The Country Porch May 2004 Newsletter

COUNTRY PORCH
May Newsletter

Greetings from the Porch!
Each season brings with it a change in attitude and The Porch changes right along with it. Gorgeous hanging baskets drape along our wrap-around porch now, while iris bloom and we wait patiently for Jack-Frost to leave before setting out bedding plants. We welcome sunny weather so we can just putter!

Come on and rediscover the art of puttering. Throw out what isn’t beautiful or useful like those forlorn dish towels, put up a new valance (we have 68 patterns!), delight yourself with a new table setting or change your whole attitude about your bath with a new shower curtain.

Nurture your authentic flair and revive the sacred soulcraft of homecaring. You’ll find many new patterns; check out our All-Time Favorites, Quilt of the Month, Candle Club and Seasonal Recipes. Oh, and don’t forget to bookmark so you can find your way back home.

“Ah! There’s nothing like staying home for real comfort.” - Jane Austen.

Win a $100 Shopping Spree!

Show off your creative panache! We’ve been hearing all about your decorating dilemmas and how our home interior products have solved your problems. Now it’s your turn to show and tell. The judges can’t wait to award the winner with a $100 shopping spree at The Country Porch!

It’s easy! Just send in your pictures either to our address or by e-mail to . Be sure to include your name, address and phone number. Contest closes June 30th and the winner will be notified Friday, July 2nd.

So get busy and finish your projects. You just might be the one to win that $100 shopping spree!

All-Time Favorites

Navy Colonial Star
Navy Colonial Star is Americana at its most classic with navy blue checks and pretty little stars all in a row. Pair up with a matching lamp shade or put your garden seeds in a country basket, or how about a little starlight at your table with star napkin rings. Well . . . we could go on and on. Treat yourself with a visit to kitchen decorating themes for more ideas. Colonial Star comes also comes in red and mustard. Fabric is 100% cotton.

Navy Colonial Star Kitchen Decorating Theme

Country Cupboard Kitchen Decorating Theme

Country Cupboard
Country Cupboard is simple abundance in a farm fresh or Mission craftsman style. Some of us here at The Porch have changed our kitchen decorating theme to include this charming pattern and just love its simple charm! It comes in country red or blue on off-white and mixes nicely with Country Toile for an English cottage look. For a farm or country look try mixing with forged heart, twist or knotted iron napkin rings. Fabric is 100% cotton.

Moose
Our popular North Woods plaid of navy and tan never loses its charm. Small stripes of gold and red with hunter green embroidered moose summon up the call of the wild. Set a woodsy table with antique brass or iron Moose napkin rings or bask in the glow of a matching lamp shade. For more decorating ideas, go to kitchen decorating themes. Moose tiers come in a plaid pattern only. Fabric is 100% cotton.

York Lights
Lighten up! Traditional large checks of your choice in khaki, sage, or country blue on cream make York Lights the perfect compliment for most decorating themes. The possibilities are unlimited with table linens, curtains, napkin rings, country baskets, table runners and chair pads. Check out kitchen decorating themes to see all the ideas. It’s a repeated best seller and an all-time favorite here at The Porch. York Light tiers come in a check pattern only and tiebacks reverse to mini-check. Fabric is 100% cotton.

May
Quilt of the Month
Chantelle
Pretty as a summer cottage rose garden! Imagine a border of blooms in multiple shades of mauve and rose with sage leaves on an ivory background. The colors in this quilt have the patina of age, of a cherished and well-loved family heirloom. Chantelle quilt is a cotton filled, pre-washed quilt, and is featured with Sage Leaves bedding accessories.

Compliment your romantic rose garden with pillow shams, quilted pillows, hooked rugs, and quilted throws.

Meanwhile back at The Porch, May is beginning to warm and we can throw open the shop doors and inhale the promise of summer. We partake in the spirit of bi-monthly potlucks and this recipe is yummy as a veggie dip.

Country Porch
Sundried Tomato & Roasted Garlic Dip
1 C mayo
1 C sour cream
2 T Sundried Tomato & Roasted Garlic Dip Mix Seasoning

Mix together and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve with cut-up cold veggies, rolled up salami and other Italian cold cuts, shrimp, hot fried calamari, deep fried mozzarella sticks, potato, corn and pita chips. How easy is that!

May
Candle Club
Upside down pineapple cake . . . can you smell it? Yum, yum. Its one of many of our fragrant cake candles . . . it makes your kitchen smell just like a bakery! Our cake candles burn 90-92 hours.

It was so good to visit with you and we thank you for your business! Since one quarter of you are repeat customers, we’ve come to know you by name. Our creative energy is in overdrive and we’re all on a mission . . . to bring you the very BEST of everything that we and the shop have to offer.

New and exciting patterns are arriving daily, so visit often, anytime. We’re always OPEN on-line. Or call us at our toll free number @ 1-866-664-9182 and chat; we’d love to hear how you transformed your home with decorating themes from The Country Porch!

Our shop hours are 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Pacific Daylight Savings time, Monday through Friday.

Happy May Day and best wishes from our house to yours!

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