Thank You !

I just wanted to stop for a moment and say THANK YOU to all of you who stop by this blog whenever I post something...and for your support AND purchases yesterday ! Everything is going well here at a Fine Farmhouse....It is, however, a very , very busy day for me - and I must get started on all the tasks at hand. Until next time...take a look at a couple of my new little friends....
Have a most WONDERFUL Day !

Fine Farmhouse Goods for Sale Today....

Today ~ I am offering some things for sale. Things that I have created out of things that I love. Aged Paper, charming woodut prints, herbs, lovely scents and beautiful words. Most of you know me from Cinnamon Creek. My longtime folk art business. That is a huge part of me. This Fine Farmhouse is a somewhat other side of me. I have offered things like this at Cinnamon Creek.... but, I am so passionate about this entire style..that I am starting a whole new line. Whether you decorate Early Country or Modern Country - It all works. The items I share with you today - is just the tip of the iceburg. So many ideas are on my little worktable - and so many are still in my head. Please take a look and browse. Let me know if you have any questions, would like to make a purchase...or just want to tell me what you think. If , in fact, you DO want to make a purchase - simply email me druann@bellsouth.net . Link to my email is also on the right sidebar. AND more details are stated below . Hope that you enjoy ! ........

This "Homestead" set includes the script covered oval box ( 8 x 5 ) a bar of goatsmilk soap ( oats and honey ) Lavender scented sachet and a bit of dried herbs..... 24.00 SOLDHomestead Candles .... The scent - Hard to describe A spice cake is baking in the oven and the coffee is brewing in the old farmhouse kitchen. ....a very inviting, comforting smell. This is a soy can candle... embellished as shown ~ I just love these ! 15.00 each ( 6 available) - SOLD OUT Thank you !
Oval Paper covered box... Pages from an old American Town History Book...this 8" box is made of paper mache. Comes with 2 aged taper candles. SOLD

Round Paper covered box... Pages from an old American Town History Book...this 8" box is made of paper mache. Comes with 2 aged taper candles. SOLD

Votive Cups.... Paper covered glass votive cups. 6 of them . Candles unscented. Beautiful old woodcuts. 18.00 for the set plus shipping.

"Trudy" ~ the herb lady woodcut tied up with hemp onto this spice covered pillar candle. The candle is 6''.... Sweet ! 15.00 plus shipping ( 4 available ) ( 1 LEFT)

Paper Covered Books.... One of my favorite things. This is a vintage encyclopedia...covered with an old book page and I have attached , as you see, some lovely little things. This one has an awesome woodcut portrait of a man. SOLD

Oh, Dear ! A squirrel ! A favorite page from an early primer...copied, aged and put into this simple 5 x 7 frame. SOLD

Sheep Farm Box set....includes the script covered round box ( 8''), a lovely bar of goatsmilk soap, a sweet paper sachet and a paper sheep. Fun ! SOLD
Chalkware sheep. I make these..and love them. This is one of my favorite styles..it looks SO old ! approximately 9'' long. SOLD
You are my sunshine. Simple printed words onto aged canvas and framed. A little sprig of herbs tucked in as well. 8 x 10 SOLD
I think this is my favorite quote ever.... Simply said. Printed onto aged canvas and framed in an 8 x 10 distressed black frame. 18.00

Last but not least... My new Soy Jar candles.... I am in the process of creating many scents. They will all be available in just a few more weeks. My very first and favorite scent ever is available NOW....Farmhouse Tea ! Smells like a tall glass of southern sweet tea !
14.00 each
Thank you for taking the time to browse ! All prices are quoted without shipping. If you wish to make a purchase...email me - I only accept checks or money orders. I'm very old fashioned and I don't do paypal or credit cards. Please include your address when emailing, and then I'll reply to you as soon as possible with the total including shipping and all other details. .
ENJOY YOUR DAY !

Let the Beauty we love....

So blessed am I ... I AM able to let the beauty I love, be what I do. It's alot of hard work...but, a pure pleasure. I've been taking pictures all day of goods that I have finished and will be offering some of them here, on this blog tomorrow. Can't wait to show you what I've been up to ! My passion ~ besides my cloth folk art is............Vintage paper, Beautiful words, early woodcut prints and just simple little things like candles, soaps and herbs. I've found a way to combine all of these things and I'm creating a whole new line that I'll be offering every week here at " a FINE FARMHOUSE.
Perhaps you will find some time to stop by again on Monday and take a peek. Until then....

Would you mind ?

Hey Everybody ! Hope all is well in your neck of the woods today. I have been catching up on some much needed rest and have gotten into some wonderful projects . Fun, Creative projects of items for sale that I'll be offering up very soon online.


I have a question for you.....
Would you mind if I sold items on this blog one day a week ?

I know many folks have a selling blog, but , honestly, I really don't need another site to keep up with. Of course, I'm working hard on the CINNAMON CREEK SITE l...But, I have an idea for Fine Farmhouse....I would like to blog once or twice a week about my everyday doin's and then, on Fridays....offer up a batch of things for sale. Actually a new line of Fine Farmhouse goods that would be so fitting I think.
Please let me know your thoughts...if you have any. And ,I'll be back in to gab about more in a day or two.
Happy Day ! ......Dru

Change your mind...Change your life

Fresh thinking, fresh attitudes.... inspiring and invigorating for the soul ! SIMPLIFY !

I've needed a change for the past few years, as I've just had way too much on my plate so to speak....and haven't been able to accomplish one single task and be happy with it. I've needed a little relief...and with a little nudging from my Husband.... I finally figured it out......duh......

The question was posed...what if, what if, I didn't have the cabin, yes, our beloved cabin store, to deal with every week. Just what if ? I put myself in that place for just a bit and..... ahhhhh ! That was it ! Imagine not having to keep a building full of things constantly. It has been

extremely difficult to get away anymore to even go shop for things to put in it....and to try to keep my folk art made up to keep in it was ever so difficult as well. Even though I have it all

right here at home, the store on our property...It was all too much for this little girl to handle. SO... Hooray ! I just did it.... The cabin is closed :-)

What a difference a week makes ! The last time that I posted....I was very nervous and excited about that big idea - and I can already tell, it was absolutely the right decision ! Already I'm able to think straight and focus. I will be focusing only on creating and selling on my website. Hooray ! A lot less pressure for me..... AND... I've got THE BEST customers from all over the country right here, online ! Now, don't get me wrong.... I have SO enjoyed our cabin customers. But, I've also been very lucky to have such a nice following of online friends that I've come to know over the past few years.... when I was spending more time on the Cinnamon Creek Site . I'm glad to be back ! Back to sharing ideas and selling my wares online ! I've got so much to offer you ...just wait and see ! New designs are in the works, plans are being made for all kinds of goodness in the coming months ! It's all a fresh new beginning for me !

This will also allow me to spend some more quality time with Michael and my family in the future. Just before last weeks Gathering at the cabin.... Michael had a scary spell, and we had to get to the ER.... spent the night in the hospital, they ran alot of tests. Didn't find anything out of the ordinary ( for him ) and sent him home. He does have a very weak heart... It is my job to keep an eye on him and make sure that he will be okay. I Love him dearly.

So, here's to fresh starts, new attitudes and a bright future for us all. Sometimes we just need to sit back and take a look at things from a different view. Change is good !

Have a most wonderful week ! Do something good for yourself ...

Ch-ch-ch-cha - CHANGES...

I have had butterflies in my belly for a week..... I love butterflies....it's excitement for things to come...different things, better things. Not really things.....but, you know what I mean .
Big changes coming for me this week.... I am getting the chance to start reorganizing my workshop and home....my whole life as I know it....and I'm going to have more time for creating and doing what I love ! I've gotten rid of a few big headaches and obstacles that have been clouding my view....and I am ready to head down a new path for myself... Yay !

In the coming weeks....I will be creating more, doing more and BEING more. MORE to myself, my husband, and all of those around me.....including you all....my online friends.

If you like what I do here on my Fine Farmhouse Blog....and my Cinnamon Creek Website , stay tuned.... Lots more of what I do will be offered and for sale coming very soon. As well as lots of inspiration and other fun things. I can't wait to get started ! I'll share much more with you very soon.....Have a most WONDERFUL day !