Junky Birthday Giveaway...

okay...

i know that today isn't sunday...

i know that i said that i would share something on sunday...

but you know what...

i didn't turn on the computer all weekend...

i know...

it was wonderful..

we celebrated not only my birthday...

but this little one's as well...

she informs me she is not a little baby anymore...

she's a kid...

sheesh...sigh...when did that happen??...

{hate to let her know....she'll always be my baby...}

so happy birthday little one...

you are much loved...

you have completed our family...

with all your pinkness...*we love you*

i had a couple other giveaways lined up last week that we didn't get to...

so...

we will celebrate this week also...Yay!!

this giveaway comes from the fabulous Etsy store:

...old crow farm...

oh.my.goodness. girls...

this store is absolutely unbelievable...

they say "rescue some cool junk"...

okay...if you insist...you don't have to tell me twice...

cause this prairie girl *loves* junk...

i could spend every last one of the husband's cow check in this place...

here are a few finds that i have my prairie eye on...

i know...it's okay...go ahead and drool...we'll look the other way...

i have to tell you that i was lucky enough to be on their site when they uploaded this..

not only is it metal meets wood...

but look...numbers and wheat...sigh...divine...

it now resides in my kitchen...*bliss*...

their store is packed full with vintage, industrial, junky goods..

the kind that makes you wonder where in the world they find such good junk...sigh...

{maybe if i agree to send them some grass feed beef they might share their secret...hhhmm...jojo you there girl?!?!}

anyways...

one lucky prairie girl will receive a $25.oo gift certificate to their fabulous etsy store...

yep...i know...

see how far i've come in my lack of sharing things...

to enter:

#1...leave me a comment letting me know what piece of junk you would rescue...

#2...blog about this little junky giveaway...

#3...facebook or twitter....

you have until wednesday march 31st 5:00 p.m. {mst}...

*good luck* girls...go "rescue some cool junk"!!

{photos all from old crow farm unless otherwise noted}

Giveaway now closed...winner will be announced first thing tomorrow..this prairie girl has to be a scout mom tonight....

Thanks to everyone who entered...you girls are amazing!!

Prize Sheep Winner...

girls...

i have never met such kindred spirits before...

do you know how much i treasure each and every comment...

and how humbled i feel by your sweet, sweet words...

sigh...

you all bring this prairie girl much joy....

*Thank You*

Winner of the Barnhouse Marketplace Gift Certificate and Prairie Sheep Charm from Sparrow is:


~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* # 14 MARTHA *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

martha girl...congrats!!

i have to tell you martha has been with me from the very beginning...

she is amazing and her blog Butterflies and Dragonflies is truly inspiring...

martha...send me an email and i will get your certificate and charm in the mail to you!!

thank you again to all who entered and all who stop in and share this crazy farm life...

and for putting up with my cow passion ;0)

i really appreciate each and every one of you!!

be sure to check back on sunday evening....

it's my birthday and i have something else i want to share...

well a couple other things...

this week was just way to short!! so we'll celebrate next week too!!

Twenty-five Dollar Prize Sheep Giveaway...

oh.my....

can i just say that i am absolutely amazed?!?

i'm so glad you all fell in *love* with ginny's feedsack purse...

so...

let's see....i think....there....

might have been something i needed to announce...

..................................................

oh alright....i just had to have one last cuddle to that bag....

sheesh... ;0)

the winner picked by random.org is...

.....~*~*~ #68 Vivat Regina ~*~*~.....

yay girl!! congratulations!!

please email me with your address and i will get your prairie good out to you!!

now...

boy this is going to be a long post...

hang in there with me because it is worth listening to me babble on...

so...

there is a place that i visit often...

with the most amazing finds...

i know....aren't these boys fabulous?!?!...

there a few finds that i have been eyeing for a little while now...

sigh...

oh.my.

and these...this prairie girl NEEDS....desperately...

so...

for my next giveaway i have this for one lucky barn loving girl...

and...

this...

a prairie girl holding fast to her prize sheep...

this charm is made by the uber talented natalie of sparrow...

who happens to show at the barnhouse boys...

i cannot begin to tell you how much i *love* this charm...

it measures 2" in diameter...and is divine...

...strange story about these...i noticed a comment on my previous giveaway from Sparrow?!?! seriously fainted and sent an email her way...letting her know she was going to be a part of this giveaway...turns out she had visited me on the prairie before?!? are you kidding?!?! little ole me?!!? oh.my. you have no idea how much i have drooled over her charms and shadowboxes...this is one talented lady!!

so one lucky prairie reader will receive:

...a $25.00 gift certificate from Barnhouse Marketplace and the wonderful girl with a sheep charm from Sparrow...

to enter...

#1..post a comment letting me know what your favorite barnhouse find is and what you would use the $25.oo for...

#2..blog about the giveaway..

#3..twitter or facebook about it..

i will announce the winner on friday march 26th @ 6:00 p.m. {mst}

...just a little hint...

i probably wouldn't pick the grain chutes as your favorite...it might threaten this prairie girl and she just might not want to share anymore... ;0)

*~*~*~*~ Giveaway now closed...Winner to be announced soon ~*~*~*~*

Spring Work...

every spring things get a little crazy here on the ranch...

there are cows to gather from the range...

calves to brand...

plowing and harrowing...

and of course fertilizing the soil...

the all natural way...

....sigh....you know my boys won't be left out of the work...

....sigh....you know how other boys play in the dirt with their tonka trucks....

well...

hhhmmm...that is not dirt girls...

yes...that came out of our cattle corral...

yes...that is what you think it is...

i don't even want to know how they are loading up their fertilizer trucks...sigh....

Prairie Goods Giveaway #1

do you know that i have a passion....okay...{obsession}

do you know that i *love* to collect anything rusted, faded, and worn...

this passion led to living my dream of owning an antique store...

even though i have a hard time sharing...

i wanted people to remember the past, to experience the stories that can be hidden within a piece...

in celebration of the 3 year anniversary of my brick and mortar store, the opening of my etsy shop and to kick off the opening of my website {more on this later on in the week} i've decided to share some fabulous prairie finds with giveaways all week long...

i know...that's a lot of prairie goods up for grabs...

so...

first giveaway comes to us from Ginny Mae of Handcrafted at Wit's End...

i know....

oh.my.divine....

ginny's designs have been a with me since the very first...

i *love* how each purse is one of a kind...

each one is handcrafted from antique feedsacks..

this girl has some of the most unbelievable feedsacks around...

this little beauty measures about 12" tall {with handles} and about 9" wide...




these purses are prairie girl tested and approved...

i just wish i wouldn't have let the robin's egg blue one with a rooster pulling an egg cart go...

sigh...

i know...i have nightmares about it...

i just hope the gal from france is *loving* it as much as this prairie girl did :0)

so...

to enter to win...

#1...leave a comment...

#2...become a follower {if you're already follower just let me know}..

#3...mention this little giveaway on your fabulous blogs {please leave me a link to your blog}

#4...twitter or facebook about it...

so that is 4 chances to win...please leave a seperate comment for each entry, i will be using random.org so each entry needs it's own entry?!?! {whatever...you know the drill} ;0)

the drawing will be held on wednesday 6:00 p.m. {mst} where i will announce the winner and the next giveaway...

{i'm still trying to work up the courage to let the next giveaway go...sigh...}

just so you know it is *fabulous*...

think barns and boys...

giveaway now closed...will announce winner soon...

thanks to all who entered..you girls are amazing!!

Prairie Goods...

i've been busy unpacking...

drooling...

swooning...

over goods that are arriving for the new season of my brick and mortar shop...

these are just a few of my absolute favorite finds...

you all know how i struggle with the whole sharing thing...

especially when it comes to farm finds...

especially when it comes to things concerning wheat and barley...

i'm really not sure if i can part with these two things...

sigh...

do you know how perfect they would look in my kitchen?!?...

oh girls, you just wait...

the next couple of weeks are going to bring some of you lucky prairie girls some fabulous finds and treasures...

think...

...barns, crows, prairies, and fancy farmgirl goods...

What Does a Whisper Look Like...

..let us be silent that we may hear the whispers of God..

....Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)....

as i go through my days i often wonder...

how the women of yester year did it...

how they got through their days...

i believe they were sensitive to the still small whispers...

they were able to see His beauty in the smallest of wonders...

...and held tight...

beautiful photos here

Oh my...

as i visited a few of my favorite blogs this evening, i came across this...


Guest Curator: Thoughts From Alice W. :: Etsy Blog



if you haven't visited alice...oh my are you missing out....she has one of the most beautiful etsy stores...aliceslookingglass...

my jaw dropped to see that she featured a little find of mine in her Thoughts From Alice W. article for etsy...

click on over to see what this amazing girl has put together...

her style and designs will make you swoon...

*thank you* alice for making this prairie girl smile and feel so honored that you would have included her...

photo by alice w. photography

Prismatic Blue...

a couple little things you should know about me...

i never win anything in my life...

except the time i won a bottle of sunkist pop from payless shoe source when i was about 8 years old...

i know...how in the world was i so lucky!?!?...

but guess what...i had to share...with my older brother...sigh...

no it didn't taste sweeter because of it...

sharing + sweeter feeling/taste...didn't happen...

i guess that is not quite so bad as when my mom won a can of coffee as a young child...

she didn't get to share...and experience that feel good sweeter sensation that everyone said would happen...which didn't...

nope...

she had to give it back!?!?....yep...

can you see where i get my luck from....

anyways...

i am posting here today to let you all know i am breaking the not so lucky streak in my family...

because this arrived in my mailbox today...

i know...swoon...

not only is the necklace absolutely amazing...but that tin is..oh.my.divine.

Melinda the Designer and Owner of Alabaster Rose Designs was hosting a giveaway on her blog...

which i won...

happy happy joy joy...

another little thing about me...

i'm a cowgirl...

yep...

born and raised in the saddle...

this necklace fits me to a t and it even has the year of my birth..

...1904...

it's all about the prairie air ladies...

yep...

no need for that fountain of youth...

just join me on the prairie...

Melinda's designs are exactly what this prairie girl was looking for in jewelry...

vintage inspired with a little prairie thrown in the mix...

so guess what...

Faded Prairie will be carrying Alabaster Rose Designs starting this spring...

*thank you* to melinda, you are too sweet and i can't wait to work with you!!

Dreaming in Pink...

a prairie girl needs pretty things...

pretty pink things among the cowboy leathers and black felt hats...

needless to say my daughter has lacked sufficient ~fancy clancey~ goods...

she shares a room with her two rowdy, cowboy brothers...

i'm afraid they are having an effect on her...

she insists on wearing a south sanpete pack hat...

the hat blazing a snorting bull across it's crown...

{i won't take the blame for that one...my bulls are different}

hhmmm...

so...

i've been collecting a few things...

a few prairie finds...a few french finds...

all pink, grey, cream and white...

and vintage of course...

hopefully her dreams will whisper of the beauty and gentle ways of this life on the prairie...

chippy pink vintage bird cage was found in this amazing store..

old crow farm

metal marquee letters...

vintage embellishments

french girl bust...

barnhouse marketplace

Pieces...

do you remember...

the first time you saw a piece...

...your breath caught with the utter beauty of it...

and then you had to redo a whole room around that piece...

when i first laid eyes upon that dough bowl i knew i had to have it...

then came this reproduction painting by Corot...

A Cow in a Marsh...

the muted tones and the lonely cow made it an instant *love*

now it is no secret that i adore iron...

so this prairie girl could not say no to these iron brackets from ballard design...{one of my favorite catalogs...sigh...bliss}




while browsing a small out of the way shop one afternoon i found this stuffed in a corner....

my lighting was not so good on this snowy afternoon so it is hard to get the full effect of this picture...

it is worn, faded, and tattered...

i have no idea where it came from...but so glad it came to this prairie home...








these next two bulls received the eyeball roll from the husband...

bulls are meant to be on the range not in the home...you know...

okay...whatever....just thinking of you honey... :0)

these beauties are not going anywhere...

yes bulls can be beauties...i think...hmmm...maybe i shouldn't say that one to loudly....not cowboy enough...

this isn't anything cowy {?!!?} but it reminds me of myself and my husband...

except we're not potato farmers...

oh well...*love* the piece...

this last one is a photo of my newest addition...

found at the thrift store...felt a little guilty about getting just the cow...

the rest of the nativity scene was left behind...

i know...{shame}

so there you have it...my first piece quickly followed by others that started it all...

i wanted to say *thank you* to fawn for letting me do a little guest post on her absolutely amazing blog Patina Soul...to say that i was nervous is a complete understatement...sigh...i hope i didn't do to much damage!

thanks fawn!!