Classic Amy Joanne….my cottage life

Creating Art and Home, and living a Cottage Life

all things to warm our home and melt your heart

  • Kitchen Shelving

    I am sure I have mentioned from time to time how small our kitchen is (green hutch here)~ I’m not bellyaching in anyway, I happen to love a small kitchen, but I do need to think creatively of different ways… Continue reading

    Kitchen Shelving

  • 2026 Easter Collection

    hippity hop, Easter’s on its way! our new ‘Classic Amy Joanne’ 2026 Easter Collection is here! We’ve dreamed up the ideas, drew up the plan, gathered the goods, ordered the packaging, created the products, added the artful touches and wrapped… Continue reading

    2026 Easter Collection

  • little cabinets

    I’m in love with vintage little cabinets, dressers, hutches and drawer sets. So much that they became a ‘thing‘ in my studio and then became a ‘thing‘ in the ‘My Cottage Life Shop’… I’ll share more on the shop a… Continue reading

    little cabinets

  • Painting a Personalized Gift 2.0

    Creating a personalized handmade gift will speak from the heart when given from the hands of a Maker. (read original post here) . Homespun, Handmade and Heartfelt. ~*~ If God Blesses you with a Gift of Creativity use it for… Continue reading

    Painting a Personalized Gift 2.0

  • BBQ Burger Stack

    We had extra Texas Toast in the freezer that I didn’t want to go to waste since enjoying our last Stackable meal from Paula Deen (Shep Pie Stack here). I didn’t have to go far to find a completely different… Continue reading

    BBQ Burger Stack

  • Creative Cottage Living ~ Wintering

    Classic Amy Joanne, my cottage life …where life is about using the good dishes for ordinary everyday dinners. It’s where aprons are back in fashion, crochet snowflakes hang in our window and making the bed starts the day off right.… Continue reading

    Creative Cottage Living ~ Wintering

  • using time wisely

    I tell myself all the time, just start with one thing….just start something, anything. 10 minutes can accomplish something. I know that one thing started is better than none and one thing will lead to another. I tell myself don’t… Continue reading

    using time wisely

  • Shep Pie Stack

    I’ve been so hungry for a meat and potato (comfort food) meal ~ both my Dad and my Father-in-Law were meat and potato guys. …and this meal would have pleased them both. Our Shepherd’s Pie Stack Meal Continue reading

    Shep Pie Stack

  • I now know who I am

    If you have been here for a while you know how ‘things‘ have been over the past year or so (read here) and (here) and (here). I have spent time stuck on the path at the fork in the road… Continue reading

    I now know who I am

  • and what ‘was’ your ‘job’?

    This ‘story’ is a follow up to ‘Good Grief‘ (read here) and ‘The Why‘ (read here). Just simply working thru thoughts of a new path in the biz and life. …most folks, especially locals, thought of me as a Painting… Continue reading

    and what ‘was’ your ‘job’?