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COUNTRY PORCH
Spring 2006 Newsletter
Spring Has Sprung!

Greetings from The Porch!

Spring is the season of unpredictable sunshine, spring green and Mother's Day. Pretty yellow daffodils line our walk and nod at passersby, while all over town primroses, pansies, violets and tulips erupt in vibrant color.

Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
~ Doug Larson

For the price of a pot of paint and some new country style curtains, tiers, tiebacks or swags you can change the color of your world. Take a walk and inhale the scent of nature, then translate that into new table linens, ceramic pottery or shower curtains. Lay down pretty paper in your cabinets and stock up on new dishtowels (we have 155 patterns to choose from!)

Take a minute to browse and begin that creative process. You'll find many new patterns; check out our Mother's Day 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.

There's no place like home,
there's no place like home,
there's no place like home.

~ Frank L. Baum, The Wizard of Oz

NEW!

April showers bring May flowers . . . and butterflies, moose, pretty buttons, fir trees, pinecones and antique stars! We have had more fun discovering what's NEW from Park Designs and we're especially delighted with these darling decorative shower curtain hooks.

Find the perfect shower curtain to go with your choice of decorative hooks or visit country style tieback curtains, curtain valances and window swag curtains for more creative ideas.

Decorative Shower Curtain Hooks
 

Country Check Curtain Valances

NEW! Country Check
Ah, cabin life . . . we're thrilled to introduce our first Country Porch ORIGINAL cabin curtain valance and tiers! Dress your lodge windows in curtain valances of hunter and taupe in woodsy houndstooth check bordered in country check. Although our valance is made of 100% cotton, the houndstooth check pattern gives it the illusion of wool tweed. How cozy is that!

And if you're still dreaming of that little cabin in the woods, treat yourself to a visit to our Lodge and Log Cabin Decorating Theme catalog and create your own cabin life right where you're at.

Camp out at Kitchen Decorating Themes for more rustic ideas or visit country style tieback curtains, curtain valances and window swag curtains for a change of scenery.

 

Mother's Day Favorites

Wildflower

A new ORIGINAL DESIGN from Park Designs! Pretty bouquets of wildflowers bloom merrily in a profusion of bluebell blue, buttercup yellow and poppy red with celery accents and a fresh white background.

Water quilted OVAL placemats, OVAL table runners and baskets have the added detail of pretty scalloped edges, as do the dishtowels, half aprons, tablecloths, shower curtains, swags, valances and tiers. Chairpads are flounced with a ruffled skirt.

And we are thrilled to offer fully-lined NEW Wildflower tie-up valances and Wildflower ceramics. How sweet is that!

For more cottage garden ideas visit our Cottage Style Decorating catalog, country style tieback curtains, curtain valances and window swag curtains.

Wildflower Kitchen Decorating Theme
 
Flax Windowpane Kitchen Decorating Theme

Flax Windowpane
We've all been waiting for this color to return! Park Designs' light and airy neutral pattern speaks of crisp linens, fresh air and fields of flax. An open-textured weave provides a beautiful design detail for all the pieces while accenting ribbed placemats and table runners. We are thrilled to also offer fully-lined NEW tie-up valances. Mix it up with our French Wire Collection from Home Accessories or visit our Kitchen Decorating Themes catalog, country style tieback curtains, curtain valances and window swag curtains for more country ideas.

 

Fresh Picked
Another Park Designs ORIGINAL! Pretty 1940's inspired retro print that comes in everything but the kitchen sink . . . including a bordered valance and half apron!

Even though the colors have that wonderfully faded, worn look, it's truly fresh picked and coordinates beautifully with Retro Hand-Embroidered Dishtowels, Retro Stripe Dishtowels and our new Depression Glass Collection. For more vintage ideas visit our NEW Retro Style Decorating catalog, country style tieback curtains, curtain valances and window swag curtains.

Fresh Picked Kitchen Decorating Theme
 
Cabbage Rose Kitchen Decorating Theme

Cabbage Rose
Create a romantic cottage garden look with old-fashioned English roses in hues of rose and pink and leaves of antique sage on an ecru background. Quilted placemats, table runners and baskets have the added detail of pretty scalloped edges, as do the dishtowels, half aprons, tablecloths, baskets, curtain panels, shower curtains, swags, valances and tiers.

For more cottage garden ideas visit our NEW Cottage Style Decorating catalog, country style tieback curtains, curtain valances and window swag curtains.

 

Coral Laguna
Vivid stripes of coral, tomato, shades of celery, dandelion, burnt orange and cream make a beeline on this very soft sateen weave fabric. Coral Laguna comes in table linens and offers a matching curtain valance.

Placemats and table runners are self-backed and coordinate beautifully with our NEW Village Ceramics and Depression Glassware Collection from Park Designs. For a little more sizzle, mix it up with the bright solids of Malibu.

For more beach house living visit our Kitchen Decorating Themes catalog, country style tieback curtains, curtain valances and window swag curtains.

Coral Laguna Kitchen Decorating Theme
 

Spring
Quilt of the Month
 

Pastel Stripes
Pretty patches of vibrant and pastel stripes sing with energy! Wherever you abide, this quilt from C & F Enterprises brings home the sounds and smell of spring, of droning sprinklers on summer's grass, the sounds of children and seagulls playing on the beach . . . umbrellas flapping, breakers crashing.

Fluff up your nest with oodles of coordinating pillows and perky striped dust ruffle and call it a day.

Pastel Stripes Quilt
 

Meanwhile back at The Porch, spring continues to be fickle as though it can't make up its mind. Between snow showers, weeks of rain and blustery winds, we all dream of summer down on the lake.

Country Porch Lemon Bars Deluxe

Welcome spring with yummy lemon bars served on our pretty antique replica Depression Glass dessert plates.

Step 1  
2 Cups sifted flour  
½ Cup sifted powdered sugar  
1 Cup margarine  
   
Mix and press into 15x9x2 pan. Bake 20 minutes at 360 degrees.
   
Step 2  
4 slightly beaten eggs ¼ Cup flour
2 Cups sugar ½ tsp baking powder
1/3 Cup lemon juice  

Stir together and pour over baked crust. Bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Then sprinkle with additional powdered sugar.

Bon Appetite!

Spring
Candle Club


Smells are surer than sounds and sights to make heartstrings crack.
- Rudyard Kipling


Spring is the season of fragrance and what could be more delicious then the sweet scent of Strawberry Shortcake, Tart Cherry or our Sugar Cookie cake candles. Besides being pretty and fragrant, our cake candles burn 92-94 hours.

 

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 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday thru Friday, PST; we'd love to hear how you transformed your home with decorating themes from The Country Porch!

From our house to yours,

Home is the definition of God.
~ Emily Dickinson

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