If you’re on the lookout for last-minute farmgirl gifts, try my favorite farmgirl general store, Lehman’s. Lehman’s is located in the heart of Ohio Amish country, and specializes in “simple products for a simpler life.”
You’ll find everything from the original “sock monkey” socks (every kid loves a sock monkey, and each pair comes with instructions for making your own):
to old-fashioned calendar towels:
to these ultra-cute Mason-jar light covers:
to this beautiful Amish-made paper-towel holder:
to Lehman’s exclusive Shortbread:
and an exclusive book of household tips from founder Jay Lehman’s daughter, Glenda.
Visit Lehman’s online hitching post for more great farmgirl gifts and hard-to-find household helpers from yesteryear.
WINNER SELECTED, 2/15/16
And our winner is … Nikki Hurlbut (see winner’s post here).
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For a chance to win a free copy of my Milk Cow Kitchen book, tell me the name of your milk cow (even if it’s still only a fantasy) in the comments below. I’ll toss your name into a hat and draw a lucky winner sometime mid-February.
My book gives you how-to details for keeping a pet milk cow on your suburban half acre, a backyard lot in town … or at least, it’ll help fuel your fantasy of a someday cow grazing outside your kitchen window. Milk cow fantasy aside, my book is chock full of recipes using dairy—75 to be exact—along with 15 step-by-step cheese-making recipes.
Stay tuned for more magazine-related giveaways. If you’re not yet a subscriber to my magazine, MaryJanesFarm, subscribe here for $19.95/year.
WINNER SELECTED, 2/15/16
And our winner is … Denise (see winner’s post here).
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For a chance to win a free copy of the book Do Unto Animals by Tracey Stewart, tell me about your favorite pet animal (real or imaginary) in the comments below. I’ll toss your name into a hat and draw a lucky winner sometime mid-February.
You’ll find out more about Tracey’s book in the Feb/Mar issue of MaryJanesFarm, along with a step-by-step project. Part practical guide, part memoir, and part testament to the power of giving back, Do Unto Animals includes 300 charming illustrations by artist Lisel Ashlock, tons of facts and advice about both domesticated and wild animals, and lots of homemade projects.
Stay tuned for more magazine-related giveaways. If you’re not yet a subscriber to my magazine, MaryJanesFarm, subscribe here for $19.95/year.
Just had to share an e-mail we received this week from shopgirl Patsy in our Coeur d’Alene store:
Patsy says,
“This morning on my way into the Plaza, I held the door open for a beautiful older woman and we talked as I unlocked the store. I commented on the rainy day, and she said how happy she was to be out in it because she had just turned 90! With that, she pulled down her hood and showed me the bright pink streak she’d put in her hair to celebrate. I hugged her and asked her what her secret was, and this is what she said:
‘Honey, remember everything in life has a positive and a negative side … YOU get to choose. Choose positive! Everything that happens is an opportunity to learn. Take it.’
With that, she trucked off down the Plaza. Hmmm … we just never know who our next teacher will be. I’m definitely taking her lesson to heart.”
WINNERS SELECTED, 2/15/16
And our TWO winners are … Jona Newcomb and Carrie (see winners’ post here).
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For a chance to win a free copy of Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint Workbook, tell me what your favorite color of lipstick is and at what age you think you first painted your lips in the comments below. I’ll toss your name into a hat and draw a lucky winner sometime mid-February.
In the Feb/Mar issue of MaryJanesFarm, you’ll learn all about the girl genius behind Annie Sloan Chalk Paint®, and even find Annie’s step-by-step instructions for painting a faux frame on your wall. In her newest book, Annie gives you a creative workbook full of personal decorating hints and tips for all your color and design ideas—a place to paint and sketch, stick and collect, write and reflect.
Stay tuned for more magazine-related giveaways. If you’re not yet a subscriber to my magazine, MaryJanesFarm, subscribe here for $19.95/year.
Buy props used in MaryJane’s books and magazine!
5% of profits will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Here’s how:
MaryJane will post a photo and a description of a prop and its cost along with a few details as to its condition here: https://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/MaryJanesCurations. It’s a playful way to be the new owner of a little bit of farm herstory.
