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Dec

DIY Christmas Decor ~ Yarn Candy Canes

I'm back with another fun, easy and inexpensive Christmas Decor DIY. Our kitchen has sort of a candy cane theme going on when it comes to our Christmas decor. The rest of the house is a little more traditional, but since our kitchen is white, I just love the pop of white and red. Now, believe me when I say, this is not a post sponsored by Dollar Tree. BUT this happens to be another dollar store craft. There's something so satisfying about turning something unexpected and inexpensive into something super cute. … continue reading

Dec

DIY Dollar Tree Giant Christmas Ornaments

I love the Dollar Tree. No, this post is not sponsored whatsoever. I just really love the Dollar Tree. You can find such great stuff at really low prices. Now, I loved it even more when it was truly only $1, but times are a changing! My favorite thing to do with Dollar Tree finds is to make them look more expensive than they really are when you see them in the store. I had seen some variations of this idea circulating around social media and I just had to try it for myself! Today I want to share these Dollar Tree Giant Christmas Ornaments that I created! … continue reading

Oct

Reverse Applique Ghost Sweatshirt

Happy Almost Halloween! I felt the urge to sew something for Miss JoJo yesterday and I couldn't get it out of my mind so I had to make it happen! As you know, she just turned 10 years old and I feel like my days are numbered in regards to how much longer she'll want to wear mama made clothing or anything super girly like bows. But for now, she loves all things girly-girl! This isn't a full tutorial since I didn't take step-by-step photos but hopefully I can explain it well enough that it makes sense! … continue reading

Oct

Happy 10th Birthday, Josephine!

Dear Josephine, Happy 10th Birthday, sweet girl!! How are we already here? How is my baby already double digits? I truly cannot but believe it. Here are some things I'd like to remember about you when you turned 10 years old and some things you might like to know about your 10 year old self... … continue reading

Aug

Happy 13th Birthday, Caspian!

Dear Caspian, You're a teenager!! Happy Birthday, Buddy! I can't believe we have three teenagers living in this house now. Here are some things I'd like to remember about you when you turned 13 years old and some things that you might like to know about your 13 year old self. … continue reading

Aug

New Product Launch from The Cottage Mama!

I'm very excited to announce that I've launched some new products over in The Cottage Mama Shop! I announced this is the email newsletter last week, but I realize that not all of you are newsletter subscribers. Now don't you worry, I'm not venturing off from my love of sewing, crafting, cooking and creating, but I've thought for a good while that some of my designs would be really great on items other than just fabric. So I finally took a leap and decided to make it happen! There are all sorts of new products that I am slowly adding into the shop such as phone … continue reading

Jul

Happy 15th Birthday, Matilda!

Dear Matilda, Today you turn 15 years old! It's hard to believe how fast you are growing up. Here are some things I'd like to remember about you when you turned 15 years old and some things you might like to know about your 15 year old self...... … continue reading

Mar

Happy 16th Birthday, Savannah!

Dear Savannah, Today is your 16th birthday! Happy Birthday!! This is such a major milestone birthday for you and it also means I've been a mom now for 16 years. How did we get here?? Time flies when you're having fun! Here are some things I'd like to remember about you when you turned 16 years old and some things that you might like to know about your 16 year old self. … continue reading

Feb

Shine Together: Heart Block Pattern

I'm so excited to have one of my fabric prints included in the most recent designer low volume collection from Riley Blake Designs called Hush Hush 3. Riley Blake is currently hosting a Shine Together Quilt Along with their FREE Shine Together Quilt Pattern. During the Quilt Along, Hush Hush 3 designers will be individually sharing new and colorful 6" quilt blocks using Hush Hush 3 and POParrazi. Today I'm sharing a free 6" block pattern that can be used in the free Shine Together Quilt Pattern in place of the 6" star block included in the pattern. You can head … continue reading

Dec

Riley Blake 12 Days of Free Patterns!

PLEASE NOTE: This pattern is no longer available for free as the 24 hours has passed, but if you are still looking for this pattern, you can find it over in the shop. Click HERE to visit the shop! Happy Holidays! Today is Day 2 of the Riley Blake 12 Days of Free Patterns! It's kind of like the 12 days of Christmas, but every day for the first 12 days of December you can visit a different Riley Blake designer and download a pattern for free. These are not just any patterns, these are normally patterns that designers sell and are not free....the catch is that the … continue reading