... And then it was. and I am ready ~ I'll once again prepare my old farmhouse ~ for the coming cold months... ... and remember the important things. I'll savor the colors & scents of this season ~ and keep them in my heart for another year... ~ another turn of the Wheel. ... trying to stop time to enjoy it's swift passing, before my beloved Autumn is gone again. and feed my soul with it's beauty and bounty, and hold close the memories that will be made ... with my needle & thread ~ and of friendships and family. it's true. {all photos courtesy of Pinterest} Happy Autumn, and a Blessed Mabon to you! ~ Blessings from the Farm ~ Lori
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Description Botanical themed Reading Group Posters and Book Box Labels Keep your guided reading groups visible and organised for both yourself and your students by using these natural and calming Modern Farmhouse posters and labels in your classroom. Includes: 8 various foliage themed groups A4 sized colour posters - to display on your whiteboard or Bulletin Boards Square Book Box Labels - perfectly measured to fit the front of your Elizabeth Richards Book Boxes Editable posters and labels - to add in your own unique group names if you choose Editable student name tags - to fit both sets perfectly. To edit: You will need to have Microsoft Powerpoint installed on your computer. Choose any font you like (must be installed on your computer) and simply type in your text. The font I have used for the names in my examples is AG Cash Me Ousside
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Welcome to another episode of the Vintage Block Along I have another vintage block from my grandma's basket to share with you today:) I call it "Little Farmhouse" after my grandma's house of course! I made the window in yellow because grandma always kept the front light on for us:) Here's the photo of her little farmhouse that I showed you in the last post. There are a lot of colors to choose from in my Farm Girl Vintage fabric collection... And I chose these colors because they were 2 of her favorites. Grandma had a turquoise and pink kitchen. (she also had a pink sofa and deep turquoise chairs in her front room. The chairs turned all the way around and us kids would spin in them until we either got sick or grandma finally told us to stop:) I loved her house and everything in it! She had the entire set of Turqoise Butterprint PYREX and she used them everyday. She also used these pink Melmac dishes everyday as well. I look at these dishes and think of her cooking...her Sunday dinner potatoes and gravy was the best. She made the best sandwiches for lunch and always cut mine in half on the diagonal (half square triangle lol) and and then put it on a pink plate:) Grandma was of course a farm wife so she canned and preserved everything that she could. She made the most amazing sweet pickles at the end of every summer. She had to keep them in big old pottery crocks and do something different to the pickle water every day. I remember helping her rinse them... those crocks were big and heavy! It took about 2 months and they were the crunchiest pickles ever. When Mr.Honey and I got married... she soon found out that he loved them and then every year she gave him a jar at Christmas time. Grandma had a Shawnee Pig Cookie Jar that Uncle Bruce gave to her. He was her oldest. Mr.Pig lived on the counter next to the fridge and every one of us grandkids knew it! She was the typical grandma who always had it filled with homemade cookies. Most of the time they were her banana cookies and she always frosted them. Grandma loved rhinestone pins and she wore one pretty much every day. She especially loved to wear them to reflect the season or the holiday. I like to wear one once in a while because it makes me think of her:) I remember picking one out every now and then while we were shopping downtown. Mom and my 3 older sisters often went shopping with grandma. We would go to ZCMI (her favorite department store) And then look for fabric and sewing patterns. We would eat lunch there too:) We listened to records while we were at Grandma's. She loved beautiful music and she even had some silly songs that we loved to listen to such as "Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder?" by Bing Crosby lol (I may or may not just googled it and I'm listening to it now) Here are the Farm Girl Vintage prints that I chose....and here is the vintage block pattern... originally called House on the Hill and is 12" x 12" finished. You will need a background and 5 other fabrics. From the background cut: 4 - 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" 1 - 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" 2 - 2" x 2 1/2" Fabric One: 1 - 3 1/2" x 12 1/2" Fabric Two: 1 - 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" 2 - 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" 2 - 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" 1 - 2" x 2 1/2" Fabric Three: 1 - 3 1/2" x 9 1/2" 2 - 2" x 2 1/2" Fabric Four: 1 - 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" Fabric Five: 1 - 2" x 2 1/2" Use these two 3 1/2" squares to make one half square triangle. Mark a line or use the Seams Sew Easy Guide If you want to know how I put it on my machine... CLICK HERE Set it aside for later when it's completed:) Use these two 3 1/2" squares to make an easy corner triangle onto each side of the roof. Make sure that you sew them going the right direction. It should look like this. These are my 1 1/2" squares from the trimmings:) It's time to put these in the bins... the scrappy square drawers are getting full! Pair up these smallest rectangles and sew them together... for the window and the chimneys. Now you can lay your pieces out into 4 rows like this... And sew them together. Sew the four rows together and you have a pretty Little Farmhouse Block with a flower garden in front! The back of my block:) I just love this block and it's super easy and quick to sew together. Here are the first four blocks and I am in love with how they look together... just hangin out in all of their vintage block glory!! If you missed the first three vintage block tutorials... or want to know more about this Vintage Block Along click on these links: Grandma's Star Pattern Basket Around the Corner
Free crochet pattern, Rustic Farmhouse Pumpkins. Easy beginner crochet pattern with a video tutorial on youtube. Ribbed crochet looks knit.
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Well my friends…this little series is doing so well we are just going to keep it going for you…in fact it is officially a regular! So here is Volume 4 of What’s New In Farmhouse Home Decor. Today you are going to see all different kinds of DIY Projects like a Copper Handled Rolling Pin […]
This little Brown Bunny canvas print has hopped its way to our best seller list. Could it be because it is nestled in flowers? Or perhaps because of its soft, brown fur and cute, pink nose? Perfect for Spring and Easter decorating or all year round complimenting your Farmhouse or French County decor. MadeInUSA: Yes
These are a few of my favourite things. Maybe some of them are yours also! A few of the things which catch my eye, inspire me, pluck at my heart strings, make me smile, or that I just enjoy. I hope that they will do the same for you. Cosy Country Cottage Bedrooms . . . Sweet Potatoes. I think they are one of my favourite vegetables of all time. But then again, there are no vegetables I really don't like. I like them all, except for canned peas. I cannot abide canned peas. The illustrations of Jesse Willcox Smith . . . endearing . . . Heirloom recipes, the kinds that home cooks have been writing down and sharing with each other for years and years and years. You know they are good because they have been used again and again and have withstood the test of time. I love the minimalist look of this living room. With it's coffee table/ottoman that can double as an extra sitting place when you have loads of people over or a place to rest your feet when you havent. Neutral colours, etc. Then again, I do like a flowery chair to curl up in . . . I love the idea of breakfast nook type of dining spaces . . . . if only I had the dosh and a house of my own. You never want to invest this type of thing into someone elses's house. I love this little house . . . with its double verandas and gingerbread trim. Its ornate and yet simple at the same time. Those dormer windows . . . sigh . . . Homemade Cinnamon Rolls . . . just the way my mom made them, with biscuit dough. Oh, the number of times I have made these through the years. I often would make them for my kids at the weekend for a bedtime snack, and my ex husband loved them as well. They are just so good. I have not made them in a long time now. I need to sort out a smaller sized recipe . . . Open Shelves, but I'm not tidy enough to have them . . . By Kim Lewis Primitive folk art. I love it most of all . . . Granny Squares . . . . Star filled skies . . . it has been a very long time since I have seen a sky with more than just a few stars in it. Too much light pollution here . . . A long soak in a hot bath . . . its been a long time since I have had one of those also . . . I used to love playing Bingo . . . but then I quite smoking and I didn't like breathing in all that smoke . . . Real French Baguettes . . . Cheese and crackers . . . Oh I miss these . . . . and these!!! No such thing over here . . . I miss these too . . . and all dressed chips, dill pickle chips . . . ketchup chips. I think its fair to say I love crisp and savoury things . . . but its probably a good thing we can't get those things here or I would literally blow up! Proper holiday celebrations with a table filled with the ones you love and food that you love in a place that you love . . . Cosy nights by the fire . . . Proper rocking chairs . . . The film American Graffiti. We dug it out and watched it last night. The first time I saw this film I was 19 and on my honeymoon in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Loved it then, love it now. Great music, so many nice memories tied up in all of it. Sock hops. Canadian Bandstand. Going steady . . . And with that I best leave you with a thought for the day . . . ° * 。 • ˚ ˚ ˛ ˚ ˛ • •。★★ 。* 。 ° 。 ° ˛˚˛ * _Π_____*。*˚ ˚ ˛ •˛•˚ */______/~\。˚ ˚ ˛ ˚ ˛ •˛• ˚ | 田田 |門 ★ *Autumn is the season to find contentment at home by paying attention to what you already have. ~unknown •。★★ 。* 。 In The English Kitchen today . . . Roasted Autumn Vegetable Pizza, with a white sauce, plenty of cheese, a whole wheat honey crust and plenty of caramelised roasted autumn vegetables. Yummy! Have a magnificent Thursday! Hope its a great one for you filled with lots of favourite things. Don't forget! ═══════════ ღೋƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒღೋ ═══════════ ⊰✿░G░O░D⊰✿⊰L░O░V░E░S⊰✿⊰░Y░O░U░⊰✿ ═══════════ ღೋƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒღೋ ═══════════ And I do too!
Old houses mended, Cost little less than new before they're ended. ~ Colley Cibber Oh how true!! And given the chance, I'd do it all over again. I wake up every morning with a big smile on my face and can't believe I'm here!! Thought I'd give you all a look into my world :) be kind, It's only been a week :) My crickity crackity old front door, inviting you in :) This is the living and dining room. Still lacking curtains and things, but you get the idea :) And my kitchen. Love, love, love being in here. It's bright and cheerful and I have my GREEN CABINETS!! And the lovely antique candy makers cabinet. Aint she a beaut?? And Mr. Wallace, sooo happy to be home :) Sorry such a short post but I have plenty more unpacking and organizing to do! I'll share more details on the house next week.
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