Classic Amy Joanne….my cottage life

Creating Art, Home, and a Cottage Life

  • 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
  • Approved Recipes

    It’s always a feel good moment when you receive a compliment on your homemade recipes ~ shared by anyone, but specifically when ‘your people‘ give you a compliment….ya pay attention (…and try not to gasp, lol). One of my Jr… Continue reading

    Approved Recipes
  • Tator-Tot Casserole Double Dose

    There are a few homemade ‘toss-together ingredient’ recipes that are our go-to’s ~ and aside from purchasing tator-tot’s these meals are pretty much all homemade delicious goodness! Continue reading

    Tator-Tot Casserole Double Dose
  • Green Pantry Cupboard|Cottage Kitchen

    One of our ‘winter projects’ this year was to add more storage to our tiny kitchen. Now this may seem like an impossible idea, because you see, I could stand in the center of the kitchen and touch the walls,… Continue reading

    Green Pantry Cupboard|Cottage Kitchen
  • ‘Root Beer Float Popsicles’ for ToleTown

    What I love about creating for ToleTown (found here) (a membership painting group) is it stretches my already over-active imagination! You see, Lorrie of ToleTown provides a topic for each month of the year ~ and then Decorative Art Designers… Continue reading

    ‘Root Beer Float Popsicles’ for ToleTown
  • Homemade BBQ Sauce & a Sloppy Joe BBQ Sandwich

    Instead of reaching for your next bottle of Kraft BBQ Sauce ~ try your hand at creating your very own blend to ‘jar’, save and share too! Continue reading

    Homemade BBQ Sauce & a Sloppy Joe BBQ Sandwich
  • ‘The Creative Keepsake Journals’ with exciting new changes for our Journey!

    Change can be Good! adding fresh new ideas and keeping all the ol’ sweet goodness! ~*~ Continue reading

    ‘The Creative Keepsake Journals’ with exciting new changes for our Journey!
  • Daily Dose

    With my recent departure from Social Media (read here), ~ it has left me missing the sharing of ‘all the in-between moments’ and everyday happenings of a creative life here at ‘Classic Amy Joanne‘ And it goes without saying it… Continue reading

    Daily Dose
  • House Walk

    Each evening as we wind down, Jerry and I take a ‘House Walk‘. We are ‘early to bed, early to rise‘ type of people so this happens around 7ish. A ‘House Walk‘, is simply a slow walk around the outside… Continue reading

    House Walk
  • Inspired Creative Living ~ Late Spring

    Cottage Living – Home Projects -adding in the charm. Our ‘Winter Kitchen-Dining Room-Home Project‘ is still progressing…and almost complete, well for now anyway, and most of the work is on my end at this point ~ so it’s a good… Continue reading

    Inspired Creative Living ~ Late Spring