COUNTRY PORCH
October 2005 Newsletter
When the Frost is on the Pumpkin
Greetings
from The Porch!
Here at
The Country Porch we’re feeling the first stirring of our most favorite
season! We’re laying in firewood, visiting
the punkin patch, raking leaves and wishing for just one more dash
across the
lake, one more barbecue, one more . . . while the roar of our hometown
football
game can be heard all across town and signals the official close of
summer.
O, it
sets my heart a tickin’ like the clickin’
of a clock,
When the
frost is on the punkin and the fodders
in the shock
-James
Whitcolm Riley
We’ve
gathered our most beautiful farmhouse patterns together and mixed them
up with a
little autumn and
some Christmas patterns
for this month’s newsletter. We have so
much to share! If you absolutely can’t
wait, take a peek at our country style curtains,
valances,
tablecloths,
shower curtains
and kitchen dishtowels.
What’s
new? We’ve created new online decorating
theme catalogs with
some of our
favorite curtain patterns, table linens and home accessories. Visit Americana,
Lodge,
Retro and
Spice Cabinet for ‘oh so
easy’
decorating!
Be
grateful for the home you have, knowing that
at this moment,
All you
have is all you need.
-Sarah
Ban Breathnach
Each day has 24
golden hours . . . we invite you to disconnect
for awhile and begin to dream. We have
everything
you need! Oh, and don’t forget to
bookmark so you can find your way back home!
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NEWS BREAK!
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
We were
thrilled to be part of the Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition segment for the Barrett family.
Discover our
country home decorating accessories as seen on
the show.
Nutmeg Valances are Back!
One of our most
popular patterns, Nutmeg is back and we
couldn’t be happier!
Lined Valances
Have you seen
our delightful NEW lined scalloped valances!
They’re so sweet!
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| Tried and True! Spiced Apple
An apple for
the teacher! A darling homespun pattern from Park Designs that’s just
perfect
for that one-room school house (or your kitchen!).
You
may also like Apple Bowl
and antique brass napkin rings. If you don’t like them
apples, visit Kitchen Decorating Themes for more fruitful ideas. |
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NEW! Rise `n Shine Kitchen Decorating Theme
Get up Farm
Chicks! Its
time to Rise ‘n Shine. What a fun way to greet the day with homespun
plaid
linens and ceramic pottery on your breakfast table in country
red,
mustard and antique tan. Oh, and it comes with a flock of embroidered
chickens
. . . roosters that is.
Egg
money burning a hole in
your apron? then check out Four Bells.
And if that don’t make your chickens lay, visit our Kitchen
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Spice Check Kitchen Decorating Theme
The
vibrant colors of a New England
fall shimmer in this homespun plaid of toasted mustard, plum, moss and
tawny
pumpkin. Set an abundant table with
Spice Check linens or mix it up with Spice Leaf and
antique brass maple leaf napkin rings. Don a Spice
Check apron and invite the neighbors over for hot apple cider and
pumpkin pie .
. . be thankful!
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Snowman Check Kitchen Decorating Theme
Darling country snowman by Park Designs
is dressed in soft white with country red on a backdrop of denim and
bordered
in candy stripe fashion. The whole thing just makes you want to smile!
Running out of ideas?
Then
see our Snowman Check table setting featured in the Country
Sampler Magazine (pg 163) for a fresh new holiday look. This is just too much fun!
If you simply can’t wait for
Christmas, visit Santa’s Workshop for
our Christmas preview or browse
Kitchen Decorating Themes for
more autumn patterns.
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Discontinued Kitchen Decorating Themes
Last chance to purchase
Happy Harvest and
Pumpkin Patch decorating
themes from Park Designs, quantities are limited, please call for availability... |
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Christmas Stocking Holders
The stockings were hung by the chimney
with care . . . order early!
Our stocking holders from Park
Designs are hefty, weighing in at 3 lbs. and
are made of either solid brass or hand cast metal in your choice of
antiqued
brass, pewter or iron finish. Our angel,
Christmas tree, snowflake, snowman, pinecone, fir tree and moose all
come with
a felted bottom to protect surfaces.
Dimensions
8 3/4” tall
4 3/4” L x 2 3/8” W
(pinecone 3” W) base
3” drop in the hook
3 lbs.
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October
Quilt
of the Month
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Harvest Quilt
Harvest Crazy quilt is pieced in the
timeless tradition of crazy quilting where pieces of velvets are sewn
together
and embellished with old-fashioned embroidered wheat strands.
Compliment your
quilt with pillow shams, petit point pillows, dust ruffles, and quilted
throws
from the Velvet Collection of C & F Enterprises.
For more country living visit
Country Quilts and
Victorian Heart
or for a change of scene browse Kitchen Decorating Themes.
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Back at
The Country Porch we’re celebrating Oktoberfest! Here’s a yummy
recipe to come home to.
Blue Berry Kuchen
Taste of Autumn – Gooseberry Patch
Spoon into
custard cups and top with a bit of cream.
1 1/2 C all-purpose flour
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2/3
C milk |
| 3/4 C sugar |
1/4
C butter, melted |
| 2 t. baking powder |
1
egg, beaten |
| 1 1/2 t. lemon zest |
1
t. vanilla extract |
| 1/2 t. nutmeg |
2
C blueberries |
| 1/4 t. salt |
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Combine flour, sugar, baking powder,
lemon zest, nutmeg
and salt; stir in milk, butter, egg and vanilla. Beat until well
blended. Pour into a greased 13” x 9” baking pan. Sprinkle
with blueberries and topping. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
Makes about 24 servings.
Topping:
| 3/4 C sugar |
1/4
C butter, melted |
| 1/2 C all-purpose flour |
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Combine ingredients in small bowl;
toss with a fork until
crumbly.
Bon Appetite!
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EASY Gift Giving Ideas
When these adorable Snowman Check
spreaders were delivered to our door
the ideas started to fly! We loved the
idea of making herb butter and tying a spreader on the jar with
homespun. These snowman spreaders are irresistible!
Here at the shop we fold a dishtowel
into a pocket and wrap around a
package of dip mix, add a spreader and tie with
homespun. How easy is that!
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October
Candle
Club
Create
a centerpiece with our Dijon
pattern and fall leaves, a Pumpkin Spice cake candle with
country candle pan
and scented rose hips. Or try Apple
Cinnamon, Carmel Pecan and Oatmeal Butterscotch. Delicious!
Our cake candles burn 90-92 hours.
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It was so good to
visit with you and we thank you for your business!
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!
From our house to yours,
A fallen leaf is
nothing more than a summer’s wave goodbye.
-Unknown
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