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
I'm so glad you "LOVE IT" I will consider this "gift 2" of my 29-day challenge... if you would like... send me your address privately via email and I will send you a handpainted bookmark depicting this art work. Hope you're having a great weekend! Fifi :)
Hi Kim
Just saw your house on The Old Painted Cottage, and wanted to say congratulations! Isn't it exciting! I was featured there last month with my cottage on wheels garden. Stop by and visit me sometime. I always stop by your blog and was thrilled to see you over at Jennifers. Hugs, Kelly
Thank you for sharing the photos of your beautiful home at The Old Painted Cottage.
Your decorating is fabulous. I like how you change things up a bit... nicely done.
Peace,
Lynne
Okay, I am totally excited for you. You kept that secret very well......Cottage of the Month!!! You are so deserving of this recognition as I think you know how we all feel about you. Your talent is beyond amazing. I am so so happy for you.
I loved the photos of your home in the June Cottage of the month. It was wonderful to see such bright colours. You seem to have so much fun doing it all. I am looking forward to reading more of your blog.
"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
How pretty! But of course so was her inspiration!
Posted by: Sara Duckett | May 31, 2008 at 06:12 PM
Truly precious!
XO
Brook
Posted by: Brook | May 31, 2008 at 07:35 PM
Wow! How neat!
Fran
Posted by: Fran | May 31, 2008 at 08:16 PM
That is so very cool!
Posted by: Rosie's Whimsy | May 31, 2008 at 09:06 PM
I'm so glad you "LOVE IT" I will consider this "gift 2" of my 29-day challenge... if you would like... send me your address privately via email and I will send you a handpainted bookmark depicting this art work. Hope you're having a great weekend! Fifi :)
Posted by: Fifi | May 31, 2008 at 09:18 PM
How very charming!
~~flo~~
Posted by: ~~flo~~ | May 31, 2008 at 11:55 PM
I love art too ;) Great painting! Off to visit their blog...
Posted by: Alice W. | June 01, 2008 at 01:25 AM
how adorable.
very nice.
Posted by: Tina | June 01, 2008 at 02:05 AM
This is friggin awesome! You must be so tickled~
Nikki
Posted by: Nikki | June 01, 2008 at 02:29 AM
What a fabulous piece by laura
Alison
Posted by: Alison Gibbs | June 01, 2008 at 04:43 AM
Kim, that is just gorgeous. How absolutely perfect. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Posted by: Beverly | June 01, 2008 at 07:04 AM
Makes me smile too! xo, suzy
Posted by: suzy | June 01, 2008 at 07:10 AM
Oh that is great! No wonder you heart art.
Posted by: Vee~A Haven for Vee | June 01, 2008 at 08:48 AM
I'm jealous! It's precious!!
Posted by: mary | June 01, 2008 at 09:24 AM
I love it! It's so much fun and so clever. Looks like Laura had a lot of fun painting it. I'm off to check out her blog!
Posted by: mom2fur | June 01, 2008 at 09:48 AM
Darling painting!
Congrates on the feature at The Old Painted cottage! I really enjoyed it!
Posted by: lucinda | June 01, 2008 at 11:07 AM
Hi Kim
Just saw your house on The Old Painted Cottage, and wanted to say congratulations! Isn't it exciting! I was featured there last month with my cottage on wheels garden. Stop by and visit me sometime. I always stop by your blog and was thrilled to see you over at Jennifers. Hugs, Kelly
Posted by: Kelly | June 01, 2008 at 12:03 PM
I heart your art too. Is the artist a friend of yours? Great talent I am definitely taking a look.
Take care, Jeanne
Posted by: | June 01, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Thank you for sharing the photos of your beautiful home at The Old Painted Cottage.
Your decorating is fabulous. I like how you change things up a bit... nicely done.
Peace,
Lynne
Posted by: Lynne in NC | June 01, 2008 at 01:23 PM
What a wonderful interpretation! I love it. Her blog is fun too.
Posted by: Susan Ramey Cleveland | June 01, 2008 at 03:22 PM
How wonderful! I love the whimsy in it...
I am off to check her out. Happy Sunday my friend!
xo
Penny
Posted by: Penny @ Lavender Hill Studio | June 01, 2008 at 03:38 PM
How adorable!!! She portrayed it so well!!
Posted by: sharron | June 01, 2008 at 06:36 PM
Oh Kim....How talented is she ~ I LOVE it !!!
Kathy :)
Posted by: Kathy :) | June 01, 2008 at 06:48 PM
How cute, Kim! That's so sweet of this talented artist!
Hugs,
Cathie
Posted by: Catherine | June 01, 2008 at 07:25 PM
What a fabulous piece of art---I so enjoyed looking at Laura's blog!
Posted by: Dana | June 01, 2008 at 08:34 PM
Okay, I am totally excited for you. You kept that secret very well......Cottage of the Month!!! You are so deserving of this recognition as I think you know how we all feel about you. Your talent is beyond amazing. I am so so happy for you.
Hugs,
LeAnn:)
Posted by: LeAnn | June 01, 2008 at 08:43 PM
Love it! Just perfect!!!!!
xo
Becky
Posted by: Sweet Cottage Dreams | June 01, 2008 at 08:49 PM
I think it's pretty neat that you inspired the art! I love this style of illustration. I'll check out her blog!
Posted by: bethany | June 01, 2008 at 09:12 PM
Thank you so much for visiting my blog, Kim.
I loved the photos of your home in the June Cottage of the month. It was wonderful to see such bright colours. You seem to have so much fun doing it all. I am looking forward to reading more of your blog.
Kate (in Australia)
Posted by: Our Red House | June 01, 2008 at 10:14 PM
I heart her creation too. Wow...love it.
Hugs!
Kat
Posted by: Kat | June 01, 2008 at 10:30 PM
What a delightful interpretation of a delightful scene!
Posted by: Rose | June 02, 2008 at 03:29 AM
You go girlfriend!! Love the photos on The Old Painted Cottage. You are TOPS in my book. Thanks for that warm and fuzzy feeling.
xxxooo
CindyH
Posted by: cobaltcindyh@gmail.com | June 02, 2008 at 07:42 AM
That is a great piece, I love it! She did a great job:)
Posted by: melissa lewis - off the wall | June 02, 2008 at 04:45 PM
Hi Kim, your cottage really has my vote for cottage of the month. Your personality must be as bright as your home. Have a Blessed Day, Bonnie
Posted by: Bonnie | June 02, 2008 at 06:03 PM
so cute!
Posted by: christy in georgia | June 02, 2008 at 06:31 PM
Wow! Now that is nice art, and very cool for YOU! *Heidi*
Posted by: Heidi Woodruff | June 04, 2008 at 06:15 PM
Beautiful approach to blogging. I love your Daisy Cottage! Thanks for visiting OWL blog.
Posted by: Cynthia | January 05, 2009 at 02:11 PM