Dear Friends, If you love tea and cake as much as we do, then we truly hope you’ll enjoy this vintage spiced cake recipe that combines both. This recipe was originally picked up at an old fruit farm in California. We would always go visit as a family in the fall. It soon became a …
Dearies, we’re so pleased to announce that It’s a Charming life is now on PATREON! If you’re not familiar with it, it’s a platform where you can support your favorite creators and in exchange get exclusive perks. It’s a win-win situation we are so incredibly thankful to now offer. Let’s break down our different tiers …
Happy Holidays and welcome inside our cozy cottage for tea time. Dearies! December is here and what can be cozier than tea time in a snow-covered cottage? You could experience this sensation in our 2nd collaboration with Tea Spectral (due to the amazing success of our fall tea collection)!!! We sincerely hope you enjoy this …
A family fall trip to the cozy Berkshires, MA & Mystic, CT At the leaf-peeping peak of October, my family came from California to visit us in New York for our birthdays. Jonas & I knew we had to take them to a special place, the Berkshires of MA. The same place we have spent …
Come enjoy Halloween-time with us in the real town of Sleepy Hollow. “The dominant spirit, however, that haunts this enchanted region, and seems to be commander-in-chief of all the powers of the air, is the apparition of a figure on horseback, without a head.” -Washington Irving 1819 Watch more Sleepy Hollow videos on our Youtube …
Victorian Beauty Recipes by guest blogger Anna Krusinski of Willow & Birch Apothecary Today we are happy to introduce you to a friend of ours. Her name is Anna Krusinski, and she runs Willow & Birch Apothecary, a most interesting place with a lot of nice beauty products for you who enjoy the victorian lifestyle, …
Hello dearies! It’s time for our cottage to get some autumn decorating going. Come enjoy our vintage fall Halloween decor. We are excited to share our 2019 fall cottage decor with you! Some things have changed since our last autumn decorating post we did. We have added a couple of new things that made the …
Dearies, will you join us for a Sweater Weather Tea-time pick-nick outside our cozy cottage. Dearies, will you join us for tea time at the cottage? We are PROUD TO PRESENT our collaboration with Tea Spectral!!! We sincerely hope you enjoy this limited edition of “Sweater Weather” our favorite fall decaf loose tea. Here’s what’s …
A visit inside Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard house in Concord, MA, the place where the beloved literary classic “Little Women” was written. When I spend time at old author’s homes I get this timeless feeling that no time has passed since they made their footprints next to mine. That their thoughts and ideas who first …
Get inspired with the best autumn ideas for the whole family to enjoy with this Autumn bucket list. Hello dearies! Fall is the coziest season of all. It is so many things to enjoy, for yourself or your whole family. We know how hard it can be to wrap our heads around everything that happens …
Building a vintage summer wardrobe that is sustainable for many years to come. Making fashion more mindful. Hello dearies! We are ever taking strides to make our charming life more mindful and sustainable. We’ve made some progress to be more green at the cottage: but when it comes to our wardrobe we realized that it …
Do you plan to visit Sweden? These 5 relaxing things will make your Swedish summer trip more picturesque. Sweden is a small charming Scandinavian country, partly connected with the Arctic Circle. Some people mistake it for Switzerland, other people only know it for the Swedish Chef, Meatballs, IKEA, or ABBA. But it is more than …
