The Art of Quilting DVD Giveaway Winner!

Welcome to Memorial Day! I hope that you can find some time today to be thankful. Thankful for the life that you live, for the freedoms we have and thankful for the country you live in....all by the grace of God and the soldiers that have fought and died, fought and lived and are still fighting today. Hug a soldier or a vet today and say, simply, "Thank you."

This morning I headed over to random.org, put in the info needed and here is what it came up with:

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

31
Timestamp: 2010-05-31 08:19:03 PST

That means that Anne, you're the winner!
I'll be emailing you to get your information! Thanks to everyone who entered. I hope that you were encouraged by the Franklin Springs Family Media website and found some videos that interested you. It is so nice to be able to find wholesome, family movies nowadays! I was actually encouraged by many of you to delve deeper into their site. I ordered the Farm and Family Pack yesterday and can't wait to watch them with the whole family!

Homesteading 101

This summer I'm going to be doing a series of posts that cover a wide range of homesteading skills. Each month we'll cover a new topic and I'll post information a couple days a week that specifically relates to that topic. The schedule will be as follows:

June: Bread Making 101

July: Soap Making 101

August: Canning 101

September: Quilting 101

I hope you'll join me looking deeper into the skills that make your homestead, a home.

Homestead Blessings - The Art of Quilting - Giveaway! *CLOSED*

The generous folks over at Franklin Spring Family Media have allowed me to give away one copy of The Art of Quilting, hosted by the West Ladies, here on my blog. How exciting! This video is sure to encourage you by sharing a host of quilting skills and techniques. If you're just learning to quilt or haven't yet got up the courage to start, this video is for you!



Here's how you can enter:
1. For your first entry, head on over to Franklin Springs Family Media and browse through their selection of videos. Then come back and leave a comment about which video or video pack looks the most appealing to you.

2. For an additional entry, blog about this giveaway or share the link on your facebook page and leave an additional comment letting me know that you did.

This giveaway will be open until Sunday, May 30th at midnight.

kraut and co-ops

I just purchased these 1 gallon jars from our co-op, Azure Standard, last month. They are perfect for making sauerkraut. 2 large heads of cabbage fit inside perfectly.Cindy gave me a great tip on fermenting your kraut; to help hold the chopped cabbage down, use an entire leaf to cover the top! It works fabulously. This morning I chopped all my cabbage up, squished it into my new jar and placed a leaf over the top. Then I used a 1/2 pint, wide mouth mason jar to put pressure on the cabbage, making sure it all stays below the salt water. Screw on the lid and in about 2 weeks this kraut is going to be delicious!
Do you have a co-op where you live? If you're west of the Mississippi (for the most part) Azure probably delivers to your state! Most of the food that we consume (other than our garden and farmers market) comes from our co-op. I do go to the grocery store, but only once in a while and usually for just a couple things. Shopping with the co-op allows me to save money and time. Getting all the things I need once a month is a blessing! Especially when you live in an area where it rains 3/4 of the year and you have 3 kids, ages 3 and under to take to the store!

Canning lids giveaway

Amy over at Homestead Revival is hosting a giveaway for 6 dozen Tattler re-usable canning lids. I hadn't heard about these before seeing them on Amy's blog and I'm super excited about them! For all the canning that takes place on this homestead every fall, it would be great to re-use the lids on all those Mason jars instead of throwing them away. What a fantastic, green option!

Head on over to the Homestead Revival and enter.