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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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…
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…
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…
Last summer, I started sewing again after a long hiatus. I think the last time I had made anything was when I was in elementary school. I come from a long line of expert seamstresses. My grandmother did alterations at the local cleaners and my mother is a homemaking teacher. I did not embrace sewing when I wa…
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,…

Occasionally, my mom and I go to the First Monday Trade Days in Canton, TX. Anything and everything can be found and there are more vendors than can be seen in one day. One of the pleasant surprises was that prices seem to be coming down, as there were many $1 tables. I found some lovely vintage buttons and am loo…
I think vintage dishes are wonderful! There are so many beautiful patterns to enjoy. There are several ways I use them to decorate my home, but I especially love this wall arrangement I created. I had recently repainted my dining room the most restful shade of pale, silvery, aqua blue (Benjamin Moore's Pall…

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Hi and welcome to Grasshopper Homestead. I live in East Texas in the rural countryside with my beloved husband and a menagerie of pets and farm animals. A lifelong fascination with learning about the way things used to be is the inspiration behind my efforts to step back in time in little ways each day. A lover of the simple country life, I am creative, industrious, introspective, and a sucker for a flea market. Join me as I aspire to create a vintage country life.
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1. Bathe or shower
2. Select clothes for the next day
3. Into bed & lights out by 9 p.m., 9:30 at the latest
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2. Get dressed.
3. Fix face, do hair.
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