My Photo

The Music of Daisy Cottage

Thank You!

  • I read and appreciate each and every one of your comments. Thank you so much for stopping by Daisy Cottage!

Where Women Create

Writing Published In

Photo Credit In

Quoted In

Editorial Mention In

Top 10 Vintage-Inspired Blogs

  • Thank you Blogs.com!

How Nice Of You!

Inspiration Destination

Beautiful Book!

Claudia

Let Your Home Be Your Heart

  • 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

August 19, 2009

I'm A Little Teapot...

10


Can I tell you AGAIN how much fun it has been collecting little miniature things for my dollhouse? 

Fun, fun, fun.  And just as I do with Daisy Cottage, I've been decorating the dollhouse with inexpensive treasures from here, there, and everywhere! It is so fun to mix up the rooms and move things around too.  Hmm - no surprise there, huh?   ;-)

And so what if I still don't have window curtains!  I mean I have a little green teapot!!  Now how cute is that?


13

AND you will be happy to know that the dollhouse now has a beautiful bathtub, toilet, and sink thanks to my friend, Erica!  She found them for me and they are PERFECT!  I was thrilled!


8


I am SO not crafty, BUT I DID make the bath towels!  I cut little squares from a white dishcloth, folded them, and hot glued the ribbon ...


7


I did NOT make this adorable apron but someone did out of a vintage handkerchief...


2


I love it!


1


And I love my baskets ...


3


And I love my little eggs ...


5


And I love my kitchen table ...


9


And I love using my favorite doilies and dishcloths for rugs!


14


15


And while no, there may not be window curtains or wood floors - yet - there are Nancy Drew books! 

;-)



6


Like I said ...

Fun, fun, fun!!!

I love you little teapot!!!


11


;-)

Kim

*click here to see where I found the Nancy Drew books!


August 19, 2009 | | Comments (86) | TrackBack (0)

August 12, 2009

Too Cute For Words

6


She is cute and she is cute and she is cute.

Penny and Layla and Mia are TOO CUTE FOR WORDS!  Even their names are CUTE!  And each of them sent THE CUTEST, most ADORABLE gifts to me. 

Thank you Layla for my cute-as-can-be vintage napkin rings!!!!


1


I LOVE them!  Oh they are so sweet!  So so sweet!!!!  Layla is simply amazing - you can visit her here.  Love her!


2


Thank you Mia for my darling red daisy purse!!!


3


Mia made this purse for me as a thank-you for winning one of my giveaways!  Wasn't that so sweet of her?  She also offered to make one in the future to give away to one of you too! You can visit Mia here. She is a sweetheart!!

4


Thank you Penny for my precious little teeny tiny mosaic birdhouse!!!  


7


I loooooooooooooove it!!  Oh my!  It is just so cute I can't stand it!
She made this little gem for my dollhouse.  Swoon.  You can visit Penny here.  Her creations are incredible.  She is SO talented!!!


IMG_3186


And I am the luckiest girl in the world!!!

Thank YOU cute girls VERY VERY much!


xo,

Kim

August 12, 2009 | | Comments (28) | TrackBack (0)

August 03, 2009

Having Too Much Fun

Aa


My family thinks that I've lost my mind.

All I want to do is play with my dollhouse.

I am having too much fun playing with it every day.
But, wait - I don't think there is such a thing as having "too much fun."

Is there??

I've been painting the walls, distressing the furniture, cutting up fabric for pillows and sheets, and having a ball collecting little itty bitty teeny tiny treasures for the house.

You "get it", right?

Bb 


Ccc


And speaking of fun - please come back tomorrow for a very special giveaway!

In the meantime, I guess I should get something done... but, hey, at least my desk is clean!


Cc


;-)


Kim

August 03, 2009 | | Comments (63) | TrackBack (0)

July 20, 2009

Dollhouse Days

10

Now that I've spent the weekend cleaning and painting my dollhouse, I am happy to report that it is all ready for my dollhouse family to move in!  Yay!

Oh, wait - I don't have a dollhouse family! 

;-) 

Well, I MUST adopt one!

Anywho - as you can see, I decided to paint the exterior of my dollhouse in very familiar colors ...


17


And while I haven't painted or wallpapered the inside of the house - yet - everything is spic & span ready for the dollhouse family-to-be!

See the red frame on the mantel?

That's a refrigerator magnet!


9


I painted most of the dollhouse furniture that I've been collecting for the past couple of years.  I used the same paints that I use on my real furniture.  I've found these pieces at Goodwill, yard sales, and thrift shops.  All of them were VERY inexpensive.  The adorable vintage chairs and love seats are Ebay finds, as was the dollhouse itself. 

And a dingy brass hat rack got a coat of paint too - in red, of course!  ;-)


12


Now, hopefully the dollhouse family won't mind eating out for awhile, until I can find a stove, a sink, and a refrigerator!  At least they will have a place to eat and a place to write their shopping list!


3

2

B



16


And I also hope that the family doesn't mind that there is no bathroom yet either.  ;-)  Maybe the cozy bedroom will help to make up for it!


4

A

11


By the way, hankies make lovely coverlets - don't you think?


15


There may not be a bathroom, or a working kitchen, or window panes, or curtains, but there ARE daisies ...


13


And cozy chairs ...


14



1


I hope the family is VERY happy spending their days AND nights here.


8



I know that I've been very happy playing with my dollhouse - FINALLY!

I never had one growing up - so this is great fun and I HIGHLY recommend YOU treating yourself to a dollhouse too.  You can make it be whatever you want it to be - the ideas are endless!

Let's see... I'm thinking aprons, candles, books, curtains, food for the family, oh and yes - a little dog too.


;-)

Kim

July 20, 2009 | | Comments (86) | TrackBack (0)

July 17, 2009

Little Itty Bitty Chairs

5


These little itty bitty chairs ...


7

that I have collected here and there ...

6





4


3


will be SO perfect for my dollhouse IF I ever worked on it and finished it.  Poor, poor chairs.

1



I know - let's just pretend that WE are sitting there.


;-)

Kim

July 17, 2009 | | Comments (50) | TrackBack (0)

« Previous

Search Blog Here

You Can Find Me at My New Site! Click on Baby Swan

Click On Painting To Visit Etsy Shop

Categories

Order Your Copy Of Fifi's New Book Here!

Miss Maggie of Daisy Cottage


Find Me In

Your Beautiful Hearts For Jack

Thank You Dear Sis!

Recent Posts

Thank you Fifi!

  • "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
Blog powered by Typepad
Member since 09/2006

There's No Place Like Home