Thank you for all of your lovely comments on my Dickens Christmas Home Tour. Today I have more Dickensian delights with how to create A Dickens Cloak and Bonnet for Under $20. Create A Dickens Cloak and Bonnet for Under $20 Mr. Decor and I had plans to attend last weekends Dickens on the Strand festival in Galveston. A few months were spent at the sewing machine creating our various costumes. It is sad to report but I was involved in a car accident and we were unable to attend. I am very ... View the Post
All Is Calm and Cozy Bedroom
Hello, dear friends and welcome to the Storybook Cottage All Is Calm and Cozy Bedroom. Since October I have been working 12 hours days and truly needed a calm and quiet space to retreat to. All Is Calm Cozy Bedroom At my end of the bed is a sweet stocking from Christmas past made from a vintage pillowcase. It nestles against the pom-pom garland that I was thankfully able to repair after our new doxie, Gracie, tore it to shreds. On my nightstand is a sweet ceramic angel that ... View the Post
Create A Dickens Christmas
Every year I create a new Christmas theme. This year I decided to try and Create A Dickens Christmas. For the past year, I have been researching the Christmas customs and traditions of the Dickens Christmas Era. Create A Dickens Christmas Charles Dickens published his first novel, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (also known as The Pickwick Papers) in 1837. Many consider this the first year of the Dickens Era which lasted until his death in 1870. His novella "A ... View the Post
Create A Stacked Birch Log Fireplace Insert
We had a wonderful long holiday weekend. The weather was amazing! I started the Christmas decorating. One area that I wanted to make a change to was our huge gas fireplace with its brassy andirons and faux logs. So I set out to create a stacked birch log fireplace insert. I enlisted all of my best helpers. I had previously been hiding it with a fireplace screen. But it seemed like a big black hole. Create A Stacked Birch Log Fireplace Insert Here's what you'll need to make your own ... View the Post
ORC Reveal Grimy Shed To Pop Up Shoppe
Hello dear friends, I am so excited you stopped by. Today is the ORC Reveal Grimy Shed To Pop Up Shoppe. So welcome to Laura + Lou's Pop Up Shoppe at Storybook Cottage. Come on in! So many of you have been following the sheds progress each week and I am so very grateful for the encouragement your warm words provided. For those of you sweetly stopping by for the first time here are the links to each weeks' progress. I just love "BEFORE" and "AFTER" pictures, don't you? ORC POP UP SHOPPE ... View the Post
ORC Pop Up Shoppe Week Six
Hello dear friends! I am so excited that I wish that it was reveal time for the ORC Pop Up Shoppe Week Six. The gracious hostess, Linda of Calling It Home, has extended the challenge by one week and the reveal date is set for November 16th. The shoppe is ready. For the past six weeks, I have been working 16 hours days to transform a grungy shed into a sweet pop up shoppe. I know what you're thinking. It's just a small shed. Absolutely. But in order to have a true pop up shoppe you have to ... View the Post
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