Showing posts with label flour sack towel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flour sack towel. Show all posts

Friday, August 22, 2014

Last Day to Enter our Ball Canning Jar Giveaway.....Ends at Midnight Tonight ...

Hey Y'all ...
 
Well .. I just wanted to let you all know today is the last day to enter our Ball Jar Giveaway ...
 
At Midnight Tonight the Entries will end ..
 
If you haven't seen the Prizes ..Here they are
 
 
 
Grand Prize From Jarden Home Brands
 (Plus 2 items not pictd)



1st Prize
 






 2nd Prize

 
 
 
3rd Prize
 
 
 
Enter...  HERE
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Just a quick update to let you all know that Fall has arrived at Sweet Magnolias Farm

 
 
 
Hey did you know it's just about Fall Y'all !
 
 
We've had gals writing and asking us when we would be releasing our fall offerings ..so we hopped to and ...
 
Well we have made a big start this week ..
 
 
All of our Fall Flour Sack Towels are now available .. Along with some new Vintage items
 
AND ...
 
For the first time we are offering online our One of a Kind "Farmhouse Pumpkins" . I just listed the first Two ..
 
 
Here's a few sneek peeks..
 









 
Did you know that any of our Flour Sack Towel Designs can be made into our pillows, aprons, hotpads, and gift bags ... Just convo. us in our shop and let us know what you want.
 
 
You can find all of these fun offerings in our shop HERE
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Friday, August 15, 2014

Join Sweet Magnolias Farm for Ball Caninng "International Can it Forward Day + Giveaway with a Bonanaza of Farm Fresh Ball Products ....

 
Hey Y'all ... we are super excited to announce that we have been asked once again to team up with Ball Canning for  another Fabulous Ball Jar Giveaway  by Jarden Home Brands...  The place to find fabulous canning supplies.
 
This Year we are celebrating "International Can It Forward Day "
 Click Here for the Schedule of Events 

Click Here to Join the Live Webcast Saturday August 16th ..

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This a Bonanza of Ball Jar Goods You won't want to miss out on !!!
 
Grand  Prize Winner will get  All of these Amazing Gifts Pictured below from Jarden  Home Brands ..
 
 
Grand Prize Winner will Receive ...
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1.) Case of Green American Heritage ..Pint Jars
1.) Case of Green American Heritage Quart Jars
1.) 100 Yr Anniversary Edition Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving
1.) Box of Dry Herb Jars (4 jars with shaker caps and removable labels)
1.) Pair of 5-Blade Herb Scissors
1.) Fresh Herb Keeper ( not pictured)
1.) Frozen Herb Starters( not pictured)

(Approx. Retail Value $70-)
 
 
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Wow that's a lot of fabulous Ball Items for One person to win ... YES one Winner for all of these items ..
 
But no Worries ..because you know we can't just stand having One Winner ..so Abbey and I have some more fabulous items for a total of  "4 Winners" ...
 
But first off I want to tell you a little about all these amazing Ball Goods we received in the mail ourselves ..
 
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If you are a home Canner or want to Get started Home Canning .. these products are a great way to get that boost ...
 
 
 
Of course hands down .. these American Heritage Ball jars be they Pint or Quart Size are just charming in their stunning Vintage Green Glass ! And Perfect For Fall and Christmas.. ...Gotta  Love them ..! They are made beautifully and  are just Perfection rather you are a home canner, or you just want to use them to store dry goods , use them as vases or make your kitchen super cute !  Although I would love to say we are home canner's .. we are not .. Owning a full time business just doesn't leave the time for us to do canning at this time in our life .. But Abbey was a home canner when I was a little girl .. And has been a home cook all of her years thus far. So Canning has been part of our home at one time.
 
 
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The Ball 100 year Anniversary Blue Book Guide to Preserving .. is Chock full of great Recipes from your favorite spread or jam to pickled and brined foods or putting up your favorite fruits and more. It walks you through getting started with the canning process .. and provides some vintage illustrations as well as some fabulous picts of canned foods you want to pull out of the pages and eat  ! 
 
 
 
 
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The Ball 5- Blade Herb Scissors .. are well made .. great comfortable grip handles along with stainless steel blades .. superb for cutting herbs ... so much better than trying to chop them with a dull knife like we unfortunately have had the pleasure of doing here at the farmhouse .. LOL ! Especially getting the cilantro ready for our Homemade Chicken Fajitas Marinade .these would have come in and will come in very handy in the future.  These even come  with a blade cover so it keeps them in good condition but hey lets face it the cover really saves the frustration of the blades entangling with other utensils that are stored in the same drawer .
 
 
 
 
 
 
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And we can't forget the Dry Herb Jars ... These hold 4 oz of yummy dry herbs ... fresh from your garden .... the bases are a nice thick heavy weight glass .. ( made well) ... and the lids are plastic with a pop/snap top that opens the center of the lid and reveals the shaker .. Nice open holes ..not to small and not to big just right .. (kind of like Goldilocks finding the right bed).. Perfect for shaking those dry herbs while cooking ...
 
 
 
 
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The Fresh Herb Keeper and the Frozen Herb Starters .. didn't make it to me yet .. so I can't tell you all a lot about them .. other than to say the quality of the items I have received thus far is awesome so going by that these other 2 items I'm sure they will be just as lovely.. I'll do an update as soon as they arrive. Just know that the other 2 items are also part of the Grand Prize...and they are not pictured.
 
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So on to the 2nd half of the giveaway ...
 

 
Abbey and I wanted to Add a few extras on for all of our Followers ... Because Hey it's just more fun when there are more winners right !
 
 
 
 
 
So First Prize Winner will receive .. Our New Fall "Farm Fresh Apples" Flour Sack Towel and Pot Holder ( which can also be purchased HERE ) along with One American Heritage Green Glass Pint Size Jar ...
 
 
 
 
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2nd Prize ... Wins ... a Pint Size American Heritage Green Glass Ball Jar ..with a Pump Lid .. Perfect for Liquid soap be it in the bath or kitchen ..
 
 
 
 






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3rd Prize ... Wins ...a Pint Size American Heritage Green Glass Ball Jar ..with one of our Chicken Wire Flower Frog Lids ( great for your fresh picked blooms or to hold pens and pencils) ...  

 
 
Here's How to Win ....Just sign up using rafflecopter.. there are multiple ways to earn entries .. You can Sign up using your FB account or your E-mail address .. Neither will be used for anything other than picking a winner. 



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If you have trouble leaving us a comment  .. just e-mail us directly ..Sometimes blogger tells you your comment can't be published or there is an error ..generally we still get the comments and publish them .. it's been an ongoing problem with our blog for years and we just can't seem to find a fix ..so please if you have any concerns about us receiving a comment just e-mail us and ask and we'll be glad to check that your comment has indeed made it to us.
 
 
 
 
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Giveaway Will End FRIDAY 8-22-14 at Midnight..
 
Winner will be Announced Sunday 8-24-14
 
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Full disclosure: Jarden Home Brands asked me to host the above Grand Prize Ball Package giveaway,and to spread the word about Can-It-Forward Day. I received the  Grand prize package listed above from Jarden Home Brands free of charge for review purposes. I have not received any additional compensation and all opinions expressed are entirely my own.  Please only enter if you are in the contiguous 48 States .. Thank You .
 
 
 
 
 
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

What's New at Sweet Magnolias Farm... ....

 
Happy Tuesday to you All ! ...
 
It's a beautiful day here at the farmhouse .. and I'm just getting ready to start my work day ..
 
Feeling Blessed to have another day to enjoy with my family.
 
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I just wanted to share some new items that we now have available in the shop....
 
 
 
You may have browsed through the shop before and viewed our Burlap Home Sweet Home Runner .. Well now we have the design available in one of our super soft and charming Flour Sack Towels ..
 
 
 
 
Plus we have 2 New "Sweet Tea and Jesus"  Flour Sack towels available ...


 
 
These 2 Towels make a charming pair ..

 
 
 
Plus we have just added a few new vintage items tucked throughout the shop ... and there will be more to come this week ..

 
 
 
 
 
We just added Many new Authentic Milk Bottle Cap Magnets. These are the Wax Caps from the 30's - 40's .. so they are an actual cap .. not a flat little round of cardboard more commonly seen ...
 
These have strong heavy weight magnets on the backs perfect for the Icebox .. or your favorite metal memo board, chicken Feeder, corrugated metal etc .. Just add your artwork, notes, letters, etc .. and you've got a whole lot of Farmhouse Charm .. over 20 different caps to choose from and more to come.

 
 
 
 
 
 
This Charming Wire Carrier and 8 ~ 1/2 Pint Milk Bottles dressed in White .. is perfectly farmhouse Charming .. awaiting Fresh Flower or Farm Fresh Milk,....
 

 
 
 
 
 
Now available .. our new Mini Runners .. These are perfect little centerpieces for your table, coffee table, side table or night stands.. Definitely not Runner length Yet longer than one of our placemats ..
 
These are Simply Farmhouse Beautiful ..
 
Our new " Amazing Grace" Mini Runner ...

 
 
 
If you are looking for something that's a one of a kind .. to add your Home Sweet Farmhouse Home...  every now and again Abbey and I steal a day to work on One of a Kind Pieces when we can .. we stole one such day a few weeks back and each designed a  "Romantic Farmhouse Runner" .. Each made of Vintage Linens, Lace, Lace Trims, Doilies, and MOP buttons ..
 
These Runners are a true work of our hearts and hands as these took many hours and much thought went into placing each piece just so ..   These are simply lovely and would look charming be they displayed on a Kitchen Table,  Coffee Table, Vintage Trunk .. Or simply Laid across the foot of the bed or resting upon the pillows ...
 
 


 
Our "Fly Away Home" Runner In it's luscious Whites and Creams is embellished with a  Lovely crochet lace butterfly, Charming Sheer Ruffled Flowers and Vintage Doilies, MOP buttons and Rhinestones, with a Double Ruffle at each end of natural muslin and vintage Lace.
 
 
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This Runner .. in it's Lovely Whites and Creams .. is our "Faith Runner" .. This Runner has the words : Love Hope Faith and Joy .. Appliqued in lace throughout the runner .. Along with a Sweet Cross made from antique lace trim and dotted throughout are MOP Buttons. This one also has a double ruffle at each end of natural Muslin and Vintage Lace.
 
 
 
All of these works of our Hearts and Hands are now available in our Shop HERE
 
 
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Our Fall Collection is coming soon .. We'll let you know when ..
 
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Y'all have a ..."Sweet Tea and Jesus Kind of day" ..
 
 
 
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Monday, May 20, 2013

Long May she Wave ~ the Red, White and Blue ... Marketplace Monday

 
Hi Y'all .. !
 
Well somewhere along the way last week time got away from me and I just got so amazingly busy that I was only able to blog but once. But I'm back this week and rearing and ready to go..
 
It's Monday ..it's a whole new week .. Freshly Made.. and ready to be lived.
 
That's the beauty of each new day .. it's just that, " New ".. we can wake up in the morning and start everything from scratch.
 
So How was your weekend ?
 
It was just beautiful here. Full of Sunshine and warm rays with just the right breeze. I spent a little time outdoors this weekend and enjoyed it thoroughly.
 
Well it's Monday and it's time to start Monday off with none other than "The Marketplace" hosted by Debra at Common Ground.
 
And speaking of Freshly Made  ....... This week Abbey and I have Freshly Made new offerings that we worked on this last week.
 
You know 4th of July will be headed our way here in just about 5 short weeks .. and it's time to begin the celebration ..
 
So we thought it was time to get the Patriotic Flour Sack Towels out and Cheer up the Kitchen ..
 
 
Our " American As Apple Pie " was so loved by so many last year .. and now that it's available again we hope you enjoy it ever so much this year too !.
 
Available HERE
 
 
 
And for your pleasure we added a new Patriotic Design for 2013 ...
 

Our New " Sweet Land of Liberty " ...
This Beauty say's it all .. with it's faded vintage American Flag and it's aged red stars.

Available HERE


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 Memorial Day weekend is coming up this next weekend ..it's time to get your flags and bunting out and let them fly for the next 5 weeks .. and celebrate America ... Remember all those who have given their lives and who have fought for our Right's and our Freedoms ! We can never stop fighting to keep those rights and those freedoms .. and may each time we hang "Old Glory" or pass her by as she waves from a house as we drive by .. or hangs above us strung on one of those tall poles as we pass underneath her ... or as she drapes herself across the front porch on a home .. No matter what .... we must remember what she stands for and those who have fought for her so that we may enjoy a land brimming with Milk and Honey and Freedom. Keep America Strong ~ Keep America Free  ~ Keep Fighting for the Right's and Freedom's she bestows us ! May God Bless America !


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Monday, May 6, 2013

The Marketplace on Monday ~ Whimisical Upcycled Garden Planters

  
 Good Monday Mornin to You All !
 
It's a beautiful Monday here at the farmhouse ..it's a rain filled Monday and I "Love" the rain. We don't get rain all that often here and it makes the times it does rain all the more enjoyable. I love hearing it fall .. the smell of the freshly wet ground .. the sound of it dripping from the porch rafters and the cool humidness of the air. And I can't wait to see things green  up and bloom out even more.
 
Well it's that time again .. time for "The Marketplace" every Monday over at Common Ground ! If your not familiar with The Marketplace it's a link party for Online shop owners rather you have your own website or sell on Etsy... etc. you can link up a few of your items you are offering for sale ..and then go shopping at everyone else's shops  ! It's a lot of fun !


Also linking up with Tuesday's the Scoop

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This week I'm feeling the beauty of Spring and Garden Season ... and reminiscing a bit.
 
I was remembering one of our June Markets when we were still selling at Christie Repasy's home before the vintage marketplace grew and it had to be moved to a larger venue. Abbey and I had a blast that April and May ..of 2010 getting ready for the market creating some One of a Kind Garden Pieces ...
 
 
This Sweet Old Chair most likely from the late 1800's early 1900's became a planter .. We dressed her in white .. gave her a crown and some sparkling prisms .. added some old lace trim around the bottom and a cute vintage crystal plate garden stake. Needless to say this chair didn't stick around very long at all ..
 
 
 
 
 
This too sweet piece we upcycled from an old tool box .. I believe this carried a large electric saw in in at one time and was red when we got it.. We bathed it in a beautiful aqua .. added some old burlap and a mirror to the back of the lid .. some chain to the sides to hold the lid up from falling back all the way...and Bed Spring Feet ..and yes it bounced when the wind blew ..I loved how whimsical this piece came out !
 
 
 


And this old Metal Locker/Trunk ..we found laying in the trash at no less a local antique shop ..what were they thinking ? Well as they say another man's trash is another man's treasure and we saw what this piece could become .. This piece was originally black which was a perfect under layer for the pink paint we put on her .. Then we added some turned wood legs ...I had an oval mirror which I soldered some scalloped edge too and added it inside the lid ..along with a cute metal and prism banner that reads Dream. Abbey wanted a miniature trellis for the pieces so she built that sweet trellis from 1/2 round trim. Too too darling ..well girls this piece didn't find a home in 2010 ..so it came home with us.. and to this day it grace's our Garden .. I love looking at it every time I go in the back yard. And with all the weather she has aged to perfection wonderfully rusty and worn.
 
 
 


So Being in the Spring And Garden Spirit ..This week at Common Ground ...I featured our new line of Bath Soaps and Lotions we are offering in our blog shop.

 
Wild Rose, Verbena, and Lavender Flower. Oh my gosh these are so wonderful ! I used to carry these in our shop when we had an actual brick and mortar spot ..and decided we had to start offering them here online for everyone to enjoy ! ..These are made with shea butter and are just positively luxurious and smell divine !
 
And If you love the Charming Faucet style soap holder they are pictured in ,..those are available in the blog shop too ...


 
The Soaps Lotions and Faucet Soap Holder can be found HERE
 
 
 
 And this week I did a second feature .. I couldn't resist with spring and garden being in mind ..!
 
So I featured our Oh So Lovely "Time Began in a Garden" flour sack towel.
 
 
 
It's Bright, Cheery and Refreshing and just welcomes spring in to your Home ..
 
It's available HERE
 
 
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Wishing you all Beautiful Spring Day's Filled with Beautiful Blooms... the one's in your Garden and in the Garden of your Heart !
 
 
  
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