Today was another beautiful November day and the perfect day for assembling a centerpiece for our outside table. The centerpiece splays across the table and is made up of “twig-ery and poke-ery” and other autumn finery, and candlelight twinkles over the tabletop. An outside dining area easily becomes an extension of your living area and an enchanting way to beckon company outside.
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Sitting on the Dock of the Bay…Dockside Tablescape and Picnic
The lake looked so cool and inviting; the waters kept “waving” at us, beckoning us to come out and enjoy… “Sittin’ on the dock of the bay.”
If you are like me, as soon as you read the title of this post, you began whistling Otis Redding’s famous song, “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay.” Friday was a beautiful, hot summer day and our daughter and granddaughter were over visiting. The lake looked so cool and inviting; the waters kept “waving” at us, beckoning us to come out and enjoy…”Sittin’ on the dock of the bay.”
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Making Homemade Potpourri & Afternoon Tea…in the Cottage Greenhouse
…my warm, little hovel filled with plants, garden tools, baskets, old paintings, antique glassware, forgotten bird nests, flower frogs, and lichen covered bark, would be a delightful place for mixing potpourri.
In my last post I wrote about the charming nook, a “flower apothecary” of sorts that I created in our cottage greenhouse. (click here to read)
Since then, I’ve been stirring up all kinds of mixtures and potpourris made from dried rosebuds, daisy petals, lavender, vanilla, jasmine, and other fragrant flowers and scents.
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In the Cottage Greenhouse…Setting Up a Flower Apothecary
As I looked around the greenhouse, my idea began to grow; my warm, little hovel filled with plants, paintings, antique glassware, forgotten bird nests, flower frogs, and lichen covered bark, would be a delightful place for mixing potpourri…an apothecary of sorts.
During this time of the year, “all is calm, all is quiet” on the lake and it’s a lovely time of year for playing in the cottage greenhouse. Not only did my plants need watering, but I had come out to the greenhouse to check on the roses and statice I’d left hanging upside down from the greenhouse rafters to dry.  
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Thanksgiving Favors…Adorable Candy Corn-ucopia’s
You know I love making favors for every celebration, and Thanksgiving is an especially endearing time to send your guests and family home with a token of the special day you’ve spent together. These “Candy Corn-ucopia’s” are perfect favors for Thanksgiving, but they could also be used as unique place cards on your Thanksgiving table with the names or initials of your guests written on the tag of each candy corn-ucopia…and just think how adorable these would look placed around the “kids table!”
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Autumn and Pumpkin Nights
I wanted to wander inside to see if there were any toadstools that we could sit upon and enjoy two cups of Darjeeling tea.
One of our favorite things we try to do each autumn is to go to Silver Dollar City in Branson for “Pumpkin Nights.” Every corner of the park is filled with autumnal magic and displays of pumpkins. Come along with me as the afternoon shadows lengthen, the night slowly creeps in, and the park glows under neon lights and carved pumpkin luminaries.
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DIY Halloween Banner – Quick & Easy Craft
I love the nostalgic and rustic appeal of this Halloween banner. It’s so easy to make, the only hard part will be deciding where to hang it.
Continue reading “DIY Halloween Banner – Quick & Easy Craft”“Trick or treat, bag of sweetsA, ghosts are walking down the street.”
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Antique & Flea Market Finds
Last year after I wrote about our antique and flea market trips, many of you wrote in the comment section and in letters, that you enjoyed reading about our shopping trips and seeing the treasures we found. We’ve been on several shopping adventures since then and I’ve been saving some of my favorite finds to share with you!
Continue reading “Antique & Flea Market Finds”I like adventures, and I’m going to find some.
Louisa May Alcott
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Easter Place Cards and Favors-DIY Mini Flower Pots
Ready for Easter and perched on a stack of plates in the cupboard, this little planter would look fitting in Old Mrs. Rabbit’s shop alongside her… “rabbit-wool mittens and muffatees…her herbs, and rosemary tea, and rabbit-tobacco (which is what we call lavender.)”
It’s hard to believe it’s time to celebrate another glorious Easter! Here’s a fun and easy DIY favor that is so whimsical and garden-esque, even Peter Rabbit would happily forgo marauding Mr. McGregor’s garden patch to come sit at your Easter table! These little flowerpots, covered in chippy white paint and decoupaged labels, have twiggy handles adorning their tops and look like rustic, little baskets! Guest’s names are written on the back and the flowerpots serve double-duty as charming “place cards” (showing every bunny where to sit) and can also be given as favors, and a sweet remembrance of the day.
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Part 2 Spring in the Cottage Greenhouse…DIY Whimsical Spring Arrangements
…the wild iris kept waving and beckoning me to come over. Finally, worn down by their flirting and persistence, I stopped working and went into the cottage greenhouse to fetch my trowel.
Dainty wood violets, wild irises, perky daffodils, fragrant hyacinth’s, azaleas in all shades of pink, creamy white Lady Banks roses, and woodland ferns are making their spring debut at Cottage Green!
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