Sweet Magnolias Farm "NEW" "Feedsack Collection" now available....

Well Happy Saturday to You All !

 

Here we are already in October and Fall is upon us ..we are having the warm days, cool nights, and this weekend we have wind .... All the right ingredients for a perfect Autumn Day. So how's Fall looking where you are at ? Are the tree's changing color ? Are the nights getting cool ? Now don't answer that if you're in the Dakotas' because I know the answer to that, some of you all are buried in 37 inches of snow ...talk about a weather change ! Those 100 year storms always are a shocker and especially if you are in the path of one.

 

 

Well Abbey and I have been busy the last few months creating and designing our New

 "Feed Sack Collection" 

 And we are thrilled to now be offering it in our Sweet Magnolias Farm Etsy Store.

 

 

We have collected Among a number of other vintage doodads Antique and Vintage Feed, Seed, Salt and Flour Sacks for quite a few years now ... and most of them we don't have the heart to cut up.  It's so hard cutting them when you know how rare they are becoming as the years pass and time takes it's toll on them or Mother Nature destroys them through natural disasters or the kids throw that old junk out and off to the garbage dump it goes ..and ....It's kind of like back in the day when old raggedy falling apart quilts were all the rage also known as "cutter quilts" remember when ? Well Abbey and I scoured the Flea Markets, Antique Malls, and Yard Sales for those fabulous worn, torn and ragged quilts ..only to not have the heart to cut them up ..LOL! Yep we ended up stacking them up in cupboards after choosing to cut up 1 or 2 and then be sad about it... I guess that's our sentimental hearts !

 

 Well the same goes for pretty much the majority of our Feed Sacks but we wanted a way to make them available for everyday use ..so we found a way to bring you these fabulous original designs in our Everyday Farmhouse Linens.

 

From Natural Muslin Runners with tattered edges and triple ruffled ends ~ To Our Farmhouse Hot Pads, Flour Sack Towels and our Scrumptious Sawdust Pillows.

 

 

 

 

We have several Designs Available in the Shop now .. just click on 

"Feedsack Collection" in the left column of the shop and you will find all the runners, hotpads, and towels HERE

Pillows are in the pillow Section of the shop

 

New Feed Sack designs will be released every few weeks so be sure to stop by and check out what's new.

 

These make Fabulous gifts for the upcoming Holidays or even a Birthday or Anniversary.

 

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Wishing you all a Beautiful Weekend .

 

 

 

 

 

It's Fall Y'all ~ It's Official !!! Pumpkin Pickin' and hayrides by: Sugarpie Farmhouse

Well a Great Big Hello and Howdy from here at the Farmhouse ..

 

Can you believe it's officially Fall !

 

Yep .. even the weather seems to be cooperating right now with cool mornings ~ Warm Days ~ and Cool Evenings ..Yippee my favorite time of the year ..

 

Now only if I were living back in the mid west or east or south ..I would be enjoying those beautiful changing of colors on all the trees but since I'm not .. I'll just have to surround myself with all the beautiful fall decorations and enjoy all the lovely pictures of fall in it's complete glory on pinterest ..

 

Today I wanted to share my Sweet Friend Aunt Ruthie with you.. Well many of you already know her blog and follow it faithfully but for those of you who don't well you need to hop on over and start enjoying her wonderful blog filled with lot's of wonderful recipes ~ how to's ~ and Faith Filled posts that are such a pleasure. As I've heard someone say before they can just spend hours reading her posts and looking through her photos.

 

Aunt Ruthie also has a few books she has published over the years .. One of which is just perfection for the fall ...

 

 

"PUMPKIN PICKIN' & HAYRIDES"  BY: Ruthann Winans ..AKA Aunt Ruthie

 

 

 

 The front cover or her  fall book is just so adorable and ever so charming with her two sweet little grandsons dressed in their country boy shorty-overalls bringing in their wagon load of pumpkins fresh from the crop ...



 the 96 page book ..Yes you read correctly 96 pages .. is plumb full of vintage photos, and stunning photography of Sugarpie Farmhouse ...along with ...



fun family traditions, yummy recipes and Nostalgic Delights as Auth Ruthie says.

I love her Section Titled "Tips for Tidying up your Home" ... where you'll find 22 fabulous easy, uplifting and encouraging tips for keeping  a home ...!

In the "Festive Harvest Home" Time to Decorate... section Aunt Ruthie shares several pages of wonderful and simple ways to make your home ready for the fall ...One of my favorites being

 

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"BLACKBOARDS WITH JOYFUL MESSAGES

set a happy theme in

your home! I have several throughout my house. You can use them as

a backdrop to showcase your fall décor. Place a row of pumpkins in

front or arch twigs and tiny, white lights along the top. Write a

scripture, a seasonal quote, your supper menu or a love note to your

family!"

 

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And if you are looking for some wonderful recipes .. "Raising my hand here" .. well above in this scrumptious chipped and tattered yummy blue chair .. is a scrumptious and yummy bowl full of  ... "Granny's Secret Apple Pudding Cake" ... I'll take the whole pan Please !

 

 

And Yes ... the Recipe is included along with many other "Country Fall Fixins" that will make your tummy rumble in a good way ...!!!

These Few pictures are only a small little glimpse into this wonderful book ... These are just 8 of 96 pages .. so you can imagine how wonderful the other 89 pages are ... and you'll enjoy reading all the homemaking tips .. homemaking wisdom, decorating ideas, Recipes and so much more that will make you delighted with excitement.

 

Pumpkin Pickin' & Hayrides is simply Charming.. Delightful .. and Uplifiting for the Soul.

 





 

So head on over to Sugarpie Farmhouse .. Meet Aunt Ruthie and Grab yourself a copy of her Fall book ... "Pumpkin Pickin' & Hayrides" ...HERE

 

(Please Note all Images are the sole property of Sugarpie Farmhouse.. please obtain permission for use from Aunt Ruthie ...)

 

 

Oh What a Beautiful Morning ...

 

Hi there .. Hope this post finds you all having a beautiful September Day !

 

This morning is absolutely glorious here at the farmhouse ... I awoke to an overcast and foggy morning with just the perfect coolness I would say even a bit of the Ocean air was carried inland overnight in fog and has sprinkled a bit of it's lovely saltiness on us this morning ..

 

It's such an amazingly nice break from the scorching heat that has not given us a break for several weeks now ..

 

It's always a bit funny to go from such hot weather to such cool weather .. From no blanket to "where's a blanket?"  from Peeling off your clothes trying to get cool .. to " I need a sweatshirt" .. from barefoot 24hours a day to  " now what did I do with my slippers?" .... And it's only in the 70's this morning from the way we are acting you just might think we are preparing for a snow storm ..LOL ! ...

 

Well it's been a long time since I have got to regularly post here on our blog.. and I have truly missed it and missed chatting with you all. For those of you who leave us comments .. Thanks So Much each and every one are so appreciated and please know that even when I don't get back with you ..

 

Our lives the last 6 months between work and family illness as I have mentioned previously has really been all consuming.

 

Trying to keep business moving forward and keeping up with orders etc .. and opposite that we have been at Dr.s and Hospitals .. any addtl. time has been spent running errands ..and grabbing an hour here and there to just rest.

 

And the Next few months ahead do not appear to be sparing us any change from the months that have passed. They have finally come to a conclusion on my Dad's illness and we will be embarking on a new journey with him which I will share more about in the next month.

 

I have always said life comes in seasons .. and this has been and shall continue for a while longer to be a season of our lives. The Beauty is each season doesn't last forever and a new season comes bringing new beauties, wonders, difficulties, joys, sadness, strengths and weaknesses.

 

My Joy is that with each season I know I have one true thing that never changes and that is the Lord. For me I cannot imagine life without him. A friend that I have, recently reminisced the same sentiment to me. She has walked a long arduous path the last 3 years .. she did not know the Lord as her savior but came to know him in that 3 years and she told me a week back that she could not have made it through her difficulties without knowing him... I am so happy for her !

 

 

 

 

 

 

So I will keep moving ahead .. enjoying each new day as the sun rises or the flog rolls in or even if the unrelenting heat returns !!!

 

Each day I will "Put on my Big Girl Panties and Deal with it " .. LOL !!!

 

Take Care .. and Be sure to always Smile ..it's hard to be mad or angry when your smiling ~ Put your arms around the one's you love and tell them how much you love them ~ Spend time with your parents and show them you care ~ enjoy your children they'll be flying from the nest quicker than you ever imagine ~ enjoy each new day for whatever it brings because we are all so very blessed in so many ways .. !

 

 

Have a Great Week ..!

 

 

 

 

 

Many Thanks To Rita And Christie of The Vintage Marketplace at the Oaks

 

 

Well it's been a whirlwind of a last month .. but it's been a good whirlwind !

 

Last month about 3 weeks before the Market we had to call Rita and Christie and graciously cancel being there ..which was really hard to do. I'm one of those people that once I make a commitment I don't like to break it. But this was a situation that just couldn't be helped.

 

Well a few days later Rita came up with an idea for us to be able to come and sell at the market ..

They have a vintage truck at the entrance for a cute display ..and she thought that us selling out of the truck would make it easier on us so we didn't have the huge 2 tent setup we normally do. I immediately took her up on it .. they were trying to meet us halfway to get us there and I most definitely wanted to meet them halfway to get there.

 

So it all worked out .. I ended up going on my own .. and setting up  and selling which worked out beautifully.

 

Oh my heavens was it ever a hot hot weekend in the high 90's and 100's and being near that black asphalt was no dream ..but hey I was just thankful to be there. So on Friday in the afternoon when it got way too hot ..Should I say Sweltering ! ... I got a bag of Ice and plopped it into the plastic tub my merchandise bags were in ."yes I took the bags out" .. and put my feet down in all that ice ... and  within minutes I was feeling so much better. Saturday Proved to be another day of icing the feet ..and my mini foot pool caught on with some of the other sellers ..galvanized pans were being bought and sold from seller to seller for mini foot pools .. LOL !

 

Thank You To Rita and Christie for offering up a way to sell at the Market ! ...I had the best time and really enjoyed setting up in the Vintage Truck !

 

Thanks to Dean and Sylvia and Rita and Christie and everyone else who came and checked on me periodically for food and water .. you were all such a blessing !

 

And A big Thanks to everyone who came out in the "Sweltering" heat and once again shopped and supported all the small business that makes up "The Vintage Marketplace" ... I cannot tell you all how much it means not only to myself but each seller out there to have you all come !

 

So for those of you who live to far off or who couldn't make it to this market .. Here's picts of our setup in the Vintage Truck  next to the entrance of the Market ..

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Picts of the Entire Market be sure to visit "The Vintage Marketplace" FB page HERE

 

 

And Look for new offerings being Listed in our ETSY shop .. Starting this Saturday Sept 14th 2013.

 

 

Have a Great Weekend ..

 

 

 

We Remember !!!

 

 

 

 

On This September 11th of the year 2013 ..

Sweet Magnolias Farm

has "NEVER" Forgotten

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I shall always hold the memory of that day as I awoke here on the west coast while staying at my Sisters Home when we turned on the t.v. that morning and in disbelief viewed the tragedy before our eyes that was being captured live.

It was an absolute Horror and Atrocity that I pray shall never happen again.

We as citizens are responsible for making sure this  never happens again by voting for officials that have our best interest as a nation in their hearts and minds and by making sure that this history stays alive in the youth of our country so that they shall be on alert to not fall complacent in the future.

To All those who lost a loved one our hearts still ache with yours for their loss and even though we may not know them by name their life shall be etched on our hearts and minds forever

Let's no let 911 happen ever again !

Fight to keep America Safe !