The Cottage Family Matilda JaneSavannah RoseJust wanted to wish you a happy and blessed Easter from The Cottage Home! … continue reading
31
Mar
Easy No-Sew Applique Tutorial
As I have mentioned in previous posts, it is "birthday season" around here. My daughter's 12 little friends all have their birthdays within a month of each other. Well this weekend is the grand finale of all the birthday festivities!This weekend my friend Danica's little guy, Roaran, will celebrate turning 2 and will finally join his friends in the "2" club! She is planning an awesome "Thomas the Train" party that I'm sure will be amazing. She wanted to jazz up his basic train overalls to make them "Thomas" themed and I agreed to help her out with this little … continue reading
30
Mar
The Cottage Mama is in the Mommyhood!
I'm so excited that Shannon over at luvinthemommyhood.com has posted this lovely feature/interview about my family, myself and my etsy shop "The Cottage Mama". Yes, that's right, I have an etsy shop! I know I haven't officially talked too much about my shop here on the blog, but I just recently got some inventory listed and I'm open for business!! I am doing a giveaway for a $25.00 gift certificate to my shop over at luvinthemommyhood. I would love if you would head over to luvinthemommyhood, check out the interview and enter to win!! You will also learn … continue reading
26
Mar
Boys………
If you have been following my blog here for very long, you know that most of the things I post about (when it comes to children) has to do with girls. I'm sorry, I can't help it, I have two of them!!Well, I have been working on some birthday presents for my daughters little friends and they happen to be mostly............boys. I love to make Savannah's little friends handmade gifts for their birthdays. Now it is not always possible to make ALL of them totally handmade, but I try my best.I'm a huge fan of making super-hero capes for the little ones, but here are … continue reading
24
Mar
Pretty Scrapbook Paper Covered Magazine File ~ Tutorial
I'm in the midst of needing to re-do my sewing/crafting/office space - it needs it - desperately!! If you came into my house right now I would be so embarrased. I have a gazillion yards of fabric everywhere and have taken over the entire dining room and office. I am the type of person that needs my space to be organized and put together in order to feel like I can move ahead and create.......well right now, I should be at a stand-still because it is a disaster! So in an effort to start to re-do my "studio" (that's what we'll call it.......sounds good, … continue reading
22
Mar
Easy-Sew T-Shirt Shrug Tutorial
So I never sew anything for myself these days. Right now it is all about my girls, but I decided today was a new day, the sun was shining and it was time for the cottage mama to have something new to wear. I saw this idea here and it looked SO easy that I had to give it a try. I know several of you have commented or emailed me about being new to sewing. This is the perfect project for a beginner sewer. Don't be intimidated by the fact that I am using knit here.......trust me......you can do it! So let's begin.......This was a long-sleeved t-shirt that I had … continue reading
17
Mar
Spring May Finally Be Here – Time for Spring Fashion!
Here in the Midwest we have FINALLY thawed out from this cold winter. As of right now, we have no snow on the ground and it was 63 degrees today - hooray!! I don't mind the beginning of winter, but after months and months, it is so nice to finally be able to play outside with my girls.Today I had a little nap-time project that I've been wanting to accomplish and I finally got around to it and thought I would share it with all of you. Several months back my Mom sent me this skirt that she picked up at Goodwill:My Mom saw this skirt and loved the fabric (she and … continue reading
12
Mar
Easiest Appetizer EVER – Cream Cheese & Olive Crescents
This recipe is so easy, it's almost embarrassing........I don't even know if I should call it a recipe. Yesterday I wanted to make something super yummy for my daughter and I for lunch (my 2-year old loves olives). I was kind of in a comfort food sort of mood (what's new, right?) and this is what I came up with and boy was it good!! Cream Cheese & Olive Crescents Ingredients: 1/2 brick cream cheese Marinated olives, chopped - I used an olive muffaleta spread, but olive tapenade would work well 1 package crescent … continue reading
11
Mar
Pretty Dish Soap Storage
So, I don't know about you, but being the Mom of two little ones (both of which use the high-chair), I am constantly hand-washing their high-chair tray about 4-6 times per day. I don't care to have things out on my kitchen counter that are not esthetically pleasing, but what a pain to have to get out the dish soap a gazillion times a day.So I store my dish soap on my kitchen counter in a pretty olive oil bottle. This way it is always out when I need it, but it still looks pretty. The soap easily dispenses out of the bottle just by tipping it over and shaking it … continue reading
8
Mar
Elmo Dance 2nd Birthday Party!
Wow, this was a busy weekend!! As you read in my previous post, this past Friday was my older daughter, Savannah's, 2nd birthday and on Saturday we had her big 2nd birthday bash - an Elmo Dance Party! Savannah LOVES to dance and she LOVES Elmo, so why not combine them both into one great party! We had a little over 50 people at her party - I know, totally excessive for a 2-year old, but we had to invite all of her playgroup buddies and parents (wouldn't have been the same without them!). My in-laws (Gigi & Grumpy) graciously allowed us to host the party … 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.
