Good morning one and all. How was your weekends? Hope they were FABULOUS! Here in NJ our temperatures finally dropped...we went from 68 degrees on Thursday to 29 degrees this morning...a chill in the air and less then 2 weeks to Christmas! Being a part of a blogging event like Creating Christmas was wonderful and I made so many new wonderful friends...but today...back to regular programming (well almost) I decided to turn Meatless Monday into sweets for the next 2 weeks!  I had company … [Read more...]
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Linky Party and a touch of pink eye candy!
Morning everyone! 2 WEEKS and counting!!!! Can you believe it!!!!! Hope you enjoy the week of Creating Christmas here at The Cottage Market and all the other FABULOUS and WONDERFUL blogs that participated in The Creative Girls spectacular event! There are tons of ideas and recipes and I hope you get the chance to use many of them during your Holiday Season...The LINKY party is still open for another 2 days so please share some of your incredible creations...with one post here you share with 17 … [Read more...]
Day 3 Tea cups and Tea Cakes the perfect gift!
Good Morning everyone! How are you doing today! It is Day 3 of the Creating Christmas Event...hope you are enjoying it! There are so many wonderful bloggers out there with such great projects! I love looking at them all!  Drop by and visit the The Girl Creative                                         and a band of other fabulous bloggers!  Today I have a yummy easy cookie recipe for you and how to make a beautiful gift that keeps on giving! Tea Cups and Tea Cakes  First...may I … [Read more...]
Weekend Wrap-Up
Morning ALL!!! Wow it is cold out today and I am loving it! Here we are...the weekend comes in a blink of an eye...Hope you have something great planned this weekend...whatever you do just enjoy and have fun! Here's a little Weekend Wrap-Up for you! Hope you enjoy! A Little bit of DIY Such fabulous projects and inspirations! Give them a try or use them as inspiration for your own creation! JOY, Skates, Tree Skirt, Tree Advent Calendar aren't these creations special Joy is from House … [Read more...]
Little Spaces…oh so pretty
Well my dear friends...it finally feels like Winter here in New Jersey!!! Two days ago it was 70 degrees and this morning it is 30 degrees so I guess we have finally gotten back to the Winter feel! YEAH!  I have been thinking of how I want to decorate little spaces in the house...so just for the fun of it I took a trip to Pinterest! (surprise surprise right!) and I wanted to share some fabulous pins I found that just might inspire you to add a little Holiday Pizzaz to the little nooks and … [Read more...]
Happy December 1st and ThankFul Thursdays
Morning all...it is December 1st...eeeesh... I can't believe it...25 more days and it is here and trust me...I am not ready but as always...we all utter those words and then some how magically it all happens and as long as all of your loved ones are around...it turns out picture perfect!  The winner of my Thankful for my Followers Surprise Gift is: Koralee from Bluebird Notes so Miss Koralee...could you send me you mailing address : ) to TheCottageMarket@gmailcom Remember...to enter each … [Read more...]
Meatless Monday Potato Medley
Rise and Shine...it's Monday and just like everyday here in my household it is Meatless! : ) I have a quick and easy recipe for you today. It will take you a half hour start to finish and they are so yummy. Perfect side dish or it makes the base of the main meal...just add a lovely free range egg...some veggie chilli, some yummy mushroom cream sauce...well you get the picture! When you can...please give these a try...you will really enjoy them : ) You can also make them very small and they … [Read more...]
Weekend Wrap-Up…part 1
Morning Friends...so did you survive Black Friday!!! I sure did...didn't leave the house and had a second Thanksgiving! Hope all of you that ventured out there had a great time and found many treasures! One little piece of advice that I want to share this morning...Make sure to read LABELS...this never happened to me before...EVER...I made this gorgeous Sweet Potato Pie...roasted the potatoes...made my own puree...a cream custard base folded in with yummy spices into a … [Read more...]
Enjoy the Trimmings (vintage style)
Morning to you all! Well it is the day before Thanksgiving and I know what many of you will be doing! Whatever your plans are and wherever Â¥our day takes you, I hope you enjoy, stop and smell the pumpkin pie and have fun!!! I have been turning the pages and pages of Etsy coming up with some fun gift giving ideas for my upcoming series of gift guides and I thought I would share all of these different shops with you that are offering gorgeous Vintage Ornaments...thought it would be a bit of … [Read more...]
Thankful for my Followers Thursday!
Morning to all! Â One week and counting till Thanksgiving!!!! Are you ready!!!! Â Well I surely know what I am thankful for and on Thursdays I try to share my thanks to all of my readers...We have a winner for this week and it is... Brenda from: http://deckthehalls-christmas.blogspot.com/ send me your address my friend to thecottagemarket@gmail.com To fill you in...I am placing all the comments throughout the week into the prize drawing : ) By submitting the numbers into random counter...a … [Read more...]
I’ts the Weekend Wrap-Up Part DEUX!!! Down the Rabbit Hole again!
Morning...it's Sunday...I am sipping on some yummy pumpkin coffee and my husband has gone to the bakery to get the most delicious blueberry crullers...going to indulge this morning...feels like that sort of day! It is always a bit more fun when you don't have to bake the item that you love and it is served to you! I am sure that box will contain some incredible crumb buns that are his and my sons fav all I know that there is a treat coming...YUM!!! (UPDATE...I can't believe it...he came home … [Read more...]
Krochet Kids it changes LIVES!!!
Good Morning my friends! How are you today! I am sitting here in front of my computer screen at 5:00 am and just pondering how lucky I am to have a loving family... friends... little furbabies that love me to the extreme... a pretty roof over my head and the blessing of being alive (believe me that is a blessing...another post on that one : ) God has been good to me in all so many ways and I have to say that there is not a day in my life that I don't think of all those that are not as … [Read more...]