Hello sweet friends and Happy Fashion Friday! You may have noticed that I am only posting a new outfit and video every other week. This is an effort of me trying to be kinder to myself. Sewing a complete garment, documenting the process and producing a post with accompanying video is truly a labor of love. To do it on a weekly basis required working 12+ hour days often 6 days a week. By reducing the output I now hope to create garments that are even more detailed and special. Such as Sewing A ... View the Post
Fast Front Porch Refresh For Fall
Hello sweet friends, I hope that you had a wonderful weekend. After a long and dry summer the dusty front porch at Storybook Cottage was looking tired. We are expecting a few visitors in the next few weeks so it was time for a Fast Front Porch Refresh For Fall. Fast Front Porch Refresh For Fall While the strawberry wreath was fun for the summer it now seems a bit out of season. With Sweet Guy returning to college, and its assorted fees and textbooks purchases, I am currently on ... View the Post
Marianne’s Ball Gown From Sense and Sensibility
Hello dear friends, welcome to a very special Fashion Friday. This was a project three years in the making. I hope you will enjoy Marianne's Ball Gown From Sense and Sensibility. The 1995 version of Sense and Sensibility is my absolute favorite of all the adaptations. The film was directed by Ang Lee and Emma Thompson (Elinor Dashwood) wrote the screenplay. The costumes were designed by the talented Jenny Beaven and John Bright who truly did their historical research. I ... View the Post
Fun Sew Along Mrs. Dashwood’s Day Cap
Hello sweet friends, I don't normally post on Thursday's but today is something special! If you are a Jane Austen and/or Sense and Sensibility fan I think you will enjoy a Fun Sew Along Mrs. Dashwood's Day Cap. Sense and Sensibility The 1995 version of Sense and Sensibility is my absolute favorite of all the adaptations. The film was directed by Ang Lee and Emma Thompson (Elinor Dashwood) wrote the screenplay. The costumes were designed by the talented Jenny Beaven and John Bright who ... View the Post
Decorating The New Hearth
Hello sweet friends! ! Welcome to the August edition of the Pinterest Challenge. This monthly event is hosted by the amazing Cindy of County Road 407. If you are coming over from The House On Silverado let me say, “Welcome to Storybook Cottage”. Wasn't Niky's fall inspired vignette lovely? Today’s post here on DTA shares Decorating The New Hearth. This Month's Inspiration Photo This month’s theme is a Fall Basket. Our inspiration photo was found on Janelle Trinette. The image ... View the Post
Late Summer Kitchen With Sunflowers
Hello sweet friends! Today I am participating in the Sunflowers In Bloom blog hop hosted by Amber of Follow The Yellow Brick Home. If you are visiting from The Ponds Farmhouse may I say “Welcome!” Wasn’t Rachel's sunflower decor gorgeous? Today, I am sharing a Late Summer Kitchen With Sunflowers. Late Summer Kitchen With Sunflowers Here at Storybook Cottage we are not quite ready for fall decor. It is still very much summer and we are trying to keep cool in this extreme heat. But I was ... View the Post
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