I’m working a a washcloth like this one; but I’m using a varigated blue cotton yarn.
I’ve also spent a fair amount of time working on menu plans. I hope you’re having a productive week. I was hoping to get my wicker chair painted. Perhaps that will be next week’s project.
See what the other ladies are doing over at Shereen’s blog.
Blessings!
Laura
Happy at Home
My Amy and I made butter today!
I just had to share a few photos. She was just so cute! I don’t know when she’s had so much fun!
First, we put the heavy cream that I’d skimmed from real live cow’s milk into the Bosch mixer. We mixed it until Amy practically squealed that it was butter. The mixing caused the butter and the buttermilk to separate. I poured off about a pint of buttermilk through a small strainer into a pint jar. My Matthew, 17, immediately suggested I make biscuits…maybe tomorrow. Here’s Little Amy putting the butter into my Grandma Bern’s old mixing bowl.
Next she washed the butter. She absolutely loved getting her hands into it.
Finally, all the buttermilk was rinsed out.
It was time to squeeze out the last of the water. I drained it and put it in the refrigerator for a bit to firm up. Then I pulled it out and worked in the salt. Last of all, I packed it into Tupperware to keep it safe.
It was great fun!
Oh, I added a set of cards to my shop. I have more items to come including some cute little socks with crocheted lace trim.
Have a great day!
Laura
Happy at Home
Hi,
I’ve been busy crocheting this week. Here a a few things I’ve made:
a yellow dishcloth with blue and pink speckles ,
a natural cotton dishcloth with blue speckles,
and a white dishcloth with pink, blue, green and
yellow speckles.
You’ll find them all in my shop this weekend.
Now, go see what Shereen and the other ladies
have made this week!
God bless you!
Laura
P.S. Don’t forget to comment to be entered into my book give away!
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Idle hands are the devil’s workshop. I’ve kept my hands busy making new things for my Etsy shop, Harvest Lane Cottage. I’ll be listing more over the next few days. My husband showed me how to load the photos. Life is so full of learning experiences, isn’t it? We laugh about me being technologically impaired! ~smile~ I do love creating with my hands, though. Handmade things just give such a cozy feel to things.
Blessings!
Laura
Busy at Home
I have a new handmade crocheted cotton dishcloth in my shop.
Laura of Harvest Lane
Busy at Home
Hi Ladies!
We do love FREE, don’t we? Many of you have followed my blog from the beginning and know about my husband’s work with the Kingdom Business Journal. I invite you to join us for what I think is going to be a fun evening with Kristie T. from Web Momz. She is the author of, “I Love My Life”, A Mom’s Guide to Working from Home. She makes greeting cards and gets paid for it. She is a Christian Business Woman and stay at home mom. She loves to teach relationship marketing.
The topic is sales. Kristie is going to talk about how sales relates to home based business and relationship marketing.
FREE!
LIVE TELE-SEMINAR
TUESDAY, APRIL 22 AT 7 P.M. Central Time
SIGN UP HERE!
If you cannot join us, you can click here on Wednesday to listen to the recorded interview.
I’m excited to say I’ve made my first Etsy sale!
I’ve sold the dish cloth. The cards are still available. Free shipping for my readers extends until April 15th. Please e-mail me if you wish to purchase so that I can give you free shipping. Scroll down for link.
I’ve taken some items to my friend to be photographed. I’ll list them as soon as I can. I have made crocheted cotton dishclothes, little girls’ socks with crocheted lace edging, and more cards. More to come. Let me know if you’re interested in any of these items.
Have a wonderful Thursday and beyond!
God bless!
Laura
Happy at Home
I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend. We’ve just spent the evening with dear friends. Now it’s off to get ready for morning, then to bed. Good night!
1. Reminder—- Free shipping at Harvest Lane Cottage. Please scroll down for details.
2. Please scroll down and read Rebecca’s comment under Be It Ever So Humble, There’s No Place Like Home.
God bless!
Laura
Happy at Home
Note: I’ve dated this post so that it will remain at the top of my blog until April 15 or until items are sold out.
Free Shipping at Harvest Lane Cottage Etsy Shop until April 15th!
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Hi!
I’d like to invite you, my readers, to enjoy the benefits of handmade items. I guess you could call this my grand opening. ~smile~
I’m having a free shipping special for my readers at my Etsy shop until April 15th!
Just push the little “contact Laura of Harvest Lane” button at the shop; and, let me know you’re going to order so that I can change the shipping to zero for you.
Happy Shopping!
Laura
Happy at Home
P.S. Additional colors are available. Contact me for information.
Hi You’re invited to the Ultimate Blog Party!
The purpose of the Party is to find wonderful new blogs to visit and to promote your blog as well. Won’t you join us?
Now, on to the party…I understand that I am to introduce myself to you and tell you a little about blog. Here goes!
A few years ago we had a hobby farm which we named Harvest Lane Farm. My husband enjoyed riding his tractor and playing at being a farmer. The wheat in the back yard whas actually planted by the real farmer down the road. ~smile~ My Farmer Boy planted a nice big garden and a very big to me 2 acre pumpkin patch! We sold U-Pick blackberries that grew around our property. We also had a pumpkin patch one year open to the employees at my husband’s day job. While we were there, I became Laura of Harvest Lane on the internet. That name just stuck; so, when we moved to town to try to lower our debt, I became Laura of Harvest Lane Cottage. Now my blog is Laura of Harvest Lane, and my Etsy shop is Harvest Lane Cottage.
What do I do when I’m not blogging?
I homeschool 3 of my 4 children, I am assistant editor and contributing author to the Kingdom Business Journal, I scrapbook, I sew, and I oversee keeping our home. I say oversee because I don’t do it by myself. My kids help me a lot.
What do I want to be when I grow up?
I want to be a writer, my man’s wife, and grandma to lots and lots of children!
Why did I start blogging?
My husband pushed me into it. I didn’t think I had a thing to write about. The Lord has inspired me many times when I’ve sat down at the computer. I’m truly enjoying it now. I’ve lived through some really tough times; it’s good to share some of what I’ve learned. I also started so that I would be in practice for writing for the Journal. See the sidebar if you’d like to see what I’ve written so far.
What do I want to learn this year?
HTML! More of my Bible.
I live my life day by day, knowing that I can only trust and depend on God, our creator. No one else and nothing else is dependable and trustworthy like God. He is my healer, my provider, my comforter, my Father, my never ending hope in trouble. I am learning to love Him more, lean on Him more and pray for His perfect will in my life.
Well, I think that’s enough partying for now!
Please check out my etsy shop.
Please check out my other blog that I write with my children:
God bless you! Have a wonderful week!
Laura
Happy at Home
P.S. I like the scrapbook supplies from Amy #122 and the $15 gift certificate from Mommy Cracked #129.
