Experience the Ultimate Summer Cottagecore Picnic đ§şâ¨ â A Sweet Surprise Awaits đđ¤Ť
Picture this: You're barefoot in a quiet meadow or tucked into a sunlit corner of your backyard. A gingham blanket is laid out beneath you. There's a woven basket at your side filled with fresh fruit, crusty bread, and maybe even a handwritten letter or vintage book. Your playlist is soft â acoustic guitars, the rustle of leaves, birdsong. Everything feels still, safe, and soft.
Thereâs a kind of peace that only summer can bring. Warm breezes through linen curtains, dappled sunlight over soft grass, and the gentle hum of bees dancing between wildflowers. Thatâs the heart of cottagecore. Itâs about slowing down and savoring the beauty in the small things. So whether youâre planning a solo moment in the garden or a gathering with your kindred spirits, hereâs everything that makes up our vision of a perfect summer cottagecore picnic â dreamy, deliberate, and delightfully slow.
Cottagecore picnics arenât just about aesthetics, theyâre about intention. About choosing to pause and celebrate lifeâs gentlest moments. Whether you're picnicking with loved ones or simply with your thoughts, the vibe is the same: slow, natural, tender.
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1. The Setting: A Meadow of Quiet Moments
The perfect cottagecore picnic begins with a peaceful place â a quiet meadow, a lakeside clearing, or even your bedroom with sunlight filtering in through your curtains. Spread a linen or gingham blanket. Let the sun kiss your skin and the breeze play with your hair.
The key is to choose a space that feels soft, grounded, and slightly away from the rush of the world. Somewhere you can hear the birds, watch the clouds, and be fully presen
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2. The Picnic Spread: Rustic, Romantic, and Homemade
Cottagecore food isnât fancy â itâs heartfelt. Think: slices of crusty sourdough, jars of homemade jam, fresh berries, buttery croissants, herbal iced tea with edible flowers, and a lavender shortbread or two. Wrap everything in beeswax wraps or tuck it into vintage tins and glass jars. The idea is to make it feel as if time stopped just for you to enjoy this exact moment â slowly, gratefully, beautifully.
⧠Inspire Your Slow Days, Cottagecore Details to Adore:
3. The Details: Whimsy, Quiet Joy, and a Touch of Nostalgia
What turns a picnic into a cottagecore dream are the little details. Pressed flowers in an old book. A polaroid camera to capture sun-drenched memories. A straw hat and a linen dress.
Bring a journal to write in. A novel to read aloud. A bunch of lavender tied with twine. Perhaps even a small embroidery hoop or your favorite sketchbook. This is a picnic meant to be lived slowly â to let the moment unfold like petals in the sun.Â
⧠Pair with a Picnic, Dreamy Cottagecore Essentials:
đ¸ A Summer Cottagecore Giveaway
This season, weâre inviting you to slow down, romanticize the everyday, and step into your cottagecore dreams with our Summer Cottagecore Picnic Giveaway â thoughtfully curated just for you. Weâre wrapping up that feeling and turning it into a giveaway â inspired by the timeless charm of a cottagecore picnic .Â
At the heart of this giveaway is you â our beautiful, intentional, dreamy community. This is our way of saying thank you. You've supported us, shared your kind words, and helped our little world of Ever Lasting grow with every story, product, and picnic moment. So we thought: what better way to celebrate the season and you than with a giveaway that brings a slice of slow, dreamy summer into your life?
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⧠Cottagecore Looks to Love:
𧺠What's Inside the Basket?
Weâve partnered with 6 of our favorite incredible, female-led, cottagecore-inspired and sustainable brands to bring you a basket full of love and sun-kissed treasures:
-  đď¸Â Carter Eve Jewelry â Timelessly minimalist and effortlessly redined, Carter Eve Jewelry offers  sparkling 14k solid gold pieces crafted with real diamonds and natural gemstones. Rooted in the art of fine jewelry, each design is meant to be worn daily and treasured forever, blending understated elegance with heirloom-level craftsmanship.
đŻÂ da lish Cosmetics â da lish was born from a passion: to create clean, highâperformance makeup thatâs luxurious, effortless, and health-consciousâno compromises between beauty and wellâbeing. From nourishing tinted lip balms to smooth lip scrubs and mascara that glides on, each offering is designed for skin-loving, fuss-free beauty. Itâs not just makeupâitâs uncomplicated confidence .
- đŻď¸ Leaves of Leisure â Leaves of Leisure is a luxury herbal tea brand on a mission to bring mindful moments into daily lifeâno caffeine, no booze, just pure, botanical self-care. Each thoughtfully crafted blend is inspired by leisure activities and transports you into moments of nostalgia, relaxation, and joy. Whether you're winding down with âBath Timeâ or reviving your senses with âSun Soaked,â Leaves of Leisure turns simple tea time into an intentional, self-care ritual.
- đ  PUUR Ingrid â PUUR Ingrid is on a fearless mission to challenge the beauty industryâs status quo by crafting vegan, crueltyâfree, EWGâVerifiedÂŽ and CertClean skincare free from harmful toxins. PUUR Ingrid isnât just âclean.â Itâs clinical-grade care you can trustâand feel good about.
- đ MiniiJoyCo â MiniiJoyCo celebrates the beauty in life's little momentsâno matter how âminiâ they may be. What started as a personal passion for art has blossomed into a small, eco-conscious stationery brand dedicated to sparking joy through thoughtfully crafted stickers, prints, notepads, washi tape, greeting cards, and more
- âď¸ Soul Chai â Rooted in tradition and blended with intention, Soul Chai crafts bold, small-batch masala chai that honors heritage while nourishing the present. Whether you start your mornings with a strong cup or wind down with something grounding, Soul Chai is a daily ritual worth savoring.
- đż Ever Lasting â A woman-owned, POC-led small business founded in 2020, Ever Lasting creates high-end, sustainable home essentials rooted in quality, ethical craftsmanship, and intentional design. Ever Lasting isnât just about making bedsâtheyâre weaving sustainability into your sanctuary. Their mission? To redefine home luxury with pieces that last for years, feel gentle on your skin, and minimize textile waste
đ How to Join the Giveaway
You Can't Miss the Hottest Giveaway of the Summer! âď¸Â
To celebrate summer and our love for all things cozy and whimsical, weâve partnered with 6 dreamy women-led brands for the dreamy women-led brands for the Ultimate Cottagecore Summer Giveaway.đ¸
Think sparkling 14k gold jewelry, revolutionary beauty and skincare, the tastiest teas and chai, and the cutest stickers - all worth $500+ . Yup, you heard that right!
WHAT YOUâLL WIN: 𧺠US Grand Winner: A full summer bundle that feels like a picnic under the sun. Oh, and 3 international winners will enjoy cozy gift cards to shop their favorite pieces.Â
HOW TO ENTER:
1. Fill out the giveaway form:
2. Follow all the wonderful participating brands:
@everlastingfabric
@dalishcosmetics
@carterevejewelry
@leasureteas
@puuringrid
@soul.chai
@miniijoyco3
3. Tag a bestie on our IG giveaway post with whom you can't wait to share some tea in the comments! đŤ
Winner gets announced on July 23 â don't miss out! Letâs manifest that cozy summer glow! â¨
đż Conclusion: A Love Letter to Summerâs Softest Days
So whether youâre picnicking beneath the trees, sipping lavender tea on your porch, or simply dreaming of slower days, this giveaway was made with you in mind. Itâs more than just a chance to win something beautiful â itâs an invitation to pause, breathe, and let yourself feel the magic of summer again.
At its core, a summer cottagecore picnic is a quiet celebration of everything we often rush past â the scent of blooming herbs, the weight of a ripe peach, the magic of golden hour. Itâs an invitation to be still, to be soft, to be present.
We hope this inspires you to plan your own dreamy afternoon beneath the sky â whether itâs with friends, family, or just your own soul. May your summer be full of linen blankets, handwritten notes, sweet pastries, and the kind of beauty that doesnât need to be loud to be remembered. We canât wait to share this little piece of our world with you. â¨
đż Ready to enter?
Follow the steps, submit your entry, and let the soft, sunlit surprises find their way to you.
With baskets full of love,
The Ever Lasting Team
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