Classic Amy Joanne….my cottage life

Creating Art, Home, and a Cottage Life

  • Apple Spice Bakery Paint & Pencil | Let’s Zoom! | Recipe Card Project

    Will you Zoom with me? Let’s create together! ‘Apple Spice Bakery‘ in Acrylic & Colored Pencil on April 22nd and 29th at 6:00pm EST! Continue reading

    Apple Spice Bakery Paint & Pencil | Let’s Zoom! | Recipe Card Project
  • Pizza Party | Snack Table Dining

    Who doesn’t like a good pizza? Ever since I opened up the bread machine box that was sitting in a closet for 10 years…..it has opened up my world to wonderful tasting dough for pizza! Other than enjoying local pizza… Continue reading

    Pizza Party | Snack Table Dining
  • Cocoa To Go | ToleTown!

    Cocoa-To-Go! During my time with Bath & Body Works I so very much enjoyed making the pretty gift sets ~ and even today, I love finding vintage, creating paintings, and shopping for the perfect products to put together, using fun… Continue reading

    Cocoa To Go | ToleTown!
  • Little Paper Houses|Door Knob Gifts

    | ‘Little Paper Houses‘ ~ another fun ‘door knob gift‘ project that can be used for any Holiday, Celebration or to simply just say Hello! Read more about Door Knob Gifts (here). Continue reading

    Little Paper Houses|Door Knob Gifts
  • Chicken, Sausage, Tortilla Stoup|Snack Table Dining

    This recipe is kinda like an ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ recipe ~ change it up to suit your taste and add toppings till your heart is happy. Continue reading

  • Western Omelet|Recipe Card Project

    The ‘Recipe Card Project‘ in Paint & Pencil has been a monthly project here on the blog, beginning in August of 2019, and a fun journey it has been! We have had pumpkins, elves with cookies, honey buns, sweet corn… Continue reading

  • Leaving The Greens

    Mid January is about the time to pack away the Christmas decor. Although it is a boring not-so-fun project, I do find that it is time well spent sifting thru things, sprucing up as I go along and a good… Continue reading

  • tested positive

    This is Our Story. Our story of testing positive for Covid-19. Nine months of waiting for the shoe to drop and one week before Christmas. If you missed me thru daily postings on Social Media….this is where I have been.… Continue reading

  • Homespun, Handmade & Heartfelt 2020|Classic Candle Co

    One idea leads to another. It is typical that salt dough gingers (read here) , would lead to gingerbread scented candles with gingerbread labels, that would lead to cork gingerbread house gift tags and then creating gingerbread house marketing for… Continue reading

  • Door Knob Gifts

    Bring a little joy to someone’s heart this Christmas with a ‘Doorknob Gift‘ ~ a perfect way to remain ‘socially distant’ and still spread Joy, Hope and Love. Continue reading