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During the next week, The 1840 Farm Mercantile Shop will be getting ready for fall. I'm not in any hurry for summer to come to an end. I plan to enjoy every last moment of summer. Many of you have already requested baskets in fall colors. It won't be lo
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Remember that beautiful basket I was working on this weekend? Here it is finished as a Medium Egg Basket. I love this bright combination of colors, don't you?
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I am putting the finishing touches on the Etsy listings for our new Farmhouse Style Mason Jar Vase Kits. These will be ready to ship next week, so stay tuned for more information and links to the listings!
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This combination of fabrics is shaping up to be even more beautiful than I had hoped. I just love how this basket is coming together, don't you?
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Our Farmhouse Style Mason Jar Kits are rounding into form. Look closely and you'll see a bit of chicken wire to hold blooms in place. I hope to begin adding these kits to our shop this week in a variety of colors. I love this set in chocolate brown, tur
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The basket I started this morning turned out beautifully. I just love this bright blue fabric paired with orange, brown and tan.
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Working with these fabrics seems like a good way to spend a rainy Saturday. I love how this basket is coming together, don't you?
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I am at the sewing machine stitching up several Farmhouse Style Mason Jar Vase Kits this morning. They'll be coming to the shop this week in a rainbow of colors, so stay tuned!
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I love to use Mason jars throughout the farmhouse. One of my favorite ways to repurpose them is by using a large jar as a vase for flowers collected from our perennial gardens. In fact, I shared a photo with all of you during peony season that featured on
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The sun is shining through my studio window as I watch these beautiful fabrics go around and around at the sewing machine. Songbirds and happy hens are providing the soundtrack and an extra cup of coffee is coming in handy to get me going in the right dir
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This beautiful Large Tote Basket is in the works at my sewing machine this morning. I love the bright punch of color that the blue fabric brings to this basket. Stay tuned for photos of the finished tote!
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I just added this colorful Medium Egg Basket to our Etsy shop. Visit https://www.etsy.com/listing/200334480/medium-egg-basket-0437 to take a closer look!
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I just put the last stitches in the patchwork basket that I shared with you yesterday. I adore this combination of fabrics and colors, don't you? I'll be adding this Medium Egg Basket to our Etsy shop later today and sharing the link right here, so stay
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It has been a very dreary Sunday here at 1840 Farm. We haven't seen the sun all day, so I decided to stitch together a basket that includes a combination of cheery fabrics. This is one of our patchwork baskets. They are made using the pieces of hand wr
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It's been a busy day in the studio. I stitched two egg baskets, put together six Mason jar vase kits, and made fourteen wine sleeves for our Etsy shop. Now it's time to head into the farmhouse kitchen and make a batch of spaghetti and meatballs for family
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The first basket of the season made up in fall colors was just added to our shop. Take a look: https://www.etsy.com/listing/200017208/small-egg-basket-0434
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The first three 1840 Farmhouse Style Mason Jar Kits have been added to our Etsy shop. I'll be adding several more over the next few days including a few in fall colors just in time for holding sunflowers fresh from the garden. Which one of these three k
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This beauty was just added to our shop. Don't you just love this combination of fabrics and colors? https://www.etsy.com/listing/201362920/medium-egg-basket-0442
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Yesterday's basket in the fabrics you chose turned out beautifully. Next up at the sewing machine is your second place favorite. This combination of pink, aqua, wisteria, and charcoal is going to be a stunner. Now I just need to decide what size and sha
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Remember the lovely blue and yellow basket I was working on this morning? It turned out beautifully. I think that it looks even more fantastic when paired with another basket made in the same fabric collection. Don't you agree?
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I can't seem to decide which one if these fabric coils to work with first. Do you have a favorite?
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I'm settled in at the sewing machine with a second cup of coffee working with one of my favorite color combinations. Monday is off to a great start!
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Two new items in the 1840 Farm Fall Collection were just added to our Etsy shop. I love this combination of chocolate brown, burgundy, orange, and green. Don't you think that this matching Small Table Basket and Mason Jar Vase Kit would be beautiful displ
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It was a beautiful, crisp evening tonight. I took the opportunity to take photos out on the porch so that I could add our 1840 Farmhouse Style Mason Jar Vase Kits to our Etsy shop. Now I have put all of the animals to bed and poured myself a cup of coff
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This photo is for all of you who were hoping that I would stitch together a basket that had a little orange in it. Here's what's going on at the sewing machine right now...
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Yesterday, I invited you to nominate your favorite charity to be the recipient of our first event dubbed “The 1840 Farm Community Gives Back”. I loved reading your suggestions and comments. The charity that received the most nominations and votes was S
