Classic Farmhouse

Aug 31, 2010

Oilcloth Satchel

After working in the handbag department at Nordies for so long I guess I got a bit of the handbag bug. Of course I often get hair brained ideas about making things so here's my most recent project and first attempt at making an oilcloth satchel.

It has it's flaws, actually quite a few since I did not have a pattern and messed up a few times along the way. But for a protype bag I'm pretty excited about it!!! The oilcloth was suprisingly easy to work with and keeps it shape pretty well. I have some tweaking to do but for now I am wearing it around just to make sure it doesn't fall apart...

Aug 30, 2010

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Aug 26, 2010

Back in the Saddle

I've been sporadic at best with devoting time to the Classic Farmhouse but as of Friday I'm back in the saddle and look forward to new adventures!

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Apr 28, 2010

Inspired by Hoarding

Ya ever watch the show Hoarders...Buried Alive? I recently have caught a few episodes and while half the time it can leave me feeling a bit depressed the rest of the time I have the urge to run around throwing things away.

A couple weeks ago (after watching one of the above mentioned episodes) I came to terms with the fact that I really have too much stuff packed into the much smaller space I moved into last year. It's not that I'm really attached to this stuff (I know you're thinking I'm in denial) but I just have been so overwhelmed to go through it all and make decisions about what to keep and what to get rid of. So this past weekend I decided to buckle down and just do it... one corner down...

Three more corners and two more rooms to go...I still have sooooo much stuff!!! I hear "Garage Sale" in my near future.

Apr 22, 2010

Newly Added Farmhouse Style

Gosh have I really not posted since Easter? Where have I been? Working my day job of course...selling handbags is tough work ;0)

Ok so I actually have been doing other things...

like filling up my shop with more vintage, antique and handmade goodies...

Click on any pic below to be redirected to that item.

Lots of other items posted the last couple weeks...enjoy browsing!

PS ~ All items are now being shipped at the new low rate of $5.50 no matter what the item, weight, size or location (within the US)...

and only $2.00 for each additional item.

Apr 4, 2010

Easter Greetings

Hope you all had a blessed Easter with family and friends!

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead..."

1 Peter 1:3

Apr 2, 2010

Quite Flattered

I have spent a lot of time lately trying to refine the photos in my etsy shop so I was super excited and quite flattered to have my primitive Lipton tea tin photo picked as part of a feature on the front page a couple days ago!