My Cottage Charm

Hi all! I know, it’s been a LONG time since I put together a blog post, and I apologize….life is just nutty sometimes and I needed a break…..I’m sure you know what I mean.  :0) I thoug...

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A friend of mine from church brought these amazing little bundles of awesomeness to our Christmas Music Party and OH. MY. GOODNESS do these things taste awesome! My hubby didn’t get any of thes...

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Hi all!  I am FINALLY all better from my epic illness! I have never been that sick in my whole life, and I never want to repeat it either! After I got my energy back, I decided to have a Operat...

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Hey you guys! I’m sorry I haven’t posted in a while, but I’ve been sick.  Not  just a cold and sniffle kind of sick either, but the kind where you’re in bed for long stretches of time.�...

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Hi everyone! Just wanted to show you a very quick and easy craft project to you can make for Christmas…and it seriously takes 15 minutes or less!  Here they are…my Antique Sheet Music Chris...

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Hey ya’ll! I’ve been wanting to show you these ornaments I made for a while, but I’ve been sitting in the hospital with our middle son for four days.  He was having an extended video EEG.�...

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Hey ya’ll!! I have been busy as a bee around here decorating for Christmas!   I wanted to show you the cute little stockings I made for my dining room chairs.  They were SO easy! First...

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Wishing you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving and a wonderful day filled with friends, family and of course, food! 1 CHRONICLES 16:34 O GIVE THANKS unto the LORD; for he is good; for his...

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Please tell me I’m not the only one with such a pitiful looking little doorbell button as this.  It was hanging on by one little screw.  It’s been like that since we bought the house SI...

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Hey you guys!! It has been crazy around here, that’s why I haven’t posted in a bit. My hubby had his gall bladder removed and I’ve been playing nurse maid.  He’s still feeling a little r...

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I’m trying to get back to reality after my This Old House Magazine cover fun, so I thought I’d show you the “twist” to my garden shed we had built this summer! Are you ready? Here’s ...

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Hey you guys! I’m still reeling from all the excitement of being on the cover of This Old House Magazine …it’s been such a fun experience! I thought I would spill my guts and tell you ...

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Could someone pinch me please?! :0) You guys remember a while back when I said I had a HUGE announcement? Well this was it, and I’ve had to keep it a secret since JULY!!   (I thought I ...

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Hi you guys!  I wanted to show you what I’ve been doing over the summer.  How many of you have always wanted a little garden shed of your very own, just for your gardening stuff? (and not for...

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Hey guys!  If you all are like me, you have loads of extra ripe tomatoes coming from your end of summer gardens.  I wanted to show you a recipe I made with all my tomatoes!  GARDEN ROAST...

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This was so basic I only took a picture of one thing…. This stupid rock! I hit this rock within the first 5” of digging….really?!  I think our house is very Biblical…you know th...

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I remember when I was growing up I would watch my mom and my grandma in the kitchen canning all the wonderful things they had grown in their gardens.  One year my mom and dad let me have my ...

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Hey you guys!! I could not WAIT to show you how I built this potting bench to go in my new shed!   (more on the shed in another post!) You remember the old 1916 house that was sitting...

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You all know I’ve been working on the church nursery for a while….well, I’m finally ready to show you everything! Here’s what the nursery looks like now…bright, cheery and much more u...

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How adorable are these knobs?! I have to tell you about a GREAT company, D. Lawless Hardware .  They have so many wonderful knobs, pulls and tons of other goodies! I can’t say enough goo...

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Hey Ya’ll!  Last time I showed you this picture, and told you I’d tell you what I was doing with the big square…… WELLLLL….it’s going to have this inside it!! (after it’s pai...

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We have COLOR in the church nursery!!! We used the Sherwin Williams Georgian Bay color on the bottom of the walls, all the way around the room. I measured it off and put Frog Tape around the ro...

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We have finally begun to paint! Tammy, Kim, Gina, Tiffany, David and I all painted on the nursery to get it started!  (great friends!)  Gina and Kim knocked out the first coat on the ceiling on...

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Remember these canvases I purchased for the church nursery artwork?  I got all five for $27.53! If you’ve ever purchased canvas’ before, you’ll know what a great buy that is! Hobby Lobby w...

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Remember my last post where I told you a group of ladies and I get to makeover the church nursery? Well we’ve started! First we went in and tore down all the border….actually I did that p...

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