In the Studio at 1840 Farm

There's something about the combination of red, brown, and yellow in this table basket that I absolutely love. Wouldn't it be perfect on a Thanksgiving table? www.etsy.com/shop/1840Farm

You may have noticed that the inventory of handmade baskets in our shop has been slim lately. We're making new baskets every day, but they are selling faster than we can make them. Many of them have sold within the first five minutes and others haven't

Pear Harvest fabric was just added to our Etsy Shop as a preorder. I can't wait to see what beautiful creations you'll be turning these new fall fabrics into! #1840farm #FarmhouseStyle #pear #fall #autumn #fabric #EtsyShop

I just added Small Egg Basket #0455 to our shop. While our round baskets are most commonly used for collecting fresh eggs, this one seems perfectly suited for displaying seasonal apples, pumpkins, or candy. It would also be a fabulous trick or treat bas

It's a custom order kind of day here in the studio. Baskets, Mason jar candy sets for Valentine's Day, and a new crop of handmade dryer balls. It's shaping up to be a very busy day! #1840farm #handmade #fabric #sew #basket #masonjar #valentine #etsy #ets

Thanks to this seaglass inspired egg basket, I am suddenly dreaming of a sunny day spent at the beach! #1840farm #farmhousestyle #fabric #sew #handmade #egg #basket #etsyshop

Yesterday, I asked if you were ready for our Holiday Collection to start filling up The 1840 Farm Mercantile Shop on Etsy. You answered with a resounding yes. So, here I am settled in at the sewing machine stitching up baskets to do just that. Stay tuned

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

This beautiful collection of baskets are headed to the post office this morning. I am hoping that these ten orders will get out ahead of our impending storm so that they can begin their journey to our customers. I have my fingers crossed that they won't g

My lunch break is over and I am stitching this lovely combination of fabrics into an egg basket for our shop. Stay tuned for photos of the finished basket!

Sewing until 2:00am means two things. First, I am going to need extra coffee this morning. More importantly, there are two beautiful new baskets to add to our shop. Stay tuned for more photos and links to the listings after I have had a cup (or two) of c

Are you ready for a flood of new listings to our Etsy shop? I hope so, because all of these and more are headed your way this afternoon. www.etsy.com/shop/1840Farm

A few weeks ago, I asked you to tell me what colors you wanted to see used in our Fall Collection. Many of you mentioned that you wanted to see dark purple added to the traditional fall leaf colors. I couldn't wait to see eggplant purple with chocolate br

This is a lovely way to begin my Friday morning!

I just added Small Egg Basket #0533 to our shop. This is the first basket I have made in this combination of fabrics. I love it! What do you think? www.1840farm.etsy.com

The scenery at my sewing machine is particularly lovely this morning!

This basket is taking shape and looking fantastic. I never tire of working with this combination of colors. I just love them together, don't you? #fabric #thread #handmade #repurposed

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?

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?

I'm going to step out of the farmhouse kitchen to stitch up an egg basket for our shop. So far, I love how these jewel tones are coming together!

Tomorrow is officially the first day of fall. So, I guess that I should start filling The 1840 Farm Mercantile Shop on Etsy with items made in the most beautiful combinations of fall colors. To that end, I just added the first four sets of our Coloni

As you can see, Penny Lane is working tirelessly to help me in the studio today! #1840farm #sew #sewing #farmhousedog #dog #pennylane #rescuedog #heart #etsy #etsyshop

So many of you wanted to know more about our new Handmade & Heartfelt Collection. I hope that you'll enjoy learning about the inspiration for these very special baskets. Here's a hint: she's named Penny Lane and can be found taking her morning nap snug

Sometimes, I fall in love with a basket from the very first stitch. This is one of those times!

I like the way this egg basket is coming together. I hope that you like it as much as I do!

I just added Small Table Basket #0460 to our shop. This one combines beautiful fall colors in browns, orange, green, and eggplant. I think that it would be lovely on a Thanksgiving table. That makes four new baskets added to our shop today. I'm read

Thanks to vigorous holiday sales, our Etsy Shop is completely sold out of our fabric wrapped baskets! I'll be spending a few hours at the sewing machine today so that we can start filling the shop up with baskets in a range of sizes, shapes, and colors.

Our latest crop of handmade wool dryer balls is finished with the felting process. I'll be making the matching baskets today so that I can send them on their way to you! #1840farm #farmhousestyle #handmade #wool #fiber #felted #dryerball #etsy #etsyshop

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

Let's get things started at the sewing machine this morning with a patchwork basket. By the time I have put the last stitches in this Medium Egg Basket, I will have joined together pieces from six different basket projects to create a truly one of a kind

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

You have kept me very busy this week stitching up baskets and delivering orders to the post office. Thank you! I have made right new baskets in that past five days an only one of them is still available in our shop! Two of them were claimed before I h

We're midway through an 85 hour snowstorm. In between clearing away snow, I will be settling in at the sewing machine to stitch up a few baskets. Here's the basket that is on the sewing machine right now. Isn't it lovely?

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

I'm stitching up the last of our Halloween Collection this morning. I'll be adding these baskets to the shop today and tomorrow before moving on to making items to decorate your Thanksgiving tables. Stay tuned for photos!

This basket is finished and ready to be added to our shop. I just adore this combination of colors. I hope that you love them as much as I do!

Remember the beautiful bright aquamarine thread I found earlier this week? I think that it's time for me to put it to good use and make a new basket, don't you?

Yesterday, I shared with all of you that I was working on a new line of products that will combine my love of working with fabric and paper. I wanted to give you a peek at what we are working on. So many of you sent me messages asking me to tell you abo

Not a creature was stirring, not even Penny Lane. She's too busy napping while we start working on this beautiful purple custom egg basket. In fact, she's snoring while I share this photo with you right now! #1840farm #fabric #handmade #egg #basket #etsy

Another Trick or Treat Tote Basket is taking shape at the sewing machine this morning...