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for the locals
This post is written for our new series ~ a series about becoming a Shopkeeper, from creating a Brand, to designing a Shop all with a coordinated signature style. We’re sharing (in no particular order)~ our plans, our process, our… Continue reading
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The Heirloom Rolling Pin
….it’s funny how people notice things in our homes…….like things in our home that we have been walking by for years and have even forgotten about. ~*~ During our Open House last year we welcomed over 100 new people into… Continue reading
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Shop Classic Amy Joanne Designs
We have some good news to share! a few of your favorite Classic Amy Joanne designs (instructional patterns) are now available thru The Decorative Painting Store ~ with additional patterns coming soon! Continue reading
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the story of our ‘Heart Warmers’
Today, to begin our new Series~ we’re sharing the story about our ‘Heart Warmers‘ ~ a designed product with a cute name in pretty packaging, perfect for gift giving….and how it all came to be. Continue reading
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Chicken Season
While it is almost duck season (and rabbit and squirrels) on the outside of our home with all our collected statuary ~ it most definitely is Chicken Season on the inside of our home. While writing this post it had… Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
