Step into a whimsical world where vintage charm meets creative calm. If you’re seeking free coloring pages that evoke the warmth of country living and a touch of nostalgia, look no further. In this cozy edition, we’ll highlight two delightful options: coloring page with serene cottagecore and garden elements by the talented illustrator Kiera Rose…
Summer spent mostly at home in your backyard can become a childhood core memory with a few simple ideas. Just think, no rushing, no schedules—just long days of sunshine, sticky fingers, bare feet, and laughter echoing off the garden fence. After having our fourth baby this spring, we’ve been leaning into the slow and the…
There are lots of simple outdoor games for kids to play on a hill. Perhaps you live near a hill or will be spending some time near one and need help to keep the kids busy. Whether it’s warm or cold out, your kids can make a hill the highlight of their day with these…
Making summer magical with a newborn baby looks different from last year. It’s slower, softer, and full of small joys. I’m in the thick of the newborn days, with baby number four. Where time stretches and blurs, and yet… somehow it’s still summer. And I want my kids to feel that. So we’re finding magic…
I believe that we can learn anything at home if we keep it simple and joyful. We’ve been living a cottage-sized life for many years and I’ve learned to embrace my big farmhouse country dreams, in small simple ways.
It started with simple things, like how to make bread from scratch, asking “what’s in our food for health?”, figuring out how to cloth diaper our kids, and learning how to cut my boys hair myself. It has grown and continues to grow into a self-sustainable life I really love for our family.
Making things for our kids has made my life feel more beautiful than I expected. I enjoy the results of sewing and making my family something “that tastes like more” as we like to say.
I love that old-world story from thrifted finds. Plus it gives our home a country cottage charm feeling that’s cozy and homey. Looking around my home, I see things my grandma would have used and enjoyed until it wore out. I think of how she made a handmade simple life for her family, learning from her mother on their farm. Some of it might not be all too pretty to someone else. What I see is making do with what you have, with your hands and creativity, to get things done. With a tenacious smile, you can make it all shine.
I’d love for you to be part of my home community, and subscribe to my mailing list. Sit down at my small table whenever you can, and feel at home here at Dearcan Cottage too. That’s how my grandma raised me, without the fuss, and an open chair. As long as there are yummy treats in the oven, it’ll be a good day!
Let’s talk about making your home a joyful place to be.
