Hello and welcome to the Hop Into Spring Home Tours hosted by Amber of Follow The Yellow Brick Home. Debra from Common Ground was featured before me and her charming vignettes are so inspirational! The days here at Storybook Cottage have begun to grow a bit warmer. It is time to clear out the doldrums of winter and create a Springtime Bedroom Refresh For Under $30. Springtime Bedroom Refresh For Under $30 In the master bedroom, I had created a neutral cocoon for both the fall... ...and ... View the Post
The DIY Home Planner Bathroom Week 1
Hello dear friends, I hope you had a wonderful weekend. We put Sweet Guy on an airplane all by himself for the first time ever. #nervousnelly! He's off to Philadelphia to visit his Auntie Sweet T, Uncle E, Nene and cousin Birdie for the week of spring break. It is the perfect time to begin the transformation of The DIY Home Planner Bathroom Week 1. The DIY Home Planner Bathroom Week 1 I am using fantastic tips and suggestions found in The DIY Home Planner to help keep me on track. The bulk ... View the Post
Royal Wedding Wednesdays Let Them Eat Cake
One important element present at all Royal Weddings is the wedding cake. It is generally a fruitcake served at the Royal Wedding breakfast. Royal Wedding Wednesdays Let Them Eat Cake. Royal Wedding Wednesdays Let Them Eat Cake Prince William and Catherine selected Fiona Cairns as their wedding cake designer. The cake was a multi-tiered traditional fruit cake with cream and white icing. The decorations included several symbolic flowers to represent the four home nations including the ... View the Post
When Your House Has a Mid Life Crisis
Any day now I imagine that a new red sports car will show up in my driveaway. This is to be expected When Your House Has a Mid Life Crisis. When Your House Has a Mid Life Crisis Storybook Cottage is approaching 40 and she is not taking it well. Until recently, she's been pacified with a few nips and tucks suplimented with fillers. But now she is beginning to demand a full on facelift and total body makeover. Back in December she became steamed and busted a hot water pipe. Three days ... View the Post
Can Older Women Wear Hairbows?
I absolutely love the new hair bow and accessory trend for adults. But I wondered, Can Older Women Wear Hairbows? Can Older Women Wear Hairbows? I have reached an age where I now ask myself "Is this look too young for me?" No one wants to be accused of acting like mutton dressed as lamb. So I googled and also searched on Pinterest the topic "Can older women wear hairbows?" Here is what I found. First, you will laugh when you see what Google and Pinterest consider what an older woman ... View the Post
Hoop Skirts at Thistle Hill Part II
On Monday we looked at the glorious first floor of the Thistle Hill mansion. Today's post, Hoop Skirts at Thistle Hill Part II, features the interiors of the second floor. The icing on top of the cake is the lovely portraits of some of the members of the DFW Costumers Guild in all their historical finery. Thistle Hill by Thomas Kinkade, circa 1997 Hoop Skirts at Thistle Hill Part II This lovely room looks as though time has been beautifully stopped. While the bed, side table, and ... View the Post
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