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
Oh, Miss Maggie. I love your collar. Did your mom make that for you? Happy Easter to you and everyone at Daisy Cottage. I hope the Easter Bunny brings you lots of treats. --Susan & Sophie
Kim, I LOVE Maggie's collar! It's so cute, I'd love to have one for my Kissy Belle! I'm still diligently searching for Romantic Country. Last month's issue is still out here. Hope you have a very blessed Easter.
You have a very lovely blog. It is a pleasure to visit! Just wanted to let you know that your Maggie is such a cute little morsel--such a sweet face. Adorable pictures. I'm a dog-lover, can you tell? Have a great weekend!
~Kimberly-Ann~
A peek on your blog...after a long but good day...and all is well...your blog is a soothing place to be...thanks for it all...Happy Easter..and that goes to you and Miss Maggie..from me and Mz. Rose...Sweet Dreams
I could just KICK MYSELF for not having stopped over sooner! Your new banner is TERRIFICO and Miss M. is looking lovely and FLUFFY again!*wink*wink
I have much to catch up on, I can tell!
Have a wonderful Easter!
Take care!
I've been reading your blog for a while but have never posted. You have a great blog, and lovely home, and sweet doggie. I wish my little doggie would pose like that! And I love the music on your blog too.
Happy Easter to you and yours!!!
I don't think I can find that magazine here.
Congrats again!!!
Happy easter to sweet Maggie.. She is so beautiful!
Marcela
Happy Easter Kim, Maggie and the rest of your beautiful family!!! I am loving all of your hearts and Maggie's beautiful collar! Ellie is trying not to be jealous! ;) You are one of my life's blessings!!!
Kim- I just wanted to say congratulations on The Artful Blogging Article- I am so happy to see someone I know in there! Wow! And then an article in Romantic Country! I am so happy for you and PROUD. You rock, sweet stuff! Kiss that beautiful baby for me!
I've been reading about you and perusing your blog and making your recipes! Thank you for so much for all the inspiration, all the yellow and genuine gladness! HAPPY EASTER TO YOU AND YOURS!
I LUV Maggie's Easter outfit...namely, the precious collar.
Bless her heart...it always looks as if she is thinking, "OK, Kim, because I love you so, I am willing to pose AGAIN for you!" She is so adorable!
Your Maggie is just adorable. My goodness she has such a sweet face. What a joy she must be to have her around all the time.
I hope the Easter Bunny was good to her and brought her a basket of treats.
Hi Kim & of course little Maggie!
I've been coming to your blog for a few months now & have just figured out how to post a message to you. I love your sweet home & your sweet spirit comes thru also. The music "Stranger on the Shore" is so very soothing. I probably will never hear it again without thinking about you & little Maggie. Thanks for the inspiration! Shelia *(o,o)*
"It's people like yourself that make everything beautiful and worthwhile."
~ Fifi
Thank You Ida!
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
Thank You Jane!
"I just discovered your blog and am blown away with the comfortable, almost nostalgic feel of it...almost like finding a long-lost friend after many years apart...somehow familiar, but all so exciting and new." ~ Jane
Thank You Dena!
"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
Thank You Grace!
"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
Thank You Francesca!
"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
Thank You Kathy!
"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
Thank you Rue!
"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
Thank You Jeanette!
"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
Thank You Lenna!
"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
Thank You Rose!
"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
Thank You Lisa!
"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.
Thank you Pamela!
"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
Thank you Joy!
"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
Thank You Tracy!
"Your words and thoughts of encouragement help me see myself with value. You are a blessing. Thank you."
~ Tracy
Thank you Karen!
"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
Thank You Betty Jo!
"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
Have a Glorious Easter :-) Rosie
Posted by: Rosieswhimsy | March 22, 2008 at 06:40 PM
Oh, Miss Maggie. I love your collar. Did your mom make that for you? Happy Easter to you and everyone at Daisy Cottage. I hope the Easter Bunny brings you lots of treats. --Susan & Sophie
Posted by: Susan Ramey Cleveland | March 22, 2008 at 06:57 PM
What a gorgeous collar Maggie has.
Hope the Easter BUnny brings something special to Maggie and you too Kim
Happy Easter
Alison
Posted by: Alison Gibbs | March 22, 2008 at 07:24 PM
Happy Easter Kim! Maggie is so darn cute...I just can't stand it! (LOL!) I love her collar of posies...so fitting for Springtime.
Posted by: marge | March 22, 2008 at 07:31 PM
Have a lovely Easter Kim! I read the latest copy of Romantic Country!! Great joB! Congrats!
BLessings,
Mindy
Posted by: Mindy | March 22, 2008 at 08:07 PM
LOL! Of course Maggie! What a sweet "necklace" she's wearing. A wonderful Easter to you and yours, as well, Kim!
Posted by: vee~a haven for vee | March 22, 2008 at 08:26 PM
Kim, I LOVE Maggie's collar! It's so cute, I'd love to have one for my Kissy Belle! Have a very blessed Easter.
Posted by: Pam @ China, Chintz, and Roses | March 22, 2008 at 08:28 PM
Kim, I LOVE Maggie's collar! It's so cute, I'd love to have one for my Kissy Belle! I'm still diligently searching for Romantic Country. Last month's issue is still out here. Hope you have a very blessed Easter.
Posted by: Pam @ China, Chintz, and Roses | March 22, 2008 at 08:32 PM
How cute is Miss Maggie!!
Barbara
Posted by: Barbara @ Southern Lady's Vintage | March 22, 2008 at 08:57 PM
Oh my goodness Maggie is sooo cute and I love that collar, where did you get that.
Happy Easter - Karen
Posted by: karen | March 22, 2008 at 09:05 PM
Thank you!! I got this collar at Books A Million!
xo,
Kim
Posted by: Daisy Cottage | March 22, 2008 at 09:42 PM
That is the sweetest collar! Books A Million, huh? But I only have boy granddogs and their daddy's wouldn't appreciate the flower collar.
Posted by: Wanda | March 22, 2008 at 09:55 PM
What a sweet, winsome girl! That Maggie is a charmer for sure! Give her a rub on the tummy for me.
Posted by: carold | March 22, 2008 at 10:27 PM
Hi Kim,
I love her collar. Happy Easter to you and your family.
Hugs,
LeAnn :)
Posted by: LeAnn | March 22, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Happy wonderful Easter to you and Maggie!
xo
Penny
Posted by: Penny @ Lavender Hill Studio | March 22, 2008 at 10:40 PM
Dang that collar is soo cute I would wear it rofl! Happy Easter Ms. Kim! xoxo,cherry
Posted by: cherry | March 22, 2008 at 11:31 PM
You have a very lovely blog. It is a pleasure to visit! Just wanted to let you know that your Maggie is such a cute little morsel--such a sweet face. Adorable pictures. I'm a dog-lover, can you tell? Have a great weekend!
~Kimberly-Ann~
Posted by: Kimberly-Ann | March 23, 2008 at 12:33 AM
she is one of the most adorable dogs i have ever seen, I love her expressions. and that collar? oh!-too cute! where did u get it?
Posted by: Row | March 23, 2008 at 12:34 AM
A peek on your blog...after a long but good day...and all is well...your blog is a soothing place to be...thanks for it all...Happy Easter..and that goes to you and Miss Maggie..from me and Mz. Rose...Sweet Dreams
Posted by: Oma | March 23, 2008 at 12:44 AM
So cute! So completely adorable. I just can't think of any other word! Too cute.
Happy Easter!
~Angela :-)
Posted by: Angela (Cottage Magpie) | March 23, 2008 at 01:06 AM
I could just KICK MYSELF for not having stopped over sooner! Your new banner is TERRIFICO and Miss M. is looking lovely and FLUFFY again!*wink*wink
I have much to catch up on, I can tell!
Have a wonderful Easter!
Take care!
Posted by: Lauren | March 23, 2008 at 01:39 AM
I've been reading your blog for a while but have never posted. You have a great blog, and lovely home, and sweet doggie. I wish my little doggie would pose like that! And I love the music on your blog too.
Hope you have a great Easter!
Posted by: Mrs. B | March 23, 2008 at 01:51 AM
Maggie is ADORABLE! Where did you get the adorable collar?
~elaine~
Posted by: Elaine L. | March 23, 2008 at 02:25 AM
Miss Maggie is the cutest thing.....ever!!!
HOPPY Easter! :)
Posted by: Carolyn | March 23, 2008 at 05:18 AM
Happy Easter Maggie! Wishing you lots of yummy treats!! (Also, Maisy wants a collar just like yours...did your mama buy it or make it??)
Posted by: Meredith | March 23, 2008 at 08:40 AM
I was hoping that you'd have a picture of
Maggie for Easter and you didn't disappoint!!
Posted by: Karen | March 23, 2008 at 08:54 AM
Happy Easter to you and yours!!!
I don't think I can find that magazine here.
Congrats again!!!
Happy easter to sweet Maggie.. She is so beautiful!
Marcela
Posted by: Marcela | March 23, 2008 at 09:04 AM
Maggie, I hope you don't have to wait long. Would you chase the Easter bunny? Happy Easter to you and Kim. ~Adrienne~
Posted by: Adrienne | March 23, 2008 at 09:07 AM
That is just too cute! Happy Easter to you and you family!
Posted by: Cindy ~ My Romantic Home | March 23, 2008 at 09:24 AM
Happy Easter to you and Maggie......her collar is so sweet......well....she is so sweet.
Posted by: Andrea | March 23, 2008 at 09:42 AM
love the collar - sooo pretty =) happy eater! debbie
Posted by: debbie | March 23, 2008 at 10:06 AM
Love her pretty little collar ~ I'm sure the Easter bunny will bring her something else delightful. :o)
Posted by: Cathy | March 23, 2008 at 10:15 AM
Happy Easter to you, too! And Shadow says "Happy Easter, but don't eat too many hardboiled eggs!" to Maggie!
Posted by: mom2fur | March 23, 2008 at 10:23 AM
Miss Maggie looks beautiful in her Easter finery :)
Happy Easter to you, your family and (of course!) Miss Maggie!
hugs,
Rue
Posted by: Rue | March 23, 2008 at 11:30 AM
We see she's donning her Easter finery, and we love it! Happy Easter to you , Miss Maggie. Did you bark at the Easter Bunny like we did?
Love, Lola Grace & MacArthur
Posted by: Queenie Bee | March 23, 2008 at 11:34 AM
Perfectly coiffed, poised and decorated to celebrate! How divine!
xoxo,
Deborah
Posted by: Deborah | March 23, 2008 at 11:39 AM
New to your blog love it, have a
very HAPPY EASTER
Posted by: ljune | March 23, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Oh... how SwEEt!!! I absolutely love Miss Maggie's Collar. Your sooooooooo inspirational!!!
Wishing you a BLeSSfuL EaSTeR... Pamela
Posted by: Pamela "French Rustic Cottage" | March 23, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Happy Easter to all of you!!!
Becky and Doogs
xo
Posted by: Sweet Cottage Dreams | March 23, 2008 at 01:23 PM
Happy Easter Kim & Maggie. What a beautiful collar Maggie has!
Posted by: Deb | March 23, 2008 at 03:47 PM
Hi Kim,
Wishing you and your family a very blessed Easter Sunday.
Hugs,
Dena
Posted by: Dena | March 23, 2008 at 05:20 PM
Happy Easter Kim, Maggie and the rest of your beautiful family!!! I am loving all of your hearts and Maggie's beautiful collar! Ellie is trying not to be jealous! ;) You are one of my life's blessings!!!
Posted by: bethany | March 23, 2008 at 05:25 PM
Maggie has the sweetest eyes! I love seeing pictures of her.
Posted by: Karla | March 23, 2008 at 06:14 PM
Hi Kim,
Happy Easter!
I hope Maggie got her basket of treats.
Rosemary
Posted by: Rosemary | March 23, 2008 at 07:25 PM
Oh Maggie! Don't look so worried! The Easter Bunny will find you! The collar is adorable!
Posted by: robin~thrifty miss priss | March 23, 2008 at 08:53 PM
Kim- I just wanted to say congratulations on The Artful Blogging Article- I am so happy to see someone I know in there! Wow! And then an article in Romantic Country! I am so happy for you and PROUD. You rock, sweet stuff! Kiss that beautiful baby for me!
Posted by: calamity kim | March 23, 2008 at 09:36 PM
I just love your doggie so much...She is so adorable..
My baby is everything to me, my little companion...
Posted by: lulu | March 23, 2008 at 10:03 PM
I've been reading about you and perusing your blog and making your recipes! Thank you for so much for all the inspiration, all the yellow and genuine gladness! HAPPY EASTER TO YOU AND YOURS!
Posted by: Cami | March 24, 2008 at 12:06 AM
Happy Easter to you too Kim, and of course, to sweet little Maggie!
Amanda (aka Cottage Contessa)
Posted by: Amanda (aka Cottage Contessa) | March 24, 2008 at 04:43 AM
How very cute! I hope the Easter Bunny delivered. Have a wonderful Easter weekend.
Posted by: nel | March 24, 2008 at 04:56 AM
What sweet pictures!! My monster-dogs would tear those up in about 3 minutes. :)
Hope you had a lovely holiday.
Susan
Posted by: SusanG | March 24, 2008 at 08:48 AM
So sweet. I hope that the Easter bunny didn't disappoint her. Susan
Posted by: susans at black eyed susans kitchen | March 24, 2008 at 09:30 AM
I'm loving your Maggie! She has such a cute face, that girl.
~Kim
Posted by: Kimberly C. | March 24, 2008 at 11:09 AM
Happy Easter to you! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Miss Maggie!!!
Hugs,
Donna
Posted by: Donna | March 24, 2008 at 11:24 AM
I LUV Maggie's Easter outfit...namely, the precious collar.
Bless her heart...it always looks as if she is thinking, "OK, Kim, because I love you so, I am willing to pose AGAIN for you!" She is so adorable!
Posted by: bj | March 24, 2008 at 12:02 PM
OMGosh! Maggie's posie collar is just too darn cute! I would love to have one for my Maggie! Hope the Easter Bunny was good to you two!!
Hugs and Blessings,
Rebecca
Posted by: Rebecca | March 24, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Love Maggie's pretty collar and the new blog header too. Happy Easter! :o)
Posted by: Erika Cass Designs | March 24, 2008 at 12:33 PM
What a sweet baby. Maggie girl could not be cuter! You have a very lovely blog.
Posted by: I'm Just Beachy | March 24, 2008 at 02:43 PM
Your Maggie is just adorable. My goodness she has such a sweet face. What a joy she must be to have her around all the time.
I hope the Easter Bunny was good to her and brought her a basket of treats.
Posted by: Karen | March 25, 2008 at 03:30 AM
Hello,
I really enjoy visiting this blog and specially seeing Maggie...what a cute dog!
Warm regards,
Gabriela
Posted by: Gabriela Delworth | March 25, 2008 at 11:23 AM
Puppy is too cute for words!!! =)
Posted by: beachy | March 25, 2008 at 03:11 PM
Hi Kim & of course little Maggie!
I've been coming to your blog for a few months now & have just figured out how to post a message to you. I love your sweet home & your sweet spirit comes thru also. The music "Stranger on the Shore" is so very soothing. I probably will never hear it again without thinking about you & little Maggie. Thanks for the inspiration! Shelia *(o,o)*
Posted by: Shelia | March 25, 2008 at 05:16 PM
I am soo in love with your dog. She's so cute!!
Posted by: Daniela | March 25, 2008 at 06:16 PM
Maggie is so beautiful!
I love your blog... hugs from Argentina!
Posted by: Sandra | March 27, 2008 at 03:04 PM
Love her collar! How did you do that?
Your pictures are wonderful.
Posted by: Joy | March 30, 2008 at 08:39 PM
hello what a lovely dog.I love it.And its necklase is amazing.Im from Turkey and Im waiting my blog too
Posted by: esra | April 19, 2008 at 09:28 AM