Living and writing in a circa 1840 New England Farmhouse with three generations of my family
In the Studio at 1840 Farm
Here’s what we’re working on in the 1840 Farm Studio. Click on a photo to enlarge.
And then there were six! Our 1840 Farmhouse Style Fall Placesetting Table Basket Set is finished. I hope that you'll love this set as much as I do!
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
I love how these colors and patterns are coming together, don't you?
First up at the sewing machine today: this cheery combination of fabrics is being stitched into a Large Tote Basket. I love gingham and polka dots, so working on this basket is the perfect way to start my Sunday morning!
Slightly different, but every bit as lovely as the fabrics I was working with earlier this morning.
I'm not sure that our local post office is ready for the pre storm 1840 Farm shipment!
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.
It looks like it's time for me to settle in at the sewing machine!
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
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
My morning at the sewing machine is off to a lovely beginning!
Sometimes, a collection of fabric is even more beautiful than I had hoped. This is one of those times. Aren't these colors and patterns fabulous?
Working with one of my favorite color combinations is a nice way to start the week!
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
So far, so good! #fabric #thread #handmade
I find that you just can't go wrong with polka dots and gingham!
This seems like a good place to start my day. I love how these fabrics look together already, don't you?
Our electricity just came back and I am ready to settle in at the sewing machine. This cheery combination of fabrics is waiting for me. Now I have to decide what to make with it. What would you like to see me make? An egg basket, table basket, Easter b
Our first ready to ship Market Tote has been added to our Etsy Shop! I love this basket's combination of colors and patterns. The cornflower blue thread accents it all so nicely. As you can see, our baskets are easily reversible, allowing you to create
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
I just started working with this beautiful combination of fall colored fabrics. I love how they are coming together. Now I just need to decide if I should make an Egg Basket or a Table Basket for our shop. I'm hoping that you will help me make the decisi
I hope that you're ready for a whole collection of new baskets to be added to our shop this weekend!
Often, I struggle with condensing my thoughts into a concise statement. That was certainly the case when I was working to create a special tag for the baskets in our new Handmade & Heartfelt Collection. These baskets will have a theme and raise money fo
I have been working on a lot of fall themed baskets lately. This brightly custom basket is such a nice change of pace this morning. There may be raindrops falling outside, but it's bright and cheery at the sewing machine!
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
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
It has been a gloomy, rainy day here in Southern New Hampshire today. At least there's a bit of bright color turning at the sewing machine. Watching these cheery colors go around and around certainly helps me to ignore the dreary day outside! Now that I
My Saturday at the sewing machine is off to a delightful beginning. I hope that you love this combination of colors and patterns as much as I do!
My afternoon is shaping up in the sweetest of ways! #1840farm #valentine
Our Halloween Collection will start to take shape this afternoon. I can't wait to start filling our shop with baskets in these beautiful fabrics. Now, if I could just decide what sizes and shapes to make first!
How about a Medium Egg Basket in bold primary colors?
We're in for another gloomy day outside, but my view at the sewing machine is especially lovely this morning!
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!
Time to make up another batch of 1840 Farm Gift Certificates. These are moving so fast this holiday season that I can barely keep up!
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
I just added Small Table Basket #0448 to our shop. I love this combination of fabrics in chocolate brown, sage green, cinnamon, wisteria, and tan with just a touch of buttercup yellow. This basket has two contrasting colors of stitching with sage green
For all of you who have been wondering why there aren't any baskets listed for sale in our Etsy Shop, the answer is simple. We can't make them fast enough! We're making them as fast as we can, but they just aren't lasting very long. I just added Small
I am applying discounts to every item from our Berry Collection in our Etsy Shop. We need to make room for the Fall Collection to join the shop later this week. Quantities are limited, but all of the fabric and paper items are on sale through Wednesday.
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
It's time to pack up a few orders and send this lovely assortment of baskets on their journey to their new homes. If you placed an order from our shop during the last week, you just might see your basket in this photo!