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Great Find: A Tisket a Tasket, SOLD AT $65

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Megan

This SPECIAL vintage wire basket is the one MaryJane is holding on the front cover of her first book: MaryJane’s Ideabook, Cookbook, Lifebook—For the Farmgirl in All of Us. Perfect for collecting apples, eggs, cats, or as a wonderful accoutrement to your Ideabook. $25 plus shipping. But wait!!! That’s the minimum bid. This item is going to find its new home through an auction that ends at 3 pm PST, October 5, 2011.

Call the farm (per directions below) and let the bidding begin. We’ll post updates but not WHO is bidding. That will remain private. Did you know that a copy of MaryJane’s first magazine sold for $450 on Ebay? I feel another song coming on.

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Great Find: Old-style Lily Nestrite Frozen Food Containers and Covers SOLD

Posted on September 26, 2011 by MaryJane

Old-style Lily Nestrite Frozen Food Containers and Covers, $2 plus shipping. Complete with original packaging! Perfect for crafting all sorts of things.

First Book logoAll proceeds (minus shipping and packing) will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The first person to call the farm and talk with Brian, 208-882-6819, and pony up a credit card, becomes the new owner of a little bit of herstory. Shipping will be either USPS or UPS, our choice. No returns.

Author Portrait: MaryJane

Great Find: Hand-made Walnut Cracker SOLD

Posted on September 26, 2011 by MaryJane

Perfect for Fall! Hand-carved wooden walnut cracker (made out of walnut), $3 plus shipping and handling.

 

First Book logoAll proceeds (minus shipping and packing) will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The first person to call the farm and talk with Brian, 208-882-6819, and pony up a credit card, becomes the new owner of a little bit of herstory. Shipping will be either USPS or UPS, our choice. No returns.

Author Portrait: MaryJane

Great Find: Vintage Thermos SOLD

Posted on September 26, 2011 by MaryJane

Vintage Hawthorne thermos $4 plus shipping. Built to last! This sturdy thermos is sure to keep your drinks toasty warm or for those who have a thermos collection, you need this one!

First Book logoAll proceeds (minus shipping and packing) will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The first person to call the farm and talk with Brian, 208-882-6819, and pony up a credit card, becomes the new owner of a little bit of herstory. Shipping will be either USPS or UPS, our choice. No returns.

Author Portrait: MaryJane

Great Find: heart-on-my-sleeve BASKET

Posted on September 23, 2011 by MaryJane

This isn’t just any basket, this is the basket pictured in the feature tribute to my mother in our special 2006 Artists in Aprons issue of my magazine. $16 plus shipping. Basket, just asket, it’s yours!

UPDATE: We had a taker, a woman from England, but since the box was oversized, shipping was going to be $322!!! She decided to pass. So, it’s back in the running.

First Book logoAll proceeds (minus shipping and packing) will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The first person to call the farm and talk with Brian, 208-882-6819, and pony up a credit card, becomes the new owner of a little bit of herstory. Shipping will be either USPS or UPS, our choice. No returns.

Author Portrait: MaryJane

Great Find: Birdhouse SOLD

Posted on September 23, 2011 by MaryJane

This here vintage lunchbox already has a hole ready for you to fashion into a unique birdhouse. Personally delivered by me (carried to the shipping box that is). $9.65 plus shipping.

First Book logoAll proceeds (minus shipping and packing) will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The first person to call the farm and talk with Brian, 208-882-6819, and pony up a credit card, becomes the new owner of a little bit of herstory. Shipping will be either USPS or UPS, our choice. No returns.

Author Portrait: MaryJane

Great Find: Darlin’ Doll Bed SOLD

Posted on September 20, 2011 by MaryJane

This vintage, solid wood, handmade doll bed awaits your every meow, er, doll. Dimensions are 11.5 inches wide, 16 inches deep (head board to foot board) and 12 inches high (head board). Simply adorable.

$14.95 plus shipping.

First Book logoAll proceeds (minus shipping and packing) will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The first person to call the farm and talk with Brian, 208-882-6819, and pony up a credit card, becomes the new owner of a little bit of herstory. Shipping will be either USPS or UPS, our choice. No returns.

Author Portrait: MaryJane

Great Find: Vintage Lunch Pail SOLD

Posted on September 19, 2011 by MaryJane

For all you glamper types, the April/May 2009 issue of my magazine (Glamour Camping) had an adorable vintage lunch pail on page 95. Ice goes in the bottom compartment and sushi?????? in the top. It’s the perfect girlfriend gift for ONLY $18.95 plus shipping.

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Great Find: Swing Set SOLD

Posted on September 9, 2011 by MaryJane

In the Oct/Nov issue of my magazine, “Attitude of Gratitude”, we put our home-grown, hand-dyed woolgirl on a swing that is part of a handmade basket 10 inches in diameter.

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Author Portrait: MaryJane

Giveaway: Sheep Tape Measure

Posted on September 3, 2011 by MaryJane

I found my wooly Willie a wooly-eyed friend. First thing he sheepishly said to Willie was, “pull my finger.”

Actually, it was “pull my tail.”

He did.

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