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  • Early May Blooms in the Pacific Northwest

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    Garden in Bloom: May 2014 via cottagemagpie.com Garden in Bloom: May 2014 via cottagemagpie.com Luckily for me, the garden doesn’t care if it’s cleaned up or not. It just blooms and blooms anyway. This time of year is so fun with the peonies all peeking out their heads and gradually opening to a frilly, blowsy…

  • Original Bohemian Squares Quilt

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    I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to share my newest quilt with you! After I showed you all the fabrics I had gotten to put in it, I just kind of got it all done lickety split! It’s been finished for a few weeks now, so I’m glad to finally share it. This…

  • April Blooms in the Pacific Northwest

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    Garden in Bloom: April 2014 via cottagemagpie.com Garden in Bloom: April 2014 via cottagemagpie.com Spring is such a tease, isn’t it? You get those sunny days and the early flowers and you think, “Ahhh, the beautiful weather is here!” You wear short sleeves, you open the windows, you get out the quilts and pack up…

  • Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Coconut Flour Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

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    Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Coconut Flour Chocolate Cupcake Recipe via cottagemagpie.com Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Coconut Flour Chocolate Cupcake Recipe via cottagemagpie.com You didn’t think I’d hold out on you after showing the cupcakes with the peanut-butter frosting, did you? I would never do that to you! 🙂 These chocolate cupcakes are my favorite treat, and we make them…

  • Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe

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    Dairy-Free Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe via cottagemagpie.com Dairy-Free Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe via cottagemagpie.com I don’t eat peanuts or peanut butter very often, but every so often I get a craving that only peanut butter frosting (or filling) will fix. Unfortunately, with my dietary needs, most frosting recipes will not work for me. This heavenly…

  • Book: The Country Living Book of Country Kitchens

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    Sometimes, for fun, I check out really old decorating books from the library. Which, by “really old” means from the 80’s, which is also when I graduated from high school, so really I probably should not be calling them “really old,” but you get the idea. I like to look through them and just see.…

  • That Time I Saved My Grandma’s Vintage Sailboat Quilt

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    One of my most treasured possessions is this raggedy old quilt. It’s not the prettiest quilt ever, and it’s not in the best condition, but it’s special to my family and to me. My Dad, whom I lost this summer, lost his mother when he was only eight years old. Sick with the polio epidemic,…

  • How to Make Over a Thrifted Blanket Trunk

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    Well, the last three weeks have been quite an adventure. We’ve had breakdowns, accidents, injuries, life changes, work changes and exhaustion. For awhile there, I was on a simple loop of coping and sleeping. Things seem to be getting to a state of equilibrium now, in my new normal. I’ve been wanting to show you…

  • How to Make a Grain Sack Striped Workshop Table

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    I’ve been working on my workshop (craft-slash-office space) for some time. I knew that I wanted to paint the main work table, but I could NOT decide what color or style. Stained top? Painted legs? Plain white? Something fun? It’s been a major stumbling block for moving forward on this room. That and the jigsaw…

  • How to Makeover a Thrifted Wall Cabinet

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    After that great garage sale, I was feeling like making something happen in my life. Do you ever feel that way? That you just want to Make Something Happen? I do. I definitely do. The thing is, I have lots of life projects that I work on — building my business, trying to be a…