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Staying Home for Real Comfort & Other Articles

When winter starts blowing its icy cold winds it seems that it will never end. Cabin fever can easily… [more]

Smart Homemakers Make Smart Choices to Save Money

Being a smart homemaker means you are also a smart consumer. We all love to save money, some more than… [more]

Coming Clean

While life has been joyful and growth filled, I’ve had a difficult time the past two years of my life.… [more]

Mother of Many

I suppose I never really officially made the announcement that baby #9 is on its way in the Baker family!… [more]

Part nine of the Series: Food for the Family

There are 20 foods that I will not buy for my family after careful research and experience in healthy… [more]

Tales from Belleview Cottage: It’s the Little Things

“How can it be a large career to tell other people’s children about arithmetic and a small career… [more]

2011: A Year in Review

There is something that I love about new beginnings. As we reach the end of the old year 2011 and get… [more]

Garage Sale Treasures: Gotta Share

A cool breeze blowing through your hair, keeping the temperature from the hot sun from feeling so unbearable,… [more]

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Productive Homemakers

Productive Homemakers Ebook Ideas from marriage, to gardening, to working online, we cover many ideas in this ebook to help you to become a productive and successful homemaker. This ebook features articles previously featured on the Homemaking-Cottage.com‘s Deluxe Edition. This ebook includes articles such as: Meat and Potatoes - Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak Cozi Helps the Homemaker Family … [Read More...]

Come Home to the Simpler Life

Come Home to the Simpler Life Ebook Enjoy enhancing your homemaking skills, especially those lost through the years. Read. Discover. Enjoy This ebook features articles from: "All Things Feminine" themed ideas previously featured on the Homemaking-Cottage.com's Deluxe Edition. Read articles written to enhance your home and family. Discover new and delicious recipes. Enjoy the support and encouragement … [Read More...]

The Art of Mothering

The Art of Mothering This is our newest ebook! We are featuring some articles that encourage and inspire mothers. Also includes crafts, recipes, and other inspirational ideas for women. This is a back issue of the Deluxe Edition- the Homemaking Cottage's online Home and Garden magazine. This ebook includes articles such as: Organizing Ideas for Ribbons and More Ribbon Flower: Ribbon … [Read More...]

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Series Columns

Part nine of the Series: Food for the Family

There are 20 foods that I will not buy for my family after careful research and experience in healthy eating for my family. Genetically Modified Foods (Or GMO foods) First, what are genetically modified foods? They are basically foods derived from genetically modified organisms. Just so you are aware the terms "biotechnology" and "genetic modification" are used interchangeable but mean the … [Read More...]

Tales from Belleview Cottage: It’s the Little Things

“How can it be a large career to tell other people’s children about arithmetic and a small career to tell one’s own children about the universe? How can it be broad to be the same thing to everyone and narrow to be everything to someone? No, a woman’s function is laborious because it is gigantic, not because it is minute.” G. K. Chesterton I love being a mother. I'm thankful everyday that … [Read More...]

carolyn westbrook the french inspired home

Woman with a Plan

{ image via Flickr's We Heart It } What is a woman to do when she is spending 24 hours a day in a tiny hospital room with a sick baby? Well, when he isn’t be snuggled and played with and while his sweet, red head is sound asleep in my lap I was planning and making lists. We spent over a month being ill in our household. It ran its course throughout the entire family twice until it hit the baby … [Read More...]

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Crafts

A Parfait made of coconut milk whipped cream...

2011: A Year in Review

There is something that I love about new beginnings. As we reach the end of the old year 2011 and get ready to welcome 2012 I have been doing a lot of reflecting over my life. 2011 has been a very good year, but also a year filled with intensity and trials. There has been so much good to outweigh the bad that I really still can look back with fondness. “There is in every true woman's heart … {Read More...}

Tropical Paradise Tag and Other Fun Creations

Creativity is not a driving force. It happens. It creates itself and you have to be open. -Mayumi Oda, artist and writer Keeping my hands busy while I'm lying around bringing this little baby to full term has given me some opportunities to craft that I might not have taken otherwise. Here are some recent creations: Queen for a Day Tag 3 Mini Tags Or as my Bella {age 3} likes … {Read More...}

Paper Crafts

This week I've been dealing with some pre-term labor and trips to the hospital. In the quiet time in between lying down I've enjoyed making some crafts. I love making tags, they are small and so easy to decorate. Eventually when I take up scrapbooking again, I'll enjoy using tags in my scrapbooks. They are make pretty garlands and decorations. Here are the tags I made: [ad#bottom-post2] … {Read More...}

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Apron Ideas

Vintage White Child’s Apron

This is a white vintage apron I found at an antique store. I fell in love immediately! It fits my daughter, Meredith perfectly! (Click the picture to see it in a larger view) [ad#bottom-post2] … {Read More...}

Two of the Red, Dressy Apron

I managed to get two more pics of the apron in the sunlight of my room. [ad#bottom-post2] … {Read More...}

Toddler Apron

Bella has her own apron now just like her big sisters! I made this apron last night from Simplicity pattern #3802. [ad#bottom-post2] … {Read More...}

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Girl Talk

Mother of Many

I suppose I never really officially made the announcement that baby #9 is on its way in the Baker family! We are beyond thrilled! Years ago as we started transitioning into a “large” family I started reading as many books written by mothers of large families. I don’t generally like “guides” because I like to do things my own way and each family is unique, but I love the stories. There … {Read More...}

Book Review: Buccaneers

The Buccaneers by Edith Wharton My rating: 2 of 5 stars Edith Wharton is an excellent writer. I felt compelled to keep reading. However, I feel that this story is "broken" which is good is good and evil is evil but evil wins. This is the second Edith Wharton book (The other book being The Age of Innocence) where I couldn’t identify with the protagonist. I’ve decided it’s because Edith Wharton … {Read More...}

Gamma Labs Pre-Training formula Review

Are you a gym lover who is working on sculpting the body of your dreams? When I was given the opportunity to do a review for the Pre-Training Formula by Gamma Labs my husband was so excited about it he was the first to try it. We both enjoy it and love the energy it gives us for a more productive workout. It is Hawaiian Punch flavored, easy to mix, and great tasting. Gamma Labs describes the … {Read More...}

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