Cottage Inspirations

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas..........

2011-12-06T08:32:00.000-08:00

Brrr..It’s cold outside. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday! We were so lucky to have our entire family home for a belated Thanksgiving on Saturday. Samantha and her family, Luke and Steph, and Brit and Adam were here along with our moms, Helen and Margaret. What a wonderful time sharing memories together. We also shared some great food! My mother-in-law’s dressing recipe is the best ever! A meal in itself. Of course it’s not Thanksgiving without my mom’s famous pies…pumpkin, cherry, strawberry-rhubarb. Yummy!

I just finished the Ginger Boys Table Mat and it is just adorable! An 18” tablemat featuring 16 wool gingerbread men with wool bowties designed by Lisa Bonjean. Perfect for that special spot to showcase a Christmas candle or decoration. You can even just fill a basket or container with berries, pinecones or greenery and set it in the middle of the mat! The possibilities are endless. Kit and pattern available at the Cottage!

Check out this recipe for Unbelievable Cookies! Only three ingredients! Can’t get any easier than this!!
1 cup peanut butter1 egg1 cup sugarMix ingredients together. Form small balls and press down with the tines of a fork. Bake for 12 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes 4 dozen cookies.

As always, it’s not Christmas at the Brown house without the scent of candles. The scent of the night is Cinnamon and Cranberries. It just screams Christmas! One of my favorite winter thyme scents.

I have several gifts from the Cottage that I would like to share with my readers. I will be picking names from my comments section, so please leave me a comment. I would love it if you would leave me a favorite Christmas recipe to share…and you have a chance to win one of these prizes. Names will be drawn randomly each week.

Have a wonderful week!!!MB

Hello Everyone! Welcome Back!

2010-11-18T13:32:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. We are busy at the Cottage getting ready for our PJ Party ~ Customer Appreciation Sale on November 27th. You won’t want to miss out on this…everything is 30% off from 7 – 11 am. Only 4 hours to take advantage of this sale, so don’t sleep in! You can always take a nap later!!

We've been sewing...and we'd like to share our latest project. Check out the cute Snowman Quilt, the first wall quilt from the Calendar Quilts series by Kim Schaefer. All of the quilts are 20” x 28” which is a perfect size to decorate your entry way! This will be wall quilt of the month starting in January. The pattern for all 12 quilts is only $17.95 and each kit will be only $25! Make great gifts too!!

We also have several pillowcase kits in stock, which would be a great gift for your grandkids. Just add a cute pair of PJ’s and a great movie and you have a gift they will love!

Christmas Birdy & Bright Sun Shiny Morning Pillowcases

Buckin' Bulls & Go Huskers! Pillowcases

Melody's Blog

2010-10-18T12:35:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my new blog for Cottage Inspirations! I thought this would be a great way to keep everyone informed of all of the Cottage Happenings here at the shop.

First, I want to thank everyone that stopped by during the 2nd Annual Charm of Christmas Mini Shop Hop. We had a great time and our $25 Gift Certificate winner was Cheri Wilson of Gothenburg. Congratulations, Cheri! Also, if anyone couldn't make it around to all the shops, you can still get the patterns by contacting each shop. They will be available until the first of the year.

We are getting ready to go to the Bits 'n Pieces 2010 Quilt show in Seward this weekend. This will be our first time vending there, and we are looking forward to it, so if you are in the area be sure and stop in to see us. Mention you read our blog and we will give you 15% off any one kit purchase at the show.

Also, be sure to check out the new look to our website, http://www.cottageinspirations.com/. We will be adding new kits and previewing the new Block of the Month programs for 2011 in the coming weeks!