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January 2, 2021 by: Pamela Baker

Top 10 Best Ideas for a Handmade Home in 2020

Explore the top ten most popular sewing, crochet, printables and recipe ideas for a handmade home from The Birch Cottage in 2020.

Explore the top 10 most popular sewing, crochet, printables and recipe ideas for a handmade home from The Birch Cottage in 2020. As we usher in another New Year, I always enjoy taking a look back at the past year on The Birch Cottage blog. So, grab yourself a cup of coffee, settle in to your favorite comfy chair and take a little trip down

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July 20, 2020 by: Pamela Baker

Blue and White Picnic Basket Inspiration

Shop Amazon for the ideal products for a blue and white picnic basket. Complete with a blue and white insulated picnic basket.

Shop Amazon for the ideal products for a blue and white picnic basket. Complete with a blue and white insulated picnic basket. Summertime means spending more time outdoors with our families. Especially now that we are all practicing social distancing, finding outdoor activities to do with our loved ones has become even more challenging and important. Nothing quite says summertime, like a picnic. Whether it’s

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November 12, 2019 by: Pamela Baker

DIY Rag Wreath Using Drop Cloth

DIY Drop Cloth Rag Wreath Tutorial by The Birch Cottage

Learn how to make this DIY Drop Cloth Rag Wreath! This drop cloth rag wreath is an easy project that adds a lot of rustic farmhouse charm! One of the first things I did a few years ago now when “we” started renovating our house was to paint the front door. At first, I painted it this beautiful shade of blue. Then when my husband

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November 4, 2019 by: Pamela Baker

How to Display Heirloom Recipes

How to Preserve and Display Heirloom Recipe Cards by The Birch Cottage

Learn how to preserve and display family heirloom recipes so they are a part of your home decor and serve as a reminder and inspiration. Recently, we obtained a copy of Grandma Baker’s Egg Noodles Recipe. My husband’s cousin actually has the recipe card that’s written by Grandma Baker. She took a picture of the front and back of the recipe card and sent it

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October 18, 2019 by: Pamela Baker

DIY Custom Kitchen Drawer Organizer

Learn to make this DIY custom kitchen drawer organizer for less than $10.

Learn how to DIY custom kitchen drawer organizer to easily and inexpensively transform your messy kitchen drawers into beautifully organized kitchen drawers! My husband has worked so hard the past few years renovating our home into our “little cottage in the suburbs” – as I like to refer to it. We have these beautiful new shaker style kitchen cabinets that my husband purchased through an

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October 3, 2019 by: Pamela Baker

How to Upholster a Bar Stool

Learn how to upholster a bar stool.

With a little bit of fabric, foam, sewing machine and staple gun, follow this step-by-step tutorial on how to upholster a bar stool for your kitchen. We’ve had these two plain Jane wooden bar stools that have mostly been taking up space. My husband recently completed our kitchen renovation and the only thing missing was a cute, comfy stool. While shopping at Hobby Lobby one

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April 1, 2019 by: Pamela Baker

Display Children’s Artwork with DIY Dowel Rod Frames

Easy DIY Dowel Rod Frames by The Birch Cottage

Make these Anthropologie inspired DIY Dowel Rod Frames and display your child’s artwork, vintage illustrations, posters, family pictures and more! For Valentine’s Day this year, we received two beautiful hand prints from our twin granddaughters. I wanted to find a way to display them besides just hanging on the side of the fridge with a magnet. How to Make Dowel Rod Frames These frames are

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November 19, 2018 by: Pamela Baker

24 Classic Christmas Mantels – Christmas Decor Inspiration

24 Classic Christmas Mantels by The Birch Cottage

24 timeless and classic Christmas mantels for your Christmas decor inspiration. Whether your Christmas decor style is classic, modern or farmhouse, you’re sure to find inspiration! As I was searching Instagram and Pinterest for Christmas decor inspiration for our mantel, it occured to me that maybe you’d like a little Christmas decor inspiration for your Christmas mantels, too!  Like most people, I love the Christmas

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October 22, 2018 by: Pamela Baker

Learn How to Paint a Stone Fireplace

Paint a Stone Fireplace - Our Living Room Renovation by The Birch Cottage

Did you know you can paint a stone fireplace? It’s amazing what a little bit of paint can do for a dull and drab space! I was ecstatic the day my husband said, “You know, if you want to paint the fireplace, I’d be okay with that.” I couldn’t believe my ears! I had actually been researching just how to paint a stone fireplace. But,

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October 18, 2018 by: Pamela Baker

Learn how to paint a coir doormat!

Wipe Your Paws DIY Personalized Doormat by The Birch Cottage

Learn how to paint a coir doormat to add color, personality and a homemade touch to your entryway.  Remember when I introduced you to LZ from the Summery Umbrella and told you what a great source she is for original hand lettered SVG files and prints? Well, today you’ll find me over on The Summery Umbrella sharing my first monthly DIY project. Learn how to

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October 8, 2018 by: Pamela Baker

25 Ideas for Using Vintage Botanical Prints in Your Home

25 Ideas for Using Vintage Botanical Prints in Your Home by The Birch Cottage

25 ideas for using vintage botanical prints and illustrations in your home. Add touches of color to your home with vintage botanical prints! I love the look of and use of vintage botanical illustrations and prints as wall art in our home décor. I used to think I was the only one drawn to these beautiful illustrations. I just knew they’d make beautiful prints for our

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September 10, 2018 by: Pamela Baker

Turn drab to fab with a flower pot makeover!

Flower Pot Makeover with Two Tone Paint by The Birch Cottage

You all know how much I love to paint terra cotta pots, right? Well, I discovered another technique using a textured spray paint that gave me the perfect opportunity to turn drab to fab with a flower pot makeover! I’m sharing the full tutorial on how to paint this two tone flower pot over on Kenarry: Ideas for the Home. But, I’m sharing more than

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