Free E-Book

For all you who love to knit and crochet, I came across this free e-book from Red Heart. There are 25 easy to follow knit and crochet afghan patterns - very nice. Just click the ball of yarn to download. Enjoy!!!

As promised!

The brand new, hot off the press, magazine Flea Market Style is finding its way in stores near you! Click on the photo above to see what some of the readers have to say about this fabulous magazine.

Featured today...

...on Treasures of the Heart! What an exciting day for me! Thank you so much Nancy for Spotlighting my shop! Stop over and check out the Spotlight ad at Treasures of the Heart.

Not much time left...

... for the Spring Fling that is!!! The Old Farmhouse Gathering Spring Fling Celebration is only going to be held through March 1st. That's only 7 more days!

So many wonderful items have already sold. Just click on the Old Farmhouse Gathering Spring Fling Celebration banner. You don't need to do anything else but grab your favorite beverage and spend some time with some truly talented artisans. But, you'll need to hurry - you don't want to miss out on these fabulous items created for you with Spring in mind!

Wonderful surprise!!!

So.....I went to the posty today and look at what Donna at Brynwood Needleworks sent me!!!!




Click on the little birdy and fly over to visit with Donna and see all her beautiful handwork. Sign up and follow her daily postings. She is truly an inspiration!

Thank you so much Donna!!!

One stop...

...for giveaways!!! To try to keep things organized for everyone, I've started a second blog dedicated to all the fantastic giveaways that are offered by some of the greatest people. Stop over and follow today to keep up on all those special events.

Click here and check it out!

Who Am I?

I have used this blog as an opportunity to get to know some really great people and to share bits and pieces of my every day life. I feel led to share with you the most amazing, profound experience in my life.

At the age of 34, married with two children, I was looking for a way out of my life. Unhappy, unsatisfied, unfulfilled, depressed, dejected, disillusioned, I wanted nothing more to do with my family, my friends, or life in general.

That is...until Jesus Christ stepped into my life and saved me from a life destined to be separated from Him for an eternity. I transferred my faith and trust in myself and placed it on Him, asking Him to be my Lord and Saviour and save me from the destruction I was causing myself and to those most important in my life.

I am now 51 years old and have enjoyed a fulfilling relationship with Jesus. What I've learned is that religion won't change destiny, only a relationship and faith in Jesus can and will do that. Life has changed a lot for me these past 16 years. My husband, my children and my granddaughter are now all saved and assured an eternity in heaven. I'm not perfect, but by the grace of God He continues to work in my life to change me more into the image of His Son, Jesus Christ.

If you are seeking answers from the world, you will be like me - unhappy, unsatisfied, unfulfilled, depressed, dejected, disillusioned. If you want life, and life more abundantly - come to Christ.

New Arrivals!

The Farmer's Attic has some great new baskets to choose from to use in your everyday decor. Click on the link and check out all of our New Arrivals. More coming soon!

Don't say I didn't warn you!!!

Items are flying out the door for the Old Farmhouse Gathering Spring Fling Celebration. You know the old cliche "You snooze, you lose"? I don't want to see that happen to you.

 
Just click on the banner above and you'll see why you don't want to be caught snoozing!!!

Happy President's Day!

Here we go!!!

Finally!!! Spring is here. The Celebration that is!!! Take a look at just a few of the great items included in this celebration. This is just a sampling of some of the great work these fabulous Artisans have for sale.

But you need to hurry because these are going to be flying out the door just in time for Spring!!! The Celebration is to be held February 15th through March 1st.

All you need to do is click on the Old Farmhouse Gathering Spring Fling Celebration banner above and type in the search bar OFGSFC. I guarantee you will not be disappointed!!!

Cats in the basement!

Now I've heard of people having problems with mice, rats, snakes, spiders, ants and even ladybugs, but CATS! Now I need to tell you that we are city people who are trying to live like country folk and if there is such a thing as a dysfunctional farm, then we certainly own one.

I must say that I use the word farm loosely. We don't have cows, pigs, or horses. We do have chickens though. We don't plow our fields, grow our own food or even have big plans for a garden. We do have a tractor, backhoe and John Deere riding mower though.

We are dog lovers, rabbit lovers, bird lovers and enjoy the occasional red squirrel and chipmunk now and then. We've had barn cats, rats in the henhouse and a big fat woodchuck that likes to sit high on the tree stump near our house.

We've had tame bunnies running wild, eating raisins out of our hand, attempted to raise the baby robin that has fallen out of its nest, and nursed back to health a wild rabbit that was hit with the tractor.

We've experienced mice in the attic, an adult red squirrel in our bedroom and a baby red squirrel sitting above my daughter's head while sleeping (that's another post for another time :).

We've had Starlings raise families in the attic, bees building hives in our grill and bats in our hallway. Now, to top it all off we have CATS living in our basement!

At first, my husband saw a white one the other day. We thought, well that's not so bad - the cat can keep out the mice, the rats, the birds, the squirrels, the chipmunks, and the snakes. BUT then, last night there was an actual cat fight in our basement. SO there is not only a pretty little white cat but also a black cat. Now, we would like to think that it was a fight, but something tells me they may have been starting a family ;)

What do you do when you have cats in your basement? Maybe I should take a poll. How would you vote?

Don't forget...

...to sign up for theSpring Basket Giveaway valued at more than $400!!! Head over to The Old Farmhouse Gathering ~ winner will be drawn on March 1st. Please post this giveaway on your blog, we don't want anyone to miss out on this one!!!

P.S. Did you notice the clickable link
Giveaways! Giveaways! Giveaways!
at the top of the page?

Excited!

Just wanted to share some exciting news! The Old Farmhouse Gathering group moderators have asked me to help maintain their blog. I must admit I feel honored, excited and a little scared all at the same time. This Etsy Group is comprised of a great group of Artisans from all over the United States and Canada. They are all pretty actively involved not only in creating beautiful items for their own shops, but so generously have donated items for a number of giveaways throughout the year. To see some of their handiwork pop over to the Etsy and type in the search bar OFG Team. If you can't find it there, you can't find it anywhere.

Going on right now is the 2010 Spring Basket Giveaway. Included in the beautiful Spring Basket are 21 items donated by 21 different artisans!!! You want to stop over and sign up. The winner will be drawn on March 1st.

Coming Soon ~ The Old Farmhouse Gathering Spring Celebration on Etsy!!! Tell your friends!  Kick off date will be February 15th and will run through March 1st. Our gals are working tirelessly cutting, stitching, sewing, and painting. You name it, they're doing it to provide you, our fine followers, the wonderful opportunity to purchase all the Spring time Primitive "must haves" you'll need this year. There's nothing better than a handmade gift made straight from the heart for yourself or a loved one. Easy to do, just go to Etsy and type OFG SFC in the search bar and shop 'til your heart's content. Hope to see you there!

I can do this all day!

Post giveaways that is :)

These are just darling! Barbara Jean at the Treasures from the Heart is hosting this beautiful giveaway. You want to get over there as soon as you can because the drawing ends on February 14th. The winner will be chosen on February 15th. You also want to become a follower of Barbara Jean's. She has a couple other giveaways she's planning. Number three is in the works and #4 will follow but only if she has 375 followers on her blog.

This is a beautiful basket filled with all kinds of goodies from crocheted doilies, to sheet music, to a cut glass salt shaker filled with German Glass Glitter, and so much more. Lisa at Tarnished and Tattered has decided to giveaway this generously filled basket to some lucky winner who has signed up by February 22nd.

Wonderful Giveaways!

Here are some wonderful giveaways I've come across. More to come!!!

Joan has a brand new blog called Cozy Girl and is having a terrific giveaway to celebrate. The winner will be drawn this Friday, February 13th  at 10 pm. Look at the list of goodies she has in this giveaway:

~Vintage Welcome hanging container
~journal

~note cards

~notepad

~dimensional stickers

~cute little white bird

~vanilla mints

~Ghirardelli chocolate

~Chocolate Chip cookies

~Lilac Mist candle
~Her favorite Bath and Body Works Lavender Chamomile lotion

Dawn over at The Feathered Nest is celebrating three years of blogging. Let's help her celebrate by signing up for her fabulous giveaway and becoming a follower. Last chance to sign up is Sunday, February 14th at 6 pm EST.

I love Penny Rugs (but yet have never made one myself)! If you would like to be the lucky winner of two Penny Rug patterns, stop by and visit Privies and Prims and sign up by February 16th.

Crafty Mom is chomping at the bit to have a giveaway. She originally was waiting until she had 100 followers but just can't wait that long. She's now looking to have 85 followers on her blog and will then announce what her giveaway will be. I know you'll love this blog so if you aren't a follower already, head over and start following today!

What a great surprise!

I had the greatest surprise today! I went to the Post Office today and I received a package from Amy of Papertrails by a Paper Lover. Not only was there a gorgeous Valentine themed paper covered paint can, but the can was filled with lots of goodies! Thanks so much Amy for this awesome Valentine gift! You're amazing.

Stop over to visit with Amy and for some great inspiration.

I do windows!

I'm sorry...

...for not feeling bad that we are having a beautiful day here in Northeast Pennsylvania! There are lots and lots of people who are "buried" under the snow today but we are so thankful that not even a snowflake has fallen here. We are usually the ones to get hit pretty hard, but not this year (so far that is!). Oh ~ and my chickens are pretty happy too!!!

Old Farmhouse Gathering Spring 2010 Basket Giveaway

Here's a giveaway that you DON'T want to miss! Below you will find some of the wonderful items this talented group from the Old Farmhouse Gathering has donated.

The drawing will be held on March 1st. "Hop" on over to The Old Farmhouse Gathering and sign up today! You never know, you might just be the lucky winner of this fabulous basket filled with all these goodies!

May I please share...

...something that is becoming more prevalent? I have noticed more and more on product listings, magazine articles, advertisements, and other various written materials, typos and major grammatical errors. I am a trained secretary and I understand the difficulty of proofreading your own work, but some of these errors are easily caught.

Perhaps this is a personal pet peeve of mine (and I know the way things go for me - there's probably typos and grammatical errors as I vent), but I find that if I come across typos there's a feeling of unprofessionalism which tends to turn me off.

I am not perfect by any means and do welcome being critiqued. I just feel that it's important to proofread and make necessary corrections in order to be taken seriously.

Here's a tip to proofread your own material:

Proofread backwards. Begin at the end and work back through the paper paragraph by paragraph or even line by line. This will force you to look at the surface elements rather than the meaning of the paper.

Phew!!! Thanks for letting me get that off my shoulders!

Sweetheart Valentine Giveaway

Donna at Brynwood Needleworks is hosting a giveaway. If you have never been to her blog, you need to stop over and see some of the beautiful handwork that she does. While you're there, sign up to follow her blog publicly and then you can enter to win her Sweetheart Valentine Giveaway. You must sign up by February 13th!