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  • What I hope for my readers and for all keepers of the nest, is that they embrace their homes with their heart and all of the passion that it holds. I want them to know that they can decorate on a limited budget by seeing things in new ways; by rescuing the broken and transforming the ugly. I hope that they flaunt their favorite color and decorate their life with it. I hope that their homes feel like one giant hug that welcomes them each and every time they walk through their front door. More than anything I want everyone to have their own home-sweet-home dream come true! xo, Kim

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June 27, 2007

Sweet Happy Things

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((((((((squeeze))))))))   Feel that? That's a BIG HUG for you for your wonderful, much appreciated support and kind words on my previous post. Thank you very much. You are all so wise and I will be taking your advice to heart and following it. Shannon is doing great too.

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I wanted to share a couple of sweet, happy things that have arrived in my mail! I was the VERY lucky winner of Helle's giveaway and my prizes are BEAUTIFUL! Helle is adorable herself and SO creative.  Her pictures on her site are much prettier so please go see them. Oh my! So many goodies! Vintage treasures galore! The teapot is adorable too. I know I will enjoy using it all the time here at Daisy Cottage.

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Thank you Helle! I am tickled pink with it ALL!!!!!!!!!!!

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Remember Jennifer and her delightful fairy creations? Well, she generously sent me this lovely book, written by Bonnie Bailey...

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Jennifer did the illustrations for the book! They are SO charming!

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Thank you Jennifer for your sweet gift! You know that I will treasure it always!

Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday and thank you again for EVERYTHING.

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June 25, 2007

She'll Be Back

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Shannon will be back, right? Just because she's now gone away to college doesn't mean it's over, does it? You know, the whole motherhood thing? How can one heart be so filled with pride and happiness AND at the same time feel like it is breaking?  Sigh. It will be okay Maggie.....

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our girl will be back - until then we'll be right here... patiently waiting.

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The winner of my birthday present is...........  ANINA!!!

If you haven't met Anina yet, fly on over to her place and see what a crafty girl she is!

THANK YOU , THANK YOU, THANK YOU, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART for all of your birthday wishes - each of you MADE my birthday so unbelievably special! I look forward to catching up around here and visiting your blogs. It was SO nice meeting ALL of you!!

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Kim

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June 21, 2007

Birthday Gift For YOU

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Today is my birthday! To celebrate, I'd like to give these thrifted Daisy Cottage goodies away as my gift to you. Aren't they sweet? I want to pass these along in the spirit of love and appreciation for ALL of you. Soooo - even if you haven't left a comment before, feel free to do so now and I'll draw the winning name this Sunday evening. Thank you for your visits, your comments, your emails, your friendship. Thank you for being the precious GIFTS that you are to me in my life. I love you guys.

xo,

Kim

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June 18, 2007

Mo's Banana Cake Recipe

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Happy Monday! Here is a sweet treat to help get your week off to a yummy start! I got this wonderfully EASY and delicious recipe from my on-line decorating friend, Maureen.  She is fabulously talented - everything she touches turns to gold. I made her recipe yesterday for my hubby for Father's Day. It was a big hit and I must say, it tastes even better today! Soooooo good! Oh, and isn't the "Pop" cup cute? That is what our niece and nephew call my husband and I was so tickled when I found the cup at Goodwill!

Mo's Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Cake:

1 box yellow cake mix

2 whole eggs

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup milk

1 tsp. baking soda

2 large, ripe bananas; mashed (or use three small)

Frosting:

6 oz. cream cheese

1 tsp. vanilla

3/4 cup softened butter

4 cups powdered sugar

1 tablespoon cream or milk

Mix cake ingredients together and refer to baking time/temp as directed on package.

For Frosting: Beat softened cream cheese, butter and vanilla until well blended. Add remaining ingredients. Frost cake after it has cooled.

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  • Kim I just wanted to thank you again for allowing us into your sweet home! I absolutely loved being there and looking around with you. Your hospitality and sweet spirit make the home even more beautiful! Thanks for reminding me that one day I too will have my "dream come true!" ~ Ida - MOPS Member

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  • "Kim, I love your blog. I so appreciate you sharing every day. I miss you when you're gone. Losing my dear sweet baby boy in Iraq has made me treasure life and those so dear to me. Reading your blog is such therapy for me. You have made me treasure the finer things in life that I use to overlook. Birds singing, flowers blooming, my home and all of the treasures within it. I'm not sure that I ever looked at a teacup or saucer and saw such detail and beauty in it." ~ Dena

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  • "I would like to let you know what a joy it is to wake up each morning and read your delightful blog. I always feel as if you are speaking directly to me. Since I was diagnosed with an immune disease a year ago I wanted only to read positive and very inspiring blogs and your blog was the first I found. I think maybe the good Lord meant for me to find your blog and since then it has been nothing but smiles all around. I have tried very hard to stay positive about this disease and very up beat. I know that there is no cure and I have accepted this, but reading things with a positive message and filled with so much love helps. This is where you come in and I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart and to let you know how very much you and Miss Maggie are loved." ~ Grace

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  • "Oh my! I have just stepped into heaven. A nostalgic, magic, getaway place where folk love one another and life is sweet. Kim, you will probably never know just how many hearts you have touched with your site. " ~ Francesca

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  • "I visited my friends with their tasteful beige homes and sometimes questioned if there was anyone else in this world who loved the things I did. Then I found Daisy Cottage and a whole community of other women who shop the side of the road, paint their furniture fun colors, and aren't afraid to fill their homes with touches of whimsy and fun. What a relief! We aren't alone! I'm not alone. Thanks for all your inspiration and for confidently sharing your home and the idea that we can have fun with our decorating. I never get tired of visiting here Kim." ~ Kathy

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  • "That hankie is like you and your blog Kim. In the middle of all of the other beautiful hankies, it's the one that stands out and makes you feel at home." ~ Rue

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  • "Sigh.... between your music, red and yellow mellow feeling and wonderful writing I just feel so calm. What would I do without you in the morning with my cup of coffee." ~ Jeanette

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  • "My eyes have been opened to a world I never knew existed. Such vibrant creativity, such caring community: it literally takes my breath away. After so much loneliness and isolation it is overwhelming to me that such a world even exists. In time I hope to be able to fill my garden of life with lovely, loving friends instead of the weeds of loneliness. Until that time lace tablecloths will come out of storage, music and lovely scents will fill the air of this home. And I shall visit the Daisy Cottage when I feel despair raise its dark, obscuring head, for I know from experience, that it is ever lurking behind that next bout of pain and weakness. Your kind and generous response has strengthened my resolve, you have helped me more than you will ever know, my new-found friend." ~ Lenna

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  • "What I love best about Daisy Cottage is Kim. I love the way you appreciate every good thing in life and embrace joy in every moment." ~ Rose

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  • "Here's how I can best describe into words how your blog made me feel. You know when you wake up in the morning and there's an early morning thunderstorm and every room in your house is as dark as night? Then, the rain and thunder stop and the sun comes shining through all the windows and you just know it's going to be a beautiful, sunshine day? Well, that's how finding Dear Daisy Cottage made me feel. From the bottom of my heart, thank you Kim. You blessed my day and may God do the same for you." ~ Lisa B.

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  • "I am so touched by your words and photographs. Whether in happy or sad times, you inspire my heart and soul. We all need each other's light and you offer us that dose of sunshine." ~ Pamela

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  • "Your blog has helped me start to see the beauty in life again." ~ Joy

Thank You Anne!

  • "Thank you for your wonderful blog. I have been "lurking" but had to share with you how much you have helped me embrace the fun of decorating. I came to your blog looking for pictures to inspire me as I redecorate my house with cottage style. Today I was so tangled up in doing it "right" that it was really depressing me. I visited your blog again for some fresh ideas and came away realizing that there is no "right." Just me being me and enjoying my home! I am laying here in bed with tears in my eyes - tears of happiness that it is okay to be me and let that shine through in my house and what I wear and what I make with my hands. You are God's gift to me today and I thank Him and you." ~ Anne

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  • "Your words and thoughts of encouragement help me see myself with value. You are a blessing. Thank you." ~ Tracy

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  • "Your humble spirit has not changed through your many posts here in Blogland. You have been blessed with a special gift and I am very thankful you share it with us." ~ Karen

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  • "You truly inspire me to do whatever I can in my own little nest. I've always been an artistic dreamer, but you've enlarged my dreams with your way of seeing." ~ Betty Jo
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