sewing • cooking • crafting • all things domestic
Dear Savannah, Today you turn 17 years old! Happy Birthday sweet girl. I cannot believe this is your last birthday that I will have with you living at home. These years have just flown by and I could not be more proud of you. Here are some things I'd like to remember about you when you turned 17 years old and some things you might like to know about your 17 year old self. … continue reading
Today I'm back with another craft that we did over the Christmas holidays! I was in charge of the craft for JoJo's 4th grade holiday party this year. We only get 45 mins. for the party at her school so I had to come up with something quick and easy. I like the crafts I do for the school parties to be something that is nice enough that parents will want to keep year after year or something the kids can gift to a friend or family member that looks nice. … continue reading
It is not Christmas in our house, if we don't have homemade Chex Mix. The kids look forward to this all year long! And it's a definite must while we are decorating our Christmas tree. I posted this recipe many, many years ago, but Savannah had a photography project recently where she had to photograph us making a family recipe, so I thought I'd go ahead and share it again. It's SO good! It's very similar to the recipe on the box, but it's the ratios that I use that make it extra special and what makes my kids go nuts for my version! … continue reading
We always have a lot of people in our lives to thank around the holidays. So many people have such a huge influence in our children's lives and I always want them to know just how much we are grateful for all the love they poor into our kids. We have dance teachers, gymnastics coaches, school teachers, music teachers, band directors, choir directors, soccer coaches and the list goes on and on. I wanted to create a special gift for all of these folks that was homemade and that could be enjoyed this holiday season. There is something about the holidays that just … continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lindsay Wilkes is the owner and designer behind The Cottage Mama. She creates timeless, vintage inspired sewing patterns for children’s clothes. She is also a fabric designer for Riley Black Designers / Penny Rose Fabrics, author of the book ‘Sew Classic Clothes for Girls’ and can be seen teaching nationwide and online in her video series ‘Lessons with Lindsay’ sponsored by Baby Lock Sewing and Embroidery machines.
Welcome! My name is Lindsay Wilkes and I am the owner / designer of The Cottage Mama, a boutique children's sewing pattern company and the author behind, 'Sew Classic Clothes for Girls'. The Cottage Mama blog is where I share my love for sewing, cooking and crafting and all things domestic. If you like what you see, you can read more about me HERE.