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Grasshopper Homestead is for the woman who feels drawn to the wisdom of the past, but still has to live faithfully in the responsibilities of the present. Here, we recover old-fashioned homemaking skills, simple household routines, pantry wisdom, rural living principles, and Christian rhythms of stewardship — not to recreate another era, but to build a steadier, more peaceful, more capable home today. This is a place for women who want to slow the hurry, reduce the overwhelm, and cultivate a home that is rooted in grace and ready for real life.

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11:33 AM

My Rustic Blanket Chest

A rustic blanket chest made from rough-sawn boards serves as my coffee table.  This chest has a lot of sentimental value to me.  The boards were first used in my great-grandfather's barn.  When the barn was torn down l ater, the lumber was reused as wall planking in an addition to the back of my grandmother&#…
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2:10 PM

Cabled Sweater Vest

Here is another UFO (unfinished object) that is finally complete!  I knitted this garment using the free Cable Panel Vest (#L0634) pattern available online from Lion Brand Yarn.  The yarn is Lion Brand Wool-Ease worsted in the Blush Heather colorway. This sweater vest was my first attempt at cables and I am very ple…
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6:00 AM

Painting Parties

Painting parties have become popular lately. I have now attended three and the painting above is my latest accomplishment.  It is very fitting for Halloween, don't you think? I have always been very artistic and creative but painting has eluded me.  My art teachers in school focused more on drawing and other…
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6:03 AM

Knitted Bunny

It feels really good to finally finish this project!  Earlier this year, a coworker had a baby and this stuffed rabbit is my gift to her.  I think it will make a nice stuffed toy or pillow. I used Bernat Baby Jacquards yarn in the Easter Basket colorway.  The pattern came on the yarn label but is also available f…
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6:00 AM

Button Flowers

As someone who sews, I always have extra buttons in my stash.  My mom and I also inherited buttons from both of my grandmothers, so we have some really neat vintage examples.  Years ago, Mom saw an article in a magazine on how to make button flowers.  One Saturday, we decided to try it out.  We gathered up buttons,…
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