!  

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Working Vacation

So…we had our hardwood floors redone, and that meant that we had to move out for three days. We had wanted to go to Monterey; however, since no one could stay home to care for the pets, we had to stay close enough to return to the house each day.

It ended up being a rather spectacular mini vacation. The hotel we stayed at was spanking newly renovated. We stayed in this wonderful two-bedroom suite with two bathrooms, a living room/dining room and a full kitchen.

Not only that… also included in the price was a complimentary full, hot breakfast buffet each morning. There were assorted cold cereals, hot oatmeal, fresh hot Belgium waffles, eggs, bacon, biscuits and gravy, fried potatoes, bagels, English muffins, blueberry or chocolate muffins, toast, (toppings: grated cheese, salsa, sour cream, cream cheese, fresh blueberries, jam, honey, peanut butter, butter, syrup, whipping cream) yogurts, various juices, and fresh coffee.

Even the chairs and longues around the pool were new. 

The towels on the backs were a nice touch.

We even celebrated a birthday.

It was an exciting and restful three days.
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My 1248 Square Foot Home

Organizing a small home isn’t easy.

I adore my little cottage and delight in the challenge to make it a comfortable, happy home. 

With growing children and changing lives, I have had to rethink my space many times.
Having removed every item from these rooms to have the floors done, it’s time to set things in order.

My plan…

Take plenty of time to move things back
Only keep item that serve a good purpose

 

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