Introducing the New 2015 Holiday Collection

We have worked hard on our newest collection and are ready to share it with you. For 2015 we are including lots more metallics (and even organic metallics), more black and white monochrome, and some brand new illustrations from Regina. Let us know what you think!

Perfectly Peach

Peach with black and white polkadots, could it be any more perfect?

image credit: @clairehereandthere

Woodland Wonders

The woodland forest was never so cute with bunnies, foxes, 

mushroom and florals with gold metallic and red chevron. 

Retro Cars

Retro Cars meet modern pops of color and metallic vegan leather. This illustration is from our amazingly talented friend Rhianna Wurman from Ello Lovey. We are happy to collaborate with her for this collection. 

Celestial Dreams

Small Cloud Pillows that are ready to go wherever you go!

Ranch Friends

We are bringing back a few favorites and adding the new Cactus Man.

Come Learn with me: Getting Started on Etsy

I will be teaching an exciting new class for Etsy Dallas and Dallas Makerspace, Getting Started on Etsy.  This class is for Etsy beginners who want to learn all the best practices to launch an Etsy shop successfully. The curriculum I will be teaching has been developed by some amazing folks at Etsy.com, and I am delighted to work with them to offer it locally in Dallas. 

My Etsy shop has brought me so many amazing opportunities, 

allowed me to work a flexible schedule (around my kid's crazy schedules), and helped me to make so many talented friends. 

And you can do it too! Come let me show you how!

Dallas Makerspace

June 17th

10am-12pm

$25

Sign up here.

Questions? Email Regina at reginafrydman@sbcglobal.net. 

DIY Valentine's Ideas

Did you catch my latest segment on The Broadcast? Yes, I will be painting all the things gold. Just watch and see.

DIY Valentine's Gifts: They will really want

Crafter-noons are my Favorite!

Recently I invited a few of my friends over for a little crafter-noon. The kids had their first day back at school, and we had some time to ourselves. It was glorious!


We had such a blast connecting over crafts with BritKits from Brit + Co and Timex. The kits included everything we needed to make adorable embroidered watches. The quality was superb and each kit was packaged like a little gift.

What a fun idea to personalize your watch!

Thanks so much Brit + Co and Timex, and thanks to my friends for squeezing some crafty time with me into your busy day.

If only every afternoon could be a crafter-noon...

Where we will be next!

We will be joining lots of other handmade shops in Fort Worth at the Rahr & Sons Brewing Company. There will be food trucks and ice cold local brews. So come out and see us September 6th!

M.A.D.E. Pop-Up Bazaar

701 Galveston Ave.

Fort Worth, TX 76104

Sept. 6th

9am-3pm

Our Family Featured in Far North Dallas Advocate Magazine

Our family was recently featured in Far North Dallas Advocate magazine. What an amazing honor! It was such a treat to share our story with this local publication. I had a chance to talk with them about how shopping locally helps to support and build your own community. If you are in the Dallas area, I hope you will come out to the Jingle Bash to show your support for over 60 outstanding artists. The majority are from the DFW metroplex, but there will also be some guest artists from Oklahoma, Denton, and Austin. And of course, we will be there too! I hope to see you there.

Me, sitting pretty, with a crowd of Russian Doll Rattles. image credit: Brandy Barham

image credit: Brandy Barham

Sometimes rowdy, but it is always fun around here. image credit: Brandy Barham

Hey, we're on YouTube!

The kids made a little commercial or maybe it's more like a music video. But it is definitely fun!


Song: Default by Django, Djando

Visit our channel to see lots more coming soon, I am sure, because it's been a long summer with some weeks to go...

Cute Pets Love our Toys too!

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Yeah, just try to get it away from this little cutie! 

Love, love, love this little guy. 

Go ahead, Ollie, we'll make more.

Does your pet have a favorite Regal Cottage toy too? Let us know!

Free Shipping Sale on all Vintage and Organic Fabrics at Cloth & Craft

Having a free shipping sale at Cloth & Craft! 

Like our brand new Facebook page to get the code.

New in the Shop!

I am so excited to announce the new organic Russian Nesting Dolls are here! Each of these is a different size and has a different sound inside. They have the most adorable prints on the front and vintage chenille on the back. 

Large doll measures 7 inches (17 cm) tall and has a bell inside.
Medium doll measures 6 inches (15 cm) tall and has a rattle inside.
Small doll measures 4 inches (10 cm) tall and has crinkle paper inside.

Such a fun way to explore sound, texture, and size!

Craft Party 2013

The 4th Annual Etsy Craft Party is coming right up! This is a global event where crafty folks all over the world come together to learn, create, and have a good time. I am working behind the scenes with my Etsy Dallas team and CityCraft to make sure that our event totally rocks. 

I have been working on the Photo Booth. My favorite part of every party! This is a picture I shared on Instagram of the banner. I cut out letters from some old "How to Paint" books that my Mom gave me from the days when my parents had a frame shop and art studio. You'll have to come to our party to see what it spells, or I guess, you will have to wait for the after-party photos if you are just too far away to attend.

These pennant flags are photo props that I made from vintage fabric, eco-felt, and yarn. I hope they add a touch of retro fun to our photo booth.

I am filled with anticipation for our Craft Party especially the excitement of meeting new people, good times with old friends, and the crafts! How about you? Will you be attending a Craft Party in your neighborhood?

Out and About: Come See Us!

We've added a few more shows to our Spring schedule for the month of May and here they are:

May 25th: 

Farmers Branch Liberty Fest

Farmers Branch Historical Park 

2540 Farmers Branch Lane 

Farmers Branch, TX 75234

12-9pm

May 30th:

Design District Market

300 Cole St. Between Dragon and Slocum

Dallas, TX

Thursday, May 30th 

6-10pm

 Hope to see you out and about real soon!

Eeep! Did you see me on TV?

Look at me getting lots of press lately! Well, not really me per se, but I have certainly had some nice opportunities to show off my goods while talking about the 5th Annual Etsy Dallas Spring Bash. 

Red Flying Horse did a great job capturing the fun at the Spring Bash.

Emily Hargrove from Prime TV helped us spread the word on the shop+party+art+craft 

and just plain fun to be had at the Spring Bash. 

And boy can I talk about Etsy Dallas! I think it is quite evident just how much I adore my team. They are the best! Yay team!

Setting Sail for Adventure!

I am so excited to share with you something that has been in the works for a long, long time here at our little Regal Cottage. But first, I'd like to share with you the backstory...

Organic fabrics have come a long way. Organic fabrics today come in every color imaginable with tons of prints and patterns from adorable to sophisticated. When I first started sewing, the only organic fabrics were cream, otherwise know as "natural." We were so excited when we finally got white! "Ah, crisp white!" Haha!

The abounding selection of beautiful organic fabric options of big design houses were what encouraged me to go ahead and take the leap to create this little eco-friendly toy company. The options today are still limited in that they are not exactly the styles I want for the Regal Cottage toy line. So I have made a big leap here -----> and dove right into fabric design! A whole new exciting adventure unfolds!

I am now able to dream up my products completely from start to finish. Very exciting! Each is like a little piece of art that you can play with. Art loving babies and kids rejoice!

To kick off the new organic collections: Let's Set Sail for Adventure.

This collection starts off with a sweet little Sailor boy.

His friends the Narwhal and Octopus.

The really fun thing about this is coordinating! Here is a peak at the first ball in the series.

To get a better look at these, check out this vine video. Be sure to turn it up to hear the rattles. We've got the best rattles.  :)

Stay tuned for pillows, dolls, and more rattle balls...

Recipe: Cheater No Braid Challah

Think you can't make Challah? It's hard, it's messy, and it takes all day, right? Nope. Not if you know my secret.  I make perfect challah every time without the mess. It's better than store bought and is so very, very easy! You don't even need to know how to braid it. I call this Cheater Challah.

Cheater Challah

Ingredients: 

Frozen yeast dinner rolls 

Vegetable oil

1 egg

Toasted sesame seeds

Directions: 

Place 18 frozen dough balls in a lightly greased loaf pan. Cover with waxed paper and let it defrost and rise for  4-6 hours. (This is the hardest part. You do need to remember to set it out ahead of time, but you can do this). After it has risen, lightly coat the dough with egg wash. Sprinkle sesame seeds on the top. Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 30 minutes. 

There you have it freshly baked challah that everyone will love! And it's so easy you can make it every single week. Shabbat Shalom!