It's Fabric Friday here at The Cottage Mama and I am really excited to introduce our sponsor today, Sprightly Fabrics. They aren't exactly a new around here since they've been a sponsor for about three months, but they have been in the process of launching a new website, so we held off doing their giveaway until today. Sprightly Fabrics website is up and running and ready for business!I am pretty selective when it comes to choosing fabric sponsors for this blog. I want to make sure they are in keeping with the style around here and are shops that I know you all … continue reading
Facebook Fan Giveaway Winner and Newsletter Info!
Thank you so much to those of you who entered the 10,000 Facebook Fans Giveaway........I really appreciated all your kind words! I wish I could give this prize to all of you, but for this giveaway there is only one winner, one person who takes the whole cake and that winner is........Congratulations, Joyce! I am so excited for you. Please email me at thecottagemama[at]gmail[dot]com and I will get this prize in the mail to you as soon as possible.Also, many of you mentioned during the giveaway that you were already signed up for the Newsletter. I just wanted to … continue reading
Little of This and a Little of That: Flea Market, Painting, Ect.
I just wanted to share a few pictures from the last couple of weeks.....you know, a little of this and a little of that.......A couple weeks ago my girlfriends and I spent the day at our favorite flea market, called the Kane County Flea market. If you live in the Chicagoland area, it's a definite place to go if you love antiques, treasure hunting and one-of-a-kind pieces. They always have the BEST stuff and at amazing prices. You know those 'found objects' that you see in the Pottery Barn catalog? Well, this is where you can actually find those objects on your own … continue reading
Facebook 10,000 Fan Giveaway, Newsletter and a Little Housekeeping
Remember last week when I said we had reached 10,000 fans on Facebook and I would be doing a giveaway to celebrate? Well, today is the day!! We are now at about 10,200 fans and counting and I can't thank you enough for all your love and support. I absolutely love getting to know you all!Before I get into the details of the giveaway there are a few little housekeeping things I wanted to talk about first. I'm sure you've heard that Google Reader will be no more come this summer. I find this to be such a bummer because Google Reader is how I keep up to date with the … continue reading
Easy Knot Dress Free Pattern and Tutorial
I love an easy sundress, don't you? It's still pretty cold and snowy around here in Chicago, but I'm already dreaming about spring. The minute I saw the Little Matroyshka fabric in the Riley Blake Designs catalog, I knew I must use this fabric for my girls. I love the little nesting dolls and the different coordinating prints. Savannah, my oldest, is becoming quite picky about her clothing loved this line too so I was happy to be able to use it to make her a dress for our upcoming (hopefully soon) warmer weather. But until then, she can still wear it layered with … continue reading
The Cottage Mama Facebook 10,000 Fans Sale
Just a quick post to let you know that we've reached over 10,000 Fans on The Cottage Mama Facebook page. In celebration of this milestone, I am offering a 20% off sale on all patterns (Paper and PDF) in the shop with coupon code FACEBOOK10 through Sunday 4/14. I don't do sales very often, but I am so thankful for all of the love and support you have shown me in helping me grow my business!Next week, to continue the celebration, I will be offering a giveaway from me to you as a big thank you. If you're not a fan of The Cottage Mama on Facebook, please come over and … continue reading
Creative Books for Girls
Do your kids love books? Mine really do. They love reading stories every day and going to the library to pick out their new books. My husband typically does bedtime with the girls and I am in charge of bedtime for our little man, Caspian Finn. Usually about once or twice a week my husband has to work late at night and that means I'm on duty for the girls bedtime routine as well. And that means Mama is in charge of stories for the night.The girls each get to pick out a story to be read before bed, so they usually get two stories per night. Since I don't do bedtime … continue reading
Giveaway Winners ~ Violette Field Threads and Crafter’s Vision
Wow, you guys really love our new sponsor, Violette Field Threads and one of our long-time sponsors, Crafter's Vision! We had about 1250 entries into the Violette Field Threads giveaway and over 1000 entries into the Crafter's Vision Giveaway.The Crafter's Vision giveaway was about a month ago and while I picked the winners, they never made it into a post here on the blog. So don't worry, you didn't miss anything recent, but I just want to make sure everyone gets their prizes.And the winners are........Violette Field Threads (10 Pattern Bundle):Crafter's Vision … continue reading
Patchwork Pillow Pattern and Tutorial
My mom's birthday was last month. She and Savannah actually share the same birthday, March 5th.....it's pretty special. Mom always comes to visit for the kids birthday and I wanted to make her something special for her birthday this year. She has really been into quilting lately and we share the same love of patterned fabric. I came up with this pretty patchwork pillow for her to put on the couch in her sewing studio. The 'M' is for Mom or her last name, 'Michel'. The pattern I created for this pillow makes a fairly large pillow (20" x 20"), but you could … continue reading