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Art
- Nov 29, 2012
  
  How to Make a Paper Snowflake Window Mobile
Baby Showers
- Oct 26, 2019
  
  How to Roll a Flannel Baby Blanket for a Gift
Christmas
- Dec 26, 2019
  
  What I Got for Christmas This Year
- Dec 22, 2019
  
  5 Christmas Movies We’re Watching This Year
- Dec 5, 2019
  
  A New & Improved Version of the Four-Gift Rule
- Feb 10, 2019
  
  How to Make a Shadowbox Ornament
- Dec 1, 2016
  
  Something You Want, Something You Need
- Nov 30, 2012
  
  5 Low-Cost Classic Christmas Activities
- Nov 29, 2012
  
  How to Make a Paper Snowflake Window Mobile
- Nov 27, 2012
  
  How to Make 6-Pointed Paper Snowflakes
- Mar 9, 2011
  
  Collecting Vintage Christmas Ornaments
- Dec 11, 2008
  
  Decorate a Faux Mini Christmas Tree with Vintage Earrings
- Dec 13, 2007
  
  Eight Ways to Embellish Red and White Christmas Ornaments
- Dec 17, 2006
  
  How to Dress Your Mantel with Garden Evergreens
Collecting
- Mar 18, 2013
  
  Collecting Pretty Glass Paperweights
- Mar 9, 2011
  
  Collecting Vintage Christmas Ornaments
Crafts
- Feb 14, 2020
  
  How to Make a Scrappy Fabric Rag Garland
- Dec 12, 2019
  
  7 Lessons from a Crafting Failure
- Feb 10, 2019
  
  How to Make a Shadowbox Ornament
- Nov 27, 2012
  
  How to Make 6-Pointed Paper Snowflakes
- Jan 26, 2012
  
  Top 5 Favorite Pretty Pink Craft Rooms
- Jan 15, 2008
  
  IKEA Cottage Style Craft Room Ideas
- Nov 12, 2007
  
  How to Make a Two-Tone Loom Knitted Scarf
- Dec 17, 2006
  
  How to Dress Your Mantel with Garden Evergreens
DIY
- Jul 16, 2013
  
  How to Make Over a Thrifted Blanket Trunk
- Jun 5, 2013
  
  How to Make a Grain Sack Striped Workshop Table
- May 23, 2013
  
  How to Makeover a Thrifted Wall Cabinet
- Feb 4, 2013
  
  How to Make a Vintage-Style Wooden Sign Letter
- Feb 2, 2013
  
  How to Makeover a Vintage Radio Cabinet
- Jan 30, 2013
  
  How to Hang Super-Cheap Small Cabinet Curtains
- Jan 29, 2013
  
  How to Drill a Cabinet Access Hole
- Oct 11, 2012
  
  How to Rub’n’Buff Raised Letters or Numbers
- Oct 9, 2012
  
  How to Take Apart a Battery Clock Movement
- Oct 8, 2012
  
  How to Makeover a Thrifted Mantel Clock
- Aug 18, 2012
  
  How to Build a Faux Vintage Door
- Nov 2, 2011
  
  How to Tear Out a Stone Indoor Planter Box
- Apr 19, 2008
  
  Whether or Not to Choose Vintage Bath Fixtures
- Jun 2, 2007
  
  How to Find Less Expensive Granite Kitchen Countertops
- May 12, 2007
  
  How To Paint & Trim Oak Cabinets
Dear Angela
- Nov 2, 2012
  
  Vintage-Inspired Master Bedroom Digital Makeover
- Aug 26, 2012
  
  Cape Cod Styled Exterior Digital Makeover
- Dec 14, 2010
  
  Cottage-Style Living Room Digital Makeover
- Nov 27, 2010
  
  Covered Front Patio Digital Makeover
- Jan 18, 2008
  
  Traditional Family Room Bay Window Digital Makeover
- Jan 10, 2008
  
  Cottage-Style Garden Shed Digital Makeover
- Jan 3, 2008
  
  French Country Master Bedroom Digital Makeover
Decluttering
- Jan 16, 2020
  
  Desert Island Decluttering
- Jan 4, 2020
  
  Curating Instead of Collecting
- Jan 3, 2020
  
  Decluttering for Magpies
- Jan 2, 2020
  
  Top 5 Favorite Decluttering Books
Decorating
- Jan 1, 2020
  
  Hygge in a Nutshell
- Oct 28, 2017
  
  Pear Tree Cottage Family Room
- Oct 28, 2017
  
  Scrappy Rag Garland
- Nov 4, 2013
  
  Book: The Country Living Book of Country Kitchens
- Apr 4, 2013
  
  Book: Perfect English Cottage by Ros Byam Shaw
- Jan 7, 2013
  
  Collecting Thrift Store Floral Paintings
- Jun 19, 2012
  
  Romantic June Mantel with Flowers, Friends and Fun
- Oct 16, 2011
  
  What is a Fan Deck?
- Oct 14, 2011
  
  Restoration Hardware Silver Sage vs. Sherwin Williams Sea Salt
- Apr 30, 2011
  
  Top 5 Favorite Inspiring Girl’s Bedrooms
- Jan 11, 2011
  
  5 Ways to Update a Room Without Paint
- Jul 17, 2008
  
  How to Decorate a Boy’s Room With Thrifted Finds
- May 14, 2008
  
  Luxurious Vintage Glamour Master Bedroom Inspiration
- Apr 25, 2008
  
  Fresh Vintage Living Room Inspiration
- Oct 23, 2007
  
  How To Create an Autumn Entry Display for Under $20
- Oct 18, 2007
  
  Valentine Cottage Kitchen Reveal
- Aug 30, 2007
  
  Valentine Cottage Dining Room Reveal
- Aug 30, 2007
  
  Valentine Cottage Living Room Reveal
- Aug 20, 2007
  
  IKEA Cottage Style Dining Room Ideas
Fall
- Oct 23, 2007
  
  How To Create an Autumn Entry Display for Under $20
Gardening
- Jun 17, 2014
  
  June Blooms in the Pacific Northwest
- May 27, 2014
  
  Late May Blooms in the Pacific Northwest
- May 20, 2014
  
  Early May Blooms in the Pacific Northwest
- Apr 15, 2014
  
  April Blooms in the Pacific Northwest
- May 22, 2013
  
  Top 5 Favorite Cottage Roses for the Pacific Northwest
- May 14, 2013
  
  Early May Blooms in the Pacific Northwest
- Apr 25, 2013
  
  April Blooms in the Pacific Northwest
- Apr 23, 2013
  
  Kwanzan Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’)
- Apr 18, 2013
  
  Plants for Summer Containers
- Apr 15, 2013
  
  Carnation or Clove Pink (Dianthus x caryophyllus)
- Jun 25, 2012
  
  Late June Blooms in the Pacific Northwest
- Jun 14, 2012
  
  Early June Blooms in the Pacific Northwest
- Dec 15, 2008
  
  December Blooms in the Pacific Northwest
- Nov 19, 2008
  
  November Blooms in the Pacific Northwest
- Oct 15, 2008
  
  October Blooms in the Pacific Northwest
- Sep 15, 2008
  
  September Blooms in the Pacific Northwest
- Jul 15, 2008
  
  July Blooms in the Pacific Northwest
- Jun 15, 2008
  
  June Blooms in the Pacific Northwest
- May 18, 2008
  
  May Blooms in the Pacific Northwest
- Jan 24, 2008
  
  Choosing the Right Arbor for a Front Garden Entry
- Dec 6, 2007
  
  Cottage Garden Classics: White Picket Fences
- Sep 5, 2007
  
  Valentine Cottage Front Garden Before & After
Halloween
- Oct 21, 2012
  
  How to Decorate a Halloween Mantel With Thrifted Finds
- Oct 12, 2012
  
  Spooky October Mantel With Barns, Pumpkins and Cats
- Oct 26, 2008
  
  How to Make Halloween Chandelier Shades
- Oct 22, 2007
  
  How to Make a Halloween Boo Bunting
- Oct 20, 2007
  
  How to Carve a Pumpkin
- Oct 19, 2007
  
  How to Carve a Mandala Pumpkin
- Oct 17, 2007
  
  How to Carve a Monogrammed Pumpkin
Motivation
- Jan 23, 2020
  
  5 Takeaways from Do It Scared by Ruth Soukup
Printable Art
- Oct 13, 2014
  
  When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Sewing
Quilting
- Aug 2, 2019
  
  Make Do Patch-and-Coin Quilt
- Oct 10, 2018
  
  Summer Lake Modified 2×4 Quilt
- Nov 19, 2017
  
  That Time My Business Failed and I Decided to Make Quilts Instead
- May 19, 2014
  
  Original Bohemian Squares Quilt
- Oct 17, 2013
  
  That Time I Saved My Grandma’s Vintage Sailboat Quilt
- May 20, 2013
  
  Yo-Yo Quilt Throw Pillow Cover
- Apr 24, 2013
  
  Antique-Inspired Scrappy Trip-Around-the-World Quilt
- Jan 14, 2013
  
  Scrapbuster Stripes Quilted Placemats
- Jan 9, 2013
  
  How to Make Scrappy Bargello Quilted Placemats
- Jan 8, 2013
  
  Scrappy Bargello Quilted Placemats
- Nov 1, 2008
  
  That Time It Took Seventy-Odd Steps to Finish My First Bed Quilt
- May 21, 2008
  
  Red & Blue Post-and-Rail Fence Quilt
- May 15, 2007
  
  Designing With Toddler
- May 5, 2007
  
  How to Chain Piece
- Feb 15, 2007
  
  Vintage Dresden Plate Blocks
- Dec 3, 2006
  
  That Time I Bought A Quilt at the Mall
- Jun 25, 2006
  
  Pink & Yellow Antique LeMoyne Star Quilt
Quilting 101
- May 6, 2007
  
  How to Use Leaders & Enders
Recipes
- Mar 27, 2014
  
  Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Coconut Flour Chocolate Cupcake Recipe
- Mar 20, 2014
  
  Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe
- Dec 6, 2012
  
  Quick & Easy Deviled Eggs
- Dec 3, 2012
  
  Christmas Bread Recipe (from Food Filled Life)
- Jul 8, 2012
  
  Vegan Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe
- Jul 4, 2012
  
  How to Chop up a Chocolate Bar
- Nov 15, 2011
  
  Apple Pie Recipe
- Nov 25, 2008
  
  No-Bake Cheesecake Pie Recipe
- Nov 24, 2008
  
  Graham Cracker Pie Crust Recipe
- Nov 22, 2008
  
  How To Make Whipped Cream
- Oct 28, 2008
  
  Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe
- Oct 24, 2008
  
  Buttercream Frosting Recipe
- Feb 11, 2008
  
  Almond Chocolate Coconut Candy Recipe
- Feb 3, 2008
  
  Almond Spelt Sweet Biscuit Recipe
- Jan 21, 2008
  
  Diner-Style Spelt Pancake Recipe
- Dec 9, 2007
  
  Spelt Peanut Butter Kisses Recipe
- Nov 11, 2007
  
  Turkey Salad with Dried Cranberries Recipe
- Oct 26, 2007
  
  Quick Turkey & Rice Soup Recipe
- Sep 18, 2007
  
  Hazelnut Toffee Spelt Brownie Recipe
- Sep 3, 2007
  
  Easy English Toffee Recipe
- Sep 1, 2007
  
  How To Roast Hazelnuts
- May 11, 2007
  
  Spelt French Bread Recipe
- May 1, 2007
  
  Super-Fudgy Small Batch Spelt Brownie Recipe
- Dec 18, 2006
  
  Spelt Banana Bread Recipe
- Dec 7, 2006
  
  Cranberry Sauce with Orange and Port Recipe
Sewing 101
- Oct 17, 2019
  
  How to Sew the Ladder Stitch or Invisible Stitch
- May 7, 2007
  
  How to Unsew / Unstitch / Rip Out a Seam
Sewing Pillows
- Feb 1, 2008
  
  How To Sew an Easy Throw Pillow Cover with Pom-Pom Trim
Sewing for Kids
- Apr 7, 2020
  
  Mini Doll Pattern from Nata Patterns on Etsy
- Oct 13, 2019
  
  How to Make a Flannel Baby Receiving Blanket
Stories
- Nov 19, 2017
  
  That Time My Business Failed and I Decided to Make Quilts Instead
- Oct 17, 2013
  
  That Time I Saved My Grandma’s Vintage Sailboat Quilt
- Feb 6, 2013
  
  That Time My Husband Was the “Hey Girl” Guy
- May 15, 2007
  
  Designing With Toddler
- Dec 3, 2006
  
  That Time I Bought A Quilt at the Mall
Utility Sewing
- May 8, 2020
  
  Free Cloth Face Mask Pattern Guide
- May 8, 2020
  
  How to Choose a Cloth Face Mask Pattern
- May 8, 2020
  
  Frequently Asked Questions about Cloth Face Masks
Valentine’s Day
- Feb 10, 2019
  
  How to Make a Shadowbox Ornament
- Feb 12, 2008
  
  How to Make a Valentine’s Day “Be Mine” Bunting
- Feb 11, 2008
  
  Almond Chocolate Coconut Candy Recipe
- Feb 3, 2008
  
  Almond Spelt Sweet Biscuit Recipe
What’s New
- Jan 1, 2020
  
  Hello, January
- Dec 27, 2019
  
  Top 5 Favorite Instagram Posts This Year
Winter
- Nov 29, 2012
  
  How to Make a Paper Snowflake Window Mobile
- Nov 27, 2012
  
  How to Make 6-Pointed Paper Snowflakes