Here’s what we’re working on in the 1840 Farm Studio. Click on a photo to enlarge.
It's no wonder that I love working with our customers to make custom baskets: you come up with the most beautiful color combinations! I love this collection of fabrics and can't wait to make another basket using them. What would you like to see me make
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
Our Fall Collection is starting to take shape...
Remember the purple tote basket I was working on earlier? Here it is all finished and full of purples in all sorts of colors and patterns. The photo doesn't do justice to the scale of this Large Market Tote Basket. This basket is over eight inches tall
I haven't even chosen a thread color to go with these fabrics, but I can already see that this is going to make a beautiful basket!
There are certain color combinations that I never tire of. Blue, yellow, and white are at the top of that list. It's no wonder that our farmhouse kitchen is painted in these colors!
My Sunday in the studio is starting out in the loveliest way. #1840farm #farmhousestyle #fabric #sew #sewing #heart #basket #handmade #etsy #etsyshop #valentine #valentinesday
You asked for more of our handmade heart shaped items in time for Valentine's Day and I listened. I just added these Mason Jar Candy Jar Sets to our Etsy Shop. These sets include a fabric heart shaped trivet with matching tie, pint sized Mason Jar, and ga
How about a Medium Egg Basket in bold primary colors?
I am spending my Sunday morning working with pink gingham and polka dots. Watching these cheery fabrics go around and around is a lovely way to start the day!
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!
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!
You've been patiently waiting for me to share details about our newest line of handmade products. I hope that you love the first design as much as we do. We're already working on the next designs and will have more to share very soon. I can't wait to h
The very first Valentine's Day Heart Shaped Basket is leaving the studio today. I decided that it needed an appropriately festive thank you card and recipe card to go along with it. They're both decorated with a simple barn red heart with white stitchin
After this morning's bright pink basket, I thought that we'd make something in muted tones. I love this purple, blue, and grey combination, don't you?
Remember the Medium Egg Basket that I promised to add to our shop before the end of the day? Here it is. This is one of our patchwork baskets made from pieces of past basket projects. This patchwork basket was made using pieces from six other baskets
I just love how this fall themed basket is coming together, don't you?
Small Table Basket #0454 was just added to our shop. I love this combination of marine blue, cinnamon, tan, and cream. I hope that you like it as much as I do! https://www.etsy.com/listing/205782481/small-table-basket-0454
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 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!
Since opening The 1840 Farm Mercantile Shop on Etsy, we've mailed out more than 425 orders. It's hard to believe that we've sent more than 500 baskets and other items to customers in the U.S., Canada, Alaska, and Australia. Yet here I sit, writing a han
I just added Small Egg Basket #0463 to The 1840 Farm Mercantile Shop on Etsy. I love this combination of chocolate brown and deep orange. Suddenly, I'm craving pumpkin dark chocolate chip bars! www.etsy.com/shop/1840Farm
A Large Table Basket is starting to take shape at the sewing machine... #1840farm #farmhousestyle #basket #fabric #sew #handmade #repurposed #etsyshop
It looks like it's time for me to settle in at the sewing machine!
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!
I hope that you're ready for a very brightly colored basket, because this is what I'm working on at the sewing machine right now.
I started stitching this basket together on Sunday afternoon. I loved how it was taking shape and couldn't wait to share it with you. Then time went sideways on me and I was unable to finish it. Let's see if we can fix that this morning and get this lov
Another patchwork basket is in the works.
Let the Halloween Collection begin!
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
I am hoping to spend some quality time at the sewing machine this morning. When I do, I'll be sure to share plenty of photos with you. I hope that you're ready for a steady stream of fabric baskets in your newsfeed. But first, coffee and a few thank yo
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
So far, so good! #fabric #thread #handmade
On Thursday, I asked if you thought that I should add sets of our 1840 Farm Colonial Farmhouse Collection Placesetting Table Baskets stitched together in fall colors to our shop. It was clear from your comments that you're hoping to use these little bas
Do you remember our Farmhouse Style wine trivets from last year's holiday season? This year, we've added a length of handwrapped fabric coil to use as a drip collar. These sets make great hostess gifts and are also perfect for shipping as they are lightwe
Take a look at what's first in line at the sewing machine this morning. Isn't this a lovely combination of fabrics?
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
Let's see how many of our Valentine's Day Heart Shaped Baskets I can stitch together and send on their way to the post office today. With any luck, I will be able to add a few more to our Etsy Shop for all of you who are hoping to get one. Stay tuned! #1
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
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
