COUNTRY PORCH
Summer 2008 Newsletter Good Old Summertime
Greetings from The Porch!
Lovely summer . . . all over town children dash through sprinklers
and town gardens grow lush. Farmer's Market is offering up its first fruits
and round bales lay golden in the fields. The great Ironman race is over and folks are beginning to anticipate
that long awaited trip to the lake and a glorious
mountain summer.
I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives.
I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
~ Abraham Lincoln
Time to turn off the computer and lose the cell phone. Think summer and hunt for NEW
needful things,
dine alfresco, set a
pretty outdoor table
or hang light and airy summer window curtains.
Even pretty dishtowels
can freshen up the kitchen.
Each day has 24 golden hours . . . we invite you to disconnect for awhile and begin to create. We have been
busy adding many, many new patterns
and products. Look for our New 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!
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What's New!
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Blue Lagoon
Create a little island living right where you’re at! Park Designs helps you cozy up your bungalow with colors fresh from the sea with beach chair stripes of sea blue, butter and sea foam. 100% cotton.
Set a classic table with beautiful Basketweave ceramic pottery OR mix it up with the colors of the sea, sky and sand with Casual Classics Kitchen Decorating Themes in Sand, Sea Glass or Butter and Village Dinnerware in Vanilla and yummy Butter. We love it! |
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Emma's Garden
Pretty blowsy flowers from Park Designs speak cottage living. Pair up with vintage
Emma's Garden© ceramic pottery and our new
Butter,
Celery,
Vanilla and
Persimmon Village ceramic pottery to pull off that
found cottage look. Placemats and runners reverse to stripe. Made of 100% cotton. |
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Zinnia Zest
This joyous pattern from Park Designs speaks volumes with its vibrant hues of yellow, gold, orange, rustic scarlet and shades of green
on a white background. In the language of flowers it means constancy, goodness and daily remembrance. Placemat and runners reverse to
stripe. Made of 100% cotton.
Pretty striped napkins are captured with adorable Spade Napkin Rings, but wait until you
see the double adorable Beverage Napkin Holder (did we already
say adorable?). ALL the Garden Gate green wire make the perfect companions for Zinnia Zest©. |
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Surfer's Bay
Endless summer! Pop up from under our Surfer's Bay Hawaiian quilt and bedding accessories by C&F Enterprises and get out for dawn patrol and the illusive bombora.
Mix and match with Blue Shells and woody car pillow, hang ten on coordinating hooked rug then layer with Apple Green and Jacqueline Matelesse Quilts and Blue Reef draperies. Shaka!
Surf for more beach quilts in Blue Shells and Hightide Shells Quilt.
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Atlantic Isle
Stay anchored in your favorite port cocooned in our nautical Atlantic Isle Quilt and bedding accessories from C&F Enterprises.
A sea palette of ocean blues, sea foam and signal red echo a sailor's life in a patchwork of appliqued nautical symbols. Hit the deck on exquisitely hooked maritime rug, complete with hooked Anchor pillow and appliqued Lighthouse and Sailboat Pillows or mix it up with quilted Colonial Blue Matelesse quilt.
Atlantic Isle is a 100% cotton shell/cotton filled, prewashed, luxury oversized heirloom quilt. Find more seafaring quilts in Nantucket Dream and Hightide Shells.
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Sunshine Patch
All decked out for a midsummer's eve our Sunshine Patch Quilt and bedding accessories from Donna Sharp sighs an invitation to come fluff up your nest.
The sweetness of simplicity is captured in this large patch work pattern. Prints and stripes in hues of butter yellow and muted blue are strewn with hand-embroidered ribbon flowers accented with embroidered french knots and outline stitching. Quilt reverses to a coordinating yellow print while prairie point border has the last word.
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My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!
~ Thomas Jefferson
Celebrate the Patriotic Decorating season! All over town flags are waving, folks are entertaining on their decks and enjoying summer. Serve your guests appetizers in patriotic style and wash it all down with refreshing iced coffee!
2 T. instant coffee granules
1/4 c. boiling water
1/4 c. honey
5 4-inch cinnamon sticks |
3/4 c. cold water
3 c. milk
1 c. ice cubes
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Dissolve coffee in boiling water; add honey, mixing well. Add one cinnamon stick and cold water; stir and set aside. Fill 4 tall serving
glasses with ice; discard cinnamon stick and add 1/4 cup coffee mixture
to each glass. Fill with milk; add one cinnamon stick to each glass. Serves 4.
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Bon Appetite!
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Summer Candle Club
The best way to see divine light is to put out thy own candle.
~ Thomas Fuller (1608-1661)
Summer is the season of fragrance and what could be more delicious then the sweet scent of Strawberry Shortcake, Blueberry or our Coconut Layer Cake candles. Besides being pretty and fragrant, our cake candles burn 92-94 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 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!

Where liberty dwells, there is my country
~ Benjamin Franklin
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