Cottage & Family:
TIME

I am off with my hubby taking some time to sink our toes in the sand ~

Pure Bliss!

My son in law, James took this picture ~ he rocks at photography!!!

I am off with my hubby taking some time to sink our toes in the sand ~

Pure Bliss!

My son in law, James took this picture ~ he rocks at photography!!!

We would love to have you come visit our blog page where we hang out everyday!

We are going to have a different special every day
this week!!

Check our website daily!!

This is the first one ~
They will change every
evening and last through
the next day ~

We LOVE all of the beautiful feminine clothes that are
available right now!! They are so very comfortable
and perfect for your spring and summer wardrobe!

So needless to say we decided to start carrying them
on our website and are having alot of fun
shopping for them and wearing them too!

Make sure and stop by because
we add something new a couple
times a week!
Stop by our facebook page
or sign up on our mailing
list for upcoming specials :)

I have been really bad about updating my blog
lately!!

We have been spending much more time
on our Facebook business page ~
It is just easy to add little tidbits
of things over there :)
So if you would like to hear from us a bit
more often, take advantage of sales or just a new thing
we have heard of or learned make sure
and come over and Like our page ~
You also have to make sure and do the drop
down menu under the like button and click on
the "Get Notifications", "Add to Newsfeed"
and the "Add to Interests" button ~

Click on the picture below to take you there ~

We are still going to blog too but just
not as often :)

We hope to see you there!
Lori, Kristin and Stephanie!

I am so excited to announce
my husband's new ebook,
"10 Tips for Improving
Your Photography Today"

If you sign up for his
newsletter it is free!

Click on the ebook to sign up today ~

My hubby is a landscape and
portrait photographer;
his passion is teaching
others how to improve their
photography. Take a second
and check out his website ~

Lots of love,
Kristin

Part of blogging for me
is so that we can not
only share inspirational
ideas but also so you can
get to know us too :)


If you don't already know
I have two daughters,
Kristin and Stephanie,who
also are part of
Katies Rose Cottage ~

They both have babies and
this was our first
adventure on an airplane
with them ~
Their daddies got to go too
so that was fun!


Alot of our family lives
on the central coast of
California so that is one
of our very favorite places and
where we headed ~


They were excited to have the
babies visit the beach since
it is one of all of our
favorite places to be ~
The weather was chilly but
it was still a beautiful
and sunny day!
We went to Avila Beach which
we love!


Ellie thought it was
just the best thing ever!
The swings were great...
The sand was great!

Isaac pretty much didn't like
it at all! We are definitely
going to have to teach
him that it is fun!
Mommies arms were great!

This is my mom and I
with Ellie ~

My son in law James
took the following pictures ~
It is awesome having
a photographer along :)

Ellie loved swinging!

Isaac loved hiking!

This is my most favorite picture of all .... My mom and dad
with their great grandbabies!!
What a beautiful and precious
picture!! I adore it!

It was fun and there
is so much more family
and pictures but
this is just a glimpse
of our time there ~

Thank you for visiting
with us!

Lori

We love the farmhouse look
of vintage enamelware ~
Since Christmas is right
around the corner, we
thought we would show you
an easy decorating idea
using enamelware for the holidays ~

All the fun things we found
at the flea market ~

First, we drilled holes in the
bottom of a bucket ~

Then added soil from our garden ~

And planted holiday plants such
as rosemary which we can use in
our Christmas cooking ~

The finished project is an easy,
colorful addition to your
vintage decorating ~

We have lots of enamelware
on sale here so you can create
your own farmhouse decor ~

We had fun today working
on a tutorial that is
super easy ~ We have made
it even easier with kits
available on our website :)

This project we are showing
early so that you have
plenty of time to work
on it before Christmas ~

These 12 days before
Christmas bags can be hung
as we have shown or
you could put them on
your Christmas tree ~
We thought it would be fun
for children to find the
number and open a little
gift for that day ~
You could fill the bags
with candy canes
or a hand written fun
thing for the day ~
Use your imagination ~

1. We have tea dyed the
bags so the first
step is to use the citra
solv method to transfer
the numbers on the bags ~
You could also stencil
numbers on ~

2. Glue strips of lace
across the top of the bag ~

3. Cut a piece of tea dyed
cheesecloth into a
2 x 2.5 inch square ~
Scrunch it in the middle
and glue it on the lace ~

4. Glue on a button ~

Next just fill with
fun things that can
be opened each of the
12 days before Christmas ~

You can use string with
clips to hang them
or you can hang them on
your tree ~

If you would like to
purchase a kit to make
your own they are
available here ~

Have fun!!

My husband and I got
to spend a week at the
central coast of California
visiting with family ~
That is where we are from
so it is going home for us ~

When I go back I often
am amazed at what I took
for granted when
we lived there ~
I just LOVE the beach and
LOVE the mountains that
you have to drive over
to get to the beach ~

This is Avila Beach
where I spent so many
days in the summers~
I want to come spend
a week just here now ❤

Who would have thought
that swinging on the beach
could be the most fun ever!!

I LOVE my mom and dad's house
that is on a mountain that
overlooks 3 towns ~

I LOVE driving the winding
roads seeing the beautiful
wineries and vineyards that
are everywhere ~

Spending time in California
with my family that lives
there is just some
of our best times!

This is my sister, Kim
and I in Morro Bay~

Thankfully we get to
go back a few times a year
which is a blessing for sure!

Lots of hugs,
Lori