Classic Amy Joanne….my cottage life

Creating Art, Home, and a Cottage Life

  • Cottage Christmas Wreath

    A little bit about my recent absence here at Classic Amy Joanne. Thru this year I have been changing things up in life and the biz (read here), all while fulfilling my previously scheduled and promised obligations ~ then during… Continue reading

    Cottage Christmas Wreath
  • ‘Christmas Pantry’ ~ Keepsake Journal Event!

    ‘Christmas Pantry‘ Will you be joining us for the November Creative Christmas Keepsake Journal Event? Continue reading

    ‘Christmas Pantry’ ~ Keepsake Journal Event!
  • something BIG

    Something BIG is going on…… again! Remember the Replica of a 5 ft Vintage Santa and all his Reindeer (read here), and then the Baby Room Mural (read here), and the two Restaurant Menu Boards (read here)? …and each time… Continue reading

    something BIG
  • Boo Crew Brew & a Monster Cookie, Cookie Keeper

    October was one of my chosen months to create for Toletown ~ a fun gathering place for Creatives! (found on-line here) ~ and the ‘painting topic’ for October was ‘Boo Crew‘. Once I learned of this, the ideas started forming… Continue reading

    Boo Crew Brew & a Monster Cookie, Cookie Keeper
  • Cottage Cocoa

    As with all things ‘Classic Amy Joanne‘, one design turns into many ideas, using different surfaces or even making ‘Cottage Classic Giftables‘ with sweets and treats ~ adding in a whole-lotta homespun charm. Is there any other way? The original… Continue reading

    Cottage Cocoa
  • Sweet & Salty Snacks

    Ever eat a sweet dessert and then crave peanuts, or eat a pretzel and then want a piece of chocolate candy? Well, this recipe (shared below) has all the makings of Sweet & Salty goodness ~ with enough to share… Continue reading

    Sweet & Salty Snacks
  • Showing Off

    We’re Showing Off today ~ Our Beautiful Summer Garden My Gardner, aka my hubby, deserves all the thanks ~ we have beautiful gardens around our home including a vegetable garden, a winter garden, a picking garden, a memory garden and… Continue reading

    Showing Off
  • Spaghetti

    There are about as many Spaghetti Sauce Recipes as there are blades of grass. ~*~ We do enjoy trying a new Spaghetti Sauce Recipe now and again from our growing Cookbook Collection, and of course, still enjoying our ol’ favorites… Continue reading

    Spaghetti
  • Ducks in a Row

    We’re getting our ducks in a row here on Meadow Ave. Continue reading

    Ducks in a Row
  • Apple Cider Donuts

    Which came first…the design, the recipe, the candle or the gift idea? To tell you the truth I am not quite sure, my brain just functions that way ~ all the ideas all intertwining into each other, with each idea… Continue reading

    Apple Cider Donuts