The Scented Cottage®Studio

It's Monday again and once again I am caught by total surprise ! How could that be ??? Well I admit I was working on some packaging this weekend and at the computer a lot. I seem to forget what time it is, forget to eat etc. and the next thing I know a whole weekend has slipped by. Does tha…

this Amish saying sums it up for me quite well...this is such a busy time of year for all of us, especially those of us with retail shops. Time for boxing, wrapping, packing and mailing ... we always try to add a special touch to each box whether you are giving it as a gift to someone or to yourse…

As usual it has rolled around way to quickly and left me in the dust! Have been trying to strip off the wallpaper backing from my entry and hall. Sigh. It was pasted right to the wallboard which means it comes off and so does a lot of the top layer of the wall board. This is NOT a good thing. …

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit -- Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer with its twis…

I'm puttin' a few things together to put on the webshop...pretty pink things to counteract the gray of the day. Then I'll sit in a cozy chair, sip some tea and read a goood mystery novel. What do you like to do on a rainy day? My wish for you: may your rainy days be cozy and filled with…